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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
How Japanese Subject and Object works - basic tricks
Video Request made by Jacky from Hong Kong.
Jacky I'm sorry if I took your request wrong way but did the best!
Hope this is what you meant. Thank you for requesting and if there's more questions or requests please let me know. Have a nice day.
Mastering Japanese language is all about mastering conjunctions and particles.
These are not something you can learn from books or anime. Maybe you can learn grammars and words from them but when it comes to speaking second language, you don't learn how to speak the language from nothing but the way the language is spoken.
But how to do such a thing? Best way is to get a boy or girl friends who speak the language and learn from them or live in the country where the language is from.
But how to do such things? we all are not that lucky to have that kind of situations so I made a video talking about how to use particles in very basic way.
Jacky I'm sorry if I took your request wrong way but did the best!
Hope this is what you meant. Thank you for requesting and if there's more questions or requests please let me know. Have a nice day.
Mastering Japanese language is all about mastering conjunctions and particles.
These are not something you can learn from books or anime. Maybe you can learn grammars and words from them but when it comes to speaking second language, you don't learn how to speak the language from nothing but the way the language is spoken.
But how to do such a thing? Best way is to get a boy or girl friends who speak the language and learn from them or live in the country where the language is from.
But how to do such things? we all are not that lucky to have that kind of situations so I made a video talking about how to use particles in very basic way.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Essential Japanese greetings
Daily greetings
おはよう - good morning
ohayou
o ha yo u
polite way
おはようございます
ohayougozaimasu
o ha yo u go za i masu
---------------------------
こんにちは - good afternoon
konnichiwa
ko n ni chi wa
---------------------------
こんばんは good evening
konbanwa
ko n ba n wa
---------------------------
おやすみ - good night
oyasumi
o ya su mi
polite way
おやすみなさい
oyasuminasai
o ya su mi na sa i
--------------------------
Greetings When you meet someone for the first time
はじめまして - nice to meet you
hajimemashite
ha ji me ma shi te
よろしく - umm no translation in English
This word gives the feeling that you would like to get along with the person/people you greeting to. Very nice word to know and use when you meet someone and greet.
polite way
よろしくおねがいします
yoroshikuonegaishimasu
yo ro shi ku o ne ga i shi ma su
Good words that come with this greeting (but you don't need to say it. Keep it short!)
これから - from now on
korekara
ko re ka ra
これからも
korekaramo
ko re ka ra mo
Example
これから よろしく おねがいします
korekara yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Use this when you hope to start making good relationship with the person/people you greeting to.
This gives the feeling that you are longing to 'make' good relationship to the person/people you are greeting to.
Example
You are going to homestay at someone's house for college or something, and you introduce yourself and to end your introduction, say korekara yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Your introduction would be like 'hello My name is bla bla bla and I'm from bla bla bla, korekara yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
これからも - korekaramo
Use it after you worked on something together with the person/people who you've greeted to. This gives the feeling that you are longing to 'keep' good relationship with the person/people who you greeted to.
Example
you go to a company to make a deal with them, and when you leave you probably say some greetings, say korekaramo yoroshiku onegai shimasu to end your greetings.
Memo - if somebody greeted to you like above
just say back the sentence below
こちらこそ よろしく おねがいします
kochirakoso yoroshiku onegaishimasu
ko chi ra ko so yo ro shi ku o ne ga i shi ma su
ko chi ra ko so means me/us too.
---------------------------
Expressing thanks
ありがとう thank you
arigatou
a ri ga to u
polite way
ありがとう ございます
arigatou gozaimasu
a ri ga to u go za i ma su
---------------------------
When someone thanks you
just say
どういたしまして - you are welcome
Other way to say 'you're welcome'.
Maybe in English you say something like
it's ok, it's not big deal, it's just nothing, don't worry, when people are really really thanking you for what you've done for them.
