08.10.14, onomatopoeia words

Today we learned a lot of words not derived from Kanji. Most of these words are repeated words. The words arose from chapter 7, going to the doctor, but we also got a list of onomatopoeic words for general use. Here are the list of words.

For going to the Doctor:
ぺこぺこ　pekopeko - hungry; e.g. "onaka ga peko peko".
がんがん　gangan - headache; refers to the sound of blood pounding in the veins of your forehead.
ひりひり　hirihiri - pain from being burnt/heat
ぞくぞく　zokuzoku - to have chills
むかむか　mukamuka - to feel nauseus; e.g. when you have too much to drink, you feel mukamuka
からから　karakara - to feel thirsty; e.g. when you've just run a marathon, "nodo ga karakara"
ずきずき　zukizuki -pain from teeth (but apparently can also be used for any other pain)

Other repeated words for everyday use:
わいわい　waiwai - sound of excited people
きょるきょる　kyorukyoru - to look around nervously
にこにこ　nikoniko - to smile
びしょびしょ　bishobisho - to be wet
いらいら　iraira - to be irrated/annoyed
どきどき　dokidoki - the sound of a heartbeat
わくわく　wakuwaku - to tremble with joy
がらがら　garagara - to be nearly empty; e.g. a car's gas tank is garagara if it sits in traffic a lot
ぴかぴか　pikapika - to shine/to be well polished
ごちゃごちゃ　gochagocha - to be in a mess; a messy state
くしゃくしゃ　kushakusha - to be crumpled
ぺらぺら　perapera - to chatter
ぎりぎり　girigiri - to be very close; on the verge; at the last minute

NOTE: I apologize that these posts are not as colourful as the past ones, but we do have a test on Thursday and not all lessons have been posted or summarized. As well, I haven't done today's homework yet.

08.09.25 Chapter5

08.09.25 第五課　誘う　と　断る
Chapter5: More sasou and kotowaru
With Uemura-sensei

GRAMMAR NOTE 1:
Recall that the plain/simple way to say "to give (some NOUN to ME)" is kureru.
The simple way to say I/ME/WE "receive (some NOUN)" is morau.

私は友達に貰いました。
Watashi wa tomodachi ni moraimashita.
I received (something) from my friend.

vs.

友達は私に呉れました。
Tomodachi wa watashi ni kuremashita.
My friend gave me (something).

NOTE: both VERBS take the PARTICLE NI, but the receiver (I/me) is marked by "wa" or "ni".

ADJective/ADVerb USAGE NOTES:
tagaru na NOUN ===> . Easy to get/access NOUN
tagaru ni VERB ===> Easy to do VERB
tagaru ===> v. to be easy

GRAMMAR NOTE2:
A simple way to say "Thanks to A(phrase or NOUN), V(past) is to use "no okage de".

ブログのおかげで、言葉の意味を習いました。
Blog NO OKAGEDE, kotoba no imi wo naraimashita.
THANKS TO the blog, I have learned word meanings.

GRAMMAR POINT:
To say: "In spite of A(phrase indicating some great effort), B(phrase indicating something else happened)", you use the FORM:

SEKKAKU ~A(phrase) noni, ~B(phrase).
せっかく　~A(phrase) のに、~B(phrase)。

In spite of ~A(phrase Vplain), ~B(phrase Vpast or Vplain)

WHERE: A(phrase) contains a VERB in plain form) and B(phrase) can contain a VERB in past or plain form.

NOTE: This gave us a lot of grief in class, because the in-book example's 2nd clause is not in past tense.

Examples:

せっかく郵便局に行ったのに、営業中もう終わっていました。
Sekkaku yuubinkyoku ni itta noni, eigyouchuu mou owatte imashita.
In spite of going to the post office, it was already closed for business.

GRAMMAR POINT2:
To formally convey your (positive) hopes and dreams to others, you can use this FORM.

V(plain past)+ら、{気持ち} と思っております。
V(plain past)+ra {some feeling/outcome} to omotte imasu/orimasu.

where, the positive feeling in curly brackets above can be omitted.
Example:

Oai dekitara {ureshii} to omotte orimasu.

I hope to meet (with you), {making me happy}.

Victor's Negative feeling example:

もし犬死んだら悲しいと思っています。
Moshi inu shindara kanashii to omotte imasu.
If my dog dies, I think I would be sad.

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08.09.18 Mokuyoubi Lesson, daiyokka

08.09.18 Mokuyoubi Lesson, daiyokka: 許可をもらう
08.09.18 Wednesday Lesson, Chapter 4: Kyoka wo morau (To ask for Permission)

In today's lesson, all members of the 3 musketeers showed up. In contrast to yesterday's lesson when VS didn't show up due to a long running meeting --- or so he claims.

新しい単語/ atarashii tango: (new vocabulary --- means someone asked about the word)
求める. もとめる. motomeru --- v. to seek; to ask; to pursue
きちんと. kichin --- adj. neatly; precisely; accurately
許可. きょか. kyoka --- n. permission
申請書. しんせいしょ . shinseisho --- n. written application form (in class: permission paper or letter?)
遅刻 . ちこく . chikoku --- n. lateness; tardiness, SURU VERB
早退 . そうたい . soutai --- n. leave early, SURU VERB
文脈指示 . ぶんみゃくしじ　/ bunmyakushiji --- n. context + n. indicative (from abstract idea) ===> from context?
案内状 . あんないじょう . annaijou --- n. letter of invitation
産業 . さんぎょう . sangyou --- n. industry
役に立つ . やくにたつ. yakunitatsu --- v. to be useful; to be useful
両親 . りょうしん . ryoushin --- n. both mom and dad; both parents
慌てる . あわてる . awateru --- v. to be flustered; to be rushed; to be hurried
環境 . かんきょう . kankyou --- n. environment ; circumstance
目覚まし . めざまし . mezamashi --- n. alarm

かかります。かかって。 kakarimasu. kakatte --- v. to take (time/money)

Grammar point 1a:
~~ので~VERBてもいいですか?
~~node~VERBte mo ii desu ka?
~ node ~ (V-te form) mo yoroshii desu ka?

Rei bun/ Example sentences for Grammar Point 1:
Byouin iku NODE shitsurei shiTE MO II DESU KA?
Byouin iku NODE hayaku kaeTE MO II DESU KA?
kibun ga warui NODE soutai shiTE MO II DESU KA?

Grammar point 2: (refer to Questions on page 58, 1.)
are / ano - both speaker and listener are familiar with topic (person/place/thing) but CANNOT SEE it from where they are

sore / sono - the person unfamiliar with the thing that person 1 is talking about refers to the thing as THAT using sore/sono


Grammar point 3:
NOUN のところ/ NOUN no tokoro - somewhere near NOUN (contrast with NOUN ni)

Rei bun/ Example sentences for Grammar Point 2:
棚にあります。Tana ni arimasu. (It's) on the bookshelf.
棚のところにあります。 Tana no tokoro ni arimasu. (It's) near the bookshelf.

Grammar point 1b: (for requesting permission)
~~ので~VERB(さ)せていただきたいんですか?
~~node~VERB(sa)sete itadakitai n desu ka?

Grammar point 4:
VERB(-ます　stem)+なさい
VERB(-masu stem form) + nasai
When to use this verb form:
1. To use when telling someone to do something for their own good.
2. To say to someone when giving permission to do something.

Rei bun/ Example sentences for Grammar Point 4:
Benkyou shinasai. You should study (it's good for you).
From exercises on page 59, 4.
4) 試験を出す前に、もう一度チェックする。
===> Shiken wo dasu mae ni, mou ichido check shinasai