[Japan] Basic Phrases

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  1. bcullen

    bcullen They are all perfect.

    Haven't you seen her website? If you didn't notice she's happy naked. :D


    I guess we could; the question is how many trips will it take? :p :D

    *runs for the door* Sayonara!
     
  2. ember

    ember Valued Member

    Well, if you can excuse the Romanization of a phrase I've only heard from retired USAF people:

    koru gwa? -- something like "what?" / "excuse me?" / "go on?"
     
  3. jujitsuka07

    jujitsuka07 Body by Pizza Hut!

    Basic Japanese:
    si. = singular, pl. = plural, F = formal, I = informal, M = male speech.

    I, me..................watashi
    I, me..................boku (I)(M)
    my.....................watashi-no
    mine...................watashi-no mono
    you (si.)..............anata (F)
    you (pl.)..............anata-tachi
    your (si.).............anata-no
    your (pl.).............anata-tachi-no
    yours (si.)............anata-no mono
    yours (pl.)............anata-tachi-no mono
    we,us..................watashi-tachi
    our......................watashi-tachi-no
    ours....................watashi-tachi-no mono
    he.......................kare
    his (insert object)...kare no (insert object)
    his (i.e 'That house is his.")...kare-no mono
    she, her................kanojo
    her (insert object)..kanojo-no (insert object)
    hers.....................kanojo-no mono
    they,them.............karera
    their.....................karera-no
    theirs...................karera-no mono



    Places:
    ie............................house
    apaato/manshon.........apartment/flat
    depaato....................department store
    supaa.......................supermarket
    byooin......................hospital
    kusuriya....................pharmacy
    honya.......................bookstore
    panya.......................bakery
    kyokai.......................church
    shinden/otera.............temple/Buddhist temple
    kaigan.......................beach/shore
    eigakan.....................movie theater
    toshokan...................library
    kuukou......................airport
    eki............................station

    mae..........................front
    ushiro........................behind
    ue............................on, top
    ****a.........................under
    naka.........................in, inside
    soto.........................outside
    tonari........................next door
    yoko.........................beside
    soba.........................near
    chikaku......................near
    aida..........................between
    mukou.......................beyond

    Examples:
    (thing)-no mae ni.........in front of the (thing)
    (thing)-no ura ni..........behind the (thing)
    (thing)-no chikaku........near the (thing)
    (thing)-no touku..........far from the (thing)
    (thing)-no tonari desu...next to the (thing)



    "(person)-wa doko ni imasu ka."...."Where is (person)?"
    Example: "Ken-wa doko ni imasu ka."...."Where is Ken?"

    "(person)wa (place) ni imasu"...."(person) is at the (place).".
    Example: "Ken-wa honya ni imasu."...."Ken is at the bookstore.".

    "(thing) -wa doko ni arimasu ka."...."Where is the (thing)?".
    Example: "Panya-wa doko ni arimasu ka"...."Where is the bakery?".

    "Panya-wa yakkyoku no ura ni arimasu."...."The bakery is behind the pharmacy."

    Food:

    gohan.............cooked rice
    men/udon........kinds of noodles
    gyuuniku.........beef
    toriniku...........chicken
    sakana............fish
    ninjin..............carrot
    kyabetsu.........cabbage
    moyashi...........bamboo shoot
    toumorokoshi....corn
    ringo...............apple
    suika...............Jap.-style watermelon
    buudou............grape
    ichigo..............strawberry
    nashi...............pear
    piza.................pizza
    hanbaagaa.......hamburger
    chiizu..............cheese
    sake................rice wine
    gyuunyuu.........milk
    mizu................water
    ocha...............green/eastern tea
    kocha..............black/western tea
    koohii..............coffie
    jyuusu.............juice
    souda..............soda

    "(thing) kudasai."........."Please give me (thing)."
    Example: "Souda kudasai."......."Please give me soda."

