I like to do Vs I like , and other questions
I like to do Vs I like , and other questions
I Like to eat sushi
Watashu wa sushi o taberu koto ga suki desu.
Vs
I like sushi
Boku wa sushi ga suki desu
I know the second one is right, but I am not sure about the first one I learned the sentence pattern way back in 8th grade.
Sorry about the romaji. I don't have ms office so I can't download language packs
basu ni note gakko e ikimasu
I ride the bus to school
or
I ride the bus and go to school.
Watashu wa sushi o taberu koto ga suki desu.
Vs
I like sushi
Boku wa sushi ga suki desu
I know the second one is right, but I am not sure about the first one I learned the sentence pattern way back in 8th grade.
Sorry about the romaji. I don't have ms office so I can't download language packs
basu ni note gakko e ikimasu
I ride the bus to school
or
I ride the bus and go to school.
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Re: I like to do Vs I like
You don't need MS office to use the IME. It's part of the operating system, not part of an application package.
The first sentence seems a bit off, though. But I can't put my finger on why.
For the second set (not sure why they're in this thread, but.....) I guess I'd just say "Basu de gakkou ni ikimasu." (I go to school by bus.)
The first sentence seems a bit off, though. But I can't put my finger on why.
For the second set (not sure why they're in this thread, but.....) I guess I'd just say "Basu de gakkou ni ikimasu." (I go to school by bus.)
Re: I like to do Vs I like , and other questions
The IME you can download from Microsoft which requires Office to be installed is for 98/ME and doesn't work with XP, anyway.
The XP IME is shipped on the XP installation CDROM.
The XP IME is shipped on the XP installation CDROM.
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Re: I like to do Vs I like , and other questions
I don't have an XP CD and when I try to download from ms the validation process says I need a cd.
One more question
goji yonjuugofun ni okite shaawaa o araumasu
I wake up at 5:45 and take a shower
I positive about the sentence structure, but not about the last verb
One more question
goji yonjuugofun ni okite shaawaa o araumasu
I wake up at 5:45 and take a shower
I positive about the sentence structure, but not about the last verb
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浴びます ・ あびますleonl wrote: I positive about the sentence structure, but not about the last verb
シャワーを浴びます
shawaa wo abimasu
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The verb to take a shower is 浴びる (abiru) which conjugates to 浴びます (abimasu)leonl wrote:.....
goji yonjuugofun ni okite shaawaa o araumasu
I wake up at 5:45 and take a shower
I positive about the sentence structure, but not about the last verb
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basu de gakko e ikimasuleonl wrote:....
basu ni note gakko e ikimasu
I ride the bus to school
or
I ride the bus and go to school.
I go to school by bus
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Re: I like to do Vs I like , and other questions
Your origianl sentence:寿司を食べることが好きです。(すし を たべる こと が すき です。) is fine. You can nominalize verbs (turn them into nouns/gerunds) with こと as you did in your example, or with の.leonl wrote:I Like to eat sushi
Watashu wa sushi o taberu koto ga suki desu.
Vs
I like sushi
Boku wa sushi ga suki desu
I know the second one is right, but I am not sure about the first one I learned the sentence pattern way back in 8th grade.
eg:寿司を食べるのが好きです。
すし を たべる の が すき です。
の sounds more natural and you will here it more often in spoken Japanese.
Also, you can say シャワーを浴びる (あびる) or シャワーをする。
そうだ、嬉しいんだ、生きる喜び!
例え胸の傷が痛んでも。
例え胸の傷が痛んでも。
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becki-san, on the question of sounding natural, in your experience do the Japanese say "ride the bus" as the OP has used in "I ride the bus to school"?
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They're both fine, バズに乗って学校へ行きます just puts more emphasis on the act of riding.chikara wrote:becki-san, on the question of sounding natural, in your experience do the Japanese say "ride the bus" as the OP has used in "I ride the bus to school"?
そうだ、嬉しいんだ、生きる喜び!
例え胸の傷が痛んでも。
例え胸の傷が痛んでも。
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Thanks. In this country we go "by bus" or go "on the bus" but I can't recall ever hearing someone say "ride a bus".
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Hontoo? Doko kara kimashita ka?chikara wrote:Thanks. In this country we go "by bus" or go "on the bus" but I can't recall ever hearing someone say "ride a bus".
(Where are you from. is what I am aiming at)
Maybe I'm weird but I usually say I ride the bus to school.
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オーストラリアに住んでいます。leonl wrote: Hontoo? Doko kara kimashita ka?
(Where are you from. is what I am aiming at) ....
私のアバターは手掛かりですね。

Different English speaking countries use different turns of phrase.leonl wrote:Maybe I'm weird but I usually say I ride the bus to school.
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Australia. boku wa amerika ni sunde imasu.chikara wrote:オーストラリアに住んでいます。leonl wrote: Hontoo? Doko kara kimashita ka?
(Where are you from. is what I am aiming at) ....
私のアバターは手掛かりですね。![]()
Different English speaking countries use different turns of phrase.leonl wrote:Maybe I'm weird but I usually say I ride the bus to school.
nibannobunshoo wa wakarimasen.
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niban no bunsholeonl wrote:nibannobunshoo wa wakarimasen.
二番の文書
watashi no abataa wa tegakari desu ne
You can always cut and paste into WWWJDIC

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