JAPANESE and MORE!

Thank You for coming with me in 2007. I waited, crammed, and did a difficult 50/50 pass fail on the Japanese Proficiency Level Test 3. I'll let you know if I passed in February. But I'm already planning on studying for next year's test. I will be on my OYASUMI (vacation) so you may not hear from me until next year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year now! I plan to be partying in Tokyo, so hit me up if you will be in the area. I'll catch you in the new year, and after my birthdai (January 7)! Update your passport and be ready to come with me overseize on more adventures, and the relaunch of DaiTime.com!

Simple expressions, easily forgotten, but if used daily will be as natural as "こんにちは　Konnichiwa”　Come With Me... お待たせしました！Sorry to have kept you waiting. This lesson taken from: http://www.jlptstudy.com/3/ www.DaiTime.com "OverSeize In Japan, Come With Me..." http://overseize.podomatic.com "Japanese News Audiblog"

Now I can express something that is excessive to me, my personal observation of what seems, and something that shows signs of a trend. You can too by adding -sugiru -すぎる,-souda　-そうだ, and -tagatteiru -たがっている.　Come With Me... 食べ物を食べ過ぎました！I ate TOO much food/I OVER ate. http://www.DaiTime.com *OverSeize In Japan* http://overseize.podomatic.com *Daiwu's Japanese News Audiblog*

Doing things like this and that, have done, and done while/as/with can all help us extend our sentences and grammar to sound more specific when retelling stories or answering questions. This time we're taking the verb and putting it in it's -ta form to complete these phrases. Come With Me... I ate at a Hawaiian Restaurant, rode the train, and made this podcast. ハワインレストランで食べたり、電車で乗ったり、このポドカストを作ったりしました。 Links To Study For The Japanese Proficiency Test-Thanks 'Myspace Don'! http://www.jlptstudy.com/2/index.html http://www.jlptstudy.com/3/index.html http://www.jlptstudy.com/4/index.html

There is nothing as easy as remembering a word by learning its opposite, except that is forgetting both words! This is a Japanese vocabulary review of common verbs and adjectives listed in opposite pairs. Come With Me... Nihongo wa muzukashii desu. IIe, yasashii desu. 日本語は難しいです。いいえ、優しいです。 Japanese is difficult. No, it's easy. Catch Daisha "Daiwu" in Japan at www.DaiTime.com!

Continuing with verb study after a few weeks break. I went home to visit over Labor Dai (see Memoirs Journal August 2007 Entry). Getting back into the swing of expanding useful phrases with verb endings in -te(it's alright to, it doesn't matter if, try to, after verb-ing, have done/finished). Welcome to all the new joining listeners. Ganbatte! Come With Me... KiiTEMOII desu. It's alright to listen. 聞いてもいいです。 www.DaiTime.com-Overseize In Japan!

I`m ABOUT TO GO to sleep. I`m surfING the internet NOW. I JUST finishED this podcast. Currently I'm working on presenting my tenses in recent events and it is easy to do by adding IMA and TOKORO DESU. Come With Me... IMA benkyoshiteIRU TOKORO DESU. I'm studying now. www.DaiTime.com Watch! Listen! Read! More on life in Japan

I watch TV "WHILE" I eat. Well who doesn't? Learn how to express two actions in Japanese using "nagara". In addition, learn how to use "sore ne" -in addition, or besides, and "sore de" to give a reason or cause. Come With Me... The apartment shook "WHILE" I slept. Apaato wa yure NAGARA nemurimashita. Read up on www.DaiTime.com about my first earthquake experience. Click on Memoirs, Journal, and read "Fisher Price-My First Earthquake"

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to DaiTime Japan! Thank you to all of my listeners and fans out there. Good luck to everyone studying Japanese. I have been focusing on Japanese vocabulary over the past year, but now I will focus on grammar. With the approaching Japanese Level Proficiency Test coming in December, I have a lot of studying to do. You are always welcome to "Come With Me...!" www.DaiTime.com-Daisha's life abroad-photos, journal, podcast, videos now playing!

