Another 日本語のレスン

Ok everyone, here is another Japanese lesson.　Today we will be learning about counters.　In Japanese certain objects require words that are used as counters, since Japanese lacks the plural form of words. Counters are words that identify that there is more than one object present.

Counters include:

本（ほん）hon　Used for long or cylindrical objects such as (Books, Hair, Bottles, Trees, Poles)

前 (まえ) mae　Used for flat material （Paper, cloth, plates, ect.）

台 (だい) dai Used for many kinds of Machinery (computers, cars, other industrial Equipment)　

軒　(けん) ken Used for Places (houses, and shops)　　

人 (にん) nin Used to count People　

Although 1 person or 2 people is an acception once you reach 3 you can just use normal numbers. An example is below.

１一人　　(ひとり　hitori)　

２二人　（ふたり　futari)　

３三人　（さんにん　sannin）

There are more counters, however this is what I've learned up to this point. Take it in because there is more to come!

And this concludes my second 日本語のレスン!

Target Sucks

Target in Newburgh NY sucks. So I applied to Target like almost three weeks ago. The day after I applied I was told to call the store and ask for HR. I did, and no one picked up, this went on for about a week. Finally I got in touch with someone, and an interview was scheduled. During the interview the first woman who was interviewing me was new at this or at least she claimed. She basically did what I could of done alone. She read off questions and I answered them, then she wrote down my answers and was a horrible speller. This was a waste of about a half an hour. Next a competent employee came in who was actually an intern. She asked about my Marketing degree because she was in the process of getting her degree in Marketing too. She had a grip about what was going on and then another woman came in. Next she finished the interview process and told me I'd need a background check and a drug test. I said that'd be no problem, and then I found out I had 24hrs to take the drug test. I decided to go right after the interview. Having not had breakfast that morning it took me forever to pee. So I sat the diagnostic place for about 2 hours. Finally I took the drug test and left. Target told me they would get back to me as soon as they got the drug test results back. (They claimed it took and average of 24-48 hours). Two days after my drug test I called and no one was around so I called back the next day at a different time and same response. Finally after doing this for another week they called me back and said that the drug test had been canceled. They didn't give me any reason why after I asked and claimed since it was outsourced it took a while to get the results back. After hearing this I threated to not work because at this point they had wasted 2 weeks of my time where I could have been looking for other jobs. The woman simply said would you like me to put you down as withdrawn then? I told her yes.

You think if your company needs help you put now hiring signs up and hire people as soon as possible. This way your not overworking your current employees and everyone is happy. Apparently they don't need help or they just completely suck at life. Its unfortunate that it happened and that the process of getting to actually work there is so long and retarded. I could of actually made some money and they could of benefited from an overqualified employee.
Instead they wasted both my time and theirs for about two weeks. Awesome.

Weird Dream

Man, last night I had a weird dream.....

I don't even know where to begin. I think it was a double dream in that I was still asleep but I had two different dreams. The first thing I remember was that I was at this bakery, watching them make and sell their stuff, but I wasn't even behind the counter I was just standing in front, and watching. For some reason there was a Camera man there who was filming the whole thing. Apparently the bakery was going to be on a TV show. What was dumb was that it wasn't even a nice bakery is was like a dinky kiosk like store. There was like 2 cakes that were like mediocre, you could probably make or buy them from like Wal-mart hah. What else was weird is that my ex-girlfriend Angela was working there and some of my other friends from childhood. I don't think I talked to anyone working there, I just watched the bakery do its work lol. After the bakery closed I wrote something on one of the nearby wooden railing tops. I wrote (for some reason with ashes and my finger) I really enjoyed watching, and when I get home I'll watch the show and I signed it NY -for some reason. -- Really weird.

Now I don't know if that was connected or not -- but in the next part of my dream I was Antonio Banderas for some reason and I was being chased by Robert De Nero. He was some type of bad guy. I remember driving up this huge steep mountain with this other guy who I think was my partner (I think I was a cop) but I didn't know his name. We got like either ambushed or somehow our car got flipped upside down. We both scrambled away and I survived he didn't. Anyways after that it was like a goose chase for me to hunt De Nero and avenge my partner. He was some psychopathic killer, and for some reason I had to stop him. I remember trying to like infiltrate this area by metro rail. I kept having to kill these henchmen guys and sneak by them. I also thought he had killed or kidnapped my family or something so I had to stop him.



After this part these is a huge gap.. and then I finally catch De Nero or see him. I go after him but instead of like tackling him we start to talk. After me (as Antonio Banderas) and De Nero talk are both start crying because both our lives are ruined. Somehow we both realize that we just miserable and suffering so we stop fighting. After that I woke up and came back to reality lol.


Anyways it didn't make much sense, but it was kind of ridiculous.

日本語のレッスン

NEW POST!

Introduction

Japanese

私はニコラスロカドです。
はじめまして。
アメリカのニューヨークにすんでいます
私は二十一さいです。
私は英語の先生をします。
日本語はすこしはなせます。
日本語をおしえてください。
あえてよかったです、どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

English

I am Nicholas Lockard. Pleased to you meet you. I live in America, but more specifically New York. I am 21 years old. I will be an English teacher. I know how to speak a little Japanese. Please teach me Japanese. I am pleased to meet you, please be kind to me.

This is what I'll stick with for now until I move. This will obviously change around some once I actually get there. I will turn 22 once I get there. I also won't live in NY anymore haha.

Tip ＃１- When telling people where you live - It is best to say a broad area and then the specific area (if necessary). You do this by adding a の (no).

Ex.
とちぎ　の　さの　にすんでいます。

This literally means Tochigi, Sano I live. I think its translated to I live in Tochigi, but more specifically Sano.

Another Tip - Apparently a really, really polite way of replying to 元気ですか？　Is to say -

元気です。　あなた　は　いかが　ですか？　People will be like Wow - you're a foreigner and you said that.　Apparently it is more intellectual sounding.

Some tips!