Toinho Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 A place to use our terrible Japanese. I feel like this needed it's own thread. Maybe we can have a languages sub forum haha. I await the nerd Japanese from the likes of Spike ! よろしくお願いします Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted March 16, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 16, 2017 And it has begun, out of curiosity can you write Japanese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Mel81x said: And it has begun, out of curiosity can you write Japanese? Yeah, but not very well. Some hiragana and katakana I can't do. I don't have the muscle memory. Kanji is ridiculous and everything has correct stroke order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted March 16, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 16, 2017 How long did it take you to get the hang of writing? I am not going to go gung-ho and try it in the first month but I'd imagine it takes some getting used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Pika, Pika...chùuuuuuuuuuu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 19 minutes ago, HoneyNUFC said: Pika, Pika...chùuuuuuuuuuu I had that as well for dinner at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted March 16, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 16, 2017 Arigato! Moshi Moshi! Konichiwa! HAI! N-N-NANU! That's all I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Mata au hi made Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Himitsu wo shiri tai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, ATL said: Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Mata au hi made Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Himitsu wo shiri tai Haha. Do you know the meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Not the slightest idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Mel81x said: How long did it take you to get the hang of writing? I am not going to go gung-ho and try it in the first month but I'd imagine it takes some getting used to. I do not have the hang of writing at all haha. I am basically terrible at it. The only time I hand write Japanese is if I am studying then I will write new words down etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto (Thank you very much) Mata au hi made (Until the day we meet again) Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Himitsu wo shiri tai (I want to know a secret) Is what I think it means haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Arigato Konichiwa Baka! Bakaeru Moshi Moshi Shine! Neko Chan Kun Sama San Kuso Tako Urusee Those are the ones i know, i'm also forgetting my favourite word which Yakuza's Kazuma Kiryu always uses but i can't fucking remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted March 21, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 21, 2017 Started reading and just digesting how the semantics work for Japanese. So far nothing too tedious but I'll pop in the disc that came along with the book tonite and start seeing how the pronunciation works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelcwt Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 On 3/16/2017 at 1:00 PM, Anton said: Yeah, but not very well. Some hiragana and katakana I can't do. I don't have the muscle memory. Kanji is ridiculous and everything has correct stroke order. Kanji is ridiculously easy! On a serious note though, I understand the pain of learning Kanji because there is a certain way to write it, the sequence. It is hard to understand why it had to be written in a specific way but Mandarin, especially the traditional characters are very beautiful with meanings behind it. Do you listen to Japanese music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted March 21, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 21, 2017 2 hours ago, noelcwt said: Kanji is ridiculously easy! On a serious note though, I understand the pain of learning Kanji because there is a certain way to write it, the sequence. It is hard to understand why it had to be written in a specific way but Mandarin, especially the traditional characters are very beautiful with meanings behind it. Do you listen to Japanese music? You managed to pickup Hindi yet? I ask because when I was learning Hindi it coincided with learning Arabic and it was a bit painful to learn because the scripts are very different in their writing styles. I'd imagine something like Kanji which has a base build like Hindi might not be so hard to learn to write for someone like you. When I saw Kanji I was thinking phew I am not touching that till I get my grammar basics right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelcwt Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Mel81x said: You managed to pickup Hindi yet? I ask because when I was learning Hindi it coincided with learning Arabic and it was a bit painful to learn because the scripts are very different in their writing styles. I'd imagine something like Kanji which has a base build like Hindi might not be so hard to learn to write for someone like you. When I saw Kanji I was thinking phew I am not touching that till I get my grammar basics right. I have tried to look for proper Hindi class in town but to no avail. There was one but they have very strict rules - ie. you cannot miss more than 3 classes in a semester.. must be there in formal wear.. be at the class 15 minutes earlier.. cannot leave in the middle of the class etc. Do any of those and you will be kick out of the institution. Cost no more than Rs 1,000 for a 6 months course though. I once went to a class conducted by an NRI but it was useless and on top of that, she charged Rs 6,000 for a month lesson! She mostly cater to expats though. So now I am left with broken Hindi that I pick up from my colleagues and bollywood movies (latest being Badrinath Ki Dulhania) I spent around 12 years learning the Chinese language and even then, I wouldn't say that I am an expert in it. There are still words that I can't read and pronounce correctly. Japanese is also difficult because of the sentence structuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted March 21, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 21, 2017 From my travels i remember a few words Ive got two older cousins that are both married with kids, one lives in Osaka and the other in Chigisaki. I was there for about 2 weeks but i do plan to go back! Gaijin Shinkansen Kawaii Konichiwa Kon'banwa ( i had to look up spelling) OTAKU (my favourite word) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted March 21, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, noelcwt said: I have tried to look for proper Hindi class in town but to no avail. There was one but they have very strict rules - ie. you cannot miss more than 3 classes in a semester.. must be there in formal wear.. be at the class 15 minutes earlier.. cannot leave in the middle of the class etc. Do any of those and you will be kick out of the institution. Cost no more than Rs 1,000 for a 6 months course though. I once went to a class conducted by an NRI but it was useless and on top of that, she charged Rs 6,000 for a month lesson! She mostly cater to expats though. So now I am left with broken Hindi that I pick up from my colleagues and bollywood movies (latest being Badrinath Ki Dulhania) I spent around 12 years learning the Chinese language and even then, I wouldn't say that I am an expert in it. There are still words that I can't read and pronounce correctly. Japanese is also difficult because of the sentence structuring. Phew that sounds like military school and even there they cut you some classes. I can relate to what you're going through because I've had friends who have had the same issue and then they just gave up and went the local way which was talking to people and watching movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/16/2017 at 10:55 PM, Berserker said: Arigato Konichiwa Baka! Bakaeru Moshi Moshi Shine! Neko Chan Kun Sama San Kuso Tako Urusee Those are the ones i know, i'm also forgetting my favourite word which Yakuza's Kazuma Kiryu always uses but i can't fucking remember. What is urusee? Do you mean Urusai for noisy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/21/2017 at 6:29 PM, noelcwt said: Kanji is ridiculously easy! On a serious note though, I understand the pain of learning Kanji because there is a certain way to write it, the sequence. It is hard to understand why it had to be written in a specific way but Mandarin, especially the traditional characters are very beautiful with meanings behind it. Do you listen to Japanese music? Very rarely listen to Japanese music. If I could do my Japanese experience all over, I would have studied more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 7 hours ago, Anton said: What is urusee? Do you mean Urusai for noisy? Yeah, you're right. Apparently "Urusee" is the slang version of the word Urusai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 15 hours ago, Berserker said: Yeah, you're right. Apparently "Urusee" is the slang version of the word Urusai. そうか ありがとう先生 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Anton said: そうか ありがとう先生 Do you know why the Japanese use some English words in their vocabulary and why they pronounce them so oddly?, for example when they say "date" it sounds like "dato". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Berserker said: Do you know why the Japanese use some English words in their vocabulary and why they pronounce them so oddly?, for example when they say "date" it sounds like "dato". I suppose a lot of languages have borrowed or foreign words. But Japanese does have a hell of a lot. And it is seemingly increasing. They are pronounced in line with the Japanese alphabets. Foreign words are written in "katakana" and as Japanese is basically syllables it ends up being weird. For example. Date. It may end in "e" but we don't pronounce it. In Japanese there is no t sound by itself. It is either chi te ta tu or to. To works best. Is how I would explain it but there's probably some kind of rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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