2008年6月16日月曜日

Lesson7 Names and Addresses

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

I and most Japanese people express feelings emotions and facial expressions in various situation.
But I think American and another foreigner express more than Japanese!!


2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese.

楽しみ  fun, enjoyment
幸せ happy, fortune
喜び pleasure, delight, joy
面白い funny, interesting, amusing
感動 emotion, move,impress
興奮 excitement, fever
不安 anxiety, fear
恐怖 terror, horror, scary
退屈 boring, dull
悲しみ sad, sorrow, grief
いらいら annoy, irritate


3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?

I think there are not.

1 件のコメント:

CREA さんのコメント...

American and another foreigner express more than Japanese. I think so!!
Japanese is very shy.