Learning Japanese Section 1

Assalamualaikum wr.wb

Hello Mina-san! Konbanwa!!
Tonight I haven't slept yet and I wanna share something about learning Japanese.
I called it "Learning Japanese section 1"
Hmm.. actually, I got this lesson from erin.ne.jp. You can also watch the video, learning their conversation with english sub, hiragana sub, kanji sub. But not only learning their language, you're also able to learn all about Japanese. You can learn about culture, how to make traditional food, how to play Japanese traditional game, how to wear Japanese traditional clothes, and others.
In section one, you will learn about "Introduce your self in Japanese", look at the video below! ^^

at the conversation above, you hear :

"Hajimemashite"

Hajimemashite means "Nice to meet you" or it could mean greeting someone that you saw at the first time.

And you also hear

"Erin desu, Igirisu kara kimashita"

Erin is the main character on the video.

Erin-desu means "I'm Erin"

You can say your name and ended with desu. Such as : Fity desu. it means "I am Fity"

Igirisu means UK in Japanese.
kara means from
kimashita means come, kimashita is the past form from kimasu.
"Igirisu kara kimashita" means "I came from UK"
you can say your country and followed by kara kimashita to indicate the place that you lived before. such as :
"Indonesia kara kimashita" which means "I came from Indonesia"

Okay, that's all about Learning Japanese section 1. How easy, isn't it?
Just wait for the next section! Ja mata! ^_^

Wassalamualaikum wr.wb.

Sekai No Owari - inori

97 Days Mission, 3 Days Left

Hallo Minna-san!! Konbanwa!
Don't worry, I won't talk about boring topic. haha. Tonight I would like to talk about Sekai No Owari, Japanese Band which I liked nowadays. This Band is pretty unique, either video clips or musics are definitely fantastic! :D
This Band consist of four members. Those are Fukase Kei (Vocal, Guitar), Nakajima Sinchi (Guitar), Fujisaki Saori (Keyboard), and DJ LOVE. The thing that make this band unique is the mascot of this band, he is DJ LOVE. DJ love is used to wearing clown mask and all fans don't know his face for real. haha :D
Sekai no Owari has released five single Album. The single which I like so much is INORI! If you want to know how does it work, you can watch this music video :)

 Sekai no Owari - INORI

That's all for today, bye bye! ^_^

Japanese Language

Assalamualaikum wr.wb


Minna-san! Konnichiwa!Today, I wanna talk about quite great Topic! That's about Japanese Language!We all know that Three types of character are used to write Japanese. Those are Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji.
Katakana :Katakana are used to write words introduced from other languages, names of foreign people and places, sounds, and animal cries.

Hiragana :Hiragana are used together with kanji to write ordinary Japanese words.

Kanji :Kanji is completely different with China. But Japanese originaly came from ancient China. where they are said to have been created thousands of years ago. These characters are called kanji and began as pictures. Over time the pictures changed, and most kanji no longer look like the original objects; they now stand for words or parts of words. There are about 2,000 kanji in regular use. Children learn around 1,000 kanji in elementary school and another 1,000 in middle school.

Japanese has many local dialects, called hogen. Different dialects have different words for the same things. there are also variations in accent and intonation, as well as in the endings attached to verbs and adjectives. Using the widely accepted standard spoken Japanese, however, people from different regions can communicate easily.

That's all about Japanese language. Thanks for reading! Wait for the next post!Arigatou Gozaimahita ^^

Wassalamualaikum. wr.wb

Why must Japan?

Assalamualaikumsalam wr.wb


Minna-san, Konichiwa!

Now, I am passionate to write down something right here right now. It's so rare that I obsess to do it, whereas I should study hard for the next exam. hehe

Anyway, In my old post (re: first post) I talk so much about Japan. Japan does suits my passion! I'm very very curious with whole news related with the country of sunrises. In this time, I will explain, why I am spellbound with sublimity of Japan. here it is!

The greatest appeal of studying in Japan is its academic environment where one can study state-of-the-art technology and acquire the knowledge that enabled Japan's phenomenal postwar economic growth. Whether it is electronics, Japanese literature, medicine or international business administration, Japanese universities and other institutes of higher education can offer course studies or research programs of virtually any field. That's so amazing and great I think!

