Learn a little Japanese.. Language Lesson 1 Meeting

[AsahinaKimi]

Last edited Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:03 PM - Edit history (1)

[TheMadMonk]

1. Itai! Itai! /nt

[AsahinaKimi]

2. nanka kega demo shita ka? genki nai mitai desu kedo

Daijoubu?

[AsahinaKimi]

3. Language lesson 2:Onomatopoeia /Language lesson 2:Greetings

Last edited Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:04 PM - Edit history (1)

[freshwest]

4. Oh, what's this say?

From a cool website:



http://madeinmatsue.com/tag/japanese-castle/

I would sooo love to take one of those trips!

[Bonobo]

5. "Tenshu"(kaku)

Tenshu or tenshukaku (天守閣 refers to the main keep or main tower of a castle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenshu

[AsahinaKimi]

6. Language Lesson 4: Pop Culture Words /Language Lesson 5: how are you?

Last edited Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:05 PM - Edit history (1)

[AsahinaKimi]

7. Language Lessons 6: Handy Words/Language Lesson 7: Common Words

Last edited Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:06 PM - Edit history (1)

[AsahinaKimi]

8. Lesson 8: colors /Lesson 9: Like/Don't Like

[AsahinaKimi]

9. Lesson 10:Where is the ? /Lesson 11: Going out to Eat

[AsahinaKimi]

10. Lesson 12: Feelings/Lesson 13: Common Words 2

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Language Lesson 14: Talking on the Phone /Lesson 15: Congratulations, Happy Birthday

[Art_from_Ark]

14. I think that "Dou shita no?" is closer in meaning to

"What's the matter?" or "What's wrong?"

And "Dou shimashita ka?" usually means "What happened?"

[AsahinaKimi]

15. I agree...for example..

She keeps referring to Konnichiwa as "hello" . I have always been taught it meant Good Afternoon.

Ohayou Gozaimasu =Good morning
Konnichiwa = Good Afternoon
Konbanwa = Good Evening
Oyasumi Nasai = Good Night (as for going to bed.)

I do like picking up some new words though.. stuff I was never taught.

[Art_from_Ark]

16. "Konnichiwa" can be used as a familiar "Hello"

in the morning or afternoon. It is sometimes used as a generic (late) morning greeting as well. I have found that some Japanese will say "Ohayou gozaimasu" up until about 10:00 a.m. or so, then switch to "Konnichiwa", while others will use "Ohayou (gozaimasu)" for the entire morning And some people (especially men) will just say "Gozaimasu" for "Good morning".

Ohayou from Japan

[AsahinaKimi]

17. I have heard people try to use

"Konnichiwa" at night (around 10pm), however I tell them its better to use Konbanwa. I have been teaching them to use "GokiGenyo!" as a new way of saying hello. It can be used coming and going! Another word I learned recently was "Yaho" (Hey!) or "Yo!".


Konbanwa Art san!

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Yeah, "Konnichiwa" really isn't a late night greeting

I can't remember hearing anyone here in the Kanto area use "Go-kigen yo" for "Hello", although I have heard it used in that sense in the Kansai area. According to my dictionary, it can be kind of like the Hawaiian "Aloha" (meaning both "Hello" and "Goodbye&quot , and can also be used to mean "Good luck" and "Have a nice trip"

[AsahinaKimi]

19. My father coming from the

Osaka area, tends to say "Maido" for hello, but has always encouraged me to use standard Japanese rather than mess around with Kansai Ben. I do wish to add that dialect to my skills, some day.

[Art_from_Ark]

20. "Maido" to me is like a merchant's greeting

At least here in Kanto, where merchants sometimes use it as a shortened form of "Maido arigatou gozaimasu" to thank customers for their business.

In Kansai, there is another greeting, "Mokkari makka?", which can be translated as "Making money?", to which the reply is usually "Bochi bochi den NA" ("So-so&quot

[Jesus Malverde]

22. Isn't it "do sta no" for whats wrong

Thats how I hear it in Kyushu.

or diajobu?

[Art_from_Ark]

24. Dou shita no? = What's the matter?

Daijoubu? = Is it (are you) OK?

[Jesus Malverde]

25. do sta no = what?

Maybe it's the dialects. I don't hear the "hita" sound around here.

[Jesus Malverde]

26. What are you doing up so late, anyway!

Oyasumi

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Language Lesson 16:Japanese Exclusive Words / Language Lesson 17: Weather

[AsahinaKimi]

13. Language Lesson 18: Leaving and Coming Home/ Language Lesson 19: Response Words

[Jesus Malverde]

23. About learning Japanese.

It's better to learn the language from a teacher of the same sex as you because, if a man learns from a woman. He will sound like a woman when speaking. Men, women and children all speak differently, using different words, inflections etc.