GENKI I: LESSON 3 NOTES

そうじゃないの？

そう　じゃない　の？

That’s not it?

Guys, please be careful to vet that what you choose to signal boost is actually accurate. I’m seeing a lot of well-intentioned posts today about Net Neutrality that are likely to do just as much harm as good due to misinformation in them.

For instance, we are not all suddenly shouting that the sky is falling because the FCC has PASSED the bill abolishing Net Neutrality and the changes are to be put in place some time this month. As claimed by one post I just saw with over 5,000 notes already. This is simply, unequivocally NOT true, and it can actually get in the way of the call to action that very post made, asking people to call and email their congressmen, because a lot of people who see that might think “what’s the point, if its already passed?”

It hasn’t. Chairman Ajit Pai of the FCC unveiled in April his proposed plan to strike back the Net Neutrality regulations Obama’s administration passed in 2015, and which have since 2015 been upheld by the courts in the face of Republican opposition’s attempts to claim they overreached. What has people shouting the sky is falling NOW is because yesterday (November 21st) is when the date of the official vote on this proposed plan was announced. That date is December 14th.

Which means there IS still time to affect the outcome of the vote. People are pessimistic about the chances of this vote because the FCC board is held by a Republican majority at the moment, but make the passing of this bill seem toxic enough to other Republican interests and there is still a chance to keep it from passing. 

Which is still a hell of a lot better than assuming the bill has already passed and that there’s really no point.

We have until December 14th to kick up enough of a fuss that the Republicans on the FCC board think twice about voting for this bill. And even after that, there are still legal recourses. The courts have refused to uphold other bills Trump’s administration has attempted to pass as overreaching, unconstitutional, and/or in opposition of the true will of the people - just as the Republicans attempted to do back in 2015 when the FCC under Obama passed the Net Neutrality laws in the first place.

This does not mean be complacent. This does not mean assume enough other people will raise enough of a fuss without adding your voice to the mix. It simply means THERE IS STILL TIME TO ACT. The sky may be falling, but until it finishes falling, there’s still a chance to catch it instead. 

Japanese Music Vocabulary ・音楽についての単語

I re-watched my favorite anime, Nodame Cantabile. The feels and obsession are real, like the heaps of music-themed vocabulary I learned from it! Here you are! EVERYONE, WATCH NODAME CANTABILE, I AM SERIOUS!  (のだめカンタービレ)

「楽しい音楽の時間だ」

The nice thing about music vocabulary is that there are some Kanji that keep appearing again and again, making the words easier to remember (the readings)

General Stuff

音楽・おんがく・music

弾く・ひく・to play (an instrument)

楽器・がっき・Instrument

楽譜・がくふ・sheet music

クラシック・classical music

演奏・えんそう・performance

演奏旅行・えんそうりょこう・tour

手中・しゅちゅう・concentration

奏法・そうほう・way of performing, playing

公演・こうえん・performance

Some instruments

ピアノ・piano

バイオリン・violin

オボエ・oboe

ティンパニ・tinpani

ファゴット・fagott

トランペット・trumpet

フルート・flute

ギター・guitar

チェロ・cello

コントラバス・contrabass

ビオラ・viola

ピッコロ・piccolo

ドラム・drum

マンドリン・mandolin

Compositions

作曲・さっきょく・composition (also a する verb)

楽曲・がっきょく・composition

器楽曲・きがくきょく・instrumental piece

練習曲・れんしゅうきょく・étude

交響曲・こうきょうきょく・symphony

協奏曲・きょうそうきょく・concerto (eg. ピアノ協奏曲 piano concerto)

狂奏曲・きょうそうきょく(yes, the same as in concerto)・rhapsody

曲名・きょくめい・title 

Artists and Ensembles

音楽家・おんがくか・musician

奏者・そうしゃ・player, musician

指揮者・しきしゃ・conductor

デュエット・duet

室内楽・しつないがく・chamber music

オーケストラ・orchestra

Music Theory

音楽理論・おんがくりろん・music theory

器楽・きがく・instrumental

長調・ちょうちょう・major key

短調・たんちょう・minor key

和音・わおん・accord

協和音・きょうわおん・consonant accord

不協和音・ふきょうわおん・dissonant accord

小節・こぶし・measure

音符・おんぷ・note

休符・きゅうふ・rest, pause (playing)

