Online Japanese Class for all Intrested.

[PapaBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by karipeters One of my biggest foreign language problems it that I have studied many and like to substitute words from different languages if I don't know them in the one I'm trying to speak. At least its inventive!

Studied Russian and German many moons ago. I can now mangle several languages fluently . Maybe now I can learn Japenglish too

[koinut]

Watakushiwa Nihongo ga skoshi wakarimasu.

[karipeters]

Quote: Originally Posted by koinut Watakushiwa Nihongo ga skoshi wakarimasu.

Isn't 'skoshi' in Wisconsin?? Or is that near Milwaukee??

Mi nihongo es muy mal, mais parl francais e gl'italiano mit ein bischen savoirfaire!

[carolyn swanson]

Quote: Originally Posted by karipeters Isn't 'skoshi' in Wisconsin?? Or is that near Milwaukee?? Mi nihongo es muy mal, mais parl francais e gl'italiano mit ein bischen savoirfaire!

I too have studied several languages over the years and, given enough time, can read them, even if I'm not good enough to understand or speak. The other day I read something and still don't know what language it was in!!! I know it wasn't Japanese.

[koinut]

Quote: Originally Posted by karipeters Isn't 'skoshi' in Wisconsin?? Or is that near Milwaukee?? Mi nihongo es muy mal, mais parl francais e gl'italiano mit ein bischen savoirfaire!

Sorry for being rude and not translating what I wrote. I was thinking that Lil dude would have responded. What I wrote is "I can speak a little Japanese."

I'm sorry you weren't able to make it this harvest season. More reason for you to go to the All Japan. Hopefully the pictorials that your hubby is doing will give you a little bit of satisfaction of not being there. Say hello to Cory for me.

Rob

[jckoi]

this is great forum, beside koi, we can learn how to speak japanese.
I LOVE this forum. Thanks
Jackson.

[lildude]

Lesson 2: Learning the First 5 Characters of the hiragana.

The first Japanese characters we will learn are the VOWELS; these are the Vowels that I Mentioned Earlier in Lesson 1.

Remember how they are pronounced.

A: あ

I: い

U: う

E: え

O: お



Please memorize these correctly, and please practice writing them.

Here is how I am going to Incorporate the Japanese characters in the words that we will be learning.
I am going to continue writing the Japanese in English but as new characters come up, I will be replacing the vowel/consonant with the newly introduced Hiragana character.
This may be confusing but you will understand later in future lessons.
Note: when there is a double character in this instance いいえ, one just stretches the sound, so since い, is the “I” vowel, you stretch the sound ee, to do iie- (EE-EH)

あい- Blue, Love

いいえ- No

いえ- House

え- Picture

おい- Hey

[karipeters]

Quote: Originally Posted by koinut Sorry for being rude and not translating what I wrote. I was thinking that Lil dude would have responded. What I wrote is "I can speak a little Japanese." I'm sorry you weren't able to make it this harvest season. More reason for you to go to the All Japan. Hopefully the pictorials that your hubby is doing will give you a little bit of satisfaction of not being there. Say hello to Cory for me. Rob

domo arigato, mr. robato. I will definately tell Cory hello. We may bring both our sons in January. Sounds like you are having a good time, too!

[lildude]

Quote: Originally Posted by karipeters domo arigato, mr. robato. I will definately tell Cory hello. We may bring both our sons in January. Sounds like you are having a good time, too!

I envy your sons......

[John Bloch]

Lilhelper,
I dont know about everyone else, but I cant get those characters on my comp... anything I should do? or is there a different format you can hook me up with?