until today, when i have read part 2 of darkmirage’s japanese lessons.
generally darkmirage’s japanese lessons are very unique, because he approaches the japanese language from an anime-centric point of view. his example sentences and explanations all use terms that are known to an anime fan. so it’s always interesting to read his lessons, even if you already know the topic the lesson is about.
now back to WA/GA.
these 2 dialogues from the mentioned blog post made it clear for me:
> Person A: “tama-nee wa kami ga akakute nagai desu” (Tama-nee has red long hair) > Person B: “ashi ga nagai desu” (Her legs are long) > Me: “mune ga ookii desu!” (Her……nevermind)
> Person A: “doraemon wa ashi ga hikui desu” (Doraemon’s legs are short) > Person B: “konomi-chan mo hikui desu” (Konomi-chan’s legs are short too) > Me: “tama-nee wa nagai desu” (Tama-nee’s legs are long)
make sure to read the whole article, and also the other lessons
EDIT: it seems this topic is a lot more complicated
]]>until today, when i have read part 2 of darkmirage’s japanese lessons.
generally darkmirage’s japanese lessons are very unique, because he approaches the japanese language from an anime-centric point of view. his example sentences and explanations all use terms that are known to an anime fan. so it’s always interesting to read his lessons, even if you already know the topic the lesson is about.
now back to WA/GA.
these 2 dialogues from the mentioned blog post made it clear for me:
> Person A: “tama-nee wa kami ga akakute nagai desu” (Tama-nee has red long hair) > Person B: “ashi ga nagai desu” (Her legs are long) > Me: “mune ga ookii desu!” (Her……nevermind)
> Person A: “doraemon wa ashi ga hikui desu” (Doraemon’s legs are short) > Person B: “konomi-chan mo hikui desu” (Konomi-chan’s legs are short too) > Me: “tama-nee wa nagai desu” (Tama-nee’s legs are long)
make sure to read the whole article, and also the other lessons
EDIT: it seems this topic is a lot more complicated
]]>rightstuf had a christmas special price for the evangelion (the original, not the remastered) boxed set (around 40 dollars instead of the 150dollar standard price).
so i ordered 2 boxes (the second one for a friend of mine).
i ordered them in december 2004.
the invoice arrived in 2 months, but the package did not :(
i contacted righstuf and they sent me a new package.
this time the package arrived (it arrived a month before)
i got it, my friend got his part, everyone was happy ;)
but this week (!!!) i got also the original package.
now what?
i wrote back to rightstuf about what should i do…
they told me to send it back, and they will credit back the shipping cost.
that’s not cool for several reasons:
so i wrote again to rightstuf, with the following:
i asked them if they credit me back also the VAT i had to pay.
or, alternatively, if i can buy the package (for the christmas price).
i did not get their reply yet (understandable, because it’s weekend).
let’s wait and see ;)
]]>rightstuf had a christmas special price for the evangelion (the original, not the remastered) boxed set (around 40 dollars instead of the 150dollar standard price).
so i ordered 2 boxes (the second one for a friend of mine).
i ordered them in december 2004.
the invoice arrived in 2 months, but the package did not :(
i contacted righstuf and they sent me a new package.
this time the package arrived (it arrived a month before)
i got it, my friend got his part, everyone was happy ;)
but this week (!!!) i got also the original package.
now what?
i wrote back to rightstuf about what should i do…
they told me to send it back, and they will credit back the shipping cost.
that’s not cool for several reasons:
so i wrote again to rightstuf, with the following:
i asked them if they credit me back also the VAT i had to pay.
or, alternatively, if i can buy the package (for the christmas price).
i did not get their reply yet (understandable, because it’s weekend).
let’s wait and see ;)
]]>i bought five volumes of xxxholic (image from amazon.com)
why this one?
i somehow found it, and i loved the drawing style :)
then i downloaded some scanlations (fan made japanese->english translated versions) from it, read volume1 from the scanlation, and decided that i want to read all of it.
