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Hello! I'm Pomponette123, but you can call me Leila whee

So.... I anyone needs help learning Japanese, I am glad to help 3nodding

I'm half Japanese, and I'm fluent in Japanese. Except I kinda suck at writing kanji. I can never remember them......... haha.

Well, anyways, if you want me to help teach you something in Japanese, please ask anything! ぜひ、何でも聞いてください！(Zehi, nandemo kiitekuadasai)

So, if you want me to teach some Japanese or something about Japan, just ask me questions or practice conversations with me or other people, right here this thread! Just reply to this thread, and I'll reply as soon as I can wink

Well, there is a way to say you, which is "Kimi", but most people, when they talk to each other, they just say their name. And people usually add "-san" after the name if you want to speak formally, but to friends, they just say "-chan" or "-kun".

Some people, they do refer to themselves by their own name, mostly only when you are talking casually. Most people, though, they just refer to them selfs as "watashi". "Watashi" could be used for both boys and girls, but mainly for girls. For boys, they usually use "boku", or "ore"(only if they are talking really casual). I guess for characters, people might make them refer to themselves to make it sound cuter... whee haha I'm not entirely sure why...

Well, I hope this helped and answered your question!

Thats easy to answer actually. it's just a slight pronunciation difference, in which part of the word you stress. for example, Hashi for is both Chopsticks and Bridge. For Chopsticks the stress is on Ha and for bridge the stress is on Shi. If i remember right >.>

I just tested it out and it seems like it.

Eventually it will come a little naturally. like when you have heard it used. And japanese is very context based so with similar sounding words you will get the difference from the context clues. You can also come up with cleaver ways to remember them... or try too, I've only really thought of a good one for bridge. haha.

This is a case where google translate has a horrible computer voice wink It's pronounced han. Not chan. 3nodding

I thought so. I was getting concerned because I have never heard of an "h" pronounced like that. Thank you very much 3nodding Helpful as always heart

Of course I'll help you biggrin (Joshua, sorry for late reply)

Let's start with the basics of the basics smile

Greetings:

Well, you probably already now how to say hello, right?

こんにちわ - Konnichiwa

This website has bunch of different people pronouncing konnichiwa wink It's kind of funny, but it helps haha razz
http://www.forvo.com/word/konnichiwa/

さよなら - Sa yo na ra - Goodbye

Again, same website:
http://www.forvo.com/word/sayonara/

Inroducing yourself:

わたしは - wa ta shi wa - I am (The direct translation is I am, but it could be used for "my name is". If you're a boy, you can say ぼく - Boku, instead of わたし - watashi, though many men use watashi when they want to be polite.

______です - ____ is where you say your name - です - desu is added at the end of the sentence because it makes it more polite.

So to introduce yourself:

こんにちわ。わたしは_____です。
Ko n ni chi wa. Wa ta shi wa ______ desu.
Hello. I am ______.

You can also add at the end of the sentence:

はじめまして - Ha ji me ma shi te - Nice to meet you.

Pronunciation
http://www.forvo.com/search/hajimemashite/

So, if you add it et the end:
こんにちわ。わたしは_____です。はじめまして。
Ko n ni chi wa. Wa ta shi wa ______ desu. Ha ji me ma shi te.
Hello. I am ______. Nice to meet you.

Next, how to ask, "What is your name?"

なまえはなんですか? - Na ma e wa na n desu ka? - What is your name?

If you want to be polite, you can add "O" at the beginning.

おなまえはなんですか？- O Na ma e wa na n desu ka? - What is your name? (polite version)

Ok biggrin Now you know a little bit of the basics of how to greet people! (Hopefully) razz

If you have any questions, or you have something specific that you want to learn, don't hesitate to ask!