Sunday, June 15, 2008

Expressing Feelings

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
Yes, I think so. Althougth that we are nationality differences but we have same emotional;
Sad, Happy,Funny etc.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.
怒る   angry
  面白い funny
  悲しい sad
  うらやましい enviously
  嬉しい happy

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
お疲れ様
 I think this word is difficult to translated it.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Name and Address on page 9

1. How do you choose a child`s given name in your family?
By combining parents name together.
2.Does the given name usually go in first position?
Yes, it does. In my country the given name will be go in first and then the given name.
3. Does your given name or your family name mean anything?
Yes,it does. My given name mean " Kindness Person"
4. Are there given names which can be both male and female?
No.There will be definitely seperate the male and female names.
5. Do other people in your family have the same given name?
No.The name in my family is not same given name. We have our own name.
6. Do women change their name to their husband`s name when they marry?
Yes. In my country it depends on that women who need to change to heir usband`s name because in the case of law in my country do not strick in this condition.
7. How do you know if names are boy`s names, girls`names, or both?
We can know by the meaning of their names which is boy`s names and which is girls` names
actually.