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Posted at Tue Jan 10 22:09:38 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/1262160 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/1262160 Manara Tue Jan 10 22:09:38 UTC 2012 ひさしぶり　です　ね～
I really missed you guys ^____^

I've learned some new words and sentences..

すき　（な）like
きらい　（な）dislike
じょうず good at
へた bad at
とくい good at

わかります to understand
あります to have

りょうり cooking
のみもの drink
りょこう trip
かいもの shopping
どうぶつanimal


わたし　は　さかな　が　すき　です。

田中さん　は　てにす　が　へた　です。

きみ　は　えいご　が　わかります　か。

Thanks for reading and correcting!

Posted at Thu Dec 02 20:40:45 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/714960 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/714960 Manara Thu Dec 02 20:40:45 UTC 2010 Here are the kanji symbols I've been learning:

一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十
百、千、万

日、本、人、中、国、田
日本人、中国人、田中

何、先、生、学、校
先生、学生、学校、中学生、中学校

門、時、計、辞、書
時計、時々、辞書

手、紙、円
手紙

会、社、受、付
会社、受付

教、室、月、火、水
教室

木、金、土、曜
木曜日、金曜日、土曜日

I didn't write the meanings of the words because I already know them. :P
Thank you for reading and correcting!
arigatou~

Posted at Tue Oct 26 19:55:19 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/671701 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/671701 Manara Tue Oct 26 19:55:19 UTC 2010
hello guys!
can someone please tell what's written in this picture on the left of the car?

thank u ^^

Posted at Fri Oct 22 17:20:34 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/666597 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/666597 Manara Fri Oct 22 17:20:34 UTC 2010


I promised saku-san to take some pictures of my town.
The first picture is of the neighbourhood I live in.
The second and third ones are taken in front of the school.

Here are some words that are related to this period of the year. ^ ^

あき＝秋 autumn
あきかぜ＝秋風 autumn wind
あきぐち＝秋口 early fall
あきがれのひ＝秋枯れの日 perfect autumn day
こうよう＝紅葉 going to the mountains to see the colors of the trees.


arigatou ^ ^

Posted at Mon Oct 04 18:07:35 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/645170 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/645170 Manara Mon Oct 04 18:07:35 UTC 2010
I googled it, but didn't find anything that I could understand.
It lookes like "Jihado" is taken from the Arabic word Jihad, which means "Struggle".

Do you know what this book is about? What does it say about women?
Do you recommand me this book to read?

arigatou gozaimasu!

Posted at Tue Sep 28 19:54:22 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/638466 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/638466 Manara Tue Sep 28 19:54:22 UTC 2010
日 = ni/nichi
本 = hon
人 = jin
中 = naka/ chuu
国 = okuni/goku/ koku
田 = ta

日本 = nihon
日本人 = nihonjin
中国 = chuugoku
中国人 = chuugokujin
田中 = tanaka

何 = nani/ nan
先 = sen
生 = sei
学 = gaku
校 = kou

先生 = sensei
学校 = gakkou
学生 = gakusei
中学校 = chuugakkou
中学生 = chuugakusei


わたし　は　はし　で　こはん　を　たべます。
わたし　は　て　で　おにぎり　を　たべます。
わたし　は　はさみ　で　かみ　を　きります。
わたし　は　コップ　で　みず　を　のみます。
わたし　は　ファックス　で　レポート　を　おくります。

That's all! ^__^

Posted at Sun Sep 12 17:27:38 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/619831 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/619831 Manara Sun Sep 12 17:27:38 UTC 2010
I started learning kanji..yay!!

一 = 1
二 = 2
三 = 3
四 = 4
五 = 5
六 = 6
七 = 7
八 = 8
九 = 9
十 = 10
百 = 100
千 = 1000
万 = 10000
千九百九十三 = 1993
二千十 = 2010

A short dialogue:
Q: いっしょに　えいが　を　みません　か。
A: いいですね、みましょう。
A: すみません、ちょっと。

arigatou gozaimasu ^ ^





Posted at Tue Sep 07 17:19:35 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/614079 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/614079 Manara Tue Sep 07 17:19:35 UTC 2010
ごはん = rice
パン = bread
にく = meat
さかな = fish
たまご = egg
やさい = vegetables
くだもの = fruits
あさごはん = breakfast
ひるごはん = lunch
ばんごはん = dinner

みず = water
ぎゅうにゅう = milk
ジュース = juice
コーヒー = coffee
こうちゃ = tea
さけ = sake
ビール = beer

ラジオ = radio
おんがく = music
えいが = film
てがみ = letter
たばこ = cigarettes
しゃしん = photo

しゅくだい = homework
スポーツ = sport
テニス = tennis
サッカー = soccer

たべます = to eat
のみます = to drink
ききます = to listen/to hear
みます = to watch/to see
かきます = to write
よみます = to read
かいます = to buy
すいます = to smoke
とります = to take a photo
します = to do
あいます = to meat

