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N3 Lesson 03 and 04!

2011-09-09T22:56:00.002+08:00

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Tutorial of lesson 2 of the textbook. We learned about ほど。

I also became more aware of the humble and honorific form of the verbs.. Must really revise all the forms!! XD Luckily Nakai sensei gave us a complete list!! XD

おやすみなさい～！

N3 Lesson 02!

2011-08-26T23:37:00.003+08:00

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今日はレッスン1の練習をしました。難しくなかったですけど、集中力が大変必要でした。私は寝ませんでしたよ！自慢します！(^з^)-☆

会話の時も得意でした！恥ずかしいけど、事実です！

ハハ！（≧∇≦）

じゃあ、今日はこれだけです！

また来週ね！ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ

おやすみなさい～！

N3 Lesson 01!

2011-08-19T23:55:00.002+08:00

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Finally, I got to continue my Japanese studies!! Finally I will take my first JLPT this coming Dec!! XD

We learn more variations to grammar that we have already learned!

① 合成語 Compound Words
ー ❶ 〜口 (ぐち) to indicate direction or location

Noun + 口 = 東口、中央口、窓口、etc

Verb stem + 口 = 出口、入口、上り口、下り口、etc

ー ❷ 〜中 (じゅう) to indicate a time period, all through that time

一日中 (いちにちじゅう)、一晩中 (ひとばんじゅう)、一年中 (いちねんじゅう)、etc

ー ❸ 〜中 (ちゅう) ing in a more formal way

食事中、電話中、etc

② 〜って／〜て replace と in informal speech

彼は使うなって言いました。
彼は使うなと言いました。

彼は何て言っているんですか。
彼は何と言っているんですか。

③ (Verb in え line) ばいい can or should, more formal than 〜たらいい

104で聞けば分かります。

電車に忘れ物をした時は、どうすればいいですか。

この資料を借りたいんでしが、誰に聞けばいいですか。

④ ～というのは、～っていうことだ A means B

「立ち入り禁止」というのは入るなっていうことだ。

⑤ 外来語 Foreign Words

This one we know. Haha..

All foreign words are written in Katakana but not all Katakana are foreign words ^_~

That's all folks!!

今日はここまでです！また来週ね！)^o^(

(( _ _ ))..zzzZZ

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 05!

2011-01-26T23:00:00.000+08:00

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We revised last lesson. The replacement of koto with the particle, no.

Today, we learned the replacement of hito, tokoro and mono with the particle, no.

① バナナを食べているのは誰ですか。
Who is the one that is eating banana?

② 田中さんがバナナを食べているのはどこですか。
Where is the place that Tanaka-san is eating banana?

③ 田中さんが食べているのはなんですか。
What is the thing that Tanaka-san is eating?

Next, we learn about のに。

There are two types of のに：

① In order to.., for the purpose of..

この機械は故障を調べるのに使います。
This machine is used to check whether it is broken or not.

② Although, even though

彼は風をひいているのに泳いでいます。
Although he is having a cold, he is swimming.

はい、それだけです！また再来週ね！休みだからね！(^з^)-☆

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 04!

2011-01-19T23:59:00.003+08:00

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Today we learned about the "の" that can replace "こと" in most cases.

We did lotsa speaking practice and I think that's really good and lacking in my previous sensei's class!

But nervous.. XD -_-"

I will work hard!! (And watch more Jdorama!!) XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 03!

2011-01-12T23:31:00.003+08:00

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今日のレッスンは速いので、嬉しかったです！ｖ（＾＿＾ｖ）♪

Uses of te-form.

～ておきます。

Type ①
友達が家に来るので、お菓子を買っておきます。
Because my friends are coming to my house, I buy sweets beforehand.

Type ②
暑いから、エアコンをつけておきます。
Because it is hot, I leave the air con on.

～てあります。

電気がついてあります。
The light is switched on on purpose.

～てみます。

刺身を食べたことがありません。美味しいかどうか食べてみます。
I have never eaten sashimi before. I don't know if it's nice, I will try to eat it.

今iPod Touchでブログしているから、地味なエントリーですみませんね～

*･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･'(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)'･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*

じゃあ、また来週ね！(^з^)-☆

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 02!

2011-01-05T23:29:00.002+08:00

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～ておきます。

Type ①
友達が家に来るので、お菓子を買っておきます。
Because my friends are coming to my house, I buy sweets beforehand.

Type ②
暑いから、エアコンをつけておきます。
Because it is hot, I leave the air con on.

おやすみなさい～！

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!

2011-01-01T00:00:00.001+08:00

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あけましておめでとう！本当に久しぶりだよね！私は今年に忙しくて、楽しくて、大変嬉しかったんだよ！♥

あなたはどう？

来年も楽しみ！みんなも楽しい2011を！♥

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 01!

2010-12-29T23:25:00.004+08:00

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ごめんね！本当に久しぶりだ！このブログを更新できなかった…すみません！

今日はAdvanceクラスをはじめたんだよ！先生も私たちにとって新しい先生だ！

今日はi2の復習だった。楽です。へへ！XD

来週を楽しみます！

またね！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 10, 11 and 12!!

2010-05-18T23:09:00.007+08:00

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Well, I didn't go for lesson on the 4th of May because my English Teaching course was shifted to Tuesday for that time. But the lesson that I missed was only the revision and practise of the last lesson~

Then I didn't blog last week because I was tired XD We learnt about another 3 ways to say "because"~

①　…て、…

♫ Change the "reason" into て-form.
♫♫ Use this form of "because" when the things are happening in sequence.

e.g. ニュースを聞いて、びっくりしました。
-- Because I heard the news, I was surprised.

You CANNOT use it like this:
e.g. 友達が来て、掃除します。
Because it will become like you will clean your room when your friend has arrived at your room, lol~

②　…ので、…

♫ Change the "reason" into the plain form.
♫ For い-adj, just use it as it is.
♫ For な-adj and Nouns, just add な before ので.
♫♫ The use of this form of "because" is for general use.

e.g.1. 暇なので、明日映画を見ようと思います。
-- Because I'm free, I intend to watch a movie tomorrow.

e.g.2. 友達が来るので、私は部屋を掃除します。
-- Because my friend will come, I will clean my room.

③　…ために、…

♫ Change the "reason" into plain form.
♫ For Nouns, just add の before ために.
♫♫ The use of this form of "because" is usually for bad things.

e.g. ひどい風のために、木が倒れました。
Because of the severe wind, the trees fell.

So for today, Lesson 12, we learnt the 3 uses of "ように"!

①　"A ように、B."

♪ In order to achieve A, I must B
♪ I must B so that I can A.
♫ Use the plain form before ように.

e.g. 日本語がよく話せるように、毎日勉強します。
In order to speak Japanese well, I will study everyday.

