天日?^^

アラビア語の「アマーニ」は「望み」を意味します。でも、私は「アマニ」の方が好きです。なぜならば、漢字で自分の名前を書けたいだから。

前から、漢字で書ける名前を探していた。私は何度もたくさん漢字のコンビをトライしたけど、ぜんぶ気に入らなかった。
今日、パーフェクトコンビを作った！
それは、天日のアマニです！＾＾
「アマ」は天を意味し、｢ニ｣は日を意味します。名乗りとして、日は「に」と読みます。
それに、「日」は「日本」の「に」感じするのです。
似合うでしょう！（-＾ω＾-）

普通に、天日は「てんじつ」と読むでしょう。意味のいい言葉だと思うけど、、それは「アマニ」ではない　（｀・ω・´）
、、、、、、 振り仮名があってよかった！（＾∇＾）
またね～！(^o^)/

[ もうぐったりだ！今日の漢字の話を日本語で伝えたかったから、これは２時間ぐらいかかったポストです！日本語の間違いがありませんように！] 　＾＾;




I have been looking for a Kanji representation for my name for some time ago. I tried many combinations but i liked none of them. Until I came up with the kanji combination shown in the picture above.
The upper kanji can be read as AMA and the lower as NI. But this word is actually read as TENJITSU which means sunshine or sunlight ( i like the meaning but it's not read as my name).
Putting the Furigana as あまに forces the reading to be AMA NI. ^^
Ni is also used in NIHON = Japan. That's why i liked this part of the name.

The Japanese part of this post took near 2 hours..and there might also be mistakes!
While i wrote this english translation in less than 1 minute!
Well I hope more practice will result in less time soon!^^;

Happy Eid! - season 2 =p

Wish everyone happy and joyful times!
Adha Mubarak!

About Eid Al Adha :

It is one of two Eid occasions that Muslims celebrate. Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khutba). It is also called the bigger Eid because it lasts a day longer than Eid al-Fitr

The Eid's first day is the day after the pilgrims in Hajj descend from Mount Arafat.
(Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide).

Muslims usually sacrifice a domestic animal (usually sheep), if they can afford it.
A butcher will divide the meat into portions.
According to the Quran a large portion of the meat has to be given towards the poor and hungry people.
The remainder is cooked for the family celebration meal in which relatives and friends are invited to share.

And as it is the case with Al-Fitr Eid, people are encouraged to visit relatives and friends in Al Adha Eid too.

More from Wikipedia

挑戦 だ！チャレンジだ！ :: Challenge!!

..ttaku~!! ( -_-)>
I wonder why creative ideas always come at the worst
times!(-。- ;)
I have loads of study to do for some coming-VERY-soon hard exams...i have no much time..and look at what i have been doing for the last 1 hour :

Anyway, not to let it go to waste, solve this mystery and win..................nothing! :p
Now i think about it,,it is not so far from what I am supposed to be studying by now..My exam is in the Network Security course where we learn about encryption.. I guess the above challenge can be thought of as some kanji chan-teki form of encryption! ^^
kantan deshou!
mata ne!

Nihontou VS 9mm bullet

Interesting challenge! ^^



4649!(^o^)/

試し斬り (ためしぎり)::Testing the NIHONTOU

I recently developed an interest in Japanese swords(日本刀::NIHONTOU - the last kanji is the kanji for KATANA=sword), specially after watching some samurai clips and Anime. And today we had an interesting small talk about the nihontou in the nihongo class.

NIHONTOU are one of the sharpest swords in the world. Ukyou sensei has an interesting post about NIHONTOU. Please click here to read it.

Himura kenshin with his ( 逆刃刀) SAKABATOU（Reverse bladed katana）
There is nothing called a SAKABATOU in real life

New-made NIHONTOU are tested for their cutting abilities using bamboo or straw rolls. This is called the TAMESHIGIRI(TAMESHI=testing - GIRI, from kiri=killing someone using a sword..in the past TAMESHIGIRI was performed on executed criminals).

This video shows a modern TAMESHIGIRI.
I don't know how skillful is this man in the video, but it shows how sharp the NIHONTOU is.
In other words, when you see in Anime a NIHONTOU cutting something..the blade passes through it..then it takes sometime for this thing to fall apart..you have to know that this is not a joke, it happens for real! see the video below!



Hope you enjoyed this.
jaa mata ne!

