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[Fetian]

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-krisrisk

Huh.

[Fetian]

Oof ouch owie

[Fetian]

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-lakesbian

Talk to your pets!! Because they do actually!!

Oz knows "I have to get up, baby" and she knows "I'll be right back" means I'll be right back! How many dogs out there ask to go for a walk and understand when you say "We can do that in a few minutes", so they stop bothering you until some time has passed and then come back because you forgot? That last one is probably a tone thing but Oz definitely has picked up on some word or another in what I say as meaning 'I'm about to move and leave' or 'I'm leaving but not for long'. Animals pick up on all kinds of words if you use them consistently!

[Fetian]

And they definitely have some understanding of 'not right now, but later' -- which is wild! Animals DO understand time and the future, even if their understanding and perception of it is different from ours!

[erikavonkaiser]

Relevant book recommendation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119723.The_Other_End_of_the_Leash

Goes over a lot of interesting information about what we know about dogs' understanding of numbers (understanding "more" and "less" is math!!! they know math!!!) and of language, really reframed how I saw communicating with my dogs for the better

[Fetian]

Genuinely believe 99% of pet behavioral problems can be completely solved by just spending more time actively engaging (playing!) with the animal

This is also probably true for children. Maybe even adults? Stop being an asshole and go play tag with your friends about it

[Fetian]

Teenagers I think are just assholes though

[erikavonkaiser]

My favorite phrase Baby Dog knows is when I say "is that your toy" because she knows that means I'm about to play with her/tease her and go "because that looks like mama's toy" but before I get to the second part she's already jazzed and grabs her toy and shakes it

[Fetian]

So I've been cross-referencing some of what I'm studying/practising in Japanese with google translate, and it has started doing things that make me Very Suspicious google translate is now just their LLM under the hood, and translating what it thinks you meant to say instead of what you actually said (hopefully usually the same thing! But that it isn't necessarily is Important!!)

This, for example:

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Note the parenthetical, which is how the kanji is written in hiragana, to remind myself of the pronunciation. You would think the translation would therefore be "My major is intercultural studies (intercultural studies)"

Anyway, if you use google translate for anything, be wary of that. Google translate has of course always been prone to mistakes of some kind or another, but the mistakes LLMs make can be impossible to spot. Hopefully it doesn't also start refusing to perform tasks that google deems problematique, though so far I haven't been able to break through its training, if I am indeed correct in what's happening and there is training to break through.

[Fetian]

Aug 27th Class 1 - Let’s Meet Your Classmates!
Class 1　
Introduction

• About this course

• Familiarize yourself with the course policies and rules

Review what we've learned in Japan 401

Review 1

おなまえは　なんですか。

せんこうは　なんですか。

しごとは　なんですか。

なんさいですか。 Or：おいくつですか。

なんねんせいですか。

すしが　すきですか。/　きらいですか。

Your own question

Review２. Verbs and Particlesに、を、へ、で

What time do you get up? （おきる／おきます）

Do you eat breakfast? （たべる／たべます）　

Do you drink tea?（のむ／のみます）　

Do you watch TV every day?（みる／みます）　

Do you go to the library often? （いく／いきます）

Where do you study Japanese? （べんきょうする／べんきょうします）

How many hours do you study Japanese every day?

Do you go out on the weekend? (でかける／でかけます)

Do you swim in the ocean? (およぐ／およぎます)

Your own question,

Review 3. Kanji (chapter 3-5)

私は まいにち 十時半に ねます。　

ロバートさんは 金曜日に 日本に 行きます。

あの男の人は 山川さんです。

あの女の人は田中さんです。

今日は いい天気ですね。

山下せんせいは とても 元気です。よく水を飲みます。

日曜日に ともだちと コーヒーを 飲みました。

,レストランで 食べましょう。

八時に えいがを 見ませんか。
Get to know your classmates

おなまえは　なんですか。("What is [your]name?" 名前はマイケル・ジャーマンです) せんこうは　なんですか。("What is [your] major?" せんこうは異文化研究（いぶんかけんきゅう） しごとは　なんですか。("What is [your] job?" 学生です) なんさいですか。 Or：おいくつですか。("What is [your] age?" 三十七さいです) なんねんせいですか。("What is [your] school year?" 一ねんせいです) すしが　すきですか。/　きらいですか。("Do [you] like/dislike sushi?" すしがきらいです)
Your own question (コーヒーが好きですか。"Do [you] like coffee?")

What time do you get up? （何時に起きますか。よく九時半におきます。）Do you eat breakfast? （朝ごはんを食べますか。はい、朝ごはんを食べます。）Do you drink tea?（お茶を飲みますか。はい、ときどきお茶をのみます。）Do you watch TV every day?（毎日テレビを見ますか。はい、毎晩テレビを見ます。）Do you go to the library often? （よく図書館へ行きますか。いいえ、あまり図書館へ行きません。）Where do you study Japanese? （どこで日本語を勉強しますか。家で日本語を勉強します。）How many hours do you study Japanese every day? (毎日日本語を何時間勉強しますか。毎日日本語を二時間ぐらい勉強します。) Do you go out on the weekend? (でかける／でかけます) * Do you swim in the ocean? (およぐ／およぎます) * Your own question: (ビデオゲームをしますか。"Do [you] play video games?")

私は まいにち 十時半に ねます。("As for me, I go to sleep at 10:30 every day.") ロバートさんは 金曜日に 日本に 行きます。("As for Robert, he goes to Japan on Friday.") あの男の人は 山川さんです。("That man is Mr. Yamakawa.") あの女の人は田中さんです。("That woman is Ms. Tanaka.") 今日は いい天気ですね。("Nice weather today, isn't it?") 山下せんせいは とても 元気です。よく水を飲みます。("Professor Yamashita is very well. He drinks water often.") 日曜日に ともだちと コーヒーを 飲みました。(On Sunday, I drank coffee with a friend.") レストランで 食べましょう。("Let's eat at a restaurant.") 八時に えいがを 見ませんか。("Would you like to see a movie at 8:00 o'clock?")

 
Mostly got these without review, a couple that I don't remember ever learning in class and need to figure out -- I don't remember ever learning でかける, and I apparently really need to review particles in particular (heh).

I really appreciate the professor putting up this 'what to expect/have ready for the first day' list!

I have been back on reviewing the textbook and am on track to getting re-caught up on that by Tuesday