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 Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:46 pm
Youkoso! (Welcome!)
As a present for my dear PB Fans, I'l presenting you with Weekly/Daily courses on Learning Japanese!
They may be weekly, or Daily
Y'know what? Scratch that. I'll update whenever I have the time, haha.
To help me, help you, help me, (did anyone get that?), I'll be taking references out of the book from Living Langauge called "Japanese Course Book" and "Japanese Learners Dictionary".
Without further ado, let's get started!
-Brenna. ♥
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:12 pm
Lesson one:
There are several things you should know to make your understanding of Japanese easier:
o1. Japanese syllables can be classified into five kinds. (I know I only have 4, but does anyone know what a 'half-vowel' is?)
a. a vowel by itself
b. a consonent by itself
c. a consonent + a vowel
d. a consonent + y + a vowel
o2. Punctuation is used in Japanese, as it is in english! Though the use of punctuation in Japan is fairly new. (:
o3. In Japanese, the verb comes at the end of the sentence. Much different from the order of subject and preceding object in English.
o4. Japanese has a complex system of 'honorifics'. (As you probably already know), they can can be used to talk to the person you're speaking to without sounding too casual or too formal.
Japanese has all the letters of the English alphabet in Romaji (Roman letters) except for "L", "Q", and "X". Note, however, that "C" only appears with "H" as "CH", and are always treated as ONE LETTER. (:
The Accent:
The accent depends on the length of the word. When a word is accented, there is a drop in the pitch of the syllable that directly follows the accented syllable. (Did that make sense to you? If not, tell me.)
If un-accented, the pitch is always slightly lower on the first syllable and remains at an even level.
Note that the best way to understand the accents of Japanese is to listen to the native language or through a seasoned person who knows Japanese.
The alphabet; sounds.
Do your best to repeat the following Japanese first names. Try to notice the familiar pronounciation between English and Japanese.
Akira Aiko Atsuko Chieko Emiko
Eijiroo Fusao Gantaroo Giichi Haruo
Hideko Isoo Itoko Jun Kiyoshi
Kuniko Makoto Mariko Noboru Osamu
Rentaroo Ryuuichi Shinzoo Susumu Takashi
Teruko Umeko
Now read these and pronounce them again.
o1. Each sound is pronounced clearly and crisply. No sounds are pronounced slurred, like they often are in english.
o2. Each syllable is spoken evenly for almost an equal length of time.
o3. Some names have accented syllables, as where others don't.
End of lesson one!
I hope you learned something. xD Just writing it all down, I was amazed with how much I missed while reading. Keep in mind that I re-worded the facts to avoid plagurism. That's just me speaking in Smart Brenna Mode! ^__^ I also didn't add everything. Just what sounded most useful!
-Brenna. ♥
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:13 pm
Lesson two:
The Days and Months:
Days;
Getsuyoobi = Monday
Kayoobi = Tuesday
Suiyoobi = Wednesday
Mokuyoobi = Thursday
Kin'yoobi = Friday
Doyoobi = Saturday
Nichiyoobi = Sunday
Months;
Ichigatsu = January
Nigatsu = February
Sangatsu = March
Shigatsu = April
Gogatsu = May
Rokugatsu = June
Shichigatsu = July
Hachigatsu = August
Kugatsu = September
Juugatsu = October
Juuichigatsu = November
Juunigatsu =December
Colours:
Ao = Blue
Aka = Red
Kiiro = Yellow
Midori = Green
Shiro = White
Kuro = Black
Chairo = Brown
Nezumiro, haiiro = Gray
Numbers from 1 to 10:
ichi = one
ni = two
san = three
shi, yon = four
go = five
roku =six
shichi, nana =seven
hachi =eight
kyuu, ku = nine
juu = ten
North, South, East, West:
kita = north
minami = south
higashi = east
nishi = west
I may add a quiz to help learn these better, because it's a lot to learn. @_@;
Any suggestions for things you want to learn? Or am I doing okay here?
(: Much loves,
-Brenna. ♥
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:14 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:15 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:16 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:17 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:18 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:18 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:20 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:21 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:22 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:23 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:24 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:25 pm
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