Nihongo Words

[Raikun]

HI everyone!:emh27:

is there someone here fluently speak nihonggo? pls teach us.. aheheh

like Ohayo guzaimasu - good morning.

or

ogenki desu ka? - how are you?

ittadikimasu - thanks for the meal!


something like that.. just commonly used conversation. . :emhh58:


A sister thread with a good amount of knowledge can be found here:
http://otaku-streamers.com/community/showthread.php?t=2743

-pattehfilipino

[FluffynpinK]

Watashi wa ____ desu. - I am _____ .
Hajimimashite - How do you do?
Doozo yoroshiku - It's nice to meet you.
Hai - yes
Iie - no
Kanpai! - Cheers! (used for toasting :D)

[chizen]

Konbanwa- good evening
Sayonara- goodbye
oyasumi nasai- good night
[hontou ni] gomen nasai- sorry
Hajimemashite- `hello` for people who met for the first time
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu- another way of saying `pleased to meet you`
Onegaishimasu- Please

[avich]

Hajime - Start/Begin

[langging]

aishittero-i love you..[im not so sure of the spelling]

[Zeraph23]

@langging

it's Aishiteru or Daisuki (you pronounce it as dai-ski) - "I love you"

Sugoi! - Amazing!
Saru - Monkey
Baka - Stupid or Idiot
Ame - Rain
Inu - Dog
Neko - Cat
Umi - Sea
Sora - Sky
Chikara - Power
Tsuki - Moon
Tori - Bird
Hoshi - Star
Mizu - water
Megane - Glasses
Yuro - Night
Washi - Eagle
Genkin - Cash
Jikan - Time
Denwa - Telephone
Doko - there
Bara - Rose
Buta - Pig

heheheheh More to come... ^_^

[FluffynpinK]

Sumimasen - Excuse me
Okasan (or haha) - mother
Otousan (or chichi) - father
Obaasan (or sobo) - grandmother
Ojiichan (or sofu) - grandfather
Musuko - son
Musume - daughter
Imoto (or ane) - sister
Ototo (or ani) - brother
Oba - aunt
Oji - uncle

Oh and an easy one :D

E - picture

[skywalk3r]

So.. I can call myself as Sora?

[Zeraph23]

nope.. that's already my Label... *grins* XD

Mate - Wait
Mate-Kudasai- Pls wait

[langging]

@langging

it's Aishiteru or Daisuki (you pronounce it as dai-ski) - "I love you"


hehe..thanks for the correction..

[solidoxygen]

does Nihinggo mean japanese?

[Raikun]

@to all

uwwwahh, watashi wa totemo ureshii desu!!. (trans. Wow, i am so happy.)
( pls correct me if im wrong)

ohayo guzaimasu!!!

hey guyz.. do you want to learn how to read japanese scripts? ^___^

here. i want to share this site..

http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/table.html

http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/table_k.html

its a little bit hard.. but give as a try..

gambatte kudasai minna-san! ( all of you, good luck!)


@ solid

yup.. thats their official language.

[witchhuntress]

Hmmm...well first, I'll start with COUNTING NUMBERS:

For nos. 1-10, there are 2 sets of words for each no.; one set which goes only from 1-10 is native Jap; the other goes from 1 to as far as you want to add zeroes is Chinese in origin. Native Jap no. words are a bit complicated but important;

1 = hitotsu
2=futatsu
3=mittsu
4=yotsu
5=itsutsu
6=muttsu
7=nanatsu
8=yattsu
9=kokonotsu
10=to

2nd set:Chinese ages ago has 10 basic nos.:

1=ichi
2=ni
3=san
4=shi
5=go
6=roku
7=shichi
8=hachi
9=ku
10=ju

In Jap, 11 is 10+1, or ju-ichi,

12=10+2=ju-ni
13=10+3=ju-san
14=10+4=ju-yon
15=10+5=ju-go
16=10+6=ju-roku
17=10+7=ju-shichi/ju-nana
18=10+8=ju-hachi
19=10+9=ju-ku