②　To develop a habit

e.g. 子供の時、私の母は『雨の日に出かけないようにしなさい』といつも言いました。
► "しなさい" can be changed into "してください" too.
-- When I was young, my mother always told me not to go out on rainy days.

③　Developed a habit

e.g. 静かな彼は笑えるようになりました。
-- He who is quiet had become able to laugh.

And yup~~ 今日はここまでです～！♥ See ya next week~!
( ^_^)/*\(^_^ )

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 08 and 09!!

2010-04-27T23:00:00.003+08:00

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Last lesson was only revision and reinforcing Lesson 34~

Today, we started Lesson 35~! We learned 4 things!

①　"Word stem + ながら" = ..while..

E.g.
Verb A = 飲みます Drink
Verb B = 話します Chat

友達と話しながらお茶を飲みます。
I drink tea while chatting with my friend.

②　たり = many nouns/adjectives/verbs in no sequence

-- All words to be used with たり have to be in た-form.
-- It usually has a meaning of "etc".
-- Remember to write the します and です at the end.

E.g.1. 土曜日、私は洗濯したり、本を読んだり、テレビを見たりします。
On Saturday, I wash clothes, read a book, watch television.

E.g.2. この部屋はきれいだったり、広かったり、安かったりです。
This room is clean, big, cheap.

③　"Plain form + し" = many reasons

E.g.
Reason 1: It's raining.
Reason 2: There's no time.
Result: Go by a cab.

雨が降っているし、時間がないし、タクシーで行きます。
It's raining and there's no time, I will go by a cab.

④　みたい = like

E.g.1. 雪みたいな花。
A flower that is like snow.
Here, みたい works like a な-adj.

E.g.2. 花が木から雪みたいに散ります。
The flowers will fall from the trees like snow.
Here, みたい works like an adverb.

はい！以上です！また来週ね！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 07!

2010-04-13T23:30:00.001+08:00

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Oooooo we learned a lot!! But I'll have to edit this post tomorrow~~ XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 06!

2010-04-06T23:52:00.001+08:00

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Revision...........

Have to write half a page of composition with the theme of "Dream" for homework to be passed up next week.. OMG!! T_T

助けて~~~~！

夢？どうすればいいですか。よく考えます！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 05!

2010-03-30T22:58:00.002+08:00

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Just a revision of last lesson.. nothing much.. There are some example sentences though~ I'm too tired to put them here today, I'll put them here when I have recovered~~ XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 04!

2010-03-23T23:10:00.003+08:00

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Basically, we did the remaining of Lesson 32 of the textbook~ Then after 9:30pm, we finally moved on to Lesson 33!! It's the kind of CASUAL FORM you'd hear in anime!! Hohoho~~

It sounds rough of course, girls in Japan don't usually use this form, only boys and rough girls [like me] use them, haha~ This form is used for "ordering" people around, called Imperative form. For example, when the boss orders you to do something, or when someone is angry with you, etc. Be very careful when using these because Japanese are very very particular about manners and status [even if you're only one year younger than the person, you have to be polite].

Positive form
Group ①
Change from the う line to the え line
書く　⇒　書け　＝　Write!
帰る　⇒　帰れ　＝　Go back!
言う　⇒　言え　＝　Say!
読む　⇒　読め　＝　Read!

Group ②
Change from る to ろ
食べる　⇒　食べろ　＝　Eat!
見る　⇒　見ろ　＝　Look!
考える　⇒　考えろ　＝　Think!
止める　⇒　止めろ　＝　Stop!

Group ③
する　⇒　しろ　＝　Do!
くる　⇒　こい　＝　Come!

Negative form
Group ①②③
Just add a な to the dictionary form
書く　⇒　書くな　＝　Don't write!
食べる　⇒　食べるな　＝　Don't eat!
する　⇒　するな　＝　Don't do!
くる　⇒　くるな　＝　Don't come!

There are usually 4 situations where you use this form:

Ⅰ When the father scolds his children

Ⅱ When boys are talking to each other [they usually add よ at the end to make the tone softer, coz you don't order your friends around, do you?!]

Ⅲ When cheering your sports team on, etc

Ⅳ When emergency occurs

Instead of ください use くれ
The more shortcut and casual way of saying please is to replace ください with くれ. Again, girls shouldn't be heard saying this, but then again, who cares in the context of the here and now? XD Boys and girls are the same!!!!!!!!! XD

Polite　⇒　Casual　⇒　Commonly used for both genders
ちょっと待ってください　⇒　ちょっと待ってくれ　⇒　ちょっと待って
助けてください　⇒　助けてくれ　⇒　助けて

So yeah, so many forms, but girls cannot use?! Then how do girls order people about? Don't worry, girls use the following!

書きます　⇒　書きなさい　＝　Please write!
食べます　⇒　食べなさい　＝　Please eat!
勉強します　⇒　勉強しなさい　＝　Please study!
来ます　⇒　来なさい　＝　Please come!

As you can see, just add なさい to the word stem and you're good to go and scold your naughty child. LOL.. On the other hand, to tell them NOT to do stuff, it's:

書きます　⇒　書きなさるな　＝　Please don't write!
食べます　⇒　食べなさるな　＝　Please don't eat!
勉強します　⇒　勉強しなさるな　＝　Please don't study!
きます　⇒　きなさるな　＝　Please don't come!

今日はここまでです！役に立ちますか。XD　じゃ、また来週ね！^_~

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 03!

2010-03-16T23:34:00.004+08:00

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Today, we learn about the casual form of "ましょう".　And also "つもり".

Group ①
Change the "う" line　⇒　"おう"
出します　⇒　出す　⇒　出そう
帰ります　⇒　帰る　⇒　帰ろう
待ちます　⇒　待つ　⇒　待とう
行きます　⇒　行く　⇒　行こう

Group ②
Just add "よう" to the stem
食べます　⇒　食べよう
見ます　⇒　見よう

Group ③
勉強します　⇒　勉強しよう
来（き）ます　⇒　来（こ）よう

Usage ①: To invite.
散歩に行こうか。
Shall we go for a stroll?

Usage ②: To propose to do something.
この部屋が暗い、電気をつけようか。
This room is dark, shall I switch on the lights?

Other examples:

田中さんはもうすぐ来るから、もう少し待とうか。
Mr Tanaka is coming soon, shall we wait for him for a little while more?

日本に住もうと思うが、日本語を話せなければ困る。
I intend to live in Japan, but I'll be in trouble if I cannot speak Japanese.

日本語を勉強したら、日本に行けるかもしれないが、そのつもりがない。
If I study Japanese, I may be able to go to Japan but I don't have the intention to do so.

友達に相談したら、日本に行く日を決めた。
After I discussed with my friend, I decided on the day we go to Japan.

