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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Some badly drawn kanji


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Unit 1 Lessons 1-3

Unit 1, Lesson 1 (What I think they mean?)

onnanoko - girl
otokonoko - boy
inu - dog
neko - cat
kuruma - car
hikooki - plane
otokonohito - man
onnanohito - woman
booru - ball
uma - horse
zoo - elephant
neko to kuruma - cat and car
onnanoko to onnanohito - younger/older women
otokonohito to onnanohito - man and woman
otokonohito to otokonoko - Man and boy
otokonoko to inu - boy and dog
otokonoko to hikooki - boy and plane
onnanoko to uma - girl and horse
onnanoko to inu - girl and dog
uma ni notte iru onnanoko - girl on a horse
uma ni notte iru otokonohito - man on a horse
otokonoko no ue ni aru booru - Ball on top of a boy
uma ni notte iru otokonoko - boy on a horse
hikooki no shita ni iru otokonoko - boy under a plane (plane above a boy?)
booru no shita ni iru otokonoko - boy under a ball (ball above a boy?)
teeburu no shita ni iru otokonoko - boy under a table (table above a boy?)
hikooki no ue ni iru otokonoko - boy on a plane
teeburu no ue ni iru otokonoko - boy on a table
kuruma no naka ni iru onnanoko - girl in a car
kuruma no naka ni iru onnanohito - woman in a car
kuruma no naka ni iru otokonoko - boy in a car
booto no naka ni iru otokonoko to onnanoko - boy and girl in a boat
hikooki no naka ni iru otokonoko - boy in a plane

Unit 1, lesson 2 (What I think they mean)

(Imasu = polite/formal sentence ender, means the same as "iru")
otokonoko wa tonde imasu - The boy is jumping/flying. (tobu means both, but there are different kanji for jump and fly)
uma wa tobikoete imasu - The horse is jumping over (tobikoete is a composite verb made up of tobu and koeru)
onnanoko wa tobiorite imasu - The girl is jumping off (another composite verb of Toby and Oriru)
inu wa tobikoete imasu - The dog is jumping over.

(Hashitte = run)
otokonoko wa hashitte imasu - The boy is running
onnanohito wa hashitte imasu - The woman is running.
onnanoko wa hashitte imasu - The girl is running.
uma wa hashitte imasu - The horse is running
onnanohito wa tonde imasu - The woman is jumping/flying
onnanoko tachi wa hashitte imasu - The girls are running (the suffix "-tachi" makes the proper noun before it plural)
onnanoko tachi wa tobiorite imasu - The girls are jumping off
onnanoko tachi wa aruite imasu - The girls are walking
onnanoko tachi wa hashitte imasu - The girls are running
otokonoko wa tonde imasu - The boy is jumping
otokonoka wa aruite imasu - The boy is walking
otokonohito to onnanohito wa aruite imasu - The man/men and woman/women are walking (No plurals in Japanese! It can be confusing)
otokonohito to onnanohito wa odotte imasu - The man/men and woman/women are dancing
onnanohito wa aruite imasu - The woman is walking
onnanohito wa odotte imasu - The woman is dancing
otokonohito wa hon o yonde imasu - The man is reading a book
onnanohito wa hon o yonde imasu - The woman is reading a book
otokonohito wa odotte imasu - The man is dancing
onnanohito wa tonde imasu - The woman is jumping/flying
otokonohito wa otokonoko o oikakete imasu - The man is following/chasing the boy (oikaker = follow or chase)
otokonohito wa suberi ochite imasu - The man is slipping down (this can be used for skiing/snowboarding or going down a slide and whatnot)
otokonoko wa koronde imasu - The boy is tripping/falling
onnanoko tachi wa otokonoko o oikakete imasu - The girls are following/chasing the boy
hikooki wa tonde imasu - The plane is flying
otokonohito wa hashitte imasu - The man is running
otokonohito wa tonde imasu - The man is jumping/flying
otokonohito wa suberi ochite imasu - The man is slipping down

(oyoide = swim)
onnanohito wa oyoide imasu - The woman is swimming
otokonoko wa oyoide imasu - The boy is swimming
sakana wa oyoide imasu - The fish is swimming (Sakana = Fish)
tori wa tonde imasu - The bird is flying (Tori = Bird)
oushi wa hashitte imasu - The cow(?) is running (ushi = cow, oushi may be an effeminate version)
tori wa oyoide imasu - The bird is swimming.

Definitions:
Odotte = Dance, base form is "odoru"
Aruite = Walk, base form is "Aruku"
Hon o Yonde = Read a book (hon=book)
tonde = Jump or fly are pronounced the same, but different kanji are used
koronde = to trip or fall, base form is "korobu"
oikakete = Follow or Chase
hashitte = Sprint or run, base form is "hashiru"
tobiorite = Jump off. From "Tobu" and "oririru"
tobikoete = Jump over. "Tobu" and "Koeru"

Unit 1, Lesson 3

sakana wa shiroi desu - a white fish
kuruma wa shiroi desu - a white car
kuruma wa akai desu - a red car
tori wa akai desu - a red bird
hikooki wa shiroi desu - a white plane
hikooki wa kiiroi desu - a yellow plane
kuruma wa kiiroi desu - a yellow car
kuruma wa aoi desu - a blue car
neko wa kuroi desu - a black cat
kuruma wa kuroi desu - a black car
kiiroi kuruma wa furui desu - an old car that is yellow
pinku no kuruma wa furui desu - an old car that is pink
aoi kuruma wa atarashii desu - a new car that is blue
akai kuruma wa atarashii desu - a new car that is red
furui kuruma - old car
atarashii kuruma - new car
furui ie - old house
atarashii ie - new house
toshio totta onnanohito - elderly (?) woman
wakai onnanohito - young woman
toshio totta otokonohito - elderly (?) man
wakai otokonohito - young man
toshio totta onnanohito wa kami ga shiroi desu - an elderly woman with white hair
onnanoko wa kami ga kuroi desu - a girl with black hair
otokonohito wa kami ga aoi desu - a man with blue hair
otokonohito wa kami ga akai desu - a man with red hair
onnanohito wa kami ga nagai desu - a woman with long hair
otokonohito wa kami ga nagai desu - a man with long hair
onnanohito wa kami ga mijikai desu - a woman with short hair
otokonohito wa kami ga totemo mijikai desu - a man with very short hair.

Mijikai = Short
Nagai = Long
totemo mijikai = very/exceedingly short
kami = hair