Archive for May, 2009
Japanese Gestures 01 with Beb
In this video, Beb teaches us some interesting gestures in Japanese. Can you guess what they mean? Answers are at the end of the video
#89 to be in time
In this week’s podcast, Waka sensei teaches us how to use the phrase 間に合う/ ma ni au / to be in time. The easiest example of this would be "電車に間に合った” densha ni ma ni atta – I was on time for the train or I made it in time for the train. This is a really useful phrase that I hear all the time.
However I was interested to learn that this in fact has another meaning I had never heard of before which means to "be enough". For example, "お金は間に合ってる” okane wa ma ni atteru – I have enough money. This isn’t quite as common as the first usage but it is used. Enjoy the podcast.
#89 Show notes
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<p align=”center”>Show notes for lesson#89: Mani au / to be in time for / to be enough</p>
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<p>Conversations<br />
1. <br />
A: 終電間に合う？ <br />
B: うん、間に合うよ。 </p>
<p>A: Shuden ma ni au?<br />
B: Un, ma ni au yo </p>
<p>A: Will you be in time for the last train?<br />
B: Yeah, I can make it.</p>
<p>2.<br />
A: レポートの締め切り間に合った？ <br />
B: ぎりぎり間に合った。 </p>
<p>A: repooto no shimekiri maniatta?<br />
B: giri giri ma ni atta.</p>
<p>A: Did you finish your report on time?<br />
B: I just finished it in time.</p>
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<p>3.<br />
A: あ、しまった！ <br />
B: どうした？ <br />
A: 申し込みの締め切り間に合わなかった。 </p>
<p> </p>
<p>A: ah, shimatta!<br />
B: doushita?<br />
A: moushikomi no shimekiri mani awanakatta.</p>
<p>A: Oh damn!<br />
B: What happened?<br />
A: I missed the application deadline.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>4.</p>
<p>A: お金足りてる？ <br />
B: 今のとこ間に合ってる。 </p>
<p>A: Okane tariteru?<br />
B: Ima no took ma ni atteru.</p>
<p>A: Do you have enough money?<br />
B: I’ve got enough for now</p>
<p> </p>
<p>5.</p>
<p>A: 日本ではマスクに生産が間に合わなくて、在庫がないんだって。 <br />
B: じゃ家からでないよ。 </p>
<p>A: Nihon dewa masuku no seisan ga tarinakute, zaiko ga nain datte<br />
B: Ja, ie kara denai yo</p>
<p>A: In Japan, they can’t produce enough masks and they say there aren’t any left<br />
B: Right, I’m not leaving the house.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Random phrase of the week</strong><br />
日本では新型インフルエンザの感染者が３００人を超えました。 </p>
<p>Nihon dewa shingata infuruenza no kansensha ga sanbyakunin wo koemashita.</p>
<p> In Japan, there are more than 300 people who have contracted swine flu. </p>
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<p align=”center”>Learn Japanese Pod, ©Alex Brooke, 2009</p>
#10 Show notes
LESSON #10: Miyazaki Dialect
Various ways to say ‘how are you ?’
a) 元気 に しちょっち？
Genki ni shichocchi ? OR
b) 元気 に しちょる？
Genki ni shichoru ? OR
c) 元気 やじ？
Genki yaji
Long time no see
a) 最近 全然 見ちょらんけん どんげん しちょっと？
Saikin zenzen michoranken dongen shichotto ?
Recently not at all not seen but what happened ?
(I haven’t seen you in a while, what happened/how’ve you been ?
(standard dialect)
最近 全然 見てない けど どうしてるの？
Saikin zenzen mitenai kedo doushiteruno ?
b) あ、 元気 に しちょるよ
a genki ni shichoruyo
Oh, fine
KOSEN or DESHOU (isn’t it)
a) 今日 てげ さみ こせん？
kyou tege sami kosen?
Today very cold isn’t it ?
