Learn Japanese
@neo_apocalypse (344)
Philippines
32 responses
@rekkusu (601)
•
22 Jan 07
Now for something a little more difficult ;)
wakarimasuka?_______________________Do you understand?
gokazoku wa ogenki desuka?__________How is your family?
sore ha doko desuka?________________Where is it?
eigo ga hanasemasuka?_______________Do you speak english?
nan desuka?_________________________What did you say?
..... wo onegai shimasu_____________I would like.....
goseikou wo inorimasu_______________Good luck
Goseikou wo inorimasu :)
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I hope I can give you 5 +'s for these. You're helpful. Please tell me if I right. Based on what you posted, can it be "koohi wo onegai shimasu"? for "I would like cofee". Thanks!
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
Yey. Thanks. I hope you'll post again. :D
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@blackrito (7)
• Japan
20 Jan 07
"I am a student"
in Japanese it will be
watashi wa seito desu.
watashi= I
ha = topic marker, that means this sentence is about watashi (I).
seito= Student
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
Arigato gosaimasu. = Thank you so much! I hope I get it right. Sorry. I only know few. It's fun learning! Watashi wa "happy" desu. What is happy in Japanese? Or is my sentence not valid at all? .
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I thought "I am happy" in Japanese is watashi wa shiawase desu...lol..So, it's ureshii desu. Thanks!
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@jackf501 (853)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 07
please = onegai
listen = kiite
relax = ochitsuite
wait = matte
come = ki nasai
go = iki nasai
quiet = shizukani
nihon go wa muzukashi desu..demo tanoshii desu ne..gambatte!
japanese language is difficult..but it fun..good luck!
nihon = japanese
go = language
muzukashi = difficult
tanoshii = fun
gambatte = good luck
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
Thanks for posting! I would be very glad to hear from you again. :D
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
Arigato gosaimasu. I'd like to give you all best answer but I don't know that I can only choose one. You all deserve a positive (+) rating! :)
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@tomoe_spy (260)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
daijoubou---are you alright
shi-ne---die
temo---but
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@fregus75 (258)
• Australia
23 Jan 07
I´ve been doing self studies in Japanese for about 6 month now.
From Feb I will study Asian Culture and Japanese at University as well.
Here are a few you:
meat - niku
dog - inu
cat - neko
watch - tokei
doctor - isha
shoes - kutsu
student - seito
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
Thanks for posting! I hope you will post again. I know an anime entitle "Inuyasha". If inu=dog; is yasha means something too. Thanks!
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@taloninja (54)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Yasha means 'demon' but silly enough, it refers to a GIRL demon...so despite Inuyasha being a boy....his name makes him a girl! *LOL*
@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
Gracias Jal1948. Wrong posting though but still it's a helpful information. I think I want to learn Spanish too. :D
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
Gracias Jal1948. Wrong posting though but still it's a helpful information. I think I want to learn Spanish too. :D
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
That's ok. Many starts from few. Keep posting. Let's learn and earn together. Thanks! ;)
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@rekkusu (601)
•
14 Feb 07
going to the zoo?
kuma...............bear
mitsubachi.........bee
tori...............bird
toyuneko...........butterfly
niwatori...........chicken
gokiburi...........cockroach
ushi...............cow
shika..............deer
inu................dog
washi..............eagle
zou................elephant
sakana.............fish
hae................fly
kitsune............fox
kaeru..............frog
Alright so its not that great a zoo, but its better than nothing ;)
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@rekkusu (601)
•
9 Feb 07
All the colours of the rainbow ;)
kuro.................black
aoiro................blue
chairo...............brown
nezumiiro............grey
midoriiro............green
orenjiiro............orange
momoiro..............pink
murasakiiro..........purple
aka..................red
shiro................white
kiiro................kiiro
Untill next week kids, study hard ;)
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@tomoe_spy (260)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
i've have another one
-itsumo-always
-yota/kiosk-alright
-kaza-mom
-omedeto gozaimasu-congratulations
-matamaketa-i lost
-ie-no
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
And again, thank you so much. I'll give you another (+). :D It's been a long time since I was thinking what itsumo means. You are very helpful!
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@blackrito (7)
• Japan
22 Jan 07
to learn kanji is a bit dificult at a time but if you learn kanji one or two everyday it becomes very easy.
? =???(watashi) means "I"
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
You are right. It's difficult to learn the language. But, patience will pay off. As you said, even just 2 a day helps. Thanks!
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@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
24 Mar 07
hi
this is a cool topic
tomadachi- friend
koibito - girlfriend or boyfriend
dana - husband
oksan - wife
tanjobi - birthday
i dont know if you really want to learn word for word or the sentence already.
genki desuka? - how are you?
doko ni sundemasuka? where do you live?
kyodai nanin desuka? - how many brothers and sisters do you have?
hope you learned somehting.
