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Tragedy
03-10-2004, 01:31 PM
Use this thread as a tutorial if you're currently studying the Japanese language. I am not fluent, but I know a great deal. Please don't ask how to say bad words, anything vulgar, or like how to pick up on a girl. I'm willing to help anyone who is willing to learn Japanese.

HondaMan
03-10-2004, 07:04 PM
arigatou gozaimasu Tragedy-san


:D

Tragedy
03-10-2004, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by HondaMan
arigatou gozaimasu Tragedy-san


:D

iie...dou itashimashite~!

DownTheHatch
03-11-2004, 06:26 AM
Oosu Torajedi-kun! O-genki desu ka? Ore wa nihon ni ikimasu. SHIGATSU NI! Hai hai, totemo ureshii yo!

Ja, ne.

Tragedy
03-13-2004, 06:36 PM
Originally posted by DownTheHatch
Oosu Torajedi-kun! O-genki desu ka? Ore wa nihon ni ikimasu. SHIGATSU NI! Hai hai, totemo ureshii yo!

Ja, ne.

Hontou? ii da yo...eto...shigatsu mikka amerika ni kaeru. Doki ni nihon he iku?

downhil
03-13-2004, 07:24 PM
domo arigato mr. roboto












domo

DownTheHatch
03-13-2004, 11:19 PM
Originally posted by Tragedy
Hontou? ii da yo...eto...shigatsu mikka amerika ni kaeru. Doki ni nihon he iku?

Kaeru?? Majideka! Naze?

Boku wa Tokyo ni ikuzo.

Kis4KEN
03-14-2004, 12:31 AM
hey when you guys type in japanese... can you also type the translation too? that'd be super!!! :D

arigato
ken

japanese
03-14-2004, 03:33 AM
americans should not speak japanese.

chunkylover53
03-14-2004, 05:08 PM
:* where's shaun?

sd_ep3
03-15-2004, 07:54 PM
skebe desu ka?[okinawan](i think thats how you spell it).
translation: are you horny? :D :D :D

HondaMan
03-15-2004, 07:57 PM
Originally posted by Kis4KEN
hey when you guys type in japanese... can you also type the translation too? that'd be super!!! :D

arigato
ken

Agreed, don't make me have to ask my co-workers what you are typing/saying! :D

CleanBlackSi02
03-16-2004, 08:23 AM
Nihongo ga sukoshi dake wakarimasu.

Tragedy
03-16-2004, 03:28 PM
Originally posted by CleanBlackSi02
Nihongo ga sukoshi dake wakarimasu.


It shows.;) :p

Kis4KEN
03-16-2004, 09:39 PM
Originally posted by japanese
americans should not speak japanese.

baka!!! actually i'm 1/4 japanese and 3/4 taiwanese.

all i know is: konichiwa, baka inu... hello, stupid dog:D

bao_pay
03-17-2004, 12:13 AM
hajememashte! watashino daigakuno gaksai desu!

thats 50% of what I can say in japanese!

PhatBox
03-17-2004, 02:16 AM
minasan, hajimemashite

doyoubi ni ikebukuro kaerimashita.
Torajedi-kun: bokuwa tokyo e nandoka ikimasukara, tokyo ni doko de okuru?

Chinaboy
03-17-2004, 11:43 AM
Originally posted by japanese
americans should not speak japanese.

anata baka?

Tragedy
03-17-2004, 01:29 PM
Originally posted by PhatBox
minasan, hajimemashite

doyoubi ni ikebukuro kaerimashita.


Ikebukuro ga daisuki da yo~

nozomi
03-27-2004, 06:22 AM
oh my god all these romaji are killing me:confused:

do you guys have hiragana input?

HI

2k2_nbp_egg
04-13-2004, 01:13 PM
Yea I totally owned hiragana and hate romaji...but no, I dont' have that hiragana input...where do I get one?

p.s. tragedykuntte....chuugokujin nano? Machigattaragomennkedo...anntano nihongo wa tottemo suupakuuru desu ;) Ima nihonde donna tabemonoga haittenno?

p.p.s. i REALLY need that hiragana input nozomi...romaji sux ass

2k2_nbp_egg
04-13-2004, 01:29 PM
Originally posted by japanese
americans should not speak japanese.

