JAPANESE stuff!!!!!

[crazy-kyra]

Heya everyone (konichiwa)

This thread will be dedicated on everything japanese!!!!
I think i'll start on the launguage so if anyone knows some japanese (even just some words) then say so!

Ja mata ne!!
(see ya)

[Riku]

I know the vowels and their symbols, but that's it, because I started learning Japanese but never continued.

[Twilight Dragon]

ok I know a little Japanese but that's only from watching some anime and reading manga.... Though I can write your name in Japanese....

[DragoonKain]

Konnichiwa Kyra. O genki desu ka?

Anata wa nihon-jin desu ka?

[Sora]

0,o ... Lol whoa Kain. I wish I could speak Japanese. Never really asked for lessons though.

[SaixWantsYourBlood]

Ok then...
Ramen!
Yum...
I like mine with Miso.

I'm less fond of PotNoodle though...

[DarknessRoseEternal]

My friend is part Japanese and he told us how to say its hot in here but hes moving to Michigan or something

[Namine]

The only word I can in japanese is kawaii ( cute ).

[crazy-kyra]

konnichiwa!!!
Watashi wa igirisu-jin desu.


Heres some words for you guys...

konnichiwa- hello/good arfternoon
sayonara- goodbye
ja mata ne- see ya

[Namine]

Thank you!

[Twilight Dragon]

That's great! Is their more you can teach us?

[kairi8424]

i wanna learn how to speak japanese so badly!!!

[ETERNAL LIGHT]

was it hard to learn how to read and speak japense excuse spelling

[Twilight Dragon]

A lot of people say it's hard.... but then again I think it depends on the person... My cousins had to move to Japan and it only took them a month to learn the language...

[Xigbar23]

Ohayoo Gozaimasu! (Good Morning)

Nameo wa Xigbaru desu. (My name is Xigbar)

I can speak some japanese and I can read the hiragana and katakana.

[kairi8424]

ur so lucky!

[Namine]

Now I want to live in Japan, lol.

[kairi8424]

i know when im 18 im definatley visiting!lol

[tpk123898]

Well lets see if anyone can translate this:nani kotono?

[DragoonKain]

Well lets see if anyone can translate this:nani kotono?

I think it's essentially "what the hell?"

Here's some more for you guys:

Anata wa utsukushi desu. (keep in mind that desu is pronounced "des"). That means, "You are beautiful."

Anata ga suki desu. - I like you.

Anata wa kakoii desu. - You are handsome (ladies can use this one on their boyfriends.)

Kyou wa atsui desu. - Today is hot. (I think somebody was asking about this one.)

Urusai! - Shut up. (Urusai actually means 'noisy/loud', but when used in this situation can be mean "Shut up")

[Beauty in a Breakdown]

haha thank you!
this is cool, i wish i could speak japanese

[crazy-kyra]

konnichiwa!!!

here are numbers in japanese:

1= ichi
2= ni
3= san
4= shi / yon
5= go
6= roku
7= shichi / nana
8= hachi
9= ku / kyu
10= ju
11= ju-ichi
12= ju-ni
13= ju-san
20= ni-ju
21= ni-ju-ichi
22= ni-ju-ni
23= ni-ju-san
30= san-ju
40= yon-ju
ect.......

japanese numbers are pretty simple. Just put the words togrther.
A good way to learn them is to use them with everyday numbers like your phone number or numbers on houses. If you use them here and there, then you'll remember them!

[Riku]

Are there words for 100 or 1,000 or do they just continue with ju? For example, would 273 be ni-ju-shichi-ju-san?

[crazy-kyra]

theres a word for 100, im not sure what it is.(i'll post back with it tomorow)

Ju is just used for 10

so san-ju-ichi would literly be 3-10-1. you cant use it twice.

tomorow i'll post the words for 100, 1000, and 10,000.

[DragoonKain]

100 is hyaku. 273 would be: ni-hyaku-nana-jyuu-san

Nailing the pronunciation is very important. 10 is actually pronounced "Jyuu" - almost like "jew". The standard international romanization of Japanese spells the word "Juu", which most people cannot read properly. The Japanese Romanization style prefers the romanization: "Jyuu" to help foreigners with pronunciation.

