So today (for me in US); February 14th is Valentine's Day!
There must be a lot of people who is spending romantic time with their lovers. :)
And there must be a lot of people who have no such time, as well. :(
Well, today's word is "幸せ者 しあわせもの shiawase-mono". {noun}
This word is constructed with following 2 words.
幸せ しあわせ shiawase = happy {NA adjective}
者 もの mono = person *This is not an independent word.
It makes sense when combined other words.
Yes. Now you know what dose it means.
It means, "happy person"
ex) 私は幸せ者です。
わたしは しあわせもの です。
watashi wa shiawase-mono desu.
= I'm a happy person. / I'm the happiest person.
私は世界で一番の幸せ者です。
わたしは せかいで いちばんの しあわせもの です。
watashi wa sekai de ichiban no shiawase-mono desu.
= I'm the happiest person in the word.
There are more words in the same form with "～者 ～もの ～mono".
◆人気者 にんきもの ninki-mono = a popular person
ex) 彼はおとなしいですが、みんなにやさしくてクラスの人気者です。
かれはおとなしいですが、みんなにやさしくて クラスの にんきもの です。
kare wa otonashii desuga, minna ni yasashiku te kurasu no ninki-mono desu.
= He is quiet but being nice to everyone, so (he is) a popular boy in a class.
◆愛され者 あいされもの aisare-mono = a be loved person
ex) A: そのお弁当、奥さんが作ったんですか？ おいしそう！
そのおべんとう、おくさんが つくったんですか？ おいしそう！
sono obentou, okusan ga tsukutta n desuka? Oishisou!
= The packed lunch, did your wife cook? Looks delicious!
B: そうです。ありがとうございます。
sou desu. Arigatou gozaimasu.
= That's right. Thank you.
A: 愛され者ですね。
あいされものですね。
aisare-mono desune.
= You are a be loved one.
◆嫌われ者 きらわれもの kiraware-mono = the most hated person, a disliked person
ex) 私はきびしいので、会社で嫌われ者です。
わたしは きびしいので、 かいしゃで きらわれものです。
watashi wa kibishii node, kaisha de kiraware-mono desu.
= I'm strict person, so that in the company people hate me.
(I'm the most hated person in the company.)
◆ 臆病者 おくびょうもの okubyou- mono = a coward, chicken(slang)
ex) 私は臆病者ですから、一人でお化け屋敷に入れません。
わたしは おくびょうもの ですから、 ひとりで おばけやしきに はいれません。
watashi wa okubyou-mono desukara, hitori de obake-yashiki ni hairemasen.
= I'm chicken so that I can not enter a haunted (spooky) house alone.
Who is "幸せ者 しあわせもの shiawase-mono" today?
I hope you are!
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
2/10/17
【Vocabulary】音痴 おんち onchi
Do you like to sing a song?
Do you enjoy karaoke with your friends?
Well, I like to sing a song... but only when I am alone in my room or when I'm driving my car alone!
Because I'm a very bad singer and feel embarrassed to have somebody listen to my singing! ((+_+))
So how can we say "I'm a bad singer. / I'm not good at singing." in Japanese?
私は歌が下手です。
わたしは うたが へたです。
watashi wa uta ga heta desu.
= I'm not good singer. (I'm a bad singer.)
私は歌が苦手です。
わたしは うたが にがてです。
watashi wa uta ga nigate desu.
= I'm not good at singing.
These are the most simple ways to say that you are not good at singing.
Today, I would like to introduce new word to express "A BAD SINGER".
It is........
音痴 おんち onchi {noun}
Originally, "音痴 おんち onchi" means "have no sense of tone" or "be tone-deaf".
① ねえ、カラオケいかない？
Nee, karaoke ikanai? = Hey, don't you wanna go Karaoke? (Wanna go Karaoke?)
② いかない。 わたし、おんちだから。
Ikanai. Watashi, onchi dakara. = I don't go. Because I'm a bad singer.
③ だいじょうぶだよ！ きにしないで！
Daijoubu dayo! Kinishinaide! = That's all right! Don't worry!
④ ほんとうに、おんち。
Hontou ni onchi. = Really, a bad singer.
ヘビーメタルにきこえる。
Hebii metaru ni kikoeru. = It sounds Heavy Metal to me.
So now you can say "I'm a bad singer"；
私は音痴です。
わたしは おんちです。
watashi wa onchi desu.
Well, this is not the end for today.
There are few more words you need to know which are related to "音痴 おんち onchi"
◆ 方向音痴
ほうこうおんち
houkou-onchi = have no sense of direction / be bad with direction
方向 ほうこう houkou " direction"
ex) 私は方向音痴なので、いつも道に迷います。
わたしは ほうこうおんちなので、 いつも みちに まよいます。
watashi wa houkou-onchi nanode, itsumo michi ni mayoimasu.