    -juj :)
     
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  4. Kogusoku

    Kogusoku 髭また伸びた! Supporter

    *puts specs on*



    Just in addition, a Yakkyoku 薬局 can sometimes be more commonly called a kusuriya in informal parlance. Yakkyoku is the formal title of the establishment.

    BUU-BUU! Honya da zo!

    Niwatori is the living animal, not the food. The food would be tori-niku.

    Also, Takenoko is bamboo root, not bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots are moyashi. :)

    Hope this helps.
     
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  5. jujitsuka07

    jujitsuka07 Body by Pizza Hut!

    (see previous post)

    yeah, I thought it was "kusuriya", but I looked it up to make sure, but my dictionary said "Yakkyoku", so.....

    My dictionary says "takenoko"!!!!!!!!!!

    CORRECTIONS ARE MADE.

    Sorry! I typed this thing having not been to bed until 6:00am - :woo: :woo: :woo: ! Stupid insomnia!!!!!

    My appologies - I tried......
     
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  6. Banpen Fugyo

    Banpen Fugyo 10000 Changes No Surprise

    Neko otabimashita - I ate a cat.
    Oiishi desu - Delicious
     
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  7. hanakuso

    hanakuso Banned Banned


    It doesn't. Takenoko are bamboo shoots. Take-no-ko, like 'child of bamboo'


    and moyashi are bean sprouts.
     
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  8. slipthejab

    slipthejab Hark, a vagrant! Supporter

    A very important form of Takenoko...

    the Takeonoko No Sato! :D
     

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  9. Victoria

    Victoria Pretzel In Training

    That looks like a field of turds....
     
  10. Kogusoku

    Kogusoku 髭また伸びた! Supporter

    Dammit slip, those are biccies. Very nice ones too I might add.

    I'll have to pop out to 7-I now and get a box. :bang:
     
  11. Mr Punch

    Mr Punch Homicidal puppet

    :D LOL... you misread that one: it's 'I have a BURN', not a BUM!

    BTW, whoever it was, I've never heard 'ikkil ikkil' and I can't even work out what the transliteration is supposed to be: in the Hepburn System there isn't even an 'l'.

    BTW, the confusion of 'takenoko' 's meaning is probably because it's the fresh new part of the bamboo shoot that you have to dig out before it breaks ground. Once it's come out it's far too tough to chew through! It is not the root though, and as Snot says, 'moyashi' is beansprout.
     
  12. hanakuso

    hanakuso Banned Banned


    Don't know why someone stuck an 'L' on the end, but "ikki, ikki" is a kind of playful chant when folks want you to chug your drink. Like a, "chug, chug!" kind of thing. Down in one, if you will.
     
  13. Mr Punch

    Mr Punch Homicidal puppet

    Oh, OK. I've never heard it but I suppose I've only been out with cool people, serious night-owls and drinkers rather than the college kid/salariman crowd!
     
  14. hanakuso

    hanakuso Banned Banned

    Go to your local Izakaya and I'm sure they'll tell you all about it!
     
  15. Victoria

    Victoria Pretzel In Training

    Oh...err... :eek:
     
  16. hanakuso

    hanakuso Banned Banned

    booty thread

    There's a surprising amount of 'ass' in this thread.
     
  17. Victoria

    Victoria Pretzel In Training

    Love the title ;)

    Ok how about we leave ass at the door and stick to helpful phrases :D
     
  18. Chimpcheng

    Chimpcheng Yup... Giant cow head... Supporter

    But that would mean you can't look in this thread... :p :love:
     
  19. Victoria

    Victoria Pretzel In Training

    Well that's you out of the picture for my best mod nomination Nobby. Seriously...Disgraceful :p :D

    Do I need to ask a mod to stay on topic? :eek:
    :topic:
     
  20. Kogusoku

    Kogusoku 髭また伸びた! Supporter

    Don't worry kiddies I's a watching ya. :D
     

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