いいよ - it's ok
iiyo
i i yo
気にしないで - don't worry.
kinishinaide
ki ni shi na i de
たいしたことないから - it's not big deal, it's nothing.
taishitakotonaikara
ta i shi ta ko to na i ka ra
Example
Person A thanks you
ありがとうございます argatou gozaimasu
and You reply something like
it's ok it's nothing, don't worry about that
いいよ たいしたことないから きにしないで ください
iiyo taishitakotonaikara kinishinaide kudasai
---------------------------
Words you should say before and after you eat food
before you eat,
say
いただきます
itadakimasu
i ta da ki ma su
It means that you are thankful for whoever prepared the food
after you finish eating,
say
ごちそうさまでした
gochisousamadeshita
go chi so u sa ma de shi ta
It means like the food was delicious and you enjoyed it and you are thankful as well.
---------------------------
Expressions when you leave home and come home
when leaving home,
いってきます
ittekimasu
i tte ki ma su
It means that you leaving.
Example
when you leave home or office heading to somewhere else for some reason,
you say ittekimasu
and maybe people who heard you said will reply saying,
いってらっしゃい
itterasshai
i tte ra ssha i
This is the word used to reply いってきます ittekimasu.
When you come back home or office from outside,
say
ただいま
tadaima
ta da i ma
It means you are back
and people will reply saying
おかえり
It means welcome back
Well, I think I tried to explain too much so maybe it's got confusing a little,
so...I guess you can take it like
いってきます ittekimasu is for when you leave the place you are in
and
ただいま tadaima is for when you come back to the place you were in
How simple is that?
---------------------------
The last and most common greeting word
おつかれ - umm It means ummmm absolutely no translation for this one!
otsukare
o tsu ka re
(This is too casual to say to older people than you so stick to the polite way.)
If I needed to translate this word into English 'forcefully',
I would say it means like 'thank you for your hard work'
well,,, it doens't mean completely right but it has the feeling of the word 'otsukare' has at least, I guess.
It could be used in many situations like when you leave your work, school, class and people use this word 'おつかれ o tsu ka re', instead of saying good bye.
polite way
おつかれさまです（でした）
otsukaresamadesu (deshita)
o tsu ka re sa ma de su (de shi ta)
Example
1, after finishing school or class and when leaving your friends or teachers, say it instead of good bye.
2, before you go home after work, say it to people at work instead of good bye.
3, when someone did hard work and it was good job, say it to him/her to show your appreciation.
well this is it for today.
Hope this helped and see you later.
おはよう - good morning
ohayou
o ha yo u
polite way
おはようございます
ohayougozaimasu
o ha yo u go za i masu
---------------------------
こんにちは - good afternoon
konnichiwa
ko n ni chi wa
---------------------------
こんばんは good evening
konbanwa
ko n ba n wa
---------------------------
おやすみ - good night
oyasumi
o ya su mi
polite way
おやすみなさい
oyasuminasai
o ya su mi na sa i
--------------------------
Greetings When you meet someone for the first time
はじめまして - nice to meet you
hajimemashite
ha ji me ma shi te
よろしく - umm no translation in English
This word gives the feeling that you would like to get along with the person/people you greeting to. Very nice word to know and use when you meet someone and greet.
polite way
よろしくおねがいします
yoroshikuonegaishimasu
yo ro shi ku o ne ga i shi ma su
Good words that come with this greeting (but you don't need to say it. Keep it short!)
これから - from now on
korekara
ko re ka ra
これからも
korekaramo
ko re ka ra mo
Example
これから よろしく おねがいします
korekara yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Use this when you hope to start making good relationship with the person/people you greeting to.
This gives the feeling that you are longing to 'make' good relationship to the person/people you are greeting to.
Example
You are going to homestay at someone's house for college or something, and you introduce yourself and to end your introduction, say korekara yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Your introduction would be like 'hello My name is bla bla bla and I'm from bla bla bla, korekara yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
これからも - korekaramo
Use it after you worked on something together with the person/people who you've greeted to. This gives the feeling that you are longing to 'keep' good relationship with the person/people who you greeted to.
Example
you go to a company to make a deal with them, and when you leave you probably say some greetings, say korekaramo yoroshiku onegai shimasu to end your greetings.
Memo - if somebody greeted to you like above
just say back the sentence below
こちらこそ よろしく おねがいします
kochirakoso yoroshiku onegaishimasu
ko chi ra ko so yo ro shi ku o ne ga i shi ma su
ko chi ra ko so means me/us too.
