yes "ananas" is actually the French word. I've replaced it by "pineapple"

Orange Belt 1st Kyu - Japanese verbs - part 2
Exercises 2
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Should be:

11. kande - 咬んで

Orange Belt 1st Kyu - Japanese verbs - part 2
Quiz

Since regular II group verbs (-IRU and -ERU) are not covered until "part 3", is the following "part 2" quiz question premature?



I answered incorrectly based on what was covered in "part 2". If the question was posed in the "part 3" quiz instead, I might have gotten it.

It's been corrected. Thanks.

Orange Belt 1st Kyu - Japanese verbs - part 3
Grammar
Irregular verbs conjugation
SURU



I think this is a typo. I'm not sure but, just in case, I decided to post it.


Shiryu -

Please double check the "kande - 咬む" post above for part 2. I think it still reads 咬む instead of 咬んで.
BTW, I know I've been firing off the typo posts very rapidly. If this is a pain, let me know and I'll slow it down. Really, I just want to do my part to make JA the best it can be. You have put together a very good site and I commend you for your hard work. Hopefully the English participation will pick up in time.

Everytime I check your posts, your belt has another color!

I try to keep the pace because I'm luck a native speaker can give me some help, so I do appreaciate. You can go on sending me errors and mistakes, I'll correct them as fast as I can as it does improve the general quality of the site.

Yellow Belt 2nd Kyu - Taking a bath
2. Phrases



I believe there is an extra "い".

Corrected!

Yellow Belt 2nd Kyu - Taking a bath
Quiz



Can't read the possible answers, no romaji and it has kanji in it.



This question kind of confuses me. It should probably say "Translate" instead of "That mean", but the confusing part is the way the it is written; with the kana and romaji combined.

Translate: 彼女は日本語もう分かります （kanojo wa nihongo mou wakarimasu)

Not sure if you want the user to scout out the "wa" and "mou". If so, then you should underline words somewhat like I did in the quote (just to clear up confusion).


Also has no romaji.

Yellow Belt 2nd Kyu - What I like and what I don't
3. Grammar



The "or" is in French.

Quiz

Typo.

Thank you, I've corrected everything (previous missed post too).

Lessons > Counters > Flash Cards

"Category" is misspelled as "Categorie" in the headings.

Corrected!

There's a couple errors I want to point out on this site. Please fix them when you get a second. Many of them are just minor little things, but I think it might help if they were re-written a little bit. Other than that, everything else is really good! Thank you for your time and I hope you keep up the great work with the site!


1. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... index/id/1

please fix the last line that currently says...
- And as our Chinese friends say, "Even a long way starts with a step". Put yours shoes, and enjoy your walk!

So that it will instead say...
- And as our Chinese friends say, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" (Tao Te Ching, Verse 64). So let's start our journey with that first step.


2. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/1/page/2

please fix the line that currently says....
- In English, the writing system is the alphabet. Japanese uses three systems:

so that it will instead say...
- In English, we use the Latin/Roman alphabet. However, the Japanese use three systems:


3. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/1/page/2

please fix the line that currently says....
- This can even be a starting point to learn the language, for it will help you much for the lessons to come.

so that it will instead say...
- This can even be a starting point to learn the language because it will help you out a lot in the lessons coming up.


4. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/1/page/3

please fix the line that currently says...
- We are not giving a grammar lesson here, but simply a way for you get a first global vision of the language.

so that it will instead say...
- We are not giving a grammar lesson here, but just simply giving you a quick overview of the language.


5. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/1/page/3

please fix the line that currently says...
- But the notion of group can sometimes be expressed with some words using suffixes.

so that it will instead say...
- But the way you can figure out whether they're talking about one thing or many things can sometimes be expressed with some words using certain suffixes.


6. On the page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/1/page/4

please fix the line that currently says...
- She is an Akita Inu.

so that it will instead say...
- Chiro's breed is an Akita Inu.


7. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... index/id/2

please fix the line that currently says...
- In general Japanese is easy to pronounce. Nevertheless you should pay attention to song sounds. each sound in this lesson will be illustrated by audio examples. useless to say that this lesson is very important to construct a solid basis, because if you can't pronounce correctly Japanese people won't be able to understand you.

so that it will instead say...
- In general, Japanese is very easy to pronounce. Nevertheless, you should pay attention to the audio examples included in this and future lessons. This lesson is especially important in order to construct a solid basis of the Japanese language because if you can't pronounce Japanese correctly, then the people you're speaking to won't be able to understand you properly.


8. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... index/id/2

please fix the line that currently says...
- First of all, these signs are phonologic signs. It means that you should not pronounce them as you would naturally in English. They are international notations that are used to describe a sound. For example /i/ should be pronounced like in "eel" and not "aisle". Do not worry, this lesson will give you whenever possible English references so that you can easily understand how you should prononce the words along with an audio example.

so that it will instead say...
- First of all, these signs are phonologic signs, which means that you should not pronounce them as you would naturally in English. Instead, they are international notations that are used to describe a sound. For example, /i/ should be pronounced like "eel" or "ego", and NOT like "aisle" or "ice". The good news is that this lesson will give you lots of English references so that way you can easily understand how you should pronounce the words along with an audio example.

9. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/2

please fix the line that currently says...
- The semi-vowels /y/ et /w/ also exist in English.

so that it will instead say...
- The semi-vowels /y/ and /w/ also exist in English.

10. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/2

please fix the line that currently says...
- Those sounds are sometimes combined with the consonants k, p, h, g, r, b, n to form other syllables:

so that it will instead say...
- And those two semi-vowels ("Y" and "W") are sometimes combined with the following consonants: "K, P, H, G, R, B, N" to form other syllables.

11. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/3

please fix the line that currently says...
- Most of them will be easy to pronounced because they are almost similar to the English pronunciation, aside from a few of them that might need your attention.

so that it will instead say...
- Most of them will be easy to pronounce because they are very similar to the English pronunciation, aside from a few of them.

12. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/4

please fix the line that currently says....
- When you write in Katakan, the lengthenin of a vowel is written the a bar ー after the vowel (it is true for any vowel). If you write in roomaji, you sould not use U this time, but always write the vowel twice. For instance in Katana "biiru" (beer, ビール), buutsu (boots, ブーツ), paatii (party, パーティー), but in Hiragana gyuunyuu (milk, ぎゅうにゅう).

so that it will instead say...
- When you write in Katakana, the lengthening of a vowel is written with a bar ー after the vowel. If you write in Roomaji, you should not use /U/ this time, but instead write the vowel twice right next to each other. For instance, in Katakana, the words "biiru" (beer, ビール), "buutsu" (boots, ブーツ), and "paatii" (party, パーティー). However, when writing it in Hiragana, it would be like "gyuunyuu" (milk, ぎゅうにゅう).

13. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/4

please fix the line that currently says...
- Consonants can also last twice longer!

so that it will instead say...
- Consonants can last twice as long.

14. On page: http://www.japan-activator.com/en/lesso ... d/2/page/4

please fix the line that currently says....
- N is a consonant is Japanese. But it is also considered as a syllable in Japanese, not only a single letter! In English, it is impossible to have a syllable without a vowel, but in Japanese it is.

so that it will instead say...
- /N/ is a consonant and a syllable in Japanese, even though it is just a single letter. In English, it is impossible to have a syllable without a vowel, but in Japanese, however, it is possible.

I found another mistake...

In Exercises -> Reading -> Kana Reading -> Training -> After completing the exercise -> in the Right Answers blue-box, underneath the number you got right, it says a word in French (for example: Echec). Please fix that so it says that word in English instead please.

Thank you and I hope you keep up the good work!