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Hi! I'm Mike. I'm interested in traveling more, and I like to learn a bit of the language for places I intend on visiting. I kinda feel rude if I don't at least try. Fun facts about me: I collect new hobbies constantly. I have tried far hobbies than I could ever have the time to become good at. I think that I may try to focus on one area of interest in the future though: making video games. I once injured my knee in a karaoke accident. I earned a black belt in karate around the age of 20, but I also haven't practiced in the last 12 years or so. I took the JLPT N3 and failed it by 2 points. :( But I still feel pretty good about how much I Japanese I learned.
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Irena
Croatian
Sep 2, 2020
Hvala ti, Mike, da bilo je super! Ti učiš jako brzo i ja sam jako jako jako zadovoljna. Bravo. :-D
Irena
Croatian
Aug 20, 2020
Nema na čemu, Mike! Da, naša prva lekcija je bila stvarno super. Drago mi je da si puno naučio. Vidimo se sljedeći put, veselim se! :-D
Sandra Ayala
Spanish
Aug 15, 2018
Mike y yo hablamos de trabajo esta vez y sobre la empresa en la que trabajo. Espero que puedas volver a trabajar y a sacar un videojuego que la gente va a amar. No nos gusta la gente enojada :p
Sandra Ayala
Spanish
Aug 8, 2018
Gracias por todo Mike y no te dejes desanimar. Lo más difícil de aprender algo, es siempre el principio, pero estoy segura de que después todo se vuelve más fácil
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  • Answered
    A 'drag' is a slang term for a road or street. It is a somewhat stylized way of saying road. It sounds more interesting than the ordinary words 'road' or 'street' that we hear in daily conversation. Describing a restaurant as a 'French affair' is also a stylized way of writing. It literally just means 'French restaurant', but the writer may have chosen this phrase to make the passage sound better. I feel that the nuance here is the restaurant will not only be serving French food, but offer an authentic French dining experience.
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    April 16, 2014
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  • Answered
    I think "If you keep singing Phish" and "If you keep singing Phish songs" sound the most natural. I don't have a good explanation why, but it sounds unnatural to use the possessive form when talking about a song the band wrote. Example: "This is a Phish song." We will also use this same grammar if we are speaking about a concert or show. For example: "Did you see the Phish show last weekend?" "I'm going to a Phish concert tonight."
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    April 16, 2014
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  • Commented

    いい記事、笠井先生！でも、記事の中はちょっと怖いでしょう？＝D

    実は、僕は昔少し学校で日本語をべんきょうしました。でも、僕は全部忘れました。。。

    今回けど。今回ちゃんとがんばりましょうよ！

     

    最近、ルーチンがたくさん助けっています。毎週レッスンと毎日漢字練習があります。

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    April 4, 2014
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  • Commented

    すごい記事、清美先生！

    僕はおきなわの空手道と少し柔道をしましたけど、合気道をしたことがありません。柔道も力が必要じゃないと思ういましたけど。弓道は面白そうですね。いつかしたいよ。

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    April 4, 2014
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    It means "around that time". 7-ish just means show up around 7.
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    March 29, 2014
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  • Answered
    You are correct, "pray" could be replaced with "please" here. However, I don't think this is common usage anymore. I think most people would understand if you used it, but it sounds a bit old I think.
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    March 3, 2014
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    Simple (informal) Japanese Introduction

    (I know hiragana but I can't type with it sorry)

    Ohayou. boku wa Yan da. Jukyu sai da. Eigo to Furansugo wo hanasu koto ga dekiru. Nihongo wo naratte iru. Boku no inu to neko wo ga iru.

    -- Hi my name is Ian. I am 19 years old. I speak english and french. I am learning japanese. I have a dog and a cat.

     

    ぼくもにほんごをべんきょうしている。このコレクションはせいかいきぼうする。

    sai => "years old"

    koto ga dekiru => 'koto' nominalizes the verb and 'dekiru' is to be able to. So "hanasu koto ga dekiru" is "can speak"

    In the last sentence, 'ga' is used instead of 'wo', as 'wo' is used for the direct object of a transitive verb. Iru is an intransitive verb however.

    がんばってください！

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    February 28, 2014
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  • Answered
    That is a difficult question! I would say that 'go to' is what you want to use most of the time when talking about places: Go to the park. Go to Europe. I would use 'go' by itself if it were followed by a verb or direction: Go east. Go running. Go out. Go inside. There are some exceptions, but I do not have a good reason for why: Go home. (Not 'go to home'. However, we would say 'go to my house'.) Go downtown. (However, we would say 'go to downtown New York'.)
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    January 3, 2014
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