Counseling
07/31/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
We are on summer holidays now, but senior students come to school for counseling on choice of college/university. Many of the Japanese colleges/universities start in April, but they have to prepare for the EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) held in mid-November. They may have to decide which colleg…
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Let’s learn Japanese language: Lesson 10-(1)
07/31/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. We start a new lesson today.
[Nが あります／います]
This sentence pattern is used to indicate the existence or presence of a thing(s) or person(s). The thing(s) or person(s) in such a sentence is treated as the subject and marked with the particle が.
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花火 Hanabi
07/30/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese langauge school. Today's topic is Hanabi 花火 or fireworks.
Hanabi colors the night sky beautifully. You can enjoy lots of fireworks displays and events everywhere throughout Japan in summer. We have 34 fireworks displays and events only in Fukuoka prefecture in July and August this year. The famous one are Nishinihon Ohori 西日本大濠花火大会 on August 1, Kurume Chik…
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Let’s learn Japanese language: Review [Lesson 7-9]
07/27/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Let's review sentence patters we learned in Lesson 7, 8, and 9.
[Lesson 7]
1. わたしは ワープロで 手紙を 書きます。 [N (tool/means)で V]
2. 田中さんに 花を あげます。 [N (person)に あげます]
3. スミスさんに 花を もらいました。 [N (person)に もらいます]
4. もう 昼ごはんを 食べましたか。 [もう Vました]
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俳句 Haiku
07/27/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today's topic is Haiku 俳句, one form of Japanese short poetry.
It is the shortest poetic form in the world, consisting of 17 syllables in total, arranged in groups of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. The original form of haiku was created during the Muromachi period, and today's style developed in the Edo period. Although it is short and rules are app…
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暑中見舞い Shochu mimai
07/26/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today, I would like to introduce one of the customs in Japan in summer.
Shochu mimai 暑中見舞い or summer greeting postcard is the custom of sending greeting postcards to friends and relatives during midsummer. On the postcards, we inquire as to how the other person is coping with the summer heat. It is considered polite to mail them between Jul…
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Let’s learn Japanese language: Lesson 9-(3)
07/26/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
[S1から、 S2] *S refers to a sentence.
から connects two sentences together to denote a causal ralationship. S1 is the reason for S2.
(Example)時間（じかん）が ありませんから、 新聞（しんぶん）を 読（よ）みません。
Because I don't have time, I don't read the newspaper.
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Let’s learn Japanese language: Lesson 9-(2)
07/25/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
[どんな N]
Other than the usage you learned in Lesson 8-(3), どんな is also used to ask the listener to name one from a group which the noun after どんな denotes.
(Example)
どんな スポーツが 好きですか。 ---サッカーが 好きです。
What sports do you like? ---I like football.
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Nobel Prize Winners in Japan
07/25/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today, we would like to introduce some of the Japanese who won the Nobel Prize.
[Yukawa Hideki 湯川秀樹 (1907-1981)/Physics in 1949]
Theoretical Physicisi. Yukawa proposed a theory of elemetary particles and a new theory of nuclear forces. Furthermore, he predicte the existence of mesons which lie between lectrons and protons in mass.
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Summer Holiday
07/24/2012
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Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
NILS students have a summer vacation from July 21 to August 21 this year. What do they do during this 1 month holiday? Many students work part time during the holiday. They are usually allowed to work part time for not exceeding 28 hours a week during the semester. However, they can work for up to 8 hours a day during the holidays. They m…
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