Creating an online profile
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใใคใใ / ้ใใ๏ผใใคใใ๏ผ | atsumeru | To collect |
| ใฏใใใ / ๅงใใ๏ผใฏใใใ๏ผ | hajimeru | To start / To begin |
| ใใ ใฟ | shumi | Hobby |
| ใใใใฟ / ่ๅณ๏ผใใใใฟ๏ผ | kyoumi | Interest |
| ใใกใณ | fan | Fan |
| ใใ็ด๏ผใใใใฟ๏ผ | origami | Origami |
| ใ้ / ่ฏ้๏ผใใฉใ๏ผ | kadou | Japanese flower arrangement |
| ใใ ใ้๏ผใใ ใใฉใ๏ผ | juudou | Judo |
| ใณใใ ใคใใ | bijutsukan | Art museum |
| ๅ็๏ผใใใใ๏ผ | shashin | Photo / Photograph |
| ใฒใพใชใจใ | hima na toki | When (I have) free time |
2. Grammar & Sentences
ใใคใใ / ๅงใใ โ Collecting and Starting
- ใญใใฎๅ็ใใใคใใพใใ(Neko no shashin wo atsumemasu.) โ I collect photos of cats.
- ๅคใใฒใผใ ใใใคใใฆใใพใใ(Furui geemu wo atsumete imasu.) โ I collect old games.
- ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅๅผทใๅงใใพใใใ(Nihongo no benkyou wo hajimemashita.) โ I started studying Japanese.
- ็ฉบๆใใฏใใใพใใใ(Karate wo hajimemashita.) โ I started karate.
ใฎใใกใณใงใ โ "I am a fan of [thing]"
Structure: [thing] + ใฎใใกใณใงใ
- ใใฑใขใณใฎใใกใณใงใใ(Pokemon no fan desu.) โ I am a fan of Pokรฉmon.
- ใธใใชใฎๆ ็ปใฎใใกใณใงใใ(Jiburi no eiga no fan desu.) โ I am a fan of Studio Ghibli films.
- ๆฅๆฌใฎใขใคใใซใฎใใกใณใงใใใใคใใใฌใใง่ฆใฆใใพใใ(Nihon no aidoru no fan desu. Itsumo terebi de mite imasu.) โ I am a fan of Japanese idols. I always watch them on TV.
- ใใคใใใปใใใใฎใใกใณใงใใ(Katsushika Hokusai no fan desu.) โ I am a fan of Katsushika Hokusai.
ใซใใใใฟใใใใพใ โ "I am interested in [topic]"
Structure: [topic] + ใซใใใใฟ๏ผ่ๅณ๏ผใใใใพใ
- ใใ็ดใซใใใใฟใใใใพใใ(Origami ni kyoumi ga arimasu.) โ I am interested in origami.
- ๆฅๆฌใฎ้ฃใน็ฉใซใใใใฟใใใใพใใ(Nihon no tabemono ni kyoumi ga arimasu.) โ I am interested in Japanese food.
- ใ้ใซใใใใฟใใใใพใใ๏ผ๏ผใใใฎใจใใใฏใใใพใใใ(Kadou ni kyoumi ga arimasu. Juugo-sai no toki, hajimemashita.) โ I am interested in flower arrangement. I started when I was 15.
Profile Sentences โ Full Examples
- ใใ ใฟใฏ้ณๆฅฝใใใใใจใงใใ(Shumi wa ongaku wo kiku koto desu.) โ My hobby is listening to music.
- ใฒใพใชใจใใใใใใใพใใ(Hima na toki, e wo kakimasu.) โ I draw pictures when I have free time.
- ใณใใ ใคใใใซใใ่กใใพใใ(Bijutsukan ni yoku ikimasu.) โ I often go to art museums.
- ใใ ใฟใฏ้ๅใงใใ๏ผ๏ผใใใฎใจใใใใ ใ้ใใฏใใใพใใใ(Shumi wa undou desu. Juu-sai no toki, juudou wo hajimemashita.) โ My hobby is exercise. I started judo when I was 10.
- ๅใ ใกใซใชใใใใงใใ(Tomodachi ni naritai desu.) โ I want to be friends.
3. Learning Context
- ใฎใใกใณใงใ vs ใซใใใใฟใใใใพใ: ใฎใใกใณใงใ is stronger enthusiasm ("I'm a big fan of X"); ใซใใใใฟใใใใพใ is softer ("I have an interest in X"). Both appear in profile writing.
- ๅงใใ as a profile anchor: Giving the age or time you started something (๏ผ๏ผใใใฎใจใใใฏใใใพใใ) is a natural profile convention โ it adds personal detail and uses past tense naturally.
- ใใคใใฆใใ vs ใใคใใพใ: ใใคใใฆใใพใ (te-iru form) emphasises an ongoing state โ "I collect / I am in the habit of collecting." ใใคใใพใ is the general present/habitual.
- ใ้๏ผ่ฏ้๏ผcultural note: Japanese-style flower arrangement. Empty space is treated as part of the artwork. Uses flowers, trunks, leaves, and moss; the arrangement has a designated front-viewing side.
- Profile vocab reviewed: ใใ ใฟใฏใใใจใงใ, ใฒใพใชใจใใ, ๆฅๆฌ่ชใใงใใพใ, ๅใ ใกใซใชใใใใงใ โ expressions introduced in earlier chapters, recycled here in profile context.
4. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 4: Profiles โ Creating an online profile |
| Completion | ~57% of Chapter 4 |
| Latest Performance | 100% score (+15 Stars) |