Nihongo ga jôzu desu ne. (Your Japanese is real good, isn't it?) Itsu kara nihongo wo benkyô shite imasu ka? (Since when have you been studying Japanese?)
Just about everything in there is right. The only thing that was wrong was writing "Kaki koto mono wa suki desu." "Mono" refers to a thing and "koto" also refers to a thing. However, "mono" means a concrete thing, whereas "koto" means an abstract thing. It is better to write the above as "Kaku koto ga suki desu." Replacing "wa" with "ga" is better since "wa" indicates a change in topic, not subject. By using "wa" in your sentence, the topic changed from you to the act of writing. As a rule, "wa" is used to indicate a change in topic, not subject. For references to and changes in subject, "ga" is used. Also, although the sentence is correct, in "Mada nihongo no benkyo wa taihen juuyou desu", "taihen" is optional. However, I must warn you about the "wa", since it indicates a change in topic. You always want to remind the listener that the topic is you, not the study of Japanese. Of course, if you want to emphasize the study of Japanese, "wa" is appropiate. I am not completely familiar with the particles "wa" and "ga" in a sentence. Although "wa" is a topic particle and "ga" is a subject particle, there is more to them than just these definitions. Finally, the word for "study" has a long o at the end, so it is not "benkyo", but "benkyoo". (I usually just stick in a micron; "benkyô") Ganbatte yo. (Go for it! [lit. "Persevere!"]) - Arian I. --- In [email protected], "eephsmith1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Konban wa. > > O-genki desu ka. (How are you?) > > Watashi no namae wa Elbert desu. (My name is Elbert.) Lincoln, > Nebraska USA ni sunde imasu. (I live in Lincoln, Nebraska USA.) > > Watashi wa ureshii desu. (I'm happy.) Shigoto wa ii desu. (Work > is good.) > > Konshuu wa senshuu yori samui desu. (This week is colder than last > week.) > > Saikin wa nihongo no benkyo o shimasu yo. (Recently I have been > studying Japanese indeed.) Kaki koto mono wa suki desu. (I like to > write.) Mada nihongo no benkyo wa taihen juuyou desu. (Still, > Japanese language study is very important.) > > 200 bunpo no bun o anki shite imasu. (I'm memorizing 200 grammar > sentences.) Hiragana mo shite imasu. (I'm also doing the hiragana.) > > Ie de nihongo no renshuu no teepu o kikimasu. (At home I listen to > Japanese practice tapes.) > > Senshuu wa CDROM kurasu o mimasu. (Last week I saw a CDROM course.) > > Teisei ga arimasen ka. (Are there any corrections?) > > Dewa mata ne. > > > > Elbert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
