Monday, November 30, 2009


I bought a new monitor today because my old one died last week :)





I didn't carry my camera today, so here are some old pictures of Toronto.

Sunday, November 29, 2009



It was a dark and stormy day, but I can improve it with the computer :)

Saturday, November 28, 2009


I'm still stuck working on the computer, so here's another old photo.
This is the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. in 1980.


I'm stuck inside working on the computer so here's an old picture :)

Friday, November 27, 2009



I bought Korean pickles from the Korean store.

韓国の店で韓国の漬物を買いました。


It's 2 degrees :|

Thursday, November 26, 2009



It's a rainy day.

雨が降っています。

Maybe tomorrow will be better.

たぶん明日は良くなるでしょう。

Wednesday, November 25, 2009



30年まえに私が取った写真です。
トロントの地下鉄です。

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Here's a video about the "th" sound.


 雨がやみました  が正しいです。
梅雨がおわりました。  これは正しい。


Not all of the fish is raw. The eel is cooked.


All of the oranges are not green.
オレンジすべては緑ではない。

Tuesday

火曜日

Monday, November 23, 2009



How to Make KANJI in Vista

漢字

Joyo Kanji (Jouyou Kanji, Grade 1-7, 1945 characters)
Grade 1 (80 characters)
一右雨円王音下火花貝学気九休玉金空月犬見五口校左三山子四糸字耳七車手十出女小上森人水正生青夕石赤千川先早草足村大男竹中虫町天田土二日入年白八百文木本名目立力林六
Grade 2 (160 characters)
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Grade 3 (200 characters)
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Grade 4 (200 characters)
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Grade 5 (185 characters)
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Grade 6 (181 characters)
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Grade 7 (939 characters)
乙又了及勺丈刃凡与井介刈凶斤幻互孔升冗双丹弔斗屯匹乏匁厄凹且甘丘巨玄巧甲込囚汁召斥仙占奴凸尼払丙矛扱芋汚汗缶企吉朽叫仰刑江旨芝朱舟充旬巡匠尽迅壮吐弐如肌伐帆妃伏忙朴妄吏劣亜壱沖戒肝含岐忌却狂吟迎呉坑抗攻更克佐伺寿秀床抄肖伸辛吹杉即妥択沢但沈呈廷尿妊忍把伯抜伴尾扶芳邦坊妨没妙戻抑励依炎押欧殴佳怪拐劾岳奇祈宜拒拠享況屈茎肩弦拘肯昆刺祉肢侍邪叔尚昇沼炊枢姓征斉析拙阻卓拓抽坪抵邸泥迭到突杯拍泊迫彼披泌苗怖附侮沸併奉抱泡房肪奔抹岬免茂盲炉枠哀威為姻疫卸架悔皆垣括冠軌虐糾峡挟狭契孤弧枯侯恒洪荒郊香拷恨砕咲削施狩臭柔俊盾叙浄侵甚帥是牲窃荘促俗耐怠胎胆衷挑勅珍津亭貞帝訂怒逃洞峠卑赴封柄胞某冒盆柳幽厘郎浦悦宴