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Yuko
Japanese
Mar 16, 2021
We talked about his haircut and the appropriate level of politeness of Japanese. It's always a lot of fun conversing with Gary-san and I learned the interesting origin of the word barikan today!
Yuko
Japanese
Mar 1, 2021
We talked about the art exhibition Gary visited, which seems very interesting. And then we continued Genki exercises. I'm happy Gary-san completely understands how to make reporting sentences.
Yuko
Japanese
Feb 24, 2021
We practiced how to report what other person says. The short forms are difficult to remember but Gary-san can use them properly in sentences. And he is such a great conversationalist that I always have a great time talking with him.
Yuko
Japanese
Feb 17, 2021
It was lovely seeing you after a while, Gary-san. The topic of game plot writing was very interesting. I'm looking forward to learning Japanese with you again.
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  • Commented

    Hey, thanks Michael, Chiaki-san, Aoi-san and Abraham.

    Lots of good advice and great ideas. Much obliged.

    Gary

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    March 4, 2019
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  • Posted
    Polite way to ask for someone' name when you forgotten it... Question about Japanese. If you are conversing with someone, in an informal setting, but can't remember their name, what's a nice polite, friendly way to ask them for their name again?
    March 2, 2019
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  • Answered
    ‘By all the gods in heaven’ is a way of adding emphasis. It’s like you’re so keen and impatient for her to be here that you feel the need to pray to the gods. It has a slightly jokey feel.
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    February 9, 2019
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  • Answered
    You need the word ‘she’ in the first phrase: Even though SHE was still sick’. The second phrase is perfectly OK though. It’s perfectly OK to say ‘she managed a small smile’. In fact, it’s more natural than ‘she managed to make a small smile.’
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    February 9, 2019
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    I can't tell you the grammar involved. But I'm a native speaker and can tell you what's right and wrong in this situation. In English, we always say 'I have the flu', but never 'I have a flu'. And we always say 'I have a cold' but never 'I have the cold'. It's weird, and I don't know why. But it's always the case. So correct is: 'I have the flu.' 'I have a cold.' Similarly: 'I have a temperature.' 'I have a fever.' 'I have a cough.' 'I have the measles.' Or simply, 'I have measles.' I have high blood pressure. [neither a/an nor the] I don't know why sometimes it's 'a/an' but 'the' in the case of flu. But it's true.
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    February 9, 2019
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  • Corrected

    God’s Own Country

    I watched the film, God’s Own Country, at the cinema.
    This film is set in Yorkshire, England.
    A young farmer, Johnny, numbs his daily frustrations with binge-drinking and casual sex. But he begins to change when he meets a Romanian migrant worker at his farm.

    <font style="background-color: yellow;">[It is hard to explain but this film is everything beautiful, scenery, animals and people.
    I was very moved.]</font>

    <font style="background-color: yellow;">Not sure what you're trying to say in the last paragraph. Perhaps...</font>

    It is hard to explain, but everything about this film is beautiful: the scenery, the animals and the people.

    I was very moved.

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    February 7, 2019
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