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Nao's Nihongo Lesson; Some Japanese from Japanese
Topic Started: Apr 16 2008, 01:16 AM (296 Views)
Nao	Apr 16 2008, 01:16 AM Post #1
Peach! clapclap Posts: 1,699 Group: Moderator Member #678 Joined: July 9, 2007	Nao’s 日本語Lesson Since Shinya is located in Japan, it’s best to know a few phrases, right? So I’m going to give a basics of the basics lesson in common Japanese you can integrate into your posts if you want. Contents I. Greetings/Farewells II. Name Suffixes III. Phrases and Slang in Everyday Language
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Nao	Apr 16 2008, 01:17 AM Post #2
Peach! clapclap Posts: 1,699 Group: Moderator Member #678 Joined: July 9, 2007	I. Greetings/ Farewells Ohayou Gozaimasu/Ohayou – Good Morning Ohayou Gozaimasu is the polite way to say it, but when in familiar settings, ‘ohayou’ is perfectly acceptable. This is typical used in the morning, from the time you wake up until around lunch time. Sometimes, if it is the first time you’ve seen the person that day, and you are just starting something like school or work, and it’s a little past lunch time, you can still use ohayou. Konnichiwa-Hello Konnichiwa is the way to greet someone around any time of the day, though it is most often used towards the middle of the day until around dinner. Konbanwa – Good Evening Konbanwa is used in the after dinner hours, usually when it’s dark. This shouldn’t be confused with ‘Oyasumi nasai’, which means good night. Moshi Moshi – Hello (telephone) Moshi Moshi is hello on the telephone. A more masculine way to say it is to cut off the “ee” sound the ‘I’ makes at the end. Oyasuminasai/Oyasumi- Good Night This is what you would say to someone when you are about to go to bed. Sayornara-Goobye/Farewell This is typically used for long goodbyes, where you might not see the person for a while. Ashita Mata/Ja Mata – See you tomorrow/see you later Used for shorter goodbyes. Slang Osu~ – Yo. Yo!- Hey! Ja ne~- See ya~ Ja- Later
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Nao	Apr 16 2008, 01:17 AM Post #3
Peach! clapclap Posts: 1,699 Group: Moderator Member #678 Joined: July 9, 2007	II. Name Suffixes –Sama ( for royalty, to mark idolization in a cute way, customers) - dono ( typically used when related to extreme formality like military) - sensei ( for teacher/mentors/doctors/learned peoples) - san ( typical suffix, like mr. or ms.) - sempai ( for upper classmen) - chan ( used at the end of female names, or young males, or to be cute) - kun ( at the end of high school aged and younger males by peers and superiors. Sometimes used for girls.) - ji/ji san/ ji chan ( for old men/ older men) - ba/ ba san/ ba chan ( for old women/ older women) - ni/ ni san/ ni chan/ aniki ( for older brothers or older brother figures) - ne/ ne san/ ne chan ( for older sisters or older sister figures)
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Nao	Apr 16 2008, 01:17 AM Post #4
Peach! clapclap Posts: 1,699 Group: Moderator Member #678 Joined: July 9, 2007	III. Phrases and Slang In Everyday Language Aho – Idiot (Kansai Dialect) Aishiteru- I love you Aitsu – rough way of saying ‘that person’ Ano..- Uhh/ umm Arigatou- Thank you Baka – Idiot Bijin – Pretty person Cho~ – totally/ very Chotto~ – Wait a second/ hey Conbini – convenience store Doitashimashite- You’re welcome (insert name)- ga suki. – I like (insert name) Gomen nasai/ ne/ na- Sorry Hai- Yes Himitsu desu – it’s a secret Ie- No Ii de – no problem/don’t worry about it Itai - ouch Kawaii – Cute Kakkoi – Cool/good looking/fashionable Kimochi Warui/ Kimochi Wari/ Kimoi – gross, disgusting Koitsu- rough way of saving ‘this person’ Maji de? – Seriously? Mou! – Expressing irritation/anger/frustration/distress Muri desu- impossible Nn – yes/ expression of understanding Nani- what Nani yo~ – what is it? Obento/ bento - lunch box Onaka ga tsuita!/heta!/peko peko!- I’m hungry! Rabu Rabu – Love Love ( cute way to say love) Saa~ – used in a tense situation, maybe the answer is hard to give. Sou ( ne/ na/ desu/ desuka/sou)- I see/ is that so?/ that’s it Sumimasen- Pardon me Shitsurei (shimasu) – Pardon my intrusion/ rudeness Suki atte mo? – Wanna go out? ( dating) Yatta! – Yaay!/ I did it! Zakendayo/ Zakendeyo – F*** you ( very very strong)
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