** Monday, June 11, 2007 **

Ryoko cooking Sukiyaki =))

Ryoko cutting onions.

Ryoko & Neko-Chan cooking.

Neko-Chan easting the Japanese food.

Labels: *\ Japanese Lifestyle /*

10:40 AM;

* nihongo no furezu *

|Self-Introudction| | Asking About People| |Formal Presentation Of Presents| |Greetings| |Odering Food in Restarutant| |Asking Directions in Shopping Centre| |Let's go shopping!!(kaimono o-shimasho!!)| |Na(な) Adjective| |I(い) Adjective| |Colours|

Self-Introduction

## hajimemashite - hello. Used when meeting someone for 1st time. ##

## Watashi wa ~your name~ san desu. - I am ~name~ ##

## Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. - Pleased to meet you. Please be nice to mii. ##

## Kochirakoso yoroshiku - Please to meet you too. A response to Dozo Yorushiku. ##

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Asking About People

## Anohito (kata) wa dare desu (donata) ka? - Who is the person. (Kata) + (Donata) is a formal way of asking who is the person ##

## Shitsurei desu ga, o-name wa? - Excuse me, may I know what's your name. ##

## shitsurei desu ga, oikutsu desu ka? - Excuse me, may I know how old are you? (Formal) ##

## ~Name~ wa nan sai desu ka? - How old is ~Name~? (Informal) ##

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Formal Presentation Of Presents

## Ano... Kore... Purezento desu. - Erm... This... Present for you ##

## E... - Ah...? ##

## douzo - Please/ Here you are. (used when offering someone something) ##

## Doumo. Kore wa nan desu ka? - Thank you, what's this? ##

## ~Items~ desu. Honno Kimochi desu. - This is ~items~ It's nothing/ It's a token of my gratitude. ##

## Doumo Arigatou gozaimasu. - Thank you very much. ##

## Douitashimashite - Welcome :) ##

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Greetings

## Ohayoo Gozaimasu - Good Morning ##

## Konnichiwa - Good Afternoon/ Hello ##

## Konbanwa - Good Evening ##

## Oyasuminasai - Good Night(usually used to say before sleeping.) ##

## Sayoonara - Good Bye ##

## Arigatoo Gozaimasu - Thank You ##

## Douitashimashite - Welcome ##

## Sumimasen - Sorry/ Excuse me/ Beg your pardon ##

## Onegaishimasu - Please~ ##

## [O]genki desu ka - How are you? ##

## Hai, genki desu. - Yes, I'm fine. ##

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Odering Food in Restarutant

## Waiter: Anata wa nani o tabemasu ka? - What do you want to eat? ##

## A: Watashi wa ~Food~. I want to eat ~Food~ ##

## B: Watashi wa ~Food~. I want to eat ~Food~ ##

## Waiter: ~Food~ to ~Food~ desu ne. - ~Food~ and ~Food~? ##

## A & B: Hai, sou desu. - Yes, this is it. ##

## Waiter: Sho, sho, omachi kudasai. - Very formal way of saying (chotto mata kudasai) Please wait for a moment. ##

## Itadakimasu. - I'm going to start eating. This is used to say before any meals you eat in Japan. ##

## Gochisosama. - Thank you for the meals. This is used to say after any meals you eat in Japan. ##

## Saabisu ga totemo ii desu! - Your service is very good. ##

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Asking Directions in Shopping Centre

## A: Sumimasen. ~Items~ uriba wa doko dseu ka? - Excuse me, may I know where is the corners that sell ~items~ ##

## Information Counter: ~Number~ kai desu. - It is at ~number~ level. E.g: Ikkai desu. (At first floor) ##

## A: Doumo. - Thank you ##

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Let's go shopping!!(kaimono o-shimasho!!)

## Sales Girl: Irasyaimasen - Welcome =) ##

## A: Sumimasen, sore o misete kudasai. - Excuse me, please show me that. When you saying this phrase, you must point to the item you want to see. ##

## Sales Girl: Hai. kashikomari mashita. douzo. - Certainly. Here you are. ##

## A: Kore wa doko no ~item~ desu ka? - Where is this ~item~ from? ##

## Sales Girl: Sore wa ~country~ desu. - This is from ~country~. ##

## A: Kore wa ikura desu ka? - How much is this? ##

## Sales Girl: ~Number~yen desu. - It is ~number~ yen. ##

## A: Jyaa kore o kudasai. - Well, I'll take it. (POSITIVE +) ##

## A: Chotto... - Erm, I don't think i want it. (NEGATIVE -) ##

## Sales Girl: Doumo arigato gozaimasu. - Thank you very much. (POSITIVE +) ##

## Sales Girl: Daijoubu desu. (NEGATIVE -) ##

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Na(な) Adjective

## Hansamu - Handsome ##

## Kirei - Beautiful/Clean ##

## Shizuka - Quiet ##

## Nigiyaka - Lively ##

## Yuumei - Famous ##

## Genki - Healthy/Sound/Cheerful ##

## Hima - Free(time) ##

## Benri - convenient ##

## Suteki - Fine/Nice/Wonderful ##

There are 2 kinds of adjective. Na(な)

adjective & I(い) adjective. Na(な)

adjective usually end (negative) with

jya arimasen.