絶対音感・ぜったいおんかん・perfect pitch

楽想・がくそう・theme

作品・さくひん・opus number (e.g. 作品18 - op. 18)

楽章・がくしょう・movement (e.g. 第1楽章 - first movement)

Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五弾」, andうverbs and るverbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五弾「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する

する verbs: する verbs are made by adding する to a noun. To ask questions・質問する・しつもんする To be surprised・びっくりする To call・電話する・でんわする To do the cleaning・掃除する・そうじする To do the washing・選択する・せんたくする To get married・結婚する・けっこんする To go shopping・買い物する・かいものする To have a meal・食事する・しょくじする To reserve・予約する・よやくする To study・勉強する・べんきょうする To take a walk・散歩する・さんぽする To travel・旅行する・りょこうする

Weather in German

das Wetter - weather

der Wind - wind

die Luft - air

der Sonnenschein - sunshine

der Wirbelwind - whirlwind

das Polarlicht - aurora/polar light

der Schneeregen - sleet/rain and snow

der Hagel - hail

der Donner - thunder

der Blitz - lightning

der Schauer - downpour

der Sturm - storm

die Wolke - cloud

der Regen - rain

das Gewitter - thunderstorm

der Nebel - fog/mist

der Schnee - snow

der Regenbogen - rainbow

der Raureif - frost/white frost

das Eis - ice

der Frost - freeze

der Eiszapfen - icicle

der Hurrikan - hurricane

der Tornado - tornado

der Monsun - monsoon

die Überschwemmung - flood

die Brise - breeze

die Kühle - coolness

die Kälte - coldness

die Hitze - heat/hotness

die Wärme - warmth

sonnig - sunny

bewölkt - cloudy

heiß - hot

kalt - cold

warm - warm

trocken - dry

stürmisch - stormy/tempestuous

nass - wet

feucht - damp/humid

windig - windy

nebelig - foggy

es regnet - it’s raining

es schneit - it’s snowing

“x” Grad minus - minus “x” degrees

Things to say to a friend in Spanish 💖

When they’re going through a hard time

Todo irá bien. All is going to be okay

No te preocupes. Don´t worry

Yo te creo. I believe you

Yo creo en ti. I believe in you

Estoy aquí por ti. I´m here for you

Sabes que puedes contar conmigo. You know you can count on me

Tú me importas. You matter to me

Lo superarás. You will get over it

Déjame ayudarte. Let me help you

¿Qué puedo hacer para que te sientas mejor? What can I do to make you feel better?

Lo entiendo. I understand

Me importas mucho. I care about you a lot

Lo superaremos juntos / juntas. We´ll get through this together

When you are thankful they are there

Gracias por entenderme. Thank you for understanding

Eres un buen amigo / buena amiga. You’re a good friend

Sabía que me comprenderías. I knew you would get it

Gracias por cubrirme la espalda. Thanks for having my back

Gracias por todo. Thank you for everything

When you want to spend time together

¿Cuándo podemos vernos? When can we meet?

Te echo de menos / extraño. I miss you

¿Estás libre el __? Are you free on __?

Hazme saber si algún día quieres hablar. Let me know if you ever want to talk

Things to tell them everyday

Estás guapísimo / guapísima hoy. You look great today

Ese color te sienta genial. That color looks great on you

Siempre sacas lo mejor de la gente. You always bring out the best in people

Me acabas de alegrar el día. You just made my day

Things you should always say

Te quiero. I love you

Me encanta pasar tiempo contigo. I love spending time with you

Mis mejores recuerdos son contigo. My best memories involve you

Me inspiras. You inspire me

Me encanta que nos hayamos conocido. I love that we met

Eres simplemente genial. You are just great

thank you, wiktionary

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It took a while, but now I've got a grasp on na-adjectives (and about half of the time I spent on them was for the sake of making my notes pretty)

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