Pfft that's stupid, so by the same logic japanese ppl shouldn't speak english? I mean, its pretty funny in my japanese class when I see white ppl that try way too hard and think they're japanese master or something, but by no means should they not learn the language. My only complaint is when it gets butchered to shit, like in Kill Bill (godDAMN uma, stop, STOP!!!!), or not translated in critical parts (thin red line...fuk that movie)

Seriously though, that statement is pretty ignorant bro...I hope you're not truely japanese =\

chris_air_force
04-26-2004, 02:16 PM
how do u say delacampa in jap?

penguin
05-03-2004, 08:56 AM
Choto-daki nihon-go hanishimasuka. Demo, boku-no oshi Okinawa-desu. Zen-zen seshiburi...

(and in okinawan-hogan)

och sameo!

atanei!

penguin
05-03-2004, 08:57 AM
Originally posted by Chinaboy
anata baka?

Honto. Chigou, baka jenai-o. OKI A-HO! (jodan dai-o lol)

portugeetex
05-05-2004, 09:04 PM
what is a GAIJIN???

penguin
05-05-2004, 11:12 PM
Originally posted by portugeetex
what is a GAIJIN???

A foriegner.

Spidey
05-06-2004, 10:21 AM
gochisoo sama deshita!
moo ippon kudasai!
anata subarashii to utsukushii desu yo. (that's for the ladies)

and that's pretty much all i know.
I studied for 3 years but it's all pretty much forgotten now. :(

penguin
05-06-2004, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by Spidey
gochisoo sama deshita!
moo ippon kudasai!
anata subarashii to utsukushii desu yo. (that's for the ladies)


yeah, it's been along time for me too. I'll try to post some basic things for people:

moto=more
onagai or onagaishimasu=please
honto or hontoni=really?
seshiburi=sad
o pie zory=titty f**k...lol

plcastan
05-18-2004, 07:58 PM
Putang ina mo! :cool:

SubliminalSi
06-14-2004, 05:12 PM
Ive always wondered something. What does it mean when there is a -san after someones name? I asked an asian guy and he got all mad thinking that I thought all asains spoke japanese or something

Donegan
06-14-2004, 08:18 PM
Originally posted by SubliminalSi
Ive always wondered something. What does it mean when there is a -san after someones name? I asked an asian guy and he got all mad thinking that I thought all asains spoke japanese or something

It's similar to Mr. and/or Mrs./Ms..

It's usually used when referring to those who are older than you. It can also be taken as a form of respect.

For example, I'd refer to my teacher as, Yasuka-san instead of Yasuka.

When referring to someone younger than you, you can use kun (for males) or chan (for females). Yasuka-chan/Kazuya-kun.

Also, not every asian in the U.S. can speak their native language. People are often surprised when one speaks more than one language fluently.

Tragedy
06-14-2004, 09:57 PM
Originally posted by SubliminalSi
Ive always wondered something. What does it mean when there is a -san after someones name? I asked an asian guy and he got all mad thinking that I thought all asains spoke japanese or something

Like Donegan said, it's just like "Mr" or "Mrs". There is no gender attached to it. But unlike English, you can attach "san" to their first or last name. If you're talking to someone you don't know very well, it's best to call them by their last name.

If you want to be more polite, you say "sama" instead of "san". I use "sama" when speaking to higher-ups in the company. I usually use "chan" when talking to good friends. For example, I have a friend named Hiroki, but I call him Hiro-chan. It's also genderless, I call ALL my female friends by 'chan'. My ex-girlfriend's name is Haruka, but I called her Hara-chan.

krazichinaman
06-15-2004, 01:05 AM
Boku no namae wa Buraiian detsu. Hajimemashide doso yoroshiku.

Tragedy
06-15-2004, 02:14 AM
Originally posted by krazichinaman
Boku no namae wa Buraiian detsu. Hajimemashide doso yoroshiku.

Somebody got a B+ in their first-semester Japanese class at their local Community College.

;)

tony speed
06-15-2004, 12:35 PM
ok. so, in general conversation, what is used more when addressing the other person, the person's name, or pronouns such as anata and ore.

Tragedy
06-15-2004, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by tony speed
ok. so, in general conversation, what is used more when addressing the other person, the person's name, or pronouns such as anata and ore.