For example:

## Hansamu jya arimasen - Not handsome ##

## Shizuka jya arimasen - Not quiet ##

## Nigiyaka jya arimasen - Not lively ##

## Yuumei jya arimasen - Not famous & Kierei jya arimasen - Not beautiful/clean (This 2 are special Na(な) adjective) ##

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I(い) Adjective

## Ookii - Big/Large ##

## Chiisai - Small/Little ##

## Atarashii - Old(not of age) ##

## Ii(yoi) - Good ##

## Warui - Bad ##

## Atsui - Hot ##

## Samui - Cold(refering to temperature) ##

## Tsumetai - Cold(refering to touch) ##

## Muzukashii - Difficult ##

## Yasashii - Easy ##

## Takai - Expensive/Tall/High ##

## Yasui - Inexpensive ##

## Hikui - Low ##

## Omoshiroi - Interesting ##

## Oishii - Delicious/Tasty ##

## Isogashii - Busy ##

## Tanoshii - Enjoyable ##

I(い) adjective usually end (negative) with

kunai

For example:

## Ookiku nai - Not big/large ##

## Yoku nai - Not good ##

## Takaku nai - Not expensive ##

## Muzukashiku nai - Not difficult ##

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Colours

## Shiroi - White ##

## Kuroi - Black ##

## Akai - Red ##

## Aoi - Blue ##

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________-* Tag Board *-___________________

________-*\ Japanese Street Fashion/*-___________________


*\Japanese Street Fashion/*

http://www.style-arena.jp/index_e.htm

## A nice Japanese street fashion's website. This shows a lot of street fashion with pictures & different popular areas of Japan. ##

http://www.fashioninjapan.com

## A Japanese website that features the lastest Japanese's wears & trends. With pictures!?! ##

http://www.japanesestreets.com

## Japanese's street fashion & formal wears. =)) ##

*\Japan の Food/*

http://japanesefood.about.com

## A web about Japanese food and Japanese cooking - includes many Japanese recipes etc... ##


*\Japan の Travel/*

http://www.japantravelinfo.com/top/index.php

## This web can aid those who are planning to go to Japan(日本). Plan your holiday here! =)) ##

http://www.jnto.go.jp/sin/top.html

## This is Singapore's JNTO(Japan National Tourist Organization) offical website. For Singaporeans, you can check out information on Rail Pass, Visa information & etc... =)) ##


*\Japan の Festivals/*

http://farstrider.net/Japan/Festivals/index.htm

## Photos and explanations of some of the great festivals of Japan! ##


*\Japanese Hair Salon/*

http://www.komachihair.com/

Komachi the haircult. 541 Orchard Road Liat Towers

#21-01 Singapore 238881 Tel: +65 6836

3391/68361075

## I have got the consent of the shareholders of Komachi Hair Salon to publish their salon. I went there a few times. Even though the cut is expensive, the services are excellent. This is a recomended salon. If need any details of the salon, can call them up or approach me in msn. ##

*\Japanese Language Centre/*

http://www.aoba.com.sg/index.html/

Aoba Language Centre. 1 Selegie Road #06-26

Paradiz Centre Singapore 188306 Tel: +65 6334 0123

Fax: +65 6334 2664

## This Japanese Learning Centre is a well-recommended centre. The teachers teach well and are patient with students. Furthermore, there will be a gathering of Japanese staying in Singapore & the students of Aoba Language Centre every 3mths. It is a good interaction between Japanese & students of Aoba Lanaguage Centre. ##


*\Japanese Magazines/*

The lastest & coolest hairstyle/ fashion magazines

are shown in my Secret.

PRICES + DETAILS + PHOTOSHOTS.


