So you want to study Japanese?

[Lil_G135]

Originally Posted by candy_girl

Yeah I heard about that. I think I will get WAY homesick because it's so far away and I will be very scared too.But when my sister was visiting a highschool she was trying to get in, the French teacher said every other year the students go to France and stay with families.She said at first they were scared but then they got comfortable with the family and cried when they had to leave.

Yeah, that's how it was with this German exchange student we had. She was crying her eyes out on the second to last day (she didn't bother come the last day ^^; ), even though she was debating on going back in the first quarter.

Oh and youkoso, candy_girl ^__^ I wanted to go to live Japan since 8th grade, and the years seem to have flown by since then - so I'm sure it wont seem so long for you either. By any chance do you know if your middle school or high school offers Japanese?

Originally Posted by ShriekforSpice

Nanika situmon ga areba douzo kiite kudasai!

Means

If you have any questions, go ahead and ask me!

'areba' means 'if you have',
And 'Nanika' is just a polite way of saying 'Any'! Close enough, though

Woot

[ShriekforSpice]

There's about 13 exchange students in our school right now who have come from Australia. They seem pretty well, and although I haven't actually talked with them before because they're two years older than use, they seem pretty relaxed

[Lil_G135]

Slightly off-topic, but has anyone heard about the Tsutomu Miyazaki case? We kinda went off topic in class on mokuyoubi when a girl said that she saw something about it on the International News. My sensei explained it mostly in Japanese, but she left a lot of the details out in her translation (She kept shaking her head and saying "It was so bad... that guy is crazy"), so I sought out the full story when I got home on kinyoubi

Now, something on topic... also on mokuyoubi my J-3 class went to help the IFL teacher with the Japanese section of the course ^__^ We were fifteen minutes late looking the 2234 classroom (a, my school doesn't realize that room 2234 should be after 2232.. and b, it ended being in 2274, which was in the 2100 hallway), but it was all good.

We taught the kids there the basics, like 1-10, ohayou gozaimasu, konnichiwa, konban wa, sayounara (to this day, I don't know why we use 'sayounara' in J-3 when we used the more casual 'Ja matta' in the first two years...), watashi, boku, -san, -chan, -kun, hiragana, katakana, kanji, and Naruto and Gohan's name meanings. Mind you, this was in 24 minutes, and its safe to say I think they only grasped the numbers and watashi/boku ^^;

It reminded me kinda like a jumbled forum - I don't me to critisize the four of us, but it was like... one wanted to explain everything there was to know, one person just knew everything she said was right, one didn't give a c***, and one didn't stick out enough to make a difference ^__^; We go back getsuyoubi and suiyoubi, so hopefully those will be smoother.

[Witchykitty]

I only know that konichiwa means "hello" and watashi wa means "I" (am I right?). I have always wanted to learn Japanese, since I love Japan and the cultures so much! Boo hoo........I want to go to Japan!

[ShriekforSpice]

Originally Posted by Lil_G135

Slightly off-topic, but has anyone heard about the Tsutomu Miyazaki case? We kinda went off topic in class on mokuyoubi when a girl said that she saw something about it on the International News. My sensei explained it mostly in Japanese, but she left a lot of the details out in her translation (She kept shaking her head and saying "It was so bad... that guy is crazy"), so I sought out the full story when I got home on kinyoubi .

Yep, it was on the news. He gets the death penalty.......

Oh, and never mind about the teaching. Japanese isn't the easiest language on earth

It's hard for me because I've lived in England for most of my life. I mean, Japanese is sooooo hard, escpecially (sp?) the Kanji

[SSJ_Jup81]

What's the Tsutomu Miyazaki case? It's not that case with that guy who killed a bunch of kids in a school, is it?

ShriekforSpice, do you like any particular Japanese music groups or artists, by chance? It'd be cool to learn of some from someone who's actually residing in the country.

[Lil_G135]

Tsutomu Miyazaki is the man that killed, sexually assaulted, and mutilated four little girls in 1988-89. And afterwards he taunted the families with calls, postcards, letters of confession, and even the remains of one or two of the girls (I don't remember...). When the police finally caught him they found a huge library of pornography, as well as photos and film clips of the little girls.

I heard that they deemed him as a schizophrenic with multiple personality disorder - but still well aware of his actions, so I guess that's why they've upheld the dealth penalty.

I dunno, the man sounds creepier now that I read indepthly into the case...

On a brighter note ^__^;;; to incorporate what I've been studying recently...

1) Konban, atashi wa SUKEETO ****e mitai desu.
Tonight, I will try to skate.

2) PENNE no taragoae wa mazu sou desu kara, kaasan wa PENNE no taragoae o tabete mitakunai desu.
Because PENNE no taragoae looks unappetizing, my mother doesn't want to try it
(Got the food from a cookbook my sensei let me borrow. Does anyone know what it is?)

