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Sya0ran:
Yes, yume means dream/dreamer. Something like that. ^^; I love the japanese language, so interesting. I got a few japanese terms/suffixes I guess you guys would like to know about. [is re-reading Japanese Help Book] :shifty: lol
Japanese Suffixes
-chan : Used between friends or with someone younger than you. Used between boyfriends and girlfriends.
-kun : Generally used for males, but can be used for females too. Someone who's close to you as a friend.
-san : Polite and formal. Used for someone at the same position as you or higher. You would use this with strangers if you didn't know them well. It basically means; Ms, Miss, Mr., or Mrs.
-dono : Indicates respect and is very polite.
-danna : a title used to address the master of a house.
-sama : Very high respect. Used when speaking about gods or someone like an emperor or king.
-sensei : Used to speak to a teacher or upper class man.
onee-chan/san/sama : what you would call your sister.
onii-chan/san/sama : what you would call your brother.
aneue : an old, respectful way of referring to one's older sister.
aniki : an old, respectful way of referring to one's older brother.
otouto : little brother.
inu no niichan : "dog brother" or "dog-eared brother"
(o) baachan : (familiar) "grandmother" or "old woman"
(o) babaa : rude way of referring to an older women .i.e. "old hag"
occhan : (familiar) "pops", "gramps"
(o) jiichan : (familiar) "grandfather"
(o) jijii : (rude) "old man"
Few Japanese Terms
Anata no namae wa nan desu ka? - What is your name
Amai - Sweet
Chikusho - Da*n! or Sh*t! (kuso or shimatta)
Daijoubou desu ka? - Are you okay?
Daijoubou ja nai - I’m not okay.
Oi! Nani tendeska? - Hey! What are you doing?
Ikuyo - I'm coming!
Ikuzo - Here I come!
Ima - Now
Itai - Ouch/it hurts
Itoshii - Beloved
Kanojo- Girlfriend
Kareshi - Boyfriend
Koibito - Sweetheart (Male/Female)
Kawaii - Cute
Koi - Love
Koishii - Beloved
Kokkaii - Cool
Kokoro - heart
Makeru mon ka! - I won't give up!
Mamoru - to protect
Mamotte ageru - I'll protect you.
Makeru mon ka! - I won't give up!
Mamoru - to protect
Mamotte ageru - I'll protect you.
Ureshii - happy.
Ursai - shut up
Urusai - noisy.
Usagi - bunny
Watashi - I
Yamero!/Yamete! - Stop it!
Yume - dream.
Yurusu - to forgive
Yukata - A thin kimono
Yoshi/Yosh - Okay!/All right!
Ne...fingers hurt from typing so much. :sweatdrop: Need to know anything just tell me, I'll be glad to help. [rubs poor, calloused fingers] XD :heh:
Ruby Chan:
Ok...don't a lot of Japanese names have hidden menaigs in them? I'm not sure if that counts as language, so someone tell me if they don't...
Sakura - Cherry Blossom
Syaoran Li - Little Wolf
Touya - Peach Blossom
Yukito - Snow Bunny
Tomoyo - Faithful Friend (I'm not sure about this one, but I read it somewhere)
Yue - Moon...although I think it's chinese....
D.J.P:
thanks for those :D
they will be added to the list (when I finish it :D)
Tomoyo's is a blossom aswell - I think I read/heard some where it was Plum Blossom
and Yue is 'moon' in chinese
Little Wolf: :D
Sakaki:
Yume is dream, so you are right!
And that's how you pronounce Yokatta and Yukata.
Japanese is really easy to pronounce since the letters don't change sounds like English.
I don't usually have any trouble with pronounciation, just remembering vocabulary!
Here's some more I like!
Jitensha (bicycle)
Bento (box lunch)
Shiro (white)
Kuro (black)
Zutto (always)
ashita (tomorrow)
Yuki (snow)
Keki (cake)
I try to be certain before I post any words, but
if I'm wrong about anything, please let me know!
I also have a really nice Kana table that has a lot of the Hiragana and Katakana on it in case anyone is trying to learn those.
I'm trying to learn Hiragana, since that's the Japanese alphabet, and if you can read and write in Hiragana you could probably get by in Japan. I'll try for Kanji after I get some more of the Hiragana down!
Ruby Chan:
Umm...I have images of the character names in kanji...should I post those up here?
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