天の川

天の川　－　あまのがわ　－　Ama no gawa　－　Milky Way (Galaxy)

天 - Heaven, Sky, Imperial

ON READING: Ten

KUN READING: Amatsu, Ame, Ama

川 River, Stream

ON READING: Sen

KUN READING: Kawa

初めに神は天と地を創造された。

はじめにかみはてんとちをそうぞうされた。
初めに神は天と地を創造された。
Hajime ni kami wa ten to chi o souzou sareta.
In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth.

初め　はじめ　Hajime = Beginning, Start, Origin.
神　かみ　Kami = God
天　てん　Ten = Heavens
地　ち　Chi = Earth
創造　そうぞう　Souzou = Creation
された　 Sareta = implies that God 'created' Or he carried out, performed, etc
に　Ni = is the particle which indicates location of a person or thing or the location of a short term action, etc.
は　Wa = is the topic marker particle
と　To = means 'and'
を　Wo / O = is a particle which in this case indicates a direct object of action

Hiragana Lesson #3 (ひらがなの授業第三)

Today's Hiragana lesson is presented by my beautiful daughter, Sakura.

Hiragana Lesson #3 is Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So (さ, し, す, せ, そ)

さしみ = Sashimi = Thinly cut slices of raw fish.
すし = Sushi = Vinegared rice
せき = Seki = Chair / Seat
そこ = Soko = There
おいしい = Oishii = Tasty
あさ = Asa = Morning

Genie In The House

魔神：　ありがとう。
私：　Eeeeh! あなたはだれですか。
魔神：　私は魔神です。
私：　魔神。
魔神：　はい。
私：　すごい、私は願いがありますか。
魔神：　はい。　でも、私には秘密がある。
私:　何。
魔神：　私には秘密がある。
私：　何。
魔神：　あなたは私のちんちん擦るしました。Wah ha ha ha!
私：　Aaaaaaargh!

まじん：　ありがとう。
わたし：　Eeeeh!　あなたはだれですか。
まじん：　わたしはまじんです。
わたし：　まじん。
まじん：　はい。
わたし：　すごい、わたしはねがいがありますか。
まじん：　はい、でも、わたしにはひみつがある。
わたし：　なに。
まじん：　わたしにはひみつがある。
わたし：　なに。
まじん：　あなたはわたしのちんちんこするしました。Wah ha ha ha!
わたし： Aaaaaaargh!

Majin: Arigatou.
Watshi: Eeeeh!. anata wa dare desu ka?
Majin: Watashi wa majin desu.
Watshi: Majin?
Majin: Hai.
Watshi: Sugoi, watashi wa negai ga arimasu ka?
Majin: Hai, demo, watashi ni wa himitsu ga aru.
Watshi: Nani?
Majin: Watshi ni wa himitsu ga aru.
Watashi: Nani?
Majin: Anata wa watashi no chinchin kosuru shimashita. Wah ha ha ha!
Watashi: Aaaaaaargh!

Genie: Thank you.
Me: Eeeeh! Who are you?
Genie: I am a Genie.
Me: A Genie?
Genie: Yes.
Me: Amazing. Do I have a wish?
Genie: Yes, but, I have a secret.
Me: What?
Genie: I have a secret.
Me: What?
Genie: You rubbed my penis. Wah ha ha ha!
Me: Aaaaaaargh!

私
わたし
Watashi = Me / I / Myself

魔神
まじん
Mejin = Genie.

願い
ねがい
Negai = Wish.

秘密
ひみつ
Himitsu = Secret.

何
なに
Nani = What.

擦る
こする
Kosuru = Rub

ちんちん
Chinchin = Penis (slang word)

朝飯前 - あさめしまえ - Asameshimae - A Piece of cake.

This is the raw unedited version of the video, which, I have found out is going to be used by a Japanese teaching channel on YouTube.

簡単　－　かんたん　－　Kantan　－　Easy

朝飯前　－　あさめしまえ　－　Asameshimae　－　Piece of cake.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Easy as pie.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　No sweat.　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A cinch.

Hiragana Lesson #2 (ひらがなの授業第二)

か　－　Ka.
き　－　Ki.
く　－　Ku.
け　－　Ke.
こ　－　Ko.

あい　－　愛　－　Ai　－　Love.
え　－　絵　－　E　－　Picture.
こ　－　子　－　Ko　－　Child.
あき　－　秋　－　Aki　－　Autumn.
あお　－　青　－　Ao　－　Blue / Green.
こい　－　鯉　－　Koi　－　Koi Carp.

Body Parts. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.

My daughter singing 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' in Japanese.



Atama, Kata, Hiza, Ashi.
Hiza, Ashi.
Hiza, Ashi.
Atama, Kata, Hiza, Ashi.
Me to Mimi to Kuchi, to Hana.
Atama, Kata, Hiza, Ashi.
Hiza, Ashi.

