<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/xsl/rss2html.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/scripts/wpcss/wiki/japanesehhs/skin/playful/rss" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Learning Japanese - Recently Updated Pages</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updated</link><description>Recently Updated Pages on http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com</description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>info@wetpaint.com</webMaster><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:49 CST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:49 CST</lastBuildDate><generator>wetpaint.com</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Learning Japanese</title><url>http://create.wetpaint.com/img/logo.gif</url><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com</link><description>Learning Japanese</description></image><item><title>Learn Japanese 101</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Learn+Japanese+101</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Learn+Japanese+101</guid><comments>Rename</comments><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:49 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot; face=&quot;Impact&quot; size=&quot;7&quot;&gt;Under construction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Welcome to Learning Japanese HHS!&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Yokoso! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Learning Japanese HHS was originally created as a site for Heritage High School students that had an interest in studying the Japanese language. Over the years many students have shown an interest in learning Japanese at Heritage. This site is provided to assist those who have a drive to learn Japanese at any age. Lessons, quizzes, videos, audio and vocabulary sheets will all be provided. In addition, there will be a constant Japan News update and a Japanese culture activity. Members are able to post any question they might have after a lesson. Please only use this site as an aid to learning Japanese. Thank You!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/font&gt;  &lt;h3 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;Helpful Study Pages:&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Basic+Word+Order&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Basic word order&quot;&gt;Basic word order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Japanese+name+suffix&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Japanese name suffix&quot;&gt;Japanese name suffix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Cardinal+Numbers&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Numbers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Days+of+the+Week&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Days of the Week&quot;&gt;Days of the Week&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Months&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Months&quot;&gt;Months&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Writing+Japanese&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Hiragana &amp;amp; Katakana&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Phrase+of+the+Week&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Phrase of the Week&quot;&gt;Phrase of the Week&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Interesting+Facts&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Culture Facts&quot;&gt;Culture Facts&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Vocabulary&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Vocabulary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;This video is a good for practicing Lesson 1 and other survival phrases in Japanese.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Phrase of the Month</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Phrase+of+the+Month</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Phrase+of+the+Month</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:14:29 CST</pubDate><description>Every week there will be a new survival phrase that pertains to at least one of the lessons we have covered.   &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;WPC-edit-border-rows&quot; height=&quot;252&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Jiko-shookai sasete kudasai.&lt;br&gt;(Jee-koe show-kie sa-say-tay kuu-dah-sie)&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Let me introduce myself.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Dou *************.&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  You&amp;#39;re welcome (answer to &amp;#39;thank you&amp;#39;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  *************&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  How do you do? (only said when being introduced for the first time.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Itadakimasu&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Let&amp;#39;s eat. (said before eating food)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Youkoso&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Welcome&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  (Iie,) kekko desu.&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  No, thank you. (used only in certain situations)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  tomodachi&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  friend&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;********* shimasu&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Excuse me. (literally meaning &amp;quot;I am committing a rudeness&amp;quot; or &amp;#39;I am disturbing you&amp;quot;. For this statement you would most likely say this when entering a room uninvited.)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  bentou &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Lunch box. Most females add the prefix &amp;quot;o&amp;quot; in front of bentou to sound more polite&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Nan desu ka? Nan to ii masu - ka?&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Pardon?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Wakarimasu ( Wakarimasen)&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  I understand (I don&amp;#39;t understand)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi wakari masu.&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  I understand a little Japanese.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Nan sai desu ka?&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  How old are you?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Shusshin wa doko desu ka?&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Where are you from?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  Ikaga desu ka?(polite) Ogenki desu ka?&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  How are you? &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Announcements</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Announcements</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Announcements</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:10:54 CST</pubDate><description>Karaoke in Atlanta&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;  Cafe Yukihana3567 Chamblee-Dunwoody RoadAtlanta, GA 30341(770) 455-1163   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  Club 553655 Roswell Road #112 Atlanta, GA 30342(404) 233-6255   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  Hanamizuki Karaoke Lounge &amp;amp; Club* (expensive--$35/hr for room) 6265 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.Atlanta, GA 30360(770) 986-0444   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  Japanese Cafe Kojimachi1475 Terrell Mill Rd.Marietta, GA 30067 (770) 850-1832   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  Karaoke Alice2082 Cobb. PkwySmyrna, GA 30080 (770) 953-8567&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h3&gt;News:&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;h3&gt;Anime Conventions:&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.awa-con.