Learning Japanese

[Megalixir]

*Sigh* Learning Japanese is harder than it looks. Does anybody know even a bit of it around here?

[Nero_]

No, I dont know much. I'd like to learn though. ;D

[Megalixir]

I sent you a bunch of files.

>.>

[Omni-Cloud]

I know some, and I have a book I'm learning from. :O

Good morning: Ohayo Gozaimasu

Good afternoon: Kon Nichi Wa

Good Evening: Kon ban Wa

Good Night: Oyasuni Nasai


^_______________^


Oh!!! And I'll teach you how to pronounce too!

A: sounds like "ah" as in father

I: sounds like "ee" as in the 'i' in machine

U: sounds like "oo" as the ' u ' in flu

E: sounds like "eh" as in get or let

O: sounds like "oh" as the ' o ' in open or hope




I'll tell you more as I learn

[Megalixir]

Originally Posted by Omni-Cloud

I know some, and I have a book I'm learning from. :O

Good morning: Ohayo Gozaimasu

Good afternoon: Kon Nichi Wa

Good Evening: Kon ban Wa

Good Night: Oyasuni Nasai


^_______________^


Oh!!! And I'll teach you how to pronounce too!

A: sounds like "ah" as in father

E: sounds like "ee" as in the 'i' in machine

I: sounds like "oo" as the ' u ' in flu

O: "oh" as the ' o ' in open or hope




I'll tell you more as I learn

U

Yeah im having a problem with that damn pronunciation.

[Omni-Cloud]

I edited it! Sorry >__<

[Megalixir]

* A - ah
* I - ee
* U - oo
* E - ae
* O - oh
* Ra - rah
* Ri - ree
* Ru - rue
* Re - ray
* Ro - roe
* Sa - sah
* Shi - shee
* Su - sue
* Se - say
* So - soe
* Ta - tah
* Chi - chee
* Tsu - tsue
* Te - tay
* To - toe

Woo... Thanks Oc.

[Desi]

I'm only trying to learn so i can read my japanese girl fashion magazines...i'm a guy but the mag is great.

[Omni-Cloud]

XDDD

I would never be able to read it. The book I have explains it a litle bit. But ...it was a cheap book, lets just say that.


*buys Japanese for dummies*

XD those damn books

[Hextan]

I got a program online and i'm learning, it is hard. I haven't done it in a while, though, I keep meaning to.

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I used to know a lot more but I forgot. Damn.

[Mikao]

Originally Posted by Megalixir

* A - ah
* I - ee
* U - oo
* E - ae
* O - oh
* Ra - rah
* Ri - ree
* Ru - rue
* Re - ray
* Ro - roe
* Sa - sah
* Shi - shee
* Su - sue
* Se - say
* So - soe
* Ta - tah
* Chi - chee
* Tsu - tsue
* Te - tay
* To - toe

Woo... Thanks Oc.

This is a pretty good list. I had a japanese exchange student and she taught us very limited Japanese... the only problem I see with that list is that the Japanese language has no "r's". It sounds a bit more like an "L" with and "r" sound. I am not sure how to explain it. Say if their name was Ria; it would be pronounced "Leeay" but the "L" would be really soft and have a touch of "r" in it.

[Xelien_5.0]

oh i speak really good japanese, i learned it way bak when i was fed up that i could only get some anime shows RAW, but i suk in trasalating between eng. and jap. and im not good at teaching it,

this list are some word or phases that i use in my everyday talking

gomennasai - excuse me
gomen - sorry
nani - what?
baka - idiot
doushite - why?
itadakimasu - a phase said before eating

i no A LOT more but those r the ones i use i everday

[Enedok]

Good english list, but it's not working to well for me.

Example: In Norway we have i instead of e, so

Ri - ree = Ri - rii
And that can be a bit confusing.

And its other too. But a good list. I want to learn some Japanese in the future