2008年6月16日月曜日

Names and Addresses

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

Yes, I am.

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.

・躊躇する hesitate
・困る annoy
・怒る anger
・楽しい pleasant
・恋しい miss
・幸せ happy
・至福 bliss
・無関心 apathy
・興奮 exiting
・悔しい mortifying

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?

たいぎい(like troublesome or hard)
It's a Hiroshima dialect.

2008年6月8日日曜日

Welcome Colgate University Students!

I talked to Colgate University Students. She is 20. She studies Japanese history. But she can't speak Japanese. I tell her how to buy a food ticket. We talked about our hobbies, family, dream and life style. I relaxed and enjoy talking with her. Please have the chance to talk to foreigner again.