Thursday, July 29, 2010

6th Lesson !!

Just write out the pronunciation of the Hiragana words.
It's ok if you don't know the meaning.
Have to learn step by step ok? =)

Eg : くち = ku chi
  1. かに
  2. おかね
  3. さかな
  4. あね
  5. あに
  6. いぬ
  7. ねこ
  8. ぬの
  9. なに
  10. おとこ
*In case you've forgotten how to pronounce the words, refer back the 1st lesson and 2nd lesson*


Here comes the Katakana.

Eg : トンエル = to n ne ru
Eg :  コップ = ko p pu  
* should be 'tsu' right? But it's different in some special occasions like 'k', 'p' or 't'.*
*If the pronunciation is 'kotte', then it would be コッテ, at 1st it was 'kotsute', for convenience, they cut it into 'kotte'*
*Same to 'sokkusu', how will you write this? The answer is シックス (so-k-ku-so), get it?*

Eg : チョコレート = cho ko ree to
*It means chocolate, hehe...in Japanese, it called 'chokoreeto', the 're' sounds longer, so added another 'e', so its 'ree', the additional 'e' = 、same goes to 'a' and 'o', eg : 'taa' = ター and 'too' = トー*
*Remember, it's not the same as the normal Katakana 'e' = or 'a' = or 'o' = *

  1. ソックス
  2. ネクタイ
  3. テーブル
  4. ライター
  5.  ギター
  6. カメラ
  7. ペンチ
  8. テスター
  9. ボーナス
  10. イラク
 Hiragana Answers
  1. ka ni
  2. o ka ne
  3. sa ka na
  4. o ne
  5. o ni
  6. i nu
  7. ne ko
  8. nu no
  9. na ni
  10. o to ko
Katakana Answers
  1. so k ku su
  2. ne ku ta i
  3. tee bu ru
  4. ra i taa
  5. gi taa
  6. ka me ra
  7. pe n chi
  8. te su taa
  9. boo na su
  10. i ra ku
Did you all get the right answers? =)
I hope yes !!
Hahax =D

If no,
have to practice more k?
Good luck =)

Monday, July 26, 2010

5th Lesson !!

Practice your Hiragana !! =)

(1)
あい (a-i)  = love
あおい (a-o-i)  = blue
おおい (o-o-i)  = many
あう(a-u) = meet
うえ (u-e) = on
いえ (i-e) = house
いう (i-u) = say
おい (o-i) = nephew

(2)
かく(ka-ku) = write
いく (i-ku) = go
きく (ki-ku) = listen
こえ (ko-e) = sound
あき (a-ki) = autumn
いか (i-ka) = cuttlefish
かう (ka-u) = buy
かお (ka-o) = face
あく (a-ku) = open
いけ (i-ke) = pond

Actually this is to practice your Hiragana based on the pronunciation.
I was kindly putting the meaning/definition of the words.
LOLxxx.

OK.
Example :
If the question is "ai",
how to write the Hiragana?

The answer is
あい.
Easy right? =)
So train yourself from the (1) and (2).
There are more and I'm tired to continue writing the Japanese words here.
Hehe =P
I'll continue in the next post.
So be good and practice ok? =)

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4th Lesson !!

Sorry for the delay =)
If you're new here,
get started from the 1st lesson =D

4th lesson now !!
Honestly, I prefer to update my another blog
*click it*
'coz it's like my diary.
Teaching is hard.
Hahax !!

So,
you've learned how to read Japanese word and how to greet.

Let's get into conversation =D

I am Katou.
わたしは かとうです
(Watashiwa Katoudesu.)

Watashiwa means "I".
Katou is the name.
Desu is "am".

So,
is like I Katou am.
I've heard Japanese sucks in English.
I guess I know why now. =D

*Maybe you guys are wondering why is pronounced as "Wa" 
since it's originally pronounced as "Ha"*

わたし かとうです
                                                            Subject         Name 

It's essential to put the after the Subject
and the pronunciation will be changed from "Ha" to "Wa".
But only in this special occasion.

I am Suzuki.
わたしは すずきです
(Watashiwa Suzukidesu.)

Again.
Watashiwa = "I"
Suzuki = Name
Desu = "am"
(So, is like I Suzuki am.)

