あの。。。(ano)

おはよう、みんなさん。(ohayou, minna san)
あの、今日は火曜日です。(ano, kyou wa kayoubi desu)

Every day I realize more and more that it is hard to learn a language to fluency. It is very frustrating.

So anyways, I wanted to share about a website I have been using when I don't have my 日本語 (nihongo) dictionary with me. It's called Denshi Jisho - Online Japanese Dictionary. It is very useful, it lets you look up words, kanji, or sentences, and it has a place for you to type the English to find the Japanese word as well. I find it very helpful. ^-^ I hope it can help you a lot!

さよなら(sayonara)

More Verbs

As I try to read more Japanese, I find that I can't understand the sentences because the verbs are in so many different forms. I haven't learned to congugate verbs yet, and I'm finding that if I don't learn how soon I won't be able to continue with learning Japanese.

It's kind of funny, I was talking with my Professor about my troubles with reading the sentences and he actually asked me if I knew how to congugate verbs too! So, he has recomended some books and I will be looking for them in the library tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes and hopefully share some about congugating verbs once I know how. ^-^

Thanks for reading! ^-^ see you again soon!

わくわくする！(waku waku suru)

Verbs

こんばんは、みんなさん！(konbanwa, minna san)

So, this week I've been trying to make sentences in 日本語(nihongo) and I've realized that I am missing something very essential! Verbs.

I really don't like grammar, I've never been really good at it at all, but grammar is kind of important sometimes... I was trying to learn Japanese without looking into the grammar, just by listening I thought I could learn, but... I'm finding that I can't just learn from listening because I personally don't listen to Japanese enough for the structure to sink in. I listen to Japanese music when I am studying, walking, or just sitting around doing nothing, and I watch anime and Japanese movies in Japanese, but I have to admit, that's probably less than 50% of my time spent on listening...

So, I have been trying to add a lot of verbs to my 日本語 vocabulary so that I can make more sentences. Once I can do that, I can use more 日本語 in everyday speech and in writing here on this blog. I hope I can work hard at this and I hope that eventually I will be able to help others learning 日本語!

Thanks for reading! ありがとうございました！(arigatou gozaimashita)
さよなら！(sayonara)

ゆかいバレンタインデイ(yukai barentain dei)

Happy Valentine's Day!
I have a valentine for you! Please enjoy!!!

 

 The valentine was lenticular, so when you tilt it, it shows another picture. ^-^

I hope you like it and I'll see you again later this week! XD

さよなら！(sayonara)

私のせんせい。。。(watashi no sensei)

。。。すごいです！！！(sugoi desu)

こんばんは、みんなさん！(konbanwa, minna san)

My Professor is really amazing and a very cool person! I want to tell you what he did!
First of all, this is my Professor who is fluent in 日本語(nihongo), so that already boosts his awesomeness. But what is really cool is that he knows I'm teaching myself 日本語(nihongo) and so after my test in his class today, he asked me this: 日本語のべんきょがどうですか？(nihongo no benkyo ga dou desu ka)
XD
Well, that made me smile! ^-^ I am very lucky to have a せんせい(sensei) like him!

Oh! Also today! I made a sentence that for some reason I'm happy I was able to come up with it so early in the morning. 日本人がどこですか？(nihonjin ga doko desu ka)
The context of this is that there are no 日本人(nihonjin, Japanese people) around where I live and go to school. So on our way to school, I'm explaining my frustration to my mother the best that I can and I come up with 「日本人がどこですか！！！」(nihonjin ga doko desu ka)

Here, I found a random 日本語 for you. ^-^
Word: ましょう (-masho)
Meaning: a verb ending expressing the speaker's intent or an invitation
Example sentence: 重そうなかばんですね。お持ちしましょう。(Omoso na kaban desu ne. Omochi shimasho) That bag [suitcase, briefcase] looks heavy. Let me carry it for you.

I thought that -masho was a very courteous and gentlemanly word/verb ending (not that I do so well with grammar...) so I wanted to share it. So it's not as random as some because I actually found it ahead of time, but that's fine too. ^-^

Well, that's all for now. I think I did well on my tests/exams at least! And now it's the weekend! 元気！！！(genki!)

みんなさん！(minna san) Enjoy your weekend おねがいします！(onegaishimasu)

あの。。。ありがとうございました！！！(arigatou gozaimashita)
I'll see you on 月曜日！(getsuyoubi)
さよなら！(sayonara)

I'll be happy when this week is over.

おはよう、みんなさん！(ohayou, minna san)
あの、今日は水曜日です。(ano, kyou wa suiyoubi desu.)

あの(ano), I have some tests this week and a lot of writing that I thought I had more time to do... but before I knew it, it's already the 8th... I haven't studied very much at all... D:

So, my tests are 明日 (ashita) and the day after. I hope things return to normal soon...

By the way, I say a preview for this movie yesterday for the first time! The Secret World of Arrietty! It's a Studio Ghibli film, so of course it will be amazing! XD I'm really excited for it!

Well, thank you as always for reading my blog! ありがとございました！(arigatou gozaimashita)
I'll write again on 金曜日！(kinyoubi)
さよなら！(sayounara)

Hai!

こんばんは！！！みんなさん！(konbanwa, minna san!)
金曜日ですね。(kinyoubi desu ne)
あの、今日わ (ano, kyou wa)... um... 三(san) February... です。(desu)
I should learn how to say the months...

So! Random 日本語 (nihongo) Dictionary time! (It's been a while, hasn't it! ^-^)

Word: 教室 (kyoshitsu)
Meaning: classroom, schoolroom
Example sentence: 教室の中では静かにしてください。(Kyoshitsu no naka de wa shizuka ni shite kudasai.) Please be quiet while in the classroom.

So, this week has been crazy with a lot of school stuff and personal stuff going on, but hopefully next week will be better!

Thank you very much for reading! ありがとう！(arigatou)
Also, I have a request! If you have anything Japanese/Japanese related that you would like me to post about, please leave a comment for me! I like learning about Japan and I would be more than happy to do a bit of research granted I have the time!
さよなら！(sayonara)