I have no sense of direction so that I am always lost.
◆ 機械音痴
きかいおんち
kikai-onchi = be bad with machines
機械 きかい kikai "machines"
ex) 母は機械音痴で、パソコンが使えません。
はは は きかいおんちで パソコンがつかえません。
haha wa kikai-onchi de pasokon ga tukaemasen.
My mother is bad with machines, so she can't use a computer.
◆ 運動音痴
うんどうおんち
undou-onchi = be uncoordinated / be bad at playing sports
運動 うんどう undou "exercise"
ex) 私の弟は運動音痴ですが、足は速いです。
わたしのおとうとは うんどうおんちですが、あしは はやいです。
watashi no otouto wa undou-onchi desuga, ashi wa hayai desu.
My younger brother is not good at playing sports but he runs fast.
*あしが（は）はやい legs are fast = run fast
彼女は歌は上手ですが、運動音痴です。
かのじょは うたは じょうずですが、 うんどうおんちです。
kanojo wa uta wa jouzu desuga, undou onchi desu.
= She sings well but she is bad at playing sports.
She is not "onchi" but is "undou-onchi".
Did you get it? 👆
For me, I am onchi (a bad singer) and houkou-onchi (have no sense of direction).
I love to travel to foreign countries alone but I am not able to drive anywhere without car navigation!!
See you!
Do you enjoy karaoke with your friends?
Well, I like to sing a song... but only when I am alone in my room or when I'm driving my car alone!
Because I'm a very bad singer and feel embarrassed to have somebody listen to my singing! ((+_+))
So how can we say "I'm a bad singer. / I'm not good at singing." in Japanese?
私は歌が下手です。
わたしは うたが へたです。
watashi wa uta ga heta desu.
= I'm not good singer. (I'm a bad singer.)
私は歌が苦手です。
わたしは うたが にがてです。
watashi wa uta ga nigate desu.
= I'm not good at singing.
These are the most simple ways to say that you are not good at singing.
Today, I would like to introduce new word to express "A BAD SINGER".
It is........
音痴 おんち onchi {noun}
Originally, "音痴 おんち onchi" means "have no sense of tone" or "be tone-deaf".
① ねえ、カラオケいかない？
Nee, karaoke ikanai? = Hey, don't you wanna go Karaoke? (Wanna go Karaoke?)
② いかない。 わたし、おんちだから。
Ikanai. Watashi, onchi dakara. = I don't go. Because I'm a bad singer.
③ だいじょうぶだよ！ きにしないで！
Daijoubu dayo! Kinishinaide! = That's all right! Don't worry!
④ ほんとうに、おんち。
Hontou ni onchi. = Really, a bad singer.
ヘビーメタルにきこえる。
Hebii metaru ni kikoeru. = It sounds Heavy Metal to me.
So now you can say "I'm a bad singer"；
私は音痴です。
わたしは おんちです。
watashi wa onchi desu.
Well, this is not the end for today.
There are few more words you need to know which are related to "音痴 おんち onchi"
◆ 方向音痴
ほうこうおんち
houkou-onchi = have no sense of direction / be bad with direction
方向 ほうこう houkou " direction"
ex) 私は方向音痴なので、いつも道に迷います。
わたしは ほうこうおんちなので、 いつも みちに まよいます。
watashi wa houkou-onchi nanode, itsumo michi ni mayoimasu.
I have no sense of direction so that I am always lost.
◆ 機械音痴
きかいおんち
kikai-onchi = be bad with machines
機械 きかい kikai "machines"
ex) 母は機械音痴で、パソコンが使えません。
はは は きかいおんちで パソコンがつかえません。
haha wa kikai-onchi de pasokon ga tukaemasen.
My mother is bad with machines, so she can't use a computer.
◆ 運動音痴
うんどうおんち
undou-onchi = be uncoordinated / be bad at playing sports
運動 うんどう undou "exercise"
ex) 私の弟は運動音痴ですが、足は速いです。
わたしのおとうとは うんどうおんちですが、あしは はやいです。
watashi no otouto wa undou-onchi desuga, ashi wa hayai desu.
My younger brother is not good at playing sports but he runs fast.
*あしが（は）はやい legs are fast = run fast
彼女は歌は上手ですが、運動音痴です。
かのじょは うたは じょうずですが、 うんどうおんちです。
kanojo wa uta wa jouzu desuga, undou onchi desu.
= She sings well but she is bad at playing sports.
