Japanese The word of the day is...

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  1. Izzy

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    I suppose you can use "ganbatte" for "good luck".

    Oh, might as well add this.

    "Asobi wa owari da! Nake, sakebe, soshite shine!" as seen in my profile translates into....

    "This is the end! Cry, scream and DIE!"


    I love Yagami Iori, he's a nutcase who's almost manic in insanity. Not so much as a Kuno, Iori is just sadistic. :D

    "Ja na" I've heard been used by lots of people, male and female. I guess it's just where you came from and how you speak Japanese.

    "Omae" is a crude form of saying "I". Or "Me", whichever it is, depending on context. In terms of crudity, it goes:
    1)Watakushi
    2)Watashi
    3)Boku
    4)Omae
    With 4 being the crudest. There might be more ways of saying "I" or "me" but these are the ones I'm familiar with.
     
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  2. The Jackal

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    okay thanx ^-^
    but is 'omae' 'you' or 'me' then, Inu-Girl and Izzy both say different.. :glazed:
     
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  3. lil washu y2k

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    Otomodachi also means friend, its the polite way of saying it i think "anata" = you e.g "anata wa nihonjin desu ka?" = are you japanese?
     
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  4. Izzy

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    Whoops, my mistake. Follow Inu-girl. She's the speaker. I just try to be. :D
     
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  5. kyrie

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    time

    nan-ji desu ka = What time is it?

    teehee. That's my phrase of the day. ^_^

    Ja Ne,
    Chi-rushi
     
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  6. lil washu y2k

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    i think ill make a note of that! ^._.^ arigatou (im sure ive mis-spelt that!)
     
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  7. kyrie

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    teehee

    hai hai. It is. But that's aight by me.

    Ja Ne,
    Chi-rushi
     
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  8. lil washu y2k

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    i remember the spelling for it now!!! arigatoo* i think
     
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  9. kyrie

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    spelling right now!

    yep! that's it!
     
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  10. The Jackal

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    It doesn't matter which way its spelt, It all depends on the romanji you use, or something (*big watery eyes* help me explain this, someone, please?)
    In 'desu' are you supposed to only say 'des'? 'cause I do, and now I'm not sure if thats right.
    I thought 'kazoe' was 'friend' ? :glazed:
    my word for today
    kitsune= fox
    (is that right? I read it somewhere I'm sure.)
     
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  11. Izzy

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    Okay, "arigatou" and "arigatoo" can both be considered right. Depends, really, on which text book you're reading out of.

    A-ri-ga-to-o is right because that's how it's pronounced. You lengthen "o", and in writing it in hiragana, you add a letter there to lengthen that "o" sound. However, a-ri-ga-to-u is also right because the "o" at the end actually uses a "u" character.

    I tend to stick with "arigatou" if only because it helps me remember what's supposed to be there. Well, that and that's how my sensei did it...waaaaay back last year when I was still in Japanese.

    Hai, Kitsune is fox. Although, I'm wondering whether that's fox in general, or that one legend where a fox is actually a spirit who's more powerful the more tails it has.

    My word of the day?

    "Ran" = "wild, chaotic, chaos"
     
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  12. kyrie

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    what i've learned

    yea. You're suppose to say the u but you say it soooo fast that it's like there isn't a u.

    Tomodachi is friend as far as i know. I'm sure there's more than one way to say it.

    *tries to sound like she's helping with that suggestion tone of voice* kazoku is family...

    Ja Ne,
    Chi-rushi

    WORDS OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!
    koko=here
    Kore= this
    Sono= that
     
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    sannsu:math
    rika:science

    Hehe, my to worst classes.
     
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  14. kyrie

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    LMAO! mine too. ^_^

    Word(s) of the day:
    Ohayo= good morning
    Konnichi Wa = Good Afternoon (or hi)
    Komban Wa= Good Evening
    O-yasumi = good night

    Ja Ne
     
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  15. lil washu y2k

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    *notes them down* Thanks everybody
     
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  16. kyrie

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    hey no problem. ^_^
     
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    snow=yuki
    snowman=yukidaruma
    cold=samui
    tea=ocha
     
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  18. kyrie

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    cat-neko
    dog-inu
    fish-sakana
    bird-tori
     
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  19. Izzy

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    Ame - Rain
    Tsuki - Moon
    Kodomo - Child...right?
    Tsubasa - Wing
    Sora - Sky
    Utsukushii - Beautiful
    Konya - Tonight
     
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  20. The Jackal

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    warrior: musha
    priest: juuji
    priestess: nisou
    prophet: gensha
    angel: tenshi
    god: kami
    goddess: megami
    king: o
    queen: joou
    emperor: okami
    empress: kougou
    criminal: kyoujoumochi

    I hope these are right ^_^*

    does, 'watashi wa toppyoushimonai' mean 'I am crazy'?
     
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