Japanese Unit 6 Lesson 6

kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imasu.
These people are in a bike race. (still don't know what dete is.)

kono hito tachi wa jitensha reesu ni dete imashita.
These people were in a bike race.

piero wa booshi o kabutte imasu.
The clown is wearing a hat.

piero wa booshi o kabutte imashita.
The clown was wearing a hat.
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wakai onnanohito wa yonde imasu.
The young woman is reading.

wakai onnanohito wa yonde imashita.
The young woman was reading.

otokonoko wa tsuri o shite imasu.
The boy is fishing.

otokonoko wa tsuri o shite imashita.
The boy was fishing.
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onnanoko wa nawatobi o shite imasu.
The girl is playing jumprope.

onnanoko tachi wa nawatobi o shite imashita.
The girls were playing jumprope.

onnanohito wa nonde imasu.
The woman is drinking.

onnanohito wa nonde imashita.
The woman was drinking.
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otoosan to musuko tachi wa jimen o hotte imasu.
The father and his sons are digging the ground. (horu = to dig).

otoosan to musuko tachi wa jimen o hotte imashita.
The father and his sons were digging the ground.

inu wa hon o mite imasu.
The dog is looking at the book.

inu wa hon o mite imashita.
The dog was looking at the book.
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otokonohito wa chiisa sugiru shatsu o kite imasu.
The man is wearing a shirt that is too small.

otokonohito wa chiisa sugiru shatsu o kite imashita.
The man was wearing a shirt that was too small.

otokonohito wa jibun no shatsu o kite imasu.
The man is wearing his shirt.

otokonohito wa kono shatsu o kite imashita ga, ima wa otokonoko ga kite imasu.
The man was wearing this shirt, now the boy is wearing it.
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otokonohito wa gitaa o hiite imasu.
The man is playing the guitar.

otokonohito wa gitaa o hiite imashita.
The man was playing the guitar.

onnanohito wa gitaa o motte imasu.
The woman is holding the guitar.

onnanohito wa guitaa o motte imashita ga, ima wa otokonoko ga motte imasu.
The woman was holding the guitar, now the boy is holding it.
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shingoo wa aka desu.
The traffic light is red.

shingoo wa aka deshita.
The traffic light was red.

otokonohito wa hashigo o nobotte imasu.
The man is climbing the ladder.

otokonohito wa hashigo o nobotta tokoro desu.
The man is climbing the ladder to a place. ?
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nanninka no hito ga kuruma o unten shite imasu.
Some people are driving the car.

nanninka no hito ga kuruma o unten shite imashita ga, moo shite imasen.
Some people were driving the car, they are no longer driving.

dareka ga kuruma o unten suru tokoro desu.
Someone will be driving the car.

ikutsuka no kuruma no kii.
A few car keys.
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kono inu wa akubi o shite imasu.
This dog is yawning.

kono inu wa furisubii o motte imasu.
This dog is holding a frisbee.

kono wakai otokonohito wa akubi o shite imasu.
This young man is yawning.

kono wakai otokonohito wa tabete imasu.
This young man is eating.
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kore ga akubi o shite ita inu desu.
This is the dog that was yawning.

kore wa furisubii o motte ita inu desu.
This is the dog that was holding the frisbee.

kono hito ga akubi o shite ita wakai otokonohito desu.
This person is the young man that was yawning.

kono hito tabete ite wakai otokonohito desu.
This person is the young man that was eating.

[ I'm going to come back and add the Hirigana later... I just don't have time before class at the moment. Wanted to put something up for my own sake though... I feel so lazy lately.]

Japanese Unit 5 Lesson 6

Well... here is a nice mixture of easy and impossible. Some things I am completely clueless on. :[

kaji: Fire
taiyoo: Sun
yuki: Snow
koori: Ice

kaji wa atsui desu: Fire is hot
taiyoo wa atsui desu: The sun is hot
yuki wa tsumetai desu: Snow is cold
koori wa tsumetai desu: Ice is cold

ki to murasakirro no hana: Trees and purple flowers
roosoku: Candle
yuiki ga ki o ootte imasu: The snow is covering the trees.
yuki ga yama o ootte imasu: The snow is covering the mountains.

hi ga ki o moyashite imasu: The fire is burning the tree.
hi ga roosoku o moyashite imasu: The flame is burning the candle.
taiyoo ga ki no kage ni arimasu: The sun is on the other side of the tree.
taiyoo ga kumo no kage ni arimasu: The sun is on the other side of the cloud.

