Tuesday, September 25, 2007

good blog?

I believe that blogging can be a fun way to review what I have learned in class each day. Instead of reading books, I try to write interesting sentences from what I have learned in class. Like my previous blog, it may not be the most interesting blog, but it not only helped me become familiar with vocabs (which happen to be on the quiz the day after), but also solidified my understanding of Lesson 4. Also, I think it would really help to write a short (1-2 sentences) blog each day just to remind myself what I already know and try to incorporate new materials.

Also, my computer automatically translates(?) what I type in hiragana into kanji. Is my computer the only one that does this?

Monday, September 24, 2007

今晩

毎朝十時半に起きます。
でも明日八時に起きます。
今朝十時五十五分位起きました。
毎朝四時に寝ます。
でも明日午後八時に寝ます。
きのう二時に寝ました。
私は午前十一時から午後六時まで勉強します。

Sunday, September 23, 2007

何時ですか?

皆さん,少し疲れた。It is almost 二時です。
during the last class, we learned A LOT, but it really helps me that i know 韓国語
for instance, 新聞 is 신문 (shin moon), 医者 is 의사 (eu sah), and for counting...
ichi ni san yon go roku shichi hachi kyu ju   hyaku sen man--> 日本語
il yi sam sa oh yuk chil pal gu ship bek chun man--> 韓国語
it is really interesting for me to see so many similar sounds between japanese and korean
and although we may be really different, the two langauges, having so much in common, may suggest otherwise??

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

giberish

私は trop fatiguéです。Son las dos y media, mais j'ai encore des 宿題。Perhaps, I should have done them instead of messing around. Estoy escuchando a la 音楽 of ウィタクル called 十月。Anyway we learned to how to count today in 私の日本語 class today. C'est difficile, pero es necessario que los aprendo. μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος οὐλομένην!! 파이팅!!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

六本木ヒルズ

Before coming to コロンビア大学, I went to 六本木ヒルズin 東京 with my bestest friend Komaki. Fortunately, the town was having its annual summer festivals in the streets. Komaki and I first went to a ゆかた(浴衣)store and bought my own yukata. In my classy 浴衣, we went to the streets. We ate a lot, although I forget their names, and played games such as catching a turtle with a paper fan. Then, we joined the bon odori dance. As the taiko drummer played his drum to the music, the dance instructors demonstrated the moves. It was so much fun! Once I learn enough Japanese, I would really like to go back there!!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

いち

こんにちは、私はエディカンです。韓国じんです。ブサからきました。コロンビア大学のがくせいです。いちねんせいです。どぞよろしくおねがいします。

Hew~ That was very difficult, but I'm really looking forward to my first-year 日本語!