いただきます (itadikimasu), used before a meal which means “I`m receiving (cmiiw)”

after the meal, we use ごちそうさまでした　(gochisousama deshita) which literally means “It was a feast”

and while eating, おいしい　(oishii) is used which means “It is delicious!”

when looking at delicious food we can say おいしそう (oishisou) which means “Look delicious!”

in the past form, we can use おいしかった (oishikatta) which means “It was delicious!”

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That`s all. Now I think I`ll jump in the car, not my car though , go to the japanese restaurant, and have a good time..

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cowok: maaf mbak, jangan terlalu lama duduk di kursi, pindah deket saya ajah

cewek: loh emang kenapa?

cowok: takut dikerubung semut.. soalnya mbak manis sih…~

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cowok: kenapa malem ini gelap banget ya..

cewek: mendung kali bang..

cowok: kayaknya nggak deh, kan bulannya sedang menemaniku di sini..~

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cowok: kamu sekali-kali nyuci piring donk..

cewek: emang kenapa?

cowok: ini tangan kamu terlalu lembut…~

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cowok: say.. kamu punya guru fisika gak?

cewek: ada, emang kenapa?

cowok: tanyain donk..!!

cewek: tanyain apaan..?? PR kamu..??

cowok: bukan, tanyain kok kutub2 hatiku selalu ingin mendekati kamu..~

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cowok: hmm.. maaf ya belakangan ini tanganku jadi agak kasar..

cewek: ahh.. gak papa kok, emang kenapa..?

cowok: soalnya belakangan ini aku jadi kuli..

cewek: ha? yang bener..? di mana..??

cewek: di hati kamu.. aku sedang buat istana untuk kita berdua..~

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cowok: eh jangan duduk deket2 bunga..

cewek: loh emang napa..?

cowok: ntar bunga-bunganya pada layu..

cowok: kok bisa..?

cewek: soalnya mereka malu… kalah cantik sama kamu..~

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cowok: eh kamu tau gak, baju yang dipake temenku itu warnanya apa..?

cewek: tau lah.. warna merah kan..?

cowok: bagiku terlihat hitam putih..

cewek: wah jangan2 kamu buta warna..

cowok: nggak kok.. bagiku yang berwarnya di dunia ini hanya kamu..~

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cewek: say.. kalo aku ama mama kamu tenggelam bareng, siapa dulu yg kamu tolong..?

cowok: yah mama aku lah.. emang kamu yg lahirin aku..

cewek: ih kamu..

cowok: tapi abis selamatin mama, aku akan tenggelam bersama kamu..~

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cowok: (sedang menatap seorang cewek dgn penuh perasaan..)

cewek: eh kamu kenapa ngeliat-liat aku kayak gitu..?

cowok: sakit ga sih..?

cewek: ha? sakit apanya..?

cewek: bidadari kayak kamu, jatuh dari langit.. sakit gak sih..?

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dah ah.. sekian dulu..

A. Demonstrative pronouns

“this one” in Nihongo is indicated by kore (これ)。 It is used to refer object that is close to speaker. While “that one” in Nihongo is indicated by sore (それ) or are (あれ). Sore is used to refer the object that is closed to listener and are is used to refer the object that is far from both speaker and listener. example:

Q: sore wa anata no kaban desu ka? （Is that your book?）

Ｑ：それは　あなたのほん　ですか。

A: hai, sou desu. kore wa watashi no kaban desu.(Yes, quite so. This is my bag)

Ａ: はい、そうです。　これは　わたしのかばん　です。

Ｑ： are wa anata no ie desuka? (is that your house?)

