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Japanese: Aru, Iru, and Desu
Fundamentals Hi, I haven’t been able to blog enough lately due to personal scheduling. A busy stretch has now ended, so I wanted to cover some important Japanese basics for early learners.
A Few Tips For Learning Japanese
How To Learn Great Japanese, and Keep It
Kaze: The Wind
風 (かぜ) The wind (kaze) is all around us. It can be gentle (yasashii) or violent (hageshii).
Fun with Japanese Particles, with Audio
Because It’s Normally NOT Fun This is the audio for a Japanese lesson I put together as a free sample for someone. It’s meant to show off what I can do while providing some basic assistance that will benefit most … Continue reading
“I’ll Be Back”
Here’s a phrase I randomly saw in a video game: “Kanarazu modotte kuru!!” This roughly means, “I’ll be back!” (though not with the same delivery as the Governator, above.)
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Tagged Arnold, certainty, governator, Japanese, kanarazu, language
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Defragmenting the Human Mind
More Efficient Thinking and Learning Language education, and many other kinds, fill the mind with all manner of trivia, from which the word trivial is derived. This information is like specs of information on a hard drive, fragmented and difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged defragmenting, efficient, English, human, Japanese, learning, mind
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Abstract vs. Tangible Learning in Japanese
There’s More Than One “Learning” One of the largest annoyances in trying to teach Japanese is that many words have differences that dictionaries will not tell you about. Some differences ought to only matter to ex-translators, like me; but not … Continue reading
Japanese: Making Things Clear (Hakkiri)
はっきり So you want to spell things out in simple terms? To say it straight? To make things crystal clear? In Japanese, this is being hakkiri (はっきり) about it. There is no kanji for “hakkiri”; it is a native Japanese-ism … Continue reading
On Excuses and Apologies
A Culture of Politeness One of my formative lessons in Japanese culture was an old National Geographic article about the cranked up, high stress, high velocity fresh fish business during the mid-80’s, when Japan was booming. It explained how no-fault … Continue reading
Japanese: Places, Names, Fame and Renown
A Rose By Any Other Name What’s in a name? Today’s subject isn’t any particular place name; it is a term used for famous places as described in an essay on viewing Japanese prints, like ukiyo-e. There is, after all, … Continue reading
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Tagged famous places, history, Japan, Japanese, Japanese prints, language, Tourism, ukiyo-e
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