[Japanese Archive] NIHON GO BENKYOU [edit: Learn Japanese]

[yukiko]

konnichiwa = good day
konbanwa = good nite
oyasumi nasai = good nite
1-10= ichi-ni-san-shi/yon-go-roku-shichi/nana-hachi-kyu-ju
my name is....= watashi no namae wa .....desu
what's ur name? = o namae wa???
what r u doing = nani o shimasu ka??

:p.... that's all 4 2d. :p
maggie chan.....itsyoni nihon go o oshiemasyou ka???
onegaishimasu

[-dream-]

o.O..i've always wanted to learn japanese, i love so many japanese things, anime, music...i wish i can really understand it. btw are you japanese?.. :?
anyways..you can be my sensai then... :D

[jeansco_84]

oh yeah! Jap lessons in the forum! i've always wanted to take lessons, but i had to take french instead..yuk!

yukiko, ur gonna be such an awesome sensei ne!

[zhy378]

:rock: i soooo wanna learn chinese but i too have to take french,arg. if my school have japanese class i'll defentily take it. there is so many things that's in japanese that i wanna understand like anime :love: ! though in the library there's a lil 'how to learn japanese book ' which i have checked out so the words u shown us i already know. i guess i'll just learn japanese by myself. hehe :twisted:

[sawmui13]

ooo..i have a question. when i was watching faye's love from a lie, the only thing i picked up was what they kept repeating. she would call the guy 'darling' and he would say darling 'juh nie' meaning, i'm not your darling? sorry, must've spelled it wrong. is that a way to negate something? like 'ne pas' en francais?

[linny]

Oiya! I like watching subtitled Japanese shows. I've picked up a few minor words that way... Also picked up random words from listening to songs, watching anime, even reading manga. Though, it's nothing really useful.

My tiny list of Japnaese vocab:

Gomen ne = Sorry?
yakusoku = promise
dakishimete = to hold
hikari = light
sora = sky
domo arigatou = thank you
baka = idiot
sou desu ka? = is that so?
daijoubu = it's fine
demo... = but...
ano = well...

Um... I'm not 100% if that's correct, so if anyone notices my list is wrong, feel free to correct.

(Actually, I want to relearn Mandarin more than learn Japanese at the moment)

[Chun Li]

誰かが日本語を話せるの？ この漢字を読めるの？
nihongo de hanashitara minna wakaranaidessho?

[babyxv]

argh i really wanted to take japanese but... yo hablo español T_T

[linny]

argh i really wanted to take japanese but... yo hablo español T_T

Yo hablo espanol tambien! Pero, no hablo mucho. >.> No me gusta la clase de espanol... Es muy aburrido. -.-

Translation (I think): I speak Spanish too! But I can't talk a lot. I don't like the Spanish class... It's really boring.

Arg. Whatever. I'd still rather learn Japaense. ^^ Wish my school had Japanese or Mandarin available as a language class...

[cystaltears]

yea~ jap lesssons~ remmeber to teach us every day yumiko..i'll be waiting..hehez..thx thx

[Mike]

i want to learn Japanese!

[Chun Li]

Linny. I can't believe I can understand all that spanish you wrote. Wow, 5 years of spanish really did leave some kind of residue in my mind...!

[ashley]

wowee! i'm signing up too, sensei!

yukiko, if you come by and read this again, i like listening to Anzenchiitai . if you know of a good website that has english translation about them, pleeeeez let me know. :hugz:

[xiaoli]

haha this is what i know that hasn't been listed.

aishiteru = i love you
sayonara = goodbye
nan de (i think!..picked it up from watching takky) = why
... and that's it

oh, you add 'gonzaimass' when you're trying to be polite, right? arigatou gonzai mass! ^^;

my favourite phrase is daijorbu! :D or however you spell it

[Chun Li]

you add "gozaimasu" and the end when you are trying to be polite, or when you are speaking (keigo). You also have to use it when you speak with people who are higher in the hierarchy than you.

[hisashi]

ah..what's the diff btwn nan de and doushite?

[Chun Li]

doushite is more polite.

[hisashi]

hm...Japanese is a whole bunch of polite pple!
then is sayonara polite to use? is it often used?

[Chun Li]

Sayonara is used at anytime. It can be a little too formal when used with friends though. Sayonara also implies that you might not see them again for awhile, so between good friends, everyone just says, "Jyanna!"

[Gwen910]

Yukiko-sensei- Hajimimashite. Douzo yoroshiku! Mata ashita!

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

yukichan, i'm sure you can do a very good job teaching on you're own ne! ^^


and to whoever asked... it's not spelled "juh nie" it's spelled "ja nai" or "jya nai" there ya go!


koibito= darling

[yukiko]

o.O..i've always wanted to learn japanese, i love so many japanese things, anime, music...i wish i can really understand it. btw are you japanese?.. :?
anyways..you can be my sensai then... :D
hahaha....thanks for ur attention. but im not good enogh rite now. sensei??? wow...i'd like to be...but maybe not now. just follow my ol lesson here. :p i'll help u as i can.
doumo

edit: wow...so many here already undestand jap. so....just help each other ok.

douzo = please.....
doumo = thanks u....(simple one which we can only use it to our frenz..no to someone "higher")
ashita = tomorrow
asatte = a day after tomorrow
kyou = today
kinou = yesterday
benkyou = lesson
benkyou shimasu = study
.......shimasu = do something
kekkonshimasu = menikah
doukushin = not yet married people
.....san = mr..../mrs..../ms...(jap ppl always add SAN when he call others ppl. politely.) but for kid....we can add chan. n for boy...jap ppl usually add KUN.
boku = me, i. unpolitely...only man can use this in japan.
jay no uta = jay's song
kikimasu/kiru = hear
taberu/tabemasu = eating
nomimasu/nomu = drinking

mmmm.....any question?
hahahaha......

[munchi_75]

ugh...i did jap for 6-7 yrs! and i dropped in in my final yr @ skool......wat a waste!
i've forgotten everything, but i'll try my hardest to help out! :)

it's pretty hard to learn jap over the net, u'll need to know different particles and stuff to make whole sentences make sense...

[ZizZi]

:excited: lol, great, now i can learn all these words and say them to my "jap" friend. btw, what does bagiaro mean? lepencil, please don't censure it! i know its sumthing bad, but how bad? and yukiko, do u know any japanese slang?? *evil laughter*

parce que je parle only francais. hahaa.. ou non. je desteste le lecon de francais. je veux avoir japonais! :)

[iron_box]

konbanwa minna san.. watashi wa iron box desu.. douzo yoroshiku..

watashi wa nihongo o sukoshi dekirun dayo..
nihon no ryori wa sushi ichiban ga suki desuu...

nihon no manga mo ga suki yo..

wo ai riben wo ai riben.. :) :D

HEehhee :D my japanese's still a mess.. ;p

gomen ne..

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

:excited: lol, great, now i can learn all these words and say them to my "jap" friend. btw, what does bagiaro mean? lepencil, please don't censure it! i know its sumthing bad, but how bad? and yukiko, do u know any japanese slang?? *evil laughter*

parce que je parle only francais. hahaa.. ou non. je desteste le lecon de francais. je veux avoir japonais! :)


i believe you mean "bakayaro"

which means stupid idiot.




yukiko------ no double posting. edit your old posts and ADD to it instead of posting twice in a row.

yeah it is hard to teach japanese online.
so i think the best we can do is teach phrases. teaching vocab is pointless since they only know one word and they don't know how to put it into a sentence anyway.

[Chun Li]

sou sou.

[bubbletgurl]

oh wow!! so many japanese speaking or typing ppl in here.. haha we should start a korean forum too.. i wanna learn japanese and korean fluently!!! yeah instead i had to take french too.. *augh* je n'aime pas le francais.. tres difficle, n'est pas?

to add to the list:
gum-ba-de-o = jiah yo [in mandarin] like cheering someone on, go you can do it! put more effort!
kawaii = cute :o) like jay! get it? hahaha..

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

correct spelling is


ganbatte yo!
you can just say "ganbatte" without the yo as well.

[munchi_75]

i dunno whether this has been explained b4..
but pronounciation is quite important.

a - pronounced like the 'a' in car
e - sounds like the 'e' in egg
i - idiot, igloo etc.
o - more, door
u - put etc.

bla bla, u get wat i mean....[hopefully]
i dunno if that would help, coz a lot of ppl have diff. accents..:?

[Chun Li]

We SHOULD start a korean language thread. I'm planning to learn Korean anyway.


Here's my Japanese word for everyone:

Shine. = Die.

(shee - ne)

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

i plan to learn korean too.
hopefully this summer hehe.

i don't think a korean thread will be too successful because i don't think many people know how to speak korean. we'll just end up asking each other questions.

[iron_box]

kekkonshimasu = menikah


heeyy... i've just noticed this.. ok now 'menikah' is in indonesian language while in english is : married..

;p hee.. chotto mistranslate ne yukiko chan.. watashitachi wa onaji! indoneshia jin desu :p heehee.. :D


i dunno whether this has been explained b4..
but pronounciation is quite important.

a - pronounced like the 'a' in car
e - sounds like the 'e' in egg
i - idiot, igloo etc.
o - more, door
u - put etc

yup! dat's right! the japanese a-i-u-e-o pronounciations r exactly the same with our (indonesian) pronounciations.. so mayb it's a lil bit easier for us to learn jap oh well at least to pronounce it! :)

[Chun Li]

So lets go find some koreans and brainwash them to love Jay. =)

[Gwen910]

In the States- Iya na tenki desu ne? (The weather is bad, right?)
samui desu nee. (It's cold isn't it?)


