Hi ya all japanese people(especially girls)lol

Can any of you pls teach me some basic japanese words, as i am planning to visit japan next month. I'd really appreciate the good deed. Thanks guys in advance

Peace out!

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What kind of words would you like to know? Specific phrases?
Anyways here are a few essentials:
今日は (konnichiwa - good day; hello)
今晩は (konbanwa - good evening)
お元気ですか (ogenki desu ka - how are you?)
俺の名前は。。。です　　　(ore no namae wa (insert your name) desu - My name is...)
あなたの名前は何ですか (anata no namae wa nan desu ka - What's your name?)
御免なさい日本語が話せません (gomen nasai nihongo ga hanasemasen - Sorry but I don't speak Japanese)
判りません　　(wakarimasen - I don't understand; I don't know)
お早う (ohayō - good morning)
有り難う (arigatō - thanks)
はい (hai - yes)
いいえ (īe - no)
初めまして (hajimema$hite - nice to meet you)
英語が話せますか　　　(eigo ga hanasemasu ka - Do you speak English?)

I wouldn't use "ore", I'd stick with "boku" for boys and "atashi" for girls
"boku/atashi wa (your name) desu."
most foreigners sound funny called themselves "ore"


you can also say "o-namae wa?"


you can also say "yoroshiku"
"hajimema$hite" is more formal


and, don't forget "toiree ni doko desu ka?"
it's always good to be able to ask for directions to the bathroom

OMG, that is so hard. But thnx really, thanx a lot. i really appreciate this.
Later...

You think so?

Well, I wouldn't really use "ore" with "no namae ha". Especially not if I've said "Ogenki desu ka" a few second before. Anyway, these examples should relate more to the spoken japanese. Starting from unformal.

Ore ha X. Yoroshiku!
Boku ha X desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Hajimema$hite. Watakushi ha X to moushimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

You don't really have to tell anyone your name anyways, right? Safe yourself the headache. It's just a little trip, and I'm sure that some of them, know english and will be happy to use it.

"Sayonara" means goodbye.

that's what I was told by my homestay
"ore" is very informal, and most gaijin say "ore" for all occasions
so, it sounds very out of place

that, and if you're gonna use "ore", you might as well end sentences with "da" instead of "desu"
ex: "Watashi no namae wa BUREIN desu." vs. "Boku wa BUREIN desu." vs. "Ore wa BUREIN da."

I never learned how to write in japanese, just speaking and listen!

That's sayōnara; it's a long "o" sound.
Also, HTT, try not to confuse HoTaZnDuDe by transliterating the topic particle as ha. Although the particle is written with ha in hiragana it's not pronounced like that. I'm sure you know this but try not to confuse people on that since we are teaching speech which should be phoenetic.

why use the line on the o?
is that how you learned roomaji?
I've never seen that way taught in roomaji before...
I've always seen it as adding another vowel

i.e.:sayōnara = sayoonara, or sayounara

but yeah, good point about vowel length

my goodness this is hard I'll be learning japanese next year so I hope it starts off easy

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Don't worry about it. Japanese is by no means difficult if you apply yourself.


Yes, that's how I learned rōmaji alright.
Also, that line is called a macron. I've also seen the circumflex (^) used to indicate long vowels.
It seems more accurate to use the diacritic mark to indicate long vowels. Although using the two vowels is a direct transliteration of the hiragana it can be confusing for some people to see "ou" (king); they might pronounce it as an "o" sound followed by an "u" sound as opposed to the long "o" sound.

Since I prefer using kunreishiki when transliterating, I've become a little rusten with hepburn. Sorry 'bout that. But since we're only teaching speech, why do you type up kanji anyway?

I'm guessing he typed the Kanji for reference
just a little bit of extra info

and, you don't have to transliterate the long o as "ou"
I've seen it lots (and learnt it) as "oo", even though those aren't the kana that are used
same deal as the subject particle, ha --> "wa"

Honestly, i'm still confuse of some of the words you guys are teaching me. It's so difficult especially the pronunciation. Anyhow, arigato to everyone...

if you're confused, then ask questions

I'm not trying to confuse you....

It's okay, i'm merely having difficulties pronouncing it, but other than that, i've learn a whole lot of japanese words i've never heard before thanx to you guys.

okay
but if you have anything specific you want to know, ask

I only took three terms worth, and that was 5 years ago now, but I still know enough to get by

Well i am glad to hear that.

Anyway shiro? you a guy? or a girl? Just out of curiosity, though i'd say you're a guy?

good guess

shiro is a very "guy name" but that cat's picture made me think twice. Nothing offensice though.

When are your scientists going to make PS3s?
Which one is more popular in japan? Xbox or PS2?

I thought 'shiro' was more of a pet's name, or not a name at all...?
I've never heard of a human called 'shiro' before
it's a color, afterall

but yeah, no offense taken
and, the cat was sent to me in an e-mail from my girlfriend that I thought was funny
it said:

What do you do when you have:
1) A bottle of tequila
2) A sharp knife
3) A very patient cat
4) Too much free time?

LoL

I thought shiro is a japanese name. But oh well, what do i know, i don't even speak japanese

later...

Shiro means white.
It could be a name, but I have never heard it used as one.

Shin-chan's dog is named Shiro.

I've heard it used for dogs, too
but only in shows
most of the people I met in Japan didn't have dogs

I'm sorry if this is confusing but it's actually arigatō. Make sure you pronounce your long vowels as long vowels.


Who's Shin-chan? A cartoon character or something?

Kimi wa kawaii desune = You're kyoote (^_^)
Nanto(wit yur lido line what ever...) kirei na! = How pretty! (^_^)

i still think all Os in romanji are "long" o sound...i think it's understood cuz lyk... the vowels...a e i o u have set pronunciations, no?
a = ah // e = eh // i = ee // o = oh // u = ou
Ex: Konichiwa = kOH-nEE-chEE-wAH
are yu getting what I'm saying?
Ex: Nani o $hite imasu ka? = nAH-nEE OH shEE-tEH EE-mAH-sOU kAH?


if yu need to learn to write...there used to be a language lab online that my baby brother used to play with

all of the 'o' in Japanese are long o sound
However, Ranmatatsumaru was talking about vowel lenth

ex:
kyou --> long o (duration)
kono --> short o (duration)

what Ranmatatsumaru means by the o with the line is that 'kyou' should be written as 'kyō'
I never learned roomaji that way, I learnt to spell the long vowel by doubling the vowel (i.e.: aa, ii, uu, ee, oo) and the long o can be spelled as either 'oo' or 'ou'
so 'kyou', 'kyoo', 'kyō' are all valid roomaji for 'today'

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Well said, shiro!

konnichiwa. You forgot an "n".(kon=this, nichi=day)

learning six languages has its benefits

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6! That's awesome! How about listing them?
For me, it's Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, French.
I'm not fluent in each but can get around...