DOUSYOU - learn Japanese with me

金曜日, 5月 30, 2008

めのおく (目の奥)

Watching an advice thing on TV. This seems to mean the "depths of someones eyes" as in where they show their hidden emotions?

水曜日, 5月 28, 2008

スチロール
If I'm not mistaken, this is what we refer to as "styrofoam" in english? (i'm not sure of the english name!)

きんきゅうつうほうボタン (緊急通報ボタン)
This is a blurry dark picture but it shows tonight's word. A glowing red button on a pole. きんきゅう means "emergency" and つうほう means something like to "report" something... and ボタン of course is "button". so i guess this phrase translates to *"emergency call button"*
For extra credit, do you understand the text under that? (it says: このボタンを押す[おす]とけいさつべつながります which should mean something like "push this button to summon the police.")

日曜日, 5月 11, 2008

ぐうぜん (偶然)

I've known this word for years but always spelled it wrong. (with a little 'tsu' instead of the 'u') So I'm memorizing it correctly here. This is "accidently" or "by chance" as in when something is done not on purpose or whatever.

日曜日, 5月 04, 2008

ふしぎ (不思議)

i learned this word from conversation so ive never used the kanji so i am memorizing it here. (means "amazing/miracle" etc btw)

あぶく (泡)

this is here because i knew the word あわ which means the same thing as this, "bubbles" and that sort of thing.

金曜日, 5月 02, 2008

ほじょけん (ほじょ犬)

according to this poster this term is the catch all term for disabled people's "assitance dogs". spicifically (left to right):
もうどうけん (盲導犬) seeing eye dog for blind people
かいじょけん (介助犬) assistant dog for physical challenged people
ちょうどうけん (聴導犬) for deaf people