Get your feelings across in Japanese. Everything isn't daijyobu and I'm not always feeling genki, so I need to learn how to diversify my expressions. Feel free to study with me and let the music move you too. Come With Me... Featured Tracks: Emotions So Excited Hate That I Love You Dying Emotional Feelin' It

Japan's violent news stories are hard to believe-gangster retaliation, killing family members, teens severing parents bodies, the art of chopping body parts. It's worst how this country isn't prepared for these situations. It's even harder to be prepared to understand the stories without the correct vocabulary and cultural notes, so learn along while bumpin some murderous music. Come With Me... Featured Tracks: Gangsta, Gangsta Knuck If You Buck Murder, Murder Shooter My Gun Related News Article: http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/407042

I was able to get back to my roots and visit my Great Grandmother for her 90th Birthdai in Columbus, Georgia. I then visited my Alma Mater Temple University in North Philly, and returned to my birthplace-Harrisburg, Pa-The Capital Star City (717), for my Brother's 30th Birthdai. I realized how much trouble I had remembering all of the Japanese family vocabulary terms. So nows your chance to learn them too! Come With Me... Featured Tracks: We Are Family Papa Don't Preach Bold Soul Sister Dear Momma Son of Byford Sugar Momma

Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes, knees and toes…It’s the best way to learn body parts in Japanese also! Sing along and work your body to the rhythm while trying to memorize this vocabulary. Come With Me… Featured Tracks: Get Me Bodied Body Parts Lip Gloss Rock Ya Hips Put Yo Hands Where My Eyes Can See

"We Stay In The Club!" Love to club hop? Well wait until you get inside and see the live action of Japanese club atmosphere. Trying to pick up a date? What are you going to say? What are they saying to you? Listen as I tell you about my first "Japanese Holla!" and teach you some basic vocabulary that would be helpful to know. If your trying to spit game or just get a dance and a drink, Come With Me... Featured Tracks: At The Club Beat Drop Side To Side Get It Shawty Like This

Calendar Days-Shuumatsu Means Weekend Days, weeks, months…time seems to fly and keeping track with Japanese vocabulary for dates can pass me by. Learning the days of the week and names of month may seem elementary but when you throw in the Japanese various systems of counting days of months versus date of the month things can get confusing. Stay up on your daily planner as I tackle the numbers and calendar days. Come With Me… Featured Tracks: Saturday Love Saturday (Ooh Ooh!) 1st of the Month 1st and 15th 6 Months, 8 Days, 12 Hours

Japanese Prime Minister won’t re-apologize for WW2 sex slaves, and America wants them to apologize yet still hasn’t apologized for its own slave history! Looking at the disgust that is government, politics, and war and the recent news resurfacing of “comfort women” in WW2; trying to learn government vocabulary could be endless. Learn some words and history as I get schooled. Come With Me… Featured Tracks: Black Republican Follow The Leader War Bells of War American Terrorist

March 3rd is Girls Dai in Japan, also known as Doll Festival. Let me tell you what it’s all about and the Japanese vocabulary associated with it. I definitely think playing with Barbies and Bratz is more fun then giving some porcelain dolls rice crackers! Come With Me… Featured Tracks: Just A Girl That Girl Girls Best Friend She’s Your Queen (Coming To America) Holiday

I’m leaving, but not yet, and not for good. Here is what you need to do if you do plan on leaving Japan for vacation or any reason and want to return. I discuss the documents needing to be obtained for one less hassle at Customs and Immigration. Update your passports and I.D. cards while learning the associated Japanese vocabulary with me, and of course my selected travel tunes play along. Come With Me… Featured Tracks: I’m Leaving Pasaporte Latino Americano Pimpin All Over The World You Don’t Know Me I’m Leaving You Again

You can reach me by airplane, but I dare you to catch the train anywhere here! Getting around Japan can be so frustrating and financialy challenging, especially when pricing bullet train tickets, domestic flights, versus the cheap cost to fly out of Japan, rather than traveling within. Let's review some crucial vocabulary terms by means of transportation. Tell me how to go! Come With Me... Featured Tracks: Tell Me When To Go Run Miss Your Flight Ride The Train Go

It's always time to eat! Browse the grocery stores in Japan and learn the basics to what is needed in your kitchen from: bread, eggs, cheese, milk, water, salt, pepper, ketchup and of course RICE. I have the vocabulary for what you need to keep your stomach settled. Come With Me... Featured Tracks: All You Can Eat Chicken Noodle Soup Peanut Butter Jelly Time Chicken Grease Pork Chops & Onion Gravy (Baltimore Club) The Food

Trying to get a car in Japan can be a hassle if your not prepared. Learning car vocabulary is the first thing to do! Listen to my favorite ryder music and let me tell you what I went through. Come With Me... Featured Tracks: Chevy Ridin' High Ruff Ryders Anthem Rider Girl Ridin' Dirty Ride Wit Me