Many leading figures playing an active role in the world today have had experience studying in Japan. Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. and Former Minister for External Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness, Ecuador Richard Moss Ferreira both spent time studying in Japan. The network of coursemates that you can build in Japan will undoubtedly become an invaluable asset for your future career.

Modern Japanese culture and society consist of a diverse mix of the old and new, the East and West, and the natural and artificial. These seemingly contradictory elements coexist in harmony in Japan. For example, it is not unusual to see an old Buddhist temple and a modern skyscraper standing next to each other.

Japan is also a country with rich nature, diverse topography, and beautiful turns of the seasons. Haiku verse which has blossomed by absorbing the natural essence of each season is an example of a very unique Japanese literary culture. The country's rich variety of local festivals, annual events, and folk entertainment are also most likely the result of Japan's nature and topography.

If you have been in Japan, you might say that you are a big fan of hot spring resorts, "Onsen", a unique Japanese version of the spas. Others may know about J-Pop, Japanese films, or even the nail arts. Even those who have never been in Japan may be interested in the beauty and delicacy of Japanese cuisine - some says that it must be enjoyed with both the eye and palate - as well as Japanese culture represented by in Kimono, tea ceremony and Ikebana flower arrangement, or traditional sports such as Judo, Kendo and Naginata. There are many, many other things that make Japan attractive. !!! \(^o^)/

That's all about my reason!

Hm.. I also have Japanese friends, Aiko-chan, Masashi-Kun, and Kaori-nee-san. But my closest friend is Kaori-nee-san! She is really cute. I talk so many discussion with her, and the topic was various. She will graduate from Tohoku University very soon. From her, I got many great information that I love. Those all about school, part time job, fashion, music, etc. I also got information about Tohoku University. I have an intent to continue my studying there. Here is Tohoku University!

Tohoku University, Kawauchi Campus. Sendai, Japan.

If I wanna study there, that means I should prepare meticulously. Pray for me, Minna-san!
Hontou ni Arigatou Gozaimashita! Ja mata!

Please wait for the next post!

Wassalamualaikum wr.wb

The colors of Indonesian flag are red and white.
The colors of Japanese flag are also red and white, with the circle in the center of flag.

Sungguh, aku ingin ke Jepang..

Pergi ke Jepang adalah salah satu hasrat yang muncul begitu saja ketika aku duduk di bangku SMA. Entah karena apa, tiba-tiba aku ingin pergi ke negara matahari terbit itu..

Jepang, negara yang sangat indah. Really nice country! orang-orangnya ramah, giat dan tekun. oh... Jepang..

berbagai usaha telah aku kerahkan untuk bisa mencapai impianku pergi kesana. aku pernah ikut program beasiswa ke Jepang, namun alhasil, aku gagal. aku gagal karena aku telat mengirim persyaratan administrasi. haha. kesalahan yang konyol.. >.<

Tahun ini, aku pun ikut program beasiswa itu lagi. dan aku tidak ingin mengulang kesalahanku tahun lalu, maka aku mengirim persyaratan administrasi jauh-jauh hari dari deadline pengiriman. sekarang tinggal berdoa, apakah aku lolos tahap administrasi, ataukah gagal? tunggu cerita selanjutnya yaa :)

semoga, Allah memberkahi dan meridhoi langkahku. Aamiin :)

Doakan aku yah kawan-kawan....!!!!!!!! ^_^

Gimana sih Perumahan, Makanan dan Pakaian Tradisional Orang Jepang?

Nah, now I will tell to you about Home, food, and Japanese Traditional clothes. Here it is!

Rumah

Rumah orang Jepang biasanya terbuat dari kayu, dan tiang-tiangnya pun kayu loh! Namun, dewasa ini, rumah Jepang sebagian ada yang bergaya Barat. Lantainya tetap kayu, tapi tiang-tiangnya baja.. Lagi pula, sekarang ini banyak masyarakat perkotaan yang tinggal di Apartemen.

Namun, rumah Jepang dan rumah Barat tetap memiliki perbedaan lohh! karena, di Jepang orang yang hendak masuk rumah harus melepas sepatunya, lalu meletakkan sepatunya di Genkan, tempat meletakkan sepatu, dan tempat mengambilnya kembali, kalo di Indonesia, sejenis rak sepatu. Dan biasanya, apabila didalam rumah, orang jepang biasa mengenakan sandal rumah. Jadi, lantainya tetap bersih. Keep Clean and Fresh! :)

Lantai jepang biasanya terbuat dari tatami. What is tatami??? Tatami adalah sejenis tikar tebal yang dibuat dari jerami, sudah dipakai di rumah Jepang sejak sekitar 600 tahun yang lalu. Sehelai tatami biasanya berukuran 1,91 x 0,95 meter. Dan biasanya besar kecilnya ukuran kamar orang Jepang, tergantung dengan besar tataminya itu sendiri.

