Taking a break

Hi guys, I will be away for a while. picturelearning will resume from 15 Jan 2012. Thank you for kind understandin...

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Glory

Visit Japan: Sendagaya No matter who wins and who loses, we are friends. 誰の勝ちか負けか、友達です。 dare no kachi ka make ka, tomodachi desu And thanks to you partner ありがとうパートナー arigatou pa-tona- Lets give a round of applause! 皆拍手してください！ minna hakushu shite kudasai How to say in Japanese: Win and lose The next time you can`t decide who 勝 katsu wins and who 負ける makeru loses. Flip a coin and say Head I 勝つ katsu win, tail you 負ける makeru los...

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The most powerful match

Visit Japan: Sendagaya An exciting match of men vs men 男対男のわくわくさせる試合。 otoko tai otoko no waku waku saseru shiai Fighting with all their might. 全力で戦いあった。 zenryoku de tatakaiatta Working out every muscles 全身の筋肉を動かしていて zenshin no kinniku wo ugokashiteite Breaking every sweat 全身の汗をかいていて zenshin no ase wo kaiteite To strike without mercy 情けをかけずに攻撃するためです nasake wo kakezuni kougeki suru tame desu How to say in Japanese: Strike When the enemy advances, withdraw When he stops, harass When...

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East Meets West

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Taiwan (east) vs Denmark (west) 台湾（東）　対　デンマーク（西） taiwan (higashi) tai denma-ku (nishi) The east fights hard ”東”がよく戦います higashi ga yoku tatakaimasu The west fights hard too "西”でもよく戦います。 nishi demo yoku tatakaimasu How to say in Japanese: East/West The sun rise in the east and sets in the West 太陽は東から昇って西に沈む taiyou ha higashi kara nobotte nishi ni shizu...

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The biggest room

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Second place means there is room for improvement. 2位は改善の余地があるということです。 ni i ha kaizen no yochi ga aru to iu koto desu. How to say in Japanese: Room for improvement The biggest room in the world is the 改善の余地 kaizen no yochi room for improvem...

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Coach advise

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Well done, but I think you can do better. 良くやったけどもっとやれると思う。 yoku yatta kedo motto yareru to omou. How to say in Japanese: Well done If you are a boss, appreciate your workers. Give them a pat on the back and say, "よくやりました！yoku yarimashita Well don...

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Revenge Smash

Visit Japan: Sendagaya I revenge with powerful smashes. 強いスマッシュで復讐する。 tsuyoi sumasshu de fukushuu suru. How to say in Japanese: Revenge There is a famous saying from Mahatma Ghandin about 復讐 fukushuu revenge. An eye for an eye makes the world go blind (人) に復讐する ni fukushuu suru　= to revenge on someo...

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Smashing Spree

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Normal jumping smash 普通のジャンプスマッシュ futsuu no janpu smasshu Invisible smash 目に見えないスマッシュ me ni mienai sumasshu Jumping smash with leg wide open 足を広げたジャンプスマッシュ ashi wo hirogeta janpu sumasshu How to say in Japanese: Jump What a terrific ジャンプ janpu jump!! A flea can　跳ぶ tobu jump 350 times its body length. It`s like a human 跳び越える tobi koeru jumping across a football fie...

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Who is Lee Chong Wei?

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Lee Chong Wei is the World Ranking number 1 badminton player. りーチョンウェイは世界ランキング1位のバドミントン選手です。 ri- chon wei ha sekai rankingu ichi i no badominton senshu desu. He is a Malaysian, and we are so proud of him. マレーシア人です。私たちの誇りです。 mare-shia jin desu. watashitachi no hokori desu. How to say in Japanese: proud of If you want to 自慢する jiman suru be proud of yourself, do things which you can 誇る hokoru take pride....

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Who won?

Visit Japan: Sendagaya  In a match, there is always a winner 試合では、絶対に優勝者と shiai de ha, zettai ni yuushousha to and losers 敗者がいますね。 haisha ga imasu ne. How to say in Japanese: Winner vs loser When you are a 優勝者 yuushousha winner, you are always happy, but if you are happy as a 敗者 haisha loser, you will always be a 敗者 haisha loser. ...

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China vs Taiwan

Visit Japan: Sendagaya This a match between China and Taiwan. 中国対台湾の試合です。 chuugoku tai taiwan no shiai desu. China and Taiwan are neighbors. 中国と台湾は近所ですが、 chuugoku to taiwan ha kinjo desu ga But they played without showing any mercy 情けをかけずに、一生懸命が戦いました。 nasake wo kakezuni isshoukenmei tatakaimashita. How to say in Japanese: Show mercy 情けをかける　nasake wo kakeru show mercy but don`t ask for it. - Winston Churchill I think this quote is cool. It implies that you are such an honorable person that...

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Small in Size, Big in Heart

Visit Japan: Sendagaya She looks small. 小さく見えるが chisaku mieru ga But she is courageous 勇敢をだしている。 yuuki wo dashiteiru And she plays very well. それにすごくうまいです。 soreni sugoku umai desu. How to say in Japanese: Courage Since I was the little girl`s age, I always remember this saying: 勇気 yuuki Courage is not the absence of fear. It is what you do in spite of fear...