いつも = always
よく = often
ときどき = sometimes
あまり = seldom
ぜんぜん = never

Phew! That wasn't wasy to learn, but I did it :P

Posted at Sat Aug 28 19:37:00 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/603049 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/603049 Manara Sat Aug 28 19:37:00 UTC 2010



わたし　は　Nolia　へ　いきました。
わたし　は　アイス　を　たべました。
わたし　は　ブレスレット　を　かいました。

More pictures and info here:
http://argonlight.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

Posted at Tue Aug 24 15:56:09 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/598824 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/598824 Manara Tue Aug 24 15:56:09 UTC 2010
New lesson and new words

じてんしゃ = bicycle
でんしゃ = train
バス = bus
タクシ－ = taxi
ひこうき = aeroplane
しんかんせん = bullet train
あるいて = by foot

わたし　は　じてんしゃ　で　いきます。

たなかさん　は　きのう　さとうさん　と　でんしゃ　で　とうきょう　へ　いきました。

マリアさん　は　あるいて　がっこう　へ　いきます。

Thank you! :D

Posted at Fri Aug 20 21:46:05 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/594660 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/594660 Manara Fri Aug 20 21:46:05 UTC 2010
I had a Japanese lesson and learned new words and expressions :P
Please correct for me ^___^

がつ　month
いちがつ　一月 January
にがつ　二月 February
さんがつ　三月 March
しがつ　四月 April
ごがつ　五月 May
ろくがつ　六月 June
しちがつ　七月 July
はちがつ　八月 August
くがつ　九月 September
じゅうがつ　十月 October
じゅういちがつ　十一月 November
じゅうにがつ　十二月 December

にち day
ついたち　一日 1st
ふつか　二日 2nd
みっか　三日 3rd
よっか　四日 4th
いつか　五日 5th
むいか　六日 6th
なのか　七日 7th
ようか　八日 8th
ここのか　九日 9th
とおか　十日 10th
じゅうよっか　十四日 14th
はつか　二十日 20th
にじゅうよっか　二十四日 24th

せんしゅう last week
こんしゅう this week
らいしゅう next week

せんげつ last month
こんげつ this month
らいげつ next month

きょねん last year
ことし this year
らいねん next year

Phew..that was not easy XD

Posted at Tue Aug 03 16:29:09 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/575877 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/575877 Manara Tue Aug 03 16:29:09 UTC 2010 I went to the archipelago (islands) with my parents.
Now how do you say "I went to the archipelago(islands)" in Japanese?

私は列島へ行きました。

I made this video from the pictures I took on the voyage. Enjoy! :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmSXOx7j_OE


Posted at Thu Jul 29 21:56:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/570920 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/570920 Manara Thu Jul 29 21:56:04 UTC 2010 エレベーター = elivator
トイレ = toilet
へや = room

がっこう = school
かいしゃ = company
デパート = departmant store
ぎんこう = bank
びょういん = hospital

うりば = section
(お)くに = country
(お)うち = home

イギリス = England
イタリア = Italy
ドイツ = Germany
インド = India
タイ = Thailand
かんこく = South Korea

かい = floor
ちか = basement

とけい　うりば　は　どこ　です　か。
tokei uriba wa doko desu ka.
Where's the clock's section?

これ　は　だれ　の　えんぴつ　です　か。
kore wa dare no enpitsu desu ka.
Whose pen is this?

この　くるま　は　どこ　の　です　か。
Where's this car from?

Arigatou gozaimasu!

Posted at Mon Jul 19 18:56:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/560583 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/560583 Manara Mon Jul 19 18:56:04 UTC 2010 I had a lesson and learned new things..Please correct for me! ^__^

これ は にほんご で なん です か？

これ は ほん です。
それ は ざっし です。
あれ は えんぴつ です。

これ は なん です か？
それ は しんぶん です。

これ は にほんご の ほん です。
それ は わたし の ほん です。
この ほん は わたし の です。

Note: I added spaces between the words to make it easier for me and because it's only in hiragana.

Posted at Mon Jul 05 18:50:32 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/544680 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/544680 Manara Mon Jul 05 18:50:32 UTC 2010
I had a Japanese language lesson today. I learned new words. :D

ほん = book
しんぶん = newspaper
ざっし = magazine
じしょ = dictionary
ノ－ト = note book
かばん = bag
かさ = umbrella
さいふ = wallet
かぎ = key
けいたいでんわ = mobile phone
コンピユ－タ－ = computer
つくえ = table
いす = chair
とけい = clock
くるま = car
カメラ = camera
テレビ = TV
えんぴつ = pencil
シャ－プペン = mechanical pencil
ボ－ルペン = ball pen
カ－ド = card

Please correct if you find misakes ^ ^
arigatou gozaimas :D

Posted at Thu Jun 24 21:00:05 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/532766 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/532766 Manara Thu Jun 24 21:00:05 UTC 2010 I learn Japanese.

Yesterday, I took my first Japanese lesson. It was very useful and I learned new things besides the things I already knew.

私のせんせいがあやかです。
My teacher's name is Ayaka.

私はハラです。
I'm Hala.