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 4</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+4</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:10:00 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;h2&gt;Kore, Sore, Are, Dore&lt;/h2&gt;This lesson is also known as the Japanese &amp;quot;ko-so-a-do&amp;quot; system&lt;br&gt;Kore - Is used when the object is close to the speaker&lt;br&gt;Sore - Is used when the object is closer to the listener.&lt;br&gt;Are - Is used when the object is far from both the speaker and listener&lt;br&gt;Dore -Is used to ask &amp;quot;which one&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;which ones&amp;quot; of  a group of three or more things are indicated.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Todays Lesson will only cover Kore Sore and Are.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example 1&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kore wa __________desu. - This is ______.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sore wa __________ desu. - That is ______.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are wa ___________desu. - That over ther is a _______.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example 2&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+1&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Video 1b&amp;amp;c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please watch video 1 before you do the quiz&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Quiz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;Instructions: Using only the picture write what each person would say.&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;    &lt;br&gt;Say the following in Japanese&lt;br&gt;  							  1. This is a book (hon).&lt;br&gt;		 							    	&lt;br&gt;     							  2. That is a camera.&lt;br&gt; 									&lt;br&gt;  							  3. That over there is a pencil.&lt;br&gt; 									&lt;br&gt;  							  4.	That is a ink pen.&lt;br&gt; 									&lt;br&gt;  							  5.	This is a textbook.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Challenge&lt;br&gt;1. This is my textbook.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2. That is Mrs. Sugihara&amp;#39;s baggage.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3. That&amp;#39;s mine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;4. That&amp;#39;s yours.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;5. This is Mr.Mine&amp;#39;s book.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Answers&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+5&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 3</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+3</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:09:22 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;h2&gt;  Conjugating Desu&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desu is the most common word used in Japanese. Desu, which means &amp;quot;to be&amp;quot;, always comes at the end of a sentence. &lt;br&gt;In English desu takes the place of &amp;quot;is, are, and am&amp;quot;. Desu is use in the present tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Watashi wa &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Felicia&lt;/font&gt; &lt;u&gt;desu&lt;/u&gt;. - &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;I &lt;u&gt;am&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Felicia. (Direct translation: I Felicia am.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  Kore wa hon &lt;u&gt;desu&lt;/u&gt;. - This &lt;u&gt;is&lt;/u&gt; a book.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  Desu - to be&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;WPC-edit-border-rows&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  Watashi&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  I&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  Watashi-tachi&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  We&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  Anata&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  You&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  Anata-tachi&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  You (pl.)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  kare&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  he&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  karera&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  they (m)*&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  kanojo&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  she&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  kanojora&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;25%&quot;&gt;  they (f.)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;*Karera is used even if its a group of 100 women and one man.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  &lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;  Practice&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/21/beginner-lesson-3-talking-about-others/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/21/beginner-lesson-3-talking-about-others/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+4&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;h2&gt;  Advanced&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;I&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;watakushi&lt;/b&gt; - &lt;/i&gt;More formal than &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;watashi&lt;br&gt;boku&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Used by boys and men in informal situations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;ore &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;- A &amp;#39;rough&amp;#39; term used by males in informal situations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;washi &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;- Sometimes used by elderly men in informal situations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;atashi &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;- Mainly used by girls and women in informal situations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: When talking about oneself these words are followed by &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;wa&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. Like a topic marker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;me  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  Any of the terms above used in the objective sense, in that case you would used &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;o &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;(direct object marker) or &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;ni&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; which is a indirect object marker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 2</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+2</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:08:32 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;h2&gt;Self Introduction&lt;/h2&gt;There are many ways to introduce yourself in Japanese. We will start by using the simplest and most well known form.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt; Model 1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;  -Watashi wa __&lt;u&gt;your last, first name&lt;/u&gt;_ desu. &amp;ndash; I am _____.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Example 1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I will help you by introducing myself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;-Watashi wa Guest Felicia desu. &amp;ndash; I am Felicia Guest. (Direct translation: &amp;ldquo;I Guest Felicia am.&amp;rdquo;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m sure you noticed that in Japanese your last name comes first and your first name is last.