今年６月アメリカに行くつもりがあるから５月までにお金を少しずつためる。
I intend to go to America in June this year, therefore, I will save money little by little by May.

To use with "思います"
日本に住もうと思います。
I intend to live in Japan.
This sentence is more sure on your intention than the following:

日本に住むと思います。
I think I will live in Japan.
This sentence is more unsure on your intention than the above.

つもり: Intention or plan.
Positive:
日本に住むつもりがあります。
I have the intention to live in Japan.
or
日本に住むつもりです。
I intend to live in Japan.

Negative:
日本に住むつもりがありません。
I don't have the intention to live in Japan.
or
日本に住まないつもりです。
I don't intend to live in Japan.

Their difference is the emphasis.

はい！今日はここまでです！おもしろいでしょう？
わからないところがあったら、私に聞いてもいいですよ～！╰(￣▽￣)╭

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 01 and 02!!

2010-03-09T22:44:00.005+08:00

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This week's lesson was the revision of last week's lesson which I didn't write about~

We learn about the other 2 "IF"s: Ba and Nara~

Group ①　＝　行く　＝　行けば
Group ②　＝　食べる　＝　食べれば
Group ③　＝　する and 来[く]る　＝　すれば and 来[く]れば
i-adj [including ない and たい]　＝　易しい　＝　易しければ
na-adj and nouns　＝　綺麗 and ペン　＝　綺麗なら and ペンなら

There are 4 "IF"s: To, Tara, Ba and Nara

①　と　＝　Use when the consequence is natural and/or predictable.
e.g. 春になると花が咲きます。
When it becomes spring, flowers will bloom.

②　たら　＝　Use when it's your own request and/or intention. Or use when there's a consequence after the action is completed.
e.g. きむらさんに会えれば『おめでとうございます』と言いたいです。
If I can meet Mr Kimura, I want to say congratulations to him.
e.g. 駅に着いたら電話をかけてください。
When you reach the station, please call me.

③　ば　＝　Use when the consequence is a universal known truth and/or reoccurring
e.g. 春が来れば花が咲きます。
If spring comes, flowers will bloom.

④　なら　＝　Use when there's consequence of the action. Or use when you want to emphasise the particle "は".
e.g. みんな行くなら私も行きます。
If everybody is going, I will go too.
e.g. 明日ならうちにいます。
I will be at home tomorrow. [But maybe other days, I won't be at home]

The difference between "そうすれば" and "それなら"

To use そうすれば, you must have an action then a consequence. Like in the following example conversation.

A: 田中さんの電話番号は何番ですか。
B: 受付さんに聞いてください。そうすれば電話番号を知ります。

A: What is Mr Tanaka's telephone number?
B: Please ask the receptionist. If you do so, you will know the telephone number.

To use それなら, it's easier as it is general.

A: これはこう使うことがわかります。
B: それなら、そうしてください。

A: I know that this is being used this way.
B: If so, please do it.

"The more .., the better."

Just change the adjective/verb to the "ba" or "nara" form then add the plain form behind it plus a "hodo" and then end it with "ii desu" or something else and you're done. ^_^

e.g. 試験が易しければ易しいほどいいです。
The easier the test is, the better.

e.g. 勉強すればするほど日本語が上手になります。
The more you study, the better your Japanese will become. [In this case, because "study" is a noun-verb, you don't need to repeat "benkyou" a second time, just "suru" will do]

I hope my explanations are good and easy to understand, but here's a website that may explain more in details~ Click: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/conditional.html

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 16!

2010-02-09T23:55:00.002+08:00

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テストをした！易しかったよ～Showing off　じゃないよ～私は毎日ドラマやアニメを見ているから、テストが易しいと思える！JPOPも！あっ、雑誌も読んでいる！だからね！XD

じゃね！^＿～v

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 15!

2010-02-02T22:40:00.003+08:00

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I was too sick to go for lesson last week!! And that was when sensei gave the biggest homework yet! She gave us a passage to translate and then we have to continue the story with a passage as long as hers!

Well, I finished it safely and I got 10 bonus points for the upcoming Intermediate 1 test next week!! For my passage, there were no serious mistakes, only a few differences with sensei's version~ ^_^v

I'll type it here when I'm free~ Edit the other posts too~ As a form of revision ne~ ^_~v

頑張らなければなりませんでしょう！？来週のテストは絶対に合格するよ！よしゃ！！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 13!

2010-01-19T22:35:00.002+08:00

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Yay!! Understood more clearly about the honorific form!! I couldn't really grasp it last week, so I didn't write, lol~~ I will update those parts that I haven't wrote yet, soon XD

Just something rough here, I'll edit..

1. Boss/sensei/respectable person gives me a book = Sensei wa watashi ni hon wo kudasaimasu.

2. I give respectable person a book = Watashi wa sensei ni hon wo sashiagemasu.

3. I teach a kid/lower status person English = Watashi wa kodomo ni eigo wo oshiete yarimasu.

4. I give an apple to my friend/same level person = Watashi wa tomodachi ni ringo wo agemasu.

5. My friend/a kid give an apple to me = Tomodachi/kodomo wa watashi ni ringo wo kuremasu.

Yup, pray that I'll be free to edit and add a "flow" chart!

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 11!

2010-01-05T23:51:00.001+08:00

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ごめんね、今かけない。今度ね！XD

おやすみなさい～！

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

2010-01-01T00:00:00.002+08:00

Here's wishing you, my dear reader, a very wonderful 2010, may your every day be filled with joy and happiness!! ♥

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 10!

2009-12-30T00:08:00.002+08:00

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今日 Potential Verbs を習った！

Group ①　＝　Move everything to the "え" line
e.g.
書きます　→　書けます　＝　Can write
読みます　→　読めます　＝　Can read
聞きます　→　聞けます　＝　Can hear [transitive verb]

Group ②　＝　Add "られ"
e.g.
見ます　→　見られます　＝　Can see [transitive verb]
食べます　→　食べられます　＝　Can eat/Edible
起きます　→　起きられます　＝　Can wake up

Group ③　＝　Just memorise, only got 2
e.g.
来ます　→　こられます　＝　Can come
します　→　できます　＝　Done/Completed/etc..

All of the above verbs are to be used with "が" not "を".

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見えます／聞こえます　＝　Can be seen/Can be heard

They are Intransitive verbs [you can see or hear the whatever without putting in effort] Unlike the Transitive verb you saw above.

It can only be explained in this example sentence:

You can see Mt.Fuji near if you go to Hakone but you can also see it from the windows of the bullet train.

箱根へ行ったら富士山が近くに見られますが、新幹線の窓から富士山も見えます。

Understand? If you want to make the effort to go and see Mt.Fuji up close, use "見られる", if you just pass by it without meaning to see it while taking the Shinkansen on your way to another station, then use "見える".