Next !!
I am Japanese.
わたしは 日本人です
(Watashiwa Nihonjindesu.)
Never seen the word 日本人 ??
This is Kanji word.
Remember I've mentioned there are 3 types of language in Japanese?
Hiragana, Katana and Kanji.

Kanji looks like Chinese words but pronounced in Japanese.

日本人 is in Kanji.
にほんじん is in Hiragana.
Same pronunciation right?
Kanji is very wide.
Normally people will use Kanji to write if it's available,
then Hiragana will be its pronunciation.

It's time for you to fill up your own answer !!
わたしは     人です。
アメリカ = America
(A-me-ri-ka)
フィリピン = Philippine 
(Fi-ri-pi-n)
ちゅうごく= China
(Chu-u-go-ku)
かんごく= Korea
(Ka-n-go-ku)
If you're American,
then you should write
わたしは アメリカです
(Watashiwa Amerikajindesu.) 
*I am American*
 Easy right? =)

Just for more info,
アメリカ and フィリピン are in Katakana.
ちゅうごくand かんごくare in Hiragana.
Why?
As I've mentioned in my last lessons before,
Katakana is a translation from English language.
America and Philippine are basically created in English first.
But China and Korea are not.

OK.
So you know "I" in Japanese is Watashiwa (わたしは) right?
How about "You", "He", "She"?
 Chill.
Gotta teach everything here =D

You are Japanese.
あなたわ 日本人です
(A-na-ta-wa   Ni-ho-n-ji-n-de-su.)

*Desu can be in "am", "are" or "is"*
He is Mr.Tanaka.
かれは たなかさんです
(Ka-re-wa   Ta-na-ka-sa-n-de-su.)

さん/sa-n = "Mr" or "Ms" or "Mrs"
 So, is like He Tanaka Mr. is.
 Hahax !!

She is Ms.Suzuki.
かのじょは すずきさんです
(Ka-no-jyo-wa   Su-zu-ki-sa-n-de-su.)
 I think I've taught too much here.
Blurr?
Leave me comments to ask =D

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Where I learn the Japanese Language??



There are so many tuition classes everywhere.
But you don't know which one is good or bad.
I'm not sure about that too. =P

Anyway,
where am I learning the Japanese Language??
Heard about Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya Language Centre or Cambridge Language Centre??
The centre has a lot of branches.
And I'm studying at one of the branches which is in Sg. Petani, Kedah.

They provide courses like :
English Course
Mandarin Course
Japanese Course
Business Course - diploma in business
Accounting Course
Travel & Tourism
Computing Course

See the highlighting one? =)
That's the course I'm taking.
Duhhh...

Japanese Course costs RM980 for the Level-1.
It has 4 levels.
But if you just wanna learn how to communicate and write,
level-1 is enough for you learn these.
The other 3 levels are deeper ones.

The course doesn't count time limit.
Meaning unlimited.
You can study till you're ready for the exam.
1 year? 2 years? 3 years?
Up to you !!
And the price is still RM980. =)
But you don't wanna waste your precious time for a level-1 course, right?

The teacher is a Chinese.
She learned Japanese language since in primary school.
And just transferred here from Penang Japanese School.
She was a Japanese teacher there and now working as a tuition teacher.

Anyway,
I know everyone concerns about the certificate.
Yeah.
The certificate is official and original and recognized by Japan's President !!
You can see the President's sign on the certificate after you've passed the exam.
If you wanna work in Japan,
this certificate will help you a lot.

Interested??
For people from Sg. Petani or near Sg. Petani,
The address is :
A-119, LORONG RIA INDAH 12, TAMAN RIA INDAH, 08000 SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH.
(Just beside the Cartex Petrol Station)

You can see PUSAT BAHASA TITIAN JAYA (SG. PETANI) SDN BHD or Cambridge as the sign when you reach there.

Contact info : 04-4418603

For others.
I think this is the main branch.

Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya (KL) Sdn Bhd
~Jln Ipoh~
526-B, Jln Ipoh Batu 3
Batu Complex, 51 100 KL
Tel: (603) 6250 3168
Fax: (603) 6259 1178

This is me.
Will be teaching steps by steps on this blog.
I know I'm still learning, not pro yet.
But wanna learn the language with you guys.
Support my blog k?
Thanks ^^