Saitama City (さいたま市) is one of several suburbs of Tokyo (東京). Although it is bordering Tokyo to the north not many foreign visitors know about Saitama City. If you are a soccer fanatic you can see the Urawa Reds who play in the J-league and is famous for its rowdy soccer fans. If you are really into trains you can visit a train museum in Omiya. If you want to go to a concert you may be able to enjoy one at Saitama Super Arena. So don't be hesitant to visit Tokyo's nothern neighbor.
ood morning, everyone!
Since it's the morning, today let's take a look at the word "wake" and its variations.
wake (起こす)
Please wake me up at 5:00 am tomorrow.
Hey, it's time to wake up now - it's 7:00 am.
You don't want to be late for school - wake up!
Are you awake? Yes, mom, I'm awake. Actually, I woke up thirty minutes ago.
On weekdays (平日) I wake up at 5:30 am. On weekends (週末) I sleep in (ねぼうする) and usually wake up at 9:00 am.
Since it's the morning, today let's take a look at the word "wake" and its variations.
wake (起こす)
Please wake me up at 5:00 am tomorrow.
Hey, it's time to wake up now - it's 7:00 am.
You don't want to be late for school - wake up!
Are you awake? Yes, mom, I'm awake. Actually, I woke up thirty minutes ago.
On weekdays (平日) I wake up at 5:30 am. On weekends (週末) I sleep in (ねぼうする) and usually wake up at 9:00 am.
Q. How can one attract attention?
A. Drive a Ferrari. / Crash a Ferrari.
Q. How can one attract international attention?
A. Drive and crash a Ferrari into a group of other Ferraris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAtelRZCFWc
Ferrari Graveyard: Video of 14 supercar pile-up in Japan
An outing of luxury sports car enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes...
A. Drive a Ferrari. / Crash a Ferrari.
Q. How can one attract international attention?
A. Drive and crash a Ferrari into a group of other Ferraris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAtelRZCFWc
Ferrari Graveyard: Video of 14 supercar pile-up in Japan
An outing of luxury sports car enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes...
For those of you who are studying English language at an 英会話学校 I think it would be helpful to review one word that is necessary to learning of many words, and that word is "dictionary."
Here is a short list of phrases, and their variations, that you will probably hear in class. Try using them with others.
1. Why don't you look up that word in the dictionary?
2. I don't know what this means; could I borrow your dictionary?
3. My dictionary doesn't have that word.
4. I looked up the word in my dictionary, but there weren't any examples of how I could use it.
5. I need to buy a good Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary.
And for those of you who use an electronic dictionary.
6. The battery in my dictionary is dead.
Here is a short list of phrases, and their variations, that you will probably hear in class. Try using them with others.
1. Why don't you look up that word in the dictionary?
2. I don't know what this means; could I borrow your dictionary?
3. My dictionary doesn't have that word.
4. I looked up the word in my dictionary, but there weren't any examples of how I could use it.
5. I need to buy a good Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary.
And for those of you who use an electronic dictionary.
6. The battery in my dictionary is dead.
It's Friday today - everyone's favorite day of the week. Well, maybe not everyone but most people, right?
Here are a couple of useful expressions for today, and their possible reponses:
What are your plans for the weekend? I plan to visit Yokohama on Sunday with my family. (or) I'll stay home and take it easy.
Do you have any special plans this weekend? Yes, as a matter of fact. I'm going to visit my parents in Izu. (or) Unfortunately, I don't. But that's okay as I want to catch up some reading.
If you get a chance, why don't you try these. Good luck and have a beautiful weekend, everyone!
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