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Konnichiwa. watashi wa nia desu...nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. ^.^
Watashi wa bera-bera to....
(Hello. I'm nia...I know a little bit of japanese. I'm talkative, does "Watashi wa bera-bera to" mean I'm talkitive?"

私の名前はクリスタルです。「クリスタルは好きじゃないです。 シャラクをと言われるが好きです。* 日本語がすこしわかります。 でも、まだよく上手じゃありません。 日本語で自分をおしえるが好きです。

Ｗａｔａｓｈｉ　ｗａ　ｎａｍａｅ　ｗａ　ＫＵＲＩＳＵＴＡＲＵ　ｄｅｓｕ．「ＫＵＲＩＳＵＴＡＲＵ　ｗａ　ｓｕｋｉ　ｊａ　ｎａｉ　ｄｅｓｕ．Ｓｈａｒａｋｕ　ｏ　ｔｏｉｗａｒｅｒｕ　ｇａ　ｓｕｋｉ　ｄｅｓｕ.* Ｎｉｈｏｎｇｏ　ｇａ　ｓｕｋｏｓｈｉ　ｗａｋａｒｉｍａｓｕ，　ｄｅｍｏ　ｍａｄａ　ｙｏｋｕ　ｊｏｕｚｕ　ｊａ　ａｒｉｍａｓｅｎ．Ｎｉｈｏｎｇｏ　ｄｅ　ｊｉｂｕｎ　ｏ　ｏｓｈｉｅｒｕ　ｇａ　ｓｕｋｉ　ｄｅｓｕ．

Ｍｙ　ｎａｍｅ　ｉｓ　Ｃｒｙｓｔａｌ. （Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｌｉｋｅ　Ｃｒｙｓｔａｌ，Ｉ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｂｅｉｎｇ　ｃａｌｌｅｄ　Ｓｈａｒａｋｕ）.* Ｉ　ｓｐｅａｋ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ａ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ‘ｍ　ｎｏｔ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ　ｙｅｔ．　Ｉ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ．

*Ｔｈａｔ　ｓｅｃｏｎｄ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｉｒｄ　ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ，　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ‘ｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　Ｉ　ｗｒｏｔｅ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｌｙ．　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　Ｉ　ｗｒｏｔｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｓｔ　ｏｎｅ　ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｌｙ　ｅｉｔｈｅｒ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｕｎｓｕｒｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｔｗｏ．

konnichi wa!! the third sentence シャラクをと言われるが好きです。- when you use the word "is called" to iimasu you dont need the particle wo infront of to omoimasu. if you have a word ending with an 'i' like atarashii, (new) then you dont need 2 add anything just to omoimasu. if its a word like kirei where it is a na adj, you add da to omoimasu. hope that helps

ok.... to omoimasu in english means "i think", to iimasu means "to say" but it also means "said" and "is called". when you use to iimasu, you use words ending with 'i' like *thinks...whats a good example??* like....samui...samui means cold. so using omoimasu with that, you dont add any particles...like wo, no etc. its just samui to omoimasu = i think its cold.
when you use to iimasu its the same. you dont use any particles at all....just (whatever) to iimasu
when you use iimasu as in something is called....its more of a relative clause...eg. Hobart no daigaku to iiu gakkou ni ikimasu. = i go to a school called hobart university. the iiu is the dictionary form of iimasu...it means the same thing but it is a grammar thing that you will pick up if you are learning at school. if you want to know more about it, then feel free to ask me smile
i hope i have made it a lot clearer for you and not confused you again

Konichiwa minna-san! Watashi wa Jin desu. O genki desu ka? Watashi wa aku!! 3nodding

(Hello everyone! I am Jin! How are you? I am evil!! 3nodding

sweatdrop Not sure if I said this right..I've been trying to teach meh-self for two years and my nee-chan won't teach me any.. scream I need a Sensei... crying )

UsagiDesu says:
> Can't you also you 'doko' when asking about the name of a school? <

doko means where...eg. gakkou wa doko desuka?
meaning where is the school.

Yes, I know but just like in English when you say "where do you go to school" it's referring　ｔo the name of the place and not the locatioｎ。It works the same way, doesn't it?

Eg: Sharaku-san no daigaku wa doko desu ka

Konbanwa. Watashi wa Edowa-do desu. Genki Deska?

(Good Evening. I am Edward. How are you?)
I think Edward would be- Edowa-do, right?
Anyway, pleased to meet you all, and to learn Japanese.