In a past post, we have learned how chords are being made. This time, we will learn how to form chords from scales. A series of chords is often played in a song which is called Chord Progression. There are chords that sound good together when played and there are some that don’t. Chords thatContinue reading “How To Form Chords From Scales”
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Shu No Inori (The Lord’s Prayer in Japanese)
The Lord’s Prayer or the Our Father is without a doubt one of, if not the most important prayer. It is the prayer that our Lord Jesus Himself taught to His disciples. It may as well be one of the most translated prayer. Below is the Lord’s Prayer translated in Japanese language. The first oneContinue reading “Shu No Inori (The Lord’s Prayer in Japanese)”
The Fear of Triskaidekaphobia
A few days ago, I received a notification from WordPress that I had just made my 10th post! Yehey! Congratulations to me! And I already published two other blog posts after that. And yes, you guess it right, this is my thirteenth blog post here on WordPress. So I figured that I would write somethingContinue reading “The Fear of Triskaidekaphobia”
A Language That Everyone Can Understand
They say that love is the universal language, and indeed it is. Anyone who might disagree may have never experienced real love. And by real love, I am not referring to the giddiness, on the cloud nine, romantic excitement type of love nor about a one-sided, give and give kind of love. I am referringContinue reading “A Language That Everyone Can Understand”
How To Play Kargaburo
I’ve been trying to find any information about Kargaburo online, but to no avail. So I decided to write a post about it instead. Kargaburo or “kargadeburo” or “karga burot” is a type of shedding card game in the Philippines, which is very similar to “Cangkul” of Indonesia. Both games are somewhat similar to theContinue reading “How To Play Kargaburo”
How Chords Are Made
Chord by definition is a harmony of notes of different pitch classes. However, chords are more known today to consist of three or more notes while a harmony of two notes is called an Interval or a Dyad. The most common chords are the Triad, Seventh and Suspended chords. Today we will learn how chordsContinue reading “How Chords Are Made”
Wa (no) and Yamato
こんにちは仲間たち！(Konnichiwa nakama-tachi!) Did you know that one of the ancient names of Japan is Wa (倭) which is what the Chinese calls Japan in ancient times. Inside Japan, it may be read as Wakoku (倭国) or Wa No Kuni (倭の国). It can be translated as Country of Wa, the No (の) is a possessive particleContinue reading “Wa (no) and Yamato”
How to Write Your Name in Baybayin
Perhaps the number one question about Baybayin is “How do I write my name in Baybayin?” The easiest way of course is to post this question in a Baybayin group and wait for someone to answer with a Baybayin transliteration of your name. However, if you are like me who loves to exercise their brainContinue reading “How to Write Your Name in Baybayin”
How to Read and Write Baybayin
Good day! Baybayin (ᜊᜊᜌᜒ; ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔) is an ancient writing system in the Philippines which was used way before it was colonized by the Spaniards. Baybayin means “to spell” and it is an abugida or alphasyllabary. So for today we will learn how to read and write the Baybayin! Just a little bit of background, AbugidaContinue reading “How to Read and Write Baybayin”
How To Read And Type Hiragana
Hiragana (平仮名; ひらがな) “simple/ordinary characters” is one of the two Kana systems of Japan. And today, we will learn how to read and type Hiragana! Just a little bit of background, Kana (仮名; かな) “phonetic characters” (literally borrowed characters from the fact that it was borrowed from Chinese characters) is a syllabary and is oneContinue reading “How To Read And Type Hiragana”
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