20= 2 10's=ni-ji
21= 2 10's+1= ni-ju-ichi
22= 2 10's+2=ni-ju-ni
23= 2 10's + 3 = ni-ju-san

30= 3 10's= san-ju
40= 4 10's= yon-ju
50= 5 10's=go-ju
60=6 10's= roku-ju
70= 7 10's= nana-ju
80= 8 10's=hachi-ju
90= 9 10's= kyu-ju (from "ku" to "kyu" for ease of pronunciation)

New specific word for 100= hyaku, then:
101= (100+1)= hyaku-ichi
102= 100+2=hyaku-ni
103=100+3=hyaku-san

115=100+10+5=hyaku-ju-go
120=100+ 2 10's=hyaku-ni-ju
121=100+2 10's+1=hyaku-ni-ju-ichi
130=100+3 10's=hyaku-san-ju
140=100+4 10s=hyaku-yon-ju
145=100+4 10s+5=hyaku-yon-ju-go

200=2 100s=ni-hyaku
300=sam-byaku(euphonic change for ease)
400=yon-hyaku
1000=sen

1235=1000+2 100s+3 10s+5=sen-ni-hyaku-san-ju-go
(Ahhh!! you do the math or whatever already for the rest)

5000=go-sen
8000=ha'sen ("chi" is dropped)
10,000=man [new word]

43,678 (can you do the math of this???!!lol)=yon-man-san-sen-roppyaku-nana-ju-hachi (whew!!)

1,000,000= 100 10-1000's=hyaku-man
2 M (it's tiring to type)=ni-hyaku-man
3 M=sam-byaku-man

And so on...

anyway, for money;
yen=en
dollar=doru

So...

1,200 yen=sen-ni-hyaku en
2,150 yen=ni-sen-hyaku-go-ju en
$ 20.00=ni-ju doru
$35=san-ju-go doru
$47=yon-ju-nana doru


Well...that's all for now. PM me if you want to learn more and I'll post here again. :)

[alrius2000]

so why is naruto always saying

dattebayo?

and the translation is always different?

:emhh25:

[FluffynpinK]

so why is naruto always saying

dattebayo?

and the translation is always different?

:emhh25:


It doesn't mean anything, it's just an emphasis at the end of a sentence.
Like an exclamation mark.

And they had to have something in the English dub so they didn't just have lips moving and nothing coming out ;]

Or if you like:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dattebayo

[skywalk3r]

so why is naruto always saying

dattebayo?

and the translation is always different?

:emhh25:

Dattebayo is actually a company who created naruto and bleach. :D

[greive02]

Kimochi= feelings >:) my favorite.... hahaha gg

[skywalk3r]

And oh, I forgot this one...

Ecchi and Hentai are the same = Pervert. xD

[Raikun]

Hmmm...well first, I'll start with COUNTING NUMBERS:

For nos. 1-10, there are 2 sets of words for each no.; one set which goes only from 1-10 is native Jap; the other goes from 1 to as far as you want to add zeroes is Chinese in origin. Native Jap no. words are a bit complicated but important;

1 = hitotsu
2=futatsu
3=mittsu
4=yotsu
5=itsutsu
6=muttsu
7=nanatsu
8=yattsu
9=kokonotsu
10=to

2nd set:Chinese ages ago has 10 basic nos.:

1=ichi
2=ni
3=san
4=shi
5=go
6=roku
7=shichi
8=hachi
9=ku
10=ju

In Jap, 11 is 10+1, or ju-ichi,

12=10+2=ju-ni
13=10+3=ju-san
14=10+4=ju-yon
15=10+5=ju-go
16=10+6=ju-roku
17=10+7=ju-shichi/ju-nana
18=10+8=ju-hachi
19=10+9=ju-ku

20= 2 10's=ni-ji
21= 2 10's+1= ni-ju-ichi
22= 2 10's+2=ni-ju-ni
23= 2 10's + 3 = ni-ju-san