あたま、かた、ひざ、あし。
ひざ、あし。
ひざ、あし。
あたま、かた、ひざ、あし。
めとみみとくちとはな。
あたま、かた、ひざ、あし。
ひざ、あし。

頭、肩、膝、足。
膝、足。
膝、足。
頭、肩、膝、足。
膝、足。
目と耳と口と鼻。
頭、肩、膝、足。
膝、足。

頭 - あたま - Atama - Head
肩 - かた - Kata - Shoulder
膝 - ひざ - Hiza - Knee
足 - あし - Ashi - Foot (Leg)
目 - め - Me - Eye
耳 - みみ - Mimi - Ear
口 - くち - Kuchi - Mouth
鼻 - はな - Hana - Nose

ひらがなの授業第一 (Hiragana Lesson #1)

Like English Japanese has 5 vowels. They are also phonetically similar to the English vowels.

あ = a Sounds like the 'a' in Father.

い = i Sounds like the 'i' in Machine.

う = u Sounds like the 'u' in Flu.

え = e Sounds like the 'e' in Get or Let.

お = 0 Sounds like the 'o' on Open or Hope.

Japanese Words I Have Mixed Up #1 Kirei or Kirai?

I have been known to mix up the wrong words, while trying to speak Japanese. So I thought I would do a couple of video lesson on words I have used by mistake. In this one we look at:
きれい (kirei) and きらい (kirai)

きれい - kirei = Pretty / beautiful
きらい - kirai = Hate / dislike

Example Sentences:
彼女はとてもきれいだ。 - Kanojo wa totemo kirei da.
She is very pretty / beautiful (She looks very pretty / beautiful)

卵はきらいです。 - Tamago wa kirai desu.
I hate / dislike eggs.

The Kanji for Kirai (きらい) is: 嫌い

Kanji Break down.

嫌 = Dislike, Detest, Hate.
ON Reading: Ken, Gen.
KUN Reading: Kirau, Kirai, Iya.

卵 = Egg, Ovum, Spawn, Roe.
ON Reading: Ran.
KUN Reading: Tamago.

彼 = He, That, The.
ON Reading: Hi.
KUN Reading: Kare, Kano.

女 = Woman, Female.
ON Reading: Jo, Nyo, Nyou.
KUN Reading: Onna, Me.

Nihongo Quick Lesson - Dekimasu.

出来ますか　－　できますか　－　Dekimasu ka.　－　Can you do it?

出来ます　－　できます　－　Dekimasu.　－　I can do it.

The verb dekiru means "can" or "be able to (do something)."

私は日本語を読むことが出来ます。　－　わたしはにほんごをよむことが出来ます。　－　Watashi wa nihongo wo yomu koto ga dakimasu.　－　I can read Japanese.

あなたはピアノを弾くことが出来ますか。　－　あなたはピアノをひくことができますか。　－　Anata wa piano wo hiku koto ga dekimasu ka.　－　Can you play the piano?

出来ません　－　できません　－　Dekimasen.　－　Cannot do.

出来ました　－　できました　－　Dekimashita.　－　I did do.

出来ませんでした　－　できませんでした　－　Dekimasen deshita.　－　I was not able to do.

日本語出来るな　－　にほんごできるな　－　Nihongo dekiru na　－　You know Japanese. / You can do Japanese. / You are good at Japanese.

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止まります。　－　とまります。　－　Tomarimasu.　－　To stop / Halt.

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とう　－　Tou　－　Counter for large animals.

Kanji Break Down:

来 = Come, Due, Next, Cause, Become.
ON Reading: Rai, Tai.
KUN Reading: Kuru, Kitaru, Kitasu, Ki, Ko.

読 = Read.
ON Reading: Doku, Toku, You
KUN Reading: Yomu.

弾 = Play, Bullet, Twang, Flip, Snap,.
ON Reading: Dan, Tan#
KUN Reading: Hiku, Hazumu, Tama, Hajiku, Hajikeru, Tadasu, Hajikiyumi.

止 = Stop, Halt
ON Reading: Shi
KUN Reading: Tomaru, Tomeru, Todomeru, Todome, Todomaru, Yameru, Yamu.

Verbs # 2: 泣く or 鳴く ?

Lesson Notes:

Today’s verb is:　泣く Naku means to cry.

The positive present masu form of Naku is: 泣きます = nakimasu = crying.
The negative present masu form of Naku is: 泣きません = nakimasen = not crying.
The positive past masu form of Naku is: 泣きました = nakimashita = cried.
The negative past masu form of Naku is: 泣きませんでした = nakimasendeshita = did not cry.

その赤ちゃんが泣きました。　Sono akachan ga nakimashita.　The baby cried.

その = Sono = That / The.
赤ちゃん = Akachan = Baby.
が = Ga = Subject particle / marker.
泣きました = Nakimashita = Cried.


There is also another Naku the Kanji is different 鳴く and means the sound made my dogs, cats and birds, etc?

For example:

猫が鳴いています = neko ga naite imasu = the cat is meowing.

