Let's learn Hiragana~(lesson 4)

Let's learn Hiragana~(lesson 3)

Let's learn Hiragana~(lesson 2)

Let's learn Hiragana~(lesson 1)

country, people & language (part 2)

that's it!^^

this really helps for you to inroduce yourself in Japanese (refer Jiko Shoukai on previous lesson) ;>>

for example:

Watashi no namae wa Adam desu. Amerika kara kimashita. Amerika-jin desu.

Eigo wo hanashimasu. Nihongo ga zenzen hanasemasen.

 My name is Adam. I came from USA. I am American. I speak English. I really can’t

speak Japanese.

additional note:-

(language) wo hanashimasu - I speak (language)

(language) ga zenzen hanasemasen - I really can't speak (language)

Okay, that's all for now!

take care yourself ;))

country, people & language (part 1)

Doumo minna-san^^

Ohisashiburi ne (long time not see/talk right)

Ogenki desuka??

watashi wa genki desu^^

This time we will learn about country, people & language!! ;DD

Well,

Most countries have their names written in KATAKANA, based on their pronunciation in English or in that country’s language.

To talk about the people of a particular country, add the suffix JIN to the country name.

To talk about the language of a particular country, you can usually add the suffix GO to the country name.

For example, Italy is ITARIA, Italian people are ITARIAJIN and the Italian language is ITARIAGO.

answer for NUMBERS (part 2)^^

Doumo minna-san!

so, how the questions i leaved to you before??

can you answer it??

waste no time, here the answer neeee~~

                                  1.   345 - san byaku yon jyuu go                              2.  678  - roppyaku nana jyuu hachi

                                                                                                                             roppyaku shichi jyuu hachi

                                  3.   921 – kyuu hyaku ni jyuu ichi                             4.  1,234 - sen ni hyaku san jyuu yon

                                                                                                                             sen ni hyaku san jyuu shi

                                  5.   4,567 – yon sen go hyaku roku jyuu nana          6.   8,901 – hassen kyuu hyaku ichi

                                                    yon sen go hyaku roku jyuu shichi

                                  7.   987 – kyuu hyaku hachi jyuu nana                     8.  7,654 – nana sen roppyaku go jyuu yon

                                                    kyuu hyaku hachi jyuu shichi                               nana sen roppyaku go jyuu shi

                                  9.   2,950 – ni sen kyuu hyaku go jyuu                  10.  5,678 – go sen roppyaku nana jyuu hachi

                                                                                                                             go sen roppyaku shichi jyuu hachi

I hope you guys can get at least 8/10!

but if can't, that's okay, it takes time

don't give up!

try answer it all over again until get SUPER EXCELLENT MARKS!!!

for time to time i'll post more question related to numbers
be sure to follow all of post!!

Jya, sore dake! mata!

(okay, that's all! bye!)

                                                                                                        

NUMBERS (part 2)

Doumo!

Here comes part two! (as promised!),^^)/


Important note!!!


these are common mistake!be careful not to use these!


400 - shi hyaku
700 - shichi hyaku
900 - ku hyaku
4000 - shi sen
7000 - shichi sen
9000 - ku sen


other than that, nothing else..just memorize the lesson & understand the concept
ahahaha..it quite simple right??? ;))


other examples:

1.   125  -  hyaku ni jyuu go                                                    2.   347  -  san byaku yon jyuu nana

                                                                                                         -  san byaku yon jyuu shichi

3.   564  -  go hyaku roku jyuu yon                                          4.   789 -  nana hyaku hachi jyuu kyuu

              -  go hyaku roku jyuu shi                                                      -  nana hyaku hachi jyuu ku

5.   1,341- sen san byaku yon jyuu ichi                                    6.   5,893- go sen happyaku kyuu jyuu kyuu

                                                                                                          - go sen happyaku kyuu jyuu ku

7.   7,062- nana sen roku jyuu ni                                             8.  3,675 - san zen roppyaku nana jyuu go

                                                                                                          - san zen roppyaku shichi jyuu go

8 examples are enough..ahahahaha ;p

jya, minna-san, try answer these questions!

