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01-05-2007, 08:32 PM

Oops, yeah, i meant to ask what kind of music you like ^^;;;

watashi mo nihon no ongaku ga suki desu ^^.

How do you say something along the lines of 'especially high and mighty color, and antic cafe?' ^^
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Oops, yeah, i meant to ask what kind of music you like ^^;;;

watashi mo nihon no ongaku ga suki desu ^^.

How do you say something along the lines of 'especially high and mighty color, and antic cafe?' ^^
Are those band names?

Toku ni - Especially.

Toku ni, "High and Might Color" to "Antic Cafe" ga daisuki desu.

That would probably work.


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01-06-2007, 06:13 PM

I have one more quick question about Hiragana/Katakana... Are there designated times to use one or the other? I've read sites that said something along the lines of "Katakana is used for foreign words" (If I remember correctly)... But I just think I need somebody who can answer my question personally to understand when to use one or the other.


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What a good idea, this beginner's thread. Perhaps we could channel our resources by working together. I am most assuredly interested in helping however I can..

Mamadoom san,

Konnichiva. Watashi wa Nichiren desu. Watashi wa nijunen mae Nihongo o naraimashita . Keredomo minna no wasuremashita. Ima skoshi muzkashin desho ka?

Please help me learn again via English language.

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita.

Nichiren


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Mamadoom san,

Konnichiva. Watashi wa Nichiren desu. Watashi wa nijunen mae Nihongo o naraimashita . Keredomo minna no wasuremashita. Ima skoshi muzkashin desho ka?

Please help me learn again via English language.

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita.

Nichiren
Just a few edits:

Konnichiwa

Watashi wa, nijuunen mae, Nihongo wo (same as "o") benkyou shimashita. (Although "naraimashita" [learned] is technically correct, in conversation it is more correct to use the word "benkyou shimashita" [studied].)

Keredemo zenbu wo (same as "o") wasuremashita. ("Minna" is usually used when talking about people ^_^ )

Ima sukoshi muzukashiin deshou ka. ("?" is unnecessary)


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For those it might interest, I got a Japanese book really helpfull for that kind of threat. I got lots of sentence from lots of subject I could whrite here down in english and romaji. I could post the kanji too, but my comp doesn't allowed that ^^;;

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cummon Expressions

Hi - Konnichiwa

Goodbye - sayonara

Please! :
- When you ask - kudasai
- when you offer - dozo

Thanks - arigato

Welcome ( when somoene tells you thanks) - doitashimashite

Yes - Hai

No - ie

Excuse me- Sumimasen

I'm Sorry - gomennasai

I understand - wakarimashita

I don't understand - Wakarimasen

One moment *please* (exemple: wait a minute) - chotto matte *kudasai*

Help! (like if you're going to die Or I don't know...) - tas(u)kete

Where is *the bathroom* - *toire* wa doko des(u) ka

When (u), it just mean you don't have to pronouce it
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Numbers 1-10
1 - Ichi
2 - Ni
3 - San
4 - shi (yon)
5 - go
6 - Roku
7 - Shichi (Nana)
8 - Hachi
9 - Ku (Kyu)
10 - Ju

When placed in () :
you can say both.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The numbers AFTER 10 are really easy to remind :
if you want a composed number, divide the two and whrite they proper name:
15 ----) composed of a 10 and a 5 ----) 10 is Ju, and 5 Is Go ----) Ju-Go

DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE : 1 is Ichi, 5 is Go ---) Ichigo WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!

so, for all 2 composed number that begins with 1, it'll start by *Ju*

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Now for others:

28 ---) 2 is Ni, and 8 is Hachi. But it doesn't make *Ni-Hachi*, but * Ni-ju-Hachi* Remember what is *Ju*, right? it means 10. So *Ni-Ju-Hachi* is like
Two-Ten-Height (2-10-8). You need 2 times the 10 to make a 20. Get that?

Same thing for others

36 ---) 3 Is San, 6 is Roku ----) San-Ju-Roku
45 ---) 4 is Shi (yon), 5 is Go ----) Shi-ju-Go /or/ Yon-ju-Go
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you didn't understand that at all, just memorize those :

10 - Ju
20 - Ni-ju
30 - San-Ju
40 - Yon-Ju (you can't say Shi-Ju)
50 - Go-Ju
60 - Roku-Ju
70 - Nana-Ju (you can't say Shichi-Ju)
80 - Hachi-Ju
90 - Kyu-Ju (you can't say Kyu-Ju)

Knowing that, you only have to put the name of the number after...
Like
15 ---)Ju-Go
35 ---)San-Ju-Go
Etc...

