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Kevin lives in Yukio's house, but he doesn't pay anything. That is called, "Iso-rou" in Japanese, but what it is?
親友の幸雄宅に住んでるケビン。でも一銭も払っていません。それを「居候」と言いますが、どうして?
A CV/resume is necessary to find a job in Japan. Reasons for leaving are also required. Kevin and Yumiko explain the commonly used "leaving the company for personal reasons."
日本で仕事を探すために必要な履歴書。退社理由も必要ですが、よく使われる「一身上の都合により退社」についてケビンと弓子が説明します。
Today's lesson is "Itte- miru" (Let's try to go) from Chapter 4, "Eating Fish with Chopsticks " from the Bilingual Romance novel, "Kevin Goes to Japan."
今日のレッスンは「行ってみる」で「ケビン日本へ行く」の第4章「魚をはしで食べる」からです。
There are at least two Japanese words describing "As expected" that are "An-no-jyo" and "Yappari."
日本語には少なくとも2つ、予想していた通りになったときにいう表現があります。「案の定」と「やっぱり」です。
Spoken Japanese is sometime omitted and change pronunciation, such as "Shiteoku"(I'll do it later) becomes "Shitoku," and "Yonde-oku," becomes "Yondoku." This lesson gives examples and grammatical explanations.
日本語では「しておく」(文語)と「しとく」(口語)は同じ意味ですが、会話では文字を省略することが多いのですが、ある程度のルールがあります。それをケビンと一緒に勉強しましょう!「ケビン 日本へ行く1」のオーディオブックの第2章も全部聞くことができます。
「飯」を「ハン」と読めば朝ご飯、「めし」だと朝メシ。日本語は音読み、訓読みで読み方が変わりますが、使い方も変わることはあります。ケビンと弓子と一緒に新しい言葉遣いを習いましょう!
If you read this Kanji as "han," it is Asa-Gohan as breakfast, and "meshi," Asa-meshi as breakfast. You can read Kanjis in On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi, but the usage could also change. Kevin and Yumiko will teach you in Japanese and English! Let's study a new word with them!
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