She is not "onchi" but is "undou-onchi".
Did you get it? 👆
For me, I am onchi (a bad singer) and houkou-onchi (have no sense of direction).
I love to travel to foreign countries alone but I am not able to drive anywhere without car navigation!!
See you!
1/15/17
【Vocabulary】数字 すうじ number
Hi there!
Today I would like to introduce "数字 すうじ suuji = number".
Do you know how to count number in Japanese?
If you have studied Japanese about a month, I guess you've already known how to count number in Japanese.
Is this too easy? Well, just try to read till the end! You may enjoy this! ;)
For beginner people, here are basic numbers from 0 to 10.
0 = ゼロ zero ／ れい rei
1 = いち ichi
2 = に ni
3 = さん san
4 = よん yon ／ し shi
5 = ご go
6 = ろく roku
7 = なな nana ／ しち shichi
8 = はち hachi
9 = きゅう kyuu
10 = じゅう jyuu
As for "0", if it stands for number such as phone number etc., we say "ゼロ zero".
But if it stands for temperature, fraction (ex. 0.5) and so on, we say "れい rei".
As for "4", usually we say "よん yon" in any case. Only when we count numbers from 0, some people say "し shi".
Japanese people don't like number "4". Because sound of number "4 = し shi" reminds us, "death = 死 （し） shi". In Japan, we believe number 4 is bad fortune number. So sometimes we avoid using number 4. If you look at parking lot in Japan, you'll see that we skip number 4.
Worst number is "42" which means "死人 しにん dead person".
As for "7", we really don't say "なな nana" except counting numbers. In words, we use "しち shichi" often. For example, 7 o'clock is "しちじ shichiji" July is "しちがつ shichigatsu".
If you can count 0 to 10, which means you can count 0 to 99 already!
11 = 10 ・ 1 = じゅう・いち juu ・ ichi = じゅういち juuichi
23 = 2 ・ 10 ・ 3 = に・じゅう・さん ni ・ juu ・ san = にじゅうさん nijuusasn
99 = 9 ・10・ 9 = きゅう・じゅう・きゅう kyuu ・ juu ・ kyuu = きゅうじゅうきゅう kyuujyuukyuu
See it's easy!
By the way, can you count numbers backward from 10 to 0 in Japanese?
This song is from 80's kids TV show. I used to sing this song when I was child. Yeah, I was born in 80's....guess how old I am.
The title is ....
Today I would like to introduce "数字 すうじ suuji = number".
Do you know how to count number in Japanese?
If you have studied Japanese about a month, I guess you've already known how to count number in Japanese.
Is this too easy? Well, just try to read till the end! You may enjoy this! ;)
For beginner people, here are basic numbers from 0 to 10.
0 = ゼロ zero ／ れい rei
1 = いち ichi
2 = に ni
3 = さん san
4 = よん yon ／ し shi
5 = ご go
6 = ろく roku
7 = なな nana ／ しち shichi
8 = はち hachi
9 = きゅう kyuu
10 = じゅう jyuu
As for "0", if it stands for number such as phone number etc., we say "ゼロ zero".
But if it stands for temperature, fraction (ex. 0.5) and so on, we say "れい rei".
As for "4", usually we say "よん yon" in any case. Only when we count numbers from 0, some people say "し shi".
Japanese people don't like number "4". Because sound of number "4 = し shi" reminds us, "death = 死 （し） shi". In Japan, we believe number 4 is bad fortune number. So sometimes we avoid using number 4. If you look at parking lot in Japan, you'll see that we skip number 4.
Worst number is "42" which means "死人 しにん dead person".
As for "7", we really don't say "なな nana" except counting numbers. In words, we use "しち shichi" often. For example, 7 o'clock is "しちじ shichiji" July is "しちがつ shichigatsu".
If you can count 0 to 10, which means you can count 0 to 99 already!
11 = 10 ・ 1 = じゅう・いち juu ・ ichi = じゅういち juuichi
23 = 2 ・ 10 ・ 3 = に・じゅう・さん ni ・ juu ・ san = にじゅうさん nijuusasn
99 = 9 ・10・ 9 = きゅう・じゅう・きゅう kyuu ・ juu ・ kyuu = きゅうじゅうきゅう kyuujyuukyuu
See it's easy!
By the way, can you count numbers backward from 10 to 0 in Japanese?
This song is from 80's kids TV show. I used to sing this song when I was child. Yeah, I was born in 80's....guess how old I am.
The title is ....
なんでもできる nandemo dekiru
(I) can do anything!
わたしは なんでもできる。 I can do anything.
