Beginners Japanese Thread!

[lady_kyoko]

Um, okay...

Konnichiwa, watashi wa Kyoko desu. Anata no namae wa nan desu ka? Watashi wa kanada-jin desu, doko wa iru no?

[sparky]

I just put up the first lesson of Basic Japanese. Japan Linked - Real Japanese - Link yourself to everything in Japan!
You will start fright fromt he very begining but learn Hiragana, katakana , and kanji at the same time right from the start. Trust me after 7 years of Japanese studies this is the way to go Romaji should olny be used for the very first lesson mabye the second after that you should be using hiragana, katakana, kanji with furigana ( hiragana below the kanjis), then after a couple lessons wiht the new knaji the furigana should be droped.

Anyway check out the lesson let me know what you think! Enjoy

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by lady_kyoko

Um, okay...

Konnichiwa, watashi wa Kyoko desu. Anata no namae wa nan desu ka? Watashi wa kanada-jin desu, doko wa iru no?

Konnichiwa Kyoko-san. Watashi no namae wa CrimsonNataku desu. O-genki desu ka?

[lady_kyoko]

Dozo yorushiku, CrimsonNataku-san. Genki desu ^^, anata wa?

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by lady_kyoko

Dozo yorushiku, CrimsonNataku-san. Genki desu ^^, anata wa?

Hai, okagesama de ^_^

Kyoko-san, donna koto ga suki desu ka. (What kinds of things do you like [to do]?)

[Maester]

Originally Posted by sparky

I just put up the first lesson of Basic Japanese. Japan Linked - Real Japanese - Link yourself to everything in Japan!
You will start fright fromt he very begining but learn Hiragana, katakana , and kanji at the same time right from the start. Trust me after 7 years of Japanese studies this is the way to go Romaji should olny be used for the very first lesson mabye the second after that you should be using hiragana, katakana, kanji with furigana ( hiragana below the kanjis), then after a couple lessons wiht the new knaji the furigana should be droped.

Anyway check out the lesson let me know what you think! Enjoy

Konbanwa sparky-san.

Watashi wa david desu, hajimemashite. Arigatou for the link.
that's what i learned so far, haven't started with kanji..yet..

[rosaline144]

Originally Posted by CrimsonNataku

Are you trying to say: "I bought a magazine yesterday. The magazine's name is Kera." ?

If so, you almost got it right; the second sentence is fine, but the first sentence needs a little work.

First thing, you don't need to attach the particle "wa" to words like Kinou, Ashita, and Kyou (there is an exception, but that gets a little complicated). Secondly, if you're trying to say "bought a magazine," you will need the particle "wo" to indicate a direct object, which would in this case be "zasshi."

So, here is the correct sentence:

"Kinou, watashi wa zasshi wo kaimashita. "

Yeh that was what I was trying to say. OK so you still add wa after watashi. Thanks for explaining
Is "wo" the same as "o" because in some sentences I see "o"

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by rosaline144

Yeh that was what I was trying to say. OK so you still add wa after watashi. Thanks for explaining
Is "wo" the same as "o" because in some sentences I see "o"

When speaking, you pronounce the character as "o", but in the hiragana alphabet, you write the character "wo."

[lady_kyoko]

Hai, okagesama de ^_^

Kyoko-san, donna koto ga suki desu ka. (What kinds of things do you like [to do]?)

I don't know how to say what i like ^^, haven't got that far with my lessons yet ^^;;; But i'll attempt to say it anyway...please correct me!! lol


Watashi suki [did i use the right word? lol] ga taekwon-do desu...

I know that was probably terrible ^^;;;

[CrimsonNataku]

Originally Posted by lady_kyoko

I don't know how to say what i like ^^, haven't got that far with my lessons yet ^^;;; But i'll attempt to say it anyway...please correct me!! lol


Watashi suki [did i use the right word? lol] ga taekwon-do desu...

I know that was probably terrible ^^;;;

You're close ^_^

Watashi wa taekwon-do ga suki desu.
I like taekwon-do.

Sou desu ka? Watashi mo suki desu.
Is that so? I also like it.