4 posts tagged “nihongo”

What: Japinoy.com free Nihongo Lessons
When: Every Saturday starting on November 3, 2007 (tentative); Either: 9AM-12NN or 1PM-3PM
Where: To be decided (Suggestions are most welcome)
Who: Expected attendees are Nihongo beginners who are active Japinoy.com members. (at least 16 years old)

Details: The Japinoy.com free Nihongo lessons is expected to commence on November. The expected participants are beginners of Nihongo. The lessons will be based on a book (tentative: Nihongo Shoho). Photocopies will be provided every week. Photocopy cost to be incurred by the participants.

We are currently looking for a venue for this activity. We need a place that can accommodate a maximum of 15 or a minimum of six students. Of course the place has to be free. Japinoy.com can only provide the lessons and will not shell out cash. Participants are also expected to bring their own water, food and other materials.

This activity is open only to active members of www.Japinoy.com. In order to enroll, a member should have earned a minimum of 300 points. Points are earned by making post in any thread in the Japinoy.com forums. One post can have different corresponding points. Post points differ on the post quality.

When the classes start, a participant needs to make 80 points a week. Copied news articles or content from other sites are not counted.

(There is still time to make the 300 points to be enrolled. It’s only September now. Japinoy.com team members are automatically enrolled in the class if they want to.)

Lessons include: basic Nihongo grammar, Kanji and Kana writiting, and vocabulary.

Enrollment is not yet open for the moment. We still have to finalize some issues. Note that any of the details here may change in the coming weeks (e.g., book that will be used, maximum number of students, points required).

We are looking for people who wish to learn basic Nihongo for some free Nihongo classes every Saturday, 1:40-4:30 PM

Classes are for free and will be held on Saturday afternoons (1:30 - 4:40 PM) starting on 22 September. The course will run for 4 Saturdays. Venue is the Nihongo Center Foundation in Manila (In front of FEU Gym).

We are looking for students who:

- Have zero knowledge of Nihongo
- Can attend the classes consistently

If you are interested, kindly leave a comment.

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

Ever read something like this?

Today I finally get my okane, ne? I am always busy with my shigoto, but I am a hard worker, ne? I've worked hard for my okane and now I get to spend it. I want to buy a new digital camera. I'm so excited, ne?

Or something like this one?

So-and-so is so kawaii and kakkoii ne! He's mine! You can't steal him, ne?

That is but a sample of the tons of things I read in blogs everyday. I suppose people do that to sound cool. But it's not. To put it mildly, it is annoying, IMHO.

You can't just throw in random Japanese words and append 'ne' at the end of each sentence and call that Japanese.

For me, Japanese is a very beautiful language. It is difficult to learn at first, just like any other foreign language. But studying it is worth all the time, effort and money.

It is so beautiful that 'ne-ne-ne' and the random Nihongo words just don't do it justice. It is just not...right. If you really want to learn Japanese but don't have the money for it, no problem. There are lots of free basic Nihongo lessons all over the Internet. A basic search will yield lots of results. Japinoy.com even provides free Nihongo lessons for members.

With the resources available online and offline, there really is no reason to just stick with 'ne-ne-ne', right?

With the passion for everything Japanese comes the passion to learn more about the fascinating country called Japan, and the beautiful language called Nihongo. 

Why not discover Japanese and learn more today? ^_^

Learning Japanese through anime, drama and songs
Written by: Maneki Neko

The Japanese pop culture trio of invaders, anime, drama and music, brought more to foreign shores than just plain entertainment. It brought in a heightened awareness and general interest in the Japanese culture. More and more people of all ages and races are becoming hooked on this J-culture trio. I myself got into the whole Japanese thing through watching Astroboy, Voltes V and Candy Candy when I was young; eventually, I 'graduated' into J-music and drama. The immensity of genre in J-entertainment ensures that there is always something for everybody. The popularity of anime, drama and music shows no signs of abating, indeed.

Consequently, this interest sparked a larger interest in the Japanese language. Recent years have seen an increase in enrolment in Japanese language courses both in and outside universities. In fact, majority of my former and present classmates have been influenced by a common love for J-entertainment.

So how do we, as students, benefit from J-entertainment? First and foremost, this is an extremely fun and soft-sell avenue for encouraging learning. It is a very fun way to learn the language. It's so fun that you don't even realize you're already learning! Slowly, you begin to pick up words, then phrases, then sentences until you start expressing yourself in simple Japanese. The 'fun' aspect of it actually makes the Japanese skill acquired easier to retain. Also, because your study is coupled with entertainment, anime, drama and music are actually a very affordable and convenient way to learn! Study Japanese while singing along with Utada on your iPod. Pick up new words as you follow the adventures of Naruto, your favorite character. Japanese children actually began studying their language by singing songs. Guess what? I learned how to conjugate verbs in the -te form by singing a song that sounds like "Santa Claus is coming to town". Situations in anime and drama are actually visual aids that help retain the things you learned. Kind of the stuff our teachers used back in grade school.

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