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Chibicat16

PostPosted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:15 pm


yay this is awsome stuff
PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:00 am


my computer doesn't hav Japanese cry

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:38 pm


Roumaji!! gonk crying
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:25 pm


Wow, this is awesome!! This will help a lot!!!! biggrin

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:29 pm


If you're American, live in America, 13 - noy way of getting to another country whats the best way to learn Japanese?
And how long does it take to learn the whole language?
Whats the MOST important to learn or learn first if youre ever going to japan?
Kanji, Romanji...etc.
PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:07 pm


IndigoBabe
If you're American, live in America, 13 - noy way of getting to another country whats the best way to learn Japanese?
And how long does it take to learn the whole language?
Whats the MOST important to learn or learn first if youre ever going to japan?
Kanji, Romanji...etc.

you'll probably just have to take classes on it... you might be able to study on your own, but if you're like me it helps to be forced to practice everyday...
if studying it'll probably take a long time... and I'd say if you're going to japan definitely know
ano sumimasen ___ wa doko desu ca? (excuse me where is the ___? )
arigato gozaimasu (thank you)
ehkey-train station
otearai-restrooms
denwa- phone
america cara kimashita (I am from america)
isha ni ikitai n desu (I need to see a doctor)
mizu o ipon onegaishimas (one water please (pattern can be used for ordering drinks/ other food if the counter is changed)

SquidZombie


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:31 pm


oh! you might want to know
ego o hanasemasca (do you speak english?)
asoko (over there)
sono(there)
coco(here)
migigawa/hidarigawa righ/left
tatemono-building
mai-in front
ushiro-behind
tonari-next to something similar
yoko-next to something dissimilar
chicacoo-close to

so if you ask where something is you might get an answer like:
(place) wa (reference place (like sono tatemono)) no mai ni arimas.
which means the place (that you are looking for) is in front of that building.
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:12 am


SquidZombie
ego o hanasemasca (do you speak english?)
coco(here)
mai-in front


.... close. first, your romaji is off.

"English", 英語 is romanized 'eigo'. えご, ego, apparently doesn't exist in japanese.

to be in front of, 前, is romanized 'mae'. 'mai' has multiple kanji associated with it, including but not not limited to 舞 (dance), 米 (uncooked rice), and 毎 (every, each).

you romanize inconsistently with 'k' and 'c'. I can somewhat understand if an individual wants to be archaic and use old romanization forms ('oo' instead of 'ou' or such), but some of what you should use 'k' for, you use 'c', and some you leave with the proper 'k'. a good rule of thumb is that you only use 'c' for romaji that deal with with the kana ち/チ, and everything else (かきくけこ) you use a 'k'. This way, you'll romanize in the same way as everyone else.

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Also, general note:

この/その/あの and ここ/そこ/あそこ are different sets of words and can't be intermixed. The first set that end in -の deal with things, and the second set that end in ーこ refer to places.

この じしょ = this dictionary (that is closer to me, the speaker than it is to you, the listener)
その えんぴつ = that pencil (that is closer to you, the listener than it is to me, the speaker)
あの びしょねん = that hot boy over there that is equally as far from both the speaker and the listener

ここ に きてください = please come over here
etc. i can't come up with good sentences for そこ/あそこ, but hopefully this helps.

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SquidZombie

PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:54 pm


SannaSK
SquidZombie
ego o hanasemasca (do you speak english?)
coco(here)
mai-in front


.... close. first, your romaji is off.

"English", 英語 is romanized 'eigo'. えご, ego, apparently doesn't exist in japanese.

to be in front of, 前, is romanized 'mae'. 'mai' has multiple kanji associated with it, including but not not limited to 舞 (dance), 米 (uncooked rice), and 毎 (every, each).

you romanize inconsistently with 'k' and 'c'. I can somewhat understand if an individual wants to be archaic and use old romanization forms ('oo' instead of 'ou' or such), but some of what you should use 'k' for, you use 'c', and some you leave with the proper 'k'. a good rule of thumb is that you only use 'c' for romaji that deal with with the kana ち/チ, and everything else (かきくけこ) you use a 'k'. This way, you'll romanize in the same way as everyone else.

------------------------------------

Also, general note:

この/その/あの and ここ/そこ/あそこ are different sets of words and can't be intermixed. The first set that end in -の deal with things, and the second set that end in ーこ refer to places.

この じしょ = this dictionary (that is closer to me, the speaker than it is to you, the listener)
その えんぴつ = that pencil (that is closer to you, the listener than it is to me, the speaker)
あの びしょねん = that hot boy over there that is equally as far from both the speaker and the listener

ここ に きてください = please come over here
etc. i can't come up with good sentences for そこ/あそこ, but hopefully this helps.

eh yeah yeah, ok I don't think I'm even going to bother with romanji anymore because there's no excuse not to know hiragana or katakana... personally tho as long as the romanji conveys the word to an english speaker it is functional since there really is no point to romanji other than that...

anyway and yes those words that reference location are different depending on either a こ or a の ending but from what I've learned when it comes to direction you'll have to know both and if you look them up or listen to a few examples it's nothing too difficult (I assume anyone who'd read that would bother to look them up and understand the concept)
PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:02 pm


この 
その
あの
mainly refer to things
like この or その or あの 本(ほん)の名前(なまえ)はなんですか。
means either what is this book's name or what is that book's name or what's that book over there's name?

ここ
そこ
あそこ
basically refer to places
(like ここ or  そこ or あそこ +にあります means something exists here/ over there/ way over there)

SquidZombie


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:00 am


can people use the hepburn system for romaji
PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:47 am


arigtoh gozaimas! minna ! =D
[ thank you very much ! everyone! =D ]

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:16 pm


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I AM an idiot , but isn't fire 'Ho' ?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:30 pm


SparklySapphire
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I AM an idiot , but isn't fire 'Ho' ?


It is either "ka" or "hi".

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:15 pm


SparklySapphire
Icharo


Spirit: Rei
Earth: Rai
Light: Kei
Fire: Katon
Shadow: Kage
Water: Mizu
Snow: Yuki
Pure: Yuki
Lightning: Tsuchi
Bunshin: Replicate/Duplicate
Tenshi: Angel
Dragon: Ryuu
Love: Ai


I AM an idiot , but isn't fire 'Ho' ?

reminds me of naruto jutsu ^^

but you interchanged Earth: Tsuchi, Lightning: Rai, and Fire: Ka
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