Toritoribe. Aplogies. I looked for the edit before but could not find it.EDIT
'Direct towards me, your kanji teachings please.' is correct 'As for me, teach kanji please.' is not. I understand.
Thanks for the lesson Buntaro. I will not make a habit of translating japanese into odd looking english. "My stomach is empty." maintains some of the words used in the japanese but for who's benefit? Any 英語の学生 should learn hunger/hungry so they can understand and manufacture natural sounding english. I will bear this in mind when posting. ありがとうございますBentaro.Here are two examples of は and が (ga) particles appearing in the same sentence.
(1) 私は頭が痛いです。(Watashi wa atama ga itai desu.)
(2) 私はお中が空いています。(Watashi wa onaga ga suiteimasu.)
Let's look at both of these examples translated into English using "As for...".
(1) As for me, my head hurts.
(2) As for me, my stomach is empty.
These are woefully inadequate translations. The correct translations would be
(1) I have a headache.
(2) I'm hungry.
Perfect.５）あなたのかばんは新しいですか。
６）あなたの部屋は小さいですか。／あなたの部屋はきれいですか。
７）あなたのせんせいはやさしいですか。
Not really. に indicates the location where the speaker saw an image of movie/movie-like image in 京都に映画を見ました, similar to 姉の微笑みに母の面影を見た "I saw my mother in my sister's smile" or 見知らぬ風景に故郷を感じた "I felt like in my hometown in an unfamiliar scene".Re EDIT2. Helped me to understand. に is similar to は. It introduces (but without creating a topic)
Hirashin said:
a) 私の本を返してください。
b) 私の本は返してください。
(a) and (b) are a little different in meaning.
Buntaro said:
Sensei!
What is the difference in meaning?
SD,
You said,
"Re EDIT2. Helped me to understand. に is similar to は. It introduces (but without creating a topic)"
--> I'm not sure what you mean. Can you give us some examples?
The sentences like 私は頭が痛いです。 or 私はお腹が空いています。 are called は・が文 "wa ga sentence" in Japanese grammar. は indicates the subject, and the rest is an explanation about the subject in this sentence construction. Also, the two nouns preceding は and が have a specific relation. The noun preceding が is a body part, property, a family member, etc of the one preceding は.I thought I'd show you an example of は…が… that may be confusing. It has to do with asking "what kind of…?" Let's say we want to ask in Japanese, "What kind of coffee do you like?" Although there is a phrase for "what kind of" in Japanese, it is not used in the Japanese equivalent of this English question. Instead, we ask,
コーヒーは何が好きですか？
Ko-hi- wa nani ga suki desu ka?
To an English speaker, this sounds like an odd way to ask, "what kind of coffee", but は is used to designate the topic of the question, and allow us to ask "what kind of coffee do you like?" in Japanese in this way.
Let me add some supplements.What is the difference in meaning?
I think the word "introduce" made confusion. As you might already know, に, が, を, へ, から, と, etc. are called "case particle" (格助詞) in Japanese grammar. Case particles are mostly attached to nouns, but は can be attached to other particles, adverbs or conjugation forms of verbs or adjectives other than nouns. To indicate the topic is not the only one function of は, as same as に has many functions.は introduces a noun, the topic. に also introduces a noun but does not introduce the topic.
Correct.8. Please speak slowly.
ゆっくり話してください。
That's because the -te form of 行く is not 行て. Try again. (Incidentally, "to come" also can be translated as 来る depending on the context.)9. Please come with me.
私といてください。いて
This had me stumped so I listened to the audio of the answer. As i predicted と and 行く. However google keyboard godan input did not offer 行て as i would have expected.
Correct. The word order 明日私に電話をかけてください。 sounds more natural, though.10. Please call me tomorrow. 私に明日電話をかけてください。
Check again what the -te form of 来る is.11Please bring your freind.
あなたの友だちを連れてくてください。
I will give it my best.well...It's really hard for me to explain it in English.
(b) is insinuating that the speaker does not care about things
other than "my book". Does this make sense?
4.Please look at me.Regarding these four examples, can you give us the corresponding English meanings?
4.私を見てください。
５.教科書にもってくてください。
６.私は漢字を教えてください。
７.私の本は返してください。
The -te form of 行く is 行って. An exeption easily remembered.That's because the -te form of 行く is not 行て. Try again. (Incidentally, "to come" also can be translated as 来る depending on the context.)
Correct. The word order 明日私に電話をかけてください。 sounds more natural, though.
Check again what the -te form of 来る is
Correct.The -te form of 行く is 行って. An exeption easily remembered.
きて is correct, but is there a reason why you changed あなたの友達を to あなたの友達は? These two sentences are different in nuance or used in different contexts, as same as 私の本を返してください。vs. 私の本は返してください。.あなたの友達は連れてきてください。Thank you. I will not make the same mistake again.
Here's a thread about は・が thing. This is a bit long, but still just a summary.I will give it my best.
(a) Sounds like a description of the whole act phrased in a polite manner.
(b) は introduces the topic first and in isolation. In this case making the second part of the sentence seem neither here nor there.
I have two thoughts on は I wish to share.
1) For more complex sentences, は is a very useful tool to simplify grammer. This is the purpose of は. At my level I do not know how to use は.
2) I imagine a short pause after は this gives time for the mind to register the topic. Also は could be marker for the topic to be addressed later. Here the sentence is divided in two.