Jaa ne!

[wenhope]

Konichiwa minna-san
Sugoi(fantastic) learning Japanese in the forums, finally i have a chance to put my bad Jap skills to use. I've been learning it at school...but the class is very disrespectful so not much gets done, oh well. My Jap input for the day:
Tabemasu-to eat
nemasu-to sleep
(two things i'm best at)
watashi wa Jay Chou no ongaku ga sukidesu.

[cystaltears]

k how do u say...i am a pretty gurl in jap? watashiwa kawai~? n how do u say...ur so hot...n wanna go to the movies t/m?...lol..hehehe

[Chun Li]

you say, "Kuso kutte, shine kono bakayarou"

okay fine im kidding

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

lmao yeah~~ say that in japanese.... lol


um i don't recommend learning how to say "i'm a pretty girl" and "you're cute" blah blah blah.

because japanese people aren't straightforward.

besides claiming that you're pretty is conceited anyway so I won't teach you.

[munchi_75]

you're cute - anata wa kawaii desu
i'm pretty - watashi wa kirei desu

[i'm not sure about these - someone please correct me i'm i'm wrong]

-------
edit: but yeh...like wat maggie said. i don't think it's a good idea to say 'i'm pretty', unless you're really up urself!! :p

you say, "Kuso kutte, shine kono bakayarou"

okay fine im kidding

eigo wa nan desuka?

[Chun Li]

Eat shit and die you stupid dumbass! (more or less).

[yukiko]

wow...its so happy finding many people reply my posting. :p
minna san no nihon go wa jyozu desu nee.
watashi...mada mada desu nee.
chun li chan....jyozu desu nee. doko de benkyoushimashitaka?? or nihon jin desu ka??? :P

[XiaoQueen]

I've always wanted to learn Jap, but :( SOB! I dont have the money for it!

[yukiko]

y???? oic..just learn it here. or maybe later when u can get job by urself. n use it for learning everything u want ok.
ganbatte.

[xiaoli]

yukiko> are you a japanese living in indonesia?

[yukiko]

yukiko> are you a japanese living in indonesia?
im not japanese....so happy if i am. im totally indonesian. no japan blood. :p
y???

[Chun Li]

Why aren't you happy that you're Indonesian?

[ashley]

a - pronounced like the 'a' in car
e - sounds like the 'e' in egg
i - idiot, igloo etc.
o - more, door
u - put etc

yup! dat's right! the japanese a-i-u-e-o pronounciations r exactly the same with our (indonesian) pronounciations.. so mayb it's a lil bit easier for us to learn jap oh well at least to pronounce it! :)

That's what I thought! But I get confused when 'desu' is not pronounce 'day-soo' but it's just 'dess', right? Think the written form is not as directly pronounced as I hoped it would be. :oops:

[cystaltears]

lmao yeah~~ say that in japanese.... lol


um i don't recommend learning how to say "i'm a pretty girl" and "you're cute" blah blah blah.

because japanese people aren't straightforward.

besides claiming that you're pretty is conceited anyway so I won't teach you.

no~!>.<!!! "i am a pretty gurl" im jus asking for my frd..so no misunderstandings...:(...haha..so funni..dere was dis new jap guy who came to our school..n my frd asked him how to say it..n den..he was thinking for such a long time...n he said sth bout kawai..n den he was like...but japaness ppl dun usually say dat~! lol...

[xiaoli]

yukiko> oh, i was just wondering that's all :) do you study japanese or something?

Shitsurei shi-mass, otearai wa doko dess ka? Chot-to sumi-masen? Michi ni mayot-te shimai-mashta.

:D

[yukiko]

yukiko> oh, i was just wondering that's all :) do you study japanese or something?

Shitsurei shi-mass, otearai wa doko dess ka? Chot-to sumi-masen? Michi ni mayot-te shimai-mashta.

:D
im study bout japan rite now. otearai??? koko de otearai ga arimasen ne. doushite???

lmao yeah~~ say that in japanese.... lol


um i don't recommend learning how to say "i'm a pretty girl" and "you're cute" blah blah blah.

because japanese people aren't straightforward.

besides claiming that you're pretty is conceited anyway so I won't teach you.

no~!>.<!!! "i am a pretty gurl" im jus asking for my frd..so no misunderstandings...:(...haha..so funni..dere was dis new jap guy who came to our school..n my frd asked him how to say it..n den..he was thinking for such a long time...n he said sth bout kawai..n den he was like...but japaness ppl dun usually say dat~! lol...

yeah...japanese never say something good bout himself...but they always say other's goodness. like dat.

[~sugarcookie~]

lmao yeah~~ say that in japanese.... lol


um i don't recommend learning how to say "i'm a pretty girl" and "you're cute" blah blah blah.

because japanese people aren't straightforward.

besides claiming that you're pretty is conceited anyway so I won't teach you.

i don't think cystaltears was actually stating that she herself is a pretty girl (although i think she is). in fact, i've never heard her say anything even close to that about herself before, only about other people.
but then again, who here can honestly say that they don't think of themselves as pretty? :D just because one doesn't say it, if one thinks it, won't it equal up as the same thing?

[cystaltears]

*shivers* u call my big face pretty...ew...lol..neways bak to da jap thingy...how do u say..."your so hot" in jap?today...my crazy frds went up to dat jap guy n said he was so hot in english...good thing i wasnt dere...but i dun fink he new wat it meant..lol...

[yukiko]

what kind of HOT??? him self or the weather???? hot for weather is atsui desu ne... lol. :P

[xiaoli]

she means hot as in.. sexy, gorgeous, handsome, jay.

hey crystaltearz, you sure have mentioned this 'hot jap guy' a lot. :D

Useful phrases:
Wakari-masen = I don't understand.
Eigo o hanashi-mass ka? = Do you speak English?
Nihongo wa hanase-masen = I can't speak Japanese.

oh btw yukiko.. saya tidak mengerti apa yang kamu cakap dalam Bahasa Jepang.. hehe

[yukiko]

she means hot as in.. sexy, gorgeous, handsome, jay.

hey crystaltearz, you sure have mentioned this 'hot jap guy' a lot. :D

Useful phrases:
Wakari-masen = I don't understand.
Eigo o hanashi-mass ka? = Do you speak English?
Nihongo wa hanase-masen = I can't speak Japanese.

oh btw yukiko.. saya tidak mengerti apa yang kamu cakap dalam Bahasa Jepang.. hehe
sou ka??? hahaha. sorry. my jap still bad.
btw...i can't speak japanese====nihongo ga hanashimasen. not hanase masen lor.
hansome in jap is hansamu. maybe u can use SUGOI for him. sugoi mean great n enything like that. like jay...sugoi hito desu ne.

[kAkA]

haha! v. interesting thread. is japanese hard to learn? i actually learned a few words from watching jap series with chinese subtitles but gotta admit that was v. hard since am not that good in chinese. :roll:

i got words like konbawa, nani, argato, o-hi-o(?), dakara, sensei, jianej(?) and soka. lol i can stil remember them!! do they make any sense for those japanese speakin people?? :rock:

[yukiko]

haha! v. interesting thread. is japanese hard to learn? i actually learned a few words from watching jap series with chinese subtitles but gotta admit that was v. hard since am not that good in chinese. :roll:

i got words like konbawa, nani, argato, o-hi-o(?), dakara, sensei, jianej(?) and soka. lol i can stil remember them!! do they make any sense for those japanese speakin people?? :rock:
konbanwa..not konbawa n it means good nite
nani?....watz???
arigatou=thks
ohayo maybe..not ohio..===gut morning
sou ka?===really?
jap not too hard too learn larr

[xiaoli]

yukiko> no, i didn't mean i couldn't understand what you typed cos your Japanese is poor, it's just that saya simply tidak mengerti! :D

btw, that "i can't speak japanese" phrase is wrong? I took it from this Japanese phrase book I have lying around the house. hehe

[yukiko]

yukiko> no, i didn't mean i couldn't understand what you typed cos your Japanese is poor, it's just that saya simply tidak mengerti! :D

btw, that "i can't speak japanese" phrase is wrong? I took it from this Japanese phrase book I have lying around the house. hehe
oic...thats ok. hanashimasu..not hanasemasu. :p check once more time.

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

tadaima===im back
okaeri ===welcome back

[xiaoli]

nah, it says hanase-masen.

btw i've noticed a few times.. i think it's in your best interest that you edit your posts instead of double posting
(sorry, but i'm just warning you before you tick a mod off!) =)

[yukiko]

oopsss....sorry :P
thanks

[cystaltears]

thx everyone!!..babygirl-yepyep~!! i noe im pretty annoying...saying da jap guy is hot..but yea..hehez...

[stephie]

uh...... didn't crystal tearz just say she wants to know how to say it? i think "jay_is_a_shy_boi" shouldn't assume things before things are set out , and what's with the cockyness? since when did she admit she pretty? did she SAY she's asking that jap dude that? NOOOO

[linny]

uh...... didn't crystal tearz just say she wants to know how to say it? i think you shouldn't assume things before things are set out , and what's with the cockyness? Don't start acting like a biatch to my frdz or you'll pay and since when did she admit she pretty? did she SAY she's asking that jap dude that? NOOOO so Shut ur lil biatchy trap

Er, just saying this before a moderator gets to it, but I advise taking this post down, stephie. We want to keep these forums clean and without any mean threats.

I understand that you want to protect your friends, but saying "Shut ur lil biatchy trap" is inappropriate and I don't think that this forum should be about these type of posts.

Could just be me though.

