any1 know japanese

Any statement ending in 'ka', like "Anata wa nihonjin desu" means "You are Japanese" while "Anata wa nihonjin desuka" means "Are you Japanese?"

zero 0
ichi 1
ni 2
san 3
shi/yon 4
go 5
roku 6
shici/nana 7
hachi 8
kyuu 9
juu 10

Its been a few years, so I might not have remembered things right, but I think I did.

format_quote Originally Posted by chidori786

salaams every1. looking for a language partner for japanese. i know some byt i need to fine it down. any1 interested?

hai, bokuy no nohongo wa mama to omoirmasu ga, tabun jlpt no 3kyu...

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

What does 'Banzai' mean?

By the way, a certain brother here speaks Japanese, but I won't say his name here lest he be beseiged with Private Messages.

Boku desu ka??

kuma wa mori ni unko shimasu ka?

format_quote Originally Posted by Amatul Malik

from the anime i watch,

something like gomeng means sorry
ari gazo guzai mas - thank you very much
and baka is idiot

i'm not sure...but yeah

I know a few words too :laugh:

isnt it suppose to be arigato guzai masta?and bow down yr head:laugh:

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Subaru

Honda

Toyota

Hai.

Sensu waka wata.

I learned that last part from a Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer.

Ive heard this japanese joke, someone asking a friend of mine 'do u know how to speak japanese' and he came up with the above list
that is so hilarious, he said 'emm i know

Mitsubishi
honda
kawasaki
toyota
mazda



anyway japanese language is cool. Ive heard japan is the cleanest country, someone told me when you go to the toilets there once u're done and get up from the toilet seat, the toilets flushed by itself how cool is that.

format_quote Originally Posted by jannah1

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anyway japanese language is cool. Ive heard japan is the cleanest country, someone told me when you go to the toilets there once u're done and get up from the toilet seat, the toilets flushed by itself how cool is that.

it amazes me here in japan.

they have toilets that do all sorts of things but they also have squaters.

Imagine a toilet in the ground that you have to squat over to do you business... ugh. i hate them...
I enjoy those nice western sitters.

Hai! Watashi ha _Establishment Desu!

^_^ Ok, Here Is Some Basic Japanese For Everyone:

Watashi ha {Your Name} Desu - I Am {Your Name}
(Wat-ash-ee-wha {Name} Des)

Eigo Ga Hanasemaksuka? - Do You Speak English?
(Eeh-Go Gah Han-ase-ehm-ack-sooka)

Sayonara - Goodbye
(Sai-yoh-nah-rah)

Ogenki Desuka? - How Are You?
(Oh-Gehn-keeh Des-ooh-kah)

Genki Desu - Im Fine
(Gehn-kee Des)

Wakarimasen - I Dont Understand
(Wahk-ar-eem-assen)

Hajimema****e - Means Like.. Nice To Meet You
(Hai-jeeh-Mee-Mash-{i}-teh)
You Cant Always Hear The 2nd I, Especially When Someone Is Talking Super Fast Japanese!

The Japanese Is 100% Correct Spelling, And I Know A Fair Bit More.

こんいちはみんな、僕の名前はＫＢＡです
僕が日本語を六月に習う

I've been studying for about 6 months now

I am not fluent, but at least proficient, and I know at least 1,000 words and the Hiragana and Katakana symbols, along with about 40 kanji.

It's difficult to learn though for a native English speaker, especially the Kanji :/

format_quote Originally Posted by Umma Wasat

erm arigato - jenki desuka and erm kinichua

They are definately japanese, i duno what they mean though.

arigatou = thank you

genki desu ka = how are you? (saying "o genki desu ka" will be for politeness/to show honour to a person, like for a person older than you)

konnichiwa = good afternoon

ohiyo gozaimasu = good morning (or you can just say "ohiyo" meaning 'morning')

format_quote Originally Posted by SpazzBurd

Any statement ending in 'ka', like "Anata wa nihonjin desu" means "You are Japanese" while "Anata wa nihonjin desuka" means "Are you Japanese?"

zero 0
ichi 1
ni 2
san 3
shi/yon 4
go 5
roku 6
shici/nana 7
hachi 8
kyuu 9
juu 10

Its been a few years, so I might not have remembered things right, but I think I did.

Aye the 'ka' indicates a question.

format_quote Originally Posted by Liúyú de Lian

I remember hearing that durig one ofmy animw watching sessions. But don't remember what it means.

arigato = Thank you, or they also sometimes say sankeh [which I absolutely adore]

konichwa = Hello

Desu or desuka are usually said after sentences due to respect or something like that. I don't know what jenki is though.

genki literally means 'health', but when you say 'o genki desu ka" it means 'how are you"

Like haal (in arabic) literally means 'state' but when you say "kayfa haaluk" then it means "how are you"