Thursday, February 22, 2007

The Japanese Worksheet

Here is what we are going to learn in today's lesson:

Greetings:
Good morning - Ohayo
Hello- Konnichiwa
Good evening - Konbanwa
Excuse me - Sumimasen

Numbers:
1-ichi
2-ni
3-san
4-shi
5-go
6-roku
7- shichi
8- hachi
9-kyuu
10-ju

Introduction:
I-Watashi (usually followed by wa)
am-desu
jin-person
nice to meet you-dozo yoroshuku

Cultural lesson

QUIZ time!! (Turn off your computer)

Next week: colors, questions, and more culture

Let's Speak Japanese




Wednesday, February 7, 2007

The Second Class

First off...the fun stuff. I've only gotten to go snowboarding two times this whole winter!! This was one of those times. I'm on the right. ;)

Second, I'm realizing now how little I know about what this thing called the Internet can do for me. I'm learning about RSS, aggregators, and all kinds of crazy terminology that I just did not know before January. I'm even trying to explain it to my friends....we're supposed to be the start of the generation that somewhat understands this technology. I'm just now learning that I can sort the news to the extent that I could only read Asian newspapers everyday for the rest of my life and I would be totally content. (Speaking of...here is my favorite paper)

I have also learned that blogging is supposed to be super interactive, so I have to learn how to do more fun stuff here.

It's only class three this weekend, so I have lots more time to learn.