７.私の本は返してください。
7. Please return my book.
Thanks for picking up on the mistake. It was not thinking that caused this. I will try harder.きて is correct, but is there a reason why you changed あなたの友達を to あなたの友達は? These two sentences are different in nuance or used in different contexts, as same as 私の本を返してください。vs. 私の本は返してください。.
Ok. I feel embarassed at my observations and apologise for subjecting people to mistaken ideas. A baby that tries to run falls flat on its face.Note that は・が thing is one of the hardest things in Japanese grammar to grasp for non-native learners, as I wrote there. If you can't read through the thread to the end, including other threads and sites linked in the thread, that means it's still too advanced for you. Indeed baby step. You will get it gradually, but remember at least that は・が thing is not so simple.
1) 5)１）電気お消してください。
２）へやおはいってください。
３）いすを座ってください。
４）
A:私の買い物を持ってください。
B:はい。
５）窓おしめてください。
9)6 II A
6)音楽を聞いてもいいですか。
May I listen to music?
７）夜、出かけてもいいですか。
May I go out this evening?
８)パソコンを使ってもいいですか。
May I use the computer?
９)自転車をかりてもいいですか。
May I return the bicycle?
1)6 II B
１）
Excuse me Sir. Can I go to the toilet?
先生、僕はトイレに行ってもいいですか。
２）
Sir, I feel sick. I think I need to go home. Can I be excused from class?
先生、私は病気です。家に帰ってもいいですか。
３）
Sorry I forgot my homework. Can I bring it tomorrow?
すみません、私の宿題を忘れました。明日持ってきてもいいですか。
４）Mrs. I have a question (but I am unable to phrase it in japanese) can I speak english.
先生、質問があります。英語を話してもいいですか。
I struggled to find the language here for 'difficult to say in japanese' perhaps 質問は 難しい日本語です。
5)５）Excuse me can I take your picture.
すみません、写真を撮ってもいいですか。
６）Please turn on the light. I feel uncomfortable.
電気をつけてもいいですか。暗い部屋は怖いです。
OK.6 IV A
１）Turning off the TV and going out.
テレビを消して、出かけます。
2)Eat and go to the toilet.
食べて、トイレに行きます。
で I understand from Bentaro's teachings to mean 'within the bounds of' (a language in this case). ありがとうToritoribe.)
英語を話す is not wrong, but the particle で is used for "to say something in English (or any languages)". So, "but I am unable to phrase it in Japanese" is でも日本語で言えません.
2)１）電気を消してください。
２）へやにはいてください。
３）いすにすわってください。
４）
A: Please hurry.
B: I had better hurry.
A: 急いでください。
B:はい、すみません。
9)自転車に借りてください。
Can I borrow the bicycle.
Your translation is correct,で I understand from Bentaro's teachings to mean 'within the bounds of' (a language in this case). ありがとうToritoribe.
先生、質問があります、でも日本語で言えません。英語で話してもいいですか。
The form ～てください is correct for "please ~", but the kanji 点ける is used for 電気をつける "to turn on the light". Since this reading of 点ける is out of Joyo kanji, hiragana つける is often used for this meaning. The kanji 電気を付ける would be misinterpreted as "to install a lighting fixture", not "to turn on the light".6. You and your friend are in a dark room, and you feel somewhat uncomfortable.
電気を付けてください。部屋は怖い。
As in the explanation in the section 5 "Describing Two Activities", -te form means "I did/will do this and then I did/will do that" there.The example is in present tense.
朝起きて、新聞を読みます。
When I wake up in the morning I read a newspaper.
1)友だちのうちに行って、ゲームをしました。
I went to my freinds house and played computer games.
2）うちに帰って、勉強しました。
When I got home I studied.
３）電気を降りて、音楽を聞きます。
I dim the lights when I listen to music.
４）友達に会って、喫茶店でお茶を飲みました。
I met with my friend and drank tea at a coffe shop.
５）おふるに入って、休みました。
I had a rest in the bath.
６）大学に行って、ホームルームにいきます。
When I arrive at school I go to the homeroom.
I copied this from a dictionary for when.Are you sure you want to put the idea of "when" into these sentences?
'I had a rest in the bath' should be 'I relaxed in the bath'. I think most people would approve of this change because the latter is more grammatical.Is it common to use the phrase "have a rest"
Mistakes in my corrected efforts. ouch.2)
The particle に is correct, but you did another typo here. It's はいってください.
9)
Yes, 借りる means "to borrow", but the particle に is wrong.
Thankyou for the clear explanation of means.As I mentioned previously, particles have many functions. To indicate the location of action is not the only one function of で. Notice that 日本語 is not a location in 日本語で言う. で indicates the means to do the action in this case.
other examples of the means
ペンで漢字を書く
to write kanji by pen
バスで学校に行く
to go to school by bus
はさみで紙を切る
to cut paper with scissors
The form ～てください is correct for "please ~", but the kanji 点ける is used for 電気をつける "to turn on the light". Since this reading of 点ける is out of Joyo kanji, hiragana つける is often used for this meaning. The kanji 電気を付ける would be misinterpreted as "to install a lighting fixture", not "to turn on the light".
As in the explanation in the section 5 "Describing Two Activities", -te form means "I did/will do this and then I did/will do that" there.
3)
Check the kanji right after 電 again. You misread it. Also, there must be furigana there.
First, thanks for 時 and 為. Genki has introduced toki in 子供の時. I am able to grasp ため as it is similar to describing two activities using the -te form.One of the benefits of learning Japanese grammar is learning English grammar too!