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Sry i dont know Japanesse or anything i just think that it would be really cool to learn that too.... so if you learn anything then can you tell me too...lol...thanx

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Hajimemashite = How do you do?
Hai-yes
iie-no
Kitsune Hanyou desu (pronounced des) -It is Kitsune Hanyou
kitsune-fox
inu-dog
neko-cat
inu desu-It is a dog (and/or dogs)
neko desu ka -Is it a cat?
Watashi wa Kitsune Hanyou -I am Kitsune Hanyou
inu no Kitsune Hanyou- Kitsune Hanyou's dog
Mitsuke no Oujuo: is Angel of Death
Doi Tasha Mashtia: your welcome

Thank you to the people who helpe dme learn japinesse

Japanese
Here's a list of features of the Japanese language:

1) Small set of easy-to-pronounce consonants: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p

2) Small set of almost totally universal vowels: a, i, u, e, o

3) Extremely simple syllable structure of Consonant-Vowel

* Allows for diphthongs (ai), syllable-initial vowels (ara), geminated consonants (atta), and syllable-final -n (ban).

* Allows for palatalized versions of the consonants: ky, sy (sh), ty (ch), ny, hy, my, ry, gy, zy (j), dy (j), by, and py. None of these are hard to pronounce (except maybe the "ry" but that's learned quickly enough).

* t becomes ch before i, and ts before u.
* s becomes sh before i.
* d becomes j before i, and z before u.
* z becomes j before i.

* there is no wi, wu, or we, nor is there a yi or ye (at least, not in modern Japanese).

4) Word order is Subject-Object-Verb (English word order is Subject-Verb-Object). Japanese verbs ALWAYS go on the end of a clause or sentence (only rhetorical sounds like, "ne" or "yo" etc . . . can follow).

5) Adjectives precede the nouns they modify, just as they do in English.

6) Appositions are postpositional rather than prepositional: English - "in the house"; Japanese - "uchi (house) ni (in)."

7) Japanese does not make any distinction between singular or plural: ringo = an apple, the apple, apples.

cool Japanese uses several postpositions to indicate grammatical function like Latin does, unlike English, which only uses its prepositions to indicate spacial or temporal relationships.

Post positions include:
* wa = topic particle
* ga = subject particle
* no = posessive particle
* ni = to/in/at/on
* e = to/toward
* de = at/with/using (as in hit a ball WITH a bat)
* kara = from
* yori = than/from
* mo = too
* to = and/together/with
* ka = or

there are others.

9) Like English, Japanese makes extensive use of auxillary, or grammatical zed verbs, such as "to be," "to go," "to have," and "to come," as well as many others to perform complex grammatical conjugations:

*English - I am eating an apple.
Japanese - Watashi ga ringo o tabete iru = watash (I) ga (subject-postposition) ringo (apple) o (direct object postposition) tabete (eating) iru (am).

*English - You can't go doing that!
Japanese - Sore o shite wa ikenai! = sore (that) o (direct object postposition) shite (doing) wa (topic postposition) ikenai (cannot go).

10) Japanese, unlike English, aslo has several interesting conjunctions for verbs that allow a wide range of meanings:

* hanasu = to speak
* hanaseru = to be able to speak
* hanasereba = if (someone) speaks
* hanasareru = was spoken
* hanasaseru = makes (someone) speak/ let's (someone) speak
* hanasasareru = (someone) was made or allowed to speak

11) only four verb conjugations for past or non-past. There is no "future" tense - at least not marked in the conjugation, and verbs need not agree with their subjects, as they must in English

* aruku = walks
* aruita = walked
* arukanai = doesn't walk
* arukanakatta = didn't walk

12) There are two kinds of adjectives in Japanese: i-adjectives, and na-adjectives.

i-adjectives act as if there is a built-in "to be" at the end and conjugate much like verbs:

* kawaii = is cute (litereally, kawai-i = cute-is)
* kawaikatta = was cute (kawai-katta = cute-was)
* kawaikunai = isn't cute (literally kawai-ku na-i = cute-ly not-is)
* kawaikunakatta = wasn't cute (kawai-ku na-katta = cute-ly not-was)

Kawaii neko = cute cat

Because of this, i-adjectives do not need a verb "to be" at the end of the sentence to follow them - it's already there.

