Let's learn Japanese....

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I was afraid of something like that.

I can help you conjugate if you give me her phone number so I can, um... apologize for helping you with this... email address works too, and msn if you've got it.

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

oh ok sounds good. here's her number. but if her husband picks up, dont worry. he's a really small guy.

...lol...

Anyways. 私とかけおちしましょう。 Right? I don't really mind it being a bit commanding.

と一緒に逃げる also seems to work but could you explain いっしょ? And would it be　私といっしょににげりまっしょ？

I'd actually like it to be commanding. せんせい、私とにげて。おきなわにいきまっしょ。 Would that be all right?

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Married? What? That doesn't matter since I'm apologizing anyway, right? Where's her number dammit? I mean, uh, could you send that again?

Oh well I'm not going to teach you to make it sound more commanding than that. There's a word for that form I learned in linguistics class, but I've forgotten it and I don't feel like digging through notes now to find it. What's usually called a command form usually sounds more like a demand.

I can't think of a middle ground. Maybe someone can come up with something in between, but all I can think of is more polite or softer ways of saying it.

Anyway, yes what you have written is grammatically correct. I'll not coment on the moral implications if she does in fact have a husband. And as an added bonus, at no extra charge I'm giving away a full disclaimer! Use at your own risk! Any and all bodily harm done to you is your own responsibility. I do not intend to be held accountable for any resulting reduction in your grade either.

Your second sentence should be 私といっしょににけましょう。

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

As an inspiration to those of you (like me) who are struggling to develop an affluency for Japanese, read the following website:

http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/about

This guy grew up in America, never took a Japanese class, but in 2 years became entirely fluent (in fact, as he states better than some natives) in Japanese.
He also claims to have maintained a happy lifestyle, but I don't know how judging by the rigid study schedule he boasts of in his various postings.