Mac's Learning English

[Mac]

Wow. What a cute smiley this is "<(" )>".
I have never seen the smiley like a bird before.

as far as I know... = 窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｬ窶堙ｨﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・
"As far as I know He is a nice man."
exception = 窶堙ｪ窶堋｢窶堋ｪ窶堋｢

I wasn't in my mind into Japanese.
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙個（窶堙懌?堋ｽ窶堙債　窶堋ｶ窶堙披?堙ｱ窶堙個）窶堋?窶堋ｽ窶堙懌?堙可　
窶堙俄?堙吮?堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堋ｪﾂ　窶堙坂?堋｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。:?

"mind" is a difficult word for me....

I was preinvolved with other things and people in different languages. =
ﾅｽ窶樞?堙才?遺?楼ﾂ、窶伉ｼ窶堙固ｽ窶凪?堙｢ﾂ　ﾂ人ﾂ々窶堙ｰﾋ?ｪﾂ渉鞘?堙可　ﾋ?｡窶堋､ﾅ陳ｾﾅ津ｪ窶堙娯?吮??窶堙?　ﾅ?ﾂｪ窶堋ｫﾂ最ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堋｢窶堋ｺ窶堙ｱﾂ、ﾂ　窶堙吮?堋ｩ窶堙娯?堋ｱ窶堙??堙｢ﾂ　窶堙絶?堙??堙鯛?堙??堙ｰ窶堋｢窶堙≫?堋ｵ窶堙･窶堙可　窶堋ｿ窶堋ｪ窶堋､窶堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堙娯?堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙
窶堙懌?堋ｫ窶堋ｱ窶堙ｱ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。

I just can't flip-flop very easily from one language to another.
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ　窶堙絶?堙??堙や?堙娯?堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ　窶堙吮?堋ｩ窶堙娯?堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堙鳴　
窶堙??堙??堙?窶堋ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｱ窶堙可　窶堋ｫ窶堙｣窶堋､窶堙問?堙ｱﾂ（ﾂ「窶ｹ}ﾂ」ﾅ槌停?堙可「窶｢ﾃ渉」窶ｰﾂｻ > 窶堋ｷ窶堋ｮ窶堙俄?堙吮?堙ｱ窶堙｢窶堋ｭ窶堙??堋ｫ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ？ ﾂ）
窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙??堋ｪ窶堙??堋ｫ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。

:?

hehe everyone. I know those contractions. (^^;
Now I think I need to learn those sentences.

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If ... past form, ﾂ〜 would + normal form. 窶堙?窶堋ｵﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堙遺?堙ｧ窶堙篠、ﾂ〜窶堙遺?堙娯?堙可。
If ... had + perfect past tense formﾂ、ﾂ〜would have + perfect past tense form.ﾂ　窶堙?窶堋ｵﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堋ｾ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾂ〜窶堋ｾ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶堙娯?堙可。
If ... should + normal formﾂ、ﾂ〜 would + normal form. 窶堙?窶堋ｵ窶毒凪?堋ｪﾋ?ｪﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堙遺?堙ｧ窶堙篠、ﾂ〜窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ

It would be better, if you would have written like this.
It would be better, if you could have written like this.
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and some sentences of possibility like...
be going to, will, would, could, can...... (^^;

I said I would send the picture.
My friend said "It would be nice".

I thought "it would be nice" was the contraction sentence of
"It would be nice, if you could have sent that."

I think I understand the meaning of "would" in those cases.

I'm going to open the party tomorrow. possibility is high? or low.....
I will open the party tomorrow. possibility is low? or high.... I've heard like that before....

It can be. 窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂?堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。:?
It can't be happening. 窶堋ｻ窶堙ｱ窶堙遺?堋ｱ窶堙??堋ｪ窶堋ｨ窶堋ｱ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｯ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。 :?

