Never Give Up

〜に堪える／〜に堪えない　＝　〜するだけの価値がある／ひどい状態で〜が我慢できない・〜するだけの価値がない。 These are pronounced にたえる・にたえない。に堪える is used to say that something is ~ worthy. に堪えない can be used to say that something is not ~ worthy, but also that something is so bad they cannot stand it.

自分の首を絞めてるのは見るに堪えないです。 It is hard to watch one being strangled. (Watching someone’s neck being strangled is such a bad condition that they can’t stand to watch it)

大人の鑑賞に堪える映画 a movie that is worthy of adult praise (it’s technically geared towards children but it’s so good that adults dig it too)

今回の朝日新聞の談話に対する批判は読むに堪えないものがありました。 The criticism regarding the latest Asahi Shinbun talk is something not worth reading.

彼等は米軍人を見ると「ヤンキー・ゴーホーム」「ファック・ユー」等と聞くに堪えないような罵声を浴びせる。 When they see US soldiers, they shower them with jeering that is hard to listen to, such as “Yankee go home” and “Fuck you”.

📚 طرائف 📚:

استدعى أحد الخلفاء شعراء مصر .. فصادفهم شاعر فقير بيده جرّة فارغة ذاهباً إلى النهر ليملأها ماء .. فرافقهم إلى أن وصلوا إلى دار الخلافة .. فبالغ الخليفة في إكرامهم والإنعام عليهم ..

ولّما رأى الخليفه الرجل والجرّة على كتفه ونظر إلى ثيابه الرّثة . قال له: من أنت؟ وما حاجتك؟

فأنشد الرجل:

ولما رأيتُ القومَ شدوا رحالهم إلى بحرِك الطَّامي أتيتُ بِجرتّي

فقال الخليفة: املأوا له الجّرة ذهباً وفضّة. فحسده بعض الحاضرين وقالوا للخليفة: هذا فقير مجنون .. لا يعرف قيمة هذا المال .. وربّما أتلفه وضيّعه. فقال الخليفة: هو ماله يفعل به ما يشاء .. فمُلئت له جرّته ذهباً وخرج إلى الباب ففرّق المال لجميع الفقراء .. وبلغ الخليفة ذلك .. فاستدعاه الخليفة وسأله عن ذلك!

فقال الرجل:

يجود علينا الخيّرون بمالهم ونحن بمال الخيّرين نجود

فأعجب الخليفة بجوابه .. وأمر أن تُملأ جرّتُه عشر مرّات .. وقال: الحسنة بعشر أمثالها.

فأنشد الفقير هذه الأبيات الشعريةالتي يتم تداولها عبر مئات السنين:

اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻮﻓﺎﺀ ﺑﻬﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺴﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮ أﻭﻗﺎﺕ ﻭﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ

ﻭأﻛﺮﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺭى ﺭﺟﻞ تقضى على ﻳﺪﻩ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﺱ حاجات

ﻻ‌ ﺗﻘﻄﻌﻦ ﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮوﻑ ﻋﻦ أﺣــﺪ ﻣـﺎ ﺩﻣـﺖ ﺗـﻘﺪﺭ ﻭﺍلأ‌ﻳـﺎﻡ ﺗـــﺎﺭﺍﺕ

ﻭﺍﺫﻛﺮ ﻓﻀﻴﻠﺔ ﺻﻨﻊ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ إﺫ ﺟﻌﻠﺖ إﻟﻴﻚ ﻻ‌ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺣﺎﺟـــﺎﺕ

مَا النَّاسُ إلاَّ مَعَ الدنيا وصَاحِبِهَا

فكيفَ مَا انقلَبَتْ يَوْمًا به انقلبُوا

:

يُعَظّمُونَ أخا الدنيا، فإنْ وثَبَتْ

توقظني زوجتي في منتصف الليل….. لتسألني ما سر بكاء ابننا الوحيد في غرفته؟ أخاف أن أخبرها …. أنه قد مات منذ عام في حادث سيارة. ويزداد خوفي كي لا اخبرها أنها …. قد ماتت معه في نفس الحادث.

