Friday, October 24, 2008

my jap class

i have started my jap lesson yesterday and i thought it was damn easy since i'm working in a jap firm, hearing japanese language everyday but who knows?! I got a "thinks we all know JAP" male teacher. Let's call him HUMPTY DUMPTY because he looks like one. He was like speaking 90% japanese in class and did not explain 100% of what he asked we all to read out loud..I think I can only understand

inchi - one
ni - two
san - three
yon - four
gou - five
roku - six
nana - seven
haji - eight
kyuu - nine
juu - ten

konbawa - good evening
ohayu gozaimsu - good morning
sumimasen - i'm sorry
shitsuree shimasu - excuse me/formal goodbye/can i come in? *like when doing something rude*
arigatoo gozaimasu - thank you

and some others which i can't remember..gonna do revision..and he asked we all to learn the hiragana asap as next week is the test! you know how the hell it looks like? 36 characters and you gonna remember how it read and how to write..wah lao..the strokes are harder than chinese characters! i swear! and he was using me as example in the class like elaine san wa singapuru jin desuka = is Ms Elaine a sinagporean? and the class gonna replied Hai Elaine san wa singapuru jin desu or if i answer myself then it will be Hai soodesu.

Maybe some simple one (since i open my textbook now):
Situation: if you mean a person for the first time, eg: your customer.
your name -> XX desu. Hajimemashite. Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. *pls bow lower*
if you are meeting any japanese whose rank is higher than you, then you must bow lower and be more couteous, that is their culture.

Situation: Doko e ikimasu. ->where are you going?
gakko e ikimasu. -> I am going to office.
eega ni ikimasuka -> are you going for movie?
iie eega niwa ikimasen -> no i'm not going for movie OR
hai ikimasu -> yes i am

WA is a topic marker so you see it in almost all replies.
E is to, usually place after the location.
NI is purpose.
since eega is an event or action, then when replying must add NI instead of E.

kind of confusing cos iku = go but it is not polite
so must use ikimasuka or ikundesuka
then not going is ikimasen or ikanaindesu.

then kuru = come but also not polite so must use kimasu or kurundesu.
kimasen or konaidesu means not coming

Situation: are you coming to my place - kokoe kimasuka/kurundesuka
no your place is far, i am not coming - iie sokoewa ikimasen.

i'm not a good teacher but i think i explain better than the HUMPTY DUMPTY. But if you wana learn more, pls don't come to my school. IT's lousy.

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