Sunset time colors

The amazingly nice sunset colors of today.

Everything was reddish outside. So unusual ^^
mata ne!

暖かい か？温かい か？:: Is it warm or warm?

It is the "warm" challenge ,,can you say the following words in just one breathe? :p

atatakai 　　　　　　　(あたたかい) 　　　 warm
atatakakunai　　　　(あたたかくない) 　　　not warm
atatakakatta　　　　(あたたかかった)　　　was warm
atatakakunakatta　(あたたかくなかった)　was not warm

Today's kanji treat :

Both words above are read as "ATATAKAI" and both mean "Warm"(Notice the ATATA part is written in Kanji and the rest in hiragana)

Is there a difference between warm and warm?
Actually yes :)
The first word (温かい)　means "warm" as in warm "things", for example a warm soup, warm water, warm person/feelings etc..

The second one （暖かい）is usually used with "atmosphere" like in warm day, warm clothes, warm place..

If you have more additions to the difference between the two, feel free to share ^^

Unfortunately, 今日は 暖かくないです。(Kyou ha(wa) 暖かくない desu = today is not warm)

jaa mata ne!

ひらがなの歌（hiragana no uta）::The hiragana song

A fun song to make hiragana stick in your head forever! (^_^)
..but don't ask me why she sounds breathless when she says "genki Japan.net" LOL



Originally from : http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/menu.htm

ganbatte kudasai!

Wisdom..

I'm wise!
Yes I am!
No wisdom can be gained without pain..
Yes I'm gaining wisdom.. or.. i'm "growing" wisdom..
The thing is... ok enough playing with words.. ...I'M GROWING WISDOM TEETH! (T_T)
いたい!!! X(

雨の後、、
青くなる空、、
歯が痛い！

アマニの心から、、いや、、歯からの俳句です！:p

10 old Arabic dubbed J-Anime..懐かしい～～！

Seems that no weekend can pass without me visiting the youtube website to have some childhood memories back!
I found a collection of Arabic dubbed Anime openings that I'm sure would bring memories to alot of people other than me ^_^

1) Sasuke ..in arabic read as Sasuuki ^^; ساسوكي



2) Kousoku Denjin Arubegasu .. (الشجعان الثلاثة) ..MY FAVORITE!!..must see!!



3) tetsuwan atomu (كوكي .. LOL) .. I don't remember i ever saw this..i just know the Anime and didn't think it had an arabic dub!



4) Anpanman (الرغيف العجيب) .. cute!




5) An old ninja anime, don't know the name in Japanese. (فتى النينجا)



6) A soccer anime, Ganbare! kickers. (الهداف) ..i liked this one too.



7) Baseball anime. (نصف بطل)i loved it so much



8) .. VERY VERY VERY OLD!!(T_T) i remember i watched this as 4 or 5 years old.
I would never have remembered it without the video! , TAOTAO the panda :



9) ..And this is a Japanese song from the anime Hutchi (سوار العسل).
I used to have this episode in which he sings recorded on a video tape.(Sometimes, Japanese songs were kept in arabic versions).
Very nice song, i used to sing it along with him!
I'm happy cuz this means i spoke Japanese when i was 7 years old! ..but ofcourse i didn't understand what i was singing =p ....Now , after more than 10 years, i understand! LOOL



10)Grendizer. Notice the arabic lyrics closely match the Japanese lyrics.



That's all.

Japanese Language Forum

Students of the J.U.S.T. nihongo class,

konnichi wa~!
Please join the nihongo forum, as i will be posting useful materials there.
Also you can contribute by asking questions, posting interesting topics/materials etc..

The link : http://animeclub.just-forum.net
After that choose the "Japanese Language" Forum.

Thanks Ahamado san for the forum.

Talking cats XD

A~lright!..away from serious posts, here is a video that is sure to give you a good laugh!(^▽^)
Introducing...talking cats!

Little Boy

Does this name seem familiar?

No, I'm not talking about some annoying chibi kid from the neighborhood nor about a particular little boy.
What i'm talking about is something that killed 100,000 human beings in a matter of seconds.
"Little Boy" is the name of the first atomic bomb that was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan in the morning of the 6th of August 1945.

