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bakahito

PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:58 am


igashijin
boku ha kufuuku isn't something I think is even said... lol. I've spent quite a bit of time in Japan. razz

Nobody says that, c'mon...

Typically this is said as 'onaka suita' (my stomach is empty)

Dudes are often more blunt and say 'hara (ga) heta' ([my] stomach is poor) *note* poor as in 'I'm poor at baseball'.

Most of this stuff is pretty ridiculous.. lol-- 'kimi ga iya da' etc. (which would probably sound something like "anta nante kirai dayo' if a Japanese person spit it out)

On a final note-- oppai means tits, not opai.. o.O


And don't forget about 'onaka peko peko' for girls. 'Peko peko' is supposed to be the sound your stomach makes when its empty. Not quite as cool as 'hara heta' but it work if you are trying to sound cute. My lady friend uses it all the time. Its also good example 'giongo' (onamotapiea sounds), many of which sound silly but often pop up on JLPT 1 and 2 when you least expect it.

Also, you might want to try organizing your list. If I had my way I'd divy them up by regional dialect because the way us cool hippsters speak in Kansai is noticibly different from those Tokyo jerks wink I've lived and gone to school in Japan land for a long while and I'm always surprised about the major differences in dialects
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:38 pm


Koyuki-Hime
Hey, do you think you could put prounceations next to them? I have trouble saying them.


Actually JApanese words are very easy to pronounce because they are all very phonetic. The kana is based on the letters/ sounds a i u e and o. a=ah, i=ee, u= oo, e= A (well its sortof a mix between A as in bAseball and eh as in dEsk. So for example the sentence, Watashi wa Mimi desu. My name is Mimi is pronounced just as it is written- Wah tah shi wah Mee Mee dess. Some vowels are silent in words like desu- dess and suki- sounds more like ski. Also the 'r's in japanese are pronounced often like an english L or D. You "flip your r's" bytapping your tounge on the roof of your mouth once when saying an r. The sentence, Are wa nan desu ka, What is that over there? sounds sort of like a-day wah nan dess ka? long vowels as in Yookoso (welcome) are pronounced the same as regular except you say them longer. Double consenents are pronounced with a slight break before the letter as in yokka (the fourth) yo-kka or yok-ka. I hope that helps and makes sense. Also, to contribute to the "boku" conversation some girls say "Atashi" rather than "watashi. i dunno why

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superwhatever

PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:18 am


hmm...ok
PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:49 pm


I thought england was igirisu.

oh well, thanks for the list! I will hopefully remeber al least half of it!

wafflemania


Kuuryuro

PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:03 am


bakahito

And don't forget about 'onaka peko peko' for girls. 'Peko peko' is supposed to be the sound your stomach makes when its empty. Not quite as cool as 'hara heta' but it work if you are trying to sound cute. My lady friend uses it all the time. Its also good example 'giongo' (onamotapiea sounds), many of which sound silly but often pop up on JLPT 1 and 2 when you least expect it.

Also, you might want to try organizing your list. If I had my way I'd divy them up by regional dialect because the way us cool hippsters speak in Kansai is noticibly different from those Tokyo jerks wink I've lived and gone to school in Japan land for a long while and I'm always surprised about the major differences in dialects

Heehee, cool hippsters, eh? I'll second that vote for Kansaiben rules^_~(Can't say I know those Tokyo jerks though stare ...yet)

Here's a few important ones:
homo dewa nai - I'm not a homosexual
isei ga suki desu - I like the opposite sex
homo desu - I'm a homosexual
isei ga suki dewa nai - I don't like the opposite sex
soko ni sawaranaide kudasai - Please don't touch (me) there
Kissu shitemo ii desu ka - can I kiss you?
dame - No!!! (implies a stong feeling of rejecting the suggested action)
___ha doko desu ka - Where is ___ (can ask about a misplaced object or person)
___ha doko ni arimasu ka - where is the ____(asking about...= =;;unmovable things - banks, parks, buildings, bus stations, ect)
ame ga furuto omoimasu ka - Do you think its going to rain?
kasa wo totte - take an umbrella
irimasen - I don't want/need it
daijina koto desu yo - its a very important thing

and here's a good old osakaben favorite - very useful
eeyanka - its good/fine, isn't it? (...as in "Don't do that!" - "Its fine, isn't it?" or "That shirt is dirty" - "Its good, isn't it?")
and one more that's not helpful at all, given the circumstances in which you'd use it
wakarehen - I don't get it/ I don't understand (Informal conjugation)
PostPosted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:18 am


