Japanese Some help please?

I'll admit I still make stupid mistakes like I did, thanks atleast for criticizing me, in my opinion it is far better to question and fail than to accept without effort.

ore I is used by males
boku I is used by children, young men
anata You is used by everyone
watashi I is used by everyone
kimi You is used by males to close friends
atashi I is used by females
omae you used by males to inferiors

those are all I know right now.

 

Yes, of course...I know who can use what pronouns; but what do they mean? What is keeping someone (a man, say) from using Watashi instead of Ore? Or the other way around? Why does females speak themselves of watashi, atashi and even watakushi at times? That's what I wish to know...

Kimi also seems to be used when referring to a girl; not a man.

EDIT:
Also...just wanted to check with you if these sentences are right:
Kaze wa tabi o utau desu - The wind sings of a journey
Kaze wa tabi o hanashite. Soshite, sore wa furui hiiroo ni noridasu - The wind tells of a journey embarked upon by a legandary hero.

Also...by any means, how would you link together the sentence with "which" instead of "and"?
Oh and, you may also help me by telling me what forms (like te, the polite one, and so on) to use where. I don't get the hang of them quite...also, how do you make the passive form?
And last I hope...what about this question:

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I can't find the word in the dictionary...

 

As far as I know it is ethier preference or the circumstances that dictate their usage. Kimi is used when refering to close friends or subordinates ethier male or female.




kaze ga tabi yaku itte iru ga, dotchi kara furui hiroo wo noridashita.
wind tells about journey, from which an old hero embarked
te iru indicates a action happening at the moment
ta indicates a past action.
I am not sure about dotchi kara but that is my best guess on how to say that
may be an expert should come clarify it


onna no ko ni mietatte
I'm guessing it could be a combination of -tatte and mieru but thats only a guess.

 

massive post of all japanesse I know

Shoujo = Girl

Shounen = Boy

Tenshi = Angel

Tengoku = Paradise

Tsubasa = wings

Usotsuki: = Liar

Wai = the same as "hai" but used as an exclamation(like "Wai Kawaii!" could translate into "Sooo CUTE!"..don't forget to say it in a kawaii squeaky voice ^_^)

Warui = bad

Watashi = I

Washi: short form of watashi used by the elderly

Watakushi: the longest and most formal version of watashi. Generally used by girls when at all. Guys use it when they wish to convey respect to the person they're speaking to

Yakusoku = Promise

Yo: !

Yume: Dream

Zurui: Unfair

Greetings and Farewells

Farewell! - Gokigenyo

Good afternnon! (Hello!) - Konnichiwa

Good morning! (Hello!) - Ohayo gozaimasu

Good night! - Oyasuminasai

Good bye! - Sayonara

Hi! - Ya(inf)

How have you been? - Ogenki desu ka

How's it going? - Ikage desu ka

*Badly - Anmari yoku arimasen

*Fine! - Juncho desu

*Not bad! - Waruku arimasen

*Quiet well! - Umaku itte imasu

*So, so! - Mama desu

*Very well! - Umaku itte imasu

Please give my regards/greetings to... - ...san ni yoroshiku otsutae kudasai

See you! - Soredewa, mata

*See you later! - Soredewa, nochihodo

*See you soon! - Soredwa, chikaiuchi ni

*See you Sunday! - Soredewa, nichiyobi ni

Kazu - Numbers

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Zero - 0
Ichi - 1
Ni - 2
San - 3
Shi - 4
Go - 5
Roku - 6
Shichi - 7
Hachi - 8
Kyu - 9
Juu - 10
Juu-ichi - 11
Juu-ni - 12
Juu-san - 13
Juu-shi - 14
Juu-go - 15
Juu-roku - 16
Juu-nana - 17
Juu-hachi - 18
Juu-kyu - 19
Ni-juu - 20
Ni-juu-ichi - 21
Ni-juu-ni - 22
Ni-juu-san - 23
Ni-juu-shi - 24
San-juu - 30
Yon-juu - 40 (I know it doesn't match the pattern, but this is the proper word)
Go-juu - 50
Roku-juu - 60
Shichi-juu/Nana-juu - 70
Hachi-juu - 80
Kyu-juu - 90
Hyaku - 100
Sen - 1000



