「そうですね」の使い方There’s a very useful phrase in Japanese that goes: “So desu ne” ("so dess nay"), as in the following conversation between a Boss (A) and a Worker (B). If not convinced, click each "so desu ne" to listen, ... ...full story at Japan Visitor
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NAGASAKI: Kawaii inu desu ne! GENKI DESU! »
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| 14 Aug 08 |
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Amusing Blogs: Gaijin Complaints? II » Japan Now & Then Atsui desu! Atsui desu, ne? Mushi-atsui desu, ne. Kyou ha kumotte-iru no de, chotto ii desuga, mada atsui. Maa, atsui, ne. Its’ hot. Isn’t it hot, though. Hot and steamy, isn’t it. Today is cloudy, so its a bit better, but it’s still hot. Anyway, ... |
| 16 Oct 08 |
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Telling the time in Japanese » Japan Visitor If you know the numbers in Japanese, you can quickly figure out how to ask and tell the time. ji (時) is the word for time; pun or fun (分) is the word for minute.Listen to some time expressions in JapaneseWhat time is it now? ima nanji desu ka? 今... |
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Baby boy body parts and the next big, uh, 'thing' » Japan Times The Japanese are fascinated with big body parts. Got a big foot? This will throw the Japanese into fits of laughter and exclamations of "Ooki, desu ne?" ("It's big, isn't it?"). The Japanese often... Read more . . . |
| 30 Oct 08 |
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Japanese Language: "Difficult" » Japan Visitor 難しい"Japanese is difficult" (日本語は難しいですね、nihongo ha muzukashii desu ne）is something you will hear frequently from Japanese people.Behind that lurks the assumption that Japanese is more difficult than your language.I... |
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Weekly Photo Challenge: "Conversation Piece" » Kyklops The theme this week for Glenn and Dave's Weekly Photo Challenge is "conversation piece." Below is my rather lame contribution:A Japanese cell phone (keitai) is much more than a "conversation" piece!(Click images to enlarge, if you must!) |
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