&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Model 2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;-Felicia desu. - Felicia am.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;This another form of introducing yourself and the most commonly used in Japan. (Everyday use)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Self Introducing Advanced&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Dialogue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; Sakura Mizumi: *************. Watashi wa Mizumi Sakura desu. Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; Akito Domouji: *************. Watashi wa Domouji Akito desu. Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Kochira koso.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is the most formal way of introducing yourself. You would only use this when introducing yourself to someone of high status or rank.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: &amp;ldquo;Kochira koso&amp;rdquo; - The pleasure is all mine &lt;br&gt;You can only use &amp;ldquo;kochira koso&amp;rdquo; when you are the second person that is introducing yourself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pronunciations and Translations&lt;/u&gt; will be found in your practice. Please be sure to pay close attention to the pronunciations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  If you finish lesson 1 and want to have some extra practice you can also go to Page 34 and listen to lesson 2.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Practice&lt;br&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.japanesepod101.com/category/beginner-lessons/page/35/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.japanesepod101.com/category/beginner-lessons/page/35/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+1&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Video 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+3&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 1</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+1</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:07:52 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Greeting People&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(If you click on the words it will give you the correct pronunciation)   &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;WPC-edit-border-cols&quot; height=&quot;361&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Hello / Good afternoon&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/konnichi.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;kon&amp;#39;nichi wa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Said until about 11:00 a.m. until dusk&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Good Morning&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/ohayo.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ohayou (gozaimasu)&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Said until about 11:00 a.m.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Good Evening&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/konbanwa.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Konbanwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Said from dusk.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Good Night &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/oyasumi.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Oyasuminasai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Good bye &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/sayou.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sayounara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  Thank You&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Excuse me&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See you later&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See you tomorrow&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td class=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/ariga.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Arigatou (gozaimasu)&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://home.threeweb.ad.jp/english/jpncntrl/greet/greet_au/sumima.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sumimasen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www2.tokai.or.jp/yuki/sound/daha_mata.wav&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Dewa mata&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www2.tokai.or.jp/yuki/sound/***********.wav&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mata ******&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;* &amp;ldquo;Gozaimasu&amp;rdquo; is only a word used on certain phrases for it to sound more polite. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Example 1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When a Japanese student greets a friend in the morning he/she might say&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Ohayou&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When a Japanese student greets a teacher in the morning he/she might say&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Ohayou gozaimasu&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: Ohayou is pronounced Ohio&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Fun Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.quia.com/hm/169309.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.quia.com/hm/169309.html&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesegreetings.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/japanesegreetings.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+2&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Basic Word Order</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Basic+Word+Order</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Basic+Word+Order</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:25:44 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;br&gt;English word order is very different from Japanese but similar to many European languages.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;English sentences useSubject Verb Object (SVO)&lt;br&gt;Japanese sentences use Subject Object Verb (SOV)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;S V             O&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I            eat         steak.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;S       O        V&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Watashi wa suteeki o tabemasu. - I steak eat. (Direct translation)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Stroke order</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Stroke+order</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Stroke+order</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:46:32 CST</pubDate><description> 			Stroke order will be finished soon&lt;br&gt;Click on the letters to see the stroke order&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;WPC-edit-border-all&quot; height=&quot;333&quot; width=&quot;502&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/a&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/i&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/u&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;u&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/e&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/o&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;o&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ka&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ki&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ku&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ke&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ke&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ko&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ko&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/sa&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;sa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/shi&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;shi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/su&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;su&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/se&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;se&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/so&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;so&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/ta&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;ta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  