Dan hebatnya Tatami nih, tatami akan terasa sejuk bila hari sedang panas, namun akan terasa hangat apabila musim dingin. Wow, great!! 

Makanan

MMhh.... delicious Japanese food! I like it~
"Itadakimasu.."

Istilah untuk makan dalam bahasa Jepang adalah gohan. Kata ini sebenarnya menunjukkan nasi, tapi karena nasi merupakan makanan pokok bagi orang Jepang, maka gohan sudah diartikan sebagai nasi dengan lauk pauknya. Makan tradisional Jepang terdiri dari semangkuk nasi putih, dengan lauk utama (ikan atau daging), lauk pelengkap (biasanya sayuran), sup (biasanya sup miso), dan acar sayur. Nasi Jepang lengket (seperti ketan), sehingga cocok untuk dimakan dengan sumpit.
Orang Jepang dewasa ini makan berbagai jenis makanan dari seluruh dunia, terutama dari Eropa, Amerika Utara, dan Asia. Selain nasi, orang Jepang makan roti, mie, dan pasta, dan menyukai beraneka macam masakan daging, ikan, sayuran, dan buah-buahan. Sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, dan jenis-jenis makanan Jepang yang terkenal di dunia, tentu saja juga populer di Jepang.
Di kota-kota besar, khususnya, terdapat banyak restoran cepat-saji yang menyediakan burger dan fried chicken, yang populer terutama di kalangan muda dan anak-anak.
Sebelum makan, orang Jepang mengucapkan "itadakimasu", ungkapan sopan yang berarti "Saya terima makanan ini." Hal ini merupakan pernyataan terima kasih kepada siapa pun yang telah terlibat dalam menyiapkan makanan tersebut. Setelah makan, orang Jepang menyatakan terima kasih lagi dengan menyebutkan "gochisosama deshita", yang secara harfiah berarti "Terima kasih atas hidangan mewah yang lezat dan berlimpah."

Ngomong-ngomong tentang makanan khas Jepang nih, aku baru pernah nyoba Ramen, Sushi, Katsu, Takoyaki dan nori. suatu saat aku harus makan yang lainnya! semangat ! \(^o^)/

Pakaian

And, do you know traditional Japanese Clothes?? Ya, Right! Kimono !!

Pada umumnya kimono dibuat dari sutera, berlengan besar yang menjulai dari bahu hingga ke tumit. Obi adalah ikat pinggang lebar kimono. Dewasa ini kimono biasanya hanya dikenakan pada kesempatan-kesempatan khusus saja, seperti Tahun Baru, festival Shichi-Go-San, upacara pernikahan, dan upacara wisuda.
Dibandingkan dengan pakaian Barat, kimono cenderung membatasi gerak dan diperlukan lebih banyak waktu untuk mengenakannya dengan baik. Sedangkan pada musim panas, anak-anak dan orang dewasa muda mengenakan jenis kimono ringan informal yang dikenal sebagai yukata di festival, pesta kembang-api, serta berbagai kesempatan khusus lainnya. Namun dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, orang muda cenderung lebih suka mengenakan pakaian yang memudahkannya bergerak, seperti kaos, celana jeans, kaos polo, dan sweat suits.

Source : Kedutaan Besar Jepang Indonesia

Alam dan Cuaca Jepang

Do you know??? Japan has an area about 378.000 km2! I think it's small right? How about Indonesia? If we compare the Area of Japan and Indonesia, Japan is too smaller than Indonesia. Because Indonesia has an area about 2.027.087 km2. Wow!! It's too large, isn't it?? Just proud with our country :)

But, most of area of Japan dikelilingi dengan laut loh! arus hangat dan dingin mengalir melalui laut-laut disekitarnya. dan tahu kah kalian, kondisi seperti ini mendukung perkembangan spesies Ikan! Pantes yah Jepang terkenal banget sama Ikannya yang berprotein tinggi! Apalagi ikan salmon... Sushi ohh sushi ~(^o^)~