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Yobi - Days of the Week

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Getsuyobi - Monday
Kayobi - Tuesday
Suiyobi - Wednesday
Mokuyobi - Thursday
Kinyobi - Friday
Doyobi - Saturday
Nichiyobi - Sunday



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Tsuki Toshi - Months of the Year

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Ichi-gatsu - January
Ni-gatsu - February
San-gatsu - March
Shi-gatsu - April
Go-gatsu - May
Roku-gatsu - June
Shichi-gatsu - July
Hachi-gatsu - August
Ku-gatsu - September
Juu-gatsu - October
Juu-ichi-gatsu - November
Juu-ni-gatsu - December
Kyo wa nannichi desuka? - What is the date today?
Asu wa nannichi desuka? - What is the date tomorrow?
Kino wa nannichi deshitaka? - What was the date yesterday?
-chan: Usually used for younger female children (especially girls), but also used to indicate affection or endearment. The Inner Senshi will call each other "Usagi-chan" and "Rei-chan". The Outer Senshi are older and more mature than the Inner Senshi so the Outer Senshi will use -chan when addressing the Inner Senshi. Also, Usagi and Chibiusa will call Mamoru "Mamo-chan" out of endearment.
-ko: for females only
-kun: Used for male friends who are younger or the same age as speaker. The Inner Senshi will call the Starlights "Seiya-kun" or "Yaten-kun".
-sama: Used for formal respect when one refers to royalty. Diana addresses Mamoru and Usagi with -sama because she knows they are the future King and Queen of Crystal Tokyo.
-san: Used as a term of respect when referring to people who are older than the speaker. The Inner Senshi call Haruka and Michiru "Haruka-san" and "Michiru-san".
Yes = Hai
No = Iie
Thank you = Arigato
Thank you very much = Arigato gozaimasu
You're welcome = Douitashimashite
Please = Douzo
Excuse me = sumimasen, shitsurei shimasu
Hello = Kon-nichiwa
Goodbye = Sayounara
So long = jaamataashita
Good morning = O hayou gozaimasu
Good afternoon = Kon-nichiwa
Good evening = Konbanwa
Good night = Oyasuminasai


I do not understand = Wakarimasen
How do you say this in [English]? = Kore wa [nihongo] de nan to iimasuka?
Do you speak ... = Anata wa ...go wo hanasemasuka
English = Eigo
French = Furansugo
German = Doitsugo
Spanish = Supeingo
Chinese = Chuugokugo


I = watashi, watakushi
We = watashi tachi, wareware
You (singular, familiar) = kimi
You (singular, formal) = anata
You (plural) = anatagata
They = karera
What is your name? = Anata no namae wa nan to iimasu ka?
Nice to meet you. = O-ai dekite ureshii desu.
How are you? = O-genki desu ka
Good = Ii, Yoi
Bad = Warui, Yokunai
So so = Souda neh, Maamaa desu, Bochi-bochi desu


Wife = Kanai, Tsuma
Husband = Shujin, Otto
Daughter = Musume
Son = Musuko
Mother = Haha, Okaasan
Father = Chichi, Otousan
Friend = Tomodachi


Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Toire wa doko desu ka?

Numbers = Suuji

zero = zero
one = ichi
two = ni
three = san
four = yon
five = go
six = roku
seven = nana
eight = hachi
nine = kyuu
ten = juu


eleven = juu ichi
twelve = juu ni
thirteen = juu san
fourteen = juu yon
fifteen = juu go
sixteen = juu roku
seventeen = juu nana
eighteen = juu hachi
nineteen = juu kyu
twenty = ni juu
twenty one = ni juu ichi


thirty = san juu
forty = yon juu
fifty = go juu
sixty = roku juu
seventy = nana juu
eighty = hachi juu
ninety = kyuu juu
one hundred = hyaku
one thousand = sen
one million = hyaku man


Time and Dates = Nichiji

What time is it? = Nanji desuka.
7:13, Seven thirteen = 7:13, Shichi ji juu san pun desu.
3:15, Three fifteen = 3:15, San ji juu go fun desu.
3:15, A quarter past three = 3:15, San ji juu go fun sugi desu.
11:30, Eleven thirty = 11:30, Juu ichi ji sanju pun desu.
11:30, Half past eleven = 11:30, juu ichi ji han desu.
1:45, One forty-five = 1:45, Ichi ji yonjuu go fun desu.
1:45, A quarter till two = 1:45, Ni ji juu go fun mae desu.


