Sunday, September 30, 2012

日本で好きなもの #1

この夏わたしは日本へいきました。

旅行は本当に楽しかったです!
そして最良の部分は、食べ物でした。:P


 お握り寿司

お茶漬け





枝豆(えだまめ)

飛騨牛肉 ^_^/ 


























Wednesday, September 26, 2012

カタカナプロジェクト examples



1: Onomatopoeia

にこにこ is onomatopoeic phrase for smile.



Similar onomatopoeic for laugh or smile in Katakana:

http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa090900.htm

kusu kusu くすくす to giggle
gera gera げらげら to laugh loudly, to guffaw
niko niko にこにこ to smile
niya niya にやにや to grin
nita nita にたにた to smirk
ahaha, hahaha あはは、ははは the sound of loud laughter




2. Loanword

イベント simply means "event" in English. Although there are many Kanji equivalent for this word, such as 行事, 事件, yet it seems that イベント is the most popular.

http://www.mitsuwa.com/event/index.php


3. Emphasis

イケメン means "good-looking man" in Japanese. Although the word is of Japanese origin, it is usually written in Katakana because it is sort of a slang and being emphasized in the context.





4. Unknown Reason

オノ・ヨーコ(小野 洋子) is a famous avant-garde artist, who is also know as author, filmmaker, peace activist, musician, and of course John Lennon's Wife. The name is surely a Japanese name, but usually it is either written in Katakana or Kanji. The reason for this might because of Ono's prominent influence in America and the Western society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono
 

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

こんにちは!

  初めまして、わたし朱颖です。こどし21歳です。バーナードカレッジの四年生です。2009年に中国の杭州市からニューヨークへきました。バーナード女子大学です、そしでセブンシスターズの一校です。わたしの専攻美術の歴史と経済学です。私は半年間日本語を勉強してきた。日本語おもしろいです!