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Konnichiwa o genki des ka In the japanese audio course I notice that when you want to say "its time for karaoke" you say: "ima kara karaoke jikan des yo" But when your saying "one hour" you say: inchi jikan. ...
2 replies - Last post by n_soufiani - August 20, 2008
Could you please tell me the difference between these two? kaimasu かいます kaemasu かえます I was told they ment to buy something are they both right? Do they both mean the same thing??? They a...
2 replies - Last post by (deleted) - August 30, 2008
Konnichiwa mina san. kibun wa do des ka? ano, how do you say tabemashita. (tabemashita tte do hanasemaska?) "ta-be-ma-shi-ta" sorretemo, ta-be-ma -shta"? domo arigato gozimashta!
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 31, 2008
when you pronounce iru after a te verb is the i silent? I heard a something kinda like this. nomitagatte iru n desu ga. and the iru and n just sounded kinda like "ru-n" So is it kinda like desu where the u is silent and imasu where ...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 28, 2008
tabete and tabemasu mean the same thing right?
2 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 26, 2008
I have been watchin japanese programs and I noticed that people would say dayo. for example ishida uryu dayo onaji class dayo is dayo the casual form of des? i think you use dayo with your friends and not with people that are superior to you. ...
3 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 24, 2008
Konnichiwa o genki des ka I have a question regarding booking hotel heya o yoyaku shitai no des ga = i would like to book a room heya o yoyaku shimasu = i will book a room How do you say, "i have booked a room". I have booked my...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 24, 2008
Hi It might surprise you to know that I actually do magic tricks with cards. I was thinking of doing some card magic to japanese people on the plane so I can make the people on the plane happy. I want to say, "remember this card, it is your car...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 24, 2008
mina-san konichiwa :) I have been doing a bit of research and I was suprised to learn that *tycoon* is originally a Japanese word. What does it really mean I wonder? [_shigoto no tatsujin_?]
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 24, 2008
whats the difference between demo and kedo?
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 21, 2008
If you were to call someone in Japan and they were not home and an answering maching answered how would you leave a message? __"This is (insert name) give me a call back."__ Please let me know what the formal way is to leave a call back me...
3 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 21, 2008
In terms of spelling, one has a u at the end and the other has a macron over the o, which is right... arigatou or arigatō ??
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 18, 2008
Hello I heard that *karate* actually means: _empty hand_ ie. no weapons. I recognize the *te* part to mean hand from the bonus lessons. But I thought *kara* meant: _from_ I am confused.
5 replies - Last post by Psymon - August 15, 2008
I would like to know the correct name for "why" are these both the same? Nande なんで and Naze なぜ ? If you were to ask some "why" which one would you use? Example: Question: The sky is blue....
3 replies - Last post by (deleted) - August 11, 2008
naze and doshte does the job of "why" "kenny san, doshte des ka?" doshte can also mean whats wrong as i have discovered by watching japanese movies.
1 reply - Last post by n_soufiani - August 11, 2008
Hi again Two Things that Kenni-san and Sayaka-san (you guys rock btw 8) ) say quite often... Just curious, does 'Mina-_san_' mean student? or learner? and what does 'Matte Iye Mashte ne' mean? :o
3 replies - Last post by Psymon - August 7, 2008
Hi, I Just started the course, and am really enjoying it so far. Japanese is a beautiful language. :D I have only reached the end of audio lesson 1.2, and read the grammar newletters that go with them. So I understand that the -san suffix to a person...
2 replies - Last post by Psymon - August 7, 2008
2 questions here... What does imasu mean? like with Oishii o mise o shitte imasu or like with ganbatte imasu. also can you use Ikura desu ka? with other things like How much (something) is left...or can you only use it when asking how much yen somet...
5 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - August 3, 2008
about lesson 1.2 "tea time".....
Up untill i found this program online, ive been teaching myself Japanese. Being fairly familiar with the early lessons i move on quickly and noticed something that kind of through me off... When Keni says: "Sumimasen, nani ka atatakai nomi mono o...
