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 Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:47 pm
Coffee Slave It's looking really good Askai! ^ 3^ heart
Also, on an extremely cool note, I will be studying in Japan my Junior year. I have not decided whether it will be for a quarter or for the whole year. But, I'm sure that I'll be able to find a computer there and give you guys some first hand culture info too. *dances*
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:31 pm
Askai Coffee Slave It's looking really good Askai! ^ 3^ heart
Also, on an extremely cool note, I will be studying in Japan my Junior year. I have not decided whether it will be for a quarter or for the whole year. But, I'm sure that I'll be able to find a computer there and give you guys some first hand culture info too. *dances*YAY!!! that really cool! biggrin i cant wait! and thank you! whee heart heart
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:20 am
This topic for learning Japanese is really good, my sister's best friend recently started to watch Bleach, she found it so much fun, she said she wanted to learn Japanese, so I told her a bit 'bout it. Though I could understand what the meanings were, I couldn't quite explain, so thanks to this all she can learn proper Japanese and I can start reading Japanese as well...
I'm ramblng again! >.<
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:23 am
AnalyzeMeh This topic for learning Japanese is really good, my sister's best friend recently started to watch Bleach, she found it so much fun, she said she wanted to learn Japanese, so I told her a bit 'bout it. Though I could understand what the meanings were, I couldn't quite explain, so thanks to this all she can learn proper Japanese and I can start reading Japanese as well...
I'm ramblng again! >.<
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:58 pm
^^ This really helps me alot. The only japanese I have learned is by slowly (painfully) learning by watching anime. With subs of course.
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:00 am
Yeah, I know what that's like. And, for those of you that do know japanese, I know this isn't very detailed yet. But, it's main purpose is to teach people new to it the basics. I'll be adding the days of the week soon and some other grammar points. (Just have to get things wrapped up with classes first)
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:37 am
Askai Alright, now that we've got the hiragana out of the way, I'd like to explain some of the rules that you will have to keep in mind while using this thread.
Rules Japanese is a language very different than english. For instance, they do not have an "l" sound. Their "r"s are sort of a combination of r and l. In some cases, it sounds just like our "r", in other cases it can sound more like a weird sounding "l". For example, the japanese word for history is rekishi. The "r" sounds normal in this word. But, then there are words like my name, Lisa. They would spell it Risa (haha, I just had a flashback to Scooby-doo xd ), but they would get pretty close to pronouncing it with an "l" sound.Another thing you'll notice in this thread is that I will be using double "o"s. For example, in the japanese phrase: 'doomo arigatoo' you do NOT spell it with the hiragana symbols corresponding to 'do-o-mo a-ri-ga-to-o'. The correct way to spell it would be: 'do-u-mo a-ri-ga-to-u'. The reason I will be using "oo" instead of "ou" is for pronunciation reasons. A double 'o' sound signifies that it will be a drawn out 'o' sound, rather than an 'o' sound followed by a 'u' sound. I will be doing the same thing with double "e"s. (for example: 'sensee', you would not spell it 'se-n-se-e'. you would spell it: 'se-n-se-i') I disagree with your decision to teach Japanese with "oo" instead of "ou." What about words that are romanized as "oo" like "ooki," which is meant to have two hiragana o's, and not o and u?? You'll just confuse people this way.
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:40 pm
great job that will help me a bunch 4laugh ... how ever on the hiragana for ko the top dash has a hook on right and the bottom dash is just curved question
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:33 am
me and my friend have private lessons, out teacher is from japan ^_^ just thought i should add (since i got it wrong when i found and learnt some japanese over the internet... you pronounce the "r" as "l" ^_^ 6and for desu you say des ^_^ not sure if this was mentioned... but if it was im really sorry but i haveta go in a min and havnt had chance to read this post through properly ^_^
jess
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:06 pm
Ok, i'm new here but that doesn't mean I can't speak Japanese! :3
Ohayou (Gozimas) - (good)Morning
Onigiri - Riceball
Jaa mata - See you (Syonara is only said when you aren't going to see that certain person for a long time. For a less formal good-bye, use Jaa or Jaa mata)
Bai Bai - Bye Bye!
Mushi Mushi - Hello (Use only when you first see someone, then use ohio, konichiwa, kanbanwa or Oyasumi)
Mite (Me-tay) - Look (Mite Mite can mean "Looky Looky")
Hai - Yes
Iie - No
Domou - (Use in front of certain things to make it more formal)
(Domou) Arigatou (Gozaimasu) - Thank you (Very Much)
Eh? - What?
