I need help understanding these 2 phrases...

[dee dee]

おとこのこのうえにあるボル
ボルのしたにいるおとこのこ
could someone please explain to me the meaning and difference between these two phrases?
thank you so much for your help

 

[aardwolf]

I assume you can read kana then.

they are:

The ball that is above a/the boy (boy's-above-is-ball)
The boy that is below the/a ball (ball's-below-is boy)

respectively.

These are from rosetta stone right?

You might want to try buying a book that teaches you japanese grammar before giving you sentences to memorize. A very popular option is the textbook "Genki" you may find it here.

I hope this helps

 

[dee dee]

yes... yes they are from RS
*sigh* you're not the first to recommend Genki, I might eventually buy it.
I'm still not sure how serious I am about learning Japanese, for now I'm content with RS and Tae Kim's website.
Thanks aardwolf for your help

 

[aardwolf]

sure Tae kims site is really good, but you might want to get alittle farther into it (where he gets into noun phrases) before you continue with RS.

you are very welcome.