(It’s very hot today isn’t it ?)
b) さみ ね
sami ne
cold isn’t it
(Yeah, it is isn’t it)
Dialog 2
a) 昨日 宮崎 おった こせん？
Kinou miyazaki otta kosen?
Yesterday Miyazaki in weren’t (you)?
Weren’t you in Miyazaki yesterday ?
And a possible reply could be “Otta yo” = yes I was there or “iie, inai” which
would meant that you were not in Miyazaki.
ENDINGS OF VERBS
Verbs sometimes end in CHAWA or CHAGA. For example;
“I went drinking” would be: のんじょった ちゃわ
Nonjotta chawa
Or のんじょった ちゃが
Nonjotta chaga
“I went” いちょった
Ichotta
DIALOG 3
a） ええ、はるか 今度 の 日曜日 なんしょっと？
Ee Haruka kondo no nichiyoubi nanshotto?
Erm Haruka, this of Sunday how ?
(Erm, what are you doing this Sunday ?)
b） え？ なんでや？
E? nandeya?
Eh? Why ?
a) やあ、 時間 があったら 青島 のほう まで
yaa jikan ga attara Aoshima nohou made
Well time have Aoshima direction of to
ドライブ でも いいやろうか と 思ってよ
doraibu demo iiyarouka to omotteyo
drive but is it good think
(Well I was thinking of driving to Aoshima)
b） ああ、 うん 行く 行く！
Aa un iku iku
Ah, yes go go
(Yeah, I’ll go)
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2008
#09 Show notes
LESSON #9: Eating out at a restaurant
Part 1
a) いらっしゃいませ、何名様ですか？
b) 二人です
a) おタバコは？
b) 吸います
a) こちら へ どうぞ
a) Irasshaimase nanmei sama desuka
b) futari desu
a) Otabako wa ?
b) suimasu
a) kochira e douzo
a) Welcome, how many people are there (in your group)
b) Two
a) Smoking ?
b) I smoke
a) This way please)
禁煙席 Kinen seki Non smoking seat
喫煙席 kitsuen seki Smoking seat
一人 二人 三人
hitori futari san nin
one person two people three people
四人 五人
yon nin gonin
four people five people
Part 2
a) ご注文は よろしでしょうか
b) はい、日替わりランチをひとつ、ツナサラダをふたつお願いします。
a) お飲み物は いかが でしょうか
b) 生中 ふたつ
a) かしこまりました。
a) Gochumonwa yoroshideshoka
b) Hai higawari ranchi o hitotsu, tsunasarada o futatsu onegaishimasu
a) Onomimonowa ikaga deshouka
a) Namachu futatsu
a) Kashikomarimashita
a) Would you like to order ?
b) Yes, lunch of the day, 2 Tuna salads please
a) Would you like something to drink ?)
b) Two medium draft beers
a) Certainly
Part 3
b) すみません、おあいそしてください。
a) はい、かしこまりました。
a） ３５００円になります。
b) 別々でお願いします。
a) はい
a) Sumimasen oaiso shite kudasai
b) Hai kashikomarimashita
a) Sanzen en ni narimasu
b) betsu betsu de onegaishimasu
a) hai
a) Excuse me the bill please
b) Yes, certainly
a) That’ll be 3500 yen
b) We’d like to pay separately please
a) yes
Another way to ask for the bill is おかんじょう して ください
Okanjou shite kudasai
OR
おかんじょう ください okanjou kudasai
NOTE: SUIMASEN means “I don’t smoke”. SUMIMASEN means “I’m
sorry or excuse me” Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate these
two phrases in terms nativepronunciation. However you can
understand in the context of the conversation.
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#08 Show notes
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LESSON #8: More counting
This week we looked at some more useful ways to count various objects. The
first one you heard in the program deals with counting objects.
