diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Chinese Class_2026_05_14.md b/10-Input/Classes/Chinese Class_2026_05_14.md index 092b9f3..1e3c769 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Chinese Class_2026_05_14.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Chinese Class_2026_05_14.md @@ -14,25 +14,26 @@ - 下个星期你要搬家? Xià gè xīngqí nǐ yào bānjiā? +# Main Point +## Yuika 但是我很少跟他说话 Dànshì wǒ hěn shǎo gēn tā shuōhuà But I rarely speak to her. 她非常内向。 Tā fēicháng nèixiàng. -She's very introverted +She's very introverted. 你考录考录SKE_Q? Nǐ kǎolù kǎolù SKE_Q? 他很安静 Tā hěn ānjìng -She is very quiet +She is very quiet. 他是传统的日本人 Tā shì chuántǒng de rìběn rén -She is traditional Japanese person -# Main Point -## +She is a traditional Japanese person. + # Homework Review Notes (lol) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-23.md b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-23.md index c32f5f2..368eff8 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-23.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-23.md @@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ processed: false --- 79674766584:0173 -# Last Weeks Homework - # Random Words - 往復 -> おうふく -> Round Trip - 一泊 -> いっぱく -> One Night Stay - 片道 -> かたみち -> One Way - 実家 -> じっか -> Home Town -- 最低限 -> さいていげん +- 最低限 -> さいていげん -> Bare Minimum - 眺め -> ながめ -> View - 眺める -> ながめる -> To View - 録音 -> ろくおん -> Recording @@ -20,60 +18,68 @@ processed: false - 滑る -> すべる -> To Slip (godan) - 割れる -> われる -> To Shatter # Main Point -## という -> Called -ドリアン という 果物(くだもの)を 知っていますか? -Do you know the fruit called Dorian? +## という — Referring to Something by Name -name+という+item = The Item called Name +Use という to introduce something by its name — like saying "the X called Y" in English. + +> **[Name] という [Item]** ### Examples +ドリアンという果物を知っていますか? +Do you know the fruit called durian? + トムヤムクンというタイ料理を知っていますか? Do you know a Thai dish called Tom Yum Kung? 金閣寺というお寺を知っていますか? -Do you know the temple called Kinkaku-ji? (Golden Temple) -*Yes, yes we do. All to well* +Do you know the temple called Kinkaku-ji? (Golden Temple) 三線という楽器を知っていますか? Are you familiar with the instrument called the sanshin? -## Easy and Difficult // ~やすい & ~にくい +--- -To express that something is easy or difficult to do, you can stick ~やすい (easy) or ~にくい (difficult) at the end of the verb. The verb has to be in stem form, so take the verb, conjugate it to ~ます form, and then cut off the ます, and stick ~やすい or ~にくい at the end to express what you want to say. +## ~やすい & ~にくい — Easy and Difficult to Do + +Attach to the **verb stem** (ます-form minus ます) to say something is easy or difficult to do. Both conjugate like い-adjectives. + +> **Verb stem + やすい** — easy to [verb] +> **Verb stem + にくい** — difficult to [verb] ### Examples + このパソコンは使いやすい -This Computer is easy to use +This computer is easy to use. 右のパソコンは使いにくいです -The right computer is difficult to use +The computer on the right is difficult to use. このスニーカーは歩きやすいです -The shoes on the left are easy to walk in +These sneakers are easy to walk in. -このハイヒールはあるきにくいです -The High Heels are hard to walk in +このハイヒールは歩きにくいです +These high heels are hard to walk in. この本は分かりやすい -This book is easy to understand +This book is easy to understand. この通りは運転しやすいです -This road is easy to drive on +This road is easy to drive on. この道は運転しにくいです This road is difficult to drive on. -氷は車で滑りやすい -Ice by car is easy to slip on +氷は車が滑りやすい +Ice makes it easy for cars to slip. 冬は交通事故が起きやすいです -It's easy to have a car accident in winter +Car accidents are easy to have in winter. グラスは割れやすいです -The glass is easy to shatter +Glasses are easy to shatter. カップは割れにくいです -The cup is difficult to shatter +Cups are difficult to shatter. -僕のマンションは素地しやすい -My apartment is easy to clean \ No newline at end of file +僕のマンションは掃除しやすい +My apartment is easy to clean. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-30.md b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-30.md index 5a6d30a..c3a9fbb 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-30.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-30.md @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ processed: false # Random Words 梅雨 -> つゆ -> Rainy Season それる -> To Go around -憲法記念日 -> けんぽうきねんび +憲法記念日 -> けんぽうきねんび -> Constitution Memorial Day 勤勉 -> きんべん -> Diligent -招き猫 -> Inviting Cat (Kami that invites money) -頼む -> たのむ-> To Ask/Request -警察 けいさつ -> Police +招き猫 -> まねきねこ -> Lucky cat (beckons good fortune) +頼む -> たのむ -> To Ask/Request +警察 -> けいさつ -> Police 誘う -> さそう -> To Invite (More casual) 踏む -> ふむ -> To Step 破る -> やぶる -> To tear/rip @@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ As for me, by my son, my book was torn My car, by my friend, had a drink spilled 彼女はどうして課長に怒られたんですか -A for the girl, why the section chief was mad at her? +As for the girl, why was the section chief mad at her? どうして泣いているんですか? Why crying? 私は泥棒に財布を取られたんです I, by thief, wallet was taken - Note: The んです after the verb means your introducing new information, but can only be used after regular form verbs, not + Note: んです adds an explanatory nuance — "it's that..." or "the thing is...". It can only follow plain form verbs (dictionary form or た-form), not ます/です forms. 私は、妹にこどもの時に、ぼくの一番好きなお菓子を食べられたんです。 As for me, my younger sister, when we were kids, my favorite candy, was eaten by.