na-ajectives, on the other hand, are basically nouns (and are used as such as well) that are linked to nouns they describe using "-na":

zankoku na neko = cruel cat

because they're essentially nouns, they do not conjugate, but the na becomes "da" - to be - at the end of the sentence, and "da" then conjugates as it normally does:

* zankoku da = is cruel (cruel is)
* zankoku datta = was cruel (cruel was)
* zankoku ja nai = isn't cruel (cruel not-is)
* zankoku ja nakatta = wasn't cruel (cruel not-was)

13) You can tack entire sentences onto a noun to modify it like a giant adjective - We do this in English too, but we do it using a relative pronoun:

English - The cat, which ate the bird, is now sleeping.
Japanese - tori o tabeta neko wa ima nette iru.

Actually, there are four types of writing Japanese.
There is Katakana, Hiragana, Kanji and Romaji.
1. Romaji is when you write words with english letters.

2. Katakana is used when someone does not know the kanji or in ads in magazines, street signs, etc. (I can't give an example.)
3. Hiragana is sometimes referred to as the cursive version to Japanese writing. It is also used when someone does not know the kanji to a word. The name Kagome is made out of hiragana. If it was out of katakana it would mean woven-bamboo pattern. This is because when you don't know the kanji for a word and it's the title for a song it is more appropriate to use hiragana. That means that Kagome's name is from the song Kagome.(I can't give an example.)
4. Kanji is the main format for writing Japanese. It is used for every single word unless there is no kanji to it.

Here's a list of words I can think of:
konnichiwa good afternoon
ohayo (gozaimasu) good morning
kurisumasu supiritto merry christmas
yoi otoshi o happy new years
onegai please
arigatou thank you
kore wa nan desu ka What is it?
shikata ga nai It can't be helped.
hoshi star
houshi monk
inu dog
tomare stop
shinjitsu truth/true
uta song
tanuki racoon dog
kitsune fox
kitsune-bi fox fire
fukai deep
mori forest
kokoro soul/heart/spirit
aishiteru I love you. (romantic)
ai love
watashi me/myself/I
doumo thanks
jidai era
sengoku feudal
doki time to time
baka stupid/idiot/etc.
aho retard (usually to a boy)
moshi moshi hello (when on the phone)
ara huh?
oro huh? (adaption of ara)
kya ahh (add as many As or Hs as you'd like. xd )
nani what
gomen nasai forgive me
gomen sorry
miko priestess
bouzo priest (more of an insult)
busu ugly girl (very rude insult)
imouto little sister
ane big sister
uwa ahh (same as kya)
demo but
hai yes
iie no
neko cat
youkai demon
hanyou half-demon
yuki-onna snow woman
sakura cherry blossom(s)
kaze wind
sumomo peach
osuwari sit
hentai strange person (usually a pervert)
are (over) there
ja ne see you (later)
midori green
ichigo strawberry
kotoba word(s)
nezumi rat
aoi blue
ichi one
ni two
san four
seikou success
sango coral
suishou crystal
akago baby
kohaku amber/topaz
jun silver
tenshi angel

Honorifics

Honorifics are used after a name to show your connection to that person or who you feel about them.

-san Mr., Ms., Mrs., showing politeness
-chan used for little boys, pets, showing endearment towards a girl, and even lovers. Shows childesh cuteness.
-sama One level above san, shows great respect.
-dono Comes from 'tono' or lord, shows utmost respect.
-kun Usually used for a boy to show endearment or familiarity, someone younger or of a lower station, also used between men as friends.
[blank] This is usually left out in definitions but when you do not put a honorific after a name it shows you are intimate with that person. Be it family, spouse, or very close friends. But if it is not earned it can also be a great insult.

There are also titles for people depending on their stature.

sempai upper classmen or senior
kohai opposite of sempai
bozu equivalent to kid or squirt
senseiliterally means 'one who has come before'. Usually a teacher, doctor, or a master of any profession or art.

You're lucky I put this here. I barely do this. ninja

Names in English

Inu-Yasha: Dog Demon

Kagome: Woven Bamboo

Kikyo: Hell Flower

Shippo: Seven Treasures

Sango: Coral

Miroku: Buddha of the Future

Kaede: Maple Tree

Sesshoumaru: Killing Perfection

Naraku: Hell