猫 = Neko = Cat.
鳴いて = Naite = The 'Te' form of 鳴く. In this case it means 'meowing.'
います = Imasu; Used for living animated things, such has animals, fish and people.

犬が鳴いています = inu ga naite imasu = the dog is barking.

犬 = Inu = Dog.

In the above sentence 鳴いて now means 'barking.'

The sound word for crying is: しくしく Shiku shiku = sobbing, crying.

More Sentence Examples:

彼女は一日じゅう泣きました。= Kanojuu wa ichinichijuu nakimashita. = She cried all day.
庭で鳥がいます。 = Niwa de tori ga naite imasu. = A bird is singing in the garden.
お母さんがしくしくしています = Okaasan ga shiku shiku shite imasu. = Mother is crying.

Kanji Break Down:

泣 = Cry, Weep, Moan.
ON Reading: Kyuu.
KUN Reading: Naku.

赤 = Red.
ON Reading: Seki, Shaku.
KUN Reading: Aka, Akai, Akaramu, Akarameru.

鳴 = Chirp, Meow, Bark, Sound, Ring, Echo, Honk.
ON Reading: Mei.
KUN Reading: Naku, Naru, Narasu.

猫 = Cat.
ON Reading: Byou.
KUN Reading: Neko.

犬 = Dog.
ON Reading: Ken.
KUN Reading: Inu.

彼 = He, That, The.
ON Reading: Hi.
Kun Reading: Kare, Kano.

女 = Woman, Female.
ON Reading: Jo, Nyo, Nyou.
KUN Reading: Onna, Me.

庭 = garden, Courtyard, Yard.
ON Reading: Tei.
KUN Reading: Niwa.

母 = Mother, Mum.
ON Reading: Bo
KUN Reading: Haha, Mo.

森永抹茶キャラメル。(A Quick Kanji Video Lesson)

森永抹茶キャラメル = Morinaga maccha kyarameru = Morinaga powedered green tea caramal.

森 = もり= Mori = Forest, Grove.
永 = なが = Naga = eternity, Longevity.

抹 = Matsu = rub, paint.
茶 =ちゃ= cha =Tea.　　

キャラメル = Kyarameru = Caramel.

Kanji Break Down:

森 = Forest, Grove, Woods.
ON Reading: Shin.
KUN Reading: Mori.

永 = Eternity, Long, Lengthy.
ON Reading: El.
KUN Reading: Nagai.

抹 = Rub, Paint, Erease.
ON Reading: Matsu.

茶 = Tea.
ON Reading: Cha, Sa.

Video Lesson:- Arimasen / Arimasu

Japanese:

こんにちは。私は犬と猫ありません。でも、娘ハムスターあります。ハムスターはとてもかわいい。見てをください。

こんにちは。わたしはいぬとねこありません。でも、むすめハムスターあります。ハムスターはとてもかわいい。みてをください。

Romaji:

Konnichi wa. Watashi wa inu to neko (ga) arimasen. Demo, (watashi no) musume wa hamusutaa (ga) arimasu. Hamusutaa wa totemo kawaii. Mite wo kudasai.

English:

Hello. I do not have a cat and / or dog. But, my daughter has a hamster. The hamster is very cute. Please look (see / watch)

To say you have something you say 'arimasu' あります。
車があります。－　くるまがあります。　－　Kuruma ga arimasu.　－　I have a car.

To say you do not have something you say 'arimasen' ありません。
車がありません。　－　くるまがありません。　－　Kuruma ga arimasen.　－　I do not have a car.

あります。　－　Arimasu is the present / future positive tense.
ありません。　－　Arimasen is the present negative tense.

Kanji break down
犬 = Dog
ON Reading: Ken
KUN Reading: Inu

猫 = Cat
ON Reading: Byou
KUN Reading: Neko

私 = I, Me, Private
ON Reading: Shi
KUN Reading: Watashi, Watakushi.

見 = See, Look, Watch, Hopes, Chances, Idea, Opinion, Visible
ON Reading: Ken
KUN reading: Miru, Mieru, Miseru

車 = Car
ON Reading: Sha
KUN Reading: Kuruma

Kanji (ON or KUN reading?) Video lesson.

A video I posted on YouTube which may be of interest to you all.

When do you know to read the Chinese ON reading or the Japanese KUN Reading? Well a guide to use is if the Kanji is in a group of two or more you may read the Kanji with the Chinese On Reading. On it's own you may read it using the Japanese KUN Reading. I have used the example for tree　木.　Using the Chinese ON reading it is 　－　もく　－　モク　－　Moku.　Using the Japanese KUN reading it is 　－　き　－　Ki.

The example I have used is　－　木曜日　－　もくようび　－　Mokuyoubi　－　Thursday

Has you can see the above is made up of two or more Kanji and 木 is read has 'Moku.' On it's own however 木 is read has 'Ki'

This is just a guide to reading Kanji and is not a hard and fast rule. It is just a guide to help you make an educated guess.