Hi all!
I am happy to announce that my japanese is in fact improving and that I am memorizing 5 words a day... sort of. I learned the word saori. It means to weave. On Tuesday I think, Ayako asked if there wer any words that I had learned in japanese since I had come to japan. I answered "saori!" becuase it was the first thing that came to my mind. she thought that was funny and mentioned how I don`t need to know that word becuase I would never use it.
Well, the next day, I was outside hacking at weeds and a lady came by who gardens a peice of land in one of their fields. Maybe she was looking for one of the Ito`s (who had all gone out) or maybe she just wanted to practice her english, but for some reason she was listing the different things that the Ito family does: farming, caligraphy, english classes, and um....saori. She didn`t know it in english. But hahahaha I knew what she was saying!!! In case your wondering it is not very often that I can pick up a word and just rember it forever. There is a reason I know Saori. For those of you who have read the Manga Naruto, there is a character in it named Saori, He is a bad guy and his weapon is working with puppets that he creates. You can actually learn quite a bit of Japanese from Manga and anime. Most of the names of towns and people are japanese words.
So, today was pretty "normal" I worked on weeds for a while. I drilled more wholes in logs and stuffed mushroom things in them that will eventually grow into shitake mushrooms. We had lunch and then I worked more on weeds. I also helped ayako a little bit with her preparing some english exam stuff.
Sorry, that sounds kind of boring. Um... I also washed my clothes and took a shower.
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
I am glad to read your blog- but I have no questions, I am tired after coming home from a birth. Love ya
ReplyDeleteMom asks, "is it a regular shower?"
ReplyDeleteDad asks, "What is the word for 'there must be something eternal'"?
Mom: nope not a regular shower. There is a bathroom with a little room attached. You take a shower in there and in that same room is a bath.
ReplyDeleteDad: you mean what are the WORDS. Nope, I still don`t know. Wouldn`t be suprised if the translatin was difficult to find, becuase Japanese rarely use words like MUST.
how do you take a shower? and how do you wash your cloths? whats the weather like?
ReplyDeletedang it. i don't know why it wont let me comment easily as Tearah... it keeps switching my google account around =/
I go in the room, I close the door I turn the nob and water comes out of the shower head. It is the kind that has a long tube, so you can move it around. I haven't taken a bath yet, but I want to. Both of the baths at my host families houses are tiny length wise, but the are super deep. Like you just sit in it with either your legs crossed. The one at this family is so deep that if I sat in it I think the edge would some almost to my shoulders.
ReplyDeleteClothhes washing: I put them in the washer. and then they get dried a little in the same machine, but then I have to hang them out to finish drying.
Weather is much nicer now! No more snow! Probably in the low 60's or maybe I just think it is becuase I am working so hard and I get hot!