onnanohito wa booto ni norikonde imasu: The woman is boarding the boat.
otokonohito wa mizu kara dete iru tokoro desu: The man is coming forth from the water.
otokonohito wa mizu kara deta tokoro desu: The man has come forth from the water.
otokonohito wa mizu kara deru tokoro desu: The man will come forth from the water.
otokonohito to onnanohito wa yubisashite imasu: The man and woman are pointing.
onnanohito wa dochira mo yubisashite imasu: Both women are pointing.
hidari no otokonoko ga yubiashite imasu: The boy on the left is pointing.
hitori no onnanohito ga yubisashite ite, moo hitori no onnanohito wa yubisashite imasen: One woman is pointing, the other woman is not.
[Note: I learned that verbs like "ageru", when written "ageyoo" or "ageyou", count as the volitional form. This means someone is about to do something or that they are trying to do something.]
otokonohito wa tako o agete imasu: The man is flying a kite.
otokonohito wa tako o ageyoo to shite imasu: The man is about to fly a kite.
tako ga mittsu jimen ni arimasu: There are three kites on the ground.
otokonoko wa tako o agete imasu: The boy is flying a kite.
otokonoko wa shita o mite imasu: The boy is looking down.
otokonoko wa ue o mite imasu: The boy is looking up.
piero wa shita o mite imasu: The clown is looking down.
piero wa ue o mite imasu: The clown is looking up.
akai shatsu no otokonohito ga tako o agete imasu: The boy in the red shirt is flying a kite.
otokonoko wa koppu kara nomi nagara, tako o agete imasu: The boy is drinking from a cup while flying a kite.
otokonohito wa ushi no kuchi o akeyoo to shite imasu: The man is trying to open the cow's mouth.
otokonohito wa tako o ageyoo to shite imasu: The man is trying to fly a kite.
aoi fuku no otokonoko ga doro o butsuke rareru tokoro desu: The boy wearing blue will be hit by mud.
otokonoko wa doro o butsuke rareta tokoro desu: The boy was hit with mud.
otokonohito wa hataraite imasu: The man is working (hataraku = to work).
otokonohito wa hataraite imasen: The man is not working.
otoosan wa musuko tachi ni hon o yonde imasu: The father is reading a book to his sons.
otoosan wa musuko tachi to issho ni hataraite imasu: The father is working with his sons.
otoosan wa katate ni shaberu o motte, moo ippoo no te ni hon o motte imasu: The father is holding a shovel in one hand and a book in the other hand.
otoosan wa inu ni hon o yonde imasu: The father is reading a book to the dog.
uma wa hataraite imasu: The horses are working.
uma wa hataraite imasen: The horses are not working.
otoosan wa yubisashite imasu: The father is pointing.
otoosan to otokonoko tachi wa hataraite imasu: The father and boys are working.
otokonoko tachi wa kumade o hippatte imasu: The boys are pulling the rake.
otokonoko wa hotte imasu: The boy is digging.
shiroi fuku no otokonoko ga kumade o ukeotte imasu (uketomeru = to catch): The boy in white is catching the rake.
aoi fuku no otokonoko ga kumade o uketotte imasu: The boy in blue is catching the rake.
onnanoko wa uma ni hoshikusa o yaru tokoro desu: The girl will give the horse hay.
onnanoko wa uma ni hoshikusa o yatte imasu: The girl is giving the horse hay.
onnanoko wa uma ni hoshikusa o yatta imasu: The girl gave the horse hay.
kaubooi wa ushi ni hoshikusa o yaru tokoro desu: The cowboy will give the cow hay.
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Japanese Unit 6 Lesson 1
kodomo tachi wa kooen ni imasu: The children are in the park.
otokonoko wa hikooki no naka ni imasu: The boy is in the plane.
inu wa furisubii o kuchi ni kuwaete imasu: The dog is holding the frisbee in its mouth.
kappu wa ippai desu: The cup is full.
kooen ni ita kodomo tachi desu: The children that were in the park
otokonoko wa hikooki no naka ni imashita: The boy was in the plane.
inu wa furisubii o kuchi ni kuwaete imashita: The dog had the frisbee in his mouth.
kappu wa ippai deshita: The cup was full.
otokonoko no kuchi wa aite imasu: The boy's mouth is open.
kodomo tachi wa teeburu no ue ni imasu: The children are on the table.
otokonoko no kuchi wa aite imashita: The boy's mouth was open.
kodomo tachi wa teeburu no ue ni imashita: The children were on the table.
onnanohito wa hako o motte imasu: The woman is holding the box.
hako o motte ita onnanohito desu: The woman that was holding the box.
onnanoko tachi wa roopu o motte imasu: The girls are holding the rope.
roopu o motte ita onnanoko tachi desu: The girls that were holding the rope.
otokonohito wa booshi o kabutte imasu: The man is wearing a hat.
booshi o kabutte ita otokonohito desu: The man that was wearing the hat.
aoi fucku no otokonoko ga kumade o te ni motte imasu: The boy in the blue clothes is holding a rake in his hand.
aoi fuku no otokonoko ga kumade o te ni motte imashita: The boy in the blue clothes was holding the rake.