翁華蚊核陥既飢鬼恐恭脅桑恵倹兼剣軒娯悟貢剛唆宰栽剤索桟脂疾酌殊珠准殉徐宵症祥称辱唇娠振浸陣粋衰畝逝隻扇栓租捜挿泰託恥致畜逐秩朕逓哲途倒凍唐桃透胴匿悩畔般疲被姫浜敏浮紛捕倣俸峰砲剖紡埋眠娘耗紋竜倫涙烈恋浪尉逸陰菓涯殻郭掛喝渇乾勘患貫偽菊脚虚菌偶掘啓掲渓蛍控婚紺彩斎崎惨執赦斜蛇釈寂渋淑粛庶渉紹訟剰紳酔崇据惜旋措粗掃曹袋逮脱淡窒彫眺陳釣偵添悼盗陶豚軟猫粘婆排培陪舶販描瓶符偏崩堀麻猛唯悠庸粒隆涼猟陵累握偉渦詠越援奥喚堪換敢棺款閑幾棋欺喫距暁琴遇隅圏堅雇御慌硬絞項詐傘紫滋軸湿煮循掌晶焦硝粧詔畳殖診尋酢遂随疎訴喪葬堕惰替棚弾遅超脹塚堤渡塔搭棟痘筒鈍廃媒蛮扉普幅雰塀遍募傍帽婿愉猶裕雄揚揺絡痢硫塁裂廊惑湾腕違煙猿鉛嫁暇禍雅塊慨該較隔滑褐勧寛頑棄詰愚虞靴傾携継傑嫌献遣誇鼓碁溝腰債催歳載搾嗣慈愁酬奨詳飾触寝慎睡跡摂践禅塑僧賊滞滝嘆痴稚蓄跳艇殿塗督漠鉢搬煩頒微飽滅誉溶裸雷酪虜鈴零廉楼賄維稲隠寡箇概駆綱酵豪酷獄魂雌漆遮需銃塾緒彰誓銑漸遭憎駄奪端嫡徴漬摘滴寧髪罰閥碑漂腐慕僕墨膜慢漫銘網誘踊僚暦漏慰影鋭謁閲縁稼餓潟歓監緩輝儀戯窮緊勲慶撃稿撮暫賜趣潤遵衝嘱審震澄請潜遷槽諾鋳駐墜締徹撤踏縄輩賠範盤罷賓敷膚賦舞噴墳憤幣弊舗穂褒撲摩魅黙憂窯履慮寮霊緯憶穏壊懐獲憾還凝薫憩賢衡墾錯諮儒獣壌嬢錠薪錘薦濁壇篤曇濃薄縛繁避壁縫膨謀磨諭融擁謡頼隣隷錬嚇轄環擬犠矯謹謙購懇擦爵醜償礁繊鮮燥霜濯鍛聴謄頻翼療齢穫騎襟顕鎖瞬繕礎騒贈懲鎮闘藩覆癖翻繭癒濫糧韻繰鶏鯨璽髄瀬藻覇爆譜簿霧羅離麗響懸鐘譲醸籍騰欄艦顧魔躍露驚襲鑑
Jinmei Kanji (Grade 8, 895 characters)
丑丞串乃之乎也云亘亙些亦亥亨亮仔伊伎伍伽佃佑伶侃侑俄侠俣俐侶倭俺倶倦倖偲僅傭儲允兎兜其冥冴冶凄凌凜凛凧凪凰凱函刹劉劫勁勃勾匂勿匡廿卜卯卿厨厩叉叡叢叶只吾呑吻呂哉哨啄唄哩喬喧喰喋嘩嘉嘗噌噂圃圭坐尭堯坦埼埴堆堰堺堵塙塞填壕壬夷奄奈奎套妖娃姪姥娩媛嬉孟宏宋宛宕宥寅寓寵尖尤屑岡峨峻崖崚嵐嵯嵩嶺巌巖已巳巴巷巽巾帖幌幡庄庇庚庵廟廻弘弛弥彌彗彦彪彬徠忽怜恢恰恕悌惟惚悉惇惹惺惣慧憧憐戊或戚戟戴托按拶拭挨拳捉挺挽掬捲捷捺捻捧掠揃掴摺撒撰撞播撫擢孜敦斑斐斡斧斯於旦旭旺昂昊昏昌昧昴晏晃晄晒晋晟晦晨智暉暢曖曙曝曳曽曾朋朔杏杖杜李杭杵枕杷枇柑柴柵柿柘柊栃柏柾柚桧檜栞桔桂桁栖桐栗梧梗梓梢梛梯桶梶椛梨梁椅棲椎椋椀楯楚楕椿楠楓椰楢楊榎樺榊榛槙槇槍槌樫槻樟樋橘樽橙檎檀櫂櫛櫓欣欽歎此殆毅毘毬汀汝汐汎汲沙汰沌沓沫洸洲洵洛浩浬淵淳渚淀淋渥湘湊湛湧溢滉溜漱漕漣澪濡瀕灘灸灼烏焔焚煌煎煤煉熙熊燕燎燦燭燿爪爽爾牒牙牟牡牽犀狼猪獅玖玩珂珈珊珀玲琢琉瑛琥琶琵琳瑚瑞瑶瑳瑠璃瓜瓢瓦甥甫畏畠畢畿疋疏痩皐皓眉眸睦瞳瞥瞭矩砦砥砧硯碓碗碩碧磐磯祇祢禰祐禄祿禎祷禽禾秦秤稀稔稟稜稽穣穰穿窄窟窪窺竣竪竺竿笈笹笙笠筈筑箕箔箸篇篠箪簾籾粥粟糊紘紗紐絃紬絆絢綺綜綴緋綾綸縞徽繋繍纂纏羚羨翔翠耀而耶耽聡肇肋肘肴胤胡脇脩腔腎膏膳臆臥臼舜舷舵艶芥芹芯芭芙芦苑茄苔苺茅茉茨茸茜莞荻莫莉菅菫菖萄菩萌萠莱菱葦葛葵萱葺萩董葡蓋蓑蒔蒐蒼蒲蒙蓉蓮蔭蒋蔦蓬蔓蕎蕨蕉蕃蕪蔽薙蕾蕗藁薩藤藍蘇蘭虎虹蜂蜜蝦蝶螺蝉蟹蝋衿袖袈袴裡裾裟裳襖訊訣註詣詢詮詫誼諏諄誰諒謂諺諦謎讃豹貌貰貼賑赳跨蹄蹟蹴輔輯輿轟辰辻迂迄辿迪迦這逞逗逢遥遙遁遡遜遼邑那祁郁鄭酉酎醇醐醒醍醤采釉釘釜釧鋒鋸錦錐錆錫鍋鍵鍬鎧鎌閃閏閤闇阜阪阿陀隈隙隼雀雁雛雫霞靖鞄鞍鞘鞠鞭韓頁頃須頌頓頗頬顛颯餅饗馨馴馳駕駒駿驍魁魯鮎鯉鯛鰯鱒鱗鳩鳶鳳鴨鴻鵜鵬鶴鴎鷲鷺鷹鹿麒麓麟麿黎黛鼎亀亞惡爲榮衞圓薗應櫻奧價壞懷樂卷陷氣僞戲峽狹曉駈勳惠鷄藝縣儉劍險圈檢顯驗嚴廣恆國碎雜兒濕實壽收從澁獸縱敍將燒奬條乘淨剩疊孃讓釀眞寢愼盡粹醉穗齊靜攝專戰纖禪壯爭莊搜裝騷藏臟帶滯瀧單團彈晝鑄廳聽鎭轉傳嶋燈盜稻拜盃賣髮拔祕冨拂佛峯飜萬默埜藥與搖樣謠來覽龍凉壘禮
Other Kanji (Grade 9, 375 characters)
丼乖乞仇什伜佇侘俯傲儚冤几剃剥卍卦厭叛叱叩吊吃呆吠呪咎呟呵呻咽咳咤唖哺唾啖唸喉喩喘嗜嘘嘔噛嘲囁囮垢埃埒埠塵壺奢妓姐姑妬妾姦姜娼媚嫉嬌尻屁屍屏屓屠巫幇弄彙彷徊徘徨怯恍悍悴悸惧愕慄憬憔憮憫懺扮拉拗拮挫捏掻捗掟揶揄揉氾沃泄洩洒涜涎涅浣淫淘渾溺滲漉潰澱澹濤濾灌瀾狗狐狙狛狡狸狽猜猥猾獰苛茹茫萎葱蔑薔薇隕怨悶慇憑懃戮扁拿攣敲斬曰晰肛股胚脊胱脆脛腋脾腑腫腺腿腱膀膝膣膵膿朦臀朧杓枷柩梱桿棍椒楷楡槃檻鬱歪毯炒炸烙焙煽燐燻爛焉烹爬爺牌牝牢逅邂琲璧甦疹疼疱痕痔痒痙痣痰痺瘍癌皺眩睨睾瞑瞠瞞瞰瞼罠罫罵砒磔礫禿袂褌褪笥筍筏箋籠粕糠糞絨綻縷羞翡聾舐虻蚤蛋蛆蛙蛭蛾蜃蛸蝕蝿蟻蠍裔覗訃訛訝詛詭誅誑誹諜諫謗謳謬讐貪貶賂賭賽贅贄贋贔贖跋跪踪蹂踵躇躁躊躙躯躾軋轍轢辟辣扈酊酋酩麹麺銚鋲鋤錨鍾鍼鍍閻闊雹飴餌餐餃餞饉饅饒勒靱韮頸頷顆顎騙驕骸髭髷魍魎魑鮒鮭鮫鮪鮨鯵鯖鯱鯰鰐鰊鰤鰻鱈鰹鶯鹸黍鼠

