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Postby metablue » June 22nd, 2006 4:57 pm

Woo! Our thread has graduated to the kana and kanji forum!

Alan wrote:寅ですか。


はい、寅です。でも虎のかんじがきれい-erですね。アランさんの動物は?

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あああばか。このことばはべんきょうしましたね?

「。。虎のかんじのほうがきれいですね。」
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Postby Jason » June 22nd, 2006 5:17 pm

metablue wrote:でも虎のかんじがきれい-erですね。

ダメダメ。

でも、「虎」の方がきれいな漢字ですね。
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Postby metablue » June 22nd, 2006 5:26 pm

Jason wrote:ダメダメ


ひどいな ;;  :wink:

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Postby Alan » June 22nd, 2006 7:20 pm

Jason wrote:でも、「虎」の方がきれいな漢字ですね。


ジェイソンさん、「方」ですか。「形」でしょ。

metablue wrote:アランさんの動物は?


メタブルさん、人参が大好きです。大きい歯があります。たくさん跳ぶ。

アラン

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Postby Jason » June 22nd, 2006 8:08 pm

Alan wrote:
Jason wrote:でも、「虎」の方がきれいな漢字ですね。


ジェイソンさん、「方」ですか。「形」でしょ。

いや。これは、「X is more Y」の「方」です。「ほう」と読みます。
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Postby Alan » June 22nd, 2006 8:43 pm

Jason wrote:いや。これは、「X is more Y」の「方」です。「ほう」と読みます。


あっ、今分かりました。「かた」と思いました。
同等の状態習うことに違いないと思います。

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Postby metablue » June 23rd, 2006 2:49 am

Jason wrote:いや。これは、「X is more Y」の「方」です。「ほう」と読みます。


Alan wrote:あっ、今分かりました。「かた」と思いました。
同等の状態習うことに違いないと思います。


In these replies, many と suddenly appeared. I don't understand と except as "and", though the dictionary also says "way".

eg
「ほう」と読みます = (X) is read as "ほう" (?)
Why not a は or a が instead of a と?
「ほう」と読みます = "ほう" is the way that (X) is read?


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!!! I hit "reply to" of an old post and it inserted my new post here!
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Postby Alan » June 23rd, 2006 6:30 am

metablue wrote:あたしのやくしょ:


「やくしょ』は ビル だ と 思います。
「やくそう」か 「やくしましょう」でしょう。

Ah, I understand now. I thought it was "かた".


私も。

Something about having the same appearance(?).


いいえ。「learning comparisons, without doubt, I think」とよみますが。
I mean't to say "I think it's time to learn comparisons, without doubt", but looking at it again, I missed the 'time' part out. I was too ambitious & mucked it up.
ごめん なさい。

アランさんは卯ですか?ほとんどわたしもです。たんじょうびは14日はやすぎるです。


はい、卯です。誕生日は、太陰暦がつかいますので難しいです。

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Postby metablue » June 24th, 2006 3:40 am

Alan wrote:「やくしょ』は ビル だ と 思います。
「やくそう」か 「やくしましょう」でしょう。


はい、「やくしょ」もビルです。「やくしょ」はめいしです。かんじは「訳書」です。
訳述をかんがえました。でも「書」はかくです。「述」はいうです。


はい、卯です。誕生日は、太陰暦がつかいますので難しいです。


ああ。だいじょうぶです。14日が近似です。太陰暦に寅です、まだ新暦に卯です。それはかんじんかなめでしたね〜 

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Also please see my later post that inserted itself up above. (おかしいです!)

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Postby sutekikanojyo » June 24th, 2006 6:37 am

hello ^.^ i'm back again with my broken computer! BUT i stuffed another week's worth of japanese into my head within the last two hours, and i thought i would just practice against myself. i'll admit... i had my notebook with me ^.~' but i did pretty good without it... i pretty much used it to remember what the lessons were about, then just checked my sentences against it. It's REALLY long so i'm proud of myself... but i know there are a couple of mistakes in there... so please, as soon as you see them, reply and let me know! The more the merrier ^.^ i've only made it thru survival 7 so this is, i think, a pretty good start. i know i sound like i'm talking to myself, but... ^.^ here goes nothing! XD

((yeah, i even got a lil creative and added in a phone convo with peter... hope you don't mind peter! ^.^))

*~.~*Begin Rouma-ji Transcript*~.~*

Hajime mashite. Watashi wa Maataa desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Amerika-jin to jyuuhachisai to tanoshii desu. Choushi wa dou desu ka? Watashi wa ai kawarazu zekkouchou desu yo! Onamae wa? Mouichido, ukkuri onegai shimasu! Anata mo Amerika-jin desu ka? Nansai desu ka? Hontou?! Goshusshin wa doko desu ka? Shusshin wa Maiyami no Furourida no Amerika desu. Watashi no uchi wa asoko desu. Suupaa chikai desu. Samui desu ka? Koko wa samui dewa arimasen. Kyou wa kyuujyuuichi do deshou! Nani ga suki desu ka? Itariaryouri to nihongo ga daisuki desu. Tempura to hambaagaa ga suki desu. Sushi suki dewa arimasen. Watashi no kaban wa Couchi desu. Watashi no kare no beruto wa Gucchi desu. ((Phone rings)) Sumimasen.