3) "CHARENJI wa tanoshi ne! Boku wa CHARENJI ga daisuki desu ne!" "Honto. CHARENJI wa 'tanoshii' desu kara, GAMU o go-jyuu-mai kande mite kudasai. Ima. ^__^"
"Challenges are fun! I love challenges!" "Really. Because challenges are 'fun', please chew fifty pieces of gum. Now. ^__^"

[SSJ_Jup81]

Originally Posted by Lil_G135

Tsutomu Miyazaki is the man that killed, sexually assaulted, and mutilated four little girls in 1988-89. And afterwards he taunted the families with calls, postcards, letters of confession, and even the remains of one or two of the girls (I don't remember...). When the police finally caught him they found a huge library of pornography, as well as photos and film clips of the little girls.

I heard that they deemed him as a schizophrenic with multiple personality disorder - but still well aware of his actions, so I guess that's why they've upheld the dealth penalty.

I never heard about that case. That's highly disturbing. That aside, I didn't even know that Japan had the death penalty.

Oh yeah, I noticed your sig; the lyrics to Namie Amuro's song, Come song. I love that song a lot. I'm in the mood to hear it now. lol

Edit: Oh yeah, I just thought of something I can ask, or get some feedback on. When do you use the particle "wa" and when do you use "ga"? I know you use "wa" like when you're introducing yourself, and the impression I get is that it's mostly dealing with whatever the subject is; ga, the predicate.

[kimsoso]

konichiwa minna san.. atashii wa kim desu., oaidekitte ureshii desu! atashi wa ANIME ga daisuki desu ne. honto ni ikitai desu.
anyway i really need help here!! i would be REALLY GLAD if sum one could answer my questions. ok here it comes

1. how to say HAPPY NEW YEAR in japanese?
2. wat is 100 in japanese??( i forgot)
3. how to say "wat is your name?" in japanese?


anyone who could help this poor soul here?

[natalie]

hi kimsoso
i know how to say wat your name is......onamae wa nan desu ka
but im sorry i cant help you with the others
sorry

[kimsoso]

its ok.. thank you for answering one of my questions!

[Lil_G135]

Konnichiwa, kimoso, natalie!

Happy New Years wa nihongo de "Akema****e Omedetou Gozaimasu"

Hundred wa nihongo de "Hyaku"

Ja matta ~ ima gakkou e ikite iimasu.

[kimsoso]

arigatou natalie san so****e lil G135!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[Lil_G135]

no prob ^^

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

Oh yeah, I just thought of something I can ask, or get some feedback on. When do you use the particle "wa" and when do you use "ga"? I know you use "wa" like when you're introducing yourself, and the impression I get is that it's mostly dealing with whatever the subject is; ga, the predicate.

Yeah, 'wa' and 'ga' are weirdness. The basic thing is 'wa' is talking about the topic while 'ga' is talking about the subject. But also, I've been taught there can only be one 'wa' in a sentence, so 'ga' could easily replace 'wa' in some situations.

'Ga' is also for 1) emphasis on the subject, 2) question words and the answers, and 3) when you first introduce something.

'wa' can be used in 3) after that something has been introduced.

i.e.,

1)Momoko-chan ga hanette mitai desu! Momoko wants to try to jump!
2) Dare ga oyasumi desu ka? Who's absent? - Alishia-san ga oyasumi desu Alicia is absent.
3) MADAGASUKAARU de, onna no ko ga sunde ima****a. Onna no ko wa utsukushi desu. In Madagascar, there lived a Girl. She was beautiful.


However, I know it gets deeper into that. I've heard some stuff about 'ga' in subordinate phrases and 'wa' to show contradiction - yet 'ga' can do that too sooo... yeah. One step at a time at our level ^^;

[ShriekforSpice]

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

What's the Tsutomu Miyazaki case? It's not that case with that guy who killed a bunch of kids in a school, is it?

ShriekforSpice, do you like any particular Japanese music groups or artists, by chance? It'd be cool to learn of some from someone who's actually residing in the country.

Sorry I haven't been here for a long time. Here's a few of my fave Japanese artists.

1. BUMP OF CHICKEN
they are a really great rock group. The lyrics are the best in the world!!!!
I've got some pictures with part of a song on it so here it is...





2. SMAP
They are a pop group that have been going on for 15 years. One of their songs was played in a space rocket (or something like that) for the wake-up call. The space shuttle is the one which Souichi Noguchi went on.

3. Ken Hirai
His voice is fabulous. He writes his own songs.


That's about it...

[kimsoso]

i also listen to some japanese songs.. and i like DEPAPEPE, ayumi hamasaki, orange range and chemistry.. try DEPAPEPE and its really COOL.

[ShriekforSpice]

Orange Range is good too, although I haven't got any CDs.
DEPAPEPE isn't too big here...I'll try and look for their CDs, though.

[Lil_G135]

Originally Posted by ShriekforSpice

Those are awesome.