kaji ga kuroi kemuri o dashite imasu: The fire is taking out black smoke? (I don't understand dashite here)
kaji ga shiroi kemuri o dashite imasu: The fire... white smoke..?
chiisai konro wa aoi honoo o dashi masu: The small oven ... blue flame...?
matchi wa kiiroi honoo o dashi masu: The match... yellow flame..?

natsu wa atsui desu: The summer is hot.
fuyu wa samui desu: The winter is cold.
pan wa atsui desu: The bread is hot.
pan wa atsuku arimasen: The bread is not hot.

samui desu. kono hito tachi wa booshi to erimaki o shite imasu: It is cold. These people are wearing hats and mufflers. (why is shite here?)
atsui desu. kono hito tachi wa hinata ni suwatte imasu: It is hot. These people are sitting in a sunny place.
atsui toki wa mizu no naka de asobi masu: When it is hot play in the water (????)
samui toki wa yuki no naka de asobi masu: When it is cold play in the snow (????)

atsui hi: hot day
samui hi: cold day
tsumetai tabemono: cold food
atsui tabemono: hot food

atsui desu: It is hot.
samui desu: It is cold.
tsumetai nomimono: Cold drink
atsui nomimono: Hot drink

kare wa atsui desu: He is hot
kare wa samui desu: He is cold
onnanohito no ue ni hi ga sashite imasu: The sun is shining over the woman.
shibafu no ue ni hi ga sashite imasu: The sun shining over the grass.
Note: I was confused about sashite. The verb is "sasu" and one of the meanings is "to shine." "Hi" also means quite a few things in this lesson... I guess that was the point.

Japanese Unit 4 Lesson 6

I'm getting so lazy (aka, missed one day). Not one day can be missed if I want to get anywhere with this... I need support. :/

onnanoko wa hana no nioi o kaide imasu: The girl is smelling the flower. (nioi = scent, kaide = no idea).
otokonoko wa terebi o mite imasu: The boy is watching the television.
otokonoko wa hana no nioi o kaide imasu: The boy is smelling the flower.
onnanoko wa terebi o mite imasu: The girl is watching the television.

onnanohito wa kuruma o unten suru tokoro desu: The woman is going to drive the car (suru= I don't know.. there are so many definitions. Try? Practice?)
onnanohito wa uma ni notte imasu: The woman is riding the horse.
onnanohito wa uma ni kisu o shite imasu: The woman is kissing the horse.
onnanohito wa uma o hashirasete imasu: The woman is making the horse run. (more literal translation..)

otokonoko wa hana no nioi o kaide imasu: The boy is smelling the flower.
otokonoko wa hana no nioi o kaide imasen: The boy is not smelling the flower.
onnanoko wa kami o burashi de tokashite imasu: The girl is brushing her hair.
onnanoko wa odotte imasu: The girl is dancing.

onnanohito wa booshi o kabutte imasu: The woman is wearing a hat (on her head).
otokonohito wa uma no hizume o sawatte imasu: The man is touching the horse's hoof.
otokonohito wa uma no mimi o sawatte imasu: The man is touching the horse's ear.
otokonohito wa tebukuro o shite imasu: The man is putting on a glove.

otokonohito wa basha ni norikonde imasu: The man is boarding the coach.
otokonohito wa torakku ni norikonde imasu: The man is boardin the truck.
onnanohito wa otokonohito ni kisu o shite imasu: The man and woman are kissing. (or is it that the woman is kissing the man? I don't know.)
onnanohito wa uma ni kisu o shite imasu: The woman is kissing the horse.

onnanoko wa terebi o mite imasen: The girl is not watching the television.
onnanoko wa booshi o kabutte, terebi o mite imasu: The girl is wearing a hat and watching the television (or is it, the girl wearing the hat is watching television)?
onnanoko wa terebi o minagara, kami o burashi de tokashite imasu: The girl is watching television while brushing her hair.
onnanoko wa terebi o minagara, odotte imasu: The girl is watching television while dancing.

onnanohito wa denshipiano o hiki nagara, utatte imasu: The woman plays the electric piano while singing. (Or could this be translated as While the woman plays electric piano, she sings ? The word "since", or "node" from an earlier chapter came after the first part of the sentence but was meant to be put in front. HELP MEEE).
onnanohito wa denshipiano o hiki nagara, nonde imasu: The woman plays the piano while drinking.
onnanohito wa handobaggu o mochi nagara, kami o burashi de tokashite imasu: The woman holds a handbag while brushing her hair.
onnanohito wa handobaggu o mochi nagara, kaite imasu: The woman holds a handbag while writing.

