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I tried to climb a small mountain.
I realised I don't exercise or play any sports these days. I read an article in a newspaper about trekking.
I wanted to try it. I asked my family to climb a small mountain. They wanted to try too. I went by car. The mountain was about 180 meters tall. We never thought we could fail to climb the mountain on our first try but the slope was steep. My husband gave up on the way to the top. The slope got steeper gradually. I needed a stick and then I followed my son. He didn't need a stick. I finally reached the top of the mountain. The view from there was so beautiful and made me feel relaxed. I made a good memory with my family.
(Relaxed = comfortable. Other words to use instead in this sentance: calm. serene. )
0 votedNovember 15, 20150I live in a small town. There are many small islands near my town. I used to use a ferry to visit them but some beautiful bridges connected the islands and mainland about 15 years ago. Many ferry companies went bankrupt because of these bridges. A lot of people tended to use the bridges.
We can cross bridges by bicycle or on foot. I sometimes cross one of them on a bicycle. There is always a comfortable breeze.
(Breeze = a calm wind. )
0 votedNovember 15, 20150A book
I go to a (the?) library now and then. When I was there last month, I looked for some new books first. I couldn't find a book which I wanted to read. I remembered a book which my friend recommend. I asked the library staff whether they had the book or not. The staff fetched it and said if I started reading it I wouldn't stop.
I read the book in 2 days. It was a very funny story. I thought the book was useful for me in my daily life. I try to be positive.<em>(Novels is correct, but people don't use this word any more. Most people say 'books'.)</em>
<em>(You can say: I asked the library staff. I asked a staff member. I asked a member of staff. Or just; I asked the staff.)</em>
<em>('I read the book for 2 days', is grammatically correct but sounds odd. I think you meant to say that it was so good you read all of it in 2 days, so 'in 2 days' works better. Or you can say 'I read non-stop for 2 days' if you mean you could not stop)</em>
0 votedNovember 15, 20150my favorite book
I stopped by a book store last month. I found a book I wanted (?). The book was made into a movie. I was eager to read the book before I watched (saw) the movie. when I started reading it, I couldn't stop. After I finished reading it, I watched the movie. The movie was very exciting too and reproduced the story faithfully.
0 votedNovember 15, 20150- Lesson 1: Notes いま なんじ です か (What time is it?) (Ima = now, ji = time, nan desu ka = what, ima nan-ji desu ka.) じゅにじ はん です (12.30) いま なん じ です か ごぜん じゅいち です (gozen = am. 11am.) ごご しちじ です (gogo = pm. 7pm.) ('shichi' used instead of 'nanna' when referring to time.) ろんどん いま なんじ です か (What time is it in London now) ろんどん は ごご はちじ です (It is 8pm in London) (Note: I know the place names should be written in Katakana, but I only know Hiragana at the moment) ________ でんわ ばんご は なん です か (Denwa Bango = phone number) (Denwa bango ha nan desu ka = What is your phone number) わたし の でんわ ばんご は ... (Watashi no bengo denwa wa...) 07718-225-932. The - is pronounced の, 0 is zero. (zero nanna nanna ichi hachi no ni ni go no kuu san ni.) ______ の = indication of ownership. Also turns a noun into a modifier: Eg; posessive. Like English [ 's ]. (possessor 'no' possessed) わたし の せんせい (My teacher. 'My [ 's ] teacher') にほんご の せんせい (Japanese teacher. 'Japanese [ 's ] teacher') はるみ せんせい の じてんしゃ (Harumi-sensei [ 's ] bicycle) にほん の だいがく (A university in Japan. nihon no daigaku. Japan [ 's ] university) にほん の がくせい (Japanese student. gakusei = student) たかし さん の せんごう は えいご です (Takashi-san's major is English. Sengou = major.) わたし わ ごうごう の せんせい です (I am a high school teacher. gougou = high school. I am (a) high school [ 's ] teacher) ぎんこういん (Ginnko^in = banker) かいしゃいん (kaishain = company worker) _______ わたしは イギリスじん です。(I am English. Watashi ha igrisu-jin desu. I am England [ -ish ]. country name + jin = nationality.) _______ しつもん ありますか。 (shitsumon aimasu ka = any questions?) しゅくだい (shukudai = homework)October 29, 201541
- 'begetarian! 1:こんばんわ。(konbanwa.) 2:なん めい さま です か?(nan mei sama desu ka?) 1:ひとり です。 (hitori desu.) 2:こちら え どうぞ。めにゅう に なります。おのみ もの わ?(kochira e douzo. menyuu ni naimasu. onomi mono wa?) 1:こか こおら おねがい します。(koka koora onegai shimasu.) 1:すみません。わたし わ べげたりあん です。 にく わ たべません。べげたりあん の めぬう が あります か?(sumimasen. watashi wa begetarian desu. niku wa tabemasen. begetarian no menuu ga arimasu ka?) 2: いいえ、 ごめなさい。この やさい うどん わ べげたりあん です。(iie, gomenasai. kono yasai udon wa begetarian des.u) 1: そう です か? やさい うどん を ひとつ おねがい します。(sou desu ka? yasai udon wo jitotsu onegaishimasu.) 2: はい、しょうしょう おまち ください。(hai, shoushou omachi kudasai.) 1: ごちそうさま でした。(gochisousama deshita.)October 11, 201541
- Attempting to Learn More Quickly By Incorporating New Words Into Sentences/Conversations! Failing!? 1: Ohio gozaimasu! 2: Ohio. 1: Sashiburi. Genki desu ka? 2: Ma ma. Watashi wa nemuii desu. 1: Sou des ka? Sore wa zannen desu. 2: Anata wa? 1: Suberashii des, arigatou. 2: Sore wa ii. 1: Kono yuki wa kirei deshou?! 2: Zenzen! Watashi wa yuki ga kirai desu. (Can I say Yuki wa kireisen? or Yuki wa kireidewa aramisen?) 1: Nani?! Sore wa omoshiroi desu. Nandesu ka? 2: Yuki wa samui da yo. 1: Hai hai. Yuki wa samui, kirei dewa tanoshii desu. Watashi wa yuki ga suki desu! 2: Anata wa baka desu! Kono yuki wa samui dewa kaneshii desu. Minah wa yuki ga kirai desu. 1: Baka? Wakarimasen! Kono yuki wa kirei deshou! Minah wa yuki ga suki desu! 3: Yamete! Shizuka ni shite kudasai! 1: Gomenasai. 2: Gomenasai. Ano....eeto...kono yuki wa yokai gatoshimasu. Deshou? Yuki wa kawai desu. 1: Narahudo! Gomen! Kono joutai wa Kawai desu ka? Yuki wa abunai dewa kirei deshou? 2: Sou des ka? Ano...hai. Gomen. 3: Sore wa ii. Arigatou. Sayounara, matane. 2: Dare desu ka? 1: Watashi no tomodachi, Yuki-chan desu. 2: Yuki-san desu ka? 1: Hai! Yuki dayo! 2: Sugoi! Anata no tomodachi Yuki wa yuki gatoshimasu. Kanejo wa abunai dewa kawaii desu! 1: Hai! Sou da ne! _________ How did I do? I've only started learning a couple of weeks ago and I don't have much time to practice so I'm trying to intuit sentence structure and incorporate new words into conversations so I'll learn them faster, but I don't think I have that much of a grasp on structure and tenses at the moment! I kept confusing kirai, kirei, kawai and kawaii, so I thought writing this would help me get to grips with it!October 1, 201540