30= 3 10's= san-ju
40= 4 10's= yon-ju
50= 5 10's=go-ju
60=6 10's= roku-ju
70= 7 10's= nana-ju
80= 8 10's=hachi-ju
90= 9 10's= kyu-ju (from "ku" to "kyu" for ease of pronunciation)

New specific word for 100= hyaku, then:
101= (100+1)= hyaku-ichi
102= 100+2=hyaku-ni
103=100+3=hyaku-san

115=100+10+5=hyaku-ju-go
120=100+ 2 10's=hyaku-ni-ju
121=100+2 10's+1=hyaku-ni-ju-ichi
130=100+3 10's=hyaku-san-ju
140=100+4 10s=hyaku-yon-ju
145=100+4 10s+5=hyaku-yon-ju-go

200=2 100s=ni-hyaku
300=sam-byaku(euphonic change for ease)
400=yon-hyaku
1000=sen

1235=1000+2 100s+3 10s+5=sen-ni-hyaku-san-ju-go
(Ahhh!! you do the math or whatever already for the rest)

5000=go-sen
8000=ha'sen ("chi" is dropped)
10,000=man [new word]

43,678 (can you do the math of this???!!lol)=yon-man-san-sen-roppyaku-nana-ju-hachi (whew!!)

1,000,000= 100 10-1000's=hyaku-man
2 M (it's tiring to type)=ni-hyaku-man
3 M=sam-byaku-man

And so on...

anyway, for money;
yen=en
dollar=doru

So...

1,200 yen=sen-ni-hyaku en
2,150 yen=ni-sen-hyaku-go-ju en
$ 20.00=ni-ju doru
$35=san-ju-go doru
$47=yon-ju-nana doru


Well...that's all for now. PM me if you want to learn more and I'll post here again. :)


Sugoi!.. hehe.. nice! really wanted this..

thanks for post!

[Raikun]

Bad Japanese Words!

What a pity!-----------------Kawaisö! [f/m]

Too bad. ---------------Okinodoku. [f]
#Hidoi-ne. [f]
#Hidoi-na. [m]
[The above three can express either sympathy or sarcasm, depending on the tone of your voice.] --R³

It's risky! ------------------Yabai! [f/m]

Calm down! --------------Ochitsuite! [f/m]
Asenna-yo! [f/m]

Do you understand? ---Wakarimasu-ka? [f/m]

I understand. All right.-----Wakatta. [f/m]
Wakaru. [f/m]

I don't understand. -----Wakaranai. [f/m]

Hunh? What? -------------Ge-ge? [f/m]

That's a good question. Well, how can I put it? So dana. [f/m]

I know. ------------------------Wakatteru. [f/m]
Shitteru. [f/m]
[Wakatteru is for actions, meaning "Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I knew that" or "Okay, I'll do it. Stop nagging." Shitteru can be used for nouns & actions, such as "I know (her)" or "I know (how to get there)."] --R³

I don't know. ----------------Shiranai. [f/m]

Stop your babbling!----------Gatagata itten-ja nëyo! [m]

Stop complaining! Quit yer bitchin'!---------Butsu butsu iwanai-de! [f]
Butsu butsu iu-na! [m]
Monku bakkari iu-nayo! [m]

Never mind. ----------------------------------Ki-ni shinai-de. [f/m]
Ki-ni sunna-yo. [m]






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uhm.. sori for the bad word japanese word i'd post..

hehe.. i think it also help.. when maybe someday, if someone call you these..

and when you hear that.. no doubt.. just kick them ass.. and say "Kawaisö!"