[Chun Li]

uh...... didn't crystal tearz just say she wants to know how to say it? i think you shouldn't assume things before things are set out , and what's with the cockyness? Don't start acting like a biatch to my frdz or you'll pay and since when did she admit she pretty? did she SAY she's asking that jap dude that? NOOOO so Shut ur lil biatchy trap

First of all, Who are you talking to?
And don't be calling people bitches if you can't figure out who you're talking to in the first place.

[kayelle]

er....on a different note altogether....sorry to digress a little...just thought i'd contribute one korean word i know.. haha..

kamsa hamida = thank you

[Chun Li]

I know that one too... and

sarang he ~ I love You

But other than that, I can only say, "I want to eat." I actually know more words in Tagalog.

[yukiko]

annionhasaeyo. july imnida. hahaha...i just can say that n other simple things like....BORE?? ...EE... lol :P

[iron_box]

annionhasaeyo. july imnida. hahaha...i just can say that n other simple things like....BORE?? ...EE... lol :P

wud does imnida means? izit like 'desu' in japanese?

[yukiko]

maybe...i dunno bout korean. but i often heard it when some1 intro themself. :p

[iron_box]

maybe...i dunno bout korean. but i often heard it when some1 intro themself. :p

ic.. ic...

[yukiko]

hi. i got 1 more korean word
singu = frens
bicyou= it used when we angry. maybe same like s**t. hahaha. i dunno. i got it from kyoko's dorama. still more but i dun forget.
acya= cia you/ganbatte yo
hahaha.

[linny]

My favorite japanese word: dakishimeta

Seems like singers use this word a lot in songs... I like listening to people say "Daijoubu" (It's fine?). It's such an interesting word... Oh! How about some grammar lessons to go with the japanese vocab?

Like... "Watashi wa" (I am) can be used for both guys and girl, but "Atashi wa" (same meaning) is used by girls.

Is that correct? I wouldn't know since I haven't learned Japanese... Picking up words through watching subtitled dramas, reading translations of manga, and watching anime is helpful though.

[kayelle]

oh yeah..chi mi na yok = you're welcome

[dudett09]

kayelle- is that krn (doesn't look like jap) confused

[jayholic]

i like to say "doitashimashite" cuz it sounds like "don't touch your moustache". it means "you're welcome".
in my japanese class i say these two alot:
"otearai ni itte mo ii desuka"
may i go to the bathroom?

"watashi wa ichiban sukina kashu wa jay chou desu"
my favorite singer is jay chou.

i also use "eeto". it's like "ano". they're both things japanese say when they're thinking or not sure. like the english "umm" "uhh" "hmm" ...

[june]

ah-ha! i know one very useful phrase when you are in emergency

toirewa tokodeska : where is the toilet?(zhi sor hai bin dou ar?)

*^________^*

[yukiko]

My favorite japanese word: dakishimeta

Seems like singers use this word a lot in songs... I like listening to people say "Daijoubu" (It's fine?). It's such an interesting word... Oh! How about some grammar lessons to go with the japanese vocab?

Like... "Watashi wa" (I am) can be used for both guys and girl, but "Atashi wa" (same meaning) is used by girls.

Is that correct? I wouldn't know since I haven't learned Japanese... Picking up words through watching subtitled dramas, reading translations of manga, and watching anime is helpful though.
yup u rite..1 more for ur vocab...boku wa. its same like watashi wa. but only boys can use it.

n for june=====doko desu ka? not toko desu ka? just wanna correct u..its ok???? :p

[jAy is a s h y_ b o i]

crystaltears--ahh now that i know you're friend is the one that wants to learn... i guess that is *ok* hehe :P but i think it would actually be an "ehh" idea because since Japanese people are never straightforward, going up to a Japanese person and saying that would come off as pretty scary. Unless they've been living outside of Japan for a while and are used to it.... but I think most people's reaction would be like "whoa!"

anyway, this is what your friend could say...


kimi wa kakkoi da yo (you're really hot!) said to someone you know well.

anata wa kakkoi desu ne (same meaning but more polite...should use this if you're just going up to strangers lol)


hmmm... my favorite Japanese word?
I have a few...

I like the word for butterfly...cockroach/cockroach trap just because I find them funny to say haha.


The word I just like is darling. ^^

My fave phrase is "I'm hungry" haha

[cystaltears]

hahaha...my friend already said it..shes da kind of perosn who doesnr care about her "face" so o wellz..but we asked him if he thinks we're a bit strange..and that we're more open than jap gurls..he said yea...-.-~ hes straightforward too~ lol

[nyemie]

But other than that, I can only say, "I want to eat." I actually know more words in Tagalog

Really?! .. what words~~ hehe..

atama - head
iie -no
irrashaimase - welcome (used in stores/restaurants etc)
daijobu desu ka? (Are u alright?)
yakusoku - promise
janai - added to a sentence to make it negative
wakaranai - i dont know

[catseyes]

Nihongo wa hanase-masen = I can't speak Japanese.

sou ka??? hahaha. sorry. my jap still bad.
btw...i can't speak japanese====nihongo ga hanashimasen. not hanase masen lor.


babygirl is correct...it's hanasemasen (cannot speak)

'Hanasu" (dictionary-form) is a group 1 verb, when changed to conditional-form (Hanaseba) with a "ru" or "masu" combined(less "ba"), it becomes hanaseru (potential-form) which means can speak.

So cannot speak will be "hanasemasen" or "hanasenai"

[sabriel]

ohayoo minasan. yoroshiku onegai shimasu. diana desu.

blah! i forget the order you say that.
i think the hardest part of japanese were the differnt forms of verbs: formal, informal, negative, ablitities, past tense, desire. suggestion. dictionary...etc.
and dont forget the adjectives!

arrgh! i hate learning it. i love using it.

[cinsin]

i reackon japanese is a very cool language..i heard that it's easy to learn because you don't have to conjugate verbs and there isn't such things as past or present tense (not sure whether that's correct though)
the one and only phrase i know in japanese is:
oh kimo jii - oh so comfortable
and i think everyone knows these ones
hai - yes
iie - no
kare - he
kanojo - she
naze nara - because
endoresu - endless
anata - you
( i also heard that anata isn't used in sentences very often, it's mostly used in the form when you greet your husband or wife and it means darling, like in david tao's song 'my anata')
if anything that i've just said is incorrect, feel free to correct me

[cmy_185]

aish. i stopped japanese class for 2 months already. i think i've forgotten everything! >___<
can't wait to resume classes..soon..

[yukiko]

hi all....i've do my exam..n i pass it. :p but i think i can't pass on "nihon no rekishi". i must get bad score..:( it mean i have to take that class again next year. i hate it.....

[nyemie]

yup u rite..1 more for ur vocab...boku wa. its same like watashi wa. but only boys can use it.

Ore wa/no - is also used by men .. but Boku wa/no is more polite ..

[GuArDiAn AnGeL]

OH MY~...thnx yukiko for teaching us japanese...!!! hehe....thats so great...i'll come daily to check this place out..hehe..learn new things everyday..thnx so much!

[nyemie]

sakana - fish
akai - red

When u say .. sakana wa akai desu .. it means "The fish is red"

desu is like "is" but it is placed in the end of the sentence.

wa is used after the subject of the sentence.

I think its better to go through the basics in contructing sentences .. to be abl to comprehend complicated and long sentences ..

[yukiko]

ame=rain: n it can meant candy too.
ame ga suki desu=i like candy.
ame ga hutte imasu= it's raining.
suki=like
hutte=it's came from hurimasu; it became hutte+imasu if u wanna make p.continuos sentence.
hurrimasu in kanji is the same way with orimasu which is mean take off from the bus or train or any transportation.
hurimasu=raining or can mean snowing too if u put yuki(snow)
e.g yuki ga hutte imasu=it's snowing

[sabriel]

ogenki desu ka - how are you (how's your health)
okagesama genki desu - thanks to you, i'm fine
ohisashiburi desu ne - long time no see.
kekko desu - no thanks

suki - like (say it fast. ski
daisuki - love (love a lot)
kirai - dislike
ongaku - music

nichiyoobi - Sunday
getsuyoobi - Mon.
kaiyoobi - Tues.
suiyoobi - Wed.
mokuyoobi - Thurs.
kinyoobi - Fri.
doyoobi - Sat.
shuumatsu - weekend
natsuyasumi - summer vacation

[nyemie]

sore -that
kore -this
are -that over there
nan -what

Example: Kore wa nan desu ka?
"What is this?"
Sore wa nan desu ka?
"What is that?"

[OLive_aNN]

Oiya! I like watching subtitled Japanese shows. I've picked up a few minor words that way... Also picked up random words from listening to songs, watching anime, even reading manga. Though, it's nothing really useful.

My tiny list of Japnaese vocab:

Gomen ne = Sorry?
yakusoku = promise
dakishimete = to hold
hikari = light
sora = sky
domo arigatou = thank you
baka = idiot
sou desu ka? = is that so?
daijoubu = it's fine
demo... = but...
ano = well...

Um... I'm not 100% if that's correct, so if anyone notices my list is wrong, feel free to correct.

(Actually, I want to relearn Mandarin more than learn Japanese at the moment)

gomen ne = sorry?
i thought sumimasen = sorry :? :happy:

nyemie...nani= what :) am i rite?

[nyemie]

yes nani is what .. but nan+desu ka is used in senteces wherein the speaker is asking a question..

sumimasen is more like excuse me but it can also be used as sorry although gomen ne is more polite.

[OLive_aNN]

oh ok thanks vien...
u're japanesse is good! and so is yukiko ^^

[catseyes]

gomen ne = sorry?
i thought sumimasen = sorry :? :happy:

nyemie...nani= what :) am i rite?

