Kyou no Nihongo: dame
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: DAME Kanji: ?? Hiragana: ?? ? Katakana: ?? Simple Definitions: No! It’s bad! It’s not possible! Usage: Your sister has a habit of “borrowing” your personal effects. It seems okay the first few times but you later realize that you don’t get to see your things back. So when one day she...
Better than Cliff’s Notes
I hope I’m posting this just in time for those year-end term papers and book reports. But if you’re expecting that I’m giving away links to sites that promote plagiarism, think again. I was able to muddle through more than a decade of schooling without resorting to tricks so I think you can too. Anyway, I got these links from Prof. Butch Dalisay’s The Philippine Star article. I checked them out myself and I now...
Tongue twisted
I got something other than my knickers got all twisted in a wad, and just because I attempted to recite these: Aka-pajama, ki-pajama, cha-pajama. Tonarino kyaku-wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku-da. Kanda kajicho kado no kajiya no Kanbei-san ga kachiguri katta ga katakute kamenai kamisan ga kanshaku okoshite kari-kari kandara kari-kari kameta. Kabilugan ng Buwan, Buwan ng Kabilugan Minimikaniko ni Monico ang makina ng Minica ni Monica. Pinaputi...
University orgs and schools perform at the 2007 Nihongo Fiesta
It was quite fun to watch the performances of the different universities, schools, and organizations during the 2007 Nihongo Fiesta. Most of them were amusing and some were interesting, but all were certainly entertaining. Here’s the line-up of last Saturday’s program: Adamson University Bunka (Matsuri) Koryukai: An Adamson Experience . Lyceum of the Philippines University Modern Parasol Dance Manila Science High School...
34th Nihongo Speech Contest Winners
If I knew that the first prize for the 34th Nihongo Speech Contest, held last Saturday during the 2007 Nihongo Fiesta, was an all-expense paid trip to Japan (courtesy of Japan Airlines), I would have dug up my old speech piece and entered the darn contest myself! All I could do was gnaw at my bottom lip last Saturday as I trained my lens on the happy teary-eyed winners posing for both the amateur and professional photographers happily...
Kyou no Nihongo: omedetou
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: OMEDETOU most commonly used as “omedetou gozaimasu” expression Kanji: ????? Hiragana: ????? Katakana: ????? Simple Definitions: Congratulations! Usage: I passed my Japanese Language Proficiency Test. What do you say? OMEDETOU! Congratulations, Flori! But it’s no surprise really. Hayop ka, Flori!...