Q:　あれは　あなたのいえ　ですか。

A: iie, sou dewaarimasen. are wa watashi no tomodachi no ie desu. (No, that`s not. That is my friend`s house)

Ａ：いいえ、そうではありません。 あれは　わたしのともだちのいえ　です。

Ｗｈｅｎ object is plural, we use korera (これら), sorera （それら）, and arera （あれら）.　example:

sorera wa watashi no hon desu. (those are my books)

それらは　わたしの本　です。

Ｔo specify “this + object” , we use “kono + object” and to specify “that + object“ we use “sono + object” or “ano + object“. The use of kono, sono and ano follow the rule that implied on using kore, sore, and are respectively. example:

kono hon wa watashi no desu. (this book is mine. - the book is closed to speaker)

このほんは　わたしの　です。

ano hito wa watashi no haha desu. (that person is my mother. - person is far from both speaker and listener)

あの人は　わたしのはは　です。

When object is plural, we use korera-no （これらの）, sorera-no　（それらの）, and arera-no （あれらの） respectively. example:

arera-no　kuruma wa watashi no tomodachi no otousan no kuruma desu. (those cars are my friend`s father‘ｓ cars)

あれらの車は　わたしのともだちのお父さんの車　です。

B. Demonstrative of Locations

To refer a place or building that is located near us, we can use koko (ここ)。 If it is little far from both the speaker or listener, soko　（そこ） is used. If it is far from both speaker and listener, asoko　（あそこ） is  used to refer the place or building which is talking about.

Q: ano gakkou wa anata no gakkou desuka?　(Is that school your school?)

Q: あの学校は　あなたの学校　ですか。

A: hai, sou desu. asoko wa watashi no gakkou desu. (Yes, that`s right. That place is my school)

A: はい、そうです。あそこは　わたしのがっこう　です。

C. Interrogatives

Ｔo make a “what” question in Nihongo, we use nani (なに) - or nan (なん) if it is placed before desu.　While “where” question is indicated by doko　（どこ） or dochira （どちら） which is more polite, to make a “who” question we used dare (だて) or donata （どなた） in more polite way. The basic structure of questions is as bellow

(subject, topic) wa nan desuka?

example: kore wa nan desuka (what is this?)

(subject, topic) wa doko/dochira desuka?

example: koko wa doko/dochira desuka (where is this place?)

(subject,topic) wa dare/donata desuka?

example: anata wa dare/donata desuka (who are you?)

Supplementary　: How to say family`s member in Nihongo

Generally, to say a family`s member is depend on wheter it is the speaker`s own family or not. If it speaker`s own family, the modest form is usually used. For example

my father >> watashi no chichi >> father = chichi (ちち)

my mother >> watashi no haha >> mother = haha (はは)

my older brother >> watashi no ani >> older brother = ani (あに)

my older sister >> watashi no one >> older sister = ane (あね)

If it is someone else family i.e it is not speker`s own family, the honorific form is used. Example

your father >> anata no otou-san >> father = otou-san （お父さん）

your mother >> anata no okaa-san >> mother = okaa-san　（お母さん）

your older brother >> anata no onii-san >> older brother = onii-san　（お兄さん）

your older sister >> anata no onee-san >> older sister = onee-san　（お姉さん）

Namun mulai sekarang saya akan merasakan lagi sensasi-sensasi itu. Ya, ntah kena tiup angin dari mana, hari ini saya teringat kembali dengan keberadaan Slackware di kompie yang udah sekian bulan gak disentuh. Singkat cerita, saya install ulang lilo-nya >> sukses >> reboot kompie >> pilih Linux >> wait a couple seconds and then I yelled… Slackware, I`m back!!

“Kenapa harus Slackware sih, kan banyak distro-distro linux lain yang lebih manusiawi (baca: lebih gampang diatur, lebih ganteng tampilannya, lebih banyak community support-nya) ?”

Itulah pertanyaan yang sering dilontarkan ke para pengguna linux Slackware. Jawaban yang keluar pun bermacam-macam. Lebih stable-lah, lebih secure-lah, lebih inilah, itulah, dll. Klo saya yang dikasih pertanyaan begitu, saya punya jawaban begini….