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しか…ありません　＝　Only
だけ…あります　＝　Only

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tired.. will edit this tomorrow XD
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⑥　

⑦　

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おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 09!

2009-12-22T23:55:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

Lesson 8 と同じでした。

宿題は間に合わなかった…ε(┬┬＿┬┬)3

来週出します。頑張ります。

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 08!

2009-12-15T23:14:00.003+08:00

こんばんは

Ⅰ　もし（insert any word）たら　＝　If

Ⅱ　いくら（insert any word）ても　＝　No matter how much / However
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①　雨が降っても、行きます。

②　安くても、買いません。

③　勉強したら頭がよくなると思いましたが、いくら勉強しても頭がよくなりませんでした。

④　もし雨が降ったら、行きません。

Try translating them yourself?
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①　Even if it rains, I will go.

②　Even if it's cheap, I will not buy it.

③　I thought that if I study, I will become smart, but no matter how much I study I did not become smart.

④　If it rains, I will not go.

じゃあ、また来週ね！╰(￣▽￣)╯

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 07!

2009-12-08T23:42:00.003+08:00

こんばんは

まあ～レッスン５と同じ～

①　私の趣味は泳ぐことです。
②　明日試験がないことを知っていますか。

以上です。来週も楽しみに！╰(￣▽￣)╭

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 06!

2009-12-01T23:55:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

We did a lot of JLPT 4 listening test! おもしろかったです！

We also went through JLPT 4 papers!

KP, YF and I have decided to take JLPT 3 next year, forgoing this year's JLPT 4~

It's on 6 Dec and it's a Sunday, I've got classes to teach! T_T SO SAD..

まあ～それだけです！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 05!

2009-11-24T23:13:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

We are progressing very fast! It's already Lesson 24 in the textbook!! There's only 27 lessons in the book this time!

Today, we learn about changing verbs into noun phrases~

For example:

①　私は空を飛ぶことが下手です。
-- I am bad at flying in the sky.

②　昨日彼がこのカメラを買ったことを知っていますか。
-- Do you know that he bought this camera yesterday?

③　日本語を話すことが難しくないと思います。
-- I think speaking Japanese is not hard.

またたくさん宿題を先生からもらったです！紙が９枚あります！（￣﹏￣）"

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 03 and 04!

2009-11-17T23:25:00.004+08:00

こんばんは

Well, I was sick last week.. T_T Anyway, we learned a lot this lesson!! We learn how to create loooooooong sentences!! And we listened to JLPT4 listening test!! それは難しかったです！ Even though I can catch 90% of it, haha~ XD

~~Well, I'll update this post.. soon.. XD~~

This lesson is an important lesson! It teaches us how to make really loooooooooooong sentences!! I'll try my best to revise!!

Translate this: I don't have the time to write a letter to my mum who is in America.

Step 1: Identify the nouns and the modifiers [that describe the nouns].

I don't have the time [N1] to write a letter [M1] to my mum [N2] who is in America [M2].

[M1] describes [N1]: The time is used for writing the letter.

[M2] describes [N2]: My mum is in America.

Step 2: Break them down into simpler sentences, translate, change into plain form.

―　私は時間がありません。　＝　私は時間がない。 [Main topic; change into plain form is optional]
―　手紙を書きます。　＝　手紙を書く。
―　私の母はアメリカにいます。　＝　私の母はアメリカにいる。
―　母に手紙を書きます。　＝　母に手紙を書く。

Step 3: Combine them while taking note which is the topic, which is the sub topic. In this case, the topic is "time".

―　私は＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿時間がありません。

Then..

―　私は＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿手紙を書く時間がありません。

And finally..

―　私はアメリカにいる母に手紙を書く時間がありません。

So to translate another simpler sentence: Please show me the photos you took when you went to Tokyo.

―　東京に行った時あなたが撮った写真を見せてください。

Or another even simpler sentence: This is the camera that I bought yesterday.

―　これは昨日私が買ったカメラです。

☆ The bolded が is there instead of は, is because they are the sub topic of the sentence.

I hope you understand this!! 頑張ってください！！あなたならできます！自分を信じて！うん！╰(‵▼′)╯

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 01 and 02!

2009-11-03T22:56:00.003+08:00

こんばんは

まず…亮ちゃんお誕生日おめでとう！亮ちゃんは２５歳になった！やっと私より大きくなった！XD

先週レッソンへ行かなかった！ごめんなさい！

①　Ｐｌａｃｅ　を　Ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ

‐公園を散歩します。
‐橋を渡る。

②　…と思います。

‐すずきさんは公園へ行ったと思います。 [went]
‐すずきさんは公園へ行くと思います。 [will go]
‐すずきさんは親切な人だと思います。 [な-adjective]
‐すずきさんは頭がいいと思います。 [い-adjective]

③　…と言います。

Basically, the difference between got quotation marks and don't have quotation marks.

‐きむらさんは銀座へ行くと言いました。 [Use the casual/plain form]
-- Kimura-san said he will go to Ginza.

‐きむらさんは「銀座へ行きます」と言いました。 [Use the polite form]
-- Kimura said, "I will go to Ginza".

④　Take away the と

‐どう思いますか。 [What do you think?]
‐そう思います。 [I think so./ That's what I think./Etc.]

⑤　でしょう／かもしれません

‐でしょう　＝　It's a question, yet it's not really asking. It's just asking for agreement.
‐かもしれません　＝　You say this when you are not really sure, unlike でしょう.

‐あしたは多分雨が降らないかもしれません。
‐あしたは多分雨が降らないでしょう。
‐あしたは多分雨が降るかもしれません。
‐あしたは多分雨が降るでしょう。

⑥　時

‐子供の時、北海道に行きました。
‐暇なとき、遊びに来てください。
‐忙しい時、手伝ったください。
‐銀座へ行ったとき、この靴を買いました。

＊Adjectives will always be in the present tense form.

‐大坂へ行くとき、このかばんを買いました。
-- When I was going to leave for Osaka, I bought this bag.

⑦　そんなに

‐そんなにおもしろくないです。

⑧　と

‐　音楽を聴くと、楽しくなります。
-- When I listen to music, I become happy.

‐この道をまっすぐ行くと、駅があります。
--　If you go straight this way, there is a station.

‐もっと勉強しないと困りますよ。
-- If you don't study harder, you will be in trouble.

My sentence for the day was:

After you walk straight this way, please turn right and there is a station.
この道をまっすぐ歩いてから、右へ曲がってください。そして、あそこに駅があります。
このみちをまっすぐあるいてから、みぎへまがってください。そして、あそこにえきがあります。

長かった~！！じゃあ、今日はここまでです！
読んでくれてありがとうございます！
また来週！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 22!

