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Tag Archives: Japanese
Learning French — Help Required
My impression of the French I’ve been taking French lessons at Alliance Française de Singapour for some time now and I have sadly not been making much progress. Maybe I’m just getting too old for it but this foreign language … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter VI – Keigo
You hear it in anime and drama all the time, often without realizing it. It is the bane non-native Japanese speakers (or at least one of the numerous). It lurks in the shadows as it descends upon you with such … Continue reading
Japanese Titbits #2 – Hentai vs. Ecchi
Okay, so I’m just a little overdue for the next Japanese lesson chapter. It will come soon, I promise. Really. Anyway, I’m going to spend a little time today talking about the difference between hentai and ecchi and why Hentai, … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter V – Adjectives
Finally, a new chapter! Sorry it took so long, but I’m lazy. :( This time I’ll introduce Japanese adjectives. Adjective is pretty simple in Japanese so this chapter will hopefully be clear and not as confusing as kanji… Please make … Continue reading
Japanese Titbits #1 – é»„æ˜ (tasogare)
I came across an interesting passage about the origin of the word é»„æ˜ (tasogare) today. It’s not enough for a proper lesson chapter and I have no idea what topic to dump it under, so I’ve decided to create a … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter IV – 1st Katamari
In Japanese, å¡Šã¾ã‚Š katamari refers to a lump or a mass of substance, made famous by the hit PS2 game Katamari Damacy about an alien prince trying to roll the entire planet up into a ball. Don’t ask. Today’s lesson … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter III – Kanji
Wait a minute… didn’t I mention in the previous chapter that this time I would be highlighting some interesting quirks about the Japanese language instead of a formal chapter? So why is today’s chapter on kanji? Well, let me just … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter II – Sentences
Now that we have studied how verbs are grouped in Japanese and the various tenses of the polite (ä¸å¯§ teinei) form, it’s time to put some of them to use. I’m going to assume that you have read the first … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter I – Verbs
So we finally reach the start of lesson one. Defining the terms took longer than I expected… Please make sure that you have read through the basic term definitions in Chapter 0 before continuing. I assume that people who read … Continue reading
Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter 0 – Prologue
Instead of preparing for the finals of the speech contest tomorrow, I have decided to start a series of lessons to introduce some aspects of Japanese grammar to the those who are interested in learning about this curious language we … Continue reading
Japanese Speech Contest 2006 Preliminary
I missed the notice sent three days ago by the Japanese Association, Singapore informing me that I qualified for the semi-finals of the Japanese Speech Contest 2006, which was determined based on an original script submitted sometime ago. Woohoo, now … Continue reading