COUNTING THINGS
1 (thing) ひとつ hitotsu 6 むつ mutsu
2 (things) ふたつ futatsu 7 ななつ nanatsu
3 みつ mitsu 8 やつ yatsu
4 よつ yotsu 9 ここなつ kokonatsu ( not coconuts ! )
5 いつつ itsutsu 10 とう to
ex. Please give me two = ふたつください futatsu kudasai
Please give me one ( bowl ) of Ramen = ラーメン をひとつください
Raamen o hitotsu kudasai
Please give me nine coconuts = ココナツをここのつください
kokonatsu o kokonotsu kudasai
Please note that some native speakers omit the O in Ramen o
hitotsu kudasai
Counting cylindrical objects
The next system is used for counting cylindrical objects such as pencils, bottles
of beer and so on.
Pencil = えんぴつ enpitsu
1 (cylindrical object) いっぽん ippon 6 ろっぽん roppon
2 にほん nihon 7 ななほん nanahon
3 さんぼん sanbon 8 はちほん Hachihon*
4 よんほん yonhon 9 きゅうほん kyuuhon
5 ごほん gohon 10 じゅっぽん jupon
*Yes, yes, technically, it should be はっぽん HAPPON but I have heard Japanese
people use hachihon before !
2333 pencils = にせん さんびゃく さんじゅう さんぼん
nisen sambyaku sanjuu sambon
Then Waka sensei says えんぴつ そんなに 買うの？
Enpitsu sonnani kau no
(Are you really going to buy so many pencils ?)
COUNTING FLAT OBJECTS
Counting (paper) = かみをかぞえる kami o kazoeru
1 いちまい ichimai 6 ろくまい rokumai
2 にまい nimai 7 ななまい nanamai
3 さんまい sanmai 8 はちまい hachimai
4 よんまい yonmai 9 きゅうまい kyuumai
5 ごまい gomai 10 じゅうまい juumai
PEOPLE
1 (person) ひとり hitori 6 ろくにん rokunin
2 (people) ふたり futari 7 ななにん nananin
3 さんにん sannin 8 はちにん hachinin
4 よんにん yonnin 9 きゅうにん kyuunin
5 ごにん gonin 10 じゅうにん juunin
One million and three people = ひゃくまん さんにん Hyakuman sannin
AND FINALLY…
Don’t worry if you can’t remember all of those counting systems. We will be
covering them in future lessons. GOOD LUCK !
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#07 Show notes
LESSON #8: More counting
This week we looked at some more useful ways to count various objects. The
first one you heard in the program deals with counting objects.
COUNTING THINGS
1 (thing) ひとつ hitotsu 6 むつ mutsu
2 (things) ふたつ futatsu 7 ななつ nanatsu
3 みつ mitsu 8 やつ yatsu
4 よつ yotsu 9 ここなつ kokonatsu ( not coconuts ! )
5 いつつ itsutsu 10 とう to
ex. Please give me two = ふたつください futatsu kudasai
Please give me one ( bowl ) of Ramen = ラーメン をひとつください
Raamen o hitotsu kudasai
Please give me nine coconuts = ココナツをここのつください
kokonatsu o kokonotsu kudasai
Please note that some native speakers omit the O in Ramen o
hitotsu kudasai
Counting cylindrical objects
The next system is used for counting cylindrical objects such as pencils, bottles
of beer and so on.
Pencil = えんぴつ enpitsu
1 (cylindrical object) いっぽん ippon 6 ろっぽん roppon
2 にほん nihon 7 ななほん nanahon
3 さんぼん sanbon 8 はちほん Hachihon*
4 よんほん yonhon 9 きゅうほん kyuuhon
5 ごほん gohon 10 じゅっぽん jupon
*Yes, yes, technically, it should be はっぽん HAPPON but I have heard Japanese
people use hachihon before !
2333 pencils = にせん さんびゃく さんじゅう さんぼん
nisen sambyaku sanjuu sambon
Then Waka sensei says えんぴつ そんなに 買うの？
Enpitsu sonnani kau no
(Are you really going to buy so many pencils ?)