Watashi - I/Me
Nice to meet you - Hajimemashite
Excuse me/pardon - Sumimassen
Cheers - Kanpai
I love you - Ai shiteru
Please - Onegai (More polite: "Onegai shimasu")
Numbers
0 - Rei (〇)
1 - Ichi (一)
2 - Ni (二)
3 - San (三)
4 - Shi (四) (But in 14, 24, 34 and so on, the Shi turns into Yon)
5 - Go (五)
6 - Roku(六)
7 - Nana(七)
8 - Hachi(八)
9 - Kyuu(九)
10 - Juu(十)
11 - Juu ichi (十一)
12 - Juu ni (十二)
13 - Juu san(十三)
14 - Juu yon(十四)
15 - Juu go(十五)
16 - Juu roku(十六)
17 - Juu nana(十七)
18 - Juu hachi(十八)
19 - Juu kyuu(十九)
20 - Ni juu(二十)
21 - Ni juu ichi(二一)
22 - Ni juu ni(二二)
23 - Ni juu san(二三)
24 - Ni juu yon(二四)
25 - Ni juu go(二五)
26 - Ni juu roku(二六)
27 - Ni juu nana(二七)
28 - Ni juu hachi(二八)
29 - Ni juu kyuu(二九)
30 - San juu(三十)
You kind of get it, all you do past 20 is have the number along with juu, then the number after it. 4 is only shi the first time, then it's Yon. here's more:
100 - Hyaku(百)
1,000 - sen(千)
10,000 - man(万)
Months
January - Ichigatu(一月)
February - Nigatu(二月)
March - Sangatu(三月)
April - Shigatu(四月)
May - Gogatu(五月)
June - Rokugatu(六月)
July - Nanagatu(七月)
August - Hachigatu(八月)
September - Kyuugatu(九月)
october - Juugatu(十月)
november - Juuichigatu(十一月)
december - Juunigatu(十二月)
For dates, add the numbers from before:
January 17th - ichigatu juunana
Days of the week
Monday - Getsuyoubi (月曜日)
Tuesday - Kayoubi (火曜日)
Wednesday - Suiyoubi (水曜日)
Thursday - Mokuyoubi (木曜日)
Friday - Kinyoubi (金曜日)
Saturday - Doyoubi (土曜日)
Sunday - Nichiyoubi (日曜日)
Seasons
Spring - Haru (春)
Summer - Natsu (夏)
Fall - Aki (秋)
Winter - Fuyu (冬)
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:07 pm
Sorry guys if this has some inappropiate stuff. But I didn't write it. I just copied it off some guy's forum and was too lazy to edit it. Gomenasai...
abunai - look out
ai - love
aishiteru - i love you
aite - opponent
akuma- Devil
anata - yo
anou - "umm" or "well" in a shy way
arigatou gozaimasu - Thank you very much, Informal Way: Arigatou
ashita - tomorrow
asatte - the day after tomorrow
asoko - Over there
atashi - "I" or "me"
baka - idiot, moron, dumbass
bakayarou - stupid jerk
bakemono - monster
betsuni - not at all, no problem
bishonen - hot guy, beautiful man
bishoujo - beautiful girl
boku - a manly or tomboyish way of saying "I" or "me"
chidori - A Thousand Birds
chigau- "no way", "you're wrong"
chikusho - "damn!" or "s**t!"
chotto - a little, "hold it!"
chotto matte - Please wait a little
daijoubu - "Are you okay?" When used to reply it means "I'm ok"
damaru - be still, silent
damasu - to deceive
dame - bad, no good
dare - who
demo - But when used as the beginning of a sentence.
deshou - "don't you agree?", "I thought you'd say that!"
doko - where
douitashimashite - don't mention it
doushite - why?
Dou shiyou? - What shall I do!
douzo - Please, kindly, by all means
gaki - brat
gomen nasai - "I'm very sorry" The informal way: Gomen
hai - Yes
hajimemashite - "How do you do?", "I am glad to meet you", "Nice to meet you"
hahataka - maternal
hayaku - Early, Hurry up
hen - strange, weird
hentai - pervert
hidoi - mean, cruel, severe, harsh
hime - princess
hontou - really?
ii - good
iie - "no"
ikinasai - Go!
ikimashou, ikou - shall we go?, let's go
ima - now
issho - together
itadakimasu - the Japanese tradional phrase which is said before a meal starts. Sometimes use to say, "Lets go!"
ittekimasu - I'll be back
kaijuu - monster
kakkoi - Cool!
kanojo - girlfriend, her
kareshi- boyfriend
kawaii - cute
kega - wound
keisatsu - police
ki - chi, aura
kitsune - fox
kodomo - child, children
koibito - lover, sweetheart
koko - here
kokoro - heart
konbanwa - Good evening
konnichiwa - Good day, hello
korosu - to kill
kowai - to be frightful, afraid
Kurei - Pretty
kuru - to come
kuso - damn, crap, s**t
machinasai - wait
mahou - magic, magic spell
mangaka - a manga artist/writer
masaka - Can it be? It can't be! No! I don't believe it, Impossible
matsu - to wait
matte - wait!
mattaku - damn it
mochiron - of course, without a doubt
mou - geez...
mou ii - enough already
motto - over (and over)
nandemonai - It's nothing!
