Japanese

[Yanal]

Wow you pick things up fast MashAllah.

 

[malayloveislam]

Transliterate kudasai. RAW Japanese wa wakarimasen.

Gomenneh, kono hiragana wa "saa, kurasu mou owarimatta, anshin da na!!" iimasu... (So sorry, that hiragana says, "yess, my class had finished, I'm so relieved!!"

I dunno whether the grammar is correct but who cares, let us just use Japanese without fear. Don't let grammar crushing our head and limiting our interest in Japanese.

Whoa, brother Ruler, you are a fast learner. I don't really watch Anime although I had learned Japanese formally for two years. Now, I'm also learning to watch Anime, I just noticed that it helps .

I'm now revising again my Japanese notes too. I hope to help and share some knowledge that I had just get with brothers and sisters in Islamicboard who are interested in Japanese :statisfie.

 

[malayloveislam]

あなたのおなまえはなんですか?

Anata no O-namae wa nan desu ka?

What is your name?

の (no): possessive particle

おなまえ (o-namae): Name, お is honorific suffix in-front of a noun

は (wa): is, are

なん (nan): what

か (ka): question particle

あなたのおなまえはなんといいますか?

Anata no o-namae wa nan to ii-masuka?

What is your name?

といいますか (to ii-masuka): to be called, to be pronounced, to be said

 

[malayloveislam]

Japanese point of culture

Just for additional information

おじぎ (Ojigi)

It means bowing, Japanese bow to each other when they meet. Person of lower rank bow first. Formal bow usually performed by standing straight and face the person directly. Greetings like Hajimemashte (How do you do) are said when you are about to bow. Before bowing, keep your legs straight and heels close to each other. Hold both arms close to both sides of your body, with fingers close to each other. Bow 45 degree, keep eye level at the person shoes. Man bow with both arms remain close of their body. Lady bow with arms moved inward with both hands staying on their laps. Casual bow is between 15 and 25 degree.

Ojigi also used to express gratitude and apologies.

 

[malayloveislam]

はじめまして, アリです・どうぞよろしくおねがいします・

Hajimemashte, Ali desu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

How do you do, I am Ali. Nice meeting you and please teach me.

はじめる (hajimeru): first time

どうぞよろしく (douzo yoroshiku): nice to meet you

おねがいします (onegaishimasu): please, this one in my understanding is actually to
soften the sentence and make it more polite, usually
when you are in a new place and asking the guidance
and help from seniors to teach you.

 

[Danah]

^Oh jazak Allah khair brother......I almost forgot all the huragana and katakana characters I learned before few months because I did not revise them at all due to my busy schedule

inshaAllah I will need your help in this thread when I get some more time to re-study Japaneses again if you dont mind

the most thing scared me in the language is the Kanji characters, which I think that I will never be able to memorize

 

[malayloveislam]

Don't worry sister, I'm ready and more than happy to serve Ummah... Don't be scared with Kanji, Japanese is flexible in written form. Be happy by focusing on Hiragana and Katakana, you will get Kanji gradually. Don't forget to recite duaa whenever you start revising Japanese and other studies ya. Allah will bless our studies insya-Allah.

 

[Danah]

can anyone Help me plz?....this thread seems to be dead again:


In hiragana there are no letters like "L" or "v" what if we have names we need to write in hiragana? how we can write them?

 

[Yanal]

^ sorry sister but I do not know japanese.

 

[Wyatt]

can anyone Help me plz?....this thread seems to be dead again:


In hiragana there are no letters like "L" or "v" what if we have names we need to write in hiragana? how we can write them?

They don't spell out words, but phonetically, warped to the strict syllabary they use. And, you should use katakana for names.

The L's are equivalent to the R row (which sounds more like a sharp L):
ラ リ ル レ ロ

Let's say, Allah would be アッラー ("Arrā").

There is an equivalent to a V:

ヴァ　ヴィ　ヴ　ヴェ　ヴォ

Victor would be ヴィクター ("Bikkutā")

But, in common words like "video," they will write it like ビデオ because they pronounce V's as B's anyway.

the most thing scared me in the language is the Kanji characters, which I think that I will never be able to memorize

Don't worry. Just allow time to memorize them. Japanese children learn the kanji all throughout school and high school, and probably more in university. It's not that bad. If you like calligraphy, you can practice writing them (along with their meanings) with paintbrushes or something.

That is, if you've got the paper to spare. :|



After a while, you pick up patterns in the kanji and it makes them much easier to learn and write. Now, if I see a new one, I can just write the full word a couple times on a piece of paper and it's basically stuck.

Good luck!!

 

[Danah]

They don't spell out words, but phonetically, warped to the strict syllabary they use. And, you should use katakana for names.

The L's are equivalent to the R row (which sounds more like a sharp L):
ラ リ ル レ ロ

Let's say, Allah would be アッラー ("Arrā").

There is an equivalent to a V:

ヴァ　ヴィ　ヴ　ヴェ　ヴォ

Victor would be ヴィクター ("Bikkutā")

But, in common words like "video," they will write it like ビデオ because they pronounce V's as B's anyway.

I did not start at katakana yet, I wanted to master the hiragana very well then move to the katakana. I noticed that some names can be written by hiragana, so I was wondering about those names that have some letters like l and v.
so it seems that if we did not find all the letters in hiragana we can use katakana, right?

