tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post5819556480823805257..comments2023-12-23T06:06:24.347-05:00Comments on Just Another Day in Japan: My awesome ValentineBlue Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-35117080395390745732010-02-16T06:51:33.688-05:002010-02-16T06:51:33.688-05:00接する isn't easy to learn. One of my students ke...接する isn't easy to learn. One of my students kept using it in her speech contest speech, so I was forced to figure out what it meant. It took a lot of explaining before I was able to triangulate basically what it meant.<br /><br />Ha, the paycheck is definitely nice. I was making more teaching than I am now!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351484476872146751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-47384615671570436632010-02-16T06:36:02.851-05:002010-02-16T06:36:02.851-05:00Thanks, Daniel! Nice to have a pro vetting my tran...Thanks, Daniel! Nice to have a pro vetting my translations. =)<br /><br />Yeah, "broken" Japanese is a lot smoother and makes more sense. And thanks for the note about 接する - looked up the kanji in my denshi jisho, saw つづける as one of the possible definitions, and went with "continue." I really should put more time into researching new words.<br /><br />And yes, stuff like this is the most rewarding part of the job, I think. Although the paycheck doesn't hurt, either.Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-75920512330028205402010-02-16T06:29:09.622-05:002010-02-16T06:29:09.622-05:00カタコト can also be written 片言, so it's closer to...カタコト can also be written 片言, so it's closer to "broken Japanese" than "baby talk" I think. And it's not that class won't continue, in that second line she's saying, "I only get to see you during English IB, but I hope we can be friends forever!" Or something like that. 接する is closer to "interact with" and "spend time with" than "continue."<br /><br />Man is it ever nice to get letters like that. I remember the funny messages pretty vividly.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351484476872146751noreply@blogger.com