わたし: ブラウンサン! おはようございます。
ブラウンさん: あ、トロイさん、おはようございます。 なんぷん前(まえ: before) クラスがありますか。
わたし: えと、いま くじじゅっぷんです。 じゅごふん前(before) クラスが あります。
ブラウンさん: あ、 そですか。 トロイさんわ なつやすみ どこに いきますか。
わたし: わたしわ 日本(にほん)に いきたい(want to go)。でも、おかね(money)を もちません(to [not] have)。
ブラウンさん: あ、ざねんですね。
わたし: はい、わたしわ 二つ(ふたつ:two [counter])のばしょ(places)に いきたい。
ブラウンさん: ほんとうに(really)?トロイさんは どこに いきたい。
わたし: 富士山(ふじさん)と あきはばら。
(pretending you brown-san doesn't know what either of those are)
ブラウンさん: 富士山は なんですか。
わたし: 富士山は 山(やま)です。
ブラウンさん: あ、そですか。 富士山は どんあ 山ですか。
わたし: 大きい そして ゆうめい山です。
ブラウンさん: どこで ありますか。
わたし: 中部地方(chuubu region)が あります。
ブラウンさん: 富士山は きれい 山ですか。
わたし: はい、とても きれいです。 でも、 わたしはも あきはばらに いきたい。
ブラウンさん: あきはばらは 山ですか。
わたし: いいえ、 あきはばらは 東京(とうきょう)の軍(ぐん:district)です。
ブラウンさん: あ、 どうしで いきたい?
わたし: わたしわ オタクです。 あきはばらは オタクの資本(しほん:capital)。とても まんがのほにゃが あります。
ブラウンさん: あ、そですか。 いまは くじにじゅうにぷんです。 くらすが あります。
わたし: あ、 そうですか。 クラスに いきます。
Mitch's Bizarre (Japanese) Adventure
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
イースターのやすみ
イースターのやすみは楽しかった(fun)。わたしわうちにかえりました でも、一人(myself)で かえりませんでした。 わたしのともだち チェングさんと 電車(train)に のりました(rode)。りょこうはじゅよんに じかんかかりました そして ねませんでした。でも、このしゅうは さくらまつり。 桜(さくら)は うつくしいい(beautiful)。
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Daily Routine
みなさま、こんばんわ。
まいにち (げつようび、 かようび、 すいようび、 もくようび、 きにようび)ごぜん しちじはんに おきます。まいあさ、コーヒーを のみます。ごぜん はちじに ランニング(running)を します。つぎ、 シャワーを します。ごぜん くじはん、 デバト (Debart)で くらすに いきます。ごご にじはん あにめを みます。まいばん、 しゅくだいを します そして べんきようお します。
まいにち (げつようび、 かようび、 すいようび、 もくようび、 きにようび)ごぜん しちじはんに おきます。まいあさ、コーヒーを のみます。ごぜん はちじに ランニング(running)を します。つぎ、 シャワーを します。ごぜん くじはん、 デバト (Debart)で くらすに いきます。ごご にじはん あにめを みます。まいばん、 しゅくだいを します そして べんきようお します。
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Katakana is awesome
After trolling the internet for a while (read: I searched Wikipedia) here are some of my favorite Katakana phrases I've found:
ヴァージンロード (vājinrōdo) - (The aisle in a wedding ceremony)
ウーパールーパー (ūpārūpā): An axolotl. My favorite amphibian.
Also, how fun is that to say? Uupaaruupaa
Little known fact: the mudkip (pokemon) was actually based on these.
http://southerncrossreview.org/73/axolotl.html
Or, if you're interested in a challenge, try the Spanish (original) version:
http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/cortazar/axolotl.htm
Or, if you're interested in a challenge, try the Spanish (original) version:
http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/cortazar/axolotl.htm
While I'm on the subject:
ポケモン (Pokemon)
And finally, an English loan word that actually describes its subject better than the original English word:
プラスドライバー (purasudoraibaa) - Phillips head screw driver
Sunday, February 7, 2016
じこしょうかい
はじめまして!
ツロイです
わたしわ のうとるだむ だいがくの がくせです。
あめりかじんデス
いちねんせい じゃありません。
にねんせい じゃありません。
さんぬんせです
わたしの せんこうは コンピュター(こんぴゅたあ) こうがく。
どうぞ よろしく
ツロイです
わたしわ のうとるだむ だいがくの がくせです。
あめりかじんデス
いちねんせい じゃありません。
にねんせい じゃありません。
さんぬんせです
わたしの せんこうは コンピュター(こんぴゅたあ) こうがく。
どうぞ よろしく
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Favorite Songs in Anime/ Jpop?
