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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:17 pm
I've been watching a ton of Anime lately, and I've noticed that a lot of the charecters do NOT use proper Japanese, and the ones that do are only the ones with money, LOTS of money. Also, as i talked to my Japanese friends over Skype, i noticed a ton of them don't use proper Japanese, either. Which brings up the question, is it necessary to use proper Japanese in chat with Japanese friends and people you meet on the street?
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:52 pm
Proper Japanese would be like what we consider proper English spoken during newscasts on CNN. No one is gonna speak like that day in and day out especially with friends. In the Japanese language age and title play a HUGE part in how someone is spoken to. When you speak with friends you speak in a casual style. When you speak with a boss or a parent you speak formally, well maybe sometimes with parents. If you were to meet the President or the Japanese Emperor you would surely speak super polite! That is how it is in Japan~ respect through language.
In anime and with friends it is almost always casual. When you listen to friends you may hear a lot of the sentences end with da or ru, or nai. These are indicators that casual Japanese is being spoken. They of course are not the ONLY indicators but just easy ones you can pick up on when listening. Example of casual: Tabeta? You ate? Did you eat?
With formal Japanese you will hear a lot of ~masu, ~mashita, masen, masendeshita. These are the formal endings to verbs (Japanese grammar always ahs the verb last). great example of formal would be: Tabemashita ka?
Did you eat?
I believe the super formal version of Japanese called keigo~honorific. This is what you'd speak to government officials or royalty. Example (remember this is the same verb to eat put super polite/honorific): meshiagaru. Would you like some more cake? In Japanese>> Mou sukoshi ke-ki w(o) meshiagarimasenka.
I have a feeling that you are already familiar with this. Anyway~ aside from that you have to remember that just as many in the West dont use proper English (and even have dialect pockets through out the USA) the same is gonna be true for Japan.
To answer your question directly: Use casual Japanese with your friends on Skype. Use formal Japanese with strangers you may meet on Japanese streets. 3nodding
Sorry for the long-o post. I get carried away about my favorite subject. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:52 am
You know the subject very well! 3nodding My teacher had to give us that lesson a couple times - just to enforce it. It wouldn't be too awesome if his students offended one of the Japanese tourists or something... sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:08 am
I worked in a Japanese Board of Education for two years. I learned what to say and how to say it real quick. stressed
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:36 am
Ohayou gozaimasu minna~san!!! Yeah, I'm going to be taking level 2 Japanese. *does a dance*
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