Minnasan...ogenki desuka

[t_sue]

hello...

i am a new member here... watashiwa malaysia no soo chin desu...doozo yoroshiku

i've taken japanese lessons 2 years back...but i have not put it into practice for so long ..i like to watch japanese drama & listen to japanese songs.... would love it if you can help me to practice my nihongo....

feel free to drop me a line/ chat with me

arigatou gozaimasu

soo chin desu

[bonitoclub]

Hello Soo-san

宜しくお願いします。yoroshiku onegaishimasu

Started back with 日本語 this year too. I studied Japanese for a year way back in 1977! I've also begun studying some j-pop song lyrics - it's a fun way to learn!

I had an interesting experience yesterday. Went to a Japanese cafe here in Melbourne - my only chance to practice 日本語 - and I said I was 風邪気味です（kazegimi desu - I've got a a bit of a cold?) The staff laughed and said it was kind of an old fashioned expression, young people don't really say that.

Does anyone know if this is true?

- Tony

[jiashen]

http://jisho.org/sentences?jap=%E9%A2%A8%E9%82%AA&eng=
This site (which I hear uses a database called EDICT) has several expressions used to describe a slight cold, besides 風邪気味, like 軽い風邪, 少し風邪（を引いています). I know it doesn't answer your question haha, but at least you have some alternatives to try!

[t_sue]

Tony-san,

you are right. Learning through songs and dramas are much more fun than facing the book....do you have any nice songs to recommend?

soo chin

[bonitoclub]

I'm working my way thru "Catchy" by Pizzicato Five.

[MattTheCat]

A bit late but...
When you add さん to 皆 it's almost always romanized as "minasan". The independent "n" is dropped almost always.