When learning foreign languages, we often look for parts of the new word which remind us of a word in our native language. This often comes in the form of cognates with relatively closely related languages. For instance, the English, “magnificent” goes together obviously with the Spanish, “magnifico.”Learning words like this is ridiculously easy. But [...]
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 [...]
科学の進歩は素晴らしい かがく の しんぽ は すばらしい ＝ ”The progress of science is magnificent.” 立派な医者になった りっぱな いしゃ に なった ＝ ”(someone) became a splendid doctor” 浴びるように酒を飲む あびる ように さけ を のむ ＝ “to drink like a fish” if you were to translate by idiom. A direct translation would be something like “to drink like your bathing in it.” あなたの名字は何ですか あなた の みょうじ は なん です か ＝ ”What is you surname?” For some reason I’ve been learning Japanese for about [...]
Here are today’s free Japanese SRS (spaced repetition system) sentences. Enjoy. 蝶のように舞、蜂のように刺す！ ちょう の よう に まい、 はち の よう に さす！ ＝ ”Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee!” This was a fun one for me to learn, and as such, it stuck into my memory almost instantly. Leave a comment if you know of any fun phrases/sayings like this. 日本語で表示する にほんご で ひょうじ する ＝ ”Display in Japanese. [...]
