Archive for March, 2010
Quantifiers Posted by Ginny on Mar 7, 2010
Quantifiers are words that express how often you do/don’t do things and how much you like/dislike certain things. Here is an example of a common quantifier よく: よく勉強します = I study often. (よく = often. 勉強します = べんきょうします/study) Another common one is とても: それはとても便利ですね = That’s very convenient, isn’t it? (それ = that. は =…
The Ryukyuans Posted by Ginny on Mar 4, 2010
What do famous people like あらきゆ, あむろなみえ, and なかまゆきえ have in common? Other than the fact that they’re famous in Japan and in the music/acting industry, they all have one thing in common. That commonality comes from being a group of people called りゅうきゅうみんぞく or the Ryūkyū People. Currently, many Ryūkyūans live in the おきなわ and かごしま Prefectures. The Ryūkyūans…