COUNTING FLAT OBJECTS
Counting (paper) = かみをかぞえる kami o kazoeru
1 いちまい ichimai 6 ろくまい rokumai
2 にまい nimai 7 ななまい nanamai
3 さんまい sanmai 8 はちまい hachimai
4 よんまい yonmai 9 きゅうまい kyuumai
5 ごまい gomai 10 じゅうまい juumai
PEOPLE
1 (person) ひとり hitori 6 ろくにん rokunin
2 (people) ふたり futari 7 ななにん nananin
3 さんにん sannin 8 はちにん hachinin
4 よんにん yonnin 9 きゅうにん kyuunin
5 ごにん gonin 10 じゅうにん juunin
One million and three people = ひゃくまん さんにん Hyakuman sannin
AND FINALLY…
Don’t worry if you can’t remember all of those counting systems. We will be
covering them in future lessons. GOOD LUCK !
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#06 Show notes
LESSON #6: Ordering coffee at café Central Banco, Osaka
Part 2
a) いらっしゃいませ
b) こんにちは
a) あ,どうも,こんにちは
b) ここテーブル空いてますか
a) どうぞ、空いてるお席どちらでもどうぞ
b) あ、どうもありがとう
a) Irasshaimase
b) A, domo, konichiwa
a) Konichiwa
b) koko, teburu aitemas ka ?
a) Dozo, aiteru oseki dochira demo dozo
b) A domo arigato
a) Welcome (used by shopkeepers or restaurant owners)
b) Hello
a) Hello
b) Is this table free?
a) Sure, please sit anwhere
b) Ah, thank you
Part 2
a) ご注文はよろしですか
b) そうですね、じゃespresso doppyoでもらえますか
a) はい、かしこまりました
a) Gochumon wa yoroshi desu ka ?
b) So desu ne ja, espresso doppyo de moraemasu ka ?
a) Hai kashikomarimashita
a) Are you ready to order ?
b) Let me see. OK, can I get an espresso doppyo please ?
a) OK yes sir/madam (used when the waiter takes your order)
EXTRA NOTE
You can also say KUDASAI to order things
Ex. オレンジ ジュース ください
Orenji juusu kudasai
And you can also use this phrase ONEGAISHIMAS
Ex. コーヒー おねがいします
Kohii onegaishimas
Coffee please
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#05 Show notes
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LESSON #5: Asking people out
1.
a) こんばんは 元気？
b) 元気だよ。
a) 今晩ひま？
b) ん なんで？
a) 一緒に飲みに行かない？
b) いい よ
a) Konban wa genki ?
b) Genki da yo.
a) Konban hima ?
b) N, nande ?
a) Isshoni nomi ni ikanai ?
b) Ii yo
a) Good evening, how are you ? / How are you this evening ?
b) I’m fine
a) Are you free tonight ?
b) Uh-huh why ?
a) Do you want to go out for a drink ? (Won’t you go with me for a drink ?)
b) Sure
2.
a) 久しぶり、元気？
b) 元気だよ。
a) ね、今晩食事行かない。
b) あ、ごめん、今晩はちょっと忙しい。
a) じゃ、また今度ね。
a) Hisashiburi, genki ?
b) Genki da yo
a) ne konban shokuji ikanai
b) ah, gomen konban wa chotto isogashii
a) ja mata kondo ne
a) Long time no see, how are you ?
b) I’m fine.
a) Hey, do you want to go out to eat tonight ?
b) ah, sorry, I’m a little busy tonight.
a) Well, next time
Other useful phrases
一緒に映画を見に行かない？
Issho ni eiga o mini ikanai
Do you want to see a movie with me ?
一緒に美術館に見に行かない
Issho ni bijutsukan ni mini ikanai
Do you want to go (see) to an art gallery with me ?
一緒に散歩しない？
Isshoni sanpo shinai ?
Would you like to go for a walk ?