Japan has 4 seasons! Those are Haru (Summer), Natsu (Spring), Aki (Autumn), and Fuyu (Winter), kalo ada 4 musim kayak gini jadi berasa main Harvestmoon yah?! hihihi :D
yang paling pengen aku liat itu bunga sakura yang bermekaran saat musim semi! oohhhh *Ohanami.. ~(^o^~)

But, sometime Japan also has disasters. Seperti, Taifun, letusan gunung api, dan gempa bumi. Bahkan, sebelum Indonesia, Tsunami pertama kali terjadi di Jepang! #PrayForJapan
But, don't worry, karena Jepang menerapkan teknologi canggih untuk merancang bangunan-bangunan yang tahan-gempa dan mengamati jalur angin badai dengan tingkat ketepatan yang tinggi.
Ayooo semangat Jepang!!!!!

*Ohanami : Cherry Blossom (Sakura)

#source:kedutaanbesarJepangIndonesia

Seamo - Mother ^_^

My mother and my father are my inspiration. I wanna get success and make them happy. So, I wanna go to Japan to continue my studying. And give a successful for them..
Well, I like one of Japanese song. The song whose has Seamo and the tittle is 'Mother'. This song can motivate me.. Please see the lyric. Although I do not understand well about the meaning. But, the song is so easy listening.. enjoy it ^_^

"Hi Mother, Haikei, genki ni shitemasuka?
Saikin renraku shinakute gomen　
Boku wa nantoka yattemasu..."


REFRÃO:

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai


Chikaku ni iru to iradatsu kuse ni　Tooku ni iru to sabishiku kanji
Anata wa sonna sonzai　Donna mondai mo　Mi wo kezutte kaiketsu suru
Soshite　Boku no shitteru dare yori mo Ichi-ban gamandzuyoku TAFU desu
Itsumo massaki ni ki ni suru　Jibun janaku boku no karada de

Suiji sentaku　Souji ni ikuji　Amatta jikan sara ni shigoto shi
Ichi-ban hikui basho ni aru mono shika　Motomenakattano　Anata yo
Atarimae sugi wakaranakatta　Hitori de kurashi hajimete wakatta
Anata no sugosa　Taihensa　Sore wo omoeba　Kyou mo boku ganbareru sa


REFRÃO:

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai


"Ashita asa shichi-ji ni okoshite" to itte
Anata jikan doori ni okoshite kurete
Shikashi　Rifujin na boku wa
Neboke nagara ni iu kotoba wa "Urusee!"
Konna kurikaeshi no RUUTIN　Iyana kao hitotsu sezu ni
Anata　Mainichi okoshite kureta
Donna mezamashi yori atatakaku seikaku datta

Sore de mo aru hi　Gakkou wo ZURUyasumi　"Ikitakunai" to ii
Futon kara ichido mo denu boku mae ni　Kao wo ryoute de ooikakushi
Oogoe agete naita　Boku mo kanashikute naita
Sono toki boku wa　"Nante baka na koto wo shitan da" to jibun semeta

REFRÃO:

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Kanshashitemasu　
My Mother...


Kodomo ni sakidattareru hodo　Tsurai koto nante　Kono yo ni nai no dakara
Tatta ichi-byou de mo　Anata yori nagaku ikiru koto　Kore dake wa mamoru
Kore dake wa...

Anata no kodomo de yokatta　Anata ga boku no haha de yokatta
Itsu made mo kawaranai　Zutto zutto kawaranai
Boku wa anata no ikiutsushi dakara...

REFRÃO:

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai


"Zutto boku no haha de ite　Zutto genki de ite
Anata ni wa mada shigoto ga aru kara　Boku no oyakoukou uketoru shigoto ga..."

Hiragana and Katakana table

if we want to understand Japanese, first of all we have to be able to understand their vocabulary and then we have to understand and know how to write the word, here is table of Hiragana and Katakana. Hmm.. It's Easy one to understand, but not only that, we have to know about Kanji also, the complex one. Ok, please learn about it well :) 

Where will we go?? Come on, look at the map!

Where ever I want to go, but I have to see a map! jangan sampai kesasar yah.. ^_^
I wanna see cherry blossom in Osaka! I wanna see Tokyo University in Tokyo! All up to me.. hoho :P