Why am I writing this?
While looking at the Yahoo news, one headline attracted my attention.
It says that the pilot who flied the plane that dropped that nasty "little boy" died today on the age of 92 years.
Honestly, I didn't know that he was living until now. But this made me think about how sometimes the decision of 1 person can cause grief to millions and change the history.(I'm talking about HIS decision whether to follow orders and do IT or not)

This is a matter of views.
For him it was "obeying orders", It was war time after all.
For others, it was an act against humanity.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

If you took the first side,did the whole thing and finished your mission perfectly, wont you AT LEAST think about what you did for A MOMENT between you and the HUMAN YOURSELF?
That's what I am criticizing here. The man had no regrets even after 60 years what happened.

For me, I am with the second side that says it was un-human.
It was war time.. true
To avoid being attacked you have to attack.. mata true
BUT there are other ways..other ways to attack when in war situation.. ways other than trying your newly invented mass destructive weapon over people.
Kyouto could have been an atomic bomb victim too.. It was among the cities that were suggested to be struck..but its beauty saved it. kyouto was removed from these suggested targets due to its beauty and historical significance...
Do they expect a reply to this as " oh! how nice and thoughtful from you" ? :p

It's hard to say it is the mistake of one side over the other..wars shouldn't happen from the beginning.
But unfortunately they happen upon the decision of "decision making" individuals..and the victims are?
Right, CIVILIANS.

Refer to the link above to read the full story.
May the whole world live in peace some day.

日本語 （にほんご : nihongo） class times

The new class times for the Japanese language course are every Tuesday and Thursday with two sections :

1) 11:15~12:45
2) 2:15~3:45

You can choose the section that suits your time.
And for those who asked about a 3rd section for Mondays and Wednesdays, there will be one inshalla after mid November.

...How popular nihongo can become sometimes! (笑)

Future Boy Conan opening (^▽^)

I was curious to see how does the opening of this old Japanese anime look like.
In the arab world, this is Anime is widely well known as (عدنان و لينا).
Well, in the original Japanese version, the boy's name is Conan, and the girl's name in Lana.

Anyway, i found that the opening song has the lyrics in both hiragana and romaji.
Those who would like to see and hear the hiragana they learned in action are encouraged to see this video! :p



Actually this reminds me of the old childhood times when anime graphics were very simple, but yet the stories were solid and very interesting. Unlike most modern anime where the focus is on the graphics and fancy characters with no convincing story (at least most of the time, i know that alot of modern anime are great ^^ )
Thats all.
またね！

Best posts

Hi again minasan! Here i will provide some useful links on the best old posts about Japanese language and Japan.

Hachikou
My favorite kanji
Back from Japan
Pictures in Japan (1)
Pictures in Japan(2)
Pictures in Japan(3)
Discussion with Japanese delegation to Jordan
Japanese delegation activities in Jordan
A useful plugin for nihongo learners

That's all!
mata ne!

青い歯 =p

Now that's what i call....
..no,guess it for yourself =p

My first Japanese class

Today i started giving the Japanese language course in J.U.S.T.
What can i say, things went far better than i expected!^^ I could see a great interest in the language. I even found some people who have a light background about the language because they watch Anime or J-drama and participating with what they learned from them.

In todays section, 40 or more students attended the class.
The topics were : writing systems, daily life and class expressions. I used both hiragana and romaji for the expressions since i didnt teach hiragana in detail yet. This will be the topic of the next class..

Using hiragana before totally teaching it to students,as i believe, is useful. This way they will come to the next class with some background about hiragana that was learned from the expressions.
One active student actually wrote his name from the hiragana he collected from the expressions we used and showed it to me.

Actually there is something crazy about me : I love teaching Japanese language very much, and when i start i can hardly stop. For example, today after the actual class time ended, some students who had lectures left. Others who had no lectures stayed and asked for more, and i gave like 30minutes more..but i had to stop after that because i had to leave for my network security lecture. i would continue if i didn't have that lecture :p

My Japanese is not perfect. But i think my level is enough to teach a beginner and lower intermediate course...
I'm taking this class seriously, it's a great responsibility and i want everyone to benefit from it. I will utilize all the tools i have to deliver correct and accurate information.
I'm enjoying it, students are enjoying it,　それは何よりです！
Let's see how many more students we can add to the growing nihongo learners community in Jordan! (^_^)y
mata ne!

Something

I'm just posting something.
hope u enjoyed today's "something" post. Feel free to share your opinions on this very hot global issue :p

Happy Eid!

