Hey guys! My
name is Mari Funabashi and I'm a first-year Japanese student! This blog is for
my Japanese class, and I hope that you (whoever you are) enjoy it! My father is
Japanese and my mother is Chinese, but I was never allowed to learn either
language growing up, as my parents were afraid that I would speak English with
an accent and be ostracized. But I've always wanted to learn Japanese since I
was little. My sister fulfilled her desire to learn Chinese in college, and now
that I'm in college, I'm finally taking Japanese! To say that I'm ecstatic to
learn Japanese is seriously the understatement of the year. I’m absolutely
thrilled to finally, finally (19 years in the making) learn Japanese. I don’t
know if it’s the thought of being one step closer to fulfilling my dream of
talking to Hayao Miyazaki or Joe Hisaishi in Japanese, the culmination of years
of watching anime, or simply visiting Japan and not feeling like a complete
outsider; but whatever the reason is, I’m finding Japanese a pure joy to learn.
Of course it’s definitely a challenge, as it’s my first non-Latin alphabet
language, but I’m relishing the simplicity of the grammar. The other language I’m
taking is German (my fifth year now), and for those who know German, the
grammar is pretty crazy. But I digress. I love Japanese and I’ll be writing
more posts! じゃ、また！
Thanks!
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| きょねんわたしはかぞくとひこうきでドイツへいきました。 わたしはいちばんみぎです。 |
Mari-san! I'm being super nosy and procrastinating cleaning/working... your compositions are awesome! Somehow in all the class introductions I'd missed that you're a music major :)
ReplyDeleteはい、おんがくをべんきょうします。オラさん「biological sciences/othercoolsmartstuff」をべんきょうしますか。
Deletehttp://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/ ComicCon!!! Come play :)
ReplyDeletethis looks fantastic!!!!
Deleteまりさんは みやざきはやおかんとくと ひさいしじょうさんと にほんごで はなしたいですか。 わたしも ジブリの えいがが とても すきです。 コロンビアだいがくの にほんごの クラスは しゅくだいが たくさんありますが、 とても よいプログラムです！ がんばってくださいね！
ReplyDeleteＴＡ あおき
どうもありがとうございます。にほんごのクラスはとてもたのしです。そしておもしろい。でもちょっとむずかしです。
DeleteHi, I`m kaisei Iwamoto. I`m Ritsumeikann university student. Please call me kaisei. I like Jiburi movies too. My best Jiburi movie is Princess Mononoke.What is your favorite?
ReplyDeleteこんにちわ かいせいさん。"千と千尋の神隠し" is my favorite, although I love all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies! "もののけ姫" is my sister's favorite movie!
DeleteHey Mari! It's so exciting to learn about your background behind your decision to learn Japanese. Actually, Miyazaki Hayao is my favorite as well, and he is one of the reasons why I was so enthralled to learn Japanese as well haha. With your diverse background in different cultures and knowledge in different languages, I think it will be a great help for your musical inspirations as well, and that is amazing. I'll listen to your music as well and がんばれ!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhich Miyazaki film is your favorite? I really love all of them, but especially Spirited Away!
DeleteHi Mari. I'm happy that you finally can start learning Japanese after all these years. Hope you are enjoying the class. Also, thank you for sharing your music. They are AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteどうもありがとう。おんがくがとてもすきですよ。
DeleteHey Mari, it's so cool that you're culturally linked with the language you're taking! Are you considering doing a study abroad by any chance? I'm sure it would be an amazing experience for you not only to practice Japanese language, but to get even more in touch with your personal link to Japanese culture!
ReplyDeleteP.S. まりのおんがくをききました！ Awesome! :)
I would love to visit Japan! It's definitely a goal of mine to see some Japanese countryside! I feel like it would be so idyllic!
Deleteへんしんありがとうございます。にほんのことにきょうみをもってもらってうれしいです。ジブリいがいですきなにほんのものはありますか？
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've never lived in Japan, I feel a very strong connection to Japanese culture. My family stayed in Japan when I was very young (around 2 years old) for quite a few months, but I don't really remember any of it. I especially really admire Japanese calligraphy. My father used to have a very beautiful calligraphy set with the ink stick and the stone grinder and the brushes. Also I love Japanese food. ときどきわたしわなっととごはんをたべます。とてもおいしいです。そしてうめとごはんをたべます。おおでしが、たかいです。One time my father bought a huge New Year's Obento! It had king shrimp and all different sorts of seaweed and pickles. It's one of the best memories I have of my father.
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