and i’m also learning japanese, so i thought it’s a gread opportunity…
so i bought 5volumes from amazon.co.jp :)
even finding the right books was problematic ;)
so i went to sasugabooks, looked up “xxxholic”, and cut&pasted the ISBN codes from here into the search box at amazon.co.jp ;)) (it’s usually cheaper (here in europe) to order directly from japan)
for reading it i usually make a photocopy of it, and work with those. it’s better to work with copies, because:
there’s no furigana. i thought that it would be a big problem, but it is not.
looking up unknown kanji is not hard with good tools ( i use a canon g50 and an osx-dictionary based on jim breen’s edict).
the sentences are the problem :)
sometimes i can quickly translate a whole page, when the sentences are simple.
but sometimes i get to a complicated sentence and i wrestle for it with hours :)
to tell the truth, i am translatin/reading volume 2. and i have the scanlations for volume2 and volume3. so after i translate a page, i can compare my translation with the scanlated one. usually (always) the scanlated one is better :)
]]>i bought five volumes of xxxholic (image from amazon.com)
why this one?
i somehow found it, and i loved the drawing style :)
then i downloaded some scanlations (fan made japanese->english translated versions) from it, read volume1 from the scanlation, and decided that i want to read all of it.
and i’m also learning japanese, so i thought it’s a gread opportunity…
so i bought 5volumes from amazon.co.jp :)
even finding the right books was problematic ;)
so i went to sasugabooks, looked up “xxxholic”, and cut&pasted the ISBN codes from here into the search box at amazon.co.jp ;)) (it’s usually cheaper (here in europe) to order directly from japan)
for reading it i usually make a photocopy of it, and work with those. it’s better to work with copies, because:
there’s no furigana. i thought that it would be a big problem, but it is not.
looking up unknown kanji is not hard with good tools ( i use a canon g50 and an osx-dictionary based on jim breen’s edict).
the sentences are the problem :)
sometimes i can quickly translate a whole page, when the sentences are simple.
but sometimes i get to a complicated sentence and i wrestle for it with hours :)
to tell the truth, i am translatin/reading volume 2. and i have the scanlations for volume2 and volume3. so after i translate a page, i can compare my translation with the scanlated one. usually (always) the scanlated one is better :)
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(they’re from tsukihime )
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(they’re from tsukihime )
]]>anyway, here is the picture (click for the bigger version):
it’s from the melty blood anthology manga:
(again, click for the bigger version)
, which is a doujinshi happening in the tsukihime universe.
why this manga?
1. i love the tsukihime universe…
2. i’ve seen a FANTASTIC picture from this manga:
allright, let’s go back to the manga picture…
the text is:
ふう。。。なんとか死徒を倒すことができたな。。。
imho ふう means something like ‘phew’..
let’s look at the rest:
(translations from the wonderful wwwjdic project)
so my translation:
ふう。。。なんとか死徒を倒すことができたな。。。
phew, we somehow managed to beat this dead apostle, didn’t we?
]]>anyway, here is the picture (click for the bigger version):
it’s from the melty blood anthology manga:
(again, click for the bigger version)
, which is a doujinshi happening in the tsukihime universe.
why this manga?
1. i love the tsukihime universe…
2. i’ve seen a FANTASTIC picture from this manga:
allright, let’s go back to the manga picture…
the text is:
ふう。。。なんとか死徒を倒すことができたな。。。
imho ふう means something like ‘phew’..
let’s look at the rest:
(translations from the wonderful wwwjdic project)
so my translation:
ふう。。。なんとか死徒を倒すことができたな。。。
phew, we somehow managed to beat this dead apostle, didn’t we?
]]>i’m an extra :((
there HAS TO BE a problem with that questionnaire-program ;)
]]>i’m an extra :((
there HAS TO BE a problem with that questionnaire-program ;)
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