 

[TKNY]

Wow. What a cute smiley this is "<(" )>".
I have never seen the smiley like a bird before.

as far as I know... = 窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｬ窶堙ｨﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・
"As far as I know He is a nice man."
exception = 窶堙ｪ窶堋｢窶堋ｪ窶堋｢

I wasn't in my mind into Japanese.
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙個（窶堙懌?堋ｽ窶堙債　窶堋ｶ窶堙披?堙ｱ窶堙個）窶堋?窶堋ｽ窶堙懌?堙可　
窶堙俄?堙吮?堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堋ｪﾂ　窶堙坂?堋｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。:?

"mind" is a difficult word for me....

I was preinvolved with other things and people in different languages. =
ﾅｽ窶樞?堙才?遺?楼ﾂ、窶伉ｼ窶堙固ｽ窶凪?堙｢ﾂ　ﾂ人ﾂ々窶堙ｰﾋ?ｪﾂ渉鞘?堙可　ﾋ?｡窶堋､ﾅ陳ｾﾅ津ｪ窶堙娯?吮??窶堙?　ﾅ?ﾂｪ窶堋ｫﾂ最ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堋｢窶堋ｺ窶堙ｱﾂ、ﾂ　窶堙吮?堋ｩ窶堙娯?堋ｱ窶堙??堙｢ﾂ　窶堙絶?堙??堙鯛?堙??堙ｰ窶堋｢窶堙≫?堋ｵ窶堙･窶堙可　窶堋ｿ窶堋ｪ窶堋､窶堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堙娯?堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙
窶堙懌?堋ｫ窶堋ｱ窶堙ｱ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。

I just can't flip-flop very easily from one language to another.
窶堙ｭ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｵ窶堙債　窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ　窶堙絶?堙??堙や?堙娯?堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ　窶堙吮?堋ｩ窶堙娯?堋ｰ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｲ窶堙鳴　
窶堙??堙??堙?窶堋ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｱ窶堙可　窶堋ｫ窶堙｣窶堋､窶堙問?堙ｱﾂ（ﾂ「窶ｹ}ﾂ」ﾅ槌停?堙可「窶｢ﾃ渉」窶ｰﾂｻ > 窶堋ｷ窶堋ｮ窶堙俄?堙吮?堙ｱ窶堙｢窶堋ｭ窶堙??堋ｫ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ？ ﾂ）
窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙??堋ｪ窶堙??堋ｫ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。

:?

hehe everyone. I know those contractions. (^^;
Now I think I need to learn those sentences.

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If ... past form, ﾂ〜 would + normal form. 窶堙?窶堋ｵﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堙遺?堙ｧ窶堙篠、ﾂ〜窶堙遺?堙娯?堙可。
If ... had + perfect past tense formﾂ、ﾂ〜would have + perfect past tense form.ﾂ　窶堙?窶堋ｵﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堋ｾ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾂ〜窶堋ｾ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶堙娯?堙可。
If ... should + normal formﾂ、ﾂ〜 would + normal form. 窶堙?窶堋ｵ窶毒凪?堋ｪﾋ?ｪﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堙遺?堙ｧ窶堙篠、ﾂ〜窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ

It would be better, if you would have written like this.
It would be better, if you could have written like this.
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and some sentences of possibility like...
be going to, will, would, could, can...... (^^;

I said I would send the picture.
My friend said "It would be nice".

I thought "it would be nice" was the contraction sentence of
"It would be nice, if you could have sent that."

I think I understand the meaning of "would" in those cases.

I'm going to open the party tomorrow. possibility is high? or low.....
I will open the party tomorrow. possibility is low? or high.... I've heard like that before....

It can be. 窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂?堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。:?
It can't be happening. 窶堋ｻ窶堙ｱ窶堙遺?堋ｱ窶堙??堋ｪ窶堋ｨ窶堋ｱ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｯ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。 :?

great job mac, you english is better than my japanese

 

[Mac]

What have you been up to this week?