Day = Hi, Nichi
Week = Shuu
Month = Tsuki
Year = Nen, Toshi


Monday = Getzuyou bi
Tuesday = Kayou bi
Wednesday = Suiyou bi
Thursday = Mokuyou bi
Friday = Kin'you bi
Saturday = Doyou bi
Sunday = Nichiyou bi


January = Ichi gatsu
February = Ni gatsu
March = San gatsu
April = Shi gatsu
May = Go gatsu
June = Roku gatsu
July = Shichi gatsu
August = Hachi gatsu
September = Ku gatsu
October = Juu gatsu
November = Juu ichi gatsu
December = Juu ni gatsu


Spring = Haru
Summer = Natsu
Fall, Autumn = Aki
Winter = Fuyu


Today = Kyou
Yesterday = Kinou
Tomorrow = Asu


Birthday = Tanjoubi
Happy Birthday! = Tanjoubi omedetou!
Phonetics
Each individual symbol stands for a sound, not a solitary letter. Unlike English, the Japanese alphabet remains constant in it's sound:

A - 'ah' (Mall)
E - 'eh' (Red)
I - 'ee' (Sing)
O - 'oh' (Snow)
U - 'uu' (Blue)

Different sounds can be paired together with various vowels to form a new sound as they blend. Some common ones:

AI - (Eye)
AO - (Cow)
EI - (Say)
OI - (Foil)

From there you should be able to figure out which pairs make which sounds be experimenting.

Another common question is how to translate a word that does not end in a vowel sound, since all of the symbols do. More often than not, ending a word with the symbol that includes 'u' or 'o' will do the trick, since those sounds are generally silent at the end of a word (unless accentuated).
Example: The Japanese word 'desu' is generally just pronounced as 'des'; the 'u' at the end is silent.

Substitutions
The Japanese phonetics do not include all of the sounds that the English language does. Often, a different (similar) sound will be used to substitute:
Soft G - 'j' sounds
L - 'r' sounds
Q - 'ku'
V - 'b' sounds
X - 'kusu'
W - 'u'

 

more to it

Japanese Vocabulary

Regular words

-san = it's what you attach to the end of someone's name(if you're being respectful, and the Japanese seem to default to respectfulness.) The english equivilent would be Mr or Mrs/Miss/Ms. The Japanese use this one(or...on rather rare occasions; 'sama') unless they are good friends/trying to be friends with the person.

-chan = another attached to a name. -chan is affectionate, used..usually for children or girls(anime guys tend to get pissed if anyone calls them this.). I think it implies small and cute. Also implies a close relationship/friendship or a high level of familarity.

-kun = Supposedly this is used for male friends(girls and boys both say it.)..but I've heard a girl be called it by boys in anime(AKA Haunted Junction). I think '-kun ' it has an air of 'partner' or 'equal' to it rather then an affectionate 'small' and 'cute'

-sama = An honorific, kinda like "Lord" and "Lady"..or just "O exalted one." a character who referrs to themselves as "-sama" is indulging in a MAJOR ego trip ^_^.

Random comment, in even minorly formal situations..the various anime characters seem to always referr to themselves by their name rather then "I", it's just yet another cultural thing ^^;.

...getting back to the list, gomen ^^;

Atashi = the feminine version of 'I'(Watashi, see below).

Ai = Love

Aitsu = that person(derogatory)

Aishite/Aishiteru = Love you

Akihabara = The electronics district in Tokyo

Anata = You, or in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship it means "Honey" or "Darling"...this must get rather confusing ^^;

Anou = ..errr, umm..,

Arigatou = Thank you

Arigatou Gozaimasu = Thank you very much

Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu = Thank you very very very much!

