Blog Assignment #12
私はごぜんしちじごろにおきました。
それから、私はともだちとあさごはんをたべました。
たまごととうふをたべました。
私はとうふがすきです！
それから、じゅうじごろにクラスにいきました。
ごごじゅうにごろにひるごはんをたべました。
としょかんでべんきょうしました。
はちじごろにばんごはんをたべました。
ごぜんじゅうにごろにねました。
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Blog Assignment #8
After doing a bit of exploring online, I am very fascinated by all the different uses of katakana that I have seen. We have already seen katakana used for loanwords, like テレビ (television). I did not realize, however, that many katakana loanwords are borrowed from languages beyond just English; for example パン is a katakana word for bread—just like the word "pan" used in Spanish and Portuguese. One of the most interesting discoveries for me was that there are many loanwords that both English and Japanese have borrowed from another culture. For example, I never considered that "rucksack" might not be an originally English word. It turns out that the word "rucksack" actually originates in Germany, with "“Rücken” meaning “back” and "sack" meaning "bag." The katakana version of this is リュックサック (Ryukkusakku). Isn't that interesting? I think that the use of katakana in these contexts really makes the words stand out from typical Jap...
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