chi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  tsu&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  te&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  ni&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  nu&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  ne&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  no&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; 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 me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  mo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  ya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;  yu&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;yo&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;ra&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;ri&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;ru&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;re&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;ro&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;wa&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;wo&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;n&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;middle&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Notes 4</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Notes+4</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Notes+4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:01:57 CDT</pubDate><description> 			&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Lesson 4&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Where is it?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Review (Dialogue)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;B&amp;ocirc;shi ga arimasu.-There is a hat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Neko ga imasu.- There is a cat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Hako ga arimasu.- There is a box.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Inu ga imasu.- There is dog.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Hako ga arimasu.- There is a box.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Raion ga imasu.- There is a lion.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Iie, raion wa imasen.- There isn&amp;rsquo;t a lion. (but there is something else)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Imasu!- There is!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Imasen.- There isn&amp;rsquo;t.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull;Sore wa teepu desu.- That is a tape.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Vocabulary&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;B&amp;ocirc;shi- hat&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hako- box&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Raion- lion&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Teepu- Tape (&amp;ldquo;ee&amp;rdquo; sound like &amp;ldquo;a&amp;rdquo; like the &amp;ldquo;a&amp;rdquo; in cake) &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;  In the skit Yan-san replied   E, doko ni?- Huh, where?  The full grammatically correct form is   Doko ni imasu ka?- &amp;ldquo;Where is the &lt;u&gt;(cat)&lt;/u&gt;?&amp;rdquo; or just &amp;ldquo;Where is it?&amp;rdquo;  Note: The reason they leave out &lt;u&gt;&amp;ldquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;Neko&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt; wa&amp;rdquo;&lt;/u&gt; is because both people that are having the conversation already know what there subject is so there is no reason to restate it.     &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;     Ex) -Neko ga imasu yo.- There is a cat.   -Doko ni imasu ka?- Where is it?     What was the answer to this question?   Asoko ni imasu yo. (as said before &amp;ldquo;yo&amp;rdquo; is used to get someones attention so it can be removed)   Asoko ni imasu. &amp;ndash; The cat is over there. (as previously stated it is unnecessary to repeat &amp;ldquo;Neko wa&amp;rdquo; which is the subject.)     &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koko &amp;amp; Asoko&lt;br&gt; Dialogue&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Neko wa doko ni imasu ka?- Where is the cat?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Asoko ni imasu.- &amp;ldquo;The cat is over there&amp;rdquo;. or just &amp;ldquo;Over there.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko?- Where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hora, asoko.- Look, over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko doko?! -Where where?!&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Asoko!- Over there!&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Ah, asoko.- Yeah, Over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Inu wa doko ni imasu ka?- Where is the dog?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Inu koko ni imasu yo.- The dog is here.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko!?- Where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko!?- Where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Inu koko ni imasu yo.- The dog is here.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koko koko. - Here here!&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koko doko? Here where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hora, asoko. &amp;ndash; Look, over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Ah, asoko. &amp;ndash; Yeah, over there. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koko &amp;amp; Asoko &lt;/div&gt;  Koko is used when the position of the subject is close to the speaker. (here)  Asoko is used when the position of the subject is neither close to the speaker or the listener. (over there)      &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Relation&lt;br&gt; Kore, Sore, Are&lt;/div&gt;  Refers to&amp;hellip;.  Place Objects  Koko -------------- Kore &amp;ndash;close yo the speaker  Soko -------------- Sore &amp;ndash;close to the listener  Asoko ------------- Are &amp;ndash;close to neither     They have positional relationships in common.  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Dialogue&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Megane?- glasses?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Megane soko ni arimasu yo.- The glasses are there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko ni?- Where are they?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Soko.- There.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko?- Where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Soko!- There&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko?!- Where?!&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Megane, koko arimasu yo.-The glasses are here.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;E, koko.- Huh, here.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Dialogue&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Sumimasen. &lt;/div&gt;   Koohii wa doko ni arimasu ka?- Excuse me. Where is the coffee?   &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koohii asoko arimasu.- The coffee is over there. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko?- Where? &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koohii wa koko arimasu.- The coffee is here. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koohii wa koko!- The coffee is here! &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Miruku wa?- Milk? &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Miruku wa koko arimasu.- The milk is here. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Miruku wa asoko.