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

I never heard about that case. That's highly disturbing. That aside, I didn't even know that Japan had the death penalty.

Yeah, me too ^^; A girl in my class though, finds it interesting and was telling us all about how its done ^..^;; I had found a site that explains the case indepthly -- but it's rather... detailed so I don't think I should post it. (anyone can owl me if they want it though).

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

Oh yeah, I noticed your sig; the lyrics to Namie Amuro's song, Come song. I love that song a lot. I'm in the mood to hear it now. lol

Even now I've heard more songs - it's still the best to me ^__^ Funny thing is I know the lyrics to the song, but half the kanji in my sig makes me go "wha..?". But just to be sure they were at least halfway right I looked them up before I put 'em in my siggy I've just about memorized 'akari' (灯り) now though ^^

[Ignolopi]

Konichiwa, minna!
Arigato gozaimas for minna's (erm, should I use plural there?) help on my last batch of questions, now I have mote!

So would the correct way to say 'I am happy' be 'watashi wa uresii desu' ?
(Similarly, "sad" wa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?)

Are there any particular rules on using ore, bakku, or atashii instead of watashi?

"Good luck" wa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?

I've started learning hiragana now (I knew a tiny bit before), but I don't think I'm making much progress .
Oh well, I'll keep trying. I'm going to be taking a Japanese class in the fall, and I'm sure I'll be learning those, so I want a head start.
I'm more interested in learning how to speak it first, though .
Which is why I love this thread

All right, ja ne!

[SSJ_Jup81]

Originally Posted by Ignolopi

Konichiwa, minna!
Arigato gozaimas for minna's (erm, should I use plural there?) help on my last batch of questions, now I have mote!

's is possessive, not plural. ^^ For that there, all you have to say is "Arigatou gozaimasu, minna-san", or something along the lines of that.

So would the correct way to say 'I am happy' be 'watashi wa uresii desu' ?
(Similarly, "sad" wa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?)

Yeah, you're right, to my knowledge. "Watashi wa ureshii desu!". For sad, I'm going to assume it would be, "Watashi wa kanashii desu."

Are there any particular rules on using ore, bakku, or atashii instead of watashi?

Yep, there is.

Ore: This is used only with males. It's very very masculine and seems to be associated with "macho" type guys.

Bakku: I'm assuming you mean "boku" here. Anywho, this is also only used for guys as well, only it's more so associated with young boys as opposed to adults.

Atashi: This is used with young girls, to my knowledge or "cutsie" type girls, if it's someone older.

Watashi: Pretty much used with girls and adults (male/female) and is polite.

Watakushi: Same as "watashi", only this way is just uber polite. I think this is on the level of "kiss butt" type nice. lol

"Good luck" wa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka?

Good luck, if I'm remembering correctly, is 'ganbatte' or either 'ganbare'. I'm not sure which would be used since I'm still a bit iffy with grammar points and conjugations, but I'm sure some of the more experienced members here could answer this better than I did.

Originally Posted by Lil_G135

Yeah, me too ^^; A girl in my class though, finds it interesting and was telling us all about how its done ^..^;; I had found a site that explains the case indepthly -- but it's rather... detailed so I don't think I should post it. (anyone can owl me if they want it though).

I'm a bit curious about this case. I'll most definitely owl ya later to read it. As for execution....as strange as it may sound, what methods do they use? I mean, is it very rare of them to go to such extremes?

Even now I've heard more songs - it's still the best to me ^__^ Funny thing is I know the lyrics to the song, but half the kanji in my sig makes me go "wha..?". But just to be sure they were at least halfway right I looked them up before I put 'em in my siggy I've just about memorized 'akari' (灯り) now though ^^

That's pretty cool. I'm starting to memorize some kanji myself...only the characters that keep popping up in my text book, like 本 (hon). I don't know how to write it, but I can recognize it.

Oh yeah, a few weeks back, I answered the question you had about our names. Since I have my computer back (and it can read/type Japanese text again), I can show you how my name is written out and tryt to type out some Japanese here in general. I know, I'll reintroduce myself. lol.

こんにちわ, みんなさん. 私は ウエンデイ エリサー マツブライド です、そして、二十四歳 です。 私は読むことがすきです! 私の日本語のクラースはおもしろみです、そして、日本とスペインえいきたいです！ 私のポーストいいですか？

Konnichiwa, minna-san. Watashi wa Uendei Erisaa Ma(small tsu)buraido desu, so****e, ni-jyuu-yon sai desu. Watashi wa yomu koto ga suki desu! Watashi no Nihongo no KURAASU wa omoshiromi desu, so****e, nihon to supein e ikitai desu! Watashi no POOSUTO ii desu ka?

Hello all. My name is Wendy Elyssa McBride and I am 24 years old. I like to read! My Japanese class is fun, and I would like to go to Japan and Spain! Is my post good?