Japanese The word of the day is...

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  1. Hikaru

    Hikaru New Member

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    Hey that's a good question! Sadly, I don't know the answer either!!

    Um...Izzy? Somebody?
     
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    Hikaru, Dec 7, 2002
  2. Kaneda_345

    Kaneda_345 The Star Stealing Boy

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    Found it in a dictionary!



    Meri kurisumasu
     
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    Kaneda_345, Dec 7, 2002
  3. Izzy

    Izzy moo. moo. moo!
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    LOL!!! "Meri Kurisumasu!!" LOL

    Sorry, sometimes, I find romaji very funny.

    Jackal, or anyone doesn't know, this is basically Merry Christmas spelled phonetically according to the japanese sounds. It would be separated like this...

    Me-ri-ku-ri-su-ma-su

    Each break would have a different character in katakana.
     
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    Izzy, Dec 8, 2002
  4. The Jackal

    The Jackal New Member

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    :D a nice easy-to-remember one !!!
    Thanx!
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 8, 2002
  5. Hikaru

    Hikaru New Member

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    whadda bout "Happy New Year"?
     
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    Hikaru, Dec 9, 2002
  6. The Jackal

    The Jackal New Member

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    Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! HIKARU!! I was just about to ask that!!!
    :mad: :p :D
    okays, also I was gonna' ask what
    kawaita and Sakebi (Kawaita Sakebi ^_^ I luvs that song) means?????
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 9, 2002
  7. Hikaru

    Hikaru New Member

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    Teehee! But no one's answered us yet!!
     
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    Hikaru, Dec 10, 2002
  8. Inu-Girl

    Inu-Girl New Member

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    Happy New year: Akemashite omedeto
    or that's what I think it is or is it Shingen Omedeto I don't ever use that phrase so I'm not sure.

    kawaita: dry/dried

    sakebi: yell/scream/shout something along those lines

    Oh, and also the shorted version of Akemashite Omedeto is Ake Ome.
     
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    Inu-Girl, Dec 10, 2002
  9. The Jackal

    The Jackal New Member

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    I see, thanx Inu-Girl, but which way of saying happy new year would you write in a card?
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 10, 2002
  10. Izzy

    Izzy moo. moo. moo!
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    Well, most likely Akemashite Omedeto. As far as I know, cards and letters are pretty formal. I guess you can put Ake Ome when sending it to a friend though...
     
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    Izzy, Dec 10, 2002
  11. lil washu y2k

    lil washu y2k New Member

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    What about a sentence??? a very short one though! lol


    Ogenki desu ka? = how are you? :catgirl:
     
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    lil washu y2k, Dec 12, 2002
  12. Inu-Girl

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    Mu: nothing

    I find this kanji letter most interesting it's what Kanna from Inuyasha is, but it is used in so many words. Like muyo no need to, or muimi no meaning. Very cool eh?
     
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    Inu-Girl, Dec 14, 2002
  13. lil washu y2k

    lil washu y2k New Member

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    now i know why its always " no need for tenchi " lol :catgirl:
     
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    lil washu y2k, Dec 15, 2002
  14. The Jackal

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    :D cool! tenci muyo/no need for tenchi ^_^
    anywho,
    how'd you say 'go away' or 'get lost' if you were angry with someone?
    (EEeeeeevil little brother)
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 16, 2002
  15. lil washu y2k

    lil washu y2k New Member

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    hmmm thats a tuff one, im not sure about thatbut bakayarou = stupid idiot, not sure if its spelt right! *looks for plaster on the floor* ah found it
     
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    lil washu y2k, Dec 16, 2002
  16. UrashimaKeitaro

    UrashimaKeitaro Sesquipedalian Mod

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    Hmm... 'Go away' eh?
    Ike!-- Go!
    generally base insults to the distance for that... like 'Urusai' (noisy/annoying) or 'Mezawari' (eyesore)

    hmm.. I really must resume building the japanese learning page.. anyone wanna help?

    -UK
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    Raving lunatic
     
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    UrashimaKeitaro, Dec 18, 2002
  17. Inu-Girl

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    just dissaper/dissaper : kiete shimae

    go away: iteshimae

    That makes me mad: Mukatsuku

    I know these might not be the exact translation, but this is just what I know from sometimes using them.
     
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    Inu-Girl, Dec 18, 2002
  18. The Jackal

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    OK, I C thanx!
    now,
    'nan da yo'
    and
    'nan da to'
    I heard both used like 'what are you saying?', but I'm not sure....
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 22, 2002
  19. lil washu y2k

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    cool. do you have that advert for fosters in scotland, the japanese advert Jackal?
     
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    lil washu y2k, Dec 22, 2002
  20. The Jackal

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    yep, Y? Is 'nan da to' in it?
    It stopped being shown a while ago...
     
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    The Jackal, Dec 22, 2002
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