- The milk is over there. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doumo arigatou.- Thank you very much. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Satou wa?!- Sugar?! &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Satou wa koko arimasu yo.-Sugar is here. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Satou koko.-Here is the sugar. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Aisukuriimu wa? Ice cream? &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Aisukuriimu wa asoko.- The ice cream is over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Doko?- Where?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Asoko?!- Over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Ah, asoko.- Yeah, over there.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Chiizu wa?- Cheese?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Vocabulary&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koohii- coffee&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Miruku- milk&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Satou- sugar&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Aisukuriimu- ice cream&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Chiizu- cheese&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Pan- bread&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Bataa- butter&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Shooyu- soy sause &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hiragana Practice&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;あ- &amp;ldquo;a&amp;rdquo; as in ocular Note: Keep this vowel short in duration and sharp. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;い- &amp;ldquo;i&amp;rdquo; pronounced like your saying the letter &amp;ldquo;e&amp;rdquo;. Note: This vowel should be said fast. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;う- &amp;ldquo;u&amp;rdquo; as in Uchiha Sasuke. &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;え- &amp;ldquo;e&amp;rdquo; as in egg.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;お- &amp;ldquo;o&amp;rdquo; as in no. Note: Keep this vowel short in duration and sharp.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Position&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Ue - on&lt;/div&gt;   Ex) Teeburu no ue.-on the table  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Shita - under &lt;/div&gt;   Ex) Teeburu no shita.-under the table  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Mae (sounds like &amp;ldquo;my&amp;rdquo;)- in front of&lt;/div&gt;   Ex) Watashi no mae. - in front of me  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Ushiro- behind&lt;/div&gt;   Ex) Watashi no ushiro.- behind me  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;     &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Dialogue&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa doko ni arimasu ka? (Note: &amp;ldquo;Kyū&amp;ldquo; is another word for ball) -Where is the ball?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa teeburu no ue arimasu.- The ball is on the table.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa doko ni arimasu ka?- Where is the ball?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa isu no shita arimasu.- The ball is under the chair.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa doko ni arimasu ka?- Where is the ball?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa hako no ushiro arimasu.- The ball is behind the box.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa watashi no mae arimasu.- The ball is in front of me.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa Mina-san no mae arimasu.- The ball is in front of Mina-san.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa atama no ue arimasu.- The ball is on top of my head.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Konwa-san doko ni imasu ka?- Where is Konwa-san?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Konwa-san kyū wa shita arimasu!- He is under the ball?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Inside&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kyū wa doko ni arimasu ka?- Where is the ball?&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hako no naka arimasu.- Inside the box.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Skit Review&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Sentence patterns used&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;_____wa______desu.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;_____wa______ni arimasu.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;New sentence patters used&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;_____to______&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;_____ya______ya______&lt;/div&gt;  to, and ya are conjunctions  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Difference between &amp;ldquo;to&amp;rdquo;&amp;amp; &amp;ldquo;ya&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;ldquo;To&amp;rdquo; is used when you mention each individual item.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;Ex) Enpitsu to pen to ball point pen ga arimasu.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;ldquo;Ya&amp;rdquo; is used when you only mention some of the items.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;&amp;ndash;Ex) Enpitsu ya pen ga arimasu.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Rooms&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Atarashii heya- New room&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Akarui heya- bright and sunny room&lt;/div&gt;  Both &amp;ldquo;atarashii&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;akarui&amp;rdquo; are adjectives.        &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Dialogue&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kore wa kireina mizu desu.- This is clean water.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kore wa kitanai mizu desu.- This is dirty water.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Kore wa oishii mizu desu.- This is good tasting water.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;     &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Adjectives&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;kireina mizu- clean pure water&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;kitanai mizu- dirty water&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;oishii mizu- good tasting water &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;mizu- water&lt;/div&gt;     Two kinds of Adj.   1.ends in &amp;ldquo;i&amp;rdquo;- call them &amp;ldquo;i&amp;rdquo; adjectives  2.ends in &amp;ldquo;na&amp;rdquo;- call them &amp;ldquo;na&amp;rdquo; adjectives     &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Vocabulary&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Koppu- cup&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Supuun- spoon&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Naifu- knife&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Fooku- fork&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Hashi- chopsticks&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Atarashii heya- new room&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Akarui hey- bright and sunny room&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;akireina mizu- clean pure water&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;kitanai mizu- dirty water&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;oishii mizu- good tasting water &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;mizu- water&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull;Enpitsu- pencil&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;bull; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>hiragana quiz: Answers</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/hiragana+quiz%3A+Answers</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/hiragana+quiz%3A+Answers</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:29:27 CDT</pubDate><description>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;kasa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;neko&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ike&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;sake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;te&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;isu&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ki&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;e&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;asa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;fue&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;hana&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;hito&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Quiz hiragana 1</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Quiz+hiragana+1</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Quiz+hiragana+1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:23:25 CDT</pubDate><description>yInstructions&lt;br&gt;This quiz will help you relate Hiragana charaters into common words. These words need to be translated into romaji.