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#04 Show notes
LESSON #4: Counting
1 一 ichi
2 二 ni 7
3 三 san
4 四 yon/shi
5 五 go 10
6 六 roku
七 nana/shichi
8 八 hachi
9 九 kyu
十 juu
Asking for someone’s telephone number
電話番号を教えてくれる？
Denwa bangou wo oshiete kureru?
Can you tell me your telephone number？
10 十 Juu 60
20 二十 nijuu
30 三十 sanjuu
40 四十 yonjuu
50 五十 gojuu
六十 rokujuu
70 七十 nana/shichi
80 八十 hachi
90 九十 kyu
100 百 juu
Asking about someone’s age
何歳ですか
nan sai desu ka
How old are you?
1.
a) Jonny Depp は何歳ですか
b) 彼は４２歳です。
a) Jonny Depp wa nan sai desu ka.
b) kare wa yon juu ni sai desu.
a) How old is Jonny Depp?
b) He is 42
2.
a) Angelina Jolieは何歳ですか。
b) 彼女は２６歳です。
a) Angelina Jolie wan an sai desu ka
b) Kanojo wa ni juu roku sai desu
a) How old is Angelina Jolie?
b) She’s 26
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009
#03 Show notes
(Mon) 月曜日 Getsuyoubi
(Tues) 火曜日 Kayoubi
(Wed) 水曜日 Suiyoubi
(Thu) 木曜日 Mokuyoubi
(Fri) 金曜日 Kinyoubi
(Sat) 土曜日 Doyoubi
(Sun) 日曜日 Nichiyoubi
#02 Show notes
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Lesson #2: Basic Questions
Beb) はじめまして、 べブです。 よろしく
Alex) はじめまして、アレックスです。
Beb) どこから来たの？
Alex) あ、 イギリスです。
Beb) 仕事は何してるの？
Alex) 英語の先生。
Beb) あ、そうなんですか。
Beb) Hajimemashite, Bebu des. Yoroshiku.
Alex) Hajimemashite, Alex des.
Beb) Doko kara kita no?
Alex) A, igiris des.
Beb) Shigoto wa nan shiteru no?
Alex) Eigo no sensei des.
Beb) A so nan des ka?
Beb) Nice to meet you, I’m Beb.
Alex) Nice to meet you (too). I’m Alex.
Beb) Where do you come from?
Alex) Um, England.
Beb) What do you do? (Occupation)
Alex) English teacher.
Beb) Is that right? (Oh really?)
Please note that I made a small mistake in the this dialog. “Eigo no sensei” which means “I am an English teacher”. However, “sensei” is a polite word used as a sign of respect to talk to other people. In my case I should have said “英語教師です” or “Eigo kyoushi” – English teacher. Kyoushi is a neutral word and therefore appropriate for when talking about yourself.
Useful vocab
お医者 – Oisha – doctor
弁護士 – Bengoshi – lawyer
学生 – Gakusei – student
専業主婦 – Sengyo shufu – home maker
会社員 – Kaishain – Office worker
© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2008
#01 Show notes
Lesson Notes and Transcript
In this podcast we studied how to greet someone and ask them how they are. Please note that when asking how someone is we use “O-Genki desu ka”. The prefix “O” is honorific. However, when answering “I am fine”, “Genki desu” is used without the “O” prefix.
Basic vocabulary
おはよございます– ohayoh gozaimasu– Good morning
こんにちは– konnichi wa– Hello (good day)
こんばんは– konban wa– good evening
お元気ですか– ogenki desu ka– How are you?
元気です– genki desu– I am fine.
Conversation 1
a) おはようございます
b) おはようございます。お元気ですか。
a) はい、元気です。
a) ohayoh gozaimasu
b) ohayoh gozaimasu. Ogenki desuka.
a) hai, genki desu.
a) Good morning.
b) Good morning. How are you?
a) I’m fine.
