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[Shia]

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[Shia]

分かりました。じゃ、これから「まで」って使います。ありがとうね。

Oh also, while you dont see the word "drive"...i think its implied...kinda like 田中さんは rather than 田中さんはどこにいますか. One of the many Japanese short-cuts i suppose

[Max]

oh yeah, you omit the pronoun alot in Japanese.
for exmaple. if tanaka asked you where you are he would just say 「どこにいますか？」 since he would probably not ask himself that. and if you're going to ask the same question to him/her it's enough to just say 「田中さんは？」

the "drive" part can be implied depending on what's been said before that,
but if you would just go in to a taxi and say 「この住所まで」wouldn't "to this address" sound more natural? (^_-)

[Shia]

Yeah the dude just said この住所まで...didnt say 運転してください or anything like that. So i guess the former is sufficient...十分です！

[Shia]

Can someone just clarify the following:
ADJ~そう means "looks like" (the object need be in view for the comment to be made)
ADJ~みたい means "sounds/seems like" (object need not be in view e.g. when talking or hearing about it)

例：楽しそう (when seeing a rollercoaster) and 楽しいみたい (when hearing someone talk about it)

Also, how do you turn ADJ~そう into a negative to mean "it does NOT look like..."

[Shia]

Ah its cool! I've figured it out!

[Max]

i've been busy last week, so i haven't been on the forum.
alright, i read that you figured it out but... i have never heard "楽しいみたい"
i think みたい only works with nouns... it somehow sounds weird with adjectives.

[Shia]

そうですね。Come to think of it 私も今まで聞いた事がない。I think you might be right: ADJ+そう and NOUN+みたい。例えば子供みたい。Thanks for clearing that up!

Learnt something new today: あいにく失礼しなければならないんです: unfortunately I have to excuse myself i.e. go. What a mouth full!

Just an observation: 可笑しいことは問題を持っている人が私だけみたいじゃない。皆はどこかな。。。

[Shia]

大阪弁がとても学校良いと思います。何か大阪弁の事を知ったり、教えてよ. So far I've noticed the following:
ない = へん
いる = おる
知らない = 知らん & いらない = いらん(dont know if these is Osaka specific or just a short-cut)

[Shia]

Correction: 格好良いと思って、学校じゃない！Cant believe I made that mistake

[Max]

ん～、何が言いたいですか？

[Shia]

ううん、良いの。自分をやります。とにかく、答えてくれてありがとう。

[Max]

i was just wondering what you wanted to say :P