わたしは なんでもできます。 I can do anything. (polite)
This song about the little boy who is lazy to get up in the morning, also lazy to help his mom cooking lunch, and hates to go to bed because he wants to watch TV more...... then he sings,
これをいえば なんでもできる koreo ieba nandemo dekiru
When I say this, I can do anything
10, 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1, 0 !!
Here's the song!!
In the song, MOM is not human but she is a pelican.....
Well, I love 80's craziness... :D
Hope you enjoy this!!
1/6/17
【Vocabulary】おたく オタク otaku ／ ～好き -zuki
What kind of OTAKU you are?
"Otaku" is well know as big fan of anime or manga, comic books.
But actually, "otaku" doesn't mean only anime or manga lover.
Original meaning comes from "someone with strong interests or desire in particular areas or fields with deep knowledge and an abiding love" towards anime, comic books, idol, train and air craft, computer and so on. This new word popped up and became familiar among Japanese people around late 1970's. Otaku people tend to be indoor person and love to correct particular thing that they are into. For long time, this word had negative image to express people who spend their time mostly at home or always sitting in front of computer and show their interests only what they love.
(Well, this sounds really like a lot of people these days though!)
In English, otaku can be translated as "geek" "nerd" or "freak" such as computer freak.
Nowadays, this Japanese word has been used in all over the world.
Today "otaku" expand its meaning and we use this word to describe things that you love and shows that you have a lot of knowledge about it.
おたく otaku {noun}
Example....
◆コンピューターおたく computer otaku = computer freak
◆ゲームおたく geemu otaku = game lover
◆スポーツカーおたく supootsu kaa otaku = sports car lover
◆映画おたく eiga otaku = movie lover *person who loves to watch every king of films and know all about films
◆魚おたく sakana otaku = fish lover *person who loves all about fish and loves to learn about fishes
◆英語おたく eigo otaku = English lover *person who loves to study anything about English
So here is the reason why I named my blog as "Nihongo Otaku"!
My blog is for all "Nihongo Otaku" who loves to study anything about Japanese language from old proverb to new slang.
By the way, how do we spell "otaku"? in hiragana or katakana?
Answer is both. This is a coined word or a part of slang, so that sometimes people write in katakana.
I would say, it depends on person.
There are some people who know about particular area very deep almost like they can have a degree with it as a professor.
If so, you can call them "博士 hakase", in English "an expert" "Doctor" to show your respect, in stead of "otaku".
And also, people who love to collect particular stuff is called "コレクター korekutaa", in English "collector".
##### Similar word #####
～好き ～ずき -zuki = --- lover {NA adjective}
This word describes a favorite or hobby that the person loves to do.
◆カラオケ好き karaoke zuki = karaoke lover × we don't say, karaoke otaku.
◆甘いもの好き amaimono zuki = sweets lover *such as cake, ice cream × we don't say, amaimono otaku
◆女好き onna zuki = woman chaser *man who easily go after a woman × we don't say, onnna otaku
◆男好き otoko zuki = man chaser *woman who easily go after a man × we don't say, otoko ootaku
◆いたずら好き itazura zuki = prank lover *person who always does prank
◆旅行好き ryokoo zuki = travel bug, travel lover *person who loves to go travel
So are you a "otaku" for something?
"Otaku" is well know as big fan of anime or manga, comic books.
But actually, "otaku" doesn't mean only anime or manga lover.
Original meaning comes from "someone with strong interests or desire in particular areas or fields with deep knowledge and an abiding love" towards anime, comic books, idol, train and air craft, computer and so on. This new word popped up and became familiar among Japanese people around late 1970's. Otaku people tend to be indoor person and love to correct particular thing that they are into. For long time, this word had negative image to express people who spend their time mostly at home or always sitting in front of computer and show their interests only what they love.
(Well, this sounds really like a lot of people these days though!)
In English, otaku can be translated as "geek" "nerd" or "freak" such as computer freak.
Nowadays, this Japanese word has been used in all over the world.
Today "otaku" expand its meaning and we use this word to describe things that you love and shows that you have a lot of knowledge about it.
おたく otaku {noun}
Example....
◆コンピューターおたく computer otaku = computer freak
◆ゲームおたく geemu otaku = game lover
◆スポーツカーおたく supootsu kaa otaku = sports car lover
◆映画おたく eiga otaku = movie lover *person who loves to watch every king of films and know all about films
◆魚おたく sakana otaku = fish lover *person who loves all about fish and loves to learn about fishes
◆英語おたく eigo otaku = English lover *person who loves to study anything about English
So here is the reason why I named my blog as "Nihongo Otaku"!