2009-10-20T22:08:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

テストをした。さいやくだあ～やっぱり後悔している。全然勉強しなかった…私のせいです！T_T

I forgot about the "しにいきます" for group 1!! T_T!!~ And the Verb that comes in front of "あとで" dunno need particles in between annot.. T_T!! And the "英語を話すことができます。" Instead of を, I wrote で.. OMG OMG..

"I came here to take photos." and "Ms Honda can speak English very well." I was stuck at these 2.. SO SAD!!

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 21!

2009-10-13T23:43:00.001+08:00

こんばんは

AHHHHHHHH We presented, haha.. We had fun~

We had trial listening test~

NEXT WEEK TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

がんばります！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 20!

2009-10-06T22:57:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

We got a project to do and present next week, in Japanese and without holding a script!! OMG!!

We're presenting about Natsu Matsuri~ Wish us luck!! ♥

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 19!

2009-09-29T23:52:00.003+08:00

こんばんは

第２０課！丁寧体と普通体をならった！

宿題は日記だ！１０句以上だ！

それは難しい！

頑張ります！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 18!

2009-09-22T23:25:00.002+08:00

こんばんは

There wasn't any class last week because sensei couldn't make it. Today, we didn't do much except to go through homework, examples and conversation readings. Yes, we always read everything.

Next week will be lesson 20, the last lesson in our textbook, I can't wait! Finally, we can learn some casual forms!! LOL~ Not that I don't already know~ Watching Anime, TV shows and dramas will definitely help you in learning casual words, lol!

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 17!

2009-09-08T11:55:00.002+08:00

YoZz~

Change て-form to た-form.

た-form is the past tense of verbs.

Just throw away the "e" from "te" and put "a" and there you have it!

書いて　»　書いた
無くして　»　無くした
飲んで　»　飲んだ

Uses of た-form ①

I went to Hokkaido when I was a kid, but I don't remember it at all.
子供の頃私は北海道へ行ったことがありますが、全然覚えていません。

Uses of た-form ②

It is better to eat this.
これを食べた方がいいです。

It is better to not eat this.
これを食べない方がいいです。

Uses of た-form ③

I stroll before I eat my meals. I hate to stroll after meals.
ごはんを食べる前に散歩します。ごはんのあとで散歩することがキライです。

Uses of あとで ①

I sleep after I shower.
シャワーを浴びたあとで寝ます。

I don't sleep after meals.
ご飯のあとで寝ません。

Uses of あとで ②

After 3 years, I will go to a Japanese university to study.
３年あとで、私は日本の大学へ勉強に行きます。

今日はここまでです～
読んでくれてありがとうございます！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 16!

2009-09-01T23:28:00.000+08:00

YoZz~

辞書形の使い方①

Changing verbs to nouns: Add a こと behind the plain form verb

E.g.：書きます　»　書く　»　書くこと

①：　漢字を書くことができます。
I can write Kanji.

②：　車の運転ができます。
I can drive a car.

③：　車を運転することができます。
I can drive a car.

Look at their particles.

辞書形の使い方②

デパートでくだものを買うことができます。
You can buy fruits in the departmental store./It is possible to buy fruits at the departmental store.

”まえに”の使い方

テレビを見る前に、洗濯して、部屋を掃除して、日本語を勉強しなければなりません。
Before watching TV, I must wash clothes, clean my room, study Japanese.

はい、ここまでです！また来週~！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 14!

2009-08-18T22:58:00.000+08:00

YoZz~

新しいものを習いました！～

『ない―形』を習っています～
がんばらなければなりません！

①　The ない-form, it's the casual of ありません

②　How to change positive verbs into negative verbs?
-- GroupⅠ：
--- Replace the "u" line with "a" line
---- く e.g. 行きます　»　行く　»　行かない
---- う e.g. 買います　»　買う　»　買わない
---- る e.g. 帰ります　»　帰る　»　帰らない
---- つ e.g. 持ちます　»　持つ　»　持たない
---- す e.g. 話します　»　話す　»　話さない

-- GroupⅡ：
--- Just add ない
---- E.g. 食べます　»　食べる　»　食べない

-- GroupⅢ：
--- ⅰ 勉強します　»　勉強する　»　勉強しない
--- ⅱ　来ます（きます）　»　来る（くる）　»　来ない（こない）

③　How to use the ない-form? 3 uses
-- Usage 1: +でください。
--- E.g. 心配しないでください。
--- [Please don't worry.]

-- Usage 2: +くてもいいです。
--- Verb e.g. 日本語で話さなくてもいいです。
--- [It's ok to not speak in Japanese./You don't have to speak in Japanese.]

--- い-adj e.g. 頭がよくなくてもいいです。
--- [It's ok to not be smart./You don't have to be smart.]

--- な-adj e.g.　きれいではなくてもいいです。
--- [It's ok to not be pretty./You don't have to be pretty.]

-- Usage 3: +ければなりません。
--- E.g. 帰らなければなりません。
--- [I must go home./In singlish is better: Don't go home, cannot.]

はい、ここまでです！
読んでくれてありがとうございます！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 13!

2009-08-11T22:25:00.000+08:00

こんばんは！

今日は早かったです！クラスは１０時前に終わりました。

Some students still don't know things that they should have already known so 先生はちょっと怒っています。

We're still at last lesson's stuff~

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 12!

2009-08-04T23:07:00.000+08:00

YoZz! We received the JLPT 4 application form today! I'll ask if I can take an off day on Dec 6.. T_T

When changing to て-form to connect 2 or more adjectives [at most 3]

①　い-adjectives
-- e.g. かわいい　＝　かわいくて
Remove the last い and replace with くて

②　な-adjectives
-- Just replace な with で

③　Nouns
-- Just put a で

e.g.1. たなかさんはきれいで、かわいくて、にほんじんです。
e.g.2. たなかさんは日本人で、きれいで、かわいいおんなのこです。

Use the て-form for 2 or 3 actions.

①　明日ごごはちじにうちを出て、友達に会って、いっしょに遊びます。
-- Tomorrow I will leave house at 8pm, meet friend and play together.

②　電気を消してからドアを開けます。
-- I switch off the lights and then I open the door.

Particle for 要ります

①　お金が要りますが、借りません。
-- Okane ga irimasu ga, karimasen.
-- I need money but I will not borrow.

今日はここまでです、また来週ね！<(￣︶￣)/

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 11!

2009-07-28T23:34:00.000+08:00

Ah............... Sensei asked us if we wanna take JLPT 4 this Dec 6.. I want to but we have to complete Intermediate first! In order to do that, we need two lessons per week but her other day is Saturday! I have to teach on that day!! T_T どうする！

But at our standard now, will I be able to take JLPT 4? If only I can look at past year papers, like our O levels Ten-year series XD Anyone has anything like that? I'd most definitely want to see!

We're still stuck at the same thing as last week.. -_-" The classmates are too slow. Out of 12, 4 or 6 are good.. The other 5 lag quite badly behind us.. The remaining 1 is in the middle.. Sad..

