learning japanese

[kitsura]

8時この近くに用事がありますが、家は遠くからここで暇つぶしするほうがいいと思います。

 

[morohh]

Can we try not to use so chim stuff?

I dont think its chim..just uses kedo, kara and te-form to conjugate the words. I changed koko no chikakuni to kono hen cause I think it sounds kinda weird although its correct if translated literally. The last thing that I changed is jikan wo sugosu to jikan tsubushi as what the author really means is killing time instead of passing time(literally). Again it is correct if translated literally but wrong in japanese sense.

my 2 cents.

 

[terraj]

I agree about the 時間潰し. It's how I would translate it too.

 

[demid]

wow, so many sentences to convey one meaning

Thanks everyone for contributing. ive learnt a lot.

though i feel 私は八時にこの辺で約束があったけど家が遠いから帰りたくなくて、ここで時間潰し。

comes closest to what i am trying to say

 

[Mars Ranger]

actually its just how you conjugate the sentence. It applied to other languages as well.

 

[hahaedmw]

any recomendation for english to japanese dictionary? no need electronic one, thanks!

 

[samanthalee]

any recomendation for english to japanese dictionary? no need electronic one, thanks!

NUS recommends Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary and Kodanshas Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary. Can find in Kinokuniya. But damn expensive.
If you don't mind reading Chinese, can buy Chinese to Japanese dictionary. I found mine in Bras Besar Complex, only $11.

 

[morohh]

I bought that from kino at $30+ when I started learning Japanese but I felt ripped cause I dont think it is very complete. I think I only opened the dictionary a few times until I found WWWJDIC and never look back

 

[woaddme]

can kind souls here help me? i'm still new to this language, reading on my own
but does 私は女の先生です translate to i am a female sensei?

 

[hahaedmw]

I bought that from kino at $30+ when I started learning Japanese but I felt ripped cause I dont think it is very complete. I think I only opened the dictionary a few times until I found WWWJDIC and never look back

wwwjdic? what si that? where to buy ar?

 

[terraj]

can kind souls here help me? i'm still new to this language, reading on my own
but does 私は女の先生です translate to i am a female sensei?

What kind of 'sensei' are you referring to? Btw, this is a common mistake but you don't call yourself a sensei, that's a title someone gives you. If you're referring to a profession you should use the name of the profession, example, lawyer, teacher, doctor, mangaka (all these can be "sensei's")

 

[demid]

WWWJDIC is an online Japanese dictionary based on the electronic dictionary of Australian academic Jim Breen. The downloadable dictionaries data files (EDICT) contain around one hundred thousand Japanese to English translations, as well as the readings of several hundred thousand Japanese names. There are also several specialized dictionaries.

Quoted from wikipedia

If you have a windows mobile based device such as a pda phone you can install the dictionary into it as well.... very useful having a jap dict in your pda phone

below is the link for the dictionary application...follow the instructions there

http://www.ookii.org/software/pocketdictionary/

 

[terraj]

For the PC version I've this software installed. It's very useful when you need to translate stuff while online.
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~grosenth/jwpce.html

WWWJDIC is an online Japanese dictionary based on the electronic dictionary of Australian academic Jim Breen. The downloadable dictionaries data files (EDICT) contain around one hundred thousand Japanese to English translations, as well as the readings of several hundred thousand Japanese names. There are also several specialized dictionaries.

Quoted from wikipedia

If you have a windows mobile based device such as a pda phone you can install the dictionary into it as well.... very useful having a jap dict in your pda phone

below is the link for the dictionary application...follow the instructions there

http://www.ookii.org/software/pocketdictionary/

 

[Wands]

How long have you all been learning Japanese? And what JLPT level you guys are holding?

 

[alvinaloy]

wow, so many sentences to convey one meaning

Thanks everyone for contributing. ive learnt a lot.

though i feel 私は八時にこの辺で約束があったけど家が遠いから帰りたくなくて、ここで時間潰し。

comes closest to what i am trying to say

It's like English. For example, "He likes to drink milk" can also be (Yoda-style) "Likes to drink milk, he does" or "Drink milk, he likes"

 

[dimitri_can]

I guess as long as the person understand what we are talking. It's fine

 

[BabyEDMW]

hey where can i take up jap course? I'm new to this language, how much is the course fee?

 

[alvinaloy]

hey where can i take up jap course? I'm new to this language, how much is the course fee?

Read the earlier posts in this thread. I believe they've been answered before.

 

[dimitri_can]

hey where can i take up jap course? I'm new to this language, how much is the course fee?

You can find your answers on a post which i have typed out.

http://japanese.meetup.com/7/messages/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3950129