もうすぐ4月（しがつ）ですね。家（いえ）の前（まえ）の桜（さくら, sakura）の木（き）にも、きれいな花（はな）が咲（さ）き始（はじ）めました。
It's almost April. The cherry blossoms in front of my house have started to bloom.
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Let's review the Quizzes (3/24 & 3/25) today (to avoid posting this on April Fool's Day).
Quiz Date: 3/24/10
http://japanese101-mikki.blogspot.com/2011/03/hiragana-part-i.html
<Level: Never Learned Before>
Look at the Hiragana chart and change each word into Romaji (Roman alphabets).
Also translate them. ---> Use the Google Translate tool to find out.
<Level: Beginner>
Change some words into Kanji. 1,2,3,5,6,8, and10 are 1st-grader level Kanji.
1: いぬ: inu, dog(s) ... 犬
2: かわ: kawa, river(s) ... 川, （河）// kawa, skin ....(皮)
3: はる: haru, spring ...春
4: みかん, mikan, orange(s)
5: あか, aka, red ... 赤
6: やま, yama, mountain(s) ... 山
7: おいしい, oishii, delicious
8: たのしい, tanoshii, fun ... 楽しい
9: うれしい, ureshii, glad
10: はしる, hashiru, run ... 走る
Quiz Date: 3/25/11
http://japanese101-mikki.blogspot.com/2011/03/use-google-translate-tool.html
<Skill Level: Never Learned Before>
Copy and paste the words onto the Google Translate tool, then translate.
<Skill Level: Beginner>
Type Hiragana words into the Google Translate, then translate.
<Skill Level: Intermediate>
Change some words into Kanji, then translate them with or without the Google Translate.
1: あさ: 朝, asa, morning
2: てんき: 天気, tenki, weather
3: あめ: 雨, ame, rain // 飴, ame, candy
4:がっこう: 学校, gakkou, school
5: きょう: 今日, kyou, today
6: にほんご: 日本語, nihonngo, Japanese language
7: えいご: 英語, eigo, English language
8:べんきょう: 勉強, benkyou, study
9: かんたん: 簡単, kantan, easy
10: むずかしい: 難しい, muzukashii, difficult
Now, let's translate short sentences.
1: にほんごは、かんたんです。：日本語は簡単です。Japanese is easy.
2: にほんごを、べんきょうしています。日本語を勉強しています。I study Japanese.
3: あさごはんをたべました。朝ごはんを食べました。I ate breakfast.
4: いいてんきですね。いい天気ですね。The weather is nice.
5: きょうは、さむいですね。今日は、寒いですね。It's cold today.
It's almost April. The cherry blossoms in front of my house have started to bloom.
.........................................
Let's review the Quizzes (3/24 & 3/25) today (to avoid posting this on April Fool's Day).
Quiz Date: 3/24/10
http://japanese101-mikki.blogspot.com/2011/03/hiragana-part-i.html
<Level: Never Learned Before>
Look at the Hiragana chart and change each word into Romaji (Roman alphabets).
Also translate them. ---> Use the Google Translate tool to find out.
<Level: Beginner>
Change some words into Kanji. 1,2,3,5,6,8, and10 are 1st-grader level Kanji.
1: いぬ: inu, dog(s) ... 犬
2: かわ: kawa, river(s) ... 川, （河）// kawa, skin ....(皮)
3: はる: haru, spring ...春
4: みかん, mikan, orange(s)
5: あか, aka, red ... 赤
6: やま, yama, mountain(s) ... 山
7: おいしい, oishii, delicious
8: たのしい, tanoshii, fun ... 楽しい
9: うれしい, ureshii, glad
10: はしる, hashiru, run ... 走る
Quiz Date: 3/25/11
http://japanese101-mikki.blogspot.com/2011/03/use-google-translate-tool.html
<Skill Level: Never Learned Before>
Copy and paste the words onto the Google Translate tool, then translate.
<Skill Level: Beginner>
Type Hiragana words into the Google Translate, then translate.
<Skill Level: Intermediate>
Change some words into Kanji, then translate them with or without the Google Translate.
1: あさ: 朝, asa, morning
2: てんき: 天気, tenki, weather
3: あめ: 雨, ame, rain // 飴, ame, candy
4:がっこう: 学校, gakkou, school
5: きょう: 今日, kyou, today
6: にほんご: 日本語, nihonngo, Japanese language
7: えいご: 英語, eigo, English language
8:べんきょう: 勉強, benkyou, study
9: かんたん: 簡単, kantan, easy
10: むずかしい: 難しい, muzukashii, difficult
Now, let's translate short sentences.
1: にほんごは、かんたんです。：日本語は簡単です。Japanese is easy.
2: にほんごを、べんきょうしています。日本語を勉強しています。I study Japanese.
3: あさごはんをたべました。朝ごはんを食べました。I ate breakfast.
4: いいてんきですね。いい天気ですね。The weather is nice.
5: きょうは、さむいですね。今日は、寒いですね。It's cold today.