NekomiChan001
3nodding Dame=stop it/stop
Itai=Ouch/that hurts


i though yamete was stop it.

wafflemania


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:16 pm


Wow this is helpful.
PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:01 pm


thanks

specter7890


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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:25 am


Midnitergrl
What does Datebayou mean? I've heard it before.

It means that you've watched too much Naruto mrgreen Just kidding . Dattebayou pretty much doesn't mean anything , it's kind of like a Naruto-ish accent .
PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:30 am


I didn't see this added , although it's very simple and I bet all of you know it , but I'll post it anyways :

Ittekimasu - said when YOU are going out
Itterasshai - said when SOMEONE ELSE is going out
Tadaima - said when YOU come back home
Okaeri nasai - said when SOMEONE ELSE comes back home

If you're familiar with the person , who is coming back , you might just drop the 'nasai' part and just say 'Okaeri' . Same goes for 'Oyasumi nasai' , which is said when going to sleep .

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Miyu_Aizawa

PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:35 pm


this list is useful ^^
although some of these do seem a bit wrong. . .
From what i know anyway. i'm not that good yet.

really good anyway!

Arigatou!

i was curious about Dattebayou too. ..
I don't really watch naruto. . . when i do it's the one in english on cartoon network >.<
I do listen to the song Naruto Ondo though XD

so does it really not mean anything or something?
PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2008 1:37 am


Miyu_Aizawa
this list is useful ^^
although some of these do seem a bit wrong. . .
From what i know anyway. i'm not that good yet.

really good anyway!

Arigatou!

i was curious about Dattebayou too. ..
I don't really watch naruto. . . when i do it's the one in english on cartoon network >.<
I do listen to the song Naruto Ondo though XD

so does it really not mean anything or something?


You made me feel unsure , so I Googled it and I found this site , where it's stated that it doesn't mean anything and that in Japanese you can add a word without a meaning to make the sentence sound tougher , childish , etc. Here are some other examples of anime characters speaking like that :
~Evil Maid Koiyori (Did I get her name right ? sweatdrop ) from Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte , who adds 'De gozaimasu wa' at the end of most sentences . It actually makes her sentences more polite , but I doubt she's trying to be polite to her enemies...
~Sumomo from Chobits . She adds 'desu' at the end of almost every sentence , even if it doesn't include it in its structure .
~Deidara from Naruto (Shippuuden) . He uses 'un' or 'hmm' at the end of his sentences (He uses 'un' only in the manga , by the way). They aren't even words , but I thought I should add him , because I think it's on topic (Not to mention that I fangirl him heart )

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:53 am


Quote:
Tenshi - Loving angel? (Correct me if I'm wrong)

Tenshi means 'angel' . 3nodding
PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:21 am


SparklySapphire
Midnitergrl
What does Datebayou mean? I've heard it before.

It means that you've watched too much Naruto mrgreen Just kidding . Dattebayou pretty much doesn't mean anything , it's kind of like a Naruto-ish accent .


It's his catchphrase, actually. :3 So it's easy to distinguish him out of other characters, it's his own little saying which of course has no meaning.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:17 pm


SparklySapphire
I didn't see this added , although it's very simple and I bet all of you know it , but I'll post it anyways :

Ittekimasu - said when YOU are going out
Itterasshai - said when SOMEONE ELSE is going out
Tadaima - said when YOU come back home
Okaeri nasai - said when SOMEONE ELSE comes back home

If you're familiar with the person , who is coming back , you might just drop the 'nasai' part and just say 'Okaeri' . Same goes for 'Oyasumi nasai' , which is said when going to sleep .

Actually,I didn't know any of those.I'll try to remember them.
Also,this list is very helpful,I must try to remember most of it.

Domo Arigato!!(Arigatto?)
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