Just wanted to make a list of my favorite songs from various Anime I have watched.
So, here we go:
5) Blumenkrantz - Kill la Kill
Probably my second favorite song from an already stacked KLK soundtrack (the first comes later)
4) Libera Me From Hell - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
If you've watched Gurren Lagann (and you should) you know that, when you hear this song, some pretty intense stuff is about to go down.
3) Bloody Stream - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
My favorite of all the JoJo openings. I stopped myself from including multiple in this list.
2b) Traditional Song of Shadows - Shinsekai Yori
I had to have a tie for the number two spot
A really great song that uses a variety of traditional Japanese instruments combined w/ some modern ones. Really sets the atmosphere for it's Anime, Shinsekai Yori.
2a) Before My Body is Dry (aka. Don't Lose Your Way) - Kill
There's no way you can't like this song. It's just too catchy.
1) Tank - Cowboy Bebop
Possibly the most famous Anime opening ever. Tank is just way too cool not to take the number one spot. Definitely check out some of Yokko Kanno's other stuff as well.
So, what do you guys think about my ranking?
Also, share your favorite Japanese songs ( they don't have to be from Anime).
So, here we go:
5) Blumenkrantz - Kill la Kill
Probably my second favorite song from an already stacked KLK soundtrack (the first comes later)
4) Libera Me From Hell - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
If you've watched Gurren Lagann (and you should) you know that, when you hear this song, some pretty intense stuff is about to go down.
3) Bloody Stream - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
My favorite of all the JoJo openings. I stopped myself from including multiple in this list.
2b) Traditional Song of Shadows - Shinsekai Yori
I had to have a tie for the number two spot
A really great song that uses a variety of traditional Japanese instruments combined w/ some modern ones. Really sets the atmosphere for it's Anime, Shinsekai Yori.
2a) Before My Body is Dry (aka. Don't Lose Your Way) - Kill
There's no way you can't like this song. It's just too catchy.
1) Tank - Cowboy Bebop
Possibly the most famous Anime opening ever. Tank is just way too cool not to take the number one spot. Definitely check out some of Yokko Kanno's other stuff as well.
So, what do you guys think about my ranking?
Also, share your favorite Japanese songs ( they don't have to be from Anime).
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Time to Study Japanese!!
In case you don't realize this by the end of this blog post: I am a huge otaku.
Okay, now that that's out of the way, I have one goal after this class: to gain the Japanese skill necessary to understand the first 45 seconds of the Tatami Galaxy.
Ok, probably not. But, it would not be a lie to say that the initial reason I became interested in studying Japanese was to be able to understand Anime, Manga, and J-pop with no translation.
I first became aware of Anime through Cartoon Network's broadcast of Dragon Ball and Naruto while I was in middle school. Upset at the weekly schedule, I searched for more online and found out that, in Japan, Naruto was over one hundred episodes ahead of the American dub.
Since then, I have broadened my horizons. I started reading manga, learning about Japanese culture (Thanks to professor Bowen-Struyk's Cool Japan class - which I would highly recommend), and listening to J-pop (currently digging ORESKABAND). Being able to understand Japanese would greatly increase my immersion in almost every form of Japanese media.
So, that's pretty much it for this post. Feel free to talk to me if you want to discuss anything about Anime or Japan in general.
Here is a link to my MyAnimeList page so you can see the list of Anime I have watched over the past ~6 years: http://myanimelist.net/profile/MFTerminator
Okay, now that that's out of the way, I have one goal after this class: to gain the Japanese skill necessary to understand the first 45 seconds of the Tatami Galaxy.
Ok, probably not. But, it would not be a lie to say that the initial reason I became interested in studying Japanese was to be able to understand Anime, Manga, and J-pop with no translation.
I first became aware of Anime through Cartoon Network's broadcast of Dragon Ball and Naruto while I was in middle school. Upset at the weekly schedule, I searched for more online and found out that, in Japan, Naruto was over one hundred episodes ahead of the American dub.
Since then, I have broadened my horizons. I started reading manga, learning about Japanese culture (Thanks to professor Bowen-Struyk's Cool Japan class - which I would highly recommend), and listening to J-pop (currently digging ORESKABAND). Being able to understand Japanese would greatly increase my immersion in almost every form of Japanese media.
So, that's pretty much it for this post. Feel free to talk to me if you want to discuss anything about Anime or Japan in general.
Here is a link to my MyAnimeList page so you can see the list of Anime I have watched over the past ~6 years: http://myanimelist.net/profile/MFTerminator
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