Reviewing the Kanji Japanese Body Language Communicating with a Japanese can be very frustrating at times. If the rapport hasn’t been developed, they tend to communicate in brief, but meaningful sentences, and a lot of times can be very ambiguous in their answers or wants. Silence is more integrated in their customs as a form of communication than compared to Western languages. Eye Contact Ever notice when making eye contact with a Japanese individual, the individual responds by looking away? Making eye contact is considered rude, leads to uncomfortableness, and can be construed as a sign of aggression. Gestures A list of the common and not-so-common body gestures used by the Japanese. Angry Index finders pointing out from head, like horns. Asking for forgiveness; Favor, Thanking for a meal Single clapping of the hands in front of the face. Awkward; Embarassed Open-hand behind the head. Bragger Clenched first in front of face, with pinky-end out front. Brown noser Also known as the sesame grinder. Calling dibs Counting (with fingers) Male
Being There: Existence Verbs : Lesson 3-3 : Japanese Lessons : AAW Here, There, and Everywhere Before we get going, let's learn a new set of those ko-so-a-do words to go with places: "koko" = here (place where the speaker is)"soko" = there (place where the listener is)"asoko" = over there (place near neither the speaker or listener)"doko" = where These words follow the same pattern as all the other ko-so-a-do words, and have nice useful English equivalents. Only one little issue: using them isn't quite so simple. Being There Your first non-desu verb: "imasu". "Watashi wa koko ni imasu." Woah, that's longer that you'd think. "Imasu" is a general-purpose "to be" verb, meaning "am" or "is" as they relate to the existence of something. With some color coding, we thus have: Watashi wa koko ni imasu. = I am here. The Knights Who Say "ni" Convenient Monty Python reference aside, "ni" is a particle that shows up all over the place. "Watashi wa koko ni imasu." Gaahhh! The first step in making this more confusing is a second new particle, "ga". "Nyan-chan ga imasu!"
Characterizer: Japanese and Chinese Reinforcement 漢字学習 ・ Studying Kanji｜long island sound 今度は僕の漢字能力検定を対象にしている勉強の仕方について書きたいと思います。全くつまらないことでとても面白く読まれそうもないけど、誰かの役に立てるかもしれないし、僕にとってとても身近なことなのでちゃんとこの日記で筆記したいです。こんな風に勉強して、５００字位しか知らなかった、それに音訓の事等把握していなかった、初心者の頃から、４箇月という僅かな時間で日本語能力試験１級に合格できるようになりました。 This time I've decided to write about the methods I use in studying for the Kanji Kentei. 実際にどのように勉強するかと説明する為に、今日やっていた途中に時折写真を撮りました。 To describe exactly how I study, today I took a few snapshots in the process. 実と言えば、教材の如何によらず大体の構造は余り変わりません。 Actually no matter what materials you use the layout is pretty much the same. 先ずはその教材の使い方から始めたいと思います。 First of all let's take a look at the materials we'll be using. その為、辞書は必要です。 For that, we need a dictionary. ＪＷＰＣＥの無料ダウンロードはこちら。 You can download JWPCE for free here. 僕は何かを書き写すことで憶えやすくなると思います。 I find it easier to remember things by writing them down. ＪＷＰＣＥをダウンロードすればマニュアルもちゃんと付いているから、それを読んで操作の仕方が身につけたら以上のようにＪＷＰＣＥの辞書を開いて、使っている参考書に表示されている用例をカナで入力します。 ・・・後ろのワープロに筆記します！ ...the word gets recorded in the word processor! そうするとＪＷＰＣＥのデータベースの中から、その漢字を含める全ての言葉が見えます。 出来上がり！
世論 What Japan Thinks Adjectives : Lesson 3-2 : Japanese Lessons : AAW Split the Difference Japanese adjectives are easy, because basically, they work exactly the same as English adjectives--you stick them in front of the word you want them to modify. At this point, the trickiest thing to learn about adjectives in Japanese is that there are two different types of them: "na" adjectives and "i" adjectives (that's "i" as in "eee", not like the letter I, by the way). "Hen" is a word fans of Urusei Yatsura are probably familiar with, meaning "strange" or "weird". The first thing you'll notice is that the i-adjectives all end in "i". "Kore wa ii desu." "Kore wa hen desu." Now it should make some sense. Na-adjectives are just a wee bit trickier, in that when you want to modify a noun with them--but only then--you need to put a "na" between the adjective and the noun. What About Kono? If you've been paying attention, you might remember the first set of adjectives from way back in Lesson 2, Part 3: "kono", "sono", "ano", and "dono". "Kono karee wa karai desu." Is It?
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Questions and Answers : Lesson 3-1 : Japanese Lessons : AAW Asking Questions Let's get right to the point and check out the basic way to ask a question in Japanese. Compare these two sentences: "Kore wa juu desu." Notice the little "ka" at the end of the second one. Although there are ways to ask questions with more complicated answers (which we'll get to), and all of them are marked as questions by sticking a good ol' "ka" on the end, simple yes or no questions are so easy to make it's not even funny. "Kore wa uchuusen desu ka?" Again, in every one of those cases, the only difference between the statement and question is the "ka" on the end. Yes and No Ok, now for some answers. These conversations involve Mirai and Ryuu, whom you'll be seeing more of in future examples. Mirai: "Kore wa masutaado desu ka?" It would be possible to just answer "Hai" or "Iie" in all three cases, but that would be a little blunt. In the second exchange, Mirai fell victim to a freak hot dog preparation accident and has something red on her shirt. What? Yes and no: "Hai.