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Saturday, May 22 2010 YASUSHI'S NEWS!!

Let's have a FREE Casual Japanese Conversation with teacher YASUSHI at Bryant Park!!
On Friday noons,Yasushi is free there.
Please email to us for details.
(This program is for intermediate or advanced learners.)



Japanese Glossary of March

■爪きり nail-scissors:TSUMEKIRI( つめきり、ツメキリ or 爪切り)




■map:CHIZU(ちず、チズ or 地図)






■detergent:(SENTAKU)SENZAI、
((せんたく)せんざい、(センタク)センザイor (洗濯) 洗剤)


By the way,SENTAKU means laundry ,wash or washing.

 



Thursday, February 25, 2010, Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q4

We'd like you all to come.



Sunday, February 21, 2010,Yasushi's News 02

From 3/10 and 3/11, I start weekday night sessions for beginners.

Date:Weekdays (March and April)

Time:8:05-8:55pm

Location:at CAP21 18 West 18th St., 6th Fl, New York, NY 10012
(Bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)


Please visit our CLASSES PAGE for details!


P.S.

Also from April,new sessions are going to be started!
These sessions are for beginners but more challenging than past sessions.The reason is taht each new session has 100 minutes each time!



Tuesday, February 09, 2010, Japanese Glossary of February

■paperweight:bunchin(ぶんちん・文鎮)





■calculator:dentaku(でんたく・電卓)






■stick of incense

:

senkou(せんこう・線香)







Monday, February 08, 2010,Yasushi's News 01

I would like to start weekday night sessions for beginners from March!

Location:Midtown(Champions Studios) or Downtown(CAP21).

Date:Weekdays (March and April)

Time:PM8:05-8:55

Location:at CAP21 18 West 18th St., 6th Fl, New York, NY 10012
(Bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)



Friday, February 05, 2010, Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q3 Answer

恐れ入りますが、昨日、お電話をいただけましたか。
(Excuse me but did you make a phone call to me?)



Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q3

Excuse me but did you make a phone call to me?

P.S.
I am going to have some new sessions from February!Please visit our classes page for details. If you are a college student or a high school student, we may give a student discount to you. It is a 100% OFF!! Please email to us for details!




Tuesday, January 19, 2010, Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)


It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q2 Answer

コーヒーはいかがでしょうか。
(Would you like some coffee?)



Japanese Glossary of January

■plastic food:shokuhin sanpuru (しょくひんサンプル・食品サンプル)

for reference :shokuhin (food)

 

 


■Japanese chess:syougi(しょうぎ・将棋)

 

 


■thermometer:taion kei (たいおんけい・体温計)

for reference :taion( bodily temperature )

 

 



Monday, January 11, 2010, Business & Formal Japanese(for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q2

Please translate the following English into Japanese that uses the honorific.

Would you like some coffee?


※We will tell the answer next week.



Thursday, December 17, 2009, Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q1 Answer

皆さまに 心より 御礼申し上げます。
(I am deeply grateful to you all




Japanese Glossary of December

■Cell phone :Keitai(けいたい・携帯) or KEITAI-DENWA(けいたいでんわ・携帯電話)




■electronic dictionary :Denshi-jisyo(でんし じしょ・デンシ ジショ・電子辞書)for reference :Jisyo:dictionary

 

 


■Pencil Charpner:Enpitsu-kezuri(えんぴつけずり・エンピツケヅリ・)





Monday, December 7, 2009, Business & Formal Japanese(for the experienced)

It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

This week's KEIGO (honorific) Q1

Please translate the following English into Japanese that uses the honorific.

I am deeply grateful to you all.


※We will tell the answer next week.




Japanese Glossary of November

hanger

The stuff to hang the washing out to dry >:
SENTAKUMONO−HOSHI
(せんたくものーほし・センタクモノーホシ・洗濯物干し)

In Japan we hang the washing out to dry.
We usually don't use a laundromat in Japan.
We have a own washingmachine but a dryer.


snack


CANDY or SNACK:
OKASHI(おかし・オカシ・お菓子)in Japanese
By the way OKASHII(おかしい・オカシイ・可笑しい)is FUN(adjective)in Japanese.


cat


CAT WITH A BECKONING PAW :
Manekineko (まねきねこ・マネキネコ・招き猫)

NEKO:CAT

 

 

Direction:

New York Japanese
Language School


at Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21)
18 West 18th St., 6th Fl,
New York, NY 10012
(Bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)

MAP
Subway:
F, L, V Train to 14th Street,
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W Train to
14th Street/Union Square, or
N,R,W Train to 23rd Street

1 Train to 18th Street.

at Champions Studios
257 West 39th St., 14th Fl,
New York, NY 10018
(Bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)
Port Authority Bus Terminal and Penn Station or Times Square
MAP

at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Community Center

208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(Bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)

MAP
Subway:
1, 2, 3 Train to 14th Street .