The pronunciations of らりるれろ in Japanese are similar to the l,r,and d in English.There are individual variations in those ratios.
だぢづでど？らりるれろ？
Some foreigners learning Japanese are confused by it.
Oppositely,most Japanese can't distinguish the difference between the l and r sounds...
I hope this information will be useful for your studies and communication.^^
100% always,continually > いつも ～します
80% usually,frequently > たいてい ～します
60% often > しばしば ～します
30-50% sometimes,occationally > ときどき ～します
10-30% rarely,seldom,hardly ever,scarcely ever > めったに ～しません
0% not/never > ～しません
I scarcely ever use 'scarcely ever '. :DDDDDD
if you have a DS(Japanese Ver),it is a useful dictionary.
漢字そのまま DS楽引辞典
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/arjj/index.html
it's a funny game.^^
My Japanese Coach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Japanese_Coach
(DS American Version,but it works on Japanese ver,too)
oppositely,i should learn English by DS...
i realized that to learn very different foreign languages are to learn foreign cultures and to have different personalities in own's mind.i have learned english grammar.
but many friends say that my English is strange...
why? why? why?
because i think in Japanese when i write my sentences.
many languages have the word order of SVO(Subject Verb Object).English,German,Chinese,and so on.but Japanese is very different from them.
the differences are...
・We put Verb at the end of sentences.
・We sometimes don't use Verb.
・We somtimes omit Subject and Object.
・We always use Onomatope.
,and many points.
//example//
ウサギは耳が長いです。 > (No direct translation)
ウサギの耳は長いです。 > Rabbits' ears are long.(direct translation)
but many English speaker doesn't say that.
probably they say 'Rabbits have long ears.'.
Rabbits have long ears. > ウサギは長い耳を持っている(direct translation)
i can translate it.but too strange Japanese.
Fluent translation is that.
Rabbits have long noses. > ウサギは耳が長いです。
ohhh...it's difficult...(><) i can't feel sentence style in colloquialism and written language yet. I should stop thinking in Japanese. I should stop 'Oda-san'. today I become 'Mr.Oda' or 'Tommy Yoda'. these pronouncations are easy and good! ^^ it's a joke.^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; fortunately i can find good texts.
i hope these books will enable me to improve my English.^^
oppositely i heard this book is good for learner of Japanese.
i'm reading this book to teach my foreign students Japanese.
Cya.^^
the days of the week >ようび
monday > げつようび
tuesday > かようび
wednesday > すいようび
thursday > もくようび
friday > きんようび
saturday > どようび
sunday > にちようび
months name > つきのなまえ
january > 1がつ
february > 2がつ
march > 3がつ
april > 4がつ
may > 5がつ
june > 6がつ
july > 7がつ
august > 8がつ
september > 9がつ
october > 10がつ
november > 11がつ
december > 12がつ
today(きょう),わたしのmom(はは)は、me(わたし)に sayしました。(いいました。)
【そのゴミをポイしてきて。(throw away the garbages!)】
so（だから）,わたしは、この idea（あいであ）を hit onしました。（おもいついきました。）
'ポイする(throw away)' is a correct Japanese verb!
ポイします、ポイしました、ポイしません、ポイするでしょう。
sayします、sayしました、sayしません、sayするでしょう。
wow!!!
so,this sentence is a correct Japanse,too.
(English > Japanese)
i am thinking new Japanese for the young persons speaking English. > わたしは Englishをspeakしているヤングパーソンたちのために new Japaneseを thinkしています。
although it is a little strange...^^;;
if you want it more natural,like this.
わたしは えいごをはなしているわかいひとたちのために あたらしいにほんごを かんがえています。
,but this method is very useful when you want to say the words that you don't remember/remind in Japanese.
let's try.
・Subjectは Complementです。
He is an Otaku. > he は an Otakuです。 ＞ かれはオタクです。
she is kawaii. > sheは kawaiiです。 ＞ かのじょはかわいいです。
・Suject は Verbします。
I get up. > I は get up します。 > わたしはおきます。
I sleep. > Iは sleepします。 > わたしはねます。
・Suject は Objectを Verbします。
i eat an aplle.> わたしは an appleを eatします。 > わたしは りんごを たべます。
・Suject は Object1に Object2を Verbします。
he give you a present. > he は youに a presentを giveします。 > かれは あなたに プレゼントを あげます。
do you get it?
let's try to write your diaries or sentences in Japanese.and i'll modify it to natural japanese if you want to me.^^
about weather.