Baka = Idiot(Ie "RANMA NO BAKA!!")

Bakemono = Ghost/Monster

Bakamono = stupid guy

Bishoujo = Pretty Girl

Bishounen = literally means "Pretty Boy" but it's mostly used as a term for a really cute guy in Otakudom ^_^

Biseinen = Like a bishonen except older(Zechs for example *.*)

Boku = I (masculine version, girls use it to though.)

Chibi = It's supposed to be a deragatory name for a short person..but in Anime contex it's when the characters get really short and kawaii. Random note, characters seem to chibify when they are experiencing a..childlike emotion(nothing is cuter then a thwarted chibi ^_^)

Chotto matte!!: Wait for me!!


Chou = Veryvery...like "Chou kawaii!" means "VERYVERY CUTE!"

Dame = bad/useless/hopeless

Demo = but..

Daisuki = Like alot(is almost Aishiteru)

Ecchi = Pervert/nudity

Gakkou = School

Genki = Energetic/Energy

Gomen = Sorry

Gomen Nasai = Very very sorry.

Hai = yes

Hen desu = Strange

Hentai = Pervert/Perverted(more extreme then ecchi)

Himitsu = Secret

Ichiban = Best

ichigo = strawberry ^^;

Ijiwaru = Teaser(in reference to a person)

Inori = Prayer

Imoutosan/chan = Younger sister

Itsudemo = whenever,any time,always

Itai = That hurt!/Ow..

Ja mata: = See you later

Kawaii = Cute!

Kawaii desu yo!!! = CUUUTTE!

Kimi: A "speaking to an equal" type of "you"

Kimochi = feeling, sensation, mood.

Kisama = Bastard(or "You Bastard"..it's used in place of you words like Anata or Omae)

Konbanha = Good Evening

Konnichiha = Good Afternoon / Hello

Kowai = Scary/scared

Koi = Love

Koibito = Lover, boyfriend/girlfriend.

Kudasai = please(usually at the end of a sentence.)

Kuso! = ****!

Mahou = Magic/Witchcraft

Minna = Everyone

Minna-san = Everyone

Niji = Rainbow

Ninmu Ryoukai = Mission acknowledged

Ninmu kanryou = Mission accomplished

Namagomi: An insult meaning "Raw garbage"


Nani? = What?

Negai = Wish

Neko = cat

No da = doesn't really have a meaning, though it seems to add importence to a statment(not in Chichiri's case though..^^. It's usually used by characters who have Chinese influence.

No ja = same as above except used frequently by the elderly

Ohayou = Hello

Ohayou Gozaimasu = Good Morning

Oha! = 'Morning!

Okashii = strange, funny, amusing

Omae = You(speaking down)

Omoide = memories

Omoshiroi = Interesting/strange/funny

Onna = Woman(or in Wufei's case, WOMAN!!)

Oneesan/chan/sama = Older Sister

Oniisan/chan/sama = Older Brother

Onegai? = Please?

Ore: "I" it's harsher then 'boku' and is used almost exclusively by guys.

Otoko = Man

Otome = Maiden

Otoutosan/chan = Younger Brother

Oyasumi = good night

Sakura = Cherry Blossom

Sayonara = Goodbye(permenantly ^^

Sore wa himitsu desu: That is a secret(really!)

Shimatta! = Damn!

 

and a pic of phonetics

just a pic of the phonetics

 

I think I'm getting the hang of it, so question??

If I wnated to say Demon Fox Yuki would it be Oni Kitsune no Yuki

Since Oni means Demon, Devil, or Ogre and Kitsune means Fox.

 

very good your getting the hang of it

 

I can't find the exact meaning of "yaku" here...what's it mean? And dotchi...this word, I don't find at all. Some sort of changed verb?
EDIT: After som investigation...I found this. Yaru...shouldn't it be left out? I found no predictable translation for it. Besides, "tori itte iru" would basically mean "speaks (is speaking) of a journey". And...to our hero in the meaning...furui seems to be an adjective for old; but not for persons. What is a good alternate word for it? And it's more supposed to be legendary.

Makes sense. Mieru means "to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear;"
Still, what does the -tatte prefix do?