I really can't translate the sentence. :?
Would someone please traslate this sentence?

 

[TKNY]

What have you been up to this week?

I really can't translate the sentence. :?
Would someone please traslate this sentence?

its an english idiom, it doesnt make any sense, but it basically means what have you been doing this week.

 

[TwistedMac]

its an english idiom, it doesnt make any sense, but it basically means what have you been doing this week.

*agrees*
it also works if you want to ask someone what they are doing by making it "What are you up to?"

 

[Mac]

Oh, Thank you for your help, TKNY and TwistedMac.

That is an idiom. wow idiom.... I'll remember this word. This word may be useful.

So, I awoke just now and I looked my dictionary....
The sentence contained in my dictionary.

What have you been up to this week? = What have you been doing this week?
ﾂ債｡ﾂ週窶堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？ uhhh. This sentence must be useful.
What had you been up to this week? = What had you been doing this week?
ﾂ債｡ﾂ週窶堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？ :?

 

[Elizabeth]

Oh, Thank you for your help, TKNY and TwistedMac.

That is an idiom. wow idiom.... I'll remember this word. This word may be useful.

So, I awoke just now and I looked my dictionary....
The sentence contained in my dictionary.

What have you been up to this week? = What have you been doing this week?
ﾂ債｡ﾂ週窶堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？ uhhh. This sentence must be useful.
What had you been up to this week? = What had you been doing this week?
ﾂ債｡ﾂ週窶堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？ :?

Except it is what have you been doing this week ? In the present perfect....

And don't forget "in" in looked (in) my dictionary....The sentence that was in my dictionary is.....

 

[MikeH85]

What had you been up to this week? = What had you been doing this week?

The sentence "What have you been doing this week?" is already refering to the past (the last week), so there is not need to change "have" to "had".
For that reason "What had you been up to this week?" is barely ever used and sounds unnatural... just use "What have you been up to this week?" instead and you will be fine!

 

[Elizabeth]

If this is all still confusing, Mac, you can always say "What are you up to this week?" "What were you up to last week?" or "What's up?"....just don't actually look up
as you're saying it.

 

[Mac]

Thank you for you help, Mike and Elizabeth.

Hmm. "The sentence was looked in my dictionary. " is the correct sentence?
or "The sentence in looked my dictionary."?
or "The sentence was contained in my dictionary."?

I can agree the first sentence....But the second sentence......Hmmm....

The sentence "What have you been doing this week?" is already refering to the past (the last week), so there is not need to change "have" to "had".

ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙坂?堋ｷ窶堙??堙俄?ｰﾃ溪?ｹﾅｽ窶堙俄?伉ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堋ｵ窶堙?have"窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ"had"窶堙問?｢ﾃ渉更窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶｢K窶牌窶堙坂?堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。

For that reason "What had you been up to this week?" is barely ever used and sounds unnatural... just use "What have you been up to this week?" instead and you will be fine!

窶堋ｻ窶堙娯?板昶?燃窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙?、ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙債債｡窶堙懌?堙??堙俄?堙吮?堙??堙ｱ窶堙?ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙??堋｢窶堙遺?堋ｭﾂ、窶ｹﾂｿ窶堋ｫ窶堋ｪ窶｢sﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙??堋?窶堙ｩﾂ。窶堙??堙俄?堋ｩ窶堋ｭﾂ、ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙ｰ窶佚｣窶堙ｭ窶堙ｨ窶堙嫁ｽg窶堋｢窶堙遺?堋ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙??堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙坂?板ｧ窶拮窶堙俄?堙遺?堙ｩ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ。

Yay! I could translate the sentences!
I don't know that is correct or incorrect though.

By the way, Is the pronunciation of "barely"ﾆ遅ﾆ但ﾆ椎?ﾂーﾂ？:?

 

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for you help, Mike and Elizabeth.

Hmm. "The sentence was looked in my dictionary. " is the correct sentence?
or "The sentence in looked my dictionary."?
or "The sentence was contained in my dictionary."?