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Now the thousands (don't give up, this is exacly the same thing ! )
100 - Hyaku
200 - Ni-Hyaku
300 - San-Hyaku
etc.
110 - Hyaku-ju
111 - Hyaku-ju-Ichi ( 100 is Hyaku, 10 is Ju, 1 is Ichi)
222 - Ni-Hyaku-Ni-Ju-Ni (200 is Ny-Hyaku, 20 Is Ni-Ju, 2 Is Ni)
333 - San-Hyaku-San-Ju-San (300 Is San-Hyaku, 30 Is San-Ju, 3 is San)

Hope you understand all of it... Beacause I don't Know if I could elaborate my explication more than that!

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I got lots of more stuff, so just ask if you want more (I guess that's far enough for today isn't it?)


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01-07-2007, 10:09 PM

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For those it might interest, I got a Japanese book really helpfull for that kind of threat. I got lots of sentence from lots of subject I could whrite here down in english and romaji. I could post the kanji too, but my comp doesn't allowed that ^^;;

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cummon Expressions

Hi - Konnichiwa

Goodbye - sayonara

Please! :
- When you ask - kudasai
- when you offer - dozo

Thanks - arigato

Welcome ( when somoene tells you thanks) - doitashimashite

Yes - Hai

No - ie

Excuse me- Sumimasen

I'm Sorry - gomennasai

I understand - wakarimashita

I don't understand - Wakarimasen

One moment *please* (exemple: wait a minute) - chotto matte *kudasai*

Help! (like if you're going to die Or I don't know...) - tas(u)kete

Where is *the bathroom* - *toire* wa doko des(u) ka

When (u), it just mean you don't have to pronouce it
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Numbers 1-10
1 - Ichi
2 - Ni
3 - San
4 - shi (yon)
5 - go
6 - Roku
7 - Shichi (Nana)
8 - Hachi
9 - Ku (Kyu)
10 - Ju

When placed in () :
you can say both.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The numbers AFTER 10 are really easy to remind :
if you want a composed number, divide the two and whrite they proper name:
15 ----) composed of a 10 and a 5 ----) 10 is Ju, and 5 Is Go ----) Ju-Go

DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE : 1 is Ichi, 5 is Go ---) Ichigo WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!

so, for all 2 composed number that begins with 1, it'll start by *Ju*

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now for others:

28 ---) 2 is Ni, and 8 is Hachi. But it doesn't make *Ni-Hachi*, but * Ni-ju-Hachi* Remember what is *Ju*, right? it means 10. So *Ni-Ju-Hachi* is like
Two-Ten-Height (2-10-8). You need 2 times the 10 to make a 20. Get that?

Same thing for others

36 ---) 3 Is San, 6 is Roku ----) San-Ju-Roku
45 ---) 4 is Shi (yon), 5 is Go ----) Shi-ju-Go /or/ Yon-ju-Go
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you didn't understand that at all, just memorize those :

10 - Ju
20 - Ni-ju
30 - San-Ju
40 - Yon-Ju (you can't say Shi-Ju)
50 - Go-Ju
60 - Roku-Ju
70 - Nana-Ju (you can't say Shichi-Ju)
80 - Hachi-Ju
90 - Kyu-Ju (you can't say Kyu-Ju)

Knowing that, you only have to put the name of the number after...
Like
15 ---)Ju-Go
35 ---)San-Ju-Go
Etc...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now the thousands (don't give up, this is exacly the same thing ! )
100 - Hyaku
200 - Ni-Hyaku
300 - San-Hyaku
etc.
110 - Hyaku-ju
111 - Hyaku-ju-Ichi ( 100 is Hyaku, 10 is Ju, 1 is Ichi)
222 - Ni-Hyaku-Ni-Ju-Ni (200 is Ny-Hyaku, 20 Is Ni-Ju, 2 Is Ni)
333 - San-Hyaku-San-Ju-San (300 Is San-Hyaku, 30 Is San-Ju, 3 is San)

Hope you understand all of it... Beacause I don't Know if I could elaborate my explication more than that!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


I got lots of more stuff, so just ask if you want more (I guess that's far enough for today isn't it?)
Arigatou, Darko-san, very helpfull


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Arigatou, Darko-san, very helpfull

First time someone call me by that ^^ Doitashimashite


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01-07-2007, 10:16 PM

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First time someone call me by that ^^ Doitashimashite
with darko-san you mean or what ?
It's like Yuruichi from Bleach, she calls a member of 11th MakiMaki cause in his name there says Maki, his name was Hoshuimaki i think or something..


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I was just saying that people don't call me like that... but I like it


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