The following sentence describes our speed and it reveals what we learned/were still stuck on today:

今おそくべんきょうしていますから、レッソンのスピードがもっと速くなりたいです！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 10!

2009-07-21T23:23:00.003+08:00

Well, we didn't use Japanese to communicate in class, haha..

We're still on the ~ています and ~てもいいです。

But what is "May I help you?" in Japanese? Is it really "手伝ってもいいですか？"

I dunno, I left it blank.. We'll find out next week, haha..

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 09!

2009-07-14T23:08:00.002+08:00

WA wa wa, we learned a lot today~ But I was very tired today..

Edit @ 11pm 18 July Sat:

①　結婚しています = I'm married
This is a special case..

I haven't do homework, so my memory is not refreshed, sorry! T_T

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 08!

2009-07-07T23:05:00.003+08:00

Today, we've got the て-form test. I got 37 upon 41, 3rd in class, most probably.. T_T

Anyway, here's what I learned today~

①　Please take photo with me in the garden.
--　庭で私と写真を取ってください。

②　Because I don't really understand Japanese, please speak slowly.
--　私は日本語があまりわかりませんから、ゆっくり話してください。

③　I'm drinking coffee in the new restaurant now.
--　私は今新しいレストランでコーヒーを飲んでいます。

④　A man and a woman are talking outside.
--　男の人と女の人は外で話しています。

⑤　It's raining now.
--　今雨が降っています。

⑥　Because I don't have time, please walk faster.
--　時間がありませんから、速く歩いてください。

はい、今日はここまでです！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 07!

2009-06-30T23:56:00.005+08:00

Well, yeah, I skipped last week, again.. T_T That's the second lesson I've skipped so far! But it's because I was attending my friend's wedding party, haha..

I got full marks, 41/41, for the "casual form" test which I took today for about 5-10minutes, hehe, I was one of the 3 who got full marks, our class has about 12 people~ Hee~ ^_^v

Anyway, today, we learn about the て-form.

①　If the verbs from Group 1 casual form, from lesson 5, are to end with:
―　ぐ, the て-form will be to remove the "ぐ" and put "いで" instead
» e.g. いそぎます　⇒　いそぐ　⇒　いそいで

―　く, the て-form will be to remove the "く" and put "いて" instead
» e.g. はたらきます　⇒　はたらく　⇒　はたらいて

―　う／つ／る, the て-form will be to remove the "う／つ／る" and put "って" instead
» e.g. ちがいます　⇒　ちがう　⇒　ちがって
» e.g. まちます　⇒　まつ　⇒　まって
» e.g. おくります　⇒　おくる　⇒　おくって

―　む／ぬ／ぶ, the て-form will be to remove the "む／ぬ／ぶ" and put "んで" instead
» e.g. よみます　⇒　よむ　⇒　よんで
» e.g. しにます　⇒　しぬ　⇒　しんで
» e.g. あそびます　⇒　あそぶ　⇒　あそんで

―　す, the て-form will be to remove the "す" and put "して" instead
» e.g. かします　⇒　かす　⇒　かして

②　The verbs from Group 2 casual form will always end with a る, so the て-form will be to remove the "る" and put "て" instead
» e.g. みます　⇒　みる　⇒　みて

③　The verbs from Group 3 casual form will always end with a する or in the "come" case, it's くる, so the て-form will be to remove the "する" and put "して" instead and remove the "る" and put "て" instead = "come - きて"
» e.g. べんきょうします　⇒　べんきょうする　⇒　べんきょうして

④　The usage of the て-form is usually with ください
» e.g. まってください。

⑤　Only "go" is special
» いきます　⇒　いく　⇒　いって

I think that's about it~ ╮(￣▽￣")╭

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 05!

2009-06-16T23:39:00.002+08:00

こんばちは！（・▽・）

①　たべます　»　たべたい
--　To eat　»　want to eat

②　I want to go to Japanese restaurant to eat sushi.
--　わたしは日本料理のレストランへ寿司を食べに行きたいです。

③　です　＝　であります
--　Just in case if you're taking JLPT.

④　There are 3 groups of verbs so they are to be changed differently in different situations.

Group 1 mainly consists of verbs that end with consonant. For example: かき　kaki

So, its plain/casual form will be: かく

So the last hiragana, き will be changed to the う line and become く.

Group 2 mainly consists of verbs that end with a vowel. But not all verbs that end with the "i" are in this group. Sensei said that we can only memorise where which one goes.. T_T

For example: たべ　tabe

So, its plain/casual form will be: たべる

Just add a る will do.

Group 3 consists of irregular verbs and they are きます and します。

きます　»　くる

します　»　する

Just move them to the う line and add る, so you can say Group 3 is a combination of Group 1 and Group 2. XD

For verbs that come from nouns, they are in this group as well, like: べんきょうします

べんきょうします　»　べんきょうする

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 03!

2009-06-02T22:59:00.003+08:00

こんばんは！今日も私と一緒に日本語をべんきょうしましょう！よろしくおねがいしますね！

①　A　は　B　より　adjective　です。
-- A is bigger than B.

②　Q:　A　と　B　と、どちらが［いちばん］　adjective　ですか。
-- Q: A and B, which one do you like [best]? [どちら is only used for two items]

③　A:　A　のほうがすきです。
-- A: I like A more/better.

④　Q:　A　と　B　と　C　と、［どれ／だれ／どこ］が［いちばん］　adjective　ですか。
-- Q: A or B or C, which one do you like [best]? [どれ is used for three items and above and they are visible and specific]

⑤　Q:　A　のなかで、［どれ／どこ／なに］が［いちばん］　adjective　ですか。
-- Q: Of all fruits, what do you like [best]? [Use this when the options are not visible and/or of a wide range]

⑥　りょうほうも／がすきです。
-- I like both. [Using も is more common than が]

⑦　A がいちばんすきです。
-- I like A best.

⑧　いそがしい　»　いそがしくない　»　いそがしくなかった
-- いそがしい　»　いそがしくありません　»　いそがしくありませんでした
-- Busy » I am not busy » I was not busy
-- Present tense positive » Present tense negative » Past tense negative
-- Only applicable to い-adjectives
-- Rule for present tense negative: Replace い with くない／くありません。
-- Rule for past tense negative: Replace い with かった。

はい、きょうはここまでです！おつかれさまでした！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 02!

2009-05-27T23:45:00.001+08:00

Fell sick yesterday T_T

①　Time に times + verb.
いっしゅうかんにいっかいせんたくします。
[1 week] [once] I [wash] {clothes}.

②　Noun を amount+unit please.
きってを五枚ください。
[Stamps] [5 pieces] [please].

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 01!