"Sumimasen" is informal and used among friends only...
"Gomen ne" or "Gomenasai" is more polite and formal~

And yes, "nani" means what

edit: sorry for the mistake~ :laughing:

[nyemie]

If ur male .. try to say "Chin chin taberu" to a japanese girl .. and wait for her reaction .. hehe..

[chantol_teng]

=O ooooo.. i wanna learn japanese.. ^^ i took japanese class. but i stay there for only awhile then afterwards i had to go to "spanish" class =/ erg.. i know only a couple words but most of it looks like its already been posted up. =D.. this is fun though.. :D

[catseyes]

If ur male .. try to say "Chin chin taberu" to a japanese girl .. and wait for her reaction .. hehe..

:glug: , please don't!~ :laughing:

Ok i will teach about telling the time.

Hour

1:00 - i-chi-ji
2:00 - ni-ji
3:00 - san-ji
4:00 - yo-ji
5:00 - go-ji
6:00 - ro-ku-ji
7:00 - shi-chi-ji
8:00 - ha-chi-ji
9:00 - ku-ji
10:00 - juu-ji
11:00 - juu-i-chi-ji
12:00 - juu-ni-ji

Minutes

1 - i-ppun
2 - ni-hun
3 - san-pun
4 - yon-pun
5 - go-hun
6 - ro-ppun
7 - nana-hun
8 - ha-chi-hun/ha-ppun
9 - kyuu-hun
10 - ji-ppun
11 - juu-i-ppun
12 - juu-ni-hun
13 - juu-san-hun
14 - juu-yon-pun
15 - juu-go-hun
16 - juu-ro-ppun
17 - juu-nana-hun
18 - juu-ha-chi-hun
19 - juu-kyuu-hun
20 - ni-ji-ppun
30 - san-ji-ppun
35 - san-juu-go-hun
40 - yon-ji-ppun
45 - yon-juu-go-hun
50 - go-ji-ppun
55 - go-juu-go-hun
60 - ro-ku-ji-ppun

From the 21st min to the 59th min, the pattern will be the same from the 11th min to 19 min....just add "ni" in front for 21st to 29th min, "san" for 31st to 39 min, "yon" for 41st to 49th min and "go" for 51st to 59th min

And i have break the word into parts so that it's easier to pronounce while it's actually 1 whole word...

Things to take note
Those with pp, tt, ss or kk in the word are double consonants when you need to pause before it...
For example: ro-ku-ji(pause a while)-ppun

Those with aa, ii, uu, ee, ei, ou, oo are long vowels, so you must drag the the word...
For example: go-juu(drag)-go-hun

To tell time, just combine the hour and the minute together....
For example: 12:55 (juu-ni-ji + go-juu-go-hun)

If there is any mistake, feel free to correct me~ :wink2:

[dudett09]

i hear the word kimochi in a lot of japanese songs. does it mean something like: i feel?

[cmy_185]

kimochi means feelings ..

[bumble]

you can go to this website if you wanna learn japanese..i think is quite good
www.japanese-online.com

[yukiko]

in japanese u must really know when u must drag the word. like kawai n kawaii
kawai mean cute, n when u drag it as kawaii. the meaning is not da same. kawaii mean..poor.

[catseyes]

Anyone taking the JLPT test? I have just applied for it. Though I don't have much confidence now, I still have enough time to catch up. Hope i will be able to cope with the paper in about 2 months time~ :happy:

[Sakari]