私はイラク人です。
I'm Iraqi.

私は２２さいです。
I'm 22 years old.

私はがくせいです。
I'm a student.

みずきさんは日本人ですか？
Is Mizuki Japanese?

はい、日本人です。
Yes, he's Japanese.


サラさんは日本人ですか？
Is Sara Japanese?

いいえ、日本人じゃありません。
No, she's not Japanese.

ありがとう！＾＾


Posted at Fri Jun 18 21:26:45 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/525809 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/525809 Manara Fri Jun 18 21:26:45 UTC 2010 あお blue ao
きいろ yellow kiiro
しろ white shiro
くろ black kuro
みどり green midori
むらさき purple murasaki
ピンク pink pinku
オレンジ orange orenji
ぎん silver gin
きん gold kin
どう bronze dou

ありがおう！＾＾

Posted at Thu Jun 17 18:57:43 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/524687 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/524687 Manara Thu Jun 17 18:57:43 UTC 2010
こんにちは！

私はこの絵画を描く。
わたしはこのかいがをかく。
watashi wa kono kaiga wo kaku.

私はBambooTablet使う。
わたしはBambooTabletつかう。
watashi wa Bamboo Tablet tsukau.

I hope you like the drawing ^ ^


Posted at Sun Jun 13 12:23:26 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/518934 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/518934 Manara Sun Jun 13 12:23:26 UTC 2010
How do you say these expressions in Japanese:

*Damn! (angry)

*Oh my God! (surprised)

*Stop! (doing or saying something)

*Don't!

*Wow!

And arigatou very much :P

Posted at Fri May 28 20:29:36 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/499646 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/499646 Manara Fri May 28 20:29:36 UTC 2010 Yesterday I heard two Japanese sentences but not sure of what I heard..I just wanna know the difference between them (please correct them if they're wrong)..

ありがとう　だ
ありがとう　ね or ありがとう な　 (not sure) ^ ^"

thanks for helping ^__^



Posted at Mon Apr 26 21:43:38 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/459220 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/459220 Manara Mon Apr 26 21:43:38 UTC 2010


雪が附っている。
yuki ga futteiru.

アイスランドの火山雲。
aisurando no kazan kumo.

Hope this was right :P



AFTER EDITING:-
雪が降っている。





Posted at Sat Apr 17 15:58:44 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/447820 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/447820 Manara Sat Apr 17 15:58:44 UTC 2010 I want to know how to:

1. Put the verb (let) in a sentence..for example: Let me write your name!

2. Put the verb (can)..for example: I can write your name.

3. Put the verb (want)..for example: I want to write your name.

4. Make a question..for example: Can you write my name? AND Do you want to write my name?

Please help me by answering in kanji, hiragana, romaji and english.
I only know the verb WRITE for now.

arigatou gozaimasu ^__^

Posted at Fri Apr 09 18:42:14 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/438911 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/438911 Manara Fri Apr 09 18:42:14 UTC 2010 Can anybody tell me what this program is? Is it some kind of contest or what? It is so funny, but I don't know what it is for! :P
Are these really school boys?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXdnX43RSE

I always roll on the floor laughing when I watch it, good that I'm not there! :P


Posted at Sat Apr 03 20:04:50 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/431936 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/431936 Manara Sat Apr 03 20:04:50 UTC 2010
こんいちは！
Can you tell me the difference between the hiragana letters in the red circle/box?
Is there any difference in the pronunciation?
ありがとう！

Posted at Fri Apr 02 14:41:48 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/430535 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/430535 Manara Fri Apr 02 14:41:48 UTC 2010
Well, sometimes people say the same thing about me, but I can't say that all Iraqi people look younger than they are. :P

Posted at Fri Apr 02 14:26:14 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/430515 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/430515 Manara Fri Apr 02 14:26:14 UTC 2010
わたしは　わんを　かいました。
わたしは　めんを　たべました。


Posted at Sun Mar 28 17:16:36 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/424708 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/424708 Manara Sun Mar 28 17:16:36 UTC 2010 あかい　＆　あか
しろい　＆　しろ

I know that aka=red, shiro=white, but do you add an (i) at the end when it's an adjective? Other adjectives in the book end with an (i) too..
うすい　＆　あつい
かるい　＆　おもい
おそい　＆　はやい

Is this for all adjectives?

Posted at Thu Mar 25 07:19:23 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/420705 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/420705 Manara Thu Mar 25 07:19:23 UTC 2010 What is the difference between はじめまして and よろしく ?
Thank you!

Posted at Sun Mar 21 10:46:52 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/415770 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/415770 Manara Sun Mar 21 10:46:52 UTC 2010 わたし は おんな です.
あなた は おとこ です.
かのじょ は おんなのこ です.
かれ は ふとって います.
かのじょ は やせて います.
この おとこひと は かねもち です.
この おとこのこ は びんぼう です.


Posted at Tue Mar 16 20:04:02 UTC 2010
]]> http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/410202 http://lang-8.com/100987/journals/410202 Manara Tue Mar 16 20:04:02 UTC 2010