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First notebook entry: Introducing myself
I am learning Japanese, because I am interested in a career in the movie industry.
My native language is English, and I grew up in the United States.
I enjoy working, reading, studying, attending university, and almost all sports. My wife is my closest friend. We've been married for almost 2 years, and we hope to have children someday.
私は映画業界でのキャリアに興味を持っていたので、私は、日本語を勉強しています。
# As the subject of the sentence is the same, you don't have to write '私は' again.
私の母国語は英語であり、私はアメリカで育ちました。
# you need to maintain coherence of your way of delivery. You started your writing in a polite manner, so you need to keep it in the rest of sentences.
私は、働いて読書、勉強、大学に通っており、ほとんどすべてのスポーツを楽しむことができます。私の妻は私の親友です。我々は、ほぼ2年間結婚して、私たちは、いつか子供を持つことを願ってきました。
私は働きながら大学に通い勉強していて、多くのスポーツも楽しんでいます。私は結婚してほぼ2年目で、妻は親友でもあります。私たちはいつか子供を持つことを願ってきました。# This sentence is my suggestion.
Obviously, your Japanese skills are very high. Keep going, good luck!0 votedSeptember 1, 20123Web camera! :D
Kyou, watashi wa webcamera wo kaimasu!
Kono webcamera wa Logitech C920 (desu). Sugoi!
1080HP!
(izenn ha) 100 doru deshita, demo kyou wa 80 doru!
Ureshii ureshii!o→wo: when we use o, usually it will be regarded as a 'お' letter while wo will be regarded as 'を'.
(desu): in a colloquial way, you can omit the last part (here that is 'desu').
(izenn ha): in Japanese, いぜん は [以前 は], meaning 'before (that)'/'in the past'
Almost perfect, すごいです!! この調子(ちょうし)ですね。d(>_・ )0 votedAugust 29, 20120今日の天気
こんばんは みんあさん。
こんばんは みなさん。
今、ここで雨が降っています。 雨は今日まで10日間はこちらです。
今、こちらでは雨が降っています。今日まで10日間も(雨が)降り続いています。
→'ここ' is fine but 'こちら' sounds more sophisticated.
→it seems there is no verb in the second sentence though I can understand what you mean. '降り続く' is an expression combining two verbs, '降る' (fall/drop) and '続く' (continue / keep), so it means 'have been raining' (like keep raining).
大変な時間ね。 太陽のヒートが慕っています。
大変長い期間です。太陽の熱が恋しいです。
→in this case (for a period), it is better to use 期間
→a little better to put '長い' because it is not so clear what is '大変'; however, it is not a must→'ヒート' is not so commonly used. use 熱 instead
→when you say 'miss', perhaps '恋しい' is a good choice.
私は明日の天気は晴れたをねがいます。
明日は晴れるように願っています。
→in Japanese, often, subject of the sentence can be abbreviated since it is clear. here (私は)→晴れた is the past form, use '晴れる' (present form) + 'よう/ように' (this makes the present verb a future form)
以上です。
It's amazing that you can use Kanji characters:) I'm very impressed with your Japanese skills!0 votedAugust 19, 20121waa! kowai!
Dallas(*1) no tenki wa kowai desu! Waa!(*2)
*1 Dallas can be fine if you use alphabets in Japanese sentence.
*2 Waa is fine but personally I think kyaa is better to express the scared feeling.(These are my suggestions)
1. In present tense
Darasu no tenki wa kowai desu. Kyaa! (;>_<;)2. In past tense (the past form of kowai is kowakatta)
Darasu no tenki wa kowakatta desu. Kyaa! (;>_<;)
(If you use Japanese letters)ダラス の 天気 は 怖い です! きゃぁ!
tenki kowa
I can fully understand what you mean by your writing, good work:-)0 votedAugust 19, 20120- Formal letter practice1 This is my writing practice for the English test, IELTS. (I'm going to take the test soon) It would be really great if someone can correct my writing. Of course, I'm happy to correct some Japanese writing in return. Thanks!! <The description of the task> You rent a house through an agency, the heating system has stopped working. You phoned the agency a week ago but it has still not been repaired. Write a letter to the agency. In your letter, - introduce yourself - explain the situation - say what action you would like the agency to take. _____(From here, my writing)_____ Dear John, I am writing in connection with the house that I started to rent through your service last month, 22nd June, 2012 in Notting Hill. I am grateful for finding a nice place to live; however, I happened to have a problem concerning the heating system of the property. The day before yesterday, the heating system suddenly stopped functioning. It does not respond completely to turning on the switch. There is no problem other than that in the house so seemingly only the heating system has been in out of shape. I would appreciate it if you would contact the company that can repair the heating unit of the house. It is still very cold in both the morning and evening at this time of the year, and all of us are hoping that it will be fixed as soon as possible. Thank you for your time. I am waiting for your reply. Yours sincerely, Tomato ___ (157 words in total)August 8, 201290
゛木村けの毎日 ー いただきます!(page 1 - 3)
# I suggest to use the Kanji '家' instead of 'け' here because, in this case, it feels somewhat strange to me due to the mixed use of both Kanji letters and Hiragana letter for one word. I reckon it would be the only reason why the text book uses this '木村け' that the Kanji, '家' is considered as a letter for more advanced students.こえにかえります! 声(こえ)が戻(もど)りました!# this means 'my voice is back'
1ページ一ペイジ から 3ページ三ペイジをよみました。 # personally I prefer Arabic numerals since it's easier to read, both Arabic and Chinese numerals are correct though...この本は゛木村けの毎日 ー いただきます! ”
ごめんなさい。。。私は(読むのが)はやくない:(
# the last sentence doesn't make sense. What is not fast? Reading?
My explanation may be a bit annoying... (too long)
A good try. I'm looking forward to continuing to see your work.
Please let me know if there is anything wrong in my English writing.0 votedAugust 8, 20120