“Pertama, saya suka old fashioned nya Slackware. Di saat distro-distro lain semakin memamerkan kepada penggunanya betapa komplit bin cantik binti memukaunya sebuah makhluk bernama Linux, Slackware tetap tampil minimalis, classic. Contohnya aja dari segi installasi. Klo ada yang pernah menginstall Mandriva ato OpenSUSE dan juga pernah liat installasi Slackware tentu tau apa yang saya maksud. Ya, nice +cool + good-looking GUI installation vs. curse-screen “

“Kedua, Slackware adalah linux untuk pekerja keras, *gue banget nihhhh!!*. Walau minimalis & gak manusiawi, bukan berarti Slackware gak bisa melakukan hal-hal yang bisa dilakukan oleh distro lainnya. Slackware bisa kok tampil cakep. Slackware bisa kok dibikin mudah. Slackware bisa kok begini. Slackware juga bisa kok begitu. Tapi untuk mewujudkan semua, kita – sebagai user – harus berusaha. Slackware adalah distro yang user-oriented, bukanlah support-oriented layaknya Ubuntu. Slackware itu susah!! tapi ga susah-susah amat kok “

After answering all of the exercise from Nihongo lesson 1, I send them to megumi nanasawa-sensei. By the way, there are two kinds of lesson nanawa-sensei give to me, one with ro-maji (latin alphabets to write nihongo) and another with kana (hiragana & katakana letters). I prefer to use the one with kana so that I can be accustomed with japanase characters. It was a big surprised to me cause not more than 2 hours after I sent them, I`ve already got a feedback from her. *I bet she must be a diligent teacher in real life *

Here is her feedback about my answer of Nihongo lesson 1 exercises (the black latin alphabets is the questions, the black kana is my answers, and the red color is nanasawa-sensei feedback)

PART A
aisukuriimu == アイクリム＝＞アイスクリーム (ice cream correct! )
erebeitaa == エレベイ（タア＝＞ター） （elevatorcorrect!）
rajio == ラジオ　correct!（radio correct!）
kaaten == カアテン＝＞カーテン （curtain correct!）
maneejaa == マネエジャア＝＞マネージャー （managercorrect!）
ookesutora == （オオ＝＞オー）ケストラ  (orchestra correct!)
koohii　==　コオヒイ＝＞コーヒー (coffee correct!)
taoru == タオル correct! (towel correct! )

PART B

1  A,   Are you students ?  (you = anata-tachi, student= gakusei)
B,   Yes, we are students.            ( we = watashi-tachi)
A. あなた（＋たち） は　がくせい　ですか　？
B.　はい、わたしたち　は　がくせい　ですcorrect!

*あなたたち＝you (plural)2  A,   Are you a  single ? ( single= dokushin)
B,   Yes, I am a single.
A. あなた　は　どくしん　ですか　？correct!
B.　はい、　わたし　は　どくしん　です。correct!

3  A,   Are you  Chinese ? ( Chinese = Chuugoku-jin)
B,   No, I am not Chinese. I am Japanese..
A.　あなた　は　ちゅうごくじん　ですか　？correct!
B.　いいえ、わたし　は　ちゅうごくじん　で（わ＝＞は）ありません。

わたし　は　にほんじん　です。correct!

*”wa” in ” dewa arimasen” is also the particle “は”.4,  A,  Is he Mr. Suzuki ?  (  he=kare )
B,  No, he is not Mr. Suzuki. He is Mr. Tanaka.
A. かれ　は　すずきさん　ですか　？correct!
B. いいえ、かれ　は　すずきさん　で（わ＝＞は）ありません。

かれ　は　たなかさん　です。correct!

*Ferry-san, to write question sentences by kana, you do not need to put the question mark at the end.

Instead, please put the period.(。).