見える（みえる, mieru）is to be visible

見れる（みれる, mireru）is to be able to watch something and is more volitional

And therefore

見えない（みえない, mienai）means that you can’t see something (ie because it’s too small, too far away, hidden, etc.), and

I am finally making a post about something that has been driving me crazy since I started learning Japanese.

I have seen these words so often in sentences by now and even used some of them myself, but I still confuse them while reading sometimes and I want to be really clear on these when I next appear for JLPT.

The words listed in the image:

侍

侍 - samurai

侍する (じする) - to wait upon, to serve

侍べる (はべる) - to wait upon, to serve

侍史 (じし) - private secretary, also means “respectfully” when added to the name of an addressee

侍女 (じじょ) - ladies maid

侍妾 (じしょう) - concubine, mistress

侍講 (じこう) - tutor to the daimyou, tutor to the emperor or crown prince during the meiji era

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待

待つ (まつ) - to wait

期待 (きたい) - anticipation, expectation, hope

待つ身は長い (matsumihanagai) - a watched pot never boils

招待 (しょうたい) - invitation

乞うご期待 (こうごきたい) - stay tuned

待望 (たいぼう) - waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to

待宵 (まつよい) - night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come

絶待 (ぜつだい) - incomparable, absolutelness, supremacy

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特

特別 (とくべつ) - special

授受特性 (じゅじゅとくせい) - intent

特異点 (とくいてん) - singularity, special point

特盛 (とくもり) - extra large portion (eg. with rice dishes)

特技 (とくぎ) - special skill

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持

持つ (もつ) - to hold

間を持つ (まをもつ) - to have a commanding presence

平和維持 (へいわいじ) - peacekeeping

支持率 (しじりつ) - approval rating

気持ち (きもち) - feeling

出前持ち (でまえもち) - food delivery person

持ち物 (もちもの) - one’s property

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峙

峙つ (そばだつ) - to tower, to rise

対峙 (たいじ) - confrontation, squaring off against

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恃

恃む or 恃 (たのむ) - to request

(Alternative kanji of 頼む)

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畤

Festival grounds

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時

時疫 (じえき) - epidemic

時 (とき) - time

時代 (じだい) - era, epoch, period

田沼時代 (たぬまじだい) - Tanuma period (1767 - 1786 CE)

黄昏時 (たそがれどき) - dusk, twilight

時たま (ときたま) - once in a while, occasionally

時の帝 (ときのみかど) - emperor of the time

時好 (じこう) - fashion, fad

時季外れ (じきはずる) - unseasonal, out of season

旧時 (きゅうじ) - ancient times

時計学 (とけいがく) - horology (study of the measurement of time)

安静時 (あんせいじ) - at rest

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塒

塒 (ねぐら) - roost, hen coop

塒を解く(とぐろをほどく) - to coil in on itself (eg. like a snake)

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鰣

鰣 (はす) - a type of freshwater fish

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詩

詩人 (しじん) - poet

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Please feel free to add to the post if you know others!

Here is a revision of some vocab I learnt in class this past term. Examples by me. Please correct any mistakes and add to this list if you so wish!

la soglia - doorstep / threshold

Ci sono troppe persone che vivono sotto la soglia di povertà.  There are too many people who live below the poverty line.

la ricetta/la prescrizione medica - prescription

Questo farmaco non è disponibile senza una ricetta. This drug is not available without a prescription.

aulico - academic

Uno stile elevato, diciamo aulico, mi sembra più che adatto per questo tipo di discorso. An elevated, let’s call it academic, style, seems to me more than appropriate for this type of subject.

l’assuefazione (f) - addiction

Tra gli effetti collaterali che più mi preoccupano si trova l’assuefazione. Addiction is one of the side effects that worry me most.

