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Originally Posted by sushidushi
In response to the original (very reasonable, I thought) question, try the following link. I'm not clever enough to make it in to a clicky with a snappy title, but here it is...
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Originally Posted by KyoKitty92
*sighs* I know I can look it up on Google....the point was to discuss it here so people can share their knowledge of the language.....It is JapanForum
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Originally Posted by Keaton421
Yes, no, and hello in Japanese don't really merit a discussion, do they? Even the average farmer in America knows konnichiwa.
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Says it all.
I don't think im being unreasonable. What KyoKitty92 is trying to do is like asking someone to show her how to make bread but she doesn't have an oven and isnt prepared to provide/pay for the ingredients. It just aint gonna happen. I don't see how "quick" phrases as described can be useful in everyday life unless you go to bed one night and suddenly wake up in Oita (thats a place in Japan, KyoKitty92) but then you wouldnt understand what was being said to you in the first place so how would you reply? I cannot imagine saying こんにちは as my answer to anything and everything and I struggle to see how a thread can support a conversation over a one word way of thanking somebody..
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Originally Posted by KyoKitty92
*sighs* I know I can look it up on Google....the point was to discuss it here so people can share their knowledge of the language.....It is JapanForum
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Sorry to re-quote but its obvious you don't want to google it cuz that implies effort. You can't expect to learn even the very basics of any foreign language by having someone give it to you on a plate. Chances are if you read it only once it wont commit to long term memory and it will be gone.
I only commented on England cuz thats where I live and it would be foolish of me to talk about availablity of books/classes in other countries that i have no idea about. I've only been a member of this forum for a few months and I've noticed a million and one threads like this one. If you want to learn anything (on a begginer level) then a forum isnt the way to do it. Learn kana then start with speaking/lsitening till you can hold your own then you can ask for help cuz some other poor sucker has already made a site that shows you that yes is hai and no is iie.
Go eat some pocky.