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Genki (an Integrated Course in Japanese) Links ;)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1f7wbm9o-enZ2dOS19nMzRtUlU

This link contains the following:

Genki I (2nd Edition) + sound files

Genki II (2nd Edition) + sound files

Genki I workbook + sound files

Genki II workbook + sound files

Genki I answer key

Let me know if there are any problems. Enjoy :D

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ASKING ABOUT JAPANESE (IN JAPANESE)

****If there are corrections or additions I should make to this list, please send me a message!****

So I just started using HelloTalk for Japanese, and found out pretty quickly that asking people to help you IN Japanese gets you MUCH better answers so long as you’re up to the challenge of figuring out slightly more complicated explanations! Here are some ways to do that:

THINGS TO ASK

Can I ask you a question?

ちょっと質問していいですか？

How do you say “_____” in Japanese?

「＿＿＿」は日本語で何と言いますか？

日本語で「＿＿＿」はどうやって言いますか？

What does “_____” mean?

「＿＿＿」の意味はなんですか？

「＿＿＿」って、どういう意味ですか？

Could you please correct my sentences/check them for errors?

文章を直してください/くれませんか/もらえませんか

間違いがあるかどうかチェックしてもらえますか？

What is the difference between “__” and “__”?

「＿＿」と「＿＿」の違いは何ですか？

Which one sounds more natural?

どちらがもっと自然に聞こえますか？

どちらの方が自然ですか？

What kind of situation should I use it in?

どんな場合に使いますか？

Is there another way to say it?

日本語で同じような言い回しがありますか？

How would you say it?

___さんなら、これを何と言いますか？

Do people normally use this word/phrase?

このフレーズ/言葉を普段使いますか？

How do I use (this word/phrase)

「＿＿＿」をどうやって使いますか？

Is it similar to/Is it like “_____,” for example?

「＿＿＿」という事ですか？

「＿＿＿」と同じような意味ですか？

AND IF U DIDNT REALLY GET THEIR CORRECTIONS/COMMENTS:

I’m sorry, I didn’t really understand “_____.” Could you explain it to me?

（すみません、「＿＿＿」はよく分からなくて）、ちょっと説明してもらえませんか？

I’m sorry, would you mind explaining your corrections?

すみません、訂正を説明してもらえませんか？

OTHER TIPS

Say thank you afterward!

The sentences above are mostly starting points. The more you talk to people, the more you’ll notice how people ask things like “Oh, can you explain that thing on the bottom?” or “So it’s okay if I say this instead of this?” etc. etc. But these sentences will help you get on your feet!

What I sometimes like to do if they’re using really complicated Japanese to explain to me, it try to explain it in my own words and then add っていうことですか？ to find out if I’m understanding right!

Challenge yourself by answering Japanese-speakers’s questions in Japanese! You’d be surprised how much you can learn about explaining just by reading explanations!

Good luck! Please let me know if you have any questions! <3 頑張ってください！皆さん何か聞きたいことがあったら、何でも聞いてくださいね！<3

-Maka

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strolling around toranomon, tokyo.

仕事で虎ノ門まで行ってきた。

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Japanese vocab: Valentine’s day

バレンタインデー   -  Valentine’s day

ホワイトデー - White day

マシュマロデー  - White day (Marshmallow day)

オレンジデー　- Orange day or Partner day

彼女  -  かのじょ - Girlfriend

彼氏  -  かれし - Boyfriend

情  -  じょう  - Feelings, emotion, sentiment​,  passion, affection

感情  - かんじょう - Emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment​

デート  - Date

プレゼント - Present

贈り物  -  おくりもの  - Present, gift

お土産  -  おみやげ - Present, souvenir

飴  -  あめ  - Candy 

キャンディー  - Candy, sweets

チョコレート   - Chocolate

義理チョコ  -  ぎりチョコ - Obligation Chocolate

本命チョコ  -  ほんめいチョコ  - True feelings chocolate

友チョコ  -  ともチョコ　- Friendship chocolate

薔薇  -  ばら  - Rose ( It can also be written in katakana:  バラ )