[credential23]

USEFUL SHORT PHRASES:

* Good morning -- Ohayo gozaimasu
* Good afternoon (day) -- Konnichiwa
* Good evening -- Konbanwa
* Good-bye -- Sayonara
* Good night -- Oyasuminasai
* How are you? -- O genki desu ka?
* How do you do? -- Hajimemashite
* Pleased to meet you -- Dozo yoroshiku or Yoroshiku onegaishimasu
* I am fine -- Hai, genki desu
* And you? -- Anata wa?
* Thank you (very much) -- Domo arigato gozaimasu
* You're welcome -- Do itashi mashite
* Say! Listen! (to get attention) -- Anone
* Excuse me (to get attention) -- Sumi masen
* Excuse me (pardon me) -- Gomen nasai or Shitsurei shimasu
* I am sorry -- Gomen nasai
* Please (when offering something) -- Dozo
* Please (when requesting something) -- Kudasai
* Please show me -- Misete kudasai
* Please write it -- Kaite kudasai
* Please give me this -- Kore o kudasai
* I'm sick -- Byoki desu
* Let's go -- Ikimasho
* Do you speak English? -- Anata wa eigo o hanashimasu ka?
* Yes, I speak a little -- Hai, sukoshi hanashimasu
* Do you understand? -- Wakarimasu ka?
* Yes, I understand -- Hai, wakarimasu
* Oh, I see -- As, soo desu ka
* No, I don't understand -- Iie, wakarimasen
* Please say it again -- Mo ichido itte kudasai
* Please speak slowly -- Yukkuri hanashi te kudasai
* Please wait a moment -- Chotto matte kudasai
* What is your name? -- Anata-no namae wa?
* My name is _______ -- Watashi no namae wa ________ desu
* Where is it? -- Doko desu ka?
* What time is it? -- Nan-ji desu ka?
* How much is it? -- Sore wa ikura desu ka?
* I will take it -- Sore kudasai
* No, thank you -- Iie kekko desu
* Do you like it? -- Suki desu ka?
* I like it -- Suki desu
* I don't like it -- Kirai desu
* It's beautiful -- Kirei desu
* Hello (on telephone only) -- Moshi moshi
* Let me see -- So desu ne
* Welcome -- Irrasshaimase
* Where is the toilet? -- Toire wa doko desu ka?

[credential23]

USEFUL LONGER PHRASES

*
Where is the __________ -- __________ wa doko desu ka?
o
EXAMPLE: Where is the telephone? -- Denwa wa doko desu ka?

*
Do you have __________ -- __________ ga arimasuka?
o
EXAMPLE: Do you have black tea? -- Koh-cha ga arimasuka?

*
Please give me __________ -- __________ o kudasai.
o
EXAMPLE: Please give me a fork. -- Fohku o kudasai.

*
The __________ does not work. -- __________ ga ugoki masen.
o
EXAMPLE: The toilet does not work. -- Otearai ga ugoki masen.

*
I am __________ . -- Watakushi wa __________ desu.
o
EXAMPLE: I am an American sailor. -- Watashi wa America no Kaigun no suihei desu.

*
Excuse me, I am lost. I do not speak Japanese. Please show me how to get __________ . --
Suminasen, michi ni mayoi mashita. Nihongo o hanasemasen. __________ e no ikikata o oshiete kudasai.

[langging]

how can i say in Japanese- im all right or are you all right??

[Raikun]

genki desu ne.. hehe.. or if u are asking someone..


like. are u all right? - daijoubo desu ka?

or how are u? - ogenki desu ka


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@ nostalgia

honto ni?!

yokatta.. hehe..

[holyzac]

It would be great if someone could compile em into one single post ^^

[xiety]

BUMP.... Way to Learn Japanese Within One Minute

[pawitzZkieE]

@nostalgia

too addicted in japanese words.. hehehe>_<

kirei desu ^___^

[otakuq]

thread title fail. its Nihon-go, or nippon-go. im in Japanese II XD

[xAttilax]

@langging

it's Aishiteru or Daisuki (you pronounce it as dai-ski) - "I love you"

Sugoi! - Amazing!
Saru - Monkey
Baka - Stupid or Idiot
Ame - Rain
Inu - Dog
Neko - Cat
Umi - Sea
Sora - Sky
Chikara - Power
Tsuki - Moon
Tori - Bird
Hoshi - Star
Mizu - water
Megane - Glasses
Yuro - Night
Washi - Eagle
Genkin - Cash
Jikan - Time
Denwa - Telephone
Doko - there
Bara - Rose
Buta - Pig

heheheheh More to come... ^_^

Ame which is used for rain, is also candy its just pronounced a little different

[pikel]

Let's see... a few words that haven't been wrote down yet...