PS: I think 'thousand' is sen

[crazy-kyra]

100= hyaku
200= ni-hyaku
469= shi-hyaku-roku-ju-kyu
(its gona start getting confusing now)
1000= sen
2000= ni-sen
7632= shichi-sen-roku-hyaku-san-ju-ni
9999= kyu-sen-kyu-hyaku-kyu-ju-kyu
10000= ichi-man

when you say 300 or 3000,the sound of hyaku and sen change to byaku and zen:
300= san-byaku
3000= san-zen


Pronunciation in japan is every thing.
You need to know how to pronounce the vowls.

P.S every sylobal (i really cant spell, sorry) has a vowl in it.

[dylanvincent]

hey crazy-kyra why bother learning another language idont see what is the worth
well...good luck:)

[DragoonKain]

hey crazy-kyra why bother learning another language idont see what is the worth
well...good luck:)

For one, learning 1-3 languages improves your overall IQ by activating and exercising new areas of your brain and forming neural connections that don't normally get formed. In addition, it allows you to go other places and experience other cultures the way they were meant to be experienced. It also makes you less of an ignorant person to try and accept another culture's language and way of living, even if you never plan on actually using it.

[kairi8424]

thanks crazy kyra!

[crazy-kyra]

lolol
thanx you guys. ^.^

dylanvincent is my little bro AND a big meany!!!
ive tried getting him into the japanese culture but he just doesent like it.
@_@

[KawaiiKairi]

J-culture is amazing! I'm learning it now (hence the name!).

[crazy-kyra]

yeah..

japan is sooooo cool!!!!
I cant wait till im old enough to go live there.

:D yippie:D

There so polite over there.
...and cool.

[Twilight Dragon]

I found this a little awhile ago... and if some of you remember I posted something familiar to this... but here are some Japanese symbols...

sky 空

sea 海


land 陸

[KawaiiKairi]

Sorry, hun, they won't show up.:(

[Twilight Dragon]

Sorry, hun, they won't show up.:(

Really? that's weird... it shows up on my computer..... all well...

[kairi8424]

yeah..

japan is sooooo cool!!!!
I cant wait till im old enough to go live there.

:D yippie:D

There so polite over there.
...and cool.

im defianetly going to visit Japan!

[DragoonKain]

My personal goal is to go teach english in Japan. Working on it now.

[Riku]

No gonna teach us Japanese then? ;)

Sorry, hun, they won't show up.:(

You need a Chinese/Japanese Character Pack installed. If you're on a Mac I've no idea if you can get it, but it's an add-on to Microsoft Word/Office.

[Aerith]

We have Microsoft word/office on the Mac :p

[Riku]

lol I know that, but the plugin wouldn't work on the Mac versions. I don't know if there're specific Chinese/Japanese Character plugins for Macs.

[ansem the dumb]

I found this a little awhile ago... and if some of you remember I posted something familiar to this... but here are some Japanese symbols...

sky 空

sea 海


land 陸

i can see them

[DragoonKain]

For Mac if you have your OSX CD you can install the East Asian fonts. For Windows XP, if you have your Windows CD you can go to Regional Settings on the control panel and install the East Asian font pack from that dialog.

[ansem the dumb]

those udon mean noodle?

[crazy-kyra]

those udon mean noodle?

yeah

and if you wana know, Tsukemono means pickled vegetables....
lolol

[ansem the dumb]

yeah

and if you wana know, Tsukemono means pickled vegetables....
lolol

i dont think i can spell that lol

[Helix: The True Hero]

Ching Chong *Bows*

[.:Kairi:.]

Japan seems like an interesting country, so I would like to go to Japan. But first I need to practice japanese, I can't a single word.:)

[DragoonKain]

Ching Chong *Bows*

That would be Chinese.

[Jess]

For Mac if you have your OSX CD you can install the East Asian fonts.

I've already downloaded mine :)

And I found these two, they're gif images you can use for stuff:

Riku, Land - http://i13.tinypic.com/315dem1.gif

Sora, Sky - http://i15.tinypic.com/2d0xdoy.gif

Sadly, I couldn't find Kairi :)

[Helix: The True Hero]

That would be Chinese.

Do you know Chinese, too?

[crazy-kyra]

Japan seems like an interesting country, so I would like to go to Japan. But first I need to practice japanese, I can't a single word.:)

lol

yeah, its really hard learning japanese
^_^;

you just need paticence (argh...i just cant spell!!!!!)

[Riku]

It's sayounara though ;)

[crazy-kyra]

It's sayounara though ;)

you spell it 'sayonara'

:D