nani - what
nigeru - to flee, run away
nihongo - the Japanese language
ohayou gozaimasu - good morning, informal: ohayou
ometedou - congratulations
onegai shimasu - "I beg of you," "Please" or "Pretty please"
oni - demon, ogre
oyasumi nasai - Good night, Informal: Oyasumi
oneesan/oneechan - Older sister
oniisan/oniichan - Older brother
onna - female
otaku - obsessed fan, geek
ryoukou - trip
saa - so, well
Sayonara - goodbye
seiyuu - a Japanese voice actor/actress
sempai - anyone who is one's senior
shimai - sisters
shimatta - damn, s**t
shinjirarenai - I can't believe it!
shinjiru - to believe in
shoujo - made especially for girls
shounen - made especially for boys
sou da ne - oh really
sugoi, Sugea - awesome, great, wow, amazing
suki - like, love
sumimasen (deshita) - I'm sorry (for what I have done), excuse me
suru - to do
taihen - terrible
taido - attitude
tanda - ignite
tanjoubi - Birthday
tankoubon - smaller compilations of several chapters of a manga
Tasukete kure - Help me! Save me!
temee - you jerk
teimai - younger brothers and sisters
tenshi - angel,heavenly spirit
tomodachi - friend
tanoshii - fun, enjoyable
umi - sea
ureshii - happy, I'm so happy
urusai - noisy, be quiet, Shut up!
uso - "liar", or "No way!"
wakaranai - I don't understand.
wakarimasen - I don't understand, I have no idea
wakarimashita, wakata - I understand
wakaru - to understand
warabe - child
warui - sorry
watashi/watakushi - "I" or "me"
yakusoku - promise, oath
Yamero - stop!
yameru - to stop, quit, terminate
yamete - stop it
yappari - I thought so!, Ah-ha!, I was right after all
yatta - Hooray, I did it!, Yay!
yokatta - thank God, "I'm glad", "that's great!"
yoroshiku - Please remember me, best regards
yosh - All right!
youkai - demon
yume - dream
yurusu - to forgive, pardon.
yurusanai/yurusenai - I won't forgive you!
Endings
Note: This endings are used at the ends of names. Such as Name-Chan. Or so.
Chan Usually used for girls, when you're on good terms. Can also be used for little children.
Kun Usually used for boys, on good terms. Symbolizing you guys are friends.
Sama Showing that you worship this person and they are your master.
San Showing respect for the person. Also used for elders.
Sensei Used for your teachers.
*Ja matta ne- See you later
*Ja- Bye
*Ohayo- Hello
*Zutto- Forever
*Kirei na me dane- You have beautiful eyes
*Anata- My love (A female tells a male.)
*Koishii- My love (A male tells a female.)
*Kirei- Beautiful
*Hanaretakunai- I never want to leave you.
*Aitakatta- I missed you
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:59 am
oh! theres a aite i know where you can learn many japanese words and how to write them!! pm me and remind me to post it. or ill probably remember anyway!!
watashiwa nihongoga sco shi wakkademas. demo, mada jozu jar ademasen
((probably spelt wrong and such as its spoken but it says i can speak a little japanese. but im not very good yet)
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:20 pm
O.O Ooooh! I'll be visiting this thread a lot! I really want to learn japanese. I know a few random words, but that's it.
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:54 am
this is fun im actually learning ^_^
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:31 pm
Fin Raziel Askai Alright, now that we've got the hiragana out of the way, I'd like to explain some of the rules that you will have to keep in mind while using this thread.
Rules Japanese is a language very different than english. For instance, they do not have an "l" sound. Their "r"s are sort of a combination of r and l. In some cases, it sounds just like our "r", in other cases it can sound more like a weird sounding "l". For example, the japanese word for history is rekishi. The "r" sounds normal in this word. But, then there are words like my name, Lisa. They would spell it Risa (haha, I just had a flashback to Scooby-doo xd ), but they would get pretty close to pronouncing it with an "l" sound.Another thing you'll notice in this thread is that I will be using double "o"s. For example, in the japanese phrase: 'doomo arigatoo' you do NOT spell it with the hiragana symbols corresponding to 'do-o-mo a-ri-ga-to-o'. The correct way to spell it would be: 'do-u-mo a-ri-ga-to-u'. The reason I will be using "oo" instead of "ou" is for pronunciation reasons. A double 'o' sound signifies that it will be a drawn out 'o' sound, rather than an 'o' sound followed by a 'u' sound. I will be doing the same thing with double "e"s. (for example: 'sensee', you would not spell it 'se-n-se-e'. you would spell it: 'se-n-se-i') I disagree with your decision to teach Japanese with "oo" instead of "ou." What about words that are romanized as "oo" like "ooki," which is meant to have two hiragana o's, and not o and u?? You'll just confuse people this way.
I'm going to go change that, for I agree that it will only confuse people more when they come to words like ooki. (I was taught that romanji was there as a teaching tool. No teaching tool is without it's flaws. *shrug*)
@harasteh: Yes! I think that mentioning that desu is pronounced more like des is an excellent thing to point out.
Also, someone mentioned something about the katakana or hiragana character being wrong or confuzing. I will try and fix that next time I come on (my sister is kicking me off now)EDIT: It's been changed!
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