[note: I can't figure out what verb "dete" is, or what it means in these sentences. For now I used the word "participate" since it fits everything thus far. I really have no idea what it is though.]
kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imasu: These people are participating in a bike race.
kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imashita: These people have participated in a race.
kono otokonohito wa jitensha reesu ni dete imasu: This man is participating in a bike race.
kono otokonohito wa jitensha reesu ni dete imashita: This man participated in a race.
otokonoko wa teeburu no ue ni imasu: The boy is on the table.
otokonoko wa teeburu no ue ni imashita: The boy was on the table.
onnanohito wa nooto o motte imasu: The woman is holding a notebook.
onnanohito wa nooto o motte imashita: The woman was holding a notebook.
[Note: In the following, "tokoro" is used as a "place".]
kono hito wa mizu no naka ni imasu: This person is in the water.
kono hito wa mizu no naka ni imashita: This person was in the water.
otokonoko wa kabe no tokoro ni imasu. kabe o nobotte imasu: The boy is on the wall. He is climbing the wall.
otokonoko wa kabe no tokoro ni imashita. kabe kara ochita tokoro desu: The boy was on the wall. He fell from that spot.
kono hito tachi wa pareedo ni dete imasu: These people are participating in a parade.
kono hito tachi wa pareedo ni dete imashita: These people were in a parade.
otokonohito wa torakku no naka ni imasu: The man is in the truck.
otokonohito wa torakku no naka ni imashita: The man was in the truck.
otokonoko wa naka ni imasu: The boy is inside.
otokonoko wa naka ni imashita. ima soto ni imasu: The boy was inside. Now he is outside.
piero wa booshi o kabutte imasu: The clown is wearing a hat.
piero wa booshi o kabutte imashita: The clown was wearing a hat.
I may have gotten some things wrong... only time will tell.
otokonoko wa hikooki no naka ni imasu: The boy is in the plane.
inu wa furisubii o kuchi ni kuwaete imasu: The dog is holding the frisbee in its mouth.
kappu wa ippai desu: The cup is full.
kooen ni ita kodomo tachi desu: The children that were in the park
otokonoko wa hikooki no naka ni imashita: The boy was in the plane.
inu wa furisubii o kuchi ni kuwaete imashita: The dog had the frisbee in his mouth.
kappu wa ippai deshita: The cup was full.
otokonoko no kuchi wa aite imasu: The boy's mouth is open.
kodomo tachi wa teeburu no ue ni imasu: The children are on the table.
otokonoko no kuchi wa aite imashita: The boy's mouth was open.
kodomo tachi wa teeburu no ue ni imashita: The children were on the table.
onnanohito wa hako o motte imasu: The woman is holding the box.
hako o motte ita onnanohito desu: The woman that was holding the box.
onnanoko tachi wa roopu o motte imasu: The girls are holding the rope.
roopu o motte ita onnanoko tachi desu: The girls that were holding the rope.
otokonohito wa booshi o kabutte imasu: The man is wearing a hat.
booshi o kabutte ita otokonohito desu: The man that was wearing the hat.
aoi fucku no otokonoko ga kumade o te ni motte imasu: The boy in the blue clothes is holding a rake in his hand.
aoi fuku no otokonoko ga kumade o te ni motte imashita: The boy in the blue clothes was holding the rake.
[note: I can't figure out what verb "dete" is, or what it means in these sentences. For now I used the word "participate" since it fits everything thus far. I really have no idea what it is though.]
kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imasu: These people are participating in a bike race.
kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imashita: These people have participated in a race.
kono otokonohito wa jitensha reesu ni dete imasu: This man is participating in a bike race.
kono otokonohito wa jitensha reesu ni dete imashita: This man participated in a race.
otokonoko wa teeburu no ue ni imasu: The boy is on the table.
otokonoko wa teeburu no ue ni imashita: The boy was on the table.
onnanohito wa nooto o motte imasu: The woman is holding a notebook.
onnanohito wa nooto o motte imashita: The woman was holding a notebook.
