I'm in JAPN 111 Elementary Japanese I week 4

Hello all. This weeks writing activity did not require us to describe any pictures of family, pets, or friends. Instead, we talked about our daily schedules while only using our limited 4 weeks of vocabulary. We were introduced to verbs this week. I must say, I am still enjoying learning from this course. Though, I wish we were implementing kanji into our sentences. Its all good, one step at a time.

With all that said, would you like translate my simple/kanji-less post? Any critiques and corrections would be greatly appreciated. Corrections in hiragana only please.

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใŸใ„ใฆใ„ใ”ใœใ‚“ใ”ใ˜ใฏใ‚“ใซใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚ใจใใฉใใ‚ใใ˜ใซใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใ•ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใ‚’ใŸในใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใพใ„ใซใกใ—ใกใ˜ใซใ—ใ”ใจใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ„ใฆใ„ใซใ˜ใซใ„ใˆใซใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใซใ˜ใฏใฏใ‚„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใ„ใซใกใ„ใˆใงใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใ‚’ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

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โ€œI normally wake up at 5:30 am. Sometimes I wake up at 6 am. I donโ€™t eat breakfast. I go to work at 7 am every day. I usually go home at 2 pm. 2 pm is early. Everyday I study Japanese at home.โ€

Good job! To add anything, Iโ€™d say something like "ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใตใ ใ‚“ใ”ใœใ‚“๏ผ•ใ˜ใฏใ‚“ใซใŠใใพใ™.โ€ ใŸใ„ใฆใ„ is no problem but sounds a bit strange to my ears here, its not used as commonly in this kind of situation, ใตใ ใ‚“ has a bit more of that โ€œas a habit/customโ€ sort of meaning to it.

For the second use of ใŸใ„ใฆใ„ใ€I might instead opt for ใ‚„ใใซใ˜ใฏใ‚“ใซใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ More akin to โ€œI go home at about 2โ€, in a similar way here the use of ใŸใ„ใฆใ„ sounds a bit strange so I thought swapping out it, and not repeating the use of ใตใ ใ‚“ from before might be best!

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In the ใซใ˜ใฏใฏใ‚„ใ„ใงใ™ sentence, Iโ€™d say the ใซใ˜ใฏ is unnecessary, as the reader can assume youโ€™re talking about the hour being an early time to return home :slight_smile: but otherwise it looks great, and appropriate for your level!

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ใ‚ใŸใ—ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ•ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ใŸในใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚lol

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ใŒใ‚“ใฐใฆ๏ผKeep up the hard work! Japanese is crazy but donโ€™t let it drive you crazy!

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@Cocorittle This is hilarious. I actually love breakfast, but not in the morning. Due to my limited vocab and grammar skills, all I could muster was, โ€œI donโ€™t eat breakfast.โ€

@raephe & @bobo343 just the right critique/input I was seeking. Thank you both!

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I noticed you didnโ€™t mention pancakes

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Would somebody be willing to add the Kanji to their post just to see what that would look like to compare them both? (Just for reference to help me learn. This is super helpful) ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ† :slight_smile:

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็งใฏใŸใ„ใฆใ„ๅˆๅ‰ไบ”ๆ™‚ๅŠใซ่ตทใใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ™‚ใ€…ๅ…ญๆ™‚ใซ่ตทใใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœใ”้ฃฏใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆฏŽๆ—ฅไธƒๆ™‚ใซไป•ไบ‹ใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ„ใฆใ„ไบŒๆ™‚ใซๅฎถใซๅธฐใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไบŒๆ™‚ใฏๆ—ฉใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆฏŽๆ—ฅๅฎถใงๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Hopefully this is right, sorry if I made any mistakes :sweat_smile:
(Note: jisho.org says ๅคงๆŠต is usually written in kana alone, so I didnโ€™t use the kanji for that)

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Seems right to me. I also feel that Arabic numerals instead of the kanji would be better.

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@Imaginary thanks for this.

For a while, I have been slowly learning kanji and vocabulary with no idea how to put it all together. In the past 4 weeks, I have learned a lot regarding grammar from my class and all of you. Thanks.

P.s.

@Kumirei waffles over pancakes. Change my mind!

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@Imaginary ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I agree

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Me too! But not the thick american ones. Dutch pancakes all the way!

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Are Japanese and American pancakes similar? :eyes:

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