&lt;br&gt;Example:   &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-all&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;  hiragana&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;b&gt;english&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  &lt;b&gt;romaji&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  きよう&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  today&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt;  kiyou&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ol&gt;  &lt;li&gt;  かさ - umbrella  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  ねこ -  cat  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  いけ - pond  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  さけ - (japanese alcoholic beverage)  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  て - hand  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  いす- chair  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  き - tree  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  え - picture  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  あさ- morning  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  ふえ - flute  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  はな - flower  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  ひと - person  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  つき - moon  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  いぬ - dog  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  ほし - star  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  あおい - blue  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  うち - house or home  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  せかい - world  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  こおり - ice  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;  ゆき- snow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;Answers&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Video 2 notes</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+2+notes</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+2+notes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:06:05 CDT</pubDate><description> 			&lt;h2&gt; 			Notes 2&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Review&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watashi wa _____ desu. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;D&amp;ocirc;zo yoroshiku.  Hajimemashite &amp;ndash; I&amp;rsquo;m meeting you for the first time.                                                          &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-all&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;30%&quot;&gt;Kaihō&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;70%&quot;&gt;Sore wa enpitsu desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;30%&quot;&gt;Sensei&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;70%&quot;&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s right. Kore wa tekisuto desu.          &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;30%&quot;&gt;Kaihō&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;70%&quot;&gt;Sore wa tekisuto desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;30%&quot;&gt;Sensie  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;70%&quot;&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s right Kore wa tekisuto desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rules for using Kore &amp;amp; Sore  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kore wa ____desu. &amp;ndash; if the object is closest to the speaker or the object is in the speakers possession.  &lt;br&gt;Sore wa ____desu. &amp;ndash; if the object is closest to the listener  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Skit  &lt;br&gt;  &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-rows&quot; height=&quot;391&quot; width=&quot;469&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Sore wa isu desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa isu desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Sore wa tabako desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa tabako desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Sore wa shinbun desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa shinbun desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Sore wa megane desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa megane desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Sugihara  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa kasa desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;24%&quot;&gt;Mine  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;76%&quot;&gt;Kore wa kasa desu?    &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Questions  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Kore or Sore) wa nan desu ka? &amp;ndash; What is this?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Quiz &amp;ndash; Asking and Answering Questions using Kore / Sore&lt;br&gt;Directions: If you were Sugihara san how would you ask Mine san what each item is (don&amp;rsquo;t forget to use Kore or Sore). Advance students may ask and answer the question as if they were both Sugihara and Mine san&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;4.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;5.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Notes+2%3A+Answers+%26+Hints&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Answers &amp;amp; Hints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saying &amp;ldquo;Thank you&amp;rdquo;  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;D&amp;ocirc;mo arigat&amp;ocirc;.  &lt;br&gt;(D&amp;ocirc;mo) Arigat&amp;ocirc; gozaimasu. &amp;ndash; More polite&lt;br&gt;(Note: D&amp;ocirc;mo &amp;ndash; very much)    &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vocabulary  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Jitensha &amp;ndash; bicycle  &lt;br&gt;Herikoput&amp;acirc; &amp;ndash; helicopter  &lt;br&gt;Hik&amp;ocirc;ki &amp;ndash; airplane  &lt;br&gt;Jid&amp;ocirc;sha (kuruma) &amp;ndash; car  &lt;br&gt;Hanabi &amp;ndash; fireworks  &lt;br&gt;Rajio &amp;ndash; radio  &lt;br&gt;Biru &amp;ndash;   building&lt;br&gt;Danshi  - some what like apartments, built because of the lack of space for housing&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Introduction of &amp;ldquo;Are&amp;rdquo;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are &amp;ndash; is used when the object is neither close to the speaker or listener.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sentence Structure  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are wa ____desu. &amp;ndash; That over there is ____.  &lt;br&gt;Are wa nan desu ka? &amp;ndash; What is that over there?           &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also, Too, &amp;amp; As well (using &amp;lsquo;mo&amp;rsquo;)  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Kore, Sore, or Are) mo ____desu. &amp;ndash; (This, That, or That over there) is a _____ too.  &lt;br&gt;(Kore, Sore, or Are) mo ____desu ka? &amp;ndash; (This, That, or That over there) is a _____ too?    &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Answer mo  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hai, (Kore, Sore, or Are) mo ____desu. &amp;ndash; Yes, (This, That, or That over there) is a _____ too.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Iie, (Kore, Sore, or Are) wa ____dewa arimasen. &amp;ndash; No, (This, That, or That over there) is not a_____ too.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Whose are these? &amp;amp; Whose is this?  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kore wa &lt;u&gt;dare no&lt;/u&gt; desu ka? &amp;ndash; Who does this belong to?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dare &amp;ndash; Who  &lt;br&gt;Dare no &amp;ndash; Whose          Kore &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-all&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;kono&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sore&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;sono&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Are&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Ano&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: Kono, sono, and ano is more specific than kore, sore, and are.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Answer  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sono ____ wa watashi no desu. &amp;ndash; That belongs to me.  (&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;Note: of course Sono can be replaced by kono and ano&lt;/font&gt;)&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Notes 2: Answers &amp; Hints</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Notes+2%3A+Answers+%26+Hints</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Notes+2%3A+Answers+%26+Hints</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:57:34 CDT</pubDate><description>Hint Vocabulary&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1. Isu&lt;br&gt;2. Tabako  &lt;br&gt;3. Shinbun  &lt;br&gt;4. Megane  &lt;br&gt;5. Kasa  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Answers:  &lt;br&gt; &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-all&quot; width=&quot;400&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa isu desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sore wa nan desu ka?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa tabako desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Mine &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa shinbun desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa Megane desu.  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Sugihara&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa nan desu ka?  &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Mine&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;Kore wa kasa desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hiragana Video</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Hiragana+Video</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Hiragana+Video</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:56:24 CDT</pubDate><description> There is no abstract available for this page revision.&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 6</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+6</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:58:14 CDT</pubDate><description>There is no abstract available for this page revision.&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson 5</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+5</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:43 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;  Kore, Sore, and Are Sentences &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;*&lt;/font&gt; = kore sore or are can go in the first blank and the subject goes in the second.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;_____ mo _____desu- &lt;u&gt;Such and such&lt;/u&gt; is a ______ too (as well).*&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &amp;bull;If you add &amp;ldquo;ka?&amp;rdquo; to the end of this sentence it turns in to a question.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O1&quot;&gt;  &amp;ndash;Ex.) _____ mo _____ desu ka?*&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;O2&quot;&gt;  Is &lt;u&gt;such and such&lt;/u&gt; a_______ too?*&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;To answer this question you can say the follow:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  Hai, _____ mo _____ desu.- That&amp;rsquo;s right.*&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  Iie, ______ wa _____ dewa arimasen.-You are wrong.*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Questions using &amp;#39;what&amp;#39; (nan)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  Are wa nan desu ka?-What is that over there?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  Kore wa nan desu ka?-What is this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  Sore wa nan desu ka?-What is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Note: The usage of this question depends on the situation.  &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Interesting Facts</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Interesting+Facts</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Interesting+Facts</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:04:57 CST</pubDate><description> 			&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;  Holiday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shuubun-no-hi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Autumnal Equinox is held on September 23 and is considered one of the most traditional holidays in Japan. It is the time when day and night become equal; when the sun crosses the equator from the north to the south. The days that follow begin getting shorter. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Autumnal Equinox is also known as Higan No Chu-Nichi, which means &amp;quot; the other side of the river.&amp;quot; This means that one side of the river is where living humans live and the other is where those who have died live. During Higan the spirits of ancestors are recalled. Each year during this time there is a weeklong Buddhist observance called Higan. Higan begins three days before equinox and lasts three days after it. In the middle of Higan families and friends go and tend the graves of their deceased love ones. They bring flowers (one common one is the &amp;quot;Higan flower&amp;quot;) and a traditional food called Ohagi to the cemeteries. This holiday is very similar to our Memorial Day but with much more tradition.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Valentines Day by Namiko Abe&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;verdana, geneva, helvetica&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Did you have any plans for Valentine&amp;#39;s Day? Is there a special way of spending this time in your culture? In Japan, it is only the women who give presents (mainly chocolates) to men. Japanese women are usually too shy to express their love. (Though it might not be true nowadays.) Therefore, Valentine&amp;#39;s Day was thought to be a great opportunity to let women express their feelings. However, this is a custom that smart chocolate companies spread to boost their sales, and it has been very successful. Now the chocolate companies in Japan sell more than half of their annual sales during the week before Valentine&amp;#39;s Day. Men are supposed to return gifts to women on a day called &amp;quot;White Day&amp;quot; (March 14th), a Japanese creation.&lt;/font&gt;    &lt;font face=&quot;verdana, geneva, helvetica&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Does it sound good to you? Don&amp;#39;t get too excited when you get chocolates from Japanese girls! They might be &amp;quot;Giri-choko (obligation chocolate).