Question Reading Japanese

[JapaneseLily]

MAN oh MAN... these videos are like freshly oxidated oxygen to a fish's gills, y'all. I really enjoyed the video Lily posted above AND the video on particles used for emphasis like NI WA, DE WA, etc. I see those a lot in Super Mario Kart... I know I know, NERD ALERT!!!! HAHAHAHA

ついさっきここに返事を書いたのだけれど、なくなってしまっているみたいトレバーさんに感謝の気持ちを伝えたいです

 

[トレバー]

ついさっきここに返事を書いたのだけれど、なくなってしまっているみたいトレバーさんに感謝の気持ちを伝えたいです

Aw shucks, that's okay! I can't wait until my skills improve enough to not have to translate certain things!

 

[JapaneseLily]

Aw shucks, that's okay! I can't wait until my skills improve enough to not have to translate certain things!

I wanted to express my gratitude to you for your nice support to my videos

 

[トレバー]

I wanted to express my gratitude to you for your nice support to my videos

Aw thank you ma'am. You're the best. Your videos are so fun, and easy to follow. Did you teach as your profession?

 

[JapaneseLily]

Aw thank you ma'am. You're the best. Your videos are so fun, and easy to follow. Did you teach as your profession?

Yes. I teach private Japanese lessons online using Microsoft Teams all over the world. Only if Time difference and each other's schedule disponibility matches. These videos serve us well as homework and in real lessons more conversation in Japanese.

 

[トレバー]

Yes. I teach private Japanese lessons online using Microsoft Teams all over the world. Only if Time difference and each other's schedule disponibility matches. These videos serve us well as homework and in real lessons more conversation in Japanese.

Whoa! Super neat! Wow, what made you want to leave Japan?

 

[JapaneseLily]

Whoa! Super neat! Wow, what made you want to leave Japan?

At first I left Japan to learn the second foreign language and then I got married and raised a daughter and some cats too.

 

[トレバー]

At first I left Japan to learn the second foreign language and then I got married and raised a daughter and some cats too.

That is amazing. So wholesome!

 

[トレバー]

We need to protect this woman at all costs, haha. Have you guys been reading? I'm about to reread a 1st grade book I finished a while back. My OCD won't allow me to skip Kanji without knowing what it means, haha, so I think the next time I get up to Mitsuwa Marketplace near Chicago I'll pick up a few more 1st grade books, a second grade book, and a 3rd grade book. I have 4th, 5th and 6th grade books, but SURPRISE, they're actually hard as Hell to read without running into something I don't know! HAHAHAHA

 

[トレバー]

@JapaneseLily What do you do when you get study fatigue?

 

[JapaneseLily]

@JapaneseLily What do you do when you get study fatigue?

The best thing to do when you are fatigue is to sleep

 

[JapaneseLily]

The best thing to do when you are fatigue is to sleep

We say this in Japanese like this 疲れているときは寝るのが1番

 

[トレバー]

This is a good idea. I just finished your combined particles video, well one of them, haha, and my mind is melted... HAHA

 

[JapaneseLily]

This is a good idea. I just finished your combined particles video, well one of them, haha, and my mind is melted... HAHA

見てくれて、どうもありがとう

 

[トレバー]

Does anybody know what 七夕 means in this context?

 

[Buntaro]

Tanabata is a festival that occurs in summer. Google it for more info on this festival. (Please note that it is pronounced as Tanabata in the furigana.)

 

[トレバー]

Thank you so much!

 

[トレバー]

OK, back at it again with another question. In the following image, I'm going to provide in this post. I was curious if you guys have ever come across this squiggle?

 

[Majestic]

Which squiggle are you talking about? Kind of unclear as to what character you are looking at. The encircled part is just normal kanji. The hiragana written inside the parenthesis is a normal hiragana. Maybe it could have been written clearer, but it is clear enough from the context.
Or are you looking at something else?

 

[トレバー]

Oh sorry about that, right between 八 and 十

 

[Majestic]

OK, its just the equivalent of a dash mark that expresses a range. As in "anywhere from 8 to 10 wheels".
Trucks have 8-10 wheels.

In other words, it indicates a range between the two numbers given.

 

[トレバー]

Holy buckets, God bless you, good, sir. Looking at it now it cracks me up how I missed that. I love reading these books for first graders. I have first grade through sixth grade books and I think it's really really great. I read aloud and just like Lily. Sama said it really does help with confidence in speaking Japanese and also it's just really great practice.

 

[Majestic]

If you want to voice that squiggly line, you can say "kara"


hachi kara jū Except in the case of that sentence, the jū kind of combines with hon to become jippon. So, "hachi kara jippon". Slightly confusing, but no need to get stuck in the weeds yet.

Also, 四本 is usually pronounced よんほん (yonhon). "Shihon" doesn't really work here, although compassionate listeners might understand your intent, and give you a pass for saying it. But "yonhon" is best.

 

[トレバー]

Amazing! Let me add that to my notes! Haha

 

[トレバー]

Does anybody have any tips for the kanji 出？ For clues as if it's DE or DA in any given instance I look at the okurigana behind it, but what do you guys think?