Thanks for that.
Thinking of this...itte and hanashite...they both seem to mean "say" in command form...although itte also means to go. What's the diffrence between these two, and when are each used?
Also now, I wished to ask of what is the diffrence between adjective and noun? From I can tell, noun is like a subject; something that describes something. Adjectives can be used to modify words in sentences whilas nouns cannot. There's also the na adjective...which strangely my teacher calls "nouns."
Where are usually adverbs placed?

Here's some I wrote in japanese...there's prolly lots of errors in it. Would you kindly correct them? :sweat2:
Kaze wa abanchuuru itte iru ga futui hiiroo ni noridashita to naka kare wa aku o horoboshita to wagakuni o tasuketa.
Tadashi, aku o koroshita ga hiiroo mo shinda da.
Demo, dei wa itte ga hiiroo no sei wa bekko na bodii de boon futatabi.

 

would be a good idea to stick with basics, master that than move forward.

 

Abanchuruu = adventure
futui = old

Wouldn't this leave me to re-use the same word which is pretty obvious in the sentence? Or might I use the "wo" particle?

And. As, "and in (naka)"

It's and. So, would it look better if I wrote it:
Kare wa aku o horoboshita. Soshite wahakuni o tasuketa?

IF you say so.

Demo = but
Dei = day
itte = spoken
hiiroo = hero
sei = spirit
bekko = another; diffrent
bodii = body
boon = born
futatabi = again
So, yes, the sentence should read "But, it is said that the hero's spirit shall be reborn in a diffrent body."

^_^
I know most basics.

 

Is what I'm saying in my new signature said right or do I need to change it.

 

Well...this may seem like a silly question, but I've been wondering this for a while – how is saké (and for that matter pokémon) pronounced? Saké is pronounced as if it were saki, but I've occasionally heard it pronounced sake (although I've never heard it at all from one who knows Japanese). Are these just misspellings of romaji, or...?

 

Sake is pronounced sah-kay... with the japanese e sound, saki is something else entirely.. or many other things. There are lots of styles of romanization, not all of them agree... for instance, one style calls for the 'chi' sound to be reprented by 'ti' and 'tsu' to be represented by 'tu'.
Easy thing to remember here is that romanization is just a *representation* of the pronunciation and isn't the best guideline for the real pronunciation.

-UK

 

Please disregrade my last post ^ .

 

Ahhh I'm back, trying ot translate some stuff. I couldn't get some right, though...pointers? ideas? My notes are below:

Kaze = wind
ukete = ukeru = to experience
kami = hair
yureru = to shake; to sway
mami = decieving spirit
kamo = wild duck; easy mark; sucker;
mabushii = dazzling; radiant;

Kaze ukete, kami yureru, mamimo kamo ga mabushii
Experiencing the wind, my hair sways, (decieving spirit dazzling/adiant?)

de = in
au = meeting
toki = moment
itsu = when (be lost; peace; hide; mistake; beautiful; in turn)
demo = but/however

De au toki wa itsu demo happy birthday
The moment I meet (I'm lost but it's a happy birthday?)

shinpin = brand
watashi = I
te = hands
furu = wave
Shinpin no watashi ga te o furu
With my brand new me, I wave my hands

Tenshi = angel
hohoende = smile
Tenshi ga hohoende ru happy birthday
(An) angel smile (smiling?), it's a happy birthday (my birthday?).

Ima = now
sugu = immediately; soon; easily; right (near); honest; upright;
aitai = confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete;
kimama = willfulness; selfishness; one's own way;
anata = you
Ima sugu aitai no kimama na anata ni?
I want to confront you now, selfishness (who's selfish?)

kirai = (star?)
hikaru = to shine; to glitter; to be bright;
nagare = stream; current;
Kirari to hikaru nagare-boshi
(A star?) glitters (more?)

migae = ?
sora = sky
mitsukete = approach (to a castle gate) [to something else too?]
Migae ta sora ni mitsukete mo
... appraching the sky (too?)

Negai = desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application;
kanae = three-legged kettle
kirenakatta = was pretty
Negai kanae kirenakatta
I wish the three-legged kettle was pretty