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Pronunciation Check
I'm a native Japanese speaker, so I'm trying to improve my pronunciation.
I've uploaded my pronunciation on Youtube. I've and read the material below three times as below.
<1> When it comes to love and partnerships, this year definitely goes down as the one to remember.
<2> Whoever is telling you that you are selfish, is just projecting their own selfishness on to you.
<3> I don't understand why you always take it out on me when you are down in the dumps.(We don't really use "down in the dumps" that much, you could say when you are upset or when your feeling angry)
If you find any mistakes or advice, please give me a positive feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppea34d9iGood job! I hope this helps!
0 votedApril 26, 20151I'm introducing about Japanese cultures.
These are explanations about April in Japan.
Could somebody correct these compositions?
I'm sorry, it's long X(【Sakura】
It is a cherry blossom. We're called it "Sakura".
Sakura is the national flower and it is very beautiful to see many. In 1912, Japan presented 3,020 cherry trees to the U.S. as a symbol of friendship between the two countries. Sakura is associated with the beginning of the new academic year for schools and the flowering budding time vary varies depending on the areas,. This year, Sakura came out in April 10th to 15th in Tokyo.【Hanami】
Hanami that is watching the cherry blossoms and having lunch, snacks, dango, etc. Many people gather under the trees in full bloom. In a place famous for cherry blossoms it is very crowded every year. Some people have booked a sheet where they can see a nice view of Sakura in advance.【Hana yori dango】
It is Japanese saying.
It means that a person who prefer see Sakura to and eat dango.
Particularly it is said during the cherry blossom viewing season.
Dango is traditional Japanese sweets and made from rice flour. I think that the most famous dango is "Mitarashi-dango" the which tastes are is sweet and salty.【Obento】
Obento means "lunch box".
It has is a balanced meal that is packed compactly. We usually make it and take it which made by ourself to school, the office, and picnics. and also We can also get it at convenience stores.
Recenty "Charactor-Bento" is in fashion among children. It is made like animation characters with colored rice, seaweed, and fish paste etc. I've tried it once, but it was difficult for me. I think it needs requires special skills I think.【Bonsai】
Bonsai is a traditional Japanese work of art. (You might want to explain that it is a plant) It takes a long time to cultivate and require special skills and techniques. Usually it enjoyed as hobby among older people,. However, a little bonsai can increase rapidly among young people. Nowadays bonsai is highly evaluated all over the world and in Italy, there is a university that has a Bonsai museum where they (who is they?) can learn about bonsai and Bonsai museum.Just need to work on sentence structure and "I think" is usually in the beginning of the sentence unlike in Japanese. This is very good and I learned a lot! These are just some suggestions but I hope this helps!
0 votedApril 23, 20150Japanese greeting
I often hear "How are you?" in Japanese from you guys Americans,(foreigners?) but the greeting is English style. I mean we, (Japanese people) don't say "How are you?" in Japanese. We only say "Hello". After say hello, sometimes we say "It's hot/cold, today." to continue the conversation. When I started to learn English, I thought why would (past tense) they ask about the physical condition. And in my mind I say "You're not a doctor" in my mind lol
I hope this helps! This is interesting! I never thought about it. We say how are you to start a conversation. It is the same thing when Japanese or Korean foreigners would say they have an appointment to go to when they really mean they have plans or meeting with someone. I would think "They have to go to the doctor a lot".
0 votedApril 23, 20150Practicing English day4
Today,I had two classes.
Public finance and law.
When I opened my bag,I realized that I forgot my textbook.
I was really (this makes it more complete and past) bummed out.
And my law teacher's professor's speech was too slowly.
I was about to take a nap fall asleep many times.
It's not my day.
It sucks!Hope this helps! :)
0 votedApril 22, 20150This is my first time to write something on italki.
I didn't know about italki... , but sounds useful. However since I'm broke, I don't want to pay.... for a tutor. (The sentence seems like it isn't finished) Does someone know the a way to learn language free of charge? Of course, instead of teaching me, if you teach me, I'll teach Japanese. (the way it is sounds like we won't teach you but you will teach us)
Your English is good just need to make it more discriptive so the people will know what your talking about. Hope this helps! :)
0 votedApril 22, 20150Japanese
I thought there is was (it is past tense) no demand for Japanese, but that might be wrong. I'm really glad that there are a lot of people who are studying Japanese.(To be honest, I'd like to be born in English speaking country, if I was were to be born again). I'm curious about how Japanese sounds like for to foreigners. When I listen to the English language, I think it's fast and cool. How about Japanese?? Although it might depend on a the dialect though. Actually, I speak Kansai dialect, and I guess it sounds like weird for foreigners.
Very good English, just watch the past and present tense. I hope this helps!
I know a lot of Americans find Japanese fascinating especially those who watch anime. It is also not offered in high school so many take it in college. I would not know the difference between the dialects. I have only known people from Tokyo.
0 votedApril 22, 20150Japanese
I thought there is was (it is past tense) no demand for Japanese, but that might be wrong. I'm really glad that there are a lot of people who are studying Japanese.(To be honest, I'd like to be born in English speaking country, if I was were to be born again). I'm curious about how Japanese sounds like for to foreigners. When I listen to the English language, I think it's fast and cool. How about Japanese?? Although it might depend on a the dialect though. Actually, I speak Kansai dialect, and I guess it sounds like weird for foreigners.
Very good English, just watch the past and present tense. I hope this helps!
I know a lot of Americans find Japanese fascinating especially those who watch anime. It is also not offered in high school so many take it in college. I would not know the difference between the dialects. I have only known people from Tokyo.
0 votedApril 22, 20150
