Hajime Mashite!!!
That is "How do you do?" in Japanese. Tuesday night was my first Japanese class at MANCAT,taught by hyperactive sensei Yumo Endo and her three assistants.
The beginning was conventional; the students were taught how to how introduce themselves in Japanese, although when I said "Stockport County ga suki desu"(I like Stockport County) everybody found it highly amusing for some reason.
We were taught the first five letters of the Japanese alphabet (the Japanese use three-we are currently learning the "Hiragana" alphabet) and read through all the letters of this alphabet, at top speed of course. More amusement was caused when we reached the "ne ni na no noo" (well that's what it sounded like) section, possibly because it sounded like sixties pop nonsense.
Our last task was to make an origami Samurai helmet.
Three cheers for Yumo, definitely the funniest teacher I have ever had. She is from Osaka, which I have been told is famous for its comedians.
That is "How do you do?" in Japanese. Tuesday night was my first Japanese class at MANCAT,taught by hyperactive sensei Yumo Endo and her three assistants.
The beginning was conventional; the students were taught how to how introduce themselves in Japanese, although when I said "Stockport County ga suki desu"(I like Stockport County) everybody found it highly amusing for some reason.
We were taught the first five letters of the Japanese alphabet (the Japanese use three-we are currently learning the "Hiragana" alphabet) and read through all the letters of this alphabet, at top speed of course. More amusement was caused when we reached the "ne ni na no noo" (well that's what it sounded like) section, possibly because it sounded like sixties pop nonsense.
Our last task was to make an origami Samurai helmet.
Three cheers for Yumo, definitely the funniest teacher I have ever had. She is from Osaka, which I have been told is famous for its comedians.
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now I'm learning hebrew, the only things I've learnt are how to ask for mineral water without gas and my food without salt. "maim mineralim bli gas"
and of course...
"atav laiam?", meaning, "are you coming to the beach?"
I think I can manage with that....