My blog is for all "Nihongo Otaku" who loves to study anything about Japanese language from old proverb to new slang.
By the way, how do we spell "otaku"? in hiragana or katakana?
Answer is both. This is a coined word or a part of slang, so that sometimes people write in katakana.
I would say, it depends on person.
There are some people who know about particular area very deep almost like they can have a degree with it as a professor.
If so, you can call them "博士 hakase", in English "an expert" "Doctor" to show your respect, in stead of "otaku".
And also, people who love to collect particular stuff is called "コレクター korekutaa", in English "collector".
##### Similar word #####
～好き ～ずき -zuki = --- lover {NA adjective}
This word describes a favorite or hobby that the person loves to do.
◆カラオケ好き karaoke zuki = karaoke lover × we don't say, karaoke otaku.
◆甘いもの好き amaimono zuki = sweets lover *such as cake, ice cream × we don't say, amaimono otaku
◆女好き onna zuki = woman chaser *man who easily go after a woman × we don't say, onnna otaku
◆男好き otoko zuki = man chaser *woman who easily go after a man × we don't say, otoko ootaku
◆いたずら好き itazura zuki = prank lover *person who always does prank
◆旅行好き ryokoo zuki = travel bug, travel lover *person who loves to go travel
So are you a "otaku" for something?
11/1/16
【Vocabulary】やる気 yaruki
”やる気（やるき yaruki）” means "motivation" in English.
Because this is my first ever post on this blog, I have plenty of やる気（やるき yaruki）! ( ｀ー´)ノ hehehe
やる（yaru) = do
気（き ki）＝feeling, spirit, inner power
やる気（やるき yaruki）= feeling to do, spirit to do.... = motivation
{noun}
Here is example.
やる気がある。（やるき が ある yaruki ga aru)
= have motivation (to do).
やる気がない。（やるき が ない yaruki ga nai）
= have no motivation (to do).
やる気がでる。（やるき が でる yaruki ga deru）
= make motivation, get motivated
やる気がでない。（やるき が でない yaruki ga denai）
= can't make motivation, can't get motivated
◆ねえ！ 本当に、やる気あるの？
ねえ！ほんとうに、やるき あるの？
Nee! Hontou ni, yaruki aruno?
= Hey! Do you really intend to do (this)? / Do you really want to do (this) or not?
◆実は、あまりやる気がない。
じつは、あまり やるき が ない。
jitsu wa, amari yaruki ga nai
= Actually, I don't have feeling want to do very much.
◆やる気がでてきた！
やるき が でてきた！
yaruki ga detekita!
= I'm getting motivated!
◆なかなかやる気がでないなあ。
なかなか やるき が でないなあ。
naka naka yaruki ga denai naa
*talking to oneself
= I can hardly get myself motivated. / It is quite hard to get motivated.
Well right now, I am.......
やる気満々です！！
やるきまんまんです！！
yaruki manman desu!
= I'm fully motivated!! / I'm very ready to do it!
がんばるぞ！
ganbaruzo! I do my best!!
( ｀ー´)ノ
Because this is my first ever post on this blog, I have plenty of やる気（やるき yaruki）! ( ｀ー´)ノ hehehe
やる（yaru) = do
気（き ki）＝feeling, spirit, inner power
やる気（やるき yaruki）= feeling to do, spirit to do.... = motivation
{noun}
Here is example.
やる気がある。（やるき が ある yaruki ga aru)
= have motivation (to do).
やる気がない。（やるき が ない yaruki ga nai）
= have no motivation (to do).
やる気がでる。（やるき が でる yaruki ga deru）
= make motivation, get motivated
やる気がでない。（やるき が でない yaruki ga denai）
= can't make motivation, can't get motivated
◆ねえ！ 本当に、やる気あるの？
ねえ！ほんとうに、やるき あるの？
Nee! Hontou ni, yaruki aruno?
= Hey! Do you really intend to do (this)? / Do you really want to do (this) or not?
◆実は、あまりやる気がない。
じつは、あまり やるき が ない。
jitsu wa, amari yaruki ga nai
= Actually, I don't have feeling want to do very much.
◆やる気がでてきた！
やるき が でてきた！
yaruki ga detekita!
= I'm getting motivated!
◆なかなかやる気がでないなあ。
なかなか やるき が でないなあ。
naka naka yaruki ga denai naa
*talking to oneself
= I can hardly get myself motivated. / It is quite hard to get motivated.
Well right now, I am.......
やる気満々です！！
やるきまんまんです！！
yaruki manman desu!
= I'm fully motivated!! / I'm very ready to do it!
がんばるぞ！
ganbaruzo! I do my best!!
( ｀ー´)ノ
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