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It's not nearly as complex as English, but as usual we find ways to screw it up.
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asdfsdf
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by asdfsdf »
kemja wrote:芸者男の子 wrote:Shadows of Light wrote:kemja wrote:
AROGATO!!![both of you]
How would you say
"when do you have lunch?" 
umm i wanna say um: alternative
lets eat: ohirugohan o tabemasho?
or Ohiru o tabemasen ka (wouldnt you like to eat?)
CORRECT me Senpai
!!!
You have said, "Shall we eat lunch" and "Why don't we eat lunch" so it's no so bad, but are not translating what he asked
"When do you have lunch"
itsu, hiru gohan wo taberuno?
いつ昼ごはんを食べるの?
arigato both of you.....Oh and 芸者男の子I'm a chick!!
Lol...
Just some advice of people who wanna learn japanese, and happen to come across here:
I highly suggest you learn katakana/hiragana before any romaji.
The romanized version of Japanese (Romaji) is compacted with rules, pronunciations, and sayings that the typical english person wouldn't understand. :\
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by Ryukon »
[quote="Darkbear]Lol...
Just some advice of people who wanna learn japanese, and happen to come across here:
I highly suggest you learn katakana/hiragana before any romaji.
The romanized version of Japanese (Romaji) is compacted with rules, pronunciations, and sayings that the typical english person wouldn't understand. :\[/quote]
You can learn two at the same time. Hiragana with its Roomaji would be best (depending on the person, of course) since it's usually used more than Katana. Although I'm not sure how you'll read Hiragana if you don't know the Roomaji if your main language is something else...
Kanji is more difficult though, but people will come to know that later.
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In my opinion, you shouldn't learn romaji at all
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by ultimateshippo »
well im a jap so i already know how to speak japanese but ill put someone to the test.
someone translate this
biru o kudasai.
AISUKURIMU!
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by Ryukon »
ultimateshippo wrote:well im a jap so i already know how to speak japanese but ill put someone to the test.
someone translate this
biru o kudasai.
AISUKURIMU!
"jap" ga daikirai...
you want beer? Sorry. Don't have any. But I do have icecream
Blue like. Like blue.
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Although I'm not sure how you'll read Hiragana if you don't know the Roomaji if your main language is something else...
Well, you can learn how to pronounce each kana...it would actually be simple. I still believe Romaji shouldn't be learned first, or as Geisha said: shouldn't be learned at all.
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by Ryukon »
Unfortuately I didn't have that kind of option. My school sensei usually gives us roomaji to start off with when we first began learning.
Truthfully, I thought learning roomaji first was automatic.

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Ryukon wrote:ultimateshippo wrote:well im a jap so i already know how to speak japanese but ill put someone to the test.
someone translate this
biru o kudasai.
AISUKURIMU!
"jap" ga daikirai...
you want beer? Sorry. Don't have any. But I do have icecream
correct to bad i wanted beer
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by Kemja »
HOw do you say "I hope you have a great time in Japan!"
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anime words or terms I know:
sekai daikai = world tournament
jikai = next time
makai = demon world
seiju = beast
ken = sword
mamono = demon
Makafushigi = mystical
adobencha = adventure
Usagi = rabbit
chibi-usa = small rabbit
Oh yeah, I can trick this!
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by Ryukon »
Very good.
"Mamono" is actually towards something of a goblin or an apparition, but it works just as well.
"Ken" is the common word for sword.
Can't say I'm too familiar with "seiju"...

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by heeroyuy »
Atashi wrote:ask ya anything eh? ok translate atashi wa baka desu.
it's pretty easy and if ya get that i'll be back with something harder!!!

i think it means i am an idiot
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by Kemja »
How do you say"I need a plain ticket to Japan"
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heeroyuy wrote:Atashi wrote:ask ya anything eh? ok translate atashi wa baka desu.
it's pretty easy and if ya get that i'll be back with something harder!!!

i think it means i am an idiot
Yeah. It does.
Kemja wrote:How do you say"I need a plain ticket to Japan"
Believe me, if I didn't have all my particles and placements slightly mixed up, I would answer both your questions that you've made in here.
My signature speaks the truth.
Blue like. Like blue.
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by Kemja »
ok.....thankx