Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 6-(1)
06/28/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese langauge school. We start a new lesson today.
[Nを V (transitive)] *N refers to a noun, and V refers to a verb.
を is used to indicate the direct object of a transitive verb.
(Example)
ジュースを 飲（の）みます。 I drink juice.
*飲みます： drink
Note that を and お are pronounced the same. を is used only in writing the particle.
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NILS Activity: 七夕会（2）
06/28/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. I would like to introduce comments from Chinese students on Tanabata Festival we had yesterday.
"I had never experienced this traditional Star Festival in China before. Considering it’s the first time we came to Japan, it has been an unforgettable experience to all of us.
When we experienced the calligraphy, we regretted that we lost this tr…
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NILS Activity: 七夕会
06/27/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today, NILS students enjoyed Japanese culture in Tanabata festival. They experienced calligraphy, tea ceremony and so on.
Accodring to Chinese legend, a god separated a pair of stars that were lovers. Because the Weaver (Vega) was so lovesick for the Cowherd (Altair) she neglected her weaving, so the god put the Milky Way between them. The…
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Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 5-(3)
06/27/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today, we learn how to ask about and tell time (dates).
[いつ]
To ask about time, the interrogatives using なん such as なんじ (what time), なんようび (what day of the week) and なんがつなんにち (what's the date) are used. Other that these, the interrogative いつ (when) is also used to ask wehen something will happen/happened. いつ does not take the particle に.
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World Heritage of Japan: 屋久島
06/26/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today's topic is the World Heritage of Japan: Yakushima 屋久島.
Yakushima Island was one of the first sites chosen to be a World Heritage site in Japan together with Himeji Castle, Horyu-ji Temple and Shirakami mountain range in 1993. Although it is a small island located in the south of Kagoshima prefecture, it has many mountains more than 1,0…
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Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 5-(2)
06/26/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
[N (person/animal) と V] *N refers to a noun, and V refers to a verb.
When you do something with a person (or an animal), the person (or the animal) is marked with the particle と.
(Example)
家族（かぞく）と 日本へ 来ました。 I came to Japan with my family.
*家族: family
If you do something alone, the expression ひとりで is used. In this case,…
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Start accepting applications for JANUARY session
06/25/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. We submitted COE applications for the October 2012 Session last Friday. We are very happy that many people from the world applied for the session to learn Japanese langauge with us at NILS. The Fukuoka Immigration Bureau will inform us who get approved for the Certificate of Eligibility in the last week of August. Hope all applicants will b…
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Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 5-(1)
06/25/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Let's start new lesson today!
[N (place) へ 行（い）きます／来（き）ます／帰（かえ）ります] *N refers to a noun.
When a verb indicates movement to a certain place, the particle へ is put after the place noun to show the direction of the move. The particle へ is read え.
(Example)
京都（きょうと）へ 行きます。 I will go to Kyoto.
日本へ 来ました。 I came to Japan.
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Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 4-(5)
06/20/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today, you will learn vocabulary relating to time.
ごぜん 午前: a.m., morning ごご 午後: p.m., afternoon
あさ 朝: morning ひる 昼: daytime, noon ばん（よる） 晩（夜）: night, evening
おととい: the day before yesterday きのう 昨日: yesterday
きょう 今日: today あした 明日: tomorrow あさって: the day after tomorrow
けさ 今朝: this morning こんばん 今晩: this evening, tonight
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Let’s learn Japanese: Lesson 4-(4)
06/19/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
[N1 と N2] *N refers to a noun.
The particle と connects two nouns in coordinate relation.
(Example)
銀行の 休みは 土曜日と 日曜日です。
The bank is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
*～と～: and (used to connect nouns)
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