Practice Your Japanese Through Conversation

[Jason]

What is this construction? ...
「一つの私の」

"One of my..."

[Tensei]

ぼくは日本語がやくせる。。。でも。。。話せません、そして かけません。　むずかしすぎる。文型まだじょうずわかりません。。。

I dunno. ぼくの文法はままです。。。ぼくの語彙はとても不味い。

[Tensei]

Basically, my deconjugation skills are very good (and thus, my conjugation skills as well), and I know a few weird rules (like, say, ageru after the te form of a verb and stuff like that), so I can translate pretty well, but when I try to say something, even if I know the words, I dont know how to structure them. And chances are I dont even know the words.

Like...lets say that I want to say "I want to go to my favorite place and eat steak while running." Npw I could easily say 僕は行きたいえ僕のすきなところそしステーキをたべます（while)かけている。

But....thats not how the sentence is structured. And I dont know how to structure it.

[Alan]

I think you could use the -te form to join 'I want to go to my favourite place' and 'I want to eat steak' and then prefix the lot with 'while running' using the 'verb +うちに' construction. However half the time I don't know what I'm talking about

[theresachan]

Basically, my deconjugation skills are very good (and thus, my conjugation skills as well), and I know a few weird rules (like, say, ageru after the te form of a verb and stuff like that), so I can translate pretty well, but when I try to say something, even if I know the words, I dont know how to structure them. And chances are I dont even know the words.

Like...lets say that I want to say "I want to go to my favorite place and eat steak while running." Npw I could easily say 僕は行きたいえ僕のすきなところそしステーキをたべます（while)かけている。

But....thats not how the sentence is structured. And I dont know how to structure it.

はじめまして、テレサです。　よろしくお願いします。
I was born in Hong Kong but currently living in New Zealand.
Does 'eat steak while running' means anything in particular or do you want a literal translation?
How about: 一番大好きなところへ行きたい、走っていてステーキを食べる。
I'm not strong in Japanese, just making a suggestion

[kawasaki]

はじめまして
kawasaki desu
jasonsan no setumei ha wakariyasui desune
i didn't know much about the way to explain japanese by using grammar
i first heard the te-form or sort of expressions in english at jppod

well, if "eat steak while running" describes "eat steak and running at the same time"
"I want to go to my favorite place and eat steak while running."
i guess "お気に入りの場所に行って、走りながらステーキを食べたい" is better
but hasirinagara suteeki wo taberu no ?

[Bueller_007]

"I want to go to my favorite place and eat steak while running."

This is such a useless structure that I really have no idea how to say it.
Perhaps: 気に入った場所を走りながらステーキを食べることがしたいです。

[Jason]

Yeah, I'm still wondering about how you're planning to eat a steak and run at the same time.

[Tensei]

I dont, but throwing in more verb tenses helps to achieve a greater understanding of Japanese.

And I cant understand those two suggestions, but thanks anyways.

[Sean]

一つ質問があるのですが、「勝手」ってのはマイナスな含みがありますか？　たとえば、「勝手なこと」とか「勝手なまね」とか。　意味合いは「わがまま」のようなのですか？　（わがままがマイナスな含みがあると思いますけど、英語での「ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ」みたいな含みでしょうが。）　僕の体験にはそうだと思いますが、確かめたいです。

[Jason]

It all depends on how it's used. It'd probably be fastest to show you a couple of examples:

勝手に部屋に入るな！ [Don't just come into the room without asking (lit, of your own accord)!]

Here, it does have a very inconsiderate nuance. However:

信じるのは、あなたの勝手です。 [It's up to you wether or not you believe it.]

In this sentence it doesn't carry any kind of negative implications.

[redclaire]

watashini redclaire desu..watashiwa deutsu jin desu...yoroshouko onegai shimasu

eww..hopefully its correct

[Alan]

hajimemashite. Alan desu. yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Almost right. Try...

watashi wa redclaire desu. watashi wa doitsujin desu. yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Actually, you can get away without repeating 'watashi wa' as follows:

watashi wa redclaire desu. doitsujin desu. yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

[rei-kun]

hai! watashi no namae wa Reimondo Pawaazu desu. Jyu roku sai desu. Shumi wa konpyutaa to nihongo desu. Douzo Yoroshiku Onegai Shimasu!

jyaa~ ne!
ray

[atomsk]

ｒｉｋａｉｃｈａｎは　ローマ字と　できません。　みなさん、ひらがなで　かいて　ください。