I can agree the first sentence....But the second sentence......Hmmm....

I looked in my dictionary and found the sentence.....
OR I looked in my dictionary and the sentence there was.....
OR if you want to use contains, My dictionary contains the sentence....
OR The sentence in my dictionary is.....

Enough for now ?

The sentence "What have you been doing this week?" is already refering to the past (the last week), so there is not need to change "have" to "had".

ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙坂?堋ｷ窶堙??堙俄?ｰﾃ溪?ｹﾅｽ窶堙俄?伉ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堋ｵ窶堙?have"窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ"had"窶堙問?｢ﾃ渉更窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶｢K窶牌窶堙坂?堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。

Except isn't 窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ what had you been doing ?
"Have you been doing" refers to the week until this point, up to and including the present. "Had been doing" is a bit tricky, but always used in reference to another action. What had he been doing when she arrived ? and it sounds slightly suspicious. Like he was doing something he shouldn't have been....

Now try translating that

For that reason "What had you been up to this week?" is barely ever used and sounds unnatural... just use "What have you been up to this week?" instead and you will be fine!

窶堋ｻ窶堙娯?板昶?燃窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙?、ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙懌?堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙債債｡窶堙懌?堙??堙俄?堙吮?堙??堙ｱ窶堙?ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙??堋｢窶堙遺?堋ｭﾂ、窶ｹﾂｿ窶堋ｫ窶堋ｪ窶｢sﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙??堋?窶堙ｩﾂ。窶堙??堙俄?堋ｩ窶堋ｭﾂ、ﾂ「窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙債債｡ﾂ週窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙ｰ窶佚｣窶堙ｭ窶堙ｨ窶堙嫁ｽg窶堋｢窶堙遺?堋ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙??堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堙坂?板ｧ窶拮窶堙俄?堙遺?堙ｩ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ。

Yay! I could translate the sentences!
I don't know that is correct or incorrect though.

It's a little incorrect, but anyway forget about "What had you been up to this week." It is ungrammatical and never used.

 

[Mac]

Thank you for you help, Elizabeth.

(1)I looked in my dictionary and there was the sentence.
(2)I looked in my dictionary and the sentence there was.
(3)The sentence in my dictionary was.
(4)The sentence was in my dictionary.
ﾅｽ窶樞?堙固ｽﾂｫﾂ鞘?倪?堙娯?吮??窶堙俄?堋ｻ窶堙娯?｢ﾂｶ窶堋ｪ窶堋?窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。

hmmm The second and the third sentences are difficult for me.
But I'll remember. Enough for now? ﾂ債｡窶堙娯?堙 or 窶堙?窶堋､ﾂ十窶｢ﾂｪﾂ？

Except isn't 窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ what had you been doing ?
"Have you been doing" refers to the week until this point, up to and including the present. "Had been doing" is a bit tricky, but always used in reference to another action. What had he been doing when she arrived ? and it sounds slightly suspicious. Like he was doing something he shouldn't have been....

"Have you been doing"窶堙講p to窶堙?陳ｻﾂ催昶?堙ｰﾅ?ﾃ懌?堙溪?堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙姑竹ﾆ辰ﾆ停?愴暖窶堙懌?堙?、窶堋ｻ窶堙個週窶堙俄?伉ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。:?
"Had been doing"窶堙坂?堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫?堙??堙｢窶堙｢窶堙≫?堋ｱ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堙?窶堋､ﾋ?ｪ窶堙や?堙個行窶慊ｮﾂ　窶堙嫁?ﾃ問?堋ｵ窶堙?in reference to)窶堋｢窶堙や?堙?ﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩﾂ。
窶敕楪鞘?披?堋ｪ窶愬ｾ窶吮?ｦ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾅｽﾅｾﾂ、窶敕樞?堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙｢窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙債渉ｭ窶堋ｵ窶ｹ^窶堙ｭ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭ窶｢ﾂｷ窶堋ｱ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。
窶敕樞?堋ｪ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙冷?堋ｫ窶堙??堙坂?堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙娯?堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙可。

OK. I won't use the sentence. (^^;

Anyway....What have you been doing this week?
and What have you bee up to this week? =
ﾂ債｡ﾂ週窶堙坂?ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋｢ﾂ？ My dictionary says like that.