Conversation 2
a) こんばんは。元気?
b) こんばんは。元気じゃない。
a) どうして?
b) ちょっと疲れた。
a) Konban wa. Genki?
b) Konban wa. Genki ja nai.
a) Dohshite?
b) Chotto tsukareta.
a) Good evening. How are you?
b) Good evening. I’m not good.
a) Why?
b) I’m a little tired
Bicycle Tour of Japan
<h2>Fun Friday for May 15th 2009</h2>
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<p><a href=”http://media.libsyn.com/media/japanese/ff20090515.mp3″>Directly download the Fun Friday MP3</a></p>
<p>On this week’s Fun Friday Podcast, I interviewed Stone River and Goldhorn, two friends of mine who have just completed a 1200km bicycle tour of Japan. Their trip started in Tokyo and took them up the east Coast of Japan to Sendai via route 6. From there they cycled north west over the mountains, through some amazing hot springs and eventually Akita. From there they took a ferry to Sapporo their final destination. </p>
<p>Judging by the silly smiles on their faces they had a great time when I met up with them in Tokyo after they had completed the trip. According to them it went very smoothly and people were very supportive and helpful along the way. Although they broke a few spokes they didn’t get a single flat tire during the entire trip. When Stone handed back my bike which I had given him for the trip I managed to get a flat within five minutes of riding home. Thanks Murphy</p>
<p>We will be adding more detailed information about their trip soon including diary entries, equipment, things to take or not and general advice for the dos and don’ts of doing cycling tours of Japan. In the mean time, here is a partial map of their progress on the tour. </p>
<h2>The Grand Tour</h2>
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<iframe width=”640″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://www.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&near=&split=1&msa=0&msid=100340913416573645891.000468d12bf8ca37698dc&ll=39.571822,140.339355&spn=8.127639,14.0625&z=6&output=embed”></iframe><br /><small>View <a href=”http://www.google.com/maps/ms?source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&near=&split=1&msa=0&msid=100340913416573645891.000468d12bf8ca37698dc&ll=39.571822,140.339355&spn=8.127639,14.0625&z=6″ style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>Stone’s Tokyo to Hokkaido bike tour</a> in a larger map</small>
Save the whale? Eat the whale?
（日本語訳は本文下）
According to this article from NHK news, a whale has become stranded off the coast of Wakayama near the town of Tanabe. Local residents are helping to free the whale so it can swim to deeper waters. This story raised a few questions in my mind.
1) Why save the whale when this is a perfect opportunity to eat it?
2) Have the residents from Tanabe town got something against the tradition of eating whale meat?
3) Do they have a beef with the whaling industry?
この記事によるとクジラが和歌山の湾内に迷い込んだらしい。田辺市の人はクジラを助けようと必死です。と言ったらなんでクジラを
助けるの？だってせっかく食べれるチャンスなのに。田辺の人たちは捕鯨産業に反対してる？
Fun Friday for 8th May 2009: Eco friendly in Japan
It’s been a while since I posted a Fun Friday but here it is. This week I escaped the madness of Tokyo for the beautiful surroundings of Yamanashi at the foot of Mount Fuji at the Earth Embassy. The Earth Embassy is a cafe, organic farm and learning center focusing on sustainable lifestyles and environmentally friendly technology.
I’m here to help out with a project to build an all year green house and lodge from recycled materials over the coming summer months. I interviewed Natsuko and Jake the manager of the Earth Embassy and the green house project. We talked on various subjects including what they do and even their favorite and least favorite Japanese phrases.
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#87 Desho
“Desho” is a must know phrase in Japanese and is sprinkled liberally throughout daily conversations in Japan. Check out the MP3 and show notes to find out what it means and how to use it.
Osaka hang outs
Nostalgia has got the better of me so I made a map of some of my favorite hang outs in Osaka. These include bars, restaurants and possibly one of the best pizza restaurants in the whole of Osaka, well worth checking out. This is an ongoing project which I hope to be adding to regularly. If you have your own recommendations please add them to the map. Hopefully, it will end up as a resource for people looking for a fun night out in Osaka city.
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