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Autograph

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Please sign on my back 背中にサインしてください. senaka ni sain shite kudasai How to say in Japanese: Sign When you pay with a credit card, you will have to サインする sain suru sign the bill. When you do business, you will need to サインする sain suru the contract. Do you know that William Shakespeare`s signature is the most expensive in the world? If he サインした sain shita on any of your shirt, you can actually sell it for $5millio...

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Malaysian supporters

Visit Japan: Sendagaya  The silent supporters. 大人しいサポーター otonashii sapo-ta- The noisy supporters. 騒がしいサポーター sawagashii sapo-ta- How to say in Japanese: Quiet vs noisy 大人しい otonashii quiet people can be thought as being unfriendly, and 騒がしい  sawagashii noisy people can be annoying. On the contrary, 穏やかな odayakana quiet people can also be thought as good listener, and 騒々しい souzoushii noisy people are friendlie...

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Grade 1 Shuttlecock

Visit Japan: Sendagaya  There is a variety of shuttlecock  色々な羽根があります。 Guess which one is the most expensive どれが一番高いと思いますか。 It takes 4830 yen for a dozen of shuttlecocks. That`s 400 yen each. 1ダースの羽根は4830円がかかります。1個で400円。 How to say in Japanese: Dozen Do you know that 1 ダース da-su dozen equals 12個 ko pieces?...

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The Shuttlecock

Visit Japan: Sendagaya It takes concentration to hit the shuttlecock. 羽根を打つために集中力が要りますよ。 hane wo utsu tame ni shuuchuu ryoku ga irimasu yo. How to say in Japanese: Concentrate Do you know that you can 集中する shuuchuu concentrate better if you massage the area between your eyes? 集中 shuuchuu is a noun 集中＋する shuuchuu + suru becomes verb...

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First class players

Visit Japan: Sendagaya The best of the best players 一流中の一流選手です。 ichi ryuu naka no ichi ryuu senshu desu. How to say in Japanese: First class People have 一流　ichi ryuu first class and 二流 ni ryuu second class. But we must respect each other despite who we ar...

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Badminton shirt

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Yellow, the Malaysian favourite color. 黄色はマレーシア人に人気のある色です。 kiiro ha mare-shia jin ni ninki no aru iro desu. Worn by our favourite world number 1 player. 人気のある世界ランキング１の選手に着られます。 ninki no aru sekai rankingu 1 no senshu ni kiraremasu How to say in Japanese: Yellow Do you know that 黄色 kiiro yellow is the Malaysian royal colo...

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Badminton court

Visit Japan: Sendagaya It takes tremendous effort to step on these badminton courts. このバドミントンコートに入るのにすごい努力が必要です。 kono badominton ko-to ni hairu no ni sugoi doryoku ga hitsuyou desu. How to say in Japanese: Effort Like the saying goes...  10 years off the stage for 10 minutes on the stage. ...which depicts the long and hard 努力 doryoku effort required to achieve a short time to shin...

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Badminton shoes

Visit Japan: Sendagaya  Pick a pair of shoes. 靴を選らぶ。 kutsu wo erabu How to say in Japanese: Choose To pick = to choose = 選ぶ erabu (noun) + を 選ぶ wo erabu Example: I picked a blue color shirt. 青いシャツを選びました。 aoi shatsu wo erabimashita. I chose a white hat. 白い帽子を選んだ。 shiroi boushi wo eran...

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Super Racket

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Super light、super fast, super racket 超軽量、超高速のスパーラケット  chou keiryou, chou kou soku no supa- raketto How to say in Japanese: Super It`s a bird? It`s a plane? No, it`s Superman This phrase was pretty popular when I was a kid and when Christopher Reeves was スパーマン supa-man Superman, and he was　超かっこうよかった chou kakkou yokatta super coo...

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Racket (2)

Visit Japan: Sendagaya I want this racket このラケットが欲しい。 kono raketto ga hoshii. How to say in Japanese: Want Knowing what you 欲しい hoshii want is knowing what you must give up to get it Note: I want (sth) = (noun) +　が 欲しい hoshii Example: I want a car = 車が欲しい kuruma ga hoshii It is always が ga instead of を ...

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Racket

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Would you like to buy a racket? ラケットはいかがですか。 raketto ikaga desu ka How to say in Japanese: would you like to... いかがですか　= どうですか is a way to offer/suggest something. Note: いかが sounds more polite than どう For example: Someone from 居酒屋 izakaya　would probably ask you ビールいかがですか。 bi-ru ikaga desu ka.  Would you like a beer? おかわりいかがですか。 okawari ikaga desu ka Would you like to have another beer?...

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Rival

Visit Japan: Sendagaya Who will rival who? 誰と誰が競争しますか。 dare to dare ga kyousou shimasu ka. How to say in Japanese: Rival There is no forever 友達　tomodachi friend, and no forever 敵 teki rival. Rival as Noun* enemy = 敵 teki、競争相手 kyousou aite Rival as Verb* to compete = 競争する kyousou suru to go against = 対抗する taikou su...

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