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Thread: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Post: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Arupan Wrote:I was told the above rule What is the rule? I'm still not very clear on what you think it is. Quote:without being at the specific place Never once has anyone on here said that you have t... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,082 | 2013-03-03, 6:30 am | ||
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Thread: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Post: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes He is 33 but I fail to see how that has anything to do with age. He is not speaking slang. It's a matter of how the words iku and kuru are used in Japanese. I have a hunch that if I were to ask his 60... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,082 | 2013-03-03, 4:52 am | ||
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Thread: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Post: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Arupan Wrote:Ask one of your Japanese friends if you need to check So... that's exactly what I did. I asked my husband because I was agreeing with Yudantaiteki and he basically agreed with him as well... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,082 | 2013-03-02, 6:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Driving in Japan Post: Driving in Japan Well, I thought that the reason that people went to the driving school was because they could by-pass the test at the license center that way. Plus, I am not aware of them asking you anywhere (on any ... |
thistime | General discussion | 23 | 4,524 | 2013-02-24, 3:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Driving in Japan Post: Driving in Japan David_jp_23 Wrote:Without that experience you have to go through the whole Japanese process which includes a few weeks of really expensive driving school. You don't have to go to driving school it's j... |
thistime | General discussion | 23 | 4,524 | 2013-02-23, 7:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Driving in Japan Post: Driving in Japan I drive in Japan pretty much everyday and it is by far my preferred method of transportation. I live in the semi-sticks (though most roads here are at least two lanes so vix86 must be mega-sticks if h... |
thistime | General discussion | 23 | 4,524 | 2013-02-22, 4:45 am | ||
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Thread: Living Expenses 11 months study abroad Tokyo Post: Living Expenses 11 months study abroad Tokyo You already seem to know how much your biggest expenses (rent, utilities, daily transportation) will be. The only thing that's left really is food which can be as cheap or expensive as you make it rea... |
thistime | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 6 | 3,386 | 2013-01-15, 4:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting two different visas within the same year Post: Getting two different visas within the same year I guess in a way you are right because you will have to have sponsorship. That is probably what they were talking about. But, no, your visa is yours and they can't do anything with it but you would ha... |
thistime | General discussion | 16 | 4,105 | 2013-01-06, 6:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting two different visas within the same year Post: Getting two different visas within the same year kurukuru Wrote:My work visa was actually a three year one, but I came back after two years. I assume the visa was ended with my job though. Your visa is not tied to your job. It is a visa that allows ... |
thistime | General discussion | 16 | 4,105 | 2013-01-06, 6:13 am | ||
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Thread: Any recommendations for dating/social websites in Japan? Post: Any recommendations for dating/social websites in ... chamcham Wrote:So you're going to be a hermit the rest of your life and only date girls via online sites. Good luck. Not everybody is a "group" type person. Some people are more reserved, "one-on-one"... |
thistime | General discussion | 23 | 9,072 | 2013-01-02, 1:51 am | ||
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Thread: Any recommendations for dating/social websites in Japan? Post: Any recommendations for dating/social websites in ... I know yahoo has one though I don't know anything about it. Just look for 出会い・お見合いサイト or something like that and see what pops up. |
thistime | General discussion | 23 | 9,072 | 2013-01-01, 5:08 pm | ||
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Thread: I feel kinda stuck Post: I feel kinda stuck You're still probably making the same amount of progress if you are putting in the same amount of effort it just doesn't feel like it. If you are starting out at zero then one new "piece of knowledge"... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 22 | 5,396 | 2012-12-15, 7:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Why most working women in Japan are in 20s, 40s, or 50s? Post: Why most working women in Japan are in 20s, 40s, o... uisukii Wrote:ahibba Wrote:I don't see many women in 30s. Most of them are either young girls or grandmothers! Why? Maybe the 30 somethings are mainly stay at home mothers, or something? Right |
thistime | Off topic | 3 | 765 | 2012-12-04, 4:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Doramas, seriously...? Post: Doramas, seriously...? nihon_lover Wrote:I started learning Japanese because of Japanese Buddhism This is kind of what I had in mind when you said that Japan/the Japanese weren't conforming to your idea of Japan/the Japanes... |