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@enemies (739)
• India
13 Feb 07
I can't think of any good ones that are free, however, I would go with Instant Immersion's products. They're really useful, and I learned a lot with their Japanese programs.
Buy their original Japanese product, then buy the Japanese 2.0, and then buy their Japanese workbook. Each ranges from ten to twenty USD, so altogether it shouldn't cost more than $40.
--Well, watching anime is a fun and effective way to practice, once you've already gotten a firm foundation elsewhere so you have a chance of knowing what they're saying. Cover up the subtitles with a piece of paper and do NOT rely on them or try to learn from them. Try to repeat as much as you can.
I personally learned from textbooks, classes, and immersion in Japan, and I had to use the writing system from the first month, so I can't recommend any roman-based sources to you.
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
Is Instant Immersion sell audio products? I am watching animes. It's hard to understand, though. I am still beginner. :D
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
6 Feb 07
On a side note, if you want to learn the basics of conversational Japanese, there is an awesome CD ROM set that retails for about $14.99 and teaches you thousands of words and phrases but they are structured like games and you would be surprised at what you retain.
It's made by Topics Entertainment, the title is Instant Immersion Japanese
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@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
Wow, that is good. But, I am more on a listener than game player. An audio CD will help me better. (I think :D)
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@Oxonian (25)
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4 Feb 07
Haha, a very important phrase:
Wakarimasen! 'I don't understand!'
Other variations that may prove handy:
Wakarimasen deshita. 'I didn't understand.'
Wakaranai. The plain (less formal) form of 'I don't understand.'
Wakannai. Even more informal form of 'I don't understand.'
Wakaranakatta. The plain form of 'I didn't understand.'
In a similar vein, hmm, how about:
Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai. 'Please speak more slowly.'
Sumimasen. Nihongo ha mada mada desu. 'Excuse me, my Japanese is still quite basic/still far from perfect.'
Demo doryoku shimasu! 'But I'm trying!'
Ganbarimasu! 'I'll do my best!'
And things you may hear in return:
Nihongo ga jouzu desu ne! 'You're so good at Japanese!' (People say these even if all you can do is mumble 'Good morning')
Ganbatte! 'Keep trying!'
@neo_apocalypse (344)
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
I honestly believe these come in handy. These are very helpful for beginners like me.
Funny but true, I am sometimes envious of people who can speak japanese simultaneously even though they're mumbling. Well, that amaze a beginner...lol...
Arigato gozaimasu, Oxonian San.
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@rcsjapanese (4)
• India
16 Feb 07
I will give some adjectives and its opposites
Long - Nagai, Short - Mijikai
Tall, High - Takai, Low - Hikui
Far - Tooi, Near - Chikai
Light (weight) - Karui, Heavy - Omoi
Narrow - Semai, Wide - Hiroi
Small - Chisai, Big, Large - Ooki
Deep - Fukai, Shallow - Osai
Fast, Early - Hayai, Slow, Late - Osoi
Many - Ooi, Few - Sukunai
Like - Suki, Dislike - Kirai
Happy - Ureshi, Sad - Kanashi
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@LALI200380 (467)
• Romania
24 Mar 07
ohaio.watasi no namae laura des.i like me to nihon go and i hope we can learn togheter.i was one time there and i learn how to speek but to write is not so easy.i learn only hiragana but i can t write from my pc.anyway watasi wa ureshii ima.hagimemaste mina.
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
27 Aug 07
I don't know=wagarimasu
I'm so sorry=doumosumimasen
always=itsumo
I'm back=tadayima
from now on=korekara
Understand=wakarimashita
I feel good=kimochigaii
@myeyesloveyuu (24)
•
16 Sep 07
Actually, "I don't know" is "shirimasen". You can use "wakarimasen" too but it means more to "I don't understand."
Shinjiao, I don't know is not "wakarimasu". :] "Wakarimasu" means "I know/I understand."
However, as you all know, in Japanese, there is the polite/formal and informal way of saying things..
In this case, "wakarimasen" is in a polite form.
"Wakaranai" is the informal form.
[And if you're more to the slang type of Japanese, you can use "wakannai"/"shiran"/"shiranai". That'll still mean "I don't know."]
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"I'm so sorry" can also be said as "hontou ni sumimasen" or "gomenasai".
If you're more to the slang, you can say, "hontou ni suman!" or "hontou ni gomen yo!!"
"I'm back" is more spelled as "tadaima". ;)
"Understand" is not "wakarimashita" but "wakarimasu", for polite form. As for informal form, you can say "wakaru".
"Wakarimashita" is the past tense for "wakarimasu". In English, it'll mean, "I understood!"
If you say, "wakatte (i)ru", it means like, "I get it!"