<Exercise 2>
1,  Your school ( anata, gakkou) ==　あなた　の　がっこうcorrect!
2,  My teacher ( sensei, watashi)　==　わたし　の　せんせいcorrect!
3,  English book ( hon, eigo )　==　えいご　の　ほんcorrect!
4,  Our car( kuruma, watashitachi)　==　わたしたち　の　くるまcorrect!
5,  Study of Japanese (nihongo, benkyou)　==　にほんご　の　べんきょうcorrect!
6,  Your name ( namae, anata)　==　あなた　の　なまえcorrect!
7,  Today’s news ( nyuusu, kyou)　==　ニュウス　の　きょう＝＞きょうのニュース<Exercise 3>
1,  the car of my friend  ( friend = tomodachi)　== わたし　の　ともだち　の　くるまcorrect!
2,  the teacher of your school　== あなた　の　がっこう　の　せんせいcorrect!
3,  the book of Japanese history ( history= rekishi)　== （にひんぎ＝＞にほん） の　（れけし＝＞れきし） の　ほん

*Japanese history=history of Japan=nihon no rekishi
4,  my friend’s company  ( company= kaisha)　== わたし　の　ともだち　の　かいしゃcorrect!
5,  the house of  our family　== わたしたち　の　かぞく　の　うちcorrect!
6,  the language of his country (language=kotoba) == （あの　ひと＝＞かれ） の　くに　の　ことば

*his country=kare no kuni<Exercise 4>

1,  My father is Japanese. But, my mother is not Japanese. My mother is American.わたし　の　ちち　は　にほんじん　です。correct!

でも、　わたし　の　はは　は　にほんじん　で（わ＝＞は）ありません。
わたし　の　はは　は　（アメリカンジン＝＞アメリカじん） です。
*As mentioned, “wa” in ” dewa arimasen” is also the particle “は”.2,  Is Hong-Kong the capital of China ?  No, Hong-Kong is not the capital of China.
(  capital  = shuto) (Hong-Kong= honkon)

ホンコン　は　ちゅうごく　の　しゅと　ですか　？correct!
いいえ、　ホンコン　は　ちゅうごく　の　しゅと　で（わ＝＞は）ありません。

3,  Is Sumou the Japanese sport ?  Yes, Sumou is the Japanese sport.
( sport = supootsu )

すもう　は　（にほんご＝＞にほん） の （スポオツ＝＞スポーツ）ですか　？
はい、　すもう　は　（にほんご＝＞にほん） の　（スポオツ＝＞スポーツ）です。

*Japanese (national) sport=sport of Japan= nihon no supootsu (Japan=nihon)4,  My hobbies are cars and music.  My car is a German car.
( hobby/hobbies = shumi ) ( music =ongaku ) ( cars and music = kuruma to ongaku )

わたし　の　しゅみ　は　くるま　と　おんがく　です。correct!
わたし　の　くるま　は　ドイツ　の　くるま（＋です）。

5,  The president of my company is my father. I am not the president.
( president= shachou) (company = kaisha )

わたし　の　かいしゃ　の　しゃちょう　は　わたし　の　ちち（＋です）。
わたし　は　しゃちょう　で（わ＝＞は）ありません。

<MY COMMENTS>

Ferry-san, your understanding on basic Japanese sentence structure was good.

But, please avoid careless errors such as missing the verb “です” at the end of sentence.

Besides, you made phrases using the particle “の” well despite some errors in words.

Regarding your kana writings, please use katakana to write words more carefully.

And, please be careful for the particle “は” as I mentioned.

I am pleased to send you lesson-2 next at another mail.

Please read well and send me your answers.

By the way, how do you like my lessons?

Please feel free to comment with joining in my lessons.

dewa mata

megumi

After i received the feedback, i realized that i did so many typos. I`m not sure if it is due to that i did these exercises at almost midnight . From these feedback I know now that we don`t need to put a question mark at the end of the questioning sentences if we write them using kana. I`ll also know now that if we write “dewaarimasen” using kana, we use the letter は　instead of　わ. Last thing that I learned is that for two consecutive same vowels, if we write them using katakana, we just need write the first one and the second with dash-like mark (“-”). For example, aisukuriimu ＝＞アイスクリーム.

