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ahmahippo

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No one knows i guess, not even the japanese.

hehe... today was teaching us on this and yes, you are right... even my sensei also dont know, it's just hiragana rules...

another sad thing is, I am weak on talking :(

how to improve? writing and i can understand but talking in class is really bad....

but if i talk alone ... it is fine.... why like this? :(
 

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wow.... any JLPT 4? lol...

wonder for listening part during JLPT exams, is it hard?
 

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watashi wa _________ desu

may I ask, for hiragana, "wa" refer to which one? and "desu" refer to which one? :D

thanks dimitri :D
for 'desu' i understand
however for 'wa', dont know why ended up become 'ha'


Hello.

You need to take note of the following words: は、を、へ

In Hiragana chart, they are pronounce as ha, wo & he respectively.

However, when they are used as particles, they are pronounced as:

1. は ---> wa [わ]
2. を ---> o [お]
3. へ ---> e [え]

Example Sentences:

1. わたし ______ です。 Watashi WA ______ desu. [I am _____.]

2. [わたしは] りんご たべます。[Watashi ha] Ringo O tabemasu.
[I eat an apple].

3. [わたしは] ほんや いきます。[Watashi ha] Honya E ikimasu.
[I go to (a) bookshop.]

Please note that the word を is only used for / as particle.

P.S. I remembered how I was confused by the pronounction of these words [excluding は] when I 1st studied them in Polytechnic. So, I decide to write these for you so that you will not be confused when you learn them later.

Hope that this will help you.
 

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Hello.

You need to take note of the following words: は、を、へ

In Hiragana chart, they are pronounce as ha, wo & he respectively.

However, when they are used as particles, they are pronounced as:

1. は ---> wa [わ]
2. を ---> o [お]
3. へ ---> e [え]

Example Sentences:

1. わたし ______ です。 Watashi WA ______ desu. [I am _____.]

2. [わたしは] りんご たべます。[Watashi ha] Ringo O tabemasu.
[I eat an apple].

3. [わたしは] ほんや いきます。[Watashi ha] Honya E ikimasu.
[I go to (a) bookshop.]

Please note that the word を is only used for / as particle.

P.S. I remembered how I was confused by the pronounction of these words [excluding は] when I 1st studied them in Polytechnic. So, I decide to write these for you so that you will not be confused when you learn them later.

Hope that this will help you.

cool....

just wondering for talking, how to improve?
 

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i will be attending ikoma for my BA1-2 class and the teacher is Ms Oya. Anyone attended her classes before? Is she good?
 

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Guys, hope someone could correct me if I am wrong.

1) Is he a teacher?
Kore wa Sensei desu ka.

2) Yes. He is.
Hai. Kore wa Sensei desu.

3) No. he is not.
Iie. Kore wa Sensei dewa arimasen.

4) Is she a teacher, too?
(Dont know how to do this yet)

5) No. She is a student.
Iie, Kanojo wa gankusei desu.

6)May I know your name? (Who are you?)
O namae wa nan desu ka. <---- this = ?

7) I am Miss Honda from Japan.
Watashi wa Nihon-jin no Honda desu.

8) Nice to meet you.
Kochirakoso


wonder is there any error?
 

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1) Is he a teacher?
Kore wa Sensei desu ka.

->Kare wa sensei desu ka.

2) Yes. He is.
Hai. Kore wa Sensei desu.

->Hai. Kare wa sensei desu.

3) No. he is not.
Iie. Kore wa Sensei dewa arimasen.

->Iie, sensei dewa arimasen.

4) Is she a teacher, too?
(Dont know how to do this yet)

Lesson 1.

Kanojo mo sensei desu ka.

5) No. She is a student.
Iie, Kanojo wa gankusei desu.

6)May I know your name? (Who are you?)
O namae wa nan desu ka. <---- this = ?

The other o


7) I am Miss Honda from Japan.
Watashi wa Nihon-jin no Honda desu.

->Watashi wa nihon no honda desu.

8) Nice to meet you.
Kochirakoso

A: Douzo yoroshiku

B: Kochira koso yoroshiku
 

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I am considering taking up lessons in school after JLPT 3 so that i can take JLPT 2 nxt year.
I have been self studying for JLPT 3 so far.So i am weak in conversational part.

A lot of people are recommending Ikoma,so far thats what i see.
For Ikoma part-time lessons, JLPT3->JLPT2 standard is starting from pre-advanced right?
And where is the benchmark for JLPT 2 standard?Advanced 4?
If so means i cant take JLPT 2 nxt year correct?Since i wont be able to finish Advanced 4 in time.

For JCS,
How much is the school fee?
It seems like the amount of time spent studying at school wouldnt be alot since its only 2hrs per wk.So does that means tonnes of self study to hit JLPT 2 proficiency level ?

Bunka,
How does their system work?
JLPT3->JLPT2 standard is pre-advanced?
How long does it take?

For the schools,
1)whats the class size?
2)Level of conversational aspect during the class
 
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