Sunday, June 18, 2006

Nihongo

Konnchiwa. Watashi wa Liz desu. Kanada-jin desu. Eigo no sensei desu. Watashi wa Nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu. Translation: Hello, I am Liz. I am Canadian. I am an English teacher. I am learning Japanese.

…or at least I am trying. I’ve been attending language classes every other Saturday. It’s coming along slowly. One of my big accomplishments is being able to say "I like…" the other is talking about hobbies. I’ve had so much fun I want to share my new found knowledge. So... What are your hobbies -Anata no shumi wa nani desuka?

The responce is: Shumi wa _____ desu. My hobby is…

Kamera –Photography
E –Painting
Ongaka –Listening to music
Uta –Singing
Piano –Playing piano
Gita –Guitar
Haikingu –Hiking
Gorugu –Golf
Basukettoboru –Basketball
Eiga –Watching movies
Dokusho –Reading
Ryori –Cooking
Ryoko -Travelling

To add more then one hobby use "to" (pronounced toe) which is similar to "and". I’ll go first:
Shumi wa ryoko to dokusho to eiga to ongaku to ewo kakukoto desu.

Your turn: Anata no shumi wa nani desuka?

13 comments:

Robin said...

Watashi no shumi wa eo kakukoto to ongaku desu.

Elizabeth said...

Robin-san, eigo no kakukoto wa nani desuka?

ignore horrible grammar

matthew said...

elizabeth. i like this post. consider yourself nominated

Robin said...

"eo kakukoto" = drawing pictures

Elizabeth said...

ha ha Maki just translated for me

Anonymous said...

shumi wa nail art desu.

-Maki

Robin said...

Maki-san to Riz-san wa totomo kawai desu.

Steph said...

shumi was eiga desu.

yay! i learned something new in japanese! thinks my liz!

Elizabeth said...

Robin-san arigato gozaimase.

Do itashimashita Steph. Oh I was watching TV and there is a commercial with your new word "hajimemashita", made me think of you.

Combs said...

Shumi wa piano to gita to haikingu to ryoko desu.

Lor & Josh said...

you are a smart woman. learning japanese looks like quite an undertaking. May the Lord Himself open you understanding to learn quickly and retain much! Be blessed of Christ there on the other side of earth.

Anonymous said...

Everybody write japanese well.

Konnichiwa.
(Hello.)
Watasi no namae ha Maki desu.
(My name is Maki.)
Liz no tomodati desu.
(I am Liz's friend.)


-Maki

Elizabeth said...

Nicely done Combs

Thanks for the encouragement Lor. I've been thinking of you lately. may God richley bless you!

Maki you are just too cute! Maki no totomo tomodati desu