otokonohito wa hon o mochi nagara, shaberu o toroo to shite imasu: The man holds a book while _____ the shovel (toroo = ? ... touching? reaching for?)
otokonohito wa shaberu o mochi nagara, yubisashite imasu: The man holds the shovel while pointing.
inu ga ashi no aida ni tatte iru aida, otokonohito wa hon o yonde imasu: The dog stands on his legs?? while the man reads a book. (I feel like an idiot with this one... why two aida's? is aida the same as "nagara (while)" except indicating another person?)
otokonoko ga kiite iru aida, otokonohito wa hon o yonde imasu: The boy listens while the man reads a book.

hitori no onnanoko waaruki nagara, booshi o osaete imasu: The one girl walks while holding her hat (osaete = holding? don't know.).
otokonohito wa basha ni suwari nagara, nonde imasu: The man sits on the coach while drinking.
otokonoko ga saku o nobotte iru aida, otokonohito wa jitensha ni suwatte imasu: The boy climbs the fence while the man sits on the bike.
otokonohito ga kaite iru aida, kodomo tachi wa mite imasu: The man writes while the kids watch.

otokonohito ga mite iru aida, otokonoko wa kaidan o nobotte imasu: The man watches while the boy climbs the stairs.
daremo mite inai aida ni, otokonoko wa kaidan o nobotte imasu: No one watches while the boy climbs the stairs.
kono otokonohito tachi wa juu o motte, mizu no naka o aruite imasu: The men are holding guns(?) and walking in the water. (another one where I wonder if its "the men holding guns are walking in the water".)
kono otokonohito tachi wa juu o motte, kooshin shite imasu: The men are holding guns and marching.

To anyone who may one day read this, forgive me for all the mistakes and misgivings. This was a hard lesson, and I hope that later I can come back and fill in some of my own questions. Siggh.

Japanese Unit 3 Lesson 6

I had been studying Japanese using this blogger as my guide through the wilderness. However I have caught up to them and want to move forward. This will be basically the same thing... except with most likely a bunch more mistakes and confusion.

Unit 3 Lesson 6

haiiro no sakana ga nihiki oyoide imasu: Two gray fish are swimming.
haiiro no sakana ga ippiki oyoide imasu: One gray fish is swimming.
shiroi inu ga aruite imasu: The white dog is walking.
neko ga aruite imasu: The cat is walking.

kangaruu: kangaroo
yagi no mure: group/herd of goats.
ushi no mure: group/herd of cows.
ushi ga nitoo hashitte imasu: The two cows are running.

hitsuji ga takusan tatte imasu: Many sheep are standing.
raion: lion
ippiki no kame: One turtle.
kuroi hakuchoo: Black swan. (spelled hakucho in romaji)

tori ga tonde imasu: A bird is flying.
hakuchoo (hakucho): Swan
tori wa suwatte imasu: A bird is sitting.
kirin: Giraffe

ittoo no tora: One tiger.
ittoo no kuma: One bear.
nihiki no buta: Two pigs.
nitoo no ushi: Two cows.
(just a guess, but i think nitoo is referencing a pair of big animals and nihiki is referencing smaller ones. Same for ittoo/ippiki)

zoo: Elephant.
rakuda wa sambon no ashi de tatte imasu: The camel with three legs is standing.
hitsuji: Sheep.
rakuda wa yonhon no ashi de tatte imasu: The cameal with four legs is standing.

kono tori wa hommono dewa arimasen: This bird is not real.
kono tori wa hommono desu: This bird is real.
kono uma wa hommono dewa arimasen: This horse is not real.
kono uma wa hommono desu: This horse is real.

kono uma wa hommono desu: This horse is real.
kono nitoo no ushi wa hommono dewa arimasen: These two cows are not real.
kono nitoo no ushi wa hommono desu: These two cows are real.
mokuba wa hommono no uma dewa arimasen: The rocking horse is not a real horse. (?)

dono neko ga hommono desu ka: Which cat is real?
dono neko ga hommono dewa arimasen ka: Which cat is not real?
dono hitsuji ga hommono dewa arimasen ka: Which sheep is not real?
dono hitsuji ga hommono desu ka: Which sheep is real?

shiroi tora wa aruite imasu: The white tiger is walking.
shiroi tora wa yoko ni natte imasu: The white tiger is laying down.
shiroi tora wa nobotte imasu: The white tiger is climbing(?).
ryuu (ryu): Dragon.