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Hi! I am beginner learning Japanese(4months since June 2013). I recently graduated from University and thought to try to learn Japanese. I've been practicing Japanese everyday through reading, writing, and listening. Though my speaking abilities aren't great; I hope to change that =) . If you need help with English I am more than happy to help out too. My fascination of learning Japanese started a long time ago when I was a kid. When I was in highschool my family would host a Japanese student for the summer to learn English where I got to learn some of the culture of Japan. When I was young I also watched dragonball/z/gt, sailor moon, and gundam wing. Though with these influences I never thought to learn Japanese because I thought it was too hard. However, on youtube I started watching a lot of videos of Polyglots(people who speak 5+,10+ languages) which gave me inspiration of trying out to learn a new language. One video in particular by Benny Lewis, where he did a talk on TedX and basically said anyone can learn a new language as long as they have a passion, desire, and commitment. So, after watching the video it got me thinking to study Japanese, and I have =) . If everything goes well, I want to learn a couple more languages :) like Tagalog, German and Mandarin .
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    My First Week In Japan! / 私の一週では日本！ My First Week In Japan! / 私の一週では日本！ So, far so good. 今までいいね。 I am still adjusting to my surroundings. 私の周りにはまだ調整しています。 I noticed a lot of people ride bikes. 人々は注目して、自転車を乗る。 I see more people smoke too. たくさんの人々もタバコを吸う。 In Canada, there is smoking but, it’s less. カナダではたばこがある。でも、少しです。 Also, smoking in restaurants is illegal. また、レストランでは非合法を吸う。 I can get food practically anywhere, and food portions are smaller. 僕は食べ物どこにも受け取れる。 I bought a train pass for work. 仕事に電車券を買いました。 よろしくお願いします (I got a bad feelin' I wrote this pretty badly. lol.)
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    Hi!

    Going to Montreal,QC from Toronto,ON there are several ways. Cheapest by Bus then CNRail(train) then plane. I prefer train.

    Bus takes 6hrs~(megabus),8-9hrs(greyhound) both about 65$

    Train takes 4.5hr-6hr depends which train you take. 125$ but can discounts if purchased early.

    Plane takes 1hr15min. Costs 275-400$ 3 airlines fly there and can use the downtown airport (billy bishop) instead of pearson airport which is far outside of Toronto.

    I've lived in Toronto before 2years ago, it's a nice city though I spent most of my life in vancouver. I just moved to japan though for work. Here is a link for more info

     gocanada.about.com/od/ontario/tp/Getting-From-Toronto-To-Montreal.htm

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    February 25, 2014
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    Is this polite expression?
    I have a question. When you have a favor from someone, then will you use
    "You want to〜？"

     

    For example, if I want to go to the station, then If I ask to my partner→
    "You want to drive me to the station?"
    Is that good? Polite? Normal?

    "You want to" is acceptable but I would use it for people you know than strangers. For strangers, more polite "Could you drive me to the station? please." or "Could you, please, drive me to the station?" Using "could" gives the sense that the reciever can either "Accept" or "Deny" the request. Note: even with close friends, you can use "could" to ask your request if you feel that the person may or may not be comfortable with the request. Because, "could" doesn't sound demanding. This applies to "would" too, see below:

    But, if you want to imply that you want someone to do something with a less chance of denying, use "would" , "Would you drive me to the station? please" . Summary: "could" = "can", "would" = "will".

    Example,

    A guy asking out a girl: "Would you like to go out sometime for dinner? lets say this weekend at 8?"

    The girl can answer either "yes" or "no" but, using "would" implies that he want's the girl to say yes. (though, some guys could say "Let's go out to dinner this weekend? like around 8?" this sentence is more direct but it shows off the guys confidence.)



    I thought that if I have a favor from someone, then I should use "Can you〜？"
    You can use "Can you" but I would use it for people you know. Not strangers, because it can come across as being demanding which becomes rude.

    I thought that's more polite. But it will be too direct? It's ok to be direct with people you know. If it's a stranger it can come accross as rude.
    If I ask "you want to〜？"then it will be more kind to other people? Because I can give them more options? ?

    When I hear that "You want to〜？"
    I thought that "No No No. Why I want to?! YOU want to, right?" Lol

    Examples of using "You want to~?"

    Context: Studyin' for exam.

    A: Hey, how's math?

    B: Brutal... /sigh

    A: Ya i know what you mean...

    B: ya , and next week we have a midterm

    A:bah, ya...You wanna study this weekend together?

    B: yea, sure... at the library at 8am?

    A: sounds good!

    Example 2:

    Context:Partyin at a bar. A & B, both think Karaoke is silly. or A knows that B doesn't like karaoke and is teasing him or her.

    A: hey you wanna go try that karaoke?

    B:nahhh!!

    A: I know YOU want tooo!

    B: lol,nahhh I'll pass.

    A: lol

    Note: conversations are between friends

    I don't know if I could explain what I want to say.....

     

    I hope this extra info helps :)

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    February 23, 2014
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    I'm glad because, I was said told that my journal is interesting by a new friend on italki:)

    11th October

    I sang a karaoke with visitors and it was fun.
    A lot of us talked.

    12th
    My cousin got became pregnant.             //most people would say "got" instead of "became"
    She is the same age same as me.
    Though I am glad and a little bit enviable.  envy.

    13th
    I met Wakana for the first time.
    She is a very beautiful woman and we became I made friends immediately.

    14th
    My mom and I went shopping and she bought cosmetics for me.
    After that, we went to my dad's office and did droved and fished with him.
    But, we could not even catch a single fish. cannot to get fish even one.

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    October 16, 2013
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