11-21-2008, 03:40 AM
Thank you so much everyone! Well, I would get Japanese classes, but my parents won't let me and I can't exactly afford it anyway, because my friend told me around here they are about $300 a month, and my parents most definitely won't let me go anywhere far. They don't support me on this..Think think it's waste of time and Japanese is a useless language that isn't spoken in the U.S., but that's not true.
@ Keaton421: Thank you! I thought it would mean somewhat the same to the Chinese meaning. I got sort of a hint at that from the "自" which means "self" in Chinese. But now I know how to use it. Thank you again!
@ Wasabista: Thank you. The "sugi" and "yori" thing are still unclear, but the -na thing is off my back and I'm glad. Also, the "yappari". mata, arigatougozaimashita~
@ enyafriend: Well, I can't exactly clarify myself in a "japanese level", or rather, not yet? I try to learn phrases, verb forms, and conjunctions, and just about everything all at once. I keep a book of single verbs and their forms and I write it out a lot when I have time. As for now, I'm scrambling to get everything together for school, so I haven't had much time to devote to studying Japanese.The only big break for me is the Kanji writing. Since I am able to read and write Chinese, Kanji isn't a new concept. The only problem with it are the readings. But thank you for your suggestions!
@ Shuka: arigatougozaimashita~ The passive form is getting much more clear, but causative has always been really confusing. I don't even know what it is in English. I understand the "tara" and "ba" forms now, thank you. It has puzzled me for quite a while because I look at translations of things and compare it to the actual Japanese writing, and sometimes it's not literal. "darou" I have hear was "will" or "probably", although I wasn't at all sure if this was correct, but now I can confirm this. Once again, thanks so much, a lot has become simpler.
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