Posted: December 16th, 2007 | Posted in: General
If I had a very small capacity MP3 player instead of a brick of an iPod I would choose these songs… I’m bored as hell today; hence the 3 blog posts! Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost Editors – An End Has A Start Mogwai – …
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Posted: December 7th, 2007 | Posted in: General
With Christmas fast-approaching I thought I’d share some words and phrases in Japanese which relate to this time of the year. If you have some Japanese friends, either online or in real life you can try some of these out on them… If all you can see are …
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Posted: December 4th, 2007 | Posted in: General
A lot of people use instant messaging as a way to exchange languages. I do this as a way to learn Japanese. Here are some Japanese words and phrases you may find useful during an IM conversation with a Japanese person… English Word Romaji/Pronunciation Japanese Text Be right …
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Posted: December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in: General
If you’re learning Japanese, or any other foreign language for that matter, educating your tongue to defy gravity is an important, and difficult part of the learning curve. I recently came across a great example exercise… the Japanese version of the Scottish song “Auld Lang Syne” by Robert …
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Posted: December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in: General
Yesterday I was watching Sunday afternoon TV and came across the 1968 movie Firecreek. There are a few very famous actors in the movie including James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens… but the one who caught my eye most was Barbara Luna. Barbara Luna is probably most famous …
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