笑いすぎて涙出た わらい すぎて なみだ でた ＝ ”I laughed so hard, tears came out” カレーが飛び切りうまい カレー が とびきり うまい ＝ ”Curry is extremely delicious” 一 本の歯を失うと、 いっぽん の は を うしなう と。。。 ＝ ”After I lost a tooth…” 肉と魚と、どちらが好き？ にく と さかな と、 どちら が すき？ ＝ ”Meat or fish…which do you like?” The meat in this case would refer to something like pork, beef, etc… fish is given its own category.
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of me starting serious Japanese study. I’ve done at least some study every single day, some days less than others due to University. So far, I’ve done 2240 SRS sentences of the 10,000 sentence project. Lately, I’ve been doing a 10 sentence a day pace to make sure I’m [...]
とうとう more sentences have arrived. 行くぞ。 育てたスイカを収穫しました そだてた スイカ を しゅうかく しました = “The raised/reared watermelon was harvested.” I think I found this one in a Japanese gardening blog or something. 帰宅した。疲れた きたく した。 つかれた = “I returned home. I’ve become tired.” 鯨がくしゃみをした くじら が くしゃみ を した = “The whale sneezed.” I found this one is a picture book. I think it’s strange that I’ve never [...]
Yojijukugo are four character compounds in Japanese. A lot of the time they are idioms, but other times they are just phrases or compound words. When I come across a new 四字熟語 (yojijukugo) I usually add it to my SRS as its own card. After I have some familiarity with it, I’ll add it in with [...]