[Note: In the following, "tokoro" is used as a "place".]
kono hito wa mizu no naka ni imasu: This person is in the water.
kono hito wa mizu no naka ni imashita: This person was in the water.
otokonoko wa kabe no tokoro ni imasu. kabe o nobotte imasu: The boy is on the wall. He is climbing the wall.
otokonoko wa kabe no tokoro ni imashita. kabe kara ochita tokoro desu: The boy was on the wall. He fell from that spot.
kono hito tachi wa pareedo ni dete imasu: These people are participating in a parade.
kono hito tachi wa pareedo ni dete imashita: These people were in a parade.
otokonohito wa torakku no naka ni imasu: The man is in the truck.
otokonohito wa torakku no naka ni imashita: The man was in the truck.
otokonoko wa naka ni imasu: The boy is inside.
otokonoko wa naka ni imashita. ima soto ni imasu: The boy was inside. Now he is outside.
piero wa booshi o kabutte imasu: The clown is wearing a hat.
piero wa booshi o kabutte imashita: The clown was wearing a hat.
I may have gotten some things wrong... only time will tell.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Japanese Unit 5 Lesson 1
muttsu: Six (things?)
hitotsu: One thing
nijuu: Twenty
kyuu: Nine
futatsu: Two things
itsutsu: Five things
juuichi: Eleven
hachi: Eight
mittsu: Three things
yottsu: Four things
nana: Seven
juu: Ten
ichi tasu ichi wa ni.: one plus one is two.
ichi tasu ni wa san.: one plus two is three.
ichi tasu san wa yon: one plus three is four.
ichi tasu yon wa go: one plus four is five.
san tasu yon wa nana: three plus four is seven.
san tasu go wa hachi: three plus five is eight.
roku hiku ni wa yon: six minus two is four.
roku hiku yon wa ni: six minus four is two.
roku tasu go wa juuichi: six plus five is eleven.
roku tasu roku wa juuni: six plus six is twelve.
yon tasu san wa nana: four plus three is seven.
yon tasu go wa kyuu: four plus five is nine.
hachi hiku ni wa roku: eight minus two is six.
hachi hiku yon wa yon: eight minus four is four.
nana hiku san wa yon: seven mins three is four.
nana hiku go wa ni: seven minus five is two.
juuni hiku go wa nana: twelve minus five is seven.
juuni hiku roku wa roku: twelve minus six is six.
juuni hiku nana wa go: twelve minus seven is five.
juuni hiku hachi wa yon: twelve minus eight is four.
juuni waru ni wa roku: twelv divided by two is six.
ni kakeru roku wa juuni: two times six is twelve.
roku waru san wa ni: six divided by three is two.
ni kakero hachi wa juuroku: two times eight is sixteen.
juu waru go wa ni: ten divided by five is two.
juugo waru go wa san: fifteen divided by five is three.
nijuu waru go wa yon: twenty dividedby five is four.
yon kakeru go wa nijuu: four times five is twenty.
Since Espanol was battered into me as a child, I keep screwing up and saying the Spanish words for these numbers... funny... I'm not even getting them confused with English. Sighh!!
hitotsu: One thing
nijuu: Twenty
kyuu: Nine
futatsu: Two things
itsutsu: Five things
juuichi: Eleven
hachi: Eight
mittsu: Three things
yottsu: Four things
nana: Seven
juu: Ten
ichi tasu ichi wa ni.: one plus one is two.
ichi tasu ni wa san.: one plus two is three.
ichi tasu san wa yon: one plus three is four.
ichi tasu yon wa go: one plus four is five.
san tasu yon wa nana: three plus four is seven.
san tasu go wa hachi: three plus five is eight.
roku hiku ni wa yon: six minus two is four.
roku hiku yon wa ni: six minus four is two.
roku tasu go wa juuichi: six plus five is eleven.
roku tasu roku wa juuni: six plus six is twelve.
yon tasu san wa nana: four plus three is seven.
yon tasu go wa kyuu: four plus five is nine.
hachi hiku ni wa roku: eight minus two is six.
hachi hiku yon wa yon: eight minus four is four.
nana hiku san wa yon: seven mins three is four.
nana hiku go wa ni: seven minus five is two.
juuni hiku go wa nana: twelve minus five is seven.
juuni hiku roku wa roku: twelve minus six is six.
juuni hiku nana wa go: twelve minus seven is five.
juuni hiku hachi wa yon: twelve minus eight is four.
juuni waru ni wa roku: twelv divided by two is six.
ni kakeru roku wa juuni: two times six is twelve.
roku waru san wa ni: six divided by three is two.
ni kakero hachi wa juuroku: two times eight is sixteen.
juu waru go wa ni: ten divided by five is two.
juugo waru go wa san: fifteen divided by five is three.
nijuu waru go wa yon: twenty dividedby five is four.
yon kakeru go wa nijuu: four times five is twenty.