2009-05-19T23:20:00.002+08:00

Yay! Start of the new course, Elementary 2!! Besides the original 11 people, we have 2 additions, girls~

O, we also have the other classroom as our classroom this time round~

The top guy left us to skip to Intermediate 1~ So KP and me are the top 2 now~ I don't wanna skip, I don't think I'm good enough, top guy skipped because he learned all these before~

So, today we learned numbers and their counters!!

①　こ　＝　Small things
②　人　＝　People
③　本　＝　Long things
④　枚　＝　Thin things
⑤　冊　＝　Books
⑥　円　＝　Money
⑦　匹　＝　Small Animals
⑧　頭　＝　Big animals
⑨　足　＝　Pairs of socks or shoes
⑩　歳／才　＝　Age
⑪　台　＝　Machines
⑫　せき　＝　Ships
⑬　軒　＝　Houses
⑭　杯　＝　Cups
⑮　回／度　＝　Times
⑯　番　＝　Order/sequence
⑰　階　＝　Floors

There are many many more counters! Just like Chinese~ But Japanese is more complicated because the number accompanying the counters need to be changed, especially One, Three, Four, Six, Eight and Ten. So one has to be careful when using!

We were given only 15 minutes to memorise this list and then sensei tests us with random ones *sweats* I failed the ろっこ [６こ] T_T

⑱　Object が number+counter あります／います。
⑲　Object を number+counter verb。

きょうはここまでです！いつもこのブログをよんでいるありがとうございます！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 20!

2009-05-10T17:47:00.002+08:00

EXAM on Boys' Day!!

あのしけんはやさしいでした。

XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 19!

2009-04-28T23:03:00.003+08:00

We did mock listening test today! So easy, hahahaha XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 18!

2009-04-24T23:29:00.003+08:00

After going through the homework in the last lesson in the textbook, sensei told us to translate a conversation!!

Wow, I dunno how I did, I hope I didn't make too many mistakes!!

I was the 2nd one to leave, lol.. 10:04pm~ KP left a bit earlier than me but he made a huge mistake that sensei even told him [because she began marking it immediately XD], haha..

Omg, next next Tuesday will be exams!! We only have one more lesson before taking it! Because May 1, Friday, is Labour Day!! I'm so super happy, haha.. But I'll be happier when Vesak Day comes, HOHO!! SATURDAY!! Wahahaha, what a great escape from my job!!

Exam will include Listening, Katakana, Translation, Comprehension, etc, etc.. OMG, haha.. I'll clean my ears on the 5th of May!! XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 17!

2009-04-21T23:45:00.005+08:00

こんばんは！きょうはたのしかったです！

①　Place　で　noun　を　verb。 [Doing "stuff" "at" a "place"]

②　Place　に　noun　があります／います。 [The "stuff" is just there "at" the "place"]

せんせい told us to write 10 lines to introduce ourselves. I finished first. XD After we submitted it to her, she gave them out to us again but not our own paper! She wants us to mark another person's work!

I got the youngest classmate's paper, haha.. He made the same mistake for all questions, haha..

At the MRT, our group of three increased to group of 5! XD So happy, lol.. They live in Seng Kang too! Cool!

Today's the last lesson in the textbook, lesson 10~ Next lesson.. What will we be doing? Next next lesson will be the final exam, I think!! OMG!! がんばります！！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 16!

2009-04-17T23:49:00.003+08:00

yoZz!

①　Often　do　＝　よく．．．ます
e.g. よくたべます。
②　Don't really do　＝　あまり...ません
e.g. あまりべんきょうしません。
③　Totally don't do　＝　ぜんぜん．．．ません
e.g. ぜんぜんねません。
④　Haven't yet do　＝　まだ．．．ません
e.g. まだいきません。
⑤　Will never do　＝　もう．．．ません
e.g. もうたべません。

⑥　Main subject　は　sub subject　が　adjective
e.g. わたしはりんごがすきです。

⑦　Reason　から　consequence
e.g. おなかがいたいですから、テニスをしません。

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 15!

2009-04-14T23:44:00.004+08:00

ただいま～！

きょうはちょうはずかしいでした！グループ・ワークをしました。ミッスーがたくさんあります！

ぜんぶはおもしろいですが、はんぶんだけをよみました。

①　だけ　＝　而已/only
「Noun」　E.g. ひゃくえんだけ。

②　あります　＝　有/have [for non-living things]
E.g. りんごがあります。

③　います　＝　有/have [for living things]
E.g. ねこがいます。

④　I don't know how to write this kanji, please teach me.
＝　このかんじのかきかたがわかりません、おしえてください。

⑤　It is always "Something がわかりません。", "Something がわかります。"

せんせい will also teach us for the next course, it's set to be on the 19th May, Tuesday! Yay~!!

いじょう～

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 14!

2009-04-11T00:30:00.003+08:00

おひさしぶりです～！おくれてごめんなさい！

We just did reading for the lesson and went through the homework~

Then, we had group activity~ We have to create a 5-minute conversation using only words found in Lesson 1 to Lesson 8 of the textbook!! So limited!! T_T

There are 3 of us in the group. I'm neither the oldest nor the youngest, yay! XD

We are going the comedic way, but really, 5-minute conversation?! OMG.. We'll fail.. T_T

Even though we have exchanged our MSN addresses, I have not went online in MSN since Tuesday night! You can read why in my blog.. I worked till 11:30pm everyday, 2 days in a row..!! T_T

I'll go online now then.

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 13!

2009-03-24T23:10:00.009+08:00

We learned a lot today as well! We finally learn the i-adjectives and na-adjectives!

①　[い-adj]　＋ noun

②　[な-adj]　＋　な　＋ noun

③　[い-adj]　かわいい　：　かわい[くない／｛は｝ありません]　{minus the い}

④　[な-adj]　しんせつ　：　しんせつ[でわありません]

⑤　せんせいからのもんだい：
≫　Translate "How was the test? It was easy."
＝　しけんはどうでしたか。やすいしけんでした。

⑥　When asked どんな, reply with an adjective.
≫　どんなほんですか。
＝　おもしろいほんです。　[い-adj]
／　たいせつなほんです。　[な-adj]

⑦　When asked なに／なん, reply with a noun.
≫　なんのほんですか。
＝　にほんごのほんです。

⑧　All katakana [borrowed-from-English] adjectives are な-adjectives.

⑨　あまり　＝　not so…／不是这样…

⑩　あまり　＋　[negative adjective]
＝　あまりすきでわありません。　[な-adj]
／　あまりたのしくないです。　[い-adj]

Because this is the last lesson before the consecutive absence of せんせい, we were given quite a lot of homework! Yay! XD

The next lesson will be on 7 April. つぎのレッソンはしがつなのかです。

またこんどね！またさらいしゅう！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 12!