mettere a nudo - to lay bare, to demonstrate

Questo articolo mette a nudo le difficoltà che trovano i ricercatori quando cercano di smascherare i miti legati al tema della buona alimentazione. This article demonstrates the difficulties that researchers find when they try to debunk the myths surrounding the topic of nutrition.

il provino - rehearsal

Hi guys! Recently people have been asking me how come I am fluent in so many languages. And although I find this compliment to be very flattering, I do feel the urge to share my best tips with you guys. So I speak around 6 languages, but I am completely fluent in English, Croatian and Italian which always seem to interest people the most. Learning a new language does take time, but hopefully with these tips, you will be able to do it a lot faster! 1. START OUT BY LEARNING A LANGUAGE CLOSE TO YOUR OWN For instance, if you are from Spanish speaking area, you might want to start off by learning Portuguese or Italian since all those languages have a similar sound and sentence structure. This way learning process might go a bit faster. 2. BE CONSISTENT

For best results, try leaving out at least 10 minutes or so every day to do something in that language. It can be something as simple as listening a song, even listening someone speak. Just be consistent and I promise you, you will find yourself understanding the language algorithm in no time.

3. LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK

It literally doesn’t matter if you understand or have no idea what the heck are they talking about. When I first started learning Italian, I just spent hours watching one Italian movie after the other and God knows I didn’t understand a thing, but I begin to understand the way they formed the sentences and noticed the way they repeated same words but in different context. This is a very important tip because every language has that part that can not be translated, nor explained, only understood by Italian speakers. So just find youtubers, movies or podcasts in language you want to learn and take our dictionary with you and listen. 4. LEARN A FEW WORDS EVERY DAY It’s not that hard, really. There are also app to help you (such as Duolingo). Pick a few words and think of a way to make a sentence out of that word. Then try turning that word in an adverb and then try using that in a sentence. For instance, if you were to learn English and your word of choice was ‘beautiful’ use it first as an adjective: “This apple is beautiful.” Then use it as an adverb: “She drew his portrait beautifully.” This way you will learn a few words that go together and be closer to understanding the language structure. Also, start simple. start off by learning the most common and the simplest everyday sentences. 5. SPEAK It doesn’t matter if you’re bad or lacking words, just speak. It is important to use what you’ve learned and practice it. Find someone to speak with. Internet is a huge place and you will find someone to speak with you. Even better if you find a native speaker (who knows, maybe they come to your town as a tourist?) since they will probably be willing to correct your mistakes and you will learn something from them. 6. WRITE This goes with the previous one. If you don’t have anyone to speak with, then write. You will practice your vocabulary and challenge yourself to learn the words that are missing to form a good sentence. 7. DO NOT FOCUS ON GRAMMAR

Grammar will come, focus on vocabulary first. Grammar will come as you begin understanding the language itself. So it takes time, but listen to songs, watch movies and try reading books in that language.

Being lost sucks! But what if I could ask people about locations of things and place? Hmmmm, Let’s try! やった！

Vocabulary

Here- ここ

There- そこ

Over there- あそこ

Where- どこ

School- がっこう/学校

Park- こうえん/公園

Pool- プール

House- いえ/家

Sentence Practice

そこはどこですか (Where is that place?)

ここは学校です (Here is a school.)

ひろしさんはどこですか (Where is Hiroshi?)

これはプールではありません (This is not a pool.)

公園はどこですか (Where is the park?)

公園はあそこです (The park is over there.)

私のりんごはどこですか (Where is my apple?)

あなたのバナナはここです (Your banana is here.)

そこは私の家だ (There is my house.)

アダムさんはあそこですか (Is Adam over there?)

Not bad, but I have a question. Does the sentence change based on location of words? Like “ここは公園です” and “公園はここです”, would be “Here is a park.” and “The park is here.” I am doing this correctly, right??? If so, I got this!!