Archive for December, 2008
How to tell the time in Japanese
Author: Richard
Q: Hi there! I’ve been learning Japanese from your fantastic mp3s and games for just over a week now & and I’ve pretty much just mastered how to tell the time. One question I want to ask though concerning this is how to tell the time by minutes, for example how would I saw 10:20 am, or 2:15 pm etc? Thanks very much! -Matthew
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What is 21 in Japanese?
Author: Richard
Q: konichiwa! what a fantastic website! my questions is: if 20 is ni jyu, then is 21 ni juyu ichi? and how about 100, 200, 300, .. ? thanks ichigo
A: Hi Ichiro. Yep, 21 is ni jyu ichi. 100 is 百, so 200 is 二百 ni hyaku. 300 is just the same method, but it comes out as sam byaku because san hyaku is too difficult to say – just try it and see!
Be genki,
Richard
How to learn kanji
Author: Richard
Q: Hi, i’m just wondering, is there a site that can teach me Japanese KANJI so i can keep up with my KANJI writing? (and read books that are filled with kanji) thanks… Sakura.
A: Hi Sakura. Without a doubt the absolutely best way to learn kanji at the moment is to use a Nintendo DS
Be genki,
Richard