Colours
~~~~~~~
Red- Akai
Orange- Orenji
Yellow- Kiiroi
Green- Midori
Blue- Aoi
Brown- Chairoi
"Pinkish red"- Akaku
Pink- Pinku
Grey- Gure
White- Shiroi
Black- Kuroi
Rainbow colour- Taisai

[yukiko]

well...its so quiet. n i c that some1 wrote that yakusoku is promise. i wanna make it clear. it's not that "i promise you" but yakusoku is like " i have a date" but not dating. how can i explain?? well, maybe yakusoku is "appointment"
wakarimashitaka??? well...if anyone still dun get it..just ask again. i try to find it in my dic. jya mata

[catseyes]

well...its so quiet. n i c that some1 wrote that yakusoku is promise. i wanna make it clear. it's not that "i promise you" but yakusoku is like " i have a date" but not dating. how can i explain?? well, maybe yakusoku is "appointment"
wakarimashitaka??? well...if anyone still dun get it..just ask again. i try to find it in my dic. jya mata

Well, i got my dictionaries with me...

From "Kondansha's furigana Japanese dictionary", やくそく or 約束 in kanji has 2 meanings.

1) Promise

e.g. 北野さんはいつもやくそくを守ります。
e.g. Kitano san wa itsumo yakusoku o mamori masu.
e.g. Mr. Kitano always keeps his promises.

2) Appointment, engagement, promise to meet

e.g. 3時のやくそくだったが、由美は来なかった。
e.g. 3ji no yakusoku datta ga, Yumi wa konakatta.
e.g. It was a 3 'o clock date/appointment, but Yumi didn't come.

Also, やくそく する
yakusoku suru will mean

1) To make a promise

2) To make an appointment

From "Bonjinsha Oxford : Basic Japanese English dictionary":-

やくそく
yakusoku

means the following:- promise, agreement, appointment, engagement, date.

In addition,

Keeping a promise
やくそく を 守る
yakusoku o mamoru

Breaking a promise
やくそく を 破る
yakusoku o yaburu

[yukiko]

thank u cateyes. u make it clear. i wanna do this lesson once a week. n i'll star it from star. (base to my book), i hope it can help u all. but now i dun bring my disc, so i can't post it now. maybe in monday i'll post it. i have type it in home. i'll start it every monday, then along the week, if any1 have question, just ask us. ev1 here, onegaishimasu ne. n i try to answer u all too.
n back to past topic bout hanashimasu n hanasemasu. i just get the lesson two days ago, n now i wanna tell u all bout its too.
hanashimasu = speaking.
hanasemasu = can speak.
eg. jugyou no toki, tomodachi to hanashimasen yo. (when studying in class/have a lesson, dun speak with ur frenz. ok?)
nihon go ga hanasemasu ( i can speak in Japanese)
any question?? wakarimasu ka?
jya mata


LESSON IHAJIMEMASHITE (introducing)
How to introduce ourself in Japanese (Japan rules).
• Ohayou gozaimasu/konnichiwa----good morning, good day(greeting)
• Hajimemashite----basicly da meanin’ is the 1st time—but in dis case, it more mean as let me introduce my self
• (ur name) desu. Eg. Won Bin desu. U cannot add san/chan/kun in ur own name. its use to called others. But the formal model for san is SAMA. Now, Japanese dun’t use it oftenly. They use SAMA when writing Letter or calling someone who honourable like samurai.
• U may add where u came from, but it isn’t the important point.
(ur country) kara kimashita. Eg—Kankoku kara kimashita.
Kankoku = korea
Kara = from
Kimashita = came(past); the present is kimasu.
So, the example’s meaning is = came from korea
Japanese usually dun add watashi (me/I) when speaking. So it a lil bit hard to find subject in Japanese sentences. ^^
• N to complete it u must add Douzo Yoroshiku (u can add Onegaishimasu if u want to). === Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu.
Douzo Yoroshiku = Nice to meet u/glad to meet u(sumthin’ like dat)
Onegaishimasu = bother you.
It sound a lil weird, but dats how they do. Maybe it means ---- Nice to meet u. ur help please/sorry, maybe in future I’ll bother u, so hope u can help me. I can’t explain it clearly. Sorry (any1 can help us?? ^^) maybe in Mandarin u can say “ma fan ni ya”.

Ohayou Gozaimasu
Hajimemashite
Won bin desu
Kankoku kara kimashita
Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu

If u want, u can add what ur occupation after u tell them where u came from. Eg: Gakusei desu (it spelled= gaksei des)
If u want to introduce some1 to others u can say = kochira wa (other’s name) desu. Eg: kochira wa Jay desu.
N if u wanna know some1 u don’t know b4, u can say=
Shitsureishimasu, O namae wa? = excuse me, ur name plz

KOTOBA (VOCABULARIES)

WATASHI me; I
WATASHI TACHI WE
ANATA YOU
ANO HITO He/she (who u dun know)
ANO KATA (the formal model)
MINNA SAN All of You (Ladies n’ Gentleman)
~ san Mr. ; Mrs. ; Ms. ; Sir
~ chan same with SAN, but chan is use for girl
~ kun same with SAN, but kun is use for boy
~ jin to show ur nationality. Eg: nihon jin-japanese; kankoku jin-korean, amerika jin-american
SENSEI teacher, lecturer
Kyoshi same meaning as sensei, but it use for a teacher to Call another teacher.
Gakusei student.
Daigakusei university student
Kaisyain employee
Ginkouin bank’s employee
Kenkyusya
Enjinia engineer
Daigakku university; college
Gakkou school
BYOUIn Hospital
Byoin barber shop
DENKI lamp; electricity
Dare who
Donata (the formal one’s)
~ sai ~ years old (age)
nan sai how old r u?

Owarimashita ne. Yasashi desu ka? Sou…. Jya mata
--- it’s finished. Is it easy? I think so

WARNING : to translate Japanese or any language, u dun need to translate it word by word. If u translate it in dis way, ur transl


ate will sound weird.

[OLive_aNN]

haha! v. interesting thread. is japanese hard to learn? i actually learned a few words from watching jap series with chinese subtitles but gotta admit that was v. hard since am not that good in chinese. :roll:

i got words like konbawa, nani, argato, o-hi-o(?), dakara, sensei, jianej(?) and soka. lol i can stil remember them!! do they make any sense for those japanese speakin people?? :rock:
konbanwa..not konbawa n it means good nite
nani?....watz???
arigatou=thks
ohayo maybe..not ohio..===gut morning
sou ka?===really?
jap not too hard too learn larr

I often hear those words when I watch Sakura :happy:
Btw, Sakura pronounce sou ka : sou koi
Well, which one is the right one? :wacko:

[sabriel]

koi means "love, tenderness, passion."
maybe she meant something else?


aida: between
ue: on top
ushiro: behind
shita: below, under
soto: outside
soba: near
tonari: next to
naka: inside
hidari: left
migi: right

"ni" and "no" are particles used to specify location words. used for place, direction,
tsukue no shita ni kaban ga arimasu yo: there is a bag under the desk.


japanses is hard in the sence of the gramatical structure.
in japanese, verbs end the sentence.

[yukiko]

yeah the things that makes jap hard to learn is the tense n the particel. until now im still can't understand it well.

[JAY_LUVER]

Thanks! :happy:
I've always wanted to learn Japanese!
But for now, I am learning Chinese and maybe in the future I am going to learn Japanese and Spanish. :)

[yukiko]

Lesson II

KOTOBA / VOCABULARIES
Kore This (near to speaker)
Sore That (near to the speaker talk to/listener)
Are That (far from speaker n listener)

Kono This (must be followed by noun)
Sono That (idem)
Ano That (idem)

Hon Book
Jisyo Dictionary
Zatshi Magazine
Shinbun News Paper
No-to notes *
Tecyou notes
Meishi Name card
Ka-do card *
Terehon ka-do Telephone card *
enpitsu Pencil
Bo-rupen Ball point *
Sya-pupensiru Mechanic pencil *
Kagi Key
Tokei watch
Kasa Umbrella
Kaban Bag (in Korean, kaban is bag too. just info for u all ^^)
Kasetto cassete *
Kasetto te-pu cassete tape *
Te-pu reco-da- Tape recoreder *
Terebi Television *
Rajio Radio *
Kamera Camera *
Konpyu-Ta Computer *
Jidousya Car
Tsukue Desk; writing table
Ninggyo Doll
Mado window
Sandaru sandal *
Biru Building *
Tatemono Building
Megane Eye glasses
Hagaki postcard
Kubi neck
Kubi Kazari necklace
Mimi Kazari ear ring
Yubiwa ring
Jitensya Bicycle
Isu Chair
Cokore-to Cocholate *
Ko-Hi Coffee *
Eigo English
Nihon Go Japanese
~ Go ~ languange
Nan What (Nani is also what too, depend on the situation)
Sou Such like that
Chigaimasu Wrong
Sou desu ka O...like that?? (when agree with something the speaker said)
Anou mmm... (expression before asking something directly to other)
Honno Kimochidesu (it's)my expression. (it use when we wanna give something to our neighbour when we remove to a new place. it usually happen in Japan. They not give present to all neighbour. but
only for the houses beside ur house n for the house exactly in front of urs)
Douzo Please
Doumo Thanks (exactly doumo has very much meaning. my lecture said that a Japanese can
use this word in one day for many times. Douzo also mean sorry)
Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu Thanks A lot


NB : * sign mean it write in Katakana (Japanese alphabet for word take from foreign country. but
it not always like that. coz in one case, the word is written in Katakana, but it's Japan primitive language. Like DORAEMON, dora is write in Katakana, but it's not taken from foreign word. the sign ( - ) it means u must spell it longer. example KA-DO, it spelled kaado.

KORE,SORE,ARE & KONO,SONO, ANO
You know what the difference between them? Maybe without examples it'ld be a lil difficult. so i better give u some examples.
KORE THIS IS KONO THIS --- IS
SORE + WA THAT IS SONO + NOUN + WA THAT--- IS
ARE THAT IS ANO THAT--- IS

EG. Kore wa hon desu Kono hon wa watashi no desu
this is a book This book is mine

Sore wa watashi no hon desu
That is my book

Kore wa dare no kaban desu ka ? this is whose bag? (ce ge shi sei de shu bao?)
Kono kaban wa dare no desu ka? this bag is whose? (ce ge shu bao shi sei de?)

Exercises.
1. eg. sya-pupensiru. bo-rupen (borupen)
ans---->kore wa sya-pupensiru desuka? bo-rupen desuka? this is a mechanic pencil or ball point? ......bo-rupen desu this is a ball point

A. Hon. Zatshi (Hon) B. Rajio. Kamera (Rajio)

2. choose one of them in the ( )
eg. Sore wa ( dare nan hon) desuka? .......Hon desu.
A/ Mira-san wa (donata nansai nan) desuka? .......28 sai desu.
B/ Wan san wa (dare sensei nan) desuka? .......iie, chigaimasu.
C/ Sore wa (I-san dare nan) no zatshi desuka? ...Kamera no Zatshi desu.
D/ Kore wa (watashi anata ano hito) no desuka? ...hai, watashi no desu.

3. Full fill the blank. (watch out the answer)
eg. ano hito wa ( dare ) desuka? ...Mira- san desu
a) kore wa ( ) desuka? ...hai, shinbun desu.
b) sore wa ( ) desuka? ...terehon ka-doo desu.
c) sore wa ( ) no te-pu desuka? ... kankoku go no te-pu desu.
d) kore wa ( ) no enpitsu desuka? ... Kimura san no enpitsu desu.

n
4. Arrange this wrong sentences to a good/right sentences
a. desu / sore / wa / no / watashi / kagi
b. no / desu / mira- san / jisyo / wa / kono
c. dare / sono / no / ka / kasa / desu / wa
d. are / desu / sensei / tsukue / no / wa

okay....you may not do it if u have already understand. for u who wanna learn...u may try this free course. ^^ maybe it can help u. this exercise just wanna teach you how to make a good sentences. this is so basic lesson. so maybe it still so easy. :p