thistime | Learning resources | 58 | 14,935 | 2012-12-01, 5:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Doramas, seriously...? Post: Doramas, seriously...? Yeah, I'm also kind of curious what this culture shock was. I don't watch dramas because, like others here, I can't stand the acting, but I can't think of a single drama that doesn't represent real li... |
thistime | Learning resources | 58 | 14,935 | 2012-12-01, 12:11 am | ||
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Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work Aijin Wrote:It took thousands of years and countless sacrifices for us to bring an end to slavery Slavery still exists and most slaves are children. Sexual slavery of women and children is happening i... |
thistime | Off topic | 316 | 42,856 | 2012-11-29, 11:34 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translator Post: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translato... At the very least learn hiragana. You will find very few texts past the beginner level that still uses all romaji. And I find it curious that your friend would associate kanji knowledge with poor spea... |
thistime | General discussion | 19 | 5,135 | 2012-11-26, 6:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translator Post: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translato... Give it a go. This is one of those things that I think you'll either be really gung ho about in the beginning and the excitement will fizzle out really quick and you'll lose interest or you will get s... |
thistime | General discussion | 19 | 5,135 | 2012-11-19, 7:08 pm | ||
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Thread: verb + suru Post: verb + suru Well, I think it does bring up a good point because the original sentence came from some kind of forum where even if it had been written by a native speaker the chance of there being a mistake goes up... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 16 | 3,199 | 2012-11-17, 4:45 pm | ||
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Thread: verb + suru Post: verb + suru Hmm... where did you see this sentence? That sentence seems a bit unnatural to me other than just the 開くする。I have never seen this either and I tried googling these words too and couldn't find any exam... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 16 | 3,199 | 2012-11-16, 4:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Tokyo Uni or Kyoto Uni? Post: Tokyo Uni or Kyoto Uni? Yep, go with Kyoto. Tokyo is cold (as in not friendly), overcrowded, overpriced, cramped. I guess to each his own, but I lived in Shinjuku for a year and there is really very little good about actuall... |
thistime | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 9 | 4,400 | 2012-11-16, 3:33 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread This is what the Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar says after I checked these two points 清水さんはお酒を飲まないそうです I heard Mr. Shimizu doesn't drink alcohol 日本の肉はとても高いそうだ I hear that meat in Japan is very ... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,326 | 2012-11-10, 2:30 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I stand corrected. Thank you. |
thistime | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,326 | 2012-11-09, 10:46 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread sikieiki Wrote:Have a question on the -sou ending If I am talking about something painful and the person listening wants to say 'that sounds painful' or something like that, what would it be? 痛そう or 痛... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,326 | 2012-11-09, 9:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Double Negatives Post: Double Negatives lloydvincent Wrote:This is a tricky phrase. Depending on your intonation, it could go either way. じゃない is often used at the end of a sentence to add a nuance of "I told you so" or "You should know th... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,060 | 2012-11-05, 12:38 am | ||
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Thread: Japan and negativity Post: Japan and negativity I don't think it's just about negativity. I generally think controlling your emotions is very important in Japan and a sign of maturity and emotional strength. This is something that my husband and I ... |
thistime | General discussion | 33 | 6,796 | 2012-11-04, 7:31 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt) Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt) astendra Wrote:I've never tried to get a job in Japan, but I'm pretty sure JLPT1 is required to get a foot in the door at a lot of places, contrary to what the article says. The vast majority of Japan... |
thistime | General discussion | 29 | 6,053 | 2012-11-04, 7:23 pm | ||
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Thread: ～ている vs ～中 Post: ～ている vs ～中 My husband says 仕事中、レッスン中 etc. to me all the time so it's definitely not just for formal sounding things. I just think 中 is usually used with kanji compounds and not verbs most of the time, i.e. 仕事中/仕... |
thistime | The Japanese language | 6 | 1,626 | 2012-11-02, 2:09 pm | ||
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Thread: CC in Japan Post: CC in Japan Yep, like JimmySeal said, good luck getting one if you're not Japanese. I applied for 2 or 3 different ones and was turned down each time. Finally just had to tell my (Japanese) husband to get one and... |
thistime | Off topic | 6 | 1,719 | 2012-10-22, 4:36 pm | ||
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Thread: ゴキブリ駆除と対策！ Post: ゴキブリ駆除と対策！ yudantaiteki Wrote:Irixmark Wrote:And never, ever squash a cockroach with your shoe or something. The eggs stick to their legs, so they are squashed onto the surface and will still hatch. This is a my... |
thistime | Off topic | 31 | 5,480 | 2012-10-04, 10:04 am | ||