2 replies - Last post by (deleted) - July 28, 2008
a question regarding "doko" (where)
Hello there. I have a question regarding the word "doko" (where?) I have been playing a japanese game to improve my japanese listening skills and I noticed that when the main character asks "where is wan chai?" he sais "wan ...
3 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - July 20, 2008
Konnichiwa!! "kita" "kite" They sound very similar but have entirely different meanings. I know "kita" means hear but I do not know what "kite" means. i think in the audio course someone asks "o...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - July 20, 2008
I was just speaking japanese to myself to see how much I know (because i finished the excellent audio course)and I came across something... I dont know how to say "when" or "where" I think that when I go to Japan and get myself s...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - July 20, 2008
Hi I noticed when im watching japaense programs or something that someone would say: "ore wa sanada des" instead of "watashi no sanada des" I was just wondering what the difference between "ore" and "watashi&quo...
2 replies - Last post by n_soufiani - July 18, 2008
Perhaps you've heard that *Ano* is the Japanese equivalent of the English "_er..._" which one uses when looking for the right word. Well, it's true that it's merely used as a stopgap phrase. BUT :idea: , *Ano* is very often used consciou...
1 reply - Last post by n_soufiani - July 17, 2008
I'm not sure if this is a grammar or vocabulary issue. I have noticed when watching Anime that different words for "What?" are used. Sometimes it is "Nani", which I've heard in the lessons. Other times it sounds like "Nanda&...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - June 26, 2008
Can you give me a good recommendation to ALL the Bushu (Radical) Kanji
7 replies - Last post by vyre22607 - June 22, 2008
Hey guys, I finished the course about a month ago and I've been trying to translate movies to improve my skill. The movie is Final Fantasy Advent Children, which is anime so I'm sure there is lots of slang and that it may even be rude, so my online dicti...
2 replies - Last post by Raedwolf - June 11, 2008
Fura-fura, bura-bura, do you know the difference?
Hello! Imagine asking your Japanese friend, "what did you do on the weekend?" and they answer, *"Uchide bura-bura shita" * And you've wondered, _bura-bura_? What's he/she been up to? :shock: Well...Japanese language is FULL of ...
0 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - June 10, 2008
I hear alot of japanese programs where people say "so des ne". I am under teh asumption that this means "thats right". Can anyone confirm this for me?
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - May 14, 2008
How does one say "It's forbidden", or "I can't" ?
5 replies - Last post by Zaina - March 12, 2008
Does anyone know how to tell someone "you are very kind" , or "generous"? i found the word shinsetsu, but i was told it means "friendly", and i'm not sure it has the same connotation as the English "kind" or &quo...
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - February 14, 2008
Hi. I just started this course, and was wondering what the difference was between watashi no and watashi mo. Probably a dumb question, but I just want to make sure I get it right.
4 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - February 14, 2008
I have noticed that a lot of the verbs I have learned use ki. ikimasu: to go kimasu: to come kikimasu: I listen okimasu: to wake up kakimasu: I write Is that just a coincidence?
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - January 13, 2008
Please explain why in the audio version of lesson 1.4 hanase masu is two words but in the Newsletter it is only one. Is that a typo or a very complicated Japanese grammar issue that I'm best not to notice?
2 replies - Last post by xicidis - January 9, 2008
what does aimashita mean in the introduction..?
3 replies - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - December 13, 2007
how do you tell the difference between ...shall i go eat .and shall we go eat...when you use the above phrase..???
2 replies - Last post by pdchapin - December 12, 2007
Does anyone know what "o ide" means?? and what does it mean when they add "na" at the end- as in " Oide na" ? Thanks
1 reply - Last post by Sayaka-Matsuura - December 2, 2007
Hey, can anyone tell me what Konbanwa means? Not sure about the spelling sorry...
2 replies - Last post by Jack-Duncan - November 21, 2007