 



Big companies put up Christmas decorations because they have lots of money.

OKANEMOCHI DESU KARA OOKII KAISHA GA KURISUMASU NO KAZARI WO KAKETE IMASU.


It's not snowing yet this year.

KOTOSHI YUKI GA FURIMASEN.

Sunday, November 22, 2009



old house

FURUI UCHI
I'm always on the computer.



There's a new video about English - "reduced relative clauses":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ZJKS7NqAE&feature=sub


up

UE


sunrise

HINODE

日の出

Saturday, November 21, 2009


The sky is blue. The tree is green.

空は青い。 木は緑である。


eagles

WASHI

ワシ


土曜日

Charlie Brown has a dog.

Friday, November 20, 2009



a comic from 50 years ago

MUKASHI NO MANGA


ジャム

jam


tree





もく

金曜日
10月
20日


雨が おわりました


All of the sushi are round.
All of the sushi are not square.
Not all of the sushi are on the left. Some are on the right.

Thursday, November 19, 2009


青い


Rogers is a very big company in Canada that does DVD rental, cable TV, cell phones, news and other things.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009







あかい みどり
赤い 緑
RED GREEN


I'm going for a walk.

arukimasu

歩きます

sanpo shimasu
散歩します

Tuesday, November 17, 2009


HHOF




The Hockey Hall of Fame is the museum of hockey in Toronto.
It has the Stanley Cup and the other hockey trophies.

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Here's a link to a web-page that explains the order of adjectives in English:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord.htm

Monday, November 16, 2009



The shuttle is up!



2 views of art

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Monday, November 16, 2009

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:28 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time).

Sunday, November 15, 2009




KYOU HA OTOUTO NO APA-TO HE IKIMASHITA.
RINGO NO KEKKI WO TABEMASHITA.
RAJIO WO MORAIMASHITA.

I can't use my kanji software because my monitor is broken :)


NICHIYOUBI DESU.

KORE WA MUKASHI NO SAKKA DESU.

Saturday, November 14, 2009


I thank all my friends for their emails.
They mean a lot to me :)

Into the Sun



A "handle" is a thing that you hold with your hand to open a door or a drawer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_handle

You can say "How does the car handle?" or "How does the car steer?"
Answer: The steering/handling is good.
or
The steering/handling is too loose/tight.