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Is this a correct translation? “This pizza is good!” → このピザは いいです。 [Answer] It is not appropriate. The adjective “good” has many meanings. You can use sentences like this; それは いいアイディアですね! That is a good idea. いい りょこうでした。 It was a good trip. レストランのサービスは よかったです。The customer service at the restaurant was good. In some cases, however, いい is not an appropriate translation. Let’s look at these four major usages referred to the English-Japanese dictionary “ジーニアス” the 3rd edition. 1. good health → げんき(な)  As greetings, you may hear that げんきですか?― はい、げんきです, these means “how are you? – I’m good.”. 2. skillful → じょうず(な)  My friend is good at tennis. → ともだちは、テニスが じょうずです。  When you describe “good skill”, じょうず is used. 3. tastes → おいしい  This is how EIGO translation is necessary between English and Japanese. English: good EIGO: delicious Japanese: おいしい If you wish to describe something exactly in Japanese, you can try using synonym depending on the listener’s response/reaction. わたし:  このピザは いいですね! This pizza is good, isn’t it? ともだち: ・・・ わたし: おいしいですね! Delicious, isn’t it? ともだち: はい、おいしいですね! Yes, it is. (Thank you, my friend.) 4. right, correct, proper → ただしい and いい In the JLPT question sentence says “1・2・3・4から いちばん いい ものを ひとつ えらんでください”, and this いい means “correct, suitable, appropriate”. わたし:  このピザは おいしいですね!This pizza is delicious, isn’t it? ともだち: ・・・ わたし: わたしの にほんごは いいですか? Is my Japanese good? ともだち: もちろん、ただしいですよ。すみません、いま、たべていますから、なにも いいませんでした。 Of course, it’s correct. Sorry, I didn’t say anything because I’m eating right now. That’s all for today! FYI, the “like” button on SNS is いいね in Japanese. But that’s another story. Thank you for reading☆
March 22, 2024
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Is my reply correct? ともだち「昨日、おもしろい男の人に会いましたよ」 私「へえ、彼はどんな人ですか?」 Answer: No. 彼(かれ) is not totally equal to “he” or “him” in English. When people use 彼(かれ) in a conversation, the speaker must know who he is. Therefore, 彼(かれ) is not used to avoid repetition of the same noun. The correct reply is: 「へえ、その人はどんな人ですか?」 When you indicate a person closer to you than the listener, you may say この人. Also, a person closer to the listener than you is called その人. These rules are applied when you talk about someone in your memory. Therefore, the conversation can be continued like: ともだち「昨日、おもしろい男の人に会いましたよ」  私「へえ、その人はどんな人ですか?」 ともだち「この人は学生ですが、会社ではたらいています。彼の両親の会社です」 彼(かれ) and この人 can be used flexibly, depending on the speaker's closeness to him and etc. 彼女(かのじょ) is used in the same way. Also, the reply of 「へえ、どんな人ですか?」 is also suitable because listener can recognize a person by context. Let’s try to use その人 instead of him/her if your listener start to speak about someone you don’t know. Thank you for reading☆
September 19, 2022
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Are they pronounced the same, ら in Japanese and “RA” in English? Answer: Yes and No. The pronunciation of らりるれろ is found somewhere in the middle of L-R-D triangle. These similarities can generally be found in conversation, but these are word-based examples. “R” is similar to 「ら」 in 「こんがらがる」 “L” is similar to 「ら」 in 「おてら(お寺)」 “D” is similar to 「ろ」 in 「ごくろうさま(ご苦労様)」 Below is an image of the oral cavity. The three corners are the English pronunciations, and the middle one is the Japanese pronunciation. Keep this triangle in your mind, and practice speaking sentence by sentence. One of the exercises is to create a "To Do List" in Japanese by voice input on a smartphone or computer. When you’ll get the correct sentences, your pronunciation is perfect! I am looking forward to hearing your feedback and your “To Do List”.! Thank you for reading☆
August 31, 2022
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Is this correct? 京都(きょうと)に おおい おてらが あります。 (おてら = temple) [Answer] It is wrong. The adjectives おおい and すくない do not behave as most い-adjectives do. They do not appear before the noun they modify as い-adjectives, but may appear in the end of sentence. The correct sentences are; 京都(きょうと)に おてらが おおいです。 or 京都(きょうと)に たくさん おてらが あります。 Adjectives describe how the object is; character, personality, etc., however, おおい and すくない describe the quantity of the object. Below is an image. Let’s create your own example sentences! Thank you for reading and I am looking forward to hear your feedback as well as the feedback from Japanese teachers☆
August 19, 2022
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