Part A. First, I`m introduced with letters system that exist in nihongo – kanji, katakana, and hiragana – each with its own role. Hiragana and Katakana letters have no meaning, they just represent japanese syllables (I`m not sure how much in total) which mostly a combination of a vowel and a consonant. Here they are

hiragana and katakana table-1 from nanasawa-sensei

hiragana and katakana table-2 from nanasawa-sensei

the 2nd line in each cell is hiragana letters, 3rd line is katakana letters, and the 1st line is their accordance latin letters. Because hiragana and katakana represent japanese syllables, it means that all word and sentence in japanese are combination of one or more of the letters shown in the table. For example, there is no word such as “speed” in Nihongo because syllable “s” or “sp” aren`t recognized. Instead, the syllables related to letter s that only recognized in Nihongo are “sa”, “shi”, “su”, “se”, “so”, “sha”, “shu”, and “sho”. From that table, it also can be shown that in Nihongo there is no word end with letter “d” such “speed”.  Some words from western country are adopted to nihongo, and sometimes it is sound funny for us. For example, our “speed” word in Nihongo is written as “supiido” (combination of letters “su” + “pi” + “i” + “do”). Katakana is used to write such words, i.e words that are adopted from western country. Other examples are “kohii” (coffee), “takushii” (taxi), “miruku” (milk), etc . Words that originally from Japan itself can be written using hiragana or kanji or combination of both. While hiragana and katakana letters has no meaning at all, kanji has its own meaning.

PART B. This part taught me about basic sentence structure in Nihongo i.e using “wa”, “desu”, “dewaarimasen”, and “desuka”. Particle “wa” used to indicate that word (words) preceding it are subject of the sentence. We can think “desu” as “is/am/are” in english. In its negative form, it is written as “dewaarimasen”. It is written as “desuka” for indicating a questioning sentence. These “desu”, “dewaarimasen”, or “desuka” must be put at the end of a sentence. Example,

• anata wa gakusei desu (you are a student, anata==you, gakusei==student)
• anata wa gakusei desuka? (are you a student?)
• anata wa gakusei dewaarimasen(you are not a student)

From above sentences, “wa” is used to indicate that the word preceding it i.e “anata” is subject of the sentence. Notice the use of “desu”, “dewaarimasen”, and “desuka” in each sentence.

PART C. From this part, I learned about the use of particle “no” in a sentence. In Nihongo, particle is important because it is used as indicator of the role of its preceding word (words) in a sentence. Above, i`ve already said that particle “wa” is used to indicate a subject/topic of the sentence. Particle “no” mostly used to indicate a possession. Example,

• watashi no hon (my book, watashi==I/me, hon=book)
• anata no uchi (your home, uchi==home)
• eigo no jisho (english dictionary, eigo==english, jisho==dictionary)

Notice that particle “no” is put after the modifying word and before the modified word. Generally, we can write “A of B” in English as “B no A” in Nihongo. Sometimes, we need more that one “no” for connecting a phrase in a sentence. Example,

• anata no gakusei no sensei (techer of your school, sensei==teacher)
• watashi no furansu no hon (my france book, furansu==france)

Let`s take a deeper look of 1st sentence. if we used the formula “A of B” in English = “B no A” in Nihongo, then if A=teacher and B=your school, we write them down in Nihongo as “anata no gakusei (B) no sensei (A)”

SUPPLEMENTARY. Lesson 1 also taught me about nationalities. To indicate a nationality, we add suffix “-jin” at the end of country`s name. Notice that Nihongo way to pronounce a country`s name is sometimes different from English. Example “nihon-jin” (japanese people, nihon==japan), amerika-jin (amerikan, amerika=america), roshia-jin (russian, roshia=russia), etc. To indicate a language of a country, we add suffix “-go” at the end of country`s name. Example nihongo, roshiago, etc.

That`s all the summary for the 1st lesson, can`t wait to learn the 2nd lesson

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