[secret_admirer]

I want to ask. I also like to learn Japanese. But since i learn it bymyself so i don't have any teacher to ask. I'm interesting on writing. So i decide to learn Japanese cause i love to write in a cute language. But i don't know when we used hiragana, katakana and kanji on a sentence. It seem so difficult for me to understand. I can't write mandarin either. So i learn mandarin also so i can write in Kanji.

[catseyes]

I want to ask. I also like to learn Japanese. But since i learn it bymyself so i don't have any teacher to ask. I'm interesting on writing. So i decide to learn Japanese cause i love to write in a cute language. But i don't know when we used hiragana, katakana and kanji on a sentence. It seem so difficult for me to understand. I can't write mandarin either. So i learn mandarin also so i can write in Kanji.

We use hiragana for the original Japanese words. Katakana is usually used for words of foreign origin (other than Chinese). We can use kanji for the original Japanese words too, this will depend on the kanji (if there is any) to replace the hiragana.

Do bear in mind that while kanji is derived from Chinese characters, some of the writings are different in terms of strokes and the actual meaning in Chinese.

e.g in difference in terms of stroke

Writing in Chinese = 海
Writing in kanji = 海

I think you might not see the difference here, but basically Chinese writing has 2 strokes in the 母 part while kanji writing is a straight line across vertically.

http://www.geocities.com/kuovonne/custom_pillows.html <=== see the Chinese writing here
http://www.karma-net.com/japanesesymbols-umi.htm <== see the kanji writing here


e.g. in difference in terms of meaning

This is a classic example:-

Meaning in Chinese = 勉強 (basic meaning:- to be forced into doing something unwillingly)
Meaning in kanji = 勉強 (meaning to study)

[lj4]

oh icic. I noticed that though kanji and chinese the writing looks a little similar but the pronouncation is different right? Anyone can teach on how to read kanji? thanks

[yukiko]

oh icic. I noticed that though kanji and chinese the writing looks a little similar but the pronouncation is different right? Anyone can teach on how to read kanji? thanks
oh icic. I noticed that though kanji and chinese the writing looks a little similar but the pronouncation is different right? Anyone can teach on how to read kanji? thanks
yup. the writing is similar with chinese kanji. but the pronounciation is different, but some of them sometimes pronoun in da same way. but not at all.
basicly, jap kanji have 2 pronoun called onyomi n kunyomi. each kanji which stand alone with the kanji which added with other kanji pronoun inda different way.
ex. ABURA (write as "you" in jia you)
if it stand alone, pronoun as abura. but if it added with other kanji, it pronoun as YU.

i think to understand jap teks write with kanji is easier than all hiragana. bcoz, 1 japanese verb maybe have more than 1 meanings. like as far as i know, TSUKIMASU in japanese have 2 meaning. so it easier to sign what the meaning if it write in kanji.

Lesson III

KOTOBA
koko = kochira here (near to speaker)
soko = sochira there (near to listener)
asoko = achira there (far from speaker n listener)
doko = dochira where??

kochira-sochira-achira-dochira====formal type

kyoushitsu classroom
syukudou cafetaria
jimusyo office (room)
kaigishitsu meeting room
uketsuke receptionist
robi- lobby
heya room
toire toilet
otearai toilet
kaidan ladder
erebe-ta Lift
esukareta escalator

[o]kuni country
kaisya firm
uchi home
denwa phone
kutsu shoes
nekutai tie
wain wine
tabako cigarette
uriba selling counter
chika underground
- kai - floor
nangai? what floor?
ikura how much?

hyaku hundred
sen thousand
man ten thousand

moyooshimonokaijou show place
tokei watch
megane glasses
kamera camera
supo-tsu youhin sports utensils
ryokou youhin picnic utensils
omoca toys
bunbougu stationary
kagu housekeepings utensils (cupboard, table, etc)
shokki eating utensils (spoon, fork, etc)
denkiseihin electricity
shinshihuku man's wear
hujinhuku woman's wear
akusesari accesories
keshouhin make up
shokuryouhin foodstuffs
chuushajou parking lots

KAIWA (CONVERSATION)
A : sumimasen. wain uriba wa doko desuka?
[ excuse me. where is the wain counter?]
B : chika ikkai de gozaimasu.
[ 1st UG ] (de gozaimasu is the formal form from desu)
A : doumo
[ thanks ]
........................
A : sumimasen. sono wain 0 misete kudasai.
[excuse me. show me that wine pls.]
C : hai. douzo
[ok. here u are]
A : kore wa furansu no wain desuka?
[is this france's wine?]
C : iie, itaria no desu.
[ no, italia's wine]
A : ikura desuka.
[ how much?]
C : ni sen go hyaku en desu.
[ 2.500 yen ]
A : jya. kore o kudasai.
[so, this one pls]

[lil~jo]

Oh nice forum, I learn Japanese in school.
Infact I have the exam tomorow TT^TT
Anybody here know where I can get some good Japanese music?
I'm from NZ so I don't get many CD stores that sell asian music.

nihon ga daiski desu.
nihon wa bankyo o shimasu.<- is that correct?
saiyonara

[Charles]

excuse me.. :D
hey..i'm gona continue on with the 'chin chin taberu' stuff :P..i asked my japanese friend five times bout it n he refused to tell me what it mean.the first time i asked him bout it he said 'don't try to said it to a japanese girl until the fifth time i asked him he draged me to a japanese girl *LOL!!*..so isset really mean by eat the 'something'?:P
by the way how to say these three sentences in japanese?hm...
1.can i take a photo of you?
2.maybe i like her?
3.i've no idea what you are talking about
thankz

[lil~jo]

sumimasen,
i know shyashin is photo
....
watshiwa nihongo ga heta desu ne....
nihongo ga musukashi desu.

have I put in the right particles?
Hope so.
Jiamatane

[kahel]

question: what's the japanese for "music" and "movies"? I'm doing a research for my site.Ü

arigato!

[catseyes]

excuse me.. :D
hey..i'm gona continue on with the 'chin chin taberu' stuff :P..i asked my japanese friend five times bout it n he refused to tell me what it mean.the first time i asked him bout it he said 'don't try to said it to a japanese girl until the fifth time i asked him he draged me to a japanese girl *LOL!!*..so isset really mean by eat the 'something'?:P
by the way how to say these three sentences in japanese?hm...
1.can i take a photo of you?
2.maybe i like her?
3.i've no idea what you are talking about
thankz

I am not going to tell you about "chin chin taberu", just do a search online and look for it yourself.

I can tell you how to say the three sentences in Japanese though.

1) 写真 を 撮ってもいいですか。
Shashin o tottemoiidesuka?

2) かのじょ が すきかもしれません。
kanojyo ga sukikamoshiremasen.
(That can be many ways of saying this, but this is the one i provide now.)

3) 貴方の話 を 全然わかりません。
anatanohanashi o zenzenwakarimasen.

question: what's the japanese for "music" and "movies"? I'm doing a research for my site.Ü

arigato!

No problem!~ "Music" is Ongaku (音楽) and "Movie" is Eiga (映画) :wink2:

[kahel]

hey catseyes domo for that.

catseye isn't that takashi tsukamoto's drama? he stars there right?

[Charles]

taberu=eat??
i think i know what 'chin chin' mean already..*LOL* :P
well..thanks lotz

[yukiko]

cat eyes: ur avatar is the partner of Tetsuya from PERSONA ??? isnt it??? i lov tetsutya therreee.

[catseyes]

hey catseyes domo for that.

catseye isn't that takashi tsukamoto's drama? he stars there right?

cat eyes: ur avatar is the partner of Tetsuya from PERSONA ??? isnt it??? i lov tetsutya therreee.

Actually, this is from Kill Bill. The girl in my avatar is Chiaki Kuriyama, the same girl who acted in Battle Royale~ :wink2:

[lj4]

Hi guys I found this site. Thought I might wanna share with you guys. http://www.kanjisite.com Can learn about how to write and read kanji and there's a small portion of hiragana and katagana too. Enjoy. :)

[lil~jo]

I'd like to know about the good Japanese Singers.
Could someone here give me a list of the groups and bands?
Thanks

[Jackie]

1) 写真 を 撮ってはいいですか。
Shashin o tottewaiidesuka?


Hm. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't this supposed to be:

Shashin o totte mo iidesuka?

[roche]

Haha, i JUST registered for a intro japanese class next semester...hopefully i'll learn enough to understand *somewhat* what you guys are jabbering about here.... :)

how similar is japanese to chinese? i heard that having chinese background helps when learning japanese, but somehow i'm rather doubtful....
is japanese more like english, in that words are comprised of alphabets and sounded out, or is it more like chinese, where each character is a word?

[Jackie]

The similarity is that they both use what the Japanese call, "Kanji." The Chinese characters. (There are some kanji that the Japanese made up themselves though.)

There are two ways to say your kanji. The "onyomi" and the "kunyomi". "Onyomi" is how you say the "borrowed version" of the word, and the "kunyomi" is what the Japanese called the kanji itself.

For example:
For the kanji: Mouth. 口
-Onyomi: kou　コウ　(written in katakana because it's "borrowed")
-Kunyomi: kuchi　くち
If you will notice, doesn't "kou" sound like the way to say the Chinese version of 口?

And yes, being Chinese does help in Japanese. At least I think so. :B Im in J3 right now, and being Chinese is really helping me learn the kanji. XD;; I just have to memorize the readings. ;3

To me, it's more like Chinese...but yeah. That's just me. XD

[catseyes]

1) 写真 を 撮ってはいいですか。
Shashin o tottewaiidesuka?


Hm. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't this supposed to be:

Shashin o totte mo iidesuka?

Thanks for the correction, Jackie~ :wink2: It's a mistake on my part~ :laughing: I will edit the post now~ Thanks once again~ :bow:

[Jackie]

^_^;;

Don't thank me. Particles can really be a pain in teh arse. xD; To me, learning the particles is probably one of the harder parts of Nihongo. *_*

[jessica]

hey i have a question too.
i want to know if the vowels for the Japanese language is pronounced the same as Spanish vowels?
i remember someone telling me that it's the same... i just want someone to verify it.

[yukiko]

i dunno bout it. coz i dunno how the vowels in spanish

[adnam8]

i just keep finding more and more great things about this site :) always wanted to learn japanese. taking it up as an elective next sem, so i guess i know where to look for help!

took me a while to read thru all that! should have found this site earlier!! wanted to ask what the plain form of you was. ive been watching card captor sakura and i hear something like omoi or omai.. but now sure.

ありがと　ごさいます。

あたしは　アマンダちゃん。
im so uncertain about my japanese =/ is there anything wrong with saying that..?

[catseyes]