Hikooki - plane
aoi - blue
midori - green
shiroi - white
pinku - pink
ue - up
shita - down
hidari - left
migi - right
ken - sword
hana - flower

uhg, I could rack my brain all day and make a horribly long list but I'm in the middle of an episode... so I'll stop here for now, lol. also, is kuroi - black?

[pawitzZkieE]

i kinda realize ... whats the translation of "damn it"??

i always see that on anime... sorry for the ask..

[Romdeau]

Good Morning - Ohayo gozaimasu
Good Morning - Ohayo
Good Afternoon - Konnichiwa
Good Evening - Konbanwa
Good Bye - Sayonara
Bye - Jane
Good Night - Oyasuminasai
Good Night Oyasumi
Please - Onegai/Dozo
Thank you very much - Arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you - Arigatou
May i... - Ii desuka
Is it OK... - Ii?
Please lend me it - Kashite kudasai
Lend me it - Kashite
Just a moment, please - Chotto matte kudasai
Just a moment - Chotto matte

Kore wa ___ desu
Bag - Baggu/Kaban
Pencil - Pen
Key - Kagi
Magazine - Zasshi
Clock - Tokei
Camera - Kamera
Cassette - Teipu
Mobile phone - Keitai
Umbrella - Kasa
Notebook - Noto
Book - Hon
Newspaper - Shimbun
Calendar - Techo
Creditcard - Kyuasshukado
Business Card - Meishi
Chair - Isu
Table - Tsukue
Pen - Borupen

I'm Sorry - Gomen nasai/Sumimasen
Are you fine? - Daijoubu desuka?
Yes, I'm fine - Hai, daijoubu desu.

[xiety]

BUMP maybe this thread be sticky to those Japanese wannabees

[katastic05]

happy birthday in romaji is tanjoubi omedetou (if you want to be casual/informal); otanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu (if you want to be polite).

*will post more later*

[gamakichisama]

kono hanashi ha omoshiroi desu kara,dareka nihongo wo honki de benkyou shimasu ka?

[Romdeau]

10 - ju 15 - jugo
20 - niju 25 - nijugo
30 - sanju 35 - sanjugo
40 - yonju 45 - yonjugo
50 - goju 55 - gojugo

Jikan - Time

1:00 - ichi-ji
2:00 - ni-ji
3:00 - san-ji
4:00 - yon-ji
5:00 - go-ji
6:00 - roku-ji
7:00 - shichi-ji
8:00 - hachi-ji
9:00 - ku-ji
10:00 - ju-ji
11:00 - juichi-ji
12:00 - juni-ji

ji = o'clock

1:30 - ichiji han
4:30 - yoji han
9:30 - kuji han
11:30 - juichi han

han = half

2:10 - niju juppun
5:20 - goji nijuppun
10:40 - juji yonjuppun
12:50 - juniji gojuppun

1:05 - ichiji gofun
2:15 - niji jugofun
3:25 - sanji nijugofun
4:35 - yoji sanjugofun
5:45 - yonjugofun
6:55 - rokuji gojugofun

A: Ima nanji desuka? (What time is it now?)
B: _____ ji desu.

AM: gozen
PM: gogo

Example: - Ima nanji desuka? (Ima means "now")
- gozen shichi-ji desu/Ima shichi-ji desu

[xiety]

bump to the max !!!!


long forgotten thread *sigh*

Irrashaimase


Your able to see Senior OS Members

[Ceyrie]

Thanks for your posts guys! It enriched my knowledge*pushes eyeglasses*

[s3cr3tb0y12]

Thank you..