1.    345 -                                                                               2.  678 -

3.    921 -                                                                               4.  1,234-

5.    4,567 -                                                                            6.  8,901-

7.    987-                                                                                8.  7,654-

9.    2,950-                                                                           10.  5,678-           

I'll give the answer later!

take your time to answer!

until then, ki o tsukete ne(take care)!!

mata!^0^))/          

answer for NUMBERS (part 1)^^

Doumo^^ Ogenki desuka?? 

okay, still remember the lesson i posted here last week about number??
i leaved some questions right?? have you tried to answer it?? if yes then....VERY GOOOOOOD!!^^
alright! here are the answers^^

                                                                    1.  37 - san jyuu nana
                                                                              san jyuu shichi

                                                                    2.  79 - nana jyuu kyuu
                                                                              nana jyuu ku
                                                                              shichi jyuu kyuu
                                                                              shichi jyuu ku

                                                                    3.   45 - yon jyuu go

                                                                    4.   28 - ni jyuu hachi

                                                                    5.   44 - yon jyuu yon
                                                                               yon jyuu shi

                                                                    6.   57 - go jyuu nana
                                                                               go jyuu shichi

                                                                    7.   94 - kyuu jyuu yon
                                                                               kyuu jyuu shi

                                                                    8.   62 - roku jyuu ni

                                                                    9.   87 - hachi jyuu nana
                                                                               hachi jyuu shichi

                                                                  10.   99 - kyuu jyuu kyuu
                                                                               kyuu jyuu ku

so, how much you get?? if

10/10 - you are SUPER EXCELLENT!! >,<

9/10 & 8/10 - got potential to be SUPER EXCELLENT next time ne ;))

7/10 & 6/10 - good enough..TRY MORE HARDER yeah!!!

5/10~1/10 - it's okay..try your best to understand the basic ne^^

Okay! please wait for part two!! i'll post here very soon!!! mata(bye)!!^^

NUMBERS (part1)

Doumo minna-san!!

 this time we will learn about numbers! you can memorize directly from the lesson above.

 Numbers in Japanese is quite easy!^^ 

Let's begin with numerals first! there are 2 parts of lesson on numerals!

i divided into 2 parts to make it easy to learn! any comment just let me know!!

(inbox my facebook account okay!)

 other examples on Japanese numerals for reference:

                                       21   -    ni jyuu ichi                                             68    -     roku jyuu hachi                                        

                                       22   -    ni jyuu ni                                                74    -    nana jyuu yon                                                      

                                       25   -    ni jyuu go                                                            shichi jyuu shi                               

                                       34    -   san jyuu yon                                                        nana jyuu shi                    

                                                   san jyuu shi                                                          shichi jyuu shi

                                       47    -   yon jyuu nana                                        89    -     hachi jyuu kyuu

                                                   yon jyuu shichi                                                      hachi jyuu ku

                                       53    -   go jyuu san                                            93    -     kyuu jyuu san

Alright! As you can see on the lesson, [4,7,9] have two ways to write..in numerals, both can be used!

HOWEVER! there are certain rules you must take note!

Unfortunately, I dont know how to explain by note but you can see the example below!!

be careful not to write like these!!

                                    A    47 - if you write 'shi jyuu nana' or 'shi jyuu shichi' then it's WRONG!!

                                    B    93  - if you write 'ku jyuu san' then it's WRONG too!!

Other than that, nothing else..easy to say, 

YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM TO MASTER JAPANESE NUMERALS!!

Trust me!!

If you doubt, then let's do some exercise!!

              1.    37  -                       2.     79  -                   3.    45  -                 4.   28   -                 5.    44  -

              6.    57  -                       7.     94  -                   8.    62  -                 9.   87   -                10.    99  -

I'll give the answer later!!

GOOD LUCK!!

* two thumbs up*

Please wait for part two! 

Take care ^0^v

                           

jiko-shoukai (self-introduction)

Doumo!!^^
This time we will learn about jiko shoukai means self-introduction which is reeeeeeally important! (^0^)/


Example:


Doumo. Hajime mashite. Watashi no namae wa Jijie desu. Pontian kara kimashita. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu


Hello. How do you do. My name is Jijie. I came from Pontian. Pleased to meet you.




the example above is the common one. Anyway, there are many way to introduce yourself in Japanese. Like these example:

-  Doumo. Hajime mashite. Watashi wa Jijie desu. Pontian kara kimashita. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

   Hello. How do you do. I am Jijie. I came from Pontian. Pleased to meet you.

-  Doumo. Hajime mashite. Namae wa Jijie desu. Pontian kara kimashita. Douzo yoroshiku.

   Hello. How do you do. Name is Jijie. I came from Pontian. Pleased to meet you.

-  Doumo. Hajime mashite. Watashi wa Jijie desu. Pontian kara kimashita. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

   Hello. How do you do. I am Jijie. I came from Pontian. Pleased to meet you.

-  Doumo. Hajime mashite. Watashi wa Jijie desu. Pontian kara kimashita. Yoroshiku.

   Hello. How do you do. I am Jijie. I came from Pontian. Pleased to meet you.

   ETC.

As you can see..[DOUZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU] can also be short formed as [DOUZO YOROSHIKU], [YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU] & [YOROSHIKU] which the meaning is still the same.