 

[Elizabeth]

窶嗚窶堋鞘?塲ｽ窶塲ｽ窶壺?ｰ窶堡停?塒??壺?ｰ窶塒??堋?　窶嗟窶堋≫?堡陳！

Thank you for you help, Elizabeth.

The sentence in my dictionary is.....

(1)I looked in my dictionary and there was the sentence.
(2)I looked in my dictionary and the sentence there was.
(3)The sentence in my dictionary was.
(4)The sentence was in my dictionary.
ﾅｽ窶樞?堙固ｽﾂｫﾂ鞘?倪?堙娯?吮??窶堙俄?堋ｻ窶堙娯?｢ﾂｶ窶堋ｪ窶堋?窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ。

I'm not sure what you're trying to say exactly, but all the Japanese here is saying is "that sentence was in my dictionary....." The second and third are more like ﾅｽﾂｫﾂ鞘?倪?堙娯?堙遺?堋ｩ窶堙可（窶堋?窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ）窶｢ﾂｶ窶堙債。ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。

hmmm The second and the third sentence is difficult for me.
But I'll remember. Enough for now? ﾂ債｡窶堙娯?堙 or 窶堙?窶堋､ﾂ十窶｢ﾂｪﾂ？

ﾂ債｡窶愿ｺ窶堙最停?ｹﾂ構窶堙??堋ｷﾂ？That is enough for today?ﾂ　Tomorrow I will try to check on your Japanese

 

[TwistedMac]

hehe... you can do it gangster style by using
"yo, wzup?"

j/k..

 

[Mac]

I've heard the sentence like "This is some kind of....."
What does it mean? Does the sentence exist?
窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂?堋｢窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｩﾂ〜窶堙娯?堙ｦ窶堋､窶堋ｾﾂ。:?

This movie may be some kind of a good movie.
窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂?堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫?堙?（窶堋｢窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｩﾂ）窶堋｢窶堋｢窶ｰf窶ｰﾃｦ窶堋ｩ窶堙?窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ。

 

[TwistedMac]

"this is some kind of..." is used when you're not certain what exact thing you're refering to..

like if someone has a horrible disease, but you have no idea WHAT disease he or she has you'd say "this is some kind of a horrible disease"

 

[Mac]

Thank you for teaching me, TwistedMac. :joyful:
To learn English, I try to translate your sentences.

"this is some kind of..." is used when you're not certain what exact thing you're refering to..

"This is some kind of..."窶堙坂?堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堋ｪ窶禿｢窶堋｢ﾂ坂?｡窶堙ｭ窶堋ｹ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ青ｳﾅ?m窶堙遺?堙?窶堙娯?堋ｪ窶堙遺?堙ｱ窶堙遺?堙娯?堋ｩ(what exact thing you're referring to)ﾅ?m窶堋ｩ窶堙??堙遺?堋｢ﾅｽﾅｾ窶堙嫁ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。

like if someone has a horrible disease, but you have no idea WHAT disease he or she has you'd say "this is some kind of a horrible disease"

窶堙?窶堋ｵ窶儂窶堋ｩ窶堋ｪﾂ坂?懌?堋｢窶｢a窶ｹC窶堙ｰ窶堙俄?堋ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙?、窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堋ｪ窶敕樞?堙娯?｢a窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙遺?堙娯?堋ｩ窶?窶佛凪?堙??堋ｫ窶堙遺?堋ｭﾂ、窶堋?窶堙遺?堋ｽ窶堋ｪﾂ「窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂?堋｢窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｩﾂ坂?懌?堋｢窶｢a窶ｹC窶堙娯?堙ｦ窶堋､窶堋ｾﾂ」窶堙?陳ｾ窶堋､窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙可。

 

[Mac]

Do you know if there are anymore episdos of ABC?

