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Hello! Before anything else, I'd like to say that I don't like so much to use italki's "chat now" and will rarely do so. So I'd prefer if you use italki's "send message" or the blackboard when you wish to talk to me. I will try and reply as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding. I am a Portuguese girl, allthough my background is african. Japanese is one of the languages I am currently learning and probably the one I've been paying more attention to lately. (Mainly by self-teaching). I like to read manga and watch anime, that is how I firstly got introduced to the japanese language and culture. I came to be generally interested about japan's culture and people, and so now-a-days I am looking forward to be more interactive and not just stick to what the books say. I am also very fluent in english since I've been daily speeking in english since 2002. I hope I can learn from you all and help as far as I can about the cultures and languages I study.
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    やる to express "to give" / "to offer" Hello! While studying Japanese I came across the following sentence and respective translation: 一郎はみどりにスカーフをやった。 Ichiro wa Midori ni sukafu o yatta. (Ichiro gave a scarf to Midori.) I think the verb やる(yaru), despite all the meanings with which it is associated, is more commonly used to express the action "to do". And when I checked it with the online dictionary http://nihongo.j-talk.com/parser/search/index.php based on Jim Breen’s Kanjidic dictionary, I've confirmed that the meaning "to give" does apply to the verb やる (alerting that it is used when something is given to inferiors, animals, etc.) In any case, I'd like to know which are the most common ways to express giving or offering something to someone on a common or standard situation. So far I think that the most common verbs used are: 上げる(ageru) and 呉れる (kureru). Please help! Thank you in advance for your help! - Suzika
    September 7, 2009
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    hello! Japanese to English audio files at http://japanese.about.com/library/blsoundfile.htm and http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php I hope it helps!
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    August 25, 2009
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    Olá Osamu. Eu penso que esta página tem bastante informação e que pode ajudar-te. Maior parte da informação que está nesse página está de acordo com o que aprendi em na escola, quando estudei a História de Portugal. Eu própria não sei muito sobre a história da capoeira mas espero que ajude! =) Português: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira Japonês: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9
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    May 30, 2009
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    会う (あう、au) significa 'to meet'. 会いましょう é uma conjugação do verbo. No link abaixo encontrará varias conjugações do verbo 会う, e algumas frases de exemplo. O site está em Inglês. http://japanese.about.com/library/blverb23.htm Bom estudo ! :) - Suzika
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    March 26, 2009
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    I enjoy learning languages the most and learn about science and technology! I dislake noisy and crowded places. I hate dishonest people.
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    March 22, 2009
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    Try to use this text to speech application: http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/speech.asp Just select the language, type the text, and click 'Say it'. I hope it helps =)
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    February 5, 2009
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    This content violates our Community Guidelines.
    December 28, 2008
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    Oi, podes-me mostrar um exmplo ? =)
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    September 16, 2008
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    Hello, I actually think think that "anata no tony desu" means "I am your tony". I am sorry if I am mistaken. In any case, this is how I possibly could indicate my name (Suzika). Example 1: 私はSuzikaです。Watashi wa Suzika desu. I am Suzika. Example 2: 私の名前はSuzikaです。Watashi no namae wa Suzika desu. My name is Suzika. I would probably use the first example more often than the other, because it seems more casual and more natural to use when introducing to friends or collegues. When introducing myself for the first time, I would probably use a set of lines like this: Kanji: 初めまして。私はSuzikaです。 <Next I'd probably say something like where I am from, or related to the motive of why I am introducing myself at the moment>. どうぞ宜しくお願いします。 Romaji: Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Suzika desu. < Next I'd probably ...> (Douzo) Yoroshiku Onegai (ita)shimasu. Meaning: How do you do? I am Suzika. Please consider me positively in the future. I haven't found any literal translation for "hajimemashte" and "douzo yoroshiku onegai (ita)shimasu", but this is the meaning that I always get when learning from textbooks, movies and translations in phrasebooks. Here are some exmples of First Introductions: (part 1) http://japanese.about.com/library/blintroduction.htm (part 2) http://japanese.about.com/library/blfirstmeet2.htm Also in "Douzo Yoroshiku Onegai (ita)shimasu", using the words Douzo, onegaishimasu, onegai (ita)shimasu, or not using them can show different politness, which is why very important to understand the Japanese perspective of politness in order to speak properly. But I am not very secure to discuss that element. I hope someone will clear it out for you :) And I hope I might have helped. がんばってください。 (Please keep the hard work). - Suzika
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    September 9, 2008
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    When I see someone who looks muslim I don't think they will or can kill me even though they can (everyone can), or when I see a person with a shaved head I don't think they are "skinheads" even though they can be, and when I see a rebel looking black person I don't think they are a robber even though they can be (reference to some prejudice from some people I know) ... So everyone I see can be anything from friends to inimies or something else, what matters is to keep an open minded and seek to deal with people for what we can really observe in them and not only for what or who they seem to look like. Closing our minds will limit our comprehension and blur our ability to observe and learn who is who. (my simple opinion)
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    September 6, 2008
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