The answer for [DOUZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU] is [KOCHIRA KOSO YOROSHIKU] 

And, OF COURSE you can use other greeting like [OHAYOU GOZAIMASU], [KONNICHIWA], [KONBANWA] other than [DOUMO] depending the time you introduce yourself.

Okay! that's all for now..take care! 
*wink*

Romaji writing style in Japanese(^,^)/

There are several style on Romaji writing that might confused you 

(and me before)Until today, i haven't found yet reference books (or any source) that explain about that..So, what i'm going to explain to you is based on my experience & own thinking neeee!!^^

Okay! let's start with the most common style!

i named these style as 'OU' style & 'OO' style!

(please noted that this is based on my experience & thinking)

1. OU/OO style

For example, [DOUMO]

There are books out there that write as DOUMO..that's OU style..

but there are also books that write as DOOMO..that's OO style..

Other examples:

OU

SAYOUNARA

OHAYOU

DOU ITASHIMASITE

OO

SAYOONARA

OHAYOO

DOO ITASHIMASHITE

OH style

However, I found a book which used different style to write words as above..it used OH style*

DOHMO

SAYOHNARA

OHAYOH

DOH ITASHIMASHITE

For me, whichever style is correct! as long as the pronunciation is a bit longer okay!^^

But, I prefer use OU style as my writing style to write Japanese in Romaji cos it more practical^^

ど     う    　も

DO      U         MO

Okay!next time I’ll explain other writing style ne

Alright! Take care^^

Essentials- greeting (aisatsu) part 3 ^0^

Doumo!!AHAHAHAHAHA!
I should write [DOUMO] at the first lesson but i forgot about it, so skipped it & write in here ;p


GOMEN!!!
please dont mind about that ne...i'm a grandma anyway Xp


There's nothing to explain about this lesson..
Just memorize it okay!^^

Essentials- greeting (aisatsu) part 2 ^0^

If you can notice, there are 2 [SUMIMASEN] in Japanese..
[SUMIMASEN] in the previous lesson is used when you are feeling guilty after done something wrong and want apologize to the second person. It's also can be said as [DOUMO SUMIMASEN] which more polite.
Another words to apologize other than [SUMIMASEN] and [DOUMO SUMIMASEN] are [MOSHI WAKE ARIMASEN] which sounds honorific and [GOMENASAI] which is more commonly used to friends, family members and children..I guess everyone knows [GOMENASAI] can also be short formed as [GOMEN] right? AHAHAHAHA!^^


 okay!Next!
Unlike [SUMIMASEN] in the previous lesson, [SUMIMASEN] in the above is used when you feel that you are disturbing  someone. This expression is also used when someone is leaving. I think these two [SUMIMASEN] obviously has  difference  meaning which is easy to understand.
simple ne^^


If you are lost or confused, please tell me!!
Learning process wont be complete without question neeeeee!! xD


Oh yeah!
[DONATAKA] in the above can be replaced with [DAREKA] means [ANYONE] okay!
[DONATA] is a formal form of [DARE]^^


That's it for this lesson!!!
Take care!

Essentials- greeting (aisatsu) part 1 ^0^

Konnichiwa!!^^ Ogenki desuka????
I hope everyone are fine & happy always^^ Well, i make this blog specifically for people who want learn basic Japanese! although my english is very poor (AHAHAHAHA!!) but i try my best to keep posting for this blog ;p
It makes me happy to teach language to other people..I LOVE YA!!

I bet everyone who want learn Japanese must be someone who really LOVE Japan like me!! (OHOHOHO!) must be someone who LOVE Jpop, Jrock, Jdorama, anime, manga, Japanese culture & food etc!!
So i guess for these kind of people (YEAH!IT'S YOU!!) already familiar with some Japanese words right???admit it!!!ahahahahaha^^ so, that's cool!

HOWEVER!you still need to know the essential or i might say basic greeting in Japanese! it's the most easiest & fun part in Japanese learning! With that knowledge, you can talk to Japanese & able to make them smile cos they really appreciate foreigner who can speak their language though it's only simple words..they really humble..that's what make me in love with Japanese at the first place^^
okay, let's start learning everyone^^

First of all, you can download/save the lesson above ne..and you can share it with everyone..it's okay..i already give credits to my blogspot in each lesson..AHAHAHAHAHA!! :D


oh yeah, [KONBANWA] can be used after 6 pm and above ne while [OYASUMINASAI] is used when you want sleep..same concept like [GOOD EVENING] & [GOOD NIGHT]^^


any question just ask me okay^^


alright, please wait for the next lesson ;))