Nihongo Everyday
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? is there a new link?thomas said:Miyuki-san was so kind as to collect and publish all the daily nihongo lessons she had previously posted to the 'Nihongo Cabinet'. Check out the following site
=> Nihongo Everyday
Her lessons are available in kana, kanji, romaji and ...as sound files as well!
I really like your voice, Miyuki! Thanks for your tremendous effort!
Please visit Nihongo Everyday!
See the Internet Wayback Machine.
Unfortunately it doesn't archive .wav files.
Golgo_13
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Numerical Values between 0 and 1
I was reading a Golgo 13 manga and noticed something that many Japanese say. Golgo said that the percentage of any of his bullets being a "dud" should be "Rei konma yori hikui hazuda!"
"Rei Konma __" (zero comma __) to refer to a value less than 1 with a decimal point. E.g., 0.5=rei konma go, 0.8=rei konma hachi, 0.25=rei konma niigo, etc. They say "konma" for some reason but it's really a period.
On the other hand, to describe the ending of something, e.g., a career, the expression "piriodo o utsu" (strike a period (as if at the end of a sentence)) is used. In this case, the period (piriodo) is used properly.
I was reading a Golgo 13 manga and noticed something that many Japanese say. Golgo said that the percentage of any of his bullets being a "dud" should be "Rei konma yori hikui hazuda!"
"Rei Konma __" (zero comma __) to refer to a value less than 1 with a decimal point. E.g., 0.5=rei konma go, 0.8=rei konma hachi, 0.25=rei konma niigo, etc. They say "konma" for some reason but it's really a period.
On the other hand, to describe the ending of something, e.g., a career, the expression "piriodo o utsu" (strike a period (as if at the end of a sentence)) is used. In this case, the period (piriodo) is used properly.
Golgo_13
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For the benefit of other members here, "kuku" is a mnemonic device of rhythmical chant to teach 2nd graders the multiplication table. For example,
Ninin ga shi (2x2=4)
nisan go roku (2x3=6)
nishi ga hachi (2x4=8)
nigou juu (2x5=10)
. . .
sango juugo (3x5=15)
saburoku juuhachi (3x6=18)
. . .
rokushi nijuushi (6x4=24)
rokugo sanjuu (6x5=30)
rokuroku sanjuu roku (6x6=36)
. . . etc.
The whole thing sounds like a song thereby making it easier for kids to remember.
Ninin ga shi (2x2=4)
nisan go roku (2x3=6)
nishi ga hachi (2x4=8)
nigou juu (2x5=10)
. . .
sango juugo (3x5=15)
saburoku juuhachi (3x6=18)
. . .
rokushi nijuushi (6x4=24)
rokugo sanjuu (6x5=30)
rokuroku sanjuu roku (6x6=36)
. . . etc.
The whole thing sounds like a song thereby making it easier for kids to remember.
Golgo_13
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There is a member here who named himself 悪魔 (most likely after an anime character), so I thought I'd bring this up.
The difference between 鬼 "oni" (demon) and 悪魔 "akuma" (devil, satan).
悪魔 is evil, malevolent. Period. Has no other usage.
Some time ago, a couple tried to name their newborn son "悪魔" and the city hall rejected their application. See at bottom of
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ ap/20040611/ap_on_fe_st/japan_name_game_1
鬼, on the other hand, can sometimes be used as a compliment in a way, to describe someone who is to be feared but not necessarily evil: "Ring no oni" (demon inside the ring (in martial arts)) or "oni to yobareru keiji" (detective nicknamed "the demon"), etc. A marine drill sergeant might be called a "oni". If you named a child combining this Kanji (also pronounced "ki" in Kun-yomi) with another, city hall might still accept it.
The difference between 鬼 "oni" (demon) and 悪魔 "akuma" (devil, satan).
悪魔 is evil, malevolent. Period. Has no other usage.
Some time ago, a couple tried to name their newborn son "悪魔" and the city hall rejected their application. See at bottom of
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ ap/20040611/ap_on_fe_st/japan_name_game_1
鬼, on the other hand, can sometimes be used as a compliment in a way, to describe someone who is to be feared but not necessarily evil: "Ring no oni" (demon inside the ring (in martial arts)) or "oni to yobareru keiji" (detective nicknamed "the demon"), etc. A marine drill sergeant might be called a "oni". If you named a child combining this Kanji (also pronounced "ki" in Kun-yomi) with another, city hall might still accept it.
Golgo_13
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Japanese onomatopoeias
Onomatopoeias in Japanese
"onomatopoeia" = the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
Here are some examples:
Completely = zen zen ("zenbu" = "all")
Describing a very dry surface, e.g., skin = kasa kasa
Describing a very rough surface, e.g., sand paper = zara zara
Describing a very sticky surface, e.g., fly paper = necha necha
Describing something broken apart into pieces = bara bara
Describing something smooth, e.g., skin = sara sara
Describing something fluffy = fuwa fuwa
Describing something crispy, e.g., fried food = kari kari
Describing something twitching = piku piku ugoiteru
Describing something that stings = chiku chiku
Describing someone who is very talkative = bera bera
Describing someone who speaks
another language competently = pera pera
Eigo wa dono kurai shabere masuka? ("How well do you speak English?") Pera pera desu ("I speak it pera pera")
Describing someone eating hungrliy = paku paku (thus "Pac Man" in Japanese pronounced "Pakku Man"
Onomatopoeias in Japanese
"onomatopoeia" = the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
Here are some examples:
Completely = zen zen ("zenbu" = "all")
Describing a very dry surface, e.g., skin = kasa kasa
Describing a very rough surface, e.g., sand paper = zara zara
Describing a very sticky surface, e.g., fly paper = necha necha
Describing something broken apart into pieces = bara bara
Describing something smooth, e.g., skin = sara sara
Describing something fluffy = fuwa fuwa
Describing something crispy, e.g., fried food = kari kari
Describing something twitching = piku piku ugoiteru
Describing something that stings = chiku chiku
Describing someone who is very talkative = bera bera
Describing someone who speaks
another language competently = pera pera
Eigo wa dono kurai shabere masuka? ("How well do you speak English?") Pera pera desu ("I speak it pera pera")
Describing someone eating hungrliy = paku paku (thus "Pac Man" in Japanese pronounced "Pakku Man"
Golgo_13
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"Stamina" used by Japanese
In English, the definition of the word "stamina" is endurance. E.g., a marathon runner has a lot of stamina.
In Japan, "sutamina" is meant as strength or vigor. Just the other day, I was eating in Little Tokyo and the restaurant's mama-san told me she herself does not eat much meat but her daughter eats a lot of it because she's a pro athlete (a golfer) and needs "sutamina".
In English, the definition of the word "stamina" is endurance. E.g., a marathon runner has a lot of stamina.
In Japan, "sutamina" is meant as strength or vigor. Just the other day, I was eating in Little Tokyo and the restaurant's mama-san told me she herself does not eat much meat but her daughter eats a lot of it because she's a pro athlete (a golfer) and needs "sutamina".
