Thank you for the help! ^^

Hai, sou desu ^^. Yokatta!

Watashi wa black-stripe [doesn't know how to say that in japanese] desu. Anata no rank wa nan desu ka?

Yeah, on the last part i was trying to say what rank are you ^^, not sure if that's correct, either...

To be honest, I don't know how to say that myself - properly that is.

"Black stripe" desu ka. Sugoi desu yo!

Watashi wa "blue stripe" desu. ^_^;

Blue stripe mo sugoi desu ^^

Anata wa Nihon-umare desu ka ^^?

Oh, and i have a question...what does the 'ga' particle mean ^^?

konbanwa! watashi wa BruceLee-sensei! wwww (japanese people type "w" just as we type lol. and sometimes type wwww just like lololo!!! im not exactly sure but i think it stands for "warou"? means laugh?) watashi wa amerika-jin desu, soshite( and? spelling;;) watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. yoroshiku!

ive only started to slowly learn japanese about 2 weeks ago. i usually listen to audio lessons in my car on the way to work. for begginers i recommend them as the programs i been usin has been helping a lot.

i downloaded all the lessons through torrent
1. go to isohunt.com and search pimsleur japanese. download the first one with like the first 30 lessons are each like 30minutes long.

2. also i learned basic mandarin through chinesepod.com, so for japanese i just downloaded the lessons but have not listened to them yet.

japanesepod101.com

you can register and use the website free for 7 days. can always just register another email adress to keep using the site.

hope this helps.

jaa-na

I have a question about Hiragana/Katakana... Since it is A, I, U, E, O, and then K..., N..., H..., S..., T..., Y..., R..., W..., and N, what would you use for something that doesn't have any of those characters... Such as "desu ka" (Just as an example)... There are Hiragana and Katakana for "Su" and "Ka," but what would you use for the "De" part?? Are there special characters for those? Or am I just learning the basic Hiragana and Katakana? Are there characters other than the ones I (sorta) listed? Thanks for any help!

You're asking if I was born in Japan, right?

Iie, Amerika-umare desu. Soshite, watashi wa kankokujin desu.

The 'ga' particle indicates the sentence subject (occasionally object). It can also be used as a conjunction and to say "however" or "but." And it is always used with "suki desu" or "kirai desu."

Hope this helps ^_^

There are tiny marks that you can add to hiragana (and katakana) characters to change their sound.

た
だ

The double dots are used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a "voiced" sound. For example, this mark changes ta to da (as shown above), ka to ga, tsu to zu and shi to ji.

は
ぱ

This circle mark is used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a change from a hahihuheho sound to a papipupepo sound.

Hope this helps.

Actually, it does. I was watching a podcast that was explaining about adding the marks, but it was something I had found and bookmarked. I'll look at it again right now. Thank you so much!

Dou itashimashite (You're welcome) ^_^

Amerika wa tanashii desu ka ^^?
Donna uta ga suki desu ka ^^?

I think i get the ga thing now ^^, domo arigato~!

Did you mean tanoshii (fun)?

Tokidoki tanoshii desu. Demo tokidoki amari tanoshikunai desu.

Are you trying to say "What kind of music do you like?"? If so, you should replay "uta" with "ongaku." Uta means "song," and is usually not used in this kind of sentence.

Watashi wa anime no ongaku to nihon no ongaku ga suki desu. Rokku mo suki desu.