It all depends on the person, me personally I use my friend's nicknames when I'm talking to them or about them. When I'm talking to a friend's parents, I refer to them as "Mom" or "Dad" (Okaasan, Otousan, respectively). When I'm talking to or about someone who isn't in my "IN" group, then I refer to them as "(last name)-san"

"Anata" can be rude sometimes depending on context. "Ore" is used when I'm talking to a close friend, otherwise I'll seem kind of juvenile if I refer to myself with 'Ore' when I'm talking to someone I don't know too well. I use "Boku" in those situations. I rarely use "watashi" because it's (in my opnion) kind of feminine.

Rememeber, the way you speak JApanese is totally based on how well you know the person you're talking to and what level of respect (if any) they deserve.

krazichinaman
06-16-2004, 12:34 AM
heh I took 3 years of japanese at my highschool...i kinda forgot the rest. I can barely read it now too -_-

G..
06-29-2004, 03:51 AM
Ohio Goziemas!

Watashi wa Graham to mushimasu. Dozo Yoroshiku.

Brettnyt
06-29-2004, 11:35 AM
americans should not speak japanese.

Japanese should not speak english.

penguin
06-29-2004, 05:16 PM
Boku no namae wa Buraiian detsu. Hajimemashide doso yoroshiku.


Also, Boku is normally used (at least in Okinawa) for the male gender at a younger age. After about 15 or so, watashi can replace it. Watashi is kind of universal. Try learning Hogan (Okinawan). PITA...lol

k20ImportTuner
06-29-2004, 11:57 PM
americans should not speak japanese.

I'm hispanic but live in America. Am I allowed to learn it?

penguin
06-30-2004, 12:02 AM
No. I just read the rules. Since you are Hispanic, live in America and drive a Japanese import made in England with parts from China, Latin America and countries that have no vowels, you are now required to learn to speak Swahili. Yes, Swahili. Please refer to the user's manual located inside the engine block of your car... :D

k20ImportTuner
06-30-2004, 12:08 AM
*sighs* fiiiine

but before I learn Swahili. You said China, Latin America, and countries that have no vowels, MEANWHILE chInA and lAtIn AmErIcA have vowels in them... now I'm all confused.

and btw is Swahili just type the word except every letter to the right of it to make that word? Like.. "Hi, my name is Sam" would be "Jo, ,u ms,r od Ds,"
man I'm getting the hand of this.

Dp Givl Upi Hiud

penguin
06-30-2004, 12:10 AM
*sighs* fiiiine

but before I learn Swahili. You said China, Latin America, and countries that have no vowels, MEANWHILE chInA and lAtIn AmErIcA have vowels in them... now I'm all confused.

and btw is Swahili just type the word except every letter to the right of it to make that word? Like.. "Hi, my name is Sam" would be "Jo, ,u ms,r od Ds,"
man I'm getting the hand of this.

Dp Givl Upi Hiud


I meant other than those countries. Those countries are vowel-exceptions... Baka-gaijin...

k20ImportTuner
06-30-2004, 12:14 AM
I see.. not really but Idc hah

I made my own Swahilian questions sticky BTW.. check it out. And I found out Swahilian is every US keyboard word except the letter/symbol to the right, very easy to learn.

SiR Phil
06-30-2004, 08:15 AM
No. I just read the rules. Since you are Hispanic, live in America and drive a Japanese import made in England with parts from China, Latin America and countries that have no vowels, you are now required to learn to speak Swahili. Yes, Swahili. Please refer to the user's manual located inside the engine block of your car... :D

ROFL!

Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Oh, and just so you all know, if you're ever in Japan, and a female companion is scratching herself (like an arm, etc) don't ask her "Are you itchy?" As I later found out, itchy sounds very close to "echi", which is Japanese for "horny." Saying "It's okay to be itchy" doesn't help things out much, either. Trust me.

tony speed
07-01-2004, 08:03 AM
ROFL!

Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Oh, and just so you all know, if you're ever in Japan, and a female companion is scratching herself (like an arm, etc) don't ask her "Are you itchy?" As I later found out, itchy sounds very close to "echi", which is Japanese for "horny." Saying "It's okay to be itchy" doesn't help things out much, either. Trust me.

muhahahahaha........you hentai

penguin
07-01-2004, 09:11 AM
I always pronounced horny as "skiby".

SiR Phil
07-02-2004, 09:50 AM
Hm.. interesting, never heard that one. Could that be another Oki specialty, pen?