[darkpoetry]

i kinda realize ... whats the translation of "damn it"??

i always see that on anime... sorry for the ask..

most common is "kuso"

[xiety]

Well at least we should revive this thread
it contains a lot of info and complete japanese numbers

[TrainerWiz]

I have got Japanese Language Proficency Level 3 Certificate.
I speak Japanese everyday. And i act as a translator (doing daily conversational translation, not business type lol) for Japanese.
Please feel free to ask me anything regarding Japanese. (Send me a PM if possible)

[ratratrat098]

Just ｗondering, what if the Germans created anime, would you study German too?Or any language used for that anime?

Here is a some words I use to determine the ingredients and type of Japanese food

Japanese keyword=main ingredient=example

Gyu=cow=Gyudon
Tori=chicken or poultry(tori means bird)=Toriyudon
Katsu=pork=Katsudon,Tonkatsu
Miso=fermented soybean paste= Miso noodles
Saba=mackerel=A brand of canned fish haha
Tamago,Tama=egg=I got this from digimon haha

That's all I know and maybe you already know them...

[ZenNaari]

Can somebody complete this?

Nani - What
Nande - Why
Dare - Who

[Capone3830]

ok i will listen to my japanese music now and write down every vocab i remember.

sukoshi - a bit
hitori - alone
himitsu - secret
negai - wish
yappari - after all
ishoni - together
asobu - to play
shinken - serious
shobu - match
betsuni - not really / nothing
tabun - maybe
kedo - but
koe - voice
basho - place
suki - love
kotae - answer
nai - none
hikari - light
ashita - tomorrow
hoshii - want
tashikani - certainly
yume - dream
kakera - fragment
hajimeru - to begin
seifuku - uniform
futsu - normal
ouendan - cheerleader
motteike - take it!
warui - bad
naisho -
baito - work
benkyou - study
saigo - last
egao - smile
natsu - summer
warau - to laugh
okane - money
bimbo - poor
mainichi - everyday
kanashimi - sad
tsubasa - wings
tsunagu - connect
hiroge - spread
yuki - snow
soba - side
mahou - magic
kawaru - to change
onaji - same
tamashi - soul
kyou - today
ima - now
atsumete - gather
naka - inside
kaze - wind
yuuki - courage
tada - only
koko - here
machi - city
namida - tears
hime - princess
ojou - queen
usagi - rabbit
zutto - always
Kanpeki - perfect
hoshi - star
shiawase/ureshii - happy
samui - cold
atsui - hot
omoi - thoughts/heavy
jinsei - life
gammateru - to bear
kuma - bear
kao - face
te - hand
yubi - finger
kansei - complete
amai - sweet
taberu - to eat
zettai - for sure
wagamama - selfish
mirai - future
sonsai (not sure about the spelling) - being
hayaku - hurry

got bored after 10 songs ._. maybe i will edit some words in later

[darkpoetry]

btw the title "Nihongo Words" should just be "Nihongo"
Nihongo is a noun for the Japanese language, not an adjective

Heres some for when you order sushi:
Maguro - Tuna
Saba - Mackerel
Hamachi - Yellow Tail
Sake - Salmon (Not the same as the wine, the Salmon Sake is pronouced "Sha-ke")
Kurodai - Red Snapper
Unagi - River Eel
Kani Kama - Crab
Tamago - Egg
Anago - Sea Eel
Ebi - Shrimp
Amaebi - Sweet Shrimp
Uni - Sea Urchine
Tako - Octopus
Ika - Squid
Tobiko - Flying Fish Roe
Masago - Capline Roe (Also refered to as Smelt Roe)
Ikura - Salmon Roe
Hirame - Fluke
Izumi Dai - Tilapia (Sometimes listed as Red Snapper because of the similar taste)
Hotategai - Scallop
Mirugai - Giant Clam
Toro - Fatty Tuna
Oh Toro - Premium Fatty Tuna