&amp;quot; Women give chocolates not only to their loved ones (&amp;quot;A true love&amp;quot; chocolate is called &amp;quot;Honmei-choko.&amp;quot;) &amp;quot;Giri-choko&amp;quot; is the chocolate given to men such as bosses, colleagues or male friends that women have no romantic interest in, just for friendship or gratitude. The concept of &amp;quot;giri&amp;quot; is very Japanese. It is a mutual obligation that the Japanese follow when dealing with other people. If someone does you a favor, then you feel obligated to do something for that person. &lt;/font&gt;    &lt;font face=&quot;verdana, geneva, helvetica&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Unlike the West, sending a Valentine&amp;#39;s cards is not common in Japan, and the phrase &amp;quot;Happy Valentines&amp;quot; is not widely used. &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Happy New Year&amp;quot; are common phrases. In this case, &amp;quot;Happy ~&amp;quot; is translated as &amp;quot;omedetou&amp;quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;（～おめでとう）&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;verdana, geneva, helvetica&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Nationality and Occupation</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Nationality+and+Occupation</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Nationality+and+Occupation</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:35:36 CST</pubDate><description> 			&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;In our previous lesson (Self Introduction) we learned how to introduce ourselves using: &amp;ldquo;Watashi wa _______ desu. &amp;ldquo; This form of introduction can also be use to tell someone something about yourself such as your nationality, or profession. In this lesson we will review the use of &amp;ldquo;Watashi wa _____ desu&amp;rdquo;. We will also go over how to introduce your nationality and ask others their nationality.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Review&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Dialogue&lt;br&gt;Conversation 1&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;  &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-none&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yota: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Kon&amp;rsquo;nichi wa&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Hello.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Kon&amp;rsquo;nichi wa&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Hello.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yota:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Yota Akito desu. D&amp;ocirc;zo yoroshiku.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;How do you do? I&amp;#39;m Akito Yota. (Please be kind to me)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Yan Kisa desu. D&amp;ocirc;zo yoroshiku.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;How do you do? I&amp;#39;m Kisa Yan . (Please be kind to me)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yota-san, anata wa Amerika-jin desu ka.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Mr. Yota, are you an American?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yota:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Hai, Watashi wa Amerika-jin desu. Anata wa.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Yes, I am an American. How about you?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Nihon-jin desu.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;I am Japanese.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;Conversation 2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yota:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan-san&lt;/font&gt;, anata wa daigaku-sei desu ka.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Ms. Yan, are you a college student?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Yan:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  Hai, soo desu. Yota-san wa.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Yes. How about you, Mr. Yota?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  Yota:&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  Watashi wa kookoo-sei desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;I am a high school student.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  Yan:&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  Otomodachi mo kookoo-sei desu ka.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Is your friend also a high school student?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  Yota:&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  Hai. Yan-san wa nan&amp;#39;nen-sei desu ka.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Yes. Ms. Yan, what year are you in college?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;  Yan:&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  Daigaku ninen-sei desu.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;10%&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width=&quot;90%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;I am a sophomore (second year student).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;br&gt;Review Conversation 1&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The only difference between introducing yourself and saying your nationality is the use of the suffix -jin added to the end of your nationality translated in Japanese.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example 1&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Watashi wa _______ desu.&lt;br&gt;This is the basic sentence structure used for saying anything about ones self. In our last lesson this structure was used to only introduce ones self for the first time. In the situation of conversation 1 this sentence structure was used to do both. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lesson List</title><link>http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+List</link><author>LeeX2bc</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+List</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:31:40 CST</pubDate><description> 			&lt;br&gt;  &lt;table align=&quot;bottom&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot; class=&quot;wp-border-all&quot; height=&quot;677&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Lesson&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Attachments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+1&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;1. Greeting People&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.quia.com/hm/169309.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Practice1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+2&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;2. Self Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.japanesepod101.com/category/beginner-lessons/page/35/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Practice 1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+1&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Video 1a &amp;amp; b&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+3&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;3. Conjugating Desu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.comhttp://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/21/beginner-lesson-3-talking-about-others/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Practice 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+4&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;4. Kore, Sore, Are, and Dore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Video+1&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Video 1b &amp;amp; c&lt;/a&gt; Quiz&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://japanesehhs.wetpaint.com/page/Lesson+5&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;5. 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