---------------------------
Expressing thanks
ありがとう thank you
arigatou
a ri ga to u
polite way
ありがとう ございます
arigatou gozaimasu
a ri ga to u go za i ma su
---------------------------
When someone thanks you
just say
どういたしまして - you are welcome
Other way to say 'you're welcome'.
Maybe in English you say something like
it's ok, it's not big deal, it's just nothing, don't worry, when people are really really thanking you for what you've done for them.
いいよ - it's ok
iiyo
i i yo
気にしないで - don't worry.
kinishinaide
ki ni shi na i de
たいしたことないから - it's not big deal, it's nothing.
taishitakotonaikara
ta i shi ta ko to na i ka ra
Example
Person A thanks you
ありがとうございます argatou gozaimasu
and You reply something like
it's ok it's nothing, don't worry about that
いいよ たいしたことないから きにしないで ください
iiyo taishitakotonaikara kinishinaide kudasai
---------------------------
Words you should say before and after you eat food
before you eat,
say
いただきます
itadakimasu
i ta da ki ma su
It means that you are thankful for whoever prepared the food
after you finish eating,
say
ごちそうさまでした
gochisousamadeshita
go chi so u sa ma de shi ta
It means like the food was delicious and you enjoyed it and you are thankful as well.
---------------------------
Expressions when you leave home and come home
when leaving home,
いってきます
ittekimasu
i tte ki ma su
It means that you leaving.
Example
when you leave home or office heading to somewhere else for some reason,
you say ittekimasu
and maybe people who heard you said will reply saying,
いってらっしゃい
itterasshai
i tte ra ssha i
This is the word used to reply いってきます ittekimasu.
When you come back home or office from outside,
say
ただいま
tadaima
ta da i ma
It means you are back
and people will reply saying
おかえり
It means welcome back
Well, I think I tried to explain too much so maybe it's got confusing a little,
so...I guess you can take it like
いってきます ittekimasu is for when you leave the place you are in
and
ただいま tadaima is for when you come back to the place you were in
How simple is that?
---------------------------
The last and most common greeting word
おつかれ - umm It means ummmm absolutely no translation for this one!
otsukare
o tsu ka re
(This is too casual to say to older people than you so stick to the polite way.)
If I needed to translate this word into English 'forcefully',
I would say it means like 'thank you for your hard work'
well,,, it doens't mean completely right but it has the feeling of the word 'otsukare' has at least, I guess.
It could be used in many situations like when you leave your work, school, class and people use this word 'おつかれ o tsu ka re', instead of saying good bye.
polite way
おつかれさまです（でした）
otsukaresamadesu (deshita)
o tsu ka re sa ma de su (de shi ta)
Example
1, after finishing school or class and when leaving your friends or teachers, say it instead of good bye.
2, before you go home after work, say it to people at work instead of good bye.
3, when someone did hard work and it was good job, say it to him/her to show your appreciation.
well this is it for today.
Hope this helped and see you later.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Learn Japanese - how to use a word in a sentence -
I had no idea where to start and what kind of topic people want to learn in Japanese so I decided to make word videos that show how to use a word in a sentence. I'll pick a word that I think you would hear a lot in Japan.
First part of this post is for everyone but mostly for those who are trying to learn Japanese words and in the second part, I'm digging a little bit more about what's behind the word using example. I made it as easy as possible so you'll be able to use the word just by reading the first part.
Today's word is ' KUYASHII ' kuyashii くやしい 悔しい.
(Stress on last syllable: ku-ya-SHII)
I guess you hear it a lot in many situations in Japan and it's kinda confusing to use it.
This is the word to express your emotion that you get when you fail something.
I mean like, when you worked on something really hard, doing your best trying to make it happen but didn't work out. How do you feel?
Sad, sorry, disappointed? something like that right?
The feeling of 'kuyashii' comes when things like that happen.
It's easier to understand to take a look at some examples first.
Examples:
1. You play a video game with your friend...
...and lose. How do you feel?
must be something like this ↓
Kuyashii... くやしい・・・
2. When you play a sport...
...and lose the game. How do you feel?
Kuyashii! くやし～！
3. When you try to catch a fish but the fish is way too smart and you fail...
how do you feel?