I think I have to move to the katakana. but did not we have any japanese words ( like verbs) that are not names but have L or V?

Don't worry. Just allow time to memorize them. Japanese children learn the kanji all throughout school and high school, and probably more in university. It's not that bad. If you like calligraphy, you can practice writing them (along with their meanings) with paintbrushes or something.

That is, if you've got the paper to spare. :|



After a while, you pick up patterns in the kanji and it makes them much easier to learn and write. Now, if I see a new one, I can just write the full word a couple times on a piece of paper and it's basically stuck.

Good luck!!

Thanks a lot

Hopefully I will start working on it seriously now since I will have a lot of free time, even though its hard to learn a language individually.

I think I will bother you a lot from now on with my questions if you dont mind

 

[malayloveislam]

Hmmmm..... The thread is dead again.

Let's learn basic Japanese : ) If you have the syllabary Hiragana table, please try to transcribe them on a piece of paper, it's tedious for me to use the online keyboard...

1. Tenki
2. Tsuchi no naka
3. Gakkou
4. Man en
5. Tsuki ga deru
6. Mikka kan
7. Ni nen sei
8. Oo Otoko

All of these words contain Kanji. I'm using the Shuugakkou Ni Nen Sei (Elementary School Second Year) book that I bought in Japan. Hope will be useful to Muslim brothers and sisters : ) Don't worry, you can transcribe them all in Hiragana, learning the words by heart and come back here to be checked by the visitors of the thread. The meaning can come any later...

May Allah SWT guide all of us

 

[Danah]

Hmmmm..... The thread is dead again.

Let's learn basic Japanese : ) If you have the syllabary Hiragana table, please try to transcribe them on a piece of paper, it's tedious for me to use the online keyboard...

1. Tenki
2. Tsuchi no naka
3. Gakkou
4. Man en
5. Tsuki ga deru
6. Mikka kan
7. Ni nen sei
8. Oo Otoko

All of these words contain Kanji. I'm using the Shuugakkou Ni Nen Sei (Elementary School Second Year) book that I bought in Japan. Hope will be useful to Muslim brothers and sisters : ) Don't worry, you can transcribe them all in Hiragana, learning the words by heart and come back here to be checked by the visitors of the thread. The meaning can come any later...

May Allah SWT guide all of us

yeah the thread is dead again actually!!

Jazak Allah khair brother, can you suggest some good sites that teach Kanji for the early beginners who knows absolutely nothing about Kanji?
its kinda hard to find such books in my area


May Allah reward you

 

[ژاله]

i know just one word of japanese and that is aa ri gaa to gazai mush. this is somethng like thankyou lol

 

[malayloveislam]

i know just one word of japanese and that is aa ri gaa to gazai mush. this is somethng like thankyou lol

LOL..... That's a good start. Arigatou Gozaimasu - Thank You

For sister Danah and other members, I think maybe these links could help you with Kanji, you may also use them as teaching method to others

http://japanese.about.com/od/kan2/Kanji.htm

http://japanese.about.com/library/blkow1.htm

Game to Recognize Kanji

https://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/kanjigame.html

Kanji Flashcards

http://www.easyjapanese.org/flashcards.html

But I advise you not to be hard on yourselves. You have the opportunity to master Kanji step by step. The most important thing is your conversational skill and syllabary alphabets. I don't want any of you feeling stressful like I happened to experienced in my Japanese class. Enjoy learning Japanese and Kanji, Insya-Allah you can master it :statisfie

 

[malayloveislam]

Sis. Danah, do you watch animation or cartoon? If so, I suggest you the animation from Studio Ghibuli. They have nice stories with moral theme. You can learn Japanese through internet without any problem, but you need some audio.

It's far to go to Japan from your country of living, so you can at least make yourself familiar with the conversational Japanese, culture and their daily expression. The cartoon is exactly portraying real Japanese life before you can get the chance visiting the country.

A trailer of Studio Ghibuli Movie

猫の恩返し(Neko no Ongaeshi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5j4h4s3hF4&feature=related

Here is the theme song 風になる　つじあやの (Kaze Ni Naru Tsuji Ayano), only for language learning sake, not for entertainment...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGSZYSsj1Tw&feature=related

Sorry, no English translation and also I can't find the full version movie, but in my country we have no problem to get the CD of Japanese or Chinese movies and also there are few slot in our TV dedicated for foreign movies or dramas from Japan or Korea, and of course it is seasonal. I just hope everybody enjoy learning Japanese.

 

[Danah]

^ jazak Allah khair brother malayloveislam for the previous links in both previous posts

I will look at them inshaAllah

yes, I am very familiar with the Nihongo Alhumdulilah and I do watch some jap Anime, programs, and sometimes news even when the news is un translated but I can catch some familier words. In Anime and other programs I can sometimes understand the general story without looking at the translation but I am still a very early beginner.

I get any media like video from the internet "youtube" or some learning site. I remember saving a whole series of Nihongo lessons teaching how to use the very basic sentences if you visit Japan for the first time.

They have nice stories with moral theme

yeah sometimes its hard to find such materials I always try to read the topic of any drama or anime before I watch to make sure that its "watchable"