Dang thats a lot of words! A few things to clarify though.

gammateru - to bear
shobu - match
suki - love
naisho -
soba - side
sonsai (not sure about the spelling) - being
Gambateru - To be working hard
Seyoteru - to be bearing
Gamberu / Seyou - to work hard / to bear
suki - to like
ai - love
naisho - secert
soba - near (also a nice summer food and i found out recently, its traditionally eaten on New Years or my parents are tricking me)
yoko - side
spelling and pronounciation: sonzai

[ZenNaari]

Can someone complete this? (I posted this before but no one answered)

What - Nani
Why - Nande
Who - Dare
When -
Where -
How -

My Vocabs From Before... also copy pasted so you won't have to go to that thread again

Suki - I like you... It can also mean I love you but
Daisuki - I love you... Means more
Tadaima - "I'm back"/"I'm home"
Irashaimasen/Irashai - "Welcome"
Arigato/Shangkyou - Thank you (l_~)
Nandemonai - "Nevermind" or "It's nothing"
Dame - No
Hai - Yes
Ie - No
Ikamasen - Never
Zetsubou - Despair
Zetsubousuda - "I'm In Despair"
Eh - Eh?/What the Hell?
Naruhodo or Sunka - "I see." "I understand." "I get it."
Steki - Beautiful or nice
Sugoi - Amazing, shocking
Takara - "Like I Said" / "Anyway"
Demo - But
Oppai/Chichi - Breasts
Chibi - Small

Don't read these last two...
Kusa/Kuso - Damn you/it
Shimata/Yabe - Shit

WOW... I think We're almost complete with vocabs though... can we like go with grammar now and how to SPEAK in Japanese... (I'll copy paste grammar lessons from my last thread)...

After asking a favor... you end with "Koudasai" to say Please... but please in one word is "Onegai"
ex. "Tashkete koudasai!" (Help me please!) and, "Onegai!" (Please!)

To describe something as big, add "O" at the beggining... example...
Omusubi (Rice Triangle)... adding O makes...
Oomusubi (Big Rice Triangle)

Oopai!!!

[darkpoetry]

When - Itsu
Where - Doko
How - Doyate (Different forms, but the root is "Do")

[kurai]

Kaizoku - Pirate!

higeki - tragedy

dekiai - ready-made

kuse - habit

[Soujiro Ken]

uhmmmm.. just a trivia:
all japanese adjectives (the one that serves as a modifier, not the ones who can stand on its' own) ends with the letter "i".. no exceptions..

ex:
kawaii, sugoi, kakui, oishi, chibi, samui..

^_^

[erikachan]

otanjobi omedetou- happy birthday..
omedetou- congratulations

[xiety]

Hmmm...well first, I'll start with COUNTING NUMBERS:

For nos. 1-10, there are 2 sets of words for each no.; one set which goes only from 1-10 is native Jap; the other goes from 1 to as far as you want to add zeroes is Chinese in origin. Native Jap no. words are a bit complicated but important;

1 = hitotsu
2=futatsu
3=mittsu
4=yotsu
5=itsutsu
6=muttsu
7=nanatsu
8=yattsu
9=kokonotsu
10=to

2nd set:Chinese ages ago has 10 basic nos.:

1=ichi
2=ni
3=san
4=shi
5=go
6=roku
7=shichi
8=hachi
9=ku
10=ju

In Jap, 11 is 10+1, or ju-ichi,

12=10+2=ju-ni
13=10+3=ju-san
14=10+4=ju-yon
15=10+5=ju-go
16=10+6=ju-roku
17=10+7=ju-shichi/ju-nana
18=10+8=ju-hachi
19=10+9=ju-ku

20= 2 10's=ni-ji
21= 2 10's+1= ni-ju-ichi
22= 2 10's+2=ni-ju-ni
23= 2 10's + 3 = ni-ju-san

