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I guess I would say 'arigatou gozaimasu' is more polite by a slight margin, but either is fine. To really thank someone profusely and politely, you'd combine them into 'doumo arigatou gozaimasu'.
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They say"practice makes perfect" but "nobody is perfect" so why practice.
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how do you say
*Energy Scater
*Energy Pierce
*Energy Detonate
*Energy Scater
*Energy Pierce
*Energy Detonate
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Hrmm.. these sound like attacks or some sort of move?*~Coin-Operated Boy~* wrote:how do you say
*Energy Scater
*Energy Pierce
*Energy Detonate
Personally, I'd keep them in Katakana.
So it'd be like
-Energy Scatter; Enaaji Sukattaa ;エナージ スカッター
-Energy Pierce; Enaaji Piisu (Piirusu? Australian accent makes things hard ... ) ;エナージ ピース or エナージ ピールス
-Energy Detonate; Enaaji Detoneitto ;エナージ デトネイット
If this is like, in terms of some sort of anime or anime-based theme, then I'd personally stick with Katakana. Alot of anime do that with their attacks, etc.
Otherwise, in complete Japanese... hrmm... not sure if it would mean the same thing?
I'm not going to give you what I think it would be in actual 日本語 because I'm not sure on it. Someone else here might have an idea ...
Re: Time for a Japanese lesson, 行くぞ!
Actually, "energy" is translated into katakana as エネルギー. (Space Alc agrees.) Don't ask me why, it must have begun as a translation of the written word rather than the phonetics.
Completely in Japanese, would it mean the same thing? Sure. Actually, it seems to me like more anime moves are written all in kanji, but maybe it's just the shounen stuff I watch.
I like 電力 for 'energy'... it's literally 'power'. Although it's used for 'eletrical power', it has other uses that are like a physical force of power, rather than the type of energy/drive that is inside a person, etc.
Energy Scatter [scattering]
Denryoku sanran
電力散乱
Energy Pierce [penetration]
Denryoku kantsuu
電力貫通
Energy Detonate [detonation]
Denryoku bakuhatsu
電力爆発
Completely in Japanese, would it mean the same thing? Sure. Actually, it seems to me like more anime moves are written all in kanji, but maybe it's just the shounen stuff I watch.
I like 電力 for 'energy'... it's literally 'power'. Although it's used for 'eletrical power', it has other uses that are like a physical force of power, rather than the type of energy/drive that is inside a person, etc.
Energy Scatter [scattering]
Denryoku sanran
電力散乱
Energy Pierce [penetration]
Denryoku kantsuu
電力貫通
Energy Detonate [detonation]
Denryoku bakuhatsu
電力爆発
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Re: Time for a Japanese lesson, 行くぞ!
Oh wow.Dreams wrote: Don't ask me why, it must have begun as a translation of the written word rather than the phonetics.
Thanks for making the katakana business harder for me (u_u);
Oh well. I guess I picked up most of the "katakana super powahh" thing from shoujo anime like Sailormoon and... shameful for me to admit that I watched it; Pretear. xD
But I learnt something new ^-^
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dreams san sugoi desu!!! dreams is rerally good when it comes to nihongo.
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Nah, most words follow phonetic rules when put into katakana. There's just a few oddities like 'energy'.kaoya wrote:Oh wow.Dreams wrote: Don't ask me why, it must have begun as a translation of the written word rather than the phonetics.
Thanks for making the katakana business harder for me (u_u);
Oh well. I guess I picked up most of the "katakana super powahh" thing from shoujo anime like Sailormoon and... shameful for me to admit that I watched it; Pretear. xD
But I learnt something new ^-^
Ashamed to watch shoujo?! Haha, that's where I began! Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon still has a place in my heart. *sniff* ...And kiddie anime uses katakana moves, I think.
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I'm really not so fond of katakana.I don't know why.
They say"practice makes perfect" but "nobody is perfect" so why practice.
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I don't like the way katakana looks... it's all blocky. I like the curviness of hiragana.
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hai so daesu.
They say"practice makes perfect" but "nobody is perfect" so why practice.
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Hey! I love katakana more than kanji.
I'm having a hard enough time in Japanese class with 8 out of 10 students being Chinese and posessing a superiority complex when it comes to kanji. Then there's the "I-used-to-live-in-Japan" girl. So it's just me and my caucasian friend.
Not a very promising prospect for class rankings, let me tell you. =_=''
漢字は ほんとうに むずかし ですよ!
I'm having a hard enough time in Japanese class with 8 out of 10 students being Chinese and posessing a superiority complex when it comes to kanji. Then there's the "I-used-to-live-in-Japan" girl. So it's just me and my caucasian friend.
Not a very promising prospect for class rankings, let me tell you. =_=''
漢字は ほんとうに むずかし ですよ!
Re: Time for a Japanese lesson, 行くぞ!
Chinese people may be able to understand the kanji by looking at it, but it doesn't mean they can speak Japanese any better. They still have to learn all the pronunciation and uses like anyone else. Believe me. If knowing Japanese didn't make learning Chinese any easier for me, then it's not vice versa either. :P Nor have I ever lived in Japan.
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漢字が大好きだ・・・それはこっちの友達。 (ノ^-^)ノ♪
Go, white-bred power, go!
漢字が大好きだ・・・それはこっちの友達。 (ノ^-^)ノ♪
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I love hiragana.. i think it's cute and funny.. I can see faces on the symbols. XD I can see faces in the symbols of.. na,ni,sa,ki,ta,hu.. XD
But I love kanji too.. ^__^
i don't like that much katakana... u___u
But I love kanji too.. ^__^
i don't like that much katakana... u___u
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lol! Too true. When it comes to speaking, I think a majority of my fellow students are... " ちょっと。。。" (including moi). (´・ω・`)
I just despise kanji when it comes to writing examinations. I can read, sure! But write ...
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I just despise kanji when it comes to writing examinations. I can read, sure! But write ...
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Kanji face time!!Meiko wrote:I can see faces on the symbols. XD
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