I can't translate this sentence.
Would someone please translate this sentence?

 

[Mac]

I got fed up with eating rices. 窶｢ﾃ??堙債食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙坂?堙?窶堋､窶堋ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｭﾂ！
I'm fed up with eating rices. 窶｢ﾃ??堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙俄?徹窶堋ｫ窶徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。

If I can just hang in there for a couple of more weeks then I'll be ok.
窶堙?窶堋ｵﾅｽ窶樞?堋ｪ窶啣ﾂ、窶啌ﾂ週ﾅ?ﾃ藩?按湘｣窶堋ｪ窶堙ｱ窶堙寂?堙ｪ窶堙篠、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾅｽ窶樞?堙坂?佚･ﾂ湘､窶｢v窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ。

How are my sentences? Are my sentences incorrect?

 

[Elizabeth]

I got fed up with eating rice. 窶｢ﾃ??堙債食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙坂?堙?窶堋､窶堋ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｭﾂ！
I'm fed up with eating rice. 窶｢ﾃ??堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙俄?徹窶堋ｫ窶徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。

窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙??堙坂?堋ｻ窶堙娯?愿ｱ窶堙や?堙娯?｢ﾂｶ窶堙戸?凪?督｡窶堙ｰ窶堙坂?堙≫?堋ｫ窶堙ｨ窶ｹﾃｦ窶｢ﾃ岩?堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙坂?愿ｯ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙??堋ｷﾂ。
窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙??堙?ﾋ?凪?督｡窶堙坂?堙吮?堙壺?慊ｯ窶堋ｶ窶堙??堋ｷ窶堋ｩﾂ？ 窶愿ｱ窶堙や?禿壺?堙娯?｢ﾂｶ窶堙坂?堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫?堙?陳ｾ窶堋｢窶禿ｳ窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙?。

 

[Mac]

Hmm. I get confused what I said. (^^;; Sorry...
I've forgotten where I looked up them.

I get tired of eating rices. ﾅｽ窶樞?堙坂?｢ﾃ??堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙俄?徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｽﾂ。
I'm fed up with eating rices.窶徹窶堋ｫ窶徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ(I don't wanna do anymore.)

Ahhh So difficult. (^^; hehehe.

I just remember this sentence. :-(
I get tired of eating rices.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hmm. I get confused what I said. (^^;; Sorry...
I've forgotten where I looked up them.

I get tired of eating rices. ﾅｽ窶樞?堙坂?｢ﾃ??堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷?堙ｩ窶堙娯?堙俄?徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｽﾂ。
I'm fed up with eating rices.窶徹窶堋ｫ窶徹窶堋ｫ窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ(I don't wanna do anymore.)

Ahhh So difficult. (^^; hehehe.

I just remember this sentence. :-(
I get tired of eating rices.

Just rice, though, not rices, no matter how many of them you have to eat

 

[Mac]

OK. I'll remember that. Thank you, Elizabeth.

 

[Elizabeth]

窶｢ﾂｨ窶堙固陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙家停?ｹﾂーﾆ停?ｹ窶堙坂?堙遺?堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢窶堙?ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ窶堙仰。 窶佚･窶｢ﾃ鞘?堙??堋ｷ窶堋ｪ窶堋ｪ窶堙ｱ窶堙寂?堙≫?堙??堋ｭ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。

 

[DaMo]

I found some good static and interactive English exercises.


In particular, there is a great interactive exercise resource for vocabulary ... : smic.be

... and some interactive exercises for grammar: smic.be



The full list of interactive exercises are at smic.be

And there are some non-interactive exercises and instructions at smic.be

All these resources are located at smic.be