Since Espanol was battered into me as a child, I keep screwing up and saying the Spanish words for these numbers... funny... I'm not even getting them confused with English. Sighh!!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Japanese Unit 4 Lesson 1
onnanohito wa aruite imasu ka. hai, aruite imasu: Is the woman walking? Yes, she is walking.
otokonoko wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is the boy smiling? Yes, he is smiling.
kodomo tachi wa asonde imasu ka. hai, asonde imasu: Are the children playing? Yes, they are playing.
onnanohito wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is the woman smiling? Yes, she is smiling.
kodomo tachi wa tobiorite imasu ka. hai, tobiorite imasu: Are the children jumping? Yes, they are jumping.
kodomo tachi wa tobiorite imasu ka. iie, suwatte imasu: Are the children jumping? No, they are sitting.
otokonohito wa uma ni notte imasu. hai, uma ni notte imasu: Is the man riding the horse? Yes, he is riding the horse.
otokonohito wa uma ni notte imasu. iie, aruite imasu: Is the man riding the horse? No, he is walking.
kare wa baiorin o hiite imasu ka. hai, hiite imasu.: Is he playing the violin? Yes, he is playing the violin.
kare wa baiorin o hiite imasu ka. iie, hiite imasen.: Is he playing the violin? No, he is not playing the violin.
jitensha wa joogesakasama desu ka. iie, jooge tadashii desu: Is the bike upside down? No, it is right side up. (?)
jitensha wa joogesakasama desu ka. hair, sakasama desu: Is the bike upside down? Yes, it is upside down.
kuruma wa kiiroi desu ka. hai, kiiroi desu: Is the car yellow? Yes, it is yellow.
kuruma wa kiiroi desu ka. iie, kiiro kuwa arimasen: Is the car yellow? No, it is not yellow.
otokonoko tachi wa tobikonde imasu ka. hai, tobikonde imasu: Are the boys jumping? Yes, they are jumping.
otokonoko tachi wa tobikonde imasu ka. iie, tobikonde imasen: Are the boys jumping? No, they are not jumping.
(The following sentences didn't have a particular subject in mind, so I just wrote THEY)
nani o shite imasu ka. hashitte imasu: What are they doing? Running.
nani o shite imasu ka. aruite imasu. What are theydoing? Walking.
nani o shite imasu ka. jitensha ni notte imasu: What are they doing? Riding a bike.
nani o shite imasu ka. uma ninotte imasu: What are they doing? Riding a horse.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. otoosan to asonde imasu: What is the boy doing? Playing with father.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. aruite imasu: What is the boy doing? Walking.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. yoko ni natte imasu: What is the boy doing? Laying down.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. jibun no inu to asonde imasu: What is the boy doing? Playing with his dog.
(I had some issues with "jibun" but I am going to guess that in this lesson it delineates ownership.)
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. mizo o nonde imasu: What is the man doing? Drinking water.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. gitaa o hiite imasu: What is the man doing? Playing guitar.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. seetaa o kiteiru tokoro desu: What is the man doing? Putting on a sweater.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. jibun no musuko to issho ni suwatte imasu: What is the man doing? Sitting together with his son.
kare wa koronde imasu ka. koronde iru kamo shiremasen: Is he falling? He isnt falling yet. (dont know???)
kare wa ochite imasu ka. hai, ochite imasu: Is he falling? Yes, he's falling.
otokonohito wa ochite imasu ka. iie, ochite imasen: Is the boy falling? No, he is not falling.
kanojo tachi wa koronde imasu ka. iie, koronde imasen.: Are the girls falling? No, the girls are not falling.
otokonoko wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu.: Is the boy smiling? Yes, the boy is smiling.
otokonohito wa hohoende imasu ka. iie, hohoende imasen: Is the man smiling? No, he's not.
kanojo wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is she smiling? Yes, she is.
inu wa hohoende imasu ka. inu wa hohoemu koto ga dekimasu ka. Is the dog smiling? Is a dog able to smile?
sore wa kouma desu ka. hai, kouma desu: Is that a pony? Yes, it is a pony.
sore wa inu desu ka. hai, inu desu.: Is that a dog? Yes, it is a dog.
sore wa inu desu ka. iie, neko desu: Is that a dog? No, it's a cat.
sore wa inu desu ka. iee, sakana desu: Is that a dog? No, it's a fish.