30= 3 10's= san-ju
40= 4 10's= yon-ju
50= 5 10's=go-ju
60=6 10's= roku-ju
70= 7 10's= nana-ju
80= 8 10's=hachi-ju
90= 9 10's= kyu-ju (from "ku" to "kyu" for ease of pronunciation)

New specific word for 100= hyaku, then:
101= (100+1)= hyaku-ichi
102= 100+2=hyaku-ni
103=100+3=hyaku-san

115=100+10+5=hyaku-ju-go
120=100+ 2 10's=hyaku-ni-ju
121=100+2 10's+1=hyaku-ni-ju-ichi
130=100+3 10's=hyaku-san-ju
140=100+4 10s=hyaku-yon-ju
145=100+4 10s+5=hyaku-yon-ju-go

200=2 100s=ni-hyaku
300=sam-byaku(euphonic change for ease)
400=yon-hyaku
1000=sen

1235=1000+2 100s+3 10s+5=sen-ni-hyaku-san-ju-go
(Ahhh!! you do the math or whatever already for the rest)

5000=go-sen
8000=ha'sen ("chi" is dropped)
10,000=man [new word]

43,678 (can you do the math of this???!!lol)=yon-man-san-sen-roppyaku-nana-ju-hachi (whew!!)

1,000,000= 100 10-1000's=hyaku-man
2 M (it's tiring to type)=ni-hyaku-man
3 M=sam-byaku-man

And so on...

anyway, for money;
yen=en
dollar=doru

So...

1,200 yen=sen-ni-hyaku en
2,150 yen=ni-sen-hyaku-go-ju en
$ 20.00=ni-ju doru
$35=san-ju-go doru
$47=yon-ju-nana doru


Well...that's all for now. PM me if you want to learn more and I'll post here again. :)


The Best i read so far
all counting numbers

[Cptkurke]

O domo

[LordKaname]

Sempai- Senior
Sensei-teacher
Arigato-thanks
Itadakimasu-thanks for the meal

[xiety]

Watashi wa kodomo ga kirai = I hate Children

[ReaperX]

" Keikaku Doori " - Just as Planned!! ( from yagami light)
Sekayo Ware ni Shitagae - Obey Me, World!! ( from Lelouch )

[Kynz15]

those are helpful..arigatou gozaimas!

[Kobowo]

My current knowledge on Nihonggo....
Color(as subject)
aka - red
ao - blue
midori - green
shiro - white
kuro - black
yellow - kiiro

colors(as adjective)
akai - red
aoi - blue
midori - green
shiroi - white
kuroi - black
I'm not sure if yellow becomes kiiroi >.<

objects:
jitensha - bike
Kuruma - car
isu - chair
mizu - water
ocha - tea
juusu - juice
tsuki - moon
kusa - grass
hana - flower
gyuunyu - milk
hon - book
shinbun - newspaper
sakana - fish
ringo - apple
sora - sky

other words:
kodomo - child
otoko - guy
onna - girl
+tachi - makes the above words plural (ie. kodomotachi)
nete - sleep
ryourishite - cook
untenshite - drive
yonde - read
nonde - drink
kaite - write
hashitte - run
aruite - walk
keisatsukan - police
shougakusei - student
denwa - phone
keitandeiwa - cellphone

expressions: in this section I'm not entirely sure anymore :D
ohayo gozaimasu - good morning (formal) ohayo (non formal)
konnichiwa - good afternon (add gozaimasu to make it formal)
konbanwa - good evening
baka - idiot
naruhodo - I see
Chotto matte - please wait/wait a sec.../give a a sec
dakara - Like I said/thats why/etc...>.>
gomen - sorry
warui - sorry as well (usually heard in anime as "wari")
arigatou - thank you (add gozaimasu to make it formal)
domo - sort of like thank you
nande - why
nani - what

thats alll....if someone thinks this is wrong then please correct me :D I'm still learning xD