Maataa: Hai! Maataa desu ke do. Ogenki desu ka?
Piitaa: Piitaa desu. Ogenki desu. Ogenki desu ka?
Maataa: Ogenki desu. Ima wa doko desu ka?
Piitaa: Ima wa Nihon desu. Ima wa isogashii desu ka?
Maataa: Iie...
Piitaa: Jyapaneezu Poddo IchiMaruIchi ga suki desu ka?
Maataa: Hai! Daisuki desu! Sugoi!
Piitaa: Arigatou gozaimasu!
Maataa: Dou itashimashite! Kyou wa sore dake desu ka?
Piita: Hai, sore dake desu.
Maataa: Sou desu. Mata ne.
Piita: Mata ne.

Sumimasen. Sore wa Piitaa desu. Kare wa hai to iimasu. Kore? Kore watashi no kazoku no shashin wa desu. Watashi no kazoku wa sannin desu. Chichi to haha to watashi desu. Chichi wa yasashii desu. Haha wa omoshiroi desu. Gokazoku wa nannin desu ka? Oui desu ne! Anata no otousan desu ka? Anata no okaasan desu ka? Anata no oniisan desu ka? Anata no oneesan desu ka? Anata no otoutosan desu ka? Anata no imoutosan desu ka? Anata no imouto san wa totemo kawaii desu ne! Kanojyo wa nansai desu ka? Anata no okaasan utsukushii desu ne. Anata wa omoshiroi desu. Sou desu, kyou wa sore dake desu. Mata ashita ne!

*~.~*End Rouma-ji Transcript*~.~*

Kore wa nihongo de nan to iimasu?

My oldest brother is…
My other older brother is… or My younger brother ((still older than me, but younger than my oldest brother)) is…

((My family includes my parents, my two older brothers, and me, but how do you pluralize older brother?))

Watashi no kazoku wa gonin desu. Chichi to haha to futari ani to watashi desu.((is this right?))

Kore wa eigo de nan to iimasu?

bachuri

last note: so... how'd i do? ^.~' i know i had a lil more trouble with the end than the beginning, so you all have free reign to tear me to pieces ^.^ hehehe thnx!
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Postby sutekikanojyo » June 24th, 2006 6:39 am

wait... is this only kanji now? :-( lemme know and i'll move the post ^.^

gosh... y'all have taken over my own topic ;-P hehehe jk! just lemme know and i'll move it ^.^
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Postby Alan » June 24th, 2006 7:08 am

metablue wrote:In these replies, many と suddenly appeared. I don't understand と except as "and", though the dictionary also says "way".

eg
「ほう」と読みます = (X) is read as "ほう" (?)
Why not a は or a が instead of a と?
「ほう」と読みます = "ほう" is the way that (X) is read?


おはよう、

「と」は 「Quotation marker」です。
「いう」や「おもう」や「よむ」で 使います。

あした くる と いいました。 He said that he will come tomorrow.
「あした きます」と いいました。 He said "I will come tomorrow".

うるさい で も つかえます。 It can also be used with sounds.
(I'm not sure that urusai is the right word here)

!!! I hit "reply to" of an old post and it inserted my new post here!

Wow! I didn't know you could do that :)

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Postby Alan » June 24th, 2006 7:22 am

metablue wrote:はい、「やくしょ」もビルです。「やくしょ」はめいしです。かんじは「訳書」です。
訳述をかんがえました。でも「書」はかくです。「述」はいうです。


あっ、そう です。わかりました。

ああ。だいじょうぶです。14日が近似です。太陰暦に寅です、まだ新暦に卯です。それはかんじんかなめでしたね〜 


行きます ので あと で 見ます。

じゃ ね
アラン

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Postby Alan » June 24th, 2006 7:27 am

sutekikanojyo wrote:wait... is this only kanji now? :-( lemme know and i'll move the post ^.^

gosh... y'all have taken over my own topic ;-P hehehe jk! just lemme know and i'll move it ^.^


大丈夫 です。 (Kanji)
だいじょうぶ です。 (Hiragana)
daijoubu desu. (Romaji)

:)

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Postby metablue » June 24th, 2006 7:32 am

こんばんは。

Alan wrote:「と」は 「Quotation marker」です。
「いう」や「おもう」や「よむ」で 使います。


ああ。わかりました。どうも。

!!! I hit "reply to" of an old post and it inserted my new post here!

Wow! I didn't know you could do that :)


Or ... um ... perhaps I accidentally overwrote an old post somehow. It's been a long day. =/

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