i just keep finding more and more great things about this site :) always wanted to learn japanese. taking it up as an elective next sem, so i guess i know where to look for help!

took me a while to read thru all that! should have found this site earlier!! wanted to ask what the plain form of you was. ive been watching card captor sakura and i hear something like omoi or omai.. but now sure.

ありがと　ごさいます。

あたしは　アマンダちゃん。
im so uncertain about my japanese =/ is there anything wrong with saying that..?

Glad to know you are learning the language~ :) I guess you have basic knowledge about it already?

The most common "you" will be あなた、 おまえ(omae) is only used by guys to address close friends.

Your first sentence should be ありがとう ございます.

As for the second sentence, you are introducing yourself, correct? Then just "アマンダです" will do. We do not put title to our name when addressing oneself.

That's about it~ Do enjoy yourself at the forum!~ :wink2:

[adnam8]

thanks thanks. im normally worried that im wrong and will get laughed at :blush: but now i know where to go for some help! so far, i know a handful of words, but i don't know which particle to use where, so i can't actually string together coherant sentences :dry: . and the whole plain form and polite form seems .. :wacko:

on a different note, wah, the way u guys go on about the rules, i was terrified to do anything wrong! re-read my posts like 5 times before i dared to submit it! and even now im worried that the next time i log on, i'll get told im banned :cry:

oh and, yea i knew anata, but then whats the term used between friends? again, thanks thanks

[catseyes]

thanks thanks. im normally worried that im wrong and will get laughed at :blush: but now i know where to go for some help! so far, i know a handful of words, but i don't know which particle to use where, so i can't actually string together coherant sentences :dry: . and the whole plain form and polite form seems .. :wacko:

on a different note, wah, the way u guys go on about the rules, i was terrified to do anything wrong! re-read my posts like 5 times before i dared to submit it! and even now im worried that the next time i log on, i'll get told im banned :cry:

oh and, yea i knew anata, but then whats the term used between friends? again, thanks thanks

Don't worry, Amanda. I see that you have put in effort to abide by the rules, you are doing fine~ :wink2:

http://www.watanabegumi.co.jp/jpculture/howmanyi/howmanyyou.html

As for your question about "you", i have found a website about this, hope it helps~ :happy:

[shouling]

o.k. my sources for this kind of thing are failing me so i must ask....
can someone plase give me the Japaniese characters for "Uzumaki Naruto"?
i need them~!
thanx sooo much in advance~!

[catseyes]

o.k. my sources for this kind of thing are failing me so i must ask....
can someone plase give me the Japaniese characters for "Uzumaki Naruto"?
i need them~!
thanx sooo much in advance~!

No problem, shouling~ It's "うずまき ナルト" :wink2:

[shouling]

:kisschee: catseyes~!
thank you, thank you, thank you~!
or should i say.. Arigato~!
your help is greatly appreciated~!

[Evenstar]

Konnichiwa...juz wanted to ask, how do you say "Mess with my my Frineds, And die you shit/scumbag!!!"? I've been trying to find answers to that a long time ago....can anybody help me with it? :?

[lil~jo]

Japanese, usually do not use bad language....
They are always very polite...but I'll try my best to find something that sounds....the slightest bit like it.....

[Evenstar]

Okay, okay...let's rephrase it...make it like "Mess with my friends, and pay your cost!!!" Can this be an exception???

[lil~jo]

I think that can be an exception.....
Still a bit rude....but yeah....thats easier to find! *^^*
You see....Japanese won't even tell you they dislike something....they'll just say....its a bit....not their kind of thing....
that expression is made by saying choto after the thing they dislike.

[twi~light]

totally agree wif u there lil~jo :) but like all da rest japs have their lil curses here and there.. and some of them are really funny when translated into eng.. :) btw do you study jap at skool too?

[vunsin]

Konnichiwa...juz wanted to ask, how do you say "Mess with my my Frineds, And die you shit/scumbag!!!"? I've been trying to find answers to that a long time ago....can anybody help me with it? :?

:laughing: You're really asking this everywhere, aren't you? :rolleyes:

I have it. :wink2:

(Tokyo version)
友達 に アホな事してると、ぶっ殺すぞ、このボケ！

Tomodachi ni a-ho na koto shiteru to, bukkorosuzo, kono boke!

Translation: If you mess with my friend, I'll kill you, you sucker!

(Osaka version - very rude!!)
友達 に ひどい事すると、いてまうぞ、ワレ！

Tomodachi ni hidoi koto suru to, itemauzo, ware!

Translation: If you mess with my friend, I'll kill you, punk (or motherf**ker, bitch)!

Obviously you don't learn that in language school. :wink2:

They're basically the same, but the Osaka version is much stronger. In general, Tokyo people are more polite. The Japanese that we learn in school is Tokyo Japanese. If you use the same kind of language with Japanese from different parts of Japan, they might think you speak funny. :wink2:

[lil~jo]

twi~light: well, I studied in High school, I'm not too sure if I want to carry on learning this year...
but i've learnt for 2 years already.
And from what I know, Japanese are not into, much bad words are insults.

Vun Jie: Should have know you would know this....forgot your bf is a Japanese*^^*
cool...

I'd like to know about the famous Japanese singers, could anyone here give me a list?

[twi~light]

lil~jo: ooo u should.. it's a wonderful language :) i studied it from form 3 - form 7, and it was great really.. really helps u understand about the ppl, culture and animes! hehe :)

oo plus u always get to go on day or nite 'trips' to jap restaurants, jap films etc... and often u can go into competitions that can win u free trips to japan. i was up for that last year, but becoz my teachers couldn't decide who to enter into the competition (coz can only choose one) they drew out names out of a hat and my kiwi friend luke got chosen to represent our skool in da comp instead! he missed it tho.. came 6th and u had to be in the top 5 .. sad aye?

btw, if any of u guyz are interested, here's a site that i helped construct that teaches jap stuff etc etc...

http://www.japanese.ac.nz/

and my photo essay about 7th form ball can be found here.......
http://www.japanese.ac.nz/photo_essays.cfm

mine's "Yen's Photo Essay"

enjoy! :wink2:

[lil~jo]

Thats fantastic, I'll consider learning again!
It is a wonderful language,
it would be sad to quit learning so yeah, 70% chance of me learning!

I'm not very good at memorizing though...

[twi~light]

ああ。。。　よかった！
がんばってね！

good to hear..... ^^ good luck lil~jo! :D if u do decide to continue, check out that link i posted earlier... it's got lots of exercises to help u learn and remember jap etc~ howick college (my highskool) has da largest web based jap teaching tools, so hope u'll find it useful! :wink2:

[GEeChou]

yay japanese! i learned japanese vocab from being a waitress in a japanese restaraunt. so mostly i can rattle off names of sushi and nigiri. but then i did get a bit of a vocab from my ex japanese bf. he's from Kyoto though so he has sort of a different dialect. in fact that's how it is all over Japan. the hardest thing about learning japanese is the fact that there are so many ways to speak it boy/girl informal/formal etc and there are many sorts of dialects as well. i mostly learned Kyotan boy talk...
my favorite is the word/phrase that means "that's even worse!" it sounds like McJackie Chan! and i always say Idai! when i get hurt, it sounds better than owch! and oh.. my all time favorite phrase is...
"anatawa shin-tai-xio-gai-xia" hahaha dont say that to anybody though. it means ummm something kinda bad! sumi-ma-sen! and dont say just gomi instead of gome-ne or gome-na-sai, because gomi means trash.

[lil~jo]

Yes, I found that website very useful!
Thanks for it, it sure will help my memorizing.

I love all the Japanese cartoons!
SO cute, so....
I am dying to learn the whole language in order to read and understand the comics, and watch the cool movies!

Not only that, I believe the hirigana and katakana is very beautiful, I love writing!

[twi~light]

glad u found the link helpful! did u check out my foto essay? can u understand it? :) i had to work with a native speaker to get it to sound fluent enuf for a japanese person to read~ i helped to 'improve' a few of those 'games' hehe ok well activities is probably a better word since they aren't very fun~ but they really do help with your vocab and memory etc~~

the only thing is what they teach u at skool is often very different to normal everyday speech, since we learn the polite language first and it's often quite formal! but no worries! you'll get there! :)

lil~jo chan... ganbatte ne~ :happy:

[yukiko]

konnichiwa minna san.
as a leader to this thread (u all can c that i start this thread), im so sorry i not update this thread as i promised. gomene. busy....
gomenasai.
but after my final exam finish, i'll continue the lesson. i wanna ask, what exactly u all wannna learn about japanese???? kaiwa? bunpo? what???

[lil~jo]

Twi~light: I understood bits and pieces.
hehe
my japanese isn't Fantastic....but it....alright I guess......not enough for a proper conversation though.....

Yukiko: welcome back!
hehe....been busy eh? well, i'm up for some lessons...
8)
Yukiko san wa, nihon jin desu ka?
watashi wa chu goku jin desu ne.

for those who didn't understand what I just wrote.
I said,
Yukiko, are you Japanese?
I am Chinese.

hehe...
I don't know whether I placed eerything in its right place. I tend to put the wrong particles everywhere.

[yukiko]

yeah im so busy for this month. got final exam. but finally i've finished it last week. yokatta na.
nihon jin jya nai ne. indonesia jin. onamae wa?
particle is a big things for us.. n kanji especially for them who use kanji too in their main language like china, taiwan, etc. u got the problem mah lil jo?? its a big problem for me too. the writing is so easy for us who understand chinese, but to spell it in japanese way....omg... its big problem.

[XIII Dizzy]

konnichiwa minna-san. watashi wa farfie desu. koukou de nihongo wo benkyoushimasu. soshite, nihon no ROKKU ga daisuki desu. douzo yoroshiku.

I wish to learn, please enlighten me. :)

[rachiez]

ahahahs... guess does that mean im the only 1/4 jap here?! ^^;; ano.. well start with my intro..
minna-san konnichiwa. watashi wa rachel desu. juu yon sai desu. new zealand ni sunde imasu. demo chyugaku jin desu. gakkou ni nihongo o benkyou shimasu. totemo daisuki desu =33 ongaku to famikon ga suki desu. ano... himanatoki ni suiei o shimasu. ongaku mo kikimasu. YAMASHITA TOMOHISA TO JAY CHOU WA TOTEMO KAWAII DESU! douzo yoroshiku.. =))