English > Japanese
it's hot today. > きょうはあついです。
it's cold today. > きょうはさむいです。
it will be hot tomorrow. > あしたはあついでしょう。
it will be cold tomorrow. > あしたはさむいでしょう。
it was hot yesterday. > きのうはあつかったです。
it was cold yersterday. > きのうはさむかったです。
in japanese,we use 'day' as a Subject.so we sometimes mistake like this.^^;;;;
today is hot. yesterday was cold.
if you find Japanese mistake it,please forgive and point it out kindly.
hahaha.^^
When I don't know the Doer,I can use Passive Voice.
The building was built by 1995.
ex)
The cake was eaten.
Who did eat ?
Dunno.
hahaha^^
2.Relation between sentence patterns in English and how to translate into Japanese
If the sentence pattern is SV,we can translate into 'SはVします。'
ex2-1)
I run.（SV）
→私は走ります。（SはVします。）
If the sentence pattern is SVC,we can translate into 'SはCです。'.
ex2-2)
she is kind.(SVC)
→彼女は親切です。(SはCです。、S=C)
ex2-3)
She Loves him.(SVO)
→彼女は彼を愛します。（SはOをVします。）
ex2-4)
She gave him a present. （SVOO,S V O_1 O_2）
→彼女は彼にプレゼントをあげます。（Sは O_1に O_2を Vします。）
ex2-5)
He see her sing.(SVOC)
→彼は彼女が歌うのを見ます。(SはOがCするのをVします。)
1.Difference of word order
It is important for English sentences to arrange correctly.
If the word is replaced as it is,sentence doesn't work.
ex1-1)
I ate sushi at the restaurant on Friday. (Correct English,SVO)
→I sushi ate at the restaurant on Friday.(Incorrect English)
→I at the restaurant ate sushi on Friday.(Incorrect English)
If you want to change the word order, it should be reworded.
I eat Sushi at a restaurant.
→I ate sushi at the restaurant on Friday.
→On Friday I ate sushi at the restaurant.
→On Friday at the restaurant, I ate sushi.
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In many cases in Japanese sentences,The verb must be put on the last of sentence, but you may arrange other words as you like it.
ex1-2)
I eat Sushi at a restaurant. (SVO)
私は 食べます すしを レストランで (Literal translation,Incorrect Japanese)
→私はすしをレストランで食べます。（Correct Japanse）
I try to change the word order.
私はすしをレストランで食べます。
→すしを私はレストランで食べます。（Correct Japanse）
→すしをレストランで私は食べます。（Correct Japanse）
→レストランで私はすしを食べます。（Correct Japanse）
→レストランですしを私は食べます。（Correct Japanse）
格助詞（kakujoshi or Case-marking particle) is very important.There is not Kakujoshi in English.Kakujoshi are 'は'、'を'、'で' in this sentence,and Kakujoshi is put on behind a noun.
But,when Kakujoshi is used by mistake,sentence become a strange Japanese.
ex1-3)
私は 金曜日に レストランで すしを 食べました。(Correct Japanse)
I ate Sushi at restaurant on Friday.(Correct English)
↓
私を 金曜日に レストランで すしが 食べました。（Strange Japanse）
Sushi ate me at restaurant on Friday.（what!?）
私が 金曜日を レストランで すしに 食べました。（Strange Japanse）
I ate Friday at restaurant on Sushi.（!!!!????）
I realized that I was wrong.'多分' is not 'maybe'.
possibly < maybe < perhaps, likely < probably
The subjunctive(仮定法)
If I were to become a cat,I could talk with you.
nyanya~nya~nya~:D mew?mewmew~:D.
（未来のありえないこと。 少し可能性があるときには、should）
If I were fine today,I would go with you.
（現在）
If I had not been busy,I would have gone with you.
（過去）
used to + 原形動詞：～したものだ
have to + 原形動詞：～しなければならない
ought to + 原形動詞：～すべきだ
seem to + 原形動詞：～みたい、～のようだ
had better + 原形動詞：～した方がよい
I used to be a mathematics teacher.
Now,I'm a president of small Advertising&IT company.
I used to play the guitar.
Now,my songs are played by synthesizer.
Cosplay(コスプレ)seems to be popular in Asia.
（過去）：He must have been a teacher.
（現在）：He must be a teacher.
（未来）：He must studey English.
must have been～ ～だったに違いない。～したに違いない。
may have been～ ～だったのかもしれない。～したのかもしれない。
cannot have been～ ～だったはずがない。～したはずがない。
He must be a doctor.She may have been a nurse.:D
He studied hard so that he might pass the examination.
He studied hard so that he passed the examination.
彼は試験に合格するために一生懸命勉強した。
彼は試験に一生懸命勉強したので試験に合格した。
had + pp:過去完了形
have(has)+pp：現在完了形
I had been a mathematics teacher by 2002.
I have been a president of small marketing company.
I'm not a graduate school student but a graduate.
I learn...
I found new word.
Tomokazu is WASEDA alumni.
alumnus(male graduate)+alumna(female graduate)=alumni :D.
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