#10 On the Way!

I've just finished recording the audio for Nihonashi #10, so it shouldn't be too long now before I have another video ready for you. This one was a lot of fun to do, so I hope you'll enjoy it!

Nihonashi #9 - Tango o Narau

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Nihonashi #9 - Tango o Narau

Watashi: Atashi wa ne, nanimokamo yori tango o benkyoushinakute wa ikenai koto o kidzuita.

Hokano koe: Bunpou yori?

Watashi: Sou. Tango o shiteru hou ga bunpou o narau no wa yasashii shi. Kamo ne.

Hokano koe: Ii yo. Hajimenasai.

Watashi: Mazu ni, benri na apuri ni tsuite oshieru.

Hokano koe: Donna apuri?

Watashi: Manabu apuri. 

Hokano koe: Modokashii!

Watashi: Gomen. Kotoba o manabu apuri. Furashu kaado de tsukatte, kotoba o narau. Nanimokamo tsukaeru kedo, atashi wa nihon no renshuu o tsukatteru.

Hokano koe: Soka. Tsudzuke.

Watashi: “Puroboku” to iu apuri. Hai, kono URL ni ike. Demo, Makku dake desu.

ProVoc (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17583/provoc) for Mac

Hokano koe: Jaa, mou nanika o naratta?

Watashi: Nandomo tango o haitta, yoku tsumoru sa, atashi mou happyaku ga aru. Eto... hamigaki.

Hokano koe: Hamigaki.

Watashi: Sou yo.

Hokano koe: Benri koto wa dou?

Watashi: Eto... jourashii.

Hokano koe: Jourashii. 

Watashi: Hai. Atashi, jourashii.

Hokano koe: Rashii. 

Watashi: Atari mae da yo.

Hokano koe: Maa, chotto kouman ni natta yo. 

Watashi: Ch, jodan datta, jodan.

Hokano koe: Honki da ka naa, koitsu....

Watashi: Mou, owatta!

Hokano koe: Kechi. Shinmai. Zasshoku. Kimagure. Wasureppoi. Myou. Yabuisha. 

Watashi: Eh? Nanika itta?

Hokano koe: Ijou desu.

Nihonashi #9 - Learning Vocabulary

Me: I’ve realized that more than anything else I need to study vocabulary.

The other voice: More than grammar?

Me: Yeah. It’s easier to pick up grammar when you know the words. Maybe.

The other voice: Ok. Begin. 

Me: First of all, I’m going to tell you about a good, useful (computer) application.

The other voice: What kind of application?

Me: A learning application.

The other voice: Oh come on!

Me: Sorry. It’s a word-learning application. Using flashcards, you learn words. You can use it for anything, but I use it for Japanese practice.

The other voice: Ok. Go on.

Me: It’s called ProVoc. Here, go to this URL. It’s only for Mac though.

The other voice: Well, have you learned anything?

Me: I’ve entered words so many times, it’s really building up, I already have 800. Um... toothpaste.

The other voice: Toothpaste.

Me: Yup.

The other voice: What about something useful?

Me: Um, queen-like.

The other voice: Queen-like.

Me: Yup; me, I’m like a queen.

The other voice: Indeed.

Me: Right on the dot.

The other voice: Well, you’ve become a bit haughty.

Me: Ch, I was joking, joking.

The other voice: Is this person for real?

Me: Jeez, I’m done!

The other voice: Cheapskate. Novice. Omnivore. Fickle. Forgetful. Weird. Quack. 

Me: Huh? Did you say something?

The other voice: That’s all.

Vocabulary:

nanimokamo = anything and everything

yori = more than - A yori B means B more than A -- to remember, I think of the phrase hana yori dango, sweets over flowers.

benkyou = study

kidzuku = to realize

bunpou = grammar

tango = words, vocabulary

narau = to learn

yasashii = easy, it also means kind

hajimeru = to start or begin, -nasai is the command ending

mazu = first

benri = convenient

apuri = computer application

ni tsuite = about...., regarding...

oshieru = to teach

donna = what type of

manabu = study, learn

modokashii = irritating, tantalizing

furashu kaado = flash cards, I couldn’t find an actual name for them

tsukau = to use

kotoba = words, or language

renshuu = practice

soka = I see, a shortening of ‘sou desu ka’, is that so

tsudzuku = to continue, tsudzuke is a command

dake = only

nandomo = often, many times

hairu = to put in, enter

yoku = well

tsumoru = to pile up, accumulate

happyaku = eight hundred

hamigaki = toothpaste

jourashii = queen-like -- jou is queen, ‘rashii’ is like.

atari mae = of course, right on the dot

chotto = a little

kouman = haughty, proud

jodan = joke

honki = serious, real

koitsu = this fellow

owaru = to end

kechi = stingy, cheap

shinmai = novice

zasshoku = omnivore: nikushoku is carnivore, soushoku is herbivore

kimagure = whimsy, fickle, moody

wasureppoi = forgetful; wasureru is to forget, -ppoi indicates a tendency

myou = weird, strange

yabuisha = quack doctor, the term comes from rustling bamboo leaves - I can’t remember why that equals quack...

ijou = nothing further, that’s it

Credits:

Director & Voice & stuff

ShiroiHyou, Mai-chan

Software

Voice recording Garageband

Video editor Screenflow

Text LiveType

Pictures Graphic Converter

Pages

Hardware

MSL USB Condenser Mic

iMac

Resources

Dictionary jisho.org

Application ProVoc

Thank you! 

-ShiroiHyou

Short Test-Run Video

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I've discovered a fun (free) site for creating short animation projects. It's called GoAnimate. I tried it out and created a short (1-min) video with a few Japanese verbs.

My next Nihonashi project is taking longer than it should. I recorded the audio ages ago but haven't had the time to edit it. If only every day were an hour longer!

I'm hoping to get the next lesson out there before the end of the year. (Ambitious of me, ne?) So please stay tuned!

Happy happy holidays,
~Mai