花束 -  はなたば   - Boquet

縫いぐるみ  -  ぬ いぐるみ  - Plush

テディーベア  - Teddy bear

バレンタインカード  - Valentine’s card

心  -  こころ - Heart, mind, spirit

ハート - Heart

ロマンス - Romance

恋愛小説  -  れんあいしょうせつ -  Love romance, love story

恋  -  こい - Romantic love

愛  -  あい - Love, affection, care

恋愛  - れんあい -  Love, love-making, passion

愛する -  あいする - To love 

…　が　好きです。 -  …  が　すきです。- I like …. (You can use 大好き・だいすき if you want to say: I really like…) 

あなたが好きです - I like you

愛してる  -  あいしてる  - I love you

キスする - To kiss

キス - Kiss

接吻  -  せっぷん - Kiss, kissing

イチャイチャ - Flirting, making out

抱く -  いだく - To hug, to embrace 

寄り添う -  よりそう - To get close, to cuddle close together 

キューピッド  - Cupid

- Dzseni

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Secrets of Japanese business: 改善 (kai-zen) “continuous improvement”

Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning “change for the better” or “continuous improvement.” It is the Japanese business philosophy of continuously improving operations. Kaizen sees improvement in productivity as a gradual and methodical process.

The kaizen concept asserts that there is no perfect end. Everything can be improved upon, and all employees must strive to evolve and innovate constantly.

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Octopus, Shinjuku 新宿

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Spring vocabulary in Japanese

春 [はる] - spring 三月 [さんがつ] - March 四月 [しがつ] - April 五月 [ごがつ] - May 花見 [はなみ] - cherry blossom viewing エイプリルフール - picnic ひな祭り [ひなまつり] - Hinamatsuri, Girls’ Festival, Dolls’ Festival ホワイトデー - White Day 春分の日 [しゅんぶんのひ] - Vernal Equinox Day イースター - Easter エイプリルフール - April Fools’ Day ゴールデンウィーク - Golden Week 昭和の日 [しょうわのひ] - Showa Day 憲法記念日 [けんぽうきねんび] - Constitution Memorial Day Holiday 緑の日 [みどりのひ] - Greenery Day 子供の日 [こどものひ] - Children’s Day 母の日 [ははのひ] - Mother’s Day 日 [ひ] - sun; day 晴れ [はれ] - clear weather, fine weather 暖かい [あたたかい] - warm 風 [かぜ] - wind 涼しい [すずしい] - cool 霧 [きり] - fog 雨 [あめ] - rain 雪 [ゆき] - snow 氷 [こおり] - ice 溶ける [とける] - to melt 水たまり [みずたまり] - puddle 流れ [ながれ] - stream 洪水 [こうずい] - flood 木 [き] - tree 葉(っぱ) [は(っぱ)] - leaf 草 [くさ] - grass 花 [はな] - flower 桜 [さくら] - cherry blossom 種子 [しゅし] - seed 芽 [め] - sprout, shoot, bud 芽を出す [めをだす] - to sprout; to put forth buds 蕾 [つぼみ] - bud 球根 [きゅうこん] - bulb 咲く [さく] - to bloom 花粉 [かふん] - pollen アレルギー - allergy 動物 [どうぶつ] - animal  生まれる [うまれる] - to be born 孵る [かえる] - to hatch 鳥 [とり] - bird 巣 [す] - nest 卵 [たまご] - egg 昆虫 [こんちゅう] - insect 虫 [むし] - bug 蝶々 [ちょうちょう] - butterfly 蠅 [はえ] - fly 蛙 [かえる] - frog 蜥蜴 [とかげ] - lizard 蚯蚓 [みみず] - worm

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You can batch download JTest4You’s infographics HERE.

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向日葵2022

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“It’s easy to make someone smile. One good bowl of udon is all it takes. Don’t you smile when you eat something good?” — Udon (2006) dir. Katsuyuki Motohiro

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Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 A.M. (Migonne, 1978)

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Tokyo Food Guide: Where to Eat Fluffy Japanese Pancakes in Tokyo

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Monet’s Pond, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Credit: Hidenobu Suzuki

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Japan and beastiary!