how did i do how did i do!! ^^;; hope it was simple enuff.. mb sum grammatical mistakes but i tried my best!

[twi~light]

ok ok.. lemme have a crack at translating what u guys said~ i'm so rusty with jap, so someone help me out plz! :)

Dizzy: hello everyone. i'm farfie. i'm studying japanese at highschool. and, i love japanese rock. pleased to meet you.

rachiez, quarter jap? sweet az! haha =p what's the rest of u? :D lemme have a go at translating yours too plz... help correct my mistakes! i'm so out of touch with jap..

"hello everyone. i'm rachel. i'm 14yrs old. i live in nz. but i'm chinese. i'm studying japanese at school. i really live it =33 (heh) i like music and famikon(? what's this word mean?) . umm, i swim in my free time, and also listen to music. yamashita tomohisa and jay chou are really cute! pleased to meet you"

how's that? :wink2:

[rachiez]

lol i twi~light nearly got da whole of it right! well u got one word wrong. famikon's home computer ^__^.. aaand i just realized i spelt chinese wrong.. its actually chyukoku

[lil~jo]

rachiez:
nice intro, I did understand it!!
hehehe
so well done!!~

Watashi wa Jo desu.
Niyujirando kara ki masu.
Watashi wa chugoku jin desu.

hehehehe.....I think I spelt chugoku wrong.....

[_+*cecilia*+_]

okaiiz my jap sucks but here goez..

konnichiwa! watashi no namaewa cissy desu! osutararia ni sundeimasu. koukou ichi nen sei desu. jay ga daisuki desu!! totemo kakoii ne! n_n!

[lil~jo]

Your japanese doesn't suck, its good...

infact its fantastic...
so yeah...
I wish I carried on....I quit this year...
Cause I had other subjects that my dad said was a MUST that I learnt....
TT^TT

[guywithlove]

(this isn't a formal greeting.. maybe some of you will understand? : D)

Doumo, hajimemashite.
minna nihongo jousussuna. tokuni Rachiez to lil~jo, chuugokujin daro? kanari bikkurissu. Hokano minna mo iroirona kuni kara kite sugoi. gakkoude nihongo bennkyou shiterunokana? Boku ha New York ni sundeiru dagakuseidayo.
Taki to moushimasu, yoroshikuna.
(_ _) <-bow

[lil~jo]

Rachiez gooto the NZ forum!, I just noticed that you're from NZ!!!
hehe

guywithlove, could you translete that??
It was a igher level of Japanese that I could not quite understand.......with just 2 years of learning japanese.

[twi~light]

hey good spotting lil jo! i didn't even notice that haha =p yea come visit our nz thread rachiez... we're hidden in aussie's thingy somewhere tho... ohhh famikon.. i think i remember that~ must've learnt it long time ago and forgot it! hehe =p

guywithlove.. i think i get most of ur jap~ we never studied much of informal jap in nz.. dunno bout other places.. so parts of it is like :? heheh :)

is it sth along the lines of...
"hello, how do you do
everyone's japanese is good here, rachiez and lil~jo .. it's probably [chuugokujin]? (with regards to the spelling u guyz were concerned about). i'm quite surprised. (hmm this part unsure how to word it..) it's great that everyone else also comes from different countries(?) i wonder if (everyone) studied japanese at school? i live in new york and i'm a university/college student. (and i don't get the last line 'taki to moushimasu'), pleased to meet you."

haha omg that was difficult..~~ please give us a much better translation guywithlove!^^ i trieddd but mine sux :oops:

[lil~jo]

WOW!!>...<

Twi~light, did I SEE correctly?....

you said your JAP sucks....
I can't ......beleive that....
if you SUCK....then what am I???? ^^"

Watashi wa nihongo ga tokui desu ne.....

EDIT* I just realised, I said I was good at Japanese!!!!

Watashi wa nihongo ga heta desu!!!!!!

What I meant was I was not good at it :blush:

[guywithlove]

Wow, I'm very surprised, you did a great job translating, twi~light.
Here is the actual translation:

Hello, nice to meet you (all) for the first time.
everyone speaks japanese very well, especially Rachiez and lil~jo. Aren't you both Chinese? Surprised greatly. I think it's great that many of the other people are from other countries as well (other than Japan). Do you all study Japanese in school? I'm a College student from New York.
My name is Taki, pleased to meet you.

also, if you guys were curious,
Chinese person = chuugoku jin
Famikon = Nintendo (video games)
Pasokon = Personal Computer, or PC

: )

[luckypurple]

ahh i miss soo many in this thread..
plzz teach me japannesse coz now i'm into JPOP so much specially Johnny's Entertaiment artist

Hajimemashite..atashi Vicky desu, Jay and Arashi daisuki desu..yoroshiku onegaishimasu

well Taki, u live in Japan..u even have Hideaki Takizawa for ue avatar..teach me more then..^_^ onegaishimasu



Vicky:)

[twi~light]

lil~jo.. well u can see by how much i got wrong in that translation that my jap sux! haha ^^ i'm quite terrible at translating things into natural english!

guywithlove.. hahha i totally mucked up ur passage~~ sorry! :oops: and i juz realised that moushimasu... that's the very polite form of saying imasu' aye? keigo(?) language.. ~ we studied that very briefly before our bursary exams so not familiar with it at all! hehe :D

do share more of your jap knowlege tho! =p

[guywithlove]

yoroshiku, Vicky. I'm not actually in Nihon, although I am a nihonjin. : P
Vicky, hokani donna ongaku kikimasuka?

Your passage was very well stated, twi~light. hotondo attetayo, sugoi. 'moushimasu' is keigo, : )
souieba yoku hokano Forum ni aukedo, nandedaro?

[lil~jo]

Wow, this is getting complicated....

you said something about music to vicky? whether she listens?

As for the thing you typed to twi~light...uhhh...
you said....shes great?

WAKARIMASEN!
sumimasen..........

guywithlove kun wa nihongo ga tokui desu ne....

[twi~light]

i think guy (me juz gonna call u guy.. guywithlove is too long heheh) asked vicky 'also, what type of music do u listen to?'

btw guy.. i don't know! similar interests i guess~ :) that and u've wandered into a couple of the threads i've started like the avie/banner and best/worst feature etc :happy:

[guywithlove]

Heh, that's a funny name. Call me Takiguy if you want, I don't think there is another Taki on this forum. Yeah, I did ask her what other music she listened to (see, you're very good at this)

Not too bad lil~jo. You will get better if you practice. Don't give up. Ganbare!

I guess I didn't realize I posted in the threads you started.
: P

[luckypurple]

ahhh Guy,..wakarimasen! gomen ne

is it u ask what kind of music i interest like twi~linght and lil~jo said? if so i love ARASHI!!! so much and also other band from Jhonny's Entertiment...do u know?

teach me more then..onegaishimasu



Vicky:)

[twi~light]

muahaha i think GUY is stuck wif u now taki ..... *doh* :oops: juz called u taki.. hmmmmmm :dry: ohh i'll see my mood kekek~ ^^

ね。。たきくん、私の　「日本写真作文」　を見たことがある？

does that sound right? omg i haven't actually typed jap in quite some time! i don't think that's gramatically correct is it? hehe... it's posted a couple pages back i think~!

[guywithlove]

That's pretty cool. I didn't know this website supported Japanese.

I tried to type in Japanese but it didn't work..

I'll just go back and look for the photo-essay
your grammer is pretty much correct, great job. : )

It's all right, you're doing fine. Don't give up.
Johnny's Entertainment is pretty popular.
You know, someone in the Entertainment Industry once said I was Johnny's material (I would have a chance for an audtion if I wanted to).. But since I think studying is more important, I didn't take that route.
I liked SMAP a long time ago.
Lion Heart to Yozorano Mukou tte ii kyoku dayoto omou. kiitakoto aru?
My cousin used to like Arashi, I'm not sure if she does anymore.
: D

[XIII Dizzy]

A Tackey fan! I thought those were extinct. =D

私もニューヨークにいます。でも、高校二年生です。たきさんはどんな大学にいきますか。

I hope I didn't get my particles wrong. =P

-farfie-

[guywithlove]

haha, Takky Fan dehanaiyo. but I've been told I look like him. dakara kono shashinwo erandanda. Daigaku ha Manhattanville.
nihongo jouzudane.
: )

[lil~jo]

eeee..... all of your computers can type japanese!!
any website arund which i could use to download a japanese type writing program?

Domo arigato gozaimasu!!!! *bowing bowing*
oyasuminasi!
jia ne!

[XIII Dizzy]

You look like Tackey? 本当に？たきさんはハンサムでしょう。 I'm still in first year Japanese =/ 日本語が上手じゃありません。悲しいですよ。”えらんだんだ”はなんですか。

lil~jo> If you have Windows XP, go to Control Panel ->Language Options ->Regional and Language Options ->Advanced tab, then install the Japanese package, you should be able to type in Japanese.

-farfie-

[twi~light]

thx guy =p whose johnny btw?

btw dizzy, i think it means 'chose' as in.. "that's why i chose this photo" (dakara kono shashinwo erandanda.) am i right guy? :?

how u going with your settings lil~jo? have u tried what dizzy suggested? :) that's how i got mine! ^^

[XIII Dizzy]

I am...very amused. Babelfishはとてもおかしいです。
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/wristcuttermix/gill.jpg
What's the infinitive form of the verb?

twi~light> By Johnny taki meant Johnny's Entertainment, which is a label for several boyband pop acts, I believe. By the way, I would prefer it if you call me farfie :happy: , hence my attaching "-farfie-" at the end of every message.

-farfie-

[Evenstar]

Konnichiwa!! I know I don't have right to pass here since my Jap vocabulary is VERY limited but I do need help...how do you say "Happy Birthday" and "May you have more b-days to come" :? ?

[lil~jo]

Happy birthday is.

O tanjyobi wa omedeto!!!!!!

as for the second bit....I'm not too sure.

^^"
Thanks Dizzy.....domo arigato gozaimasu!!!!
*bowing* 90 degrees ^^

[~sugarcookie~]

i don't think the 'wa' part is suppose to be in there, and if you want to be respectful, add 'gozaimasu' to the end.

[yukiko]

tanjyoubi omedeto gozaimasu is enough. u can delete the gozaimasu part if u both so close enough.
n the 2nd one...i dun think japanese say it. omedetou is enough btw. :)

[Evenstar]

Arigato Gozaimasu, Yukiko-chan and Lil-Jo chan :) !!!

[XIII Dizzy]

Thanks Dizzy.....domo arigato gozaimasu!!!!
*bowing* 90 degrees ^^
どういたしまして。 By the way, I'd prefer it if people call me farfie instead.

-farfie-

[ellen_nver_falz]

あけまして おめでとう (Akemashite omedetou) = Happy New Year!

New year is coming so wish everyone "Happy New Year".

[yukiko]

akemashite omedetou.. too for anyone. ^^
ellen = nihon go ga dekimasuka?

[ellen_nver_falz]

はい。 LoL... probably No lah...iee..............

I just studied a little Japanese, btw, I think your question must be"Nihongo shaberemasuka". The way you ask is understandable but I think the grammar is wrong. :D

[judes]

this thread will be locked and is only kept here as an archive. someone can feel free to start a new learning japanese thread if anybody is interested.