JAPANESE THREAD

[_nESSa.4evr_]

Mga sis, yung marunong mag-japanese dyan oh. Paturo naman. Arigato Gozaimasu in advance! First of all nga pala, paki explain yung -san, -sen, -sempai, etc. Thanks.

[yhukie]

Sempai- means 'mentor' or 'senior', depending on the context.

San- The basic suffix attached to a name in Japanese; indicates some respect, approx. equivalent of Mr. or Ms. Leaving off suffixes is disrespectful, so if you have no other suffix, -san is preffered.

Sen- thousand, wire

[Hanzo23]

^^ to add -sama is providing very high respect (IE God, the emperor or the prince)

[yleighne]

Aww, I miss my japanese home-studying. Kakaunti na lang naaalala ko pero I still know how to pronounce the words.

Forgot some hiragana and katakana na.  Kanji, never ata ako natuto.

[k0leenlabshue]

moshi-moshi- gamit yan pagphone ang tawag
ohayo gozaimasu- good mrning pero pde din ohayo lang
sakura- cherry blossoms
watakushi/ watashi- I
anata (formal)- you
omae (informal) - you
sensei-- teacher/ doctor
sempai- older than you
ame- rain
baka- stupid
hoshi - star

dame pa!

[twicham :]]

waa gusto ko din matuto nito.. wala bang mei free lessons dito?waha (sounds impossible )

[ke_iyt]

Marami sa net ng language tutorial. Google them! (:

[yhukie]

BASIC NIHONGGO:

Phrases:

Yes- Hai
No- Iie
Do you understand?- Wakarimasuka ka?
Yes, I understand- Hai, wakarimasu
No, I don't understand- Iie, wakarimasen
Excuse me- shitsureishimasu
Would you do me a favor?- onegai shitai koto ga aruno desuga?
No problem- oyasui goyoudesu


Thanks:

Thank you- arigatou gozaimasu
With pleasure- yorokonde
You're welcome- douitashimashite
Thank you for your help- osewa samadesu
I appreciate your kindness- goshinsetsu arigatou
Thank you for everything- iroiro arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you for a nice day- okagesamade taihen tanoshikatta

Saying Hello:

Hello- konnichiwa
Goodmorning- ohayou gozaimasu
Goodafternoon- Konnichiwa
Goodevening- Konbanwa
I miss you- Aitai desu
How are you?- ogenki desu ka?
So far so good- mazumazuto itta tokoro desu
Im not too bad- maamaa desu.
It's been a long time not to see you- osashiburi desu

Saying goodbye:

Goodbye- sayounara
See you later- mata atode
Goodnight- oyasumi nasai
Have a nice weekend- yoi shuumatsu wo
Have a nice trip- yoi goryokou wo
See you then- soredewa mata
Take care- Okiwotsukete
Let's keep in touch- renraku wo otagaini torimahou
I'm looking forward to see you again- futatabi oaidekiruno wo tanoshimini shitaimasu


Apology:

Sorry- gomennasai
Please forgive me- yurushite kudasai
I'm sorry to keep you waiting- matasete gomennasai
It's careless of me- Ukkari shite imashita
I'm sorry, I can't come- gomen, ikenaku narimashita
Don't worry about it!- Goshinpai nasarazuni
Nevermind- Kini shinaide kudasai

[jmjana10]

`sugoi sugoi yhukie-chan! hisashiburi, genki?
haha.. ayun lang natatandaan ko sa pagaaral ko ng nihonggo dati. haha..
thanks yhukie! remember me?