*\Japanese Music=Jpop/*

*\Ayumi Hamasaki/*


http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/en/

*\ This is Ayumi Hamasaki's offical website for her. Check up lastest updates of her concerts/cd releases n etc...) /*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki

*\ This is all about Ayumi Hamasaki. For fans who want to know more about her, this is the suitable web. A nice web all about her! Take a peep at it. =)) /*


*\Ayaka Iida/*


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaka

*\ This is all about Ayaka Iida . For fans who want to know more about her, this is the suitable web. A nice web all about her! Take a peep at it. =)) /*


*\BoA Kwon/*


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoA

*\ This is all about BoA Kwon. For fans who want to know more about her, this is the suitable web. A nice web all about her! Take a peep at it. =)) /*


*\Yuna Ito/*


*\Japanese Movies/*

Love & Honor


http://www.ichibun.jp//main.html

*\ Love & Honor's Ofiical website. Shortly after Shinnojo is appointed the official court taster, he becomes blind. Suddenly losing the peaceful life he once enjoyed, he decides to commit suicide but was interrupted by his beautiful wife, Kayo. Kayo commits herself to become the lover of Shinnojo's superior, Shimada in order to have him keep the position as well as their household name. When Shinnojo finds out what Kayo has done, he divorces her. He also finds out that Shimada had deceived Kayo and merely took his pleasure with her. In order to gain back not only his honour but also his love, the blind samurai challenges Shimada, a renowned swordsman, to a duel. Can he measure up against such odds...Rating:4* (movie plot adopted from yahoo.com.sg) /*

Nada Sou Sou


http://www.nada-so.jp//

*\ Nada Sou Sou's website. A touching and tears-dropping movie. Based on a story that a young boy makes a promise to his dying mother to look after his abandoned step-sister at all costs. But love between them grows so strong and profound, it threatens to tear them apart...Rating: 4*(movie plot adopted from yahoo.com.sg) /*

*\Japanese Anime/*

*\Flame Of Recca/*


Flame of Recca is about a highschool student named

Hanabishi Recca, who aspires to be a ninja and is

obsessed with anything ninja-related. After meeting

a girl named Sakoshita Yanagi, whom he

acknowledged to be his princess, and a mysterious

woman named Kage Hoshi, who apparently attacked

him for no reason at all, he finds that he not only

comes from a long-dead ninja clan of 400-years past

, he also can control his personal Flame. Recca and

his friends (Ishijima Domon, Kirisawa Fuuko,

Mikagami Tokiya, Koganei Kaoru) must grow stronger

in order to protect Yanagi from being taken by Kurei

and his adoptive father, the evil Mori Kouran, who

wants eternal life, and believes that Yanagi's

mysterious healing power is the key to it.

Rating: 4*+ ##


*\Initial D/*


Set in the late 1990s in Japan's Gunma Prefecture,

the series follows the adventures of Takumi Fujiwara,

an eighteen year old who helps his father run a tofu

shop by making deliveries every morning to a hotel

on Akina with his father's Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT

-APEX. It is revealed that Takumi has been driving on

Mt. Akina every morning to deliver tofu to the summit

5 years before he even had his license. As a result his

skills are highly honed and he is also skilled at driving

in adverse weather conditions. In mountain pass

racing, power is not the only key to winning. Balance,

skill, and courage are what is needed to win.

Mountain pass racing (also known as "touge") is

divided into two areas, downhill and Hillclimb (Uphill).

The hillclimb relies more on the car's power and the

driver's acceleration control. The downhill depends

primarily on the driver's braking and steering

techniques, and requires less raw power from the car.

The excitement starts here...

Rating: 5*+ ##


*\Yakitate Japan/*


The story focuses on Kazuma Azuma, a boy on his

quest to create Ja-pan, a national bread for Japan

itself. He initially heads to Tokyo to expand his

bread-making horizons at the bread-making chain

Pantasia; the story continues with Azuma's exploits

with his other coworkers.The title of this series itself

is a play on words; Yakitate translates to "freshly

baked", but Japan has a double meaning. Besides

referring to the country of Japan, "pan" is the

Japanese word for "bread". Ja-pan is a pun for this

series. This mimics the style of the names of other

varieties of bread in Japanese, such as

"furansupan" (French Bread), "doitsupan" (German

rye-based bread), "itariapan" (Italian bread), etc.

Besides the desire to create his Ja-pan, Azuma also

possesses the legendary Solar Hands. These hands

are warmer than normal human hand temperature,

and allow the dough to ferment faster. This gives him

some advantage at the beginning of the series, but

his innovation and many Ja-pans are his greater

talents.Although the story has baking as its main

theme, the parts that generate the most interest are

the outrageous puns in the story. Especially notable

are the "reaction" based puns made by the judges,

who go to great lengths to prove a single point about

the bread that they had tasted. The series in general

also pokes fun at the shōnen genre's tendency to be

melodramatic over mundane tasks.

Rating: 5*+ ##


*\One Piece/*


One Piece (ワンピース, Wanpīsu?) is a manga and

animeseries created by artist Eiichiro Oda. One Piece

focuses on a ragtag crew of pirates led by Captain

Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy's greatest ambition is to

obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and

become Pirate King.

Rating: 4*+ ##