Kuyashi! くやし！
I hope you got that feeling of how and when to use it. Now get out there and use the word!
-------------------first part done-------------------------
Ok, for intermediate learners please dig deeper as you wish.
let's put it in a sentence.
今日 バスケ の 試合 に 負けて くやしかった。
kyou basuke no shiai ni makete kuyashikatta.
(today I felt kuyashii for losing the basketball game)
kyou = 今日=today
basuke = バスケ=basketball
shiai = 試合=game
(don't say ' shiai ' when you talk about video games. video games are just game (geemu) ' ゲーム' )
makete=負けて= to lose
In this sentence, one thing is a little tricky here.
You know which one?
It's 'makete.'
It's from 'to lose - makeru'. Makete is the 'te' form of makeru. Here, 'te' works like a conjunction such as 'and,' 'for,' 'because,' and in this case it means like 'because' or 'for' to express the reason you feel kuyashii.
(The 'te' form is from the ～shite (～して) construction, which works like a conjunction. I'll explain this one in another lesson later since it needs a lot of explanation, but once you know how to work with these conjunctions, your Japanese will get a lot better and sound more natural.)
In English you might say something like...
I feel kuyashii for losing the game.
I feel kuyashi because I lost the game.
I feel kuyashi from losing the game.
All have the same meaning but in Japanese it's always まけて makete '～te' form. How simple is that?
Hope this helped. See you later.
おまけ omake bonus
Japanese most famous kuyashii kao
'kao' = 'face'
くやしいです！ kuyashii desu!
What do you think?
commenting and rating my youtube video helps!
First part of this post is for everyone but mostly for those who are trying to learn Japanese words and in the second part, I'm digging a little bit more about what's behind the word using example. I made it as easy as possible so you'll be able to use the word just by reading the first part.
Today's word is ' KUYASHII ' kuyashii くやしい 悔しい.
(Stress on last syllable: ku-ya-SHII)
I guess you hear it a lot in many situations in Japan and it's kinda confusing to use it.
This is the word to express your emotion that you get when you fail something.
I mean like, when you worked on something really hard, doing your best trying to make it happen but didn't work out. How do you feel?
Sad, sorry, disappointed? something like that right?
The feeling of 'kuyashii' comes when things like that happen.
It's easier to understand to take a look at some examples first.
Examples:
1. You play a video game with your friend...
...and lose. How do you feel?
must be something like this ↓
Kuyashii... くやしい・・・
2. When you play a sport...
...and lose the game. How do you feel?
Kuyashii! くやし～！
3. When you try to catch a fish but the fish is way too smart and you fail...
how do you feel?
Kuyashi! くやし！
I hope you got that feeling of how and when to use it. Now get out there and use the word!
-------------------first part done-------------------------
Ok, for intermediate learners please dig deeper as you wish.
let's put it in a sentence.
今日 バスケ の 試合 に 負けて くやしかった。
kyou basuke no shiai ni makete kuyashikatta.
(today I felt kuyashii for losing the basketball game)
kyou = 今日=today
basuke = バスケ=basketball
shiai = 試合=game
(don't say ' shiai ' when you talk about video games. video games are just game (geemu) ' ゲーム' )
makete=負けて= to lose
In this sentence, one thing is a little tricky here.
You know which one?
It's 'makete.'
It's from 'to lose - makeru'. Makete is the 'te' form of makeru. Here, 'te' works like a conjunction such as 'and,' 'for,' 'because,' and in this case it means like 'because' or 'for' to express the reason you feel kuyashii.
(The 'te' form is from the ～shite (～して) construction, which works like a conjunction. I'll explain this one in another lesson later since it needs a lot of explanation, but once you know how to work with these conjunctions, your Japanese will get a lot better and sound more natural.)
In English you might say something like...
I feel kuyashii for losing the game.
I feel kuyashi because I lost the game.
I feel kuyashi from losing the game.
All have the same meaning but in Japanese it's always まけて makete '～te' form. How simple is that?
Hope this helped. See you later.
おまけ omake bonus
Japanese most famous kuyashii kao
'kao' = 'face'
くやしいです！ kuyashii desu!
What do you think?
commenting and rating my youtube video helps!
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