I'm beginning to understand how people can come up with different translations for the same thing. Because Japanese speech is so different than English, things can be left out, or reworded to mean the same thing when translating. I find this fact of communication very interesting. I'm not even sure which methods I like best. How fun!
otokonoko wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is the boy smiling? Yes, he is smiling.
kodomo tachi wa asonde imasu ka. hai, asonde imasu: Are the children playing? Yes, they are playing.
onnanohito wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is the woman smiling? Yes, she is smiling.
kodomo tachi wa tobiorite imasu ka. hai, tobiorite imasu: Are the children jumping? Yes, they are jumping.
kodomo tachi wa tobiorite imasu ka. iie, suwatte imasu: Are the children jumping? No, they are sitting.
otokonohito wa uma ni notte imasu. hai, uma ni notte imasu: Is the man riding the horse? Yes, he is riding the horse.
otokonohito wa uma ni notte imasu. iie, aruite imasu: Is the man riding the horse? No, he is walking.
kare wa baiorin o hiite imasu ka. hai, hiite imasu.: Is he playing the violin? Yes, he is playing the violin.
kare wa baiorin o hiite imasu ka. iie, hiite imasen.: Is he playing the violin? No, he is not playing the violin.
jitensha wa joogesakasama desu ka. iie, jooge tadashii desu: Is the bike upside down? No, it is right side up. (?)
jitensha wa joogesakasama desu ka. hair, sakasama desu: Is the bike upside down? Yes, it is upside down.
kuruma wa kiiroi desu ka. hai, kiiroi desu: Is the car yellow? Yes, it is yellow.
kuruma wa kiiroi desu ka. iie, kiiro kuwa arimasen: Is the car yellow? No, it is not yellow.
otokonoko tachi wa tobikonde imasu ka. hai, tobikonde imasu: Are the boys jumping? Yes, they are jumping.
otokonoko tachi wa tobikonde imasu ka. iie, tobikonde imasen: Are the boys jumping? No, they are not jumping.
(The following sentences didn't have a particular subject in mind, so I just wrote THEY)
nani o shite imasu ka. hashitte imasu: What are they doing? Running.
nani o shite imasu ka. aruite imasu. What are theydoing? Walking.
nani o shite imasu ka. jitensha ni notte imasu: What are they doing? Riding a bike.
nani o shite imasu ka. uma ninotte imasu: What are they doing? Riding a horse.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. otoosan to asonde imasu: What is the boy doing? Playing with father.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. aruite imasu: What is the boy doing? Walking.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. yoko ni natte imasu: What is the boy doing? Laying down.
otokonoko wa nani o shite imasu ka. jibun no inu to asonde imasu: What is the boy doing? Playing with his dog.
(I had some issues with "jibun" but I am going to guess that in this lesson it delineates ownership.)
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. mizo o nonde imasu: What is the man doing? Drinking water.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. gitaa o hiite imasu: What is the man doing? Playing guitar.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. seetaa o kiteiru tokoro desu: What is the man doing? Putting on a sweater.
otokonohito wa nani o shite imasu ka. jibun no musuko to issho ni suwatte imasu: What is the man doing? Sitting together with his son.
kare wa koronde imasu ka. koronde iru kamo shiremasen: Is he falling? He isnt falling yet. (dont know???)
kare wa ochite imasu ka. hai, ochite imasu: Is he falling? Yes, he's falling.
otokonohito wa ochite imasu ka. iie, ochite imasen: Is the boy falling? No, he is not falling.
kanojo tachi wa koronde imasu ka. iie, koronde imasen.: Are the girls falling? No, the girls are not falling.
otokonoko wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu.: Is the boy smiling? Yes, the boy is smiling.
otokonohito wa hohoende imasu ka. iie, hohoende imasen: Is the man smiling? No, he's not.
kanojo wa hohoende imasu ka. hai, hohoende imasu: Is she smiling? Yes, she is.
inu wa hohoende imasu ka. inu wa hohoemu koto ga dekimasu ka. Is the dog smiling? Is a dog able to smile?
sore wa kouma desu ka. hai, kouma desu: Is that a pony? Yes, it is a pony.
sore wa inu desu ka. hai, inu desu.: Is that a dog? Yes, it is a dog.
sore wa inu desu ka. iie, neko desu: Is that a dog? No, it's a cat.
sore wa inu desu ka. iee, sakana desu: Is that a dog? No, it's a fish.
I'm beginning to understand how people can come up with different translations for the same thing. Because Japanese speech is so different than English, things can be left out, or reworded to mean the same thing when translating. I find this fact of communication very interesting. I'm not even sure which methods I like best. How fun!
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