2009-03-20T22:43:00.004+08:00

We learned a lot today! And within the 2-hour time frame as well! びっくりしたでしょう XD

①　[Giver] は [Receiver] に [Object] をあげます。
∴ Giver gives to Receiver an Object.

②　[Receiver] は [Giver] に／から [Object] をもらいます。
∴ Receiver receives an Object from Giver.

③　I will send a report to Japan by air-mail.
= わたしはエアメールでにほんにレポートをおくります。
= Subject は ^ Object を Verb.
∴ Add the details in the "^" space.

④　もうたべません = 已经不要吃了 = Already don't want to eat [Can't eat anymore]
∴ もう = 已经 = Already

⑤　まだたべません = 还没有吃 = Haven't eat
∴ まだ = 还 = Still

しゅくだいもたくさんあります！へんたいけど、うれしいです！

Bwahaha XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 11!

2009-03-17T23:30:00.003+08:00

Class ended at about 10:30pm. レッソンはじゅうじはんぐらいおわりました。

きょうのレッソンはかぞくをべんきょうしました。

①　Pronoun/people/subject は time に transport method で place へ/に verb+form.

②　Place A から place B までどのくらいかかりますか。

③　どのぐらい is more for female's usage.

④　わたしといっしょにふねでちゅうごくへいきませんか。 -- Won't you go to China with me by ship?
That was the question that せんせい gave me during one of the lessons, we have to write it in Japanese~

⑤　せんせいはりょうがきらいです。 -- Sensei doesn't like Ryo. She saw my folder's cover, NEWS is on it and she asked which one I like. I said Ryo. Then she said she thinks that Ryo is arrogant. Haha~~~ Ryo is just shy ma!!!!!!! He's not arrogant la~ XD

Ok, that's all folks, I don't remember~ XD

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 09 and 10!

2009-03-13T23:17:00.003+08:00

We had the list test on Tuesday! And today, we got back our test, I answered 1 wrongly, 6 careless mistakes though.. T_T

Our textbook has 10 lessons and we're onto the 7th today!

Noun を verb

But the verb is transitive verb..........

"In syntax, a transitive verb is a verb that requires both a direct subject and one or more objects." -- Wikipedia

Ah.... so difficult..

I'm getting lazier, my memory is getting lousier, I can't remember much.. I'm sick too and I have 9am lesson to teach tomorrow たすけてくれ！！

いまねます！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 08!

2009-03-06T23:32:00.003+08:00

じこく、ひづけ、きかん、ひ、しゅう、ねん！

We have to memorise all these by the next lesson! 4 days later!

I found a great list to show you! HERE!

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 07!

2009-03-03T23:01:00.003+08:00

It was fun today and they all wished me a happy birthday in Japanese! とてもうれしいです！ありがとうねみなさん！

でも、ちょうはずかしいよ！HEEHEE~~~

I asked sensei why it's たいせつなきみへ and not たいせつのきみへ

She said that it's because it's a na-adjective and we'll learn it in the later chapters.

Na-adjectives and i-adjectives will only be learned in the later chapters, Chapter 9! We're only at Chapter 4 now! T_T

べんきょうりなりました！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 04, 05, 06!

2009-03-01T12:40:00.004+08:00

あぁ～～おくれてごめんなさい！

We were surprised that Lesson 04 ended at 10:04pm, haha~~

Lesson 05 ended at 10:07pm and Lesson 06 ended at 10:30pm~ So did the class improve at all? *shrugs* Don't know~

Actually, I know almost everything that sensei has taught till now.. Maybe about 90%.. One of my classmates told me that I could have saved this $190 and went for the higher level class, haha.. But I told her I'm not confident. じしんがありません。

かようびはわたしのたんじょうびです！

かようびはレッソンです！

またあした～！

Lesson 03!

2009-02-17T23:26:00.004+08:00

I didn't manage to do the homework given on Friday! So I did it the moment I got to class!

It was about 10 to 8 but already, almost all classmates arrived! o.O!

We got back our Hiragana test results~

Full marks!

べんきょうになりました：
０１．　Nouns and the particle "を"
０２．　"す"　should be pronounced as "丝" in Chinese~

Friday will be Katakana test! がんばります！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 02!

2009-02-16T22:16:00.005+08:00

おくれてごめんなさい！

とてもいそがしいです！いえでしごとも！なんていや！だいきらいだ！

テストは８分だけでした！ぜんぶＯＫです！

べんきょうになりました：
０１．　カタカナ
０２．　Basic Grammar

はい、それだけでした！あたしのあたまがわるいから、はっは～

あしたはだい３かです、たのしみ！！

おやすみなさい～！

Lesson 01!

2009-02-10T22:57:00.006+08:00

I lied about typing all in Hiragana, haha~

れっそんはたのしかった！

Anyway, this is my platform for revising!! はじまります！

０１．　The two dots go bottom first then upper second, bottom is longer than the upper one
０２．　さ "sa" and き "ki" must not be written like how the computer does, the last stroke is not connected
０３．　か、た、な "ka, ta, na"：　the ノ stroke doesn't curve inwards, it curve outwards but only slightly
０４．　ろ "ro" must not be written like a 3
０５．　す "su" sounds heavier on the "s" and not the "u", so don't pronounce it like the "su" in "苏州"
０６．　わ、を、ん "wa, wo, n" are irregularities, or something like that~ While や、ゆ、よ are regular like the others~
０７．　ぢ "ji/di" is in use even though it's in very rare cases

Ok, I think that's all for my first ever Japanese lesson~!

This Friday, it's the Hiragana test!! がんばります！！

Oyasuminasai~!

あけましておめでとうございます！

2009-01-01T00:00:00.002+08:00

あけましておめでとうございます！
２００９がきたい！
たくさんがやりたい！

にほんいきたい！にほんにはたらいてほしい～新しいの国、新しいの場所、新しいのライフスタイル～！ちょうたのしみ！
そのより、にほんごをおぼえるがひつよう！「センテンスはまちかったでしょう？XD」
だから、がんばります！

かたかなをおぼえました！

2008-12-30T23:07:00.001+08:00

まぁなぁ、へへ

シ　と　ン
ひだりから

ツ　と　ソ
うえから

v^_^v

wiki.ThePPN 不器用？！

2008-12-29T16:11:00.004+08:00

わからないけど、ウィキ.ThePPNがむかしからダウンでしょう？

なにがあったって。

ウィキ.ThePPNもどれ！ください

こんにちは！はるです！

2008-12-24T23:17:00.008+08:00

ようこそ！ここははるのブログです！

わたしはにほんごをべんきょうしています！

だからこそ、ぜんぶひらがなをかきます！

あぁ、わたしはまだにほんごあんまりじょうず。。だから、わるいにほんごゆるして！

よろしくおねがいいたします！！

P.S.: メリークリスマス！そして，あけましておめでとう！