Passwords for the Month of July

今月の合言葉（七月）　

こんげつ の あいことば（しちがつ）

    

先生（せんせい）　　　　　　 生徒（せいと）


                        こんにちは。　　                        こんにちは。ｘｘｘｘｘです。　　　　　　　

あいことば は なんですか。　 ｘｘｘｘｘｘｘｘ

                                       どうぞ。

You can choose your passwords between level 1 (the easiest) to level 3 (the hardest) .
行こう（いこう）＝ Let's Go!

Kanji of the Month for July

今月の漢字　（七月）

こんげつのかんじ　（しちがつ）

やま　mountain

かわ     river

うみ   sea, ocean

Words of the Month for July

今月の単語（七月）

こんげつのたんご（しちがつ）

なつやすみ（夏休み）

Summer Vacation

りょこう（旅行）

Travel

Report of the Oshaberi Club - June 25, 2011

This is the third time of Oshaberi Cub. Seven people participated in the cub. They enjoyed communicating in Japanese with their friends.

 "I had a wonderful time, practicing my Japanese speaking skills with beginners and experts alike." (by Jordan)

They are talking about the Japanese cultural events.

They are talking about Japanese fashions.

Oshaberi Club - Saturday 25th, June

Oshaberi Club (おしゃべりクラブ) is coming soon.

What is the meaning of Oshaberi?
Oshaberi means “Chat” in Japanese.

Participants will be able to enjoy using Japanese language and experiencing Japanese culture. This is also a great opportunity for you to expand your Japanese network in St. John’s.

Please visit the site about the last Oshaberi Club.

In this Oshaberi Club…

This Oshaberi Club will be made up of two rooms of activities.

Room One – Oshaberi no Heya
In this room, you will be able to “try” to have conversation in Japanese. You do not have to be fluent. Take this opportunity to put what you have learned into practice.

Room Two – Game no Heya
There will be opportunity to practice Japanese through a variety of games and/or origami.

Place: Nami's Place
Date: Saturday, June 25th
Time: Door Open 7 pm- Door Close 10 pm
Cost: $7
(including free drink (tea, coffee..) and popcorn)





For more details, please contact Nami.

Hit Product in Japan – Tatamet

I heard that Tatamet becomes a hit product after the big disaster happened in Japan.

What is Tatamet? ...................................

This is called Tatamet.

Why is this calld Tatamet? 

This Tatamet is..................................

It is "foldabe."

Tatamu (to fold up; to shut up; to close) + Helmet = Tatamet

Quiz

Another wellknown/famous Japanese product comes from the word, Tatamu.
Wat is that?

Answer

“Tatami 畳み（たたみ）” (tatmi mat)

The word tatami comes from the verb "tatamu," which means to fold or pile up.

Tatami used to be piled up when people do not use them.

Message from Abu Dhabi, UAE

Online Lessons

You can always have a class...

"I have been studying Japanese language for 5 years now, however the step from the books to reality can be hard.

I started taking Skype/Google Talk lessons with Nami-sensei because I had my trip planned to Japan and it was going to be the first time for me to use real life Japanese. Nami-san was very patient, helpful and kind to teach me different situations I could find with the taxi drivers, waiters, asking directions on the street, talking to people in the clubs, etc. The result: My trip to Japan in April 2011 was amazing. Thanks to Nam-san (okagesama de).

The main advantage of the Skype/Google Talk lessons is that no matter where you are or your time zone (I live currently in United Arab Emirates) you can always have a class with just a click, just login and you are in the classroom using the same book your teacher has."

Juan Garza, Mexican, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Juan-san in Japan 

 フアンさんとっても楽しそう・・・

Horoscope - Constellation

星占い（ほしうらない） = Horoscope

星座（せいざ）　= Constellation

あなたの星座は何（なん）ですか？

（　　　　　　　）です。

What is your constellation?

あなたは何座（なにざ）？

（　　　　）座

Oshaberi (Chat) Club Report in May

Eight people attended the Oshaberi Club on May 28th.  Thanks for your participation. See you  in the last Saturday of June!