Greetings for every one on the occasion of Eid! May you spend the best times with your families, friends and beloved ones.

Since my blog is visited by many ppl around the world, I'm gonna explain a little more :

Today was the last day of Ramadan. Muslims celebrate the happy occasion of Eid Al-Feter after the end of Ramadan. In Eid people visit their relatives and friends and have fun times..
In the early morning there is a special prayer hed in mosques called Al-Eid prayer. Its really nice to hear these prayers in the Eid morning.
Eid is also a really great time for those who like sweets!(cough!)like me.
Alot of sweets, cookies and chocolates are served when people visit each other.

By the way, in Jordan (and maybe other places) it is very common to eat something called "gras el eid = bread of eid = イードのパン" as part of the breakfast on the eid morning. It is some kind of bread with special patterns on it. It is "painted" with a thin layer of oil. Personally i love it very much specially when it's home-made! Grandma usually sends us some of her home-made eid no gras...最高だよ！^^

Some eid cookies pictures :

hmmmm..whats more? Yea in Eid kids like to play with alot of fireworks! Sometimes this can become annoying!:p
That's all, i hope somebody learned something new by reading this post!
For more info, wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr
Happy Eid! :)

久しぶり～！

It has been like more than 2 years since i last held a pencil and drew an anime sketch! I used to enjoy it very much..and I'm sure i still do..but so far the problem has been TIME >_< ..maybe i can find some time during this last not-very-busy semester. Here are some sketches from the old days(and notice the nihongo mistakes :p )

A missing 「う」 at last

Same missing 「う」　mistake

A major particle mistake!^^; (おいおい that was more than 2 years ago)
And yea, not so good one.The left eye is a little larger

hahaha i remember i drew this during one of the boring sociology lectures. It was one of the University elective courses.

今日はここまでで～す！

コホ！コホ！cough!

A large cloud of dust came out through my screen when i opened this page!

http://www.amani-chan.blogspot.com/

懐かしい～！my old not-so-attractive blog!lol (^o^)
大学の三年生の時でした！＾＾

It's official! (^_^)

Starting from Sunday 21st of October, I will start giving a free beginner Japanese Language class in the CSDC (Civil Society Development Center) in J.U.S.T.
Classes are Sunday,Tuesday,Thursday from 11:00 to 1:00 pm.

This is the poster that I designed, very similar to the one designed by the center except that I added the chibi maruko chan image and the "k-chan" logo.
This is not my first experience teaching Japanese language as I have individually taught some friends who were interested. Also in my training office, I gave some lectures for 4 or 5 students but it didn't continue because most students finished their training period.
I'm looking forward to start the new class!(^_^)

誕生日おめでとう！恋しいブログ！！(^_^) Happy birthday my blog!

Like this day one full year ago, i did my first post on this blog^^
Alot has happened since then! Its a great thing to come back and read the old posts and see stuff that were dreams for me at that time, and to see that some actually became a reality! ^^

I dont know for how long i am planning to keep blogging, but for now i know that i dont want to stop (^o^)
Anyway, Here is a link to the first post :

http://nippon86.blogspot.com/2006/10/first-post.html

mata ne~!(^o^)/

o(^_^)O

My newly designed logo for our new blog J.J.!(^_^) http://yorudanjin-yamato.blogspot.com
i just love it! XD
J.J. Friendship forever! o(^_^)O

Something you see alot in Japan

During my stay in Japan, i would encounter this logo like 10000000 times a day.

Anyone knows what is this?

Ok. Its a very famous Japanese transport company called Yamato transport..or also known as kuroneko (black cat).
It wasn't my first time to know about it. I knew about it for the first time when i was once waiting in the Embassy of Japan waiting room and read some magazines there. There was an article about it, and it talked about how reliable and fast its service is.
So everytime u see a blackcat, remember this company! ^_^
今日はここまでニャ～！
4649!

Japanese delegation activities in Jordan

Hi again!^^
The Japanese delegation members went back to Japan. We had really nice times and learned alot of things through this exchange. The farewell party took place this friday, but im very sad because i couldnt go due to some circumstances.
Anyway, in this post i want to share some links from the Japanese embassy website about the activities of the Japanese delegation members in Jordan.

The Youth Mission deepened its understanding of Islam

Discussion sessions

Visit to UN organisations

Have a nice time. mata ne~!