The culture of abbreviation in Japanese 2
Ten years ago, six friends of mine and I visited Seoul in Korea.
We were planning to climb up the Seoul tower, the tallest tower in Se...
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Just an introduction
Intrigued by an entry of my Lang-8 friend Megan, I would like to write about a culture of abbreviation in Japanese.
It's a morning...
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A long silence
A long, tranquil silence has come to me after my daugher fell asleep at last at one o'clock.
It's dark without a hint of any...
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Voy a dormir a la cama
Mi hija durmió a la una.
Mi esposa ya estaba durmiendo cuando mi hija se acostó.
Ahora voy a dormir a la cama tranquilamente.
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A big silence
My daughter has just fallen asleep.
Now I can hear her snoring regularly.
No more cry for a chocolate.
No shout for search of ...
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Echando la siesta
Mi hija está echando la siesta cerca de mi.
Mi esposa está leyendo un manga sobre el vino cerca de su hija.
Estoy leyendo las entra...
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Cambié interfaz de Lang·8
Para estudiar español, cambié la interfaz de Lang·8.
Ahora estoy memorizando todo el nemú en el sitio.
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A holiday morning
It's eight in the morning.
A holiday morning. I like how it sounds.
It means free time, free thoughts and free soul.
My d...
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Each difficult point
Each language has its own difficulties for its learners.
For example, Japanese may have the diffuculty in terms of respect usage such ...
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Just one minute to write in English
Before I take a bath with my daughter, I write something in one minute.
It's eight thirty. It's dark outside. From inside...
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Why do I like the Japanese martial art, Aikido
Have you ever read a manga called "Vagabond" authored by Takehiko Inoue?
It's a story about a sword man named Musashi Mi...
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Listening to J-wave
I often listen to J-wave in my car, a Honda Fit.
Personalities in the radio programme are very friendly and gentle, which means we m...
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Está lloviendo otra vez
Hoy es miércoles y está lloviendo fuera.
Hace un poco frío con el viento.
Estoy en mi coche, Honda Fit, esperando mi cliente que ...
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Thinking in English first
I have been trying to think and write in English since I began to learn it on Lang-8 in February this year.
So far, with a lot of help...
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Me voy a dormir.
Para aprender español, quiero hacer por lo menos una entrada cada día.
Ya me voy a dormir en la cama porque son las diez y media.
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Never-ending saga of book keeping
Now I have to make some journals of book keeping for my business account.
It's endless. As long as I run a business I have to do ...
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at McDonald's
I am at a McDonald, vaguely looking outside through the window from inside the shop.
This McDonald's is located at the corner of...
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Me voy a dormir
Mi esposa se durmió.
Mi hija se durmió también.
Ahora me voy a dormir porque ya son once menos diez minutos.
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Slowing down a bit
I have more than 50 clients who use the blog-type web sites of my product line.
http://www.dosanite.co.jp/business/blog/post_2687/
Th...
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Five minutes before I take a bath
I haven't had no night life since my marriage.
I pick up my daughter from the kindergarten at around 6:00PM and feed her with a pi...
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