Japanese for dummies! Part 00

Okay.. Before we begin, let me tell you this:

Japanese is made up of three alphabets:

1) Hiragana
2) Katakana
3) Kanji

They are each used for completely different purposes, and yes, they do need a little studying and memorising (kanji especially). Because this is just a 'Japanese for Dummies', I will put everything in romaji, meaning in the English alphabet, so that everyone else can understand and be able to pronounce it!

Pronunciations:

I'm sure everyone can pronounce the Japanese alphabet, except for this one tricky sound: 'tsu'

For example:

Mitsubishi is NOT pronounced as Mit-su-bi-shi!

It is pronounced as Mi-tsu-bi-shi

Tonikaku, hajimemashou! (Anyway, let's get started!)

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MINI-QUIZ!

Konnichiwa, minna-san! Hajimemashite! Watashi no namae wa Josephine desu. Ima Malaysia ni sundeimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~!

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What on earth does that mean? Can someone translate this for me? Those who do get a very, very special prize!

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[End of lesson 00]

Konnichiwa, minna-san! Hajimemashite! Watashi no namae wa Josephine desu. Ima Malaysia ni sundeimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~!

Translation(my dad helped me out..xD)-Good morning,everyone! Nice to meet you! My name is Josephine. I'm now living in Malaysia. Pleae..blablablaba..i dunno the rest..=P

My granma can speak Japanese btw...cuz last time all the korean were forced to learn japanese....> <

Konnichiwa, minna-san! Hajimemashite! Watashi no namae wa Josephine desu. Ima Malaysia ni sundeimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~!


Hello, everyone! Nice to meet you. My name is Josephine. I am living in Malaysia. Please co-operate~~!


I always hear this in ANIMEs hahaha... So, correct me if I am wrong(CMIIW)

sjchung94 wrote:Konnichiwa, minna-san! Hajimemashite! Watashi no namae wa Josephine desu. Ima Malaysia ni sundeimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~!

Translation(my dad helped me out..xD)-Good morning,everyone! Nice to meet you! My name is Josephine. I'm now living in Malaysia. Pleae..blablablaba..i dunno the rest..=P

My granma can speak Japanese btw...cuz last time all the korean were forced to learn japanese....> <

Omedetou! You got it 80% right! ;D Except for the last bit in which you were too lazy to write ^^

Your prize will be sent along soon!

Chronormous wrote:Konnichiwa, minna-san! Hajimemashite! Watashi no namae wa Josephine desu. Ima Malaysia ni sundeimasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~!


Hello, everyone! Nice to meet you. My name is Josephine. I am living in Malaysia. Please co-operate~~!


I always hear this in ANIMEs hahaha... So, correct me if I am wrong(CMIIW)

Sou desu! This is a very formal introduction almost always heard in animes! I will teach you how to introduce yourself informally next time ;D

Your prize will be sent along soon!

Oh, and you got it right.. except for the last bit, about 'Yoroshiku onegaishimasu'.. =D Your meaning was correct, but that phrase has like, a dozen meanings for a dozen purposes.. =D We might go into detail later!

WOOT PRIZE!!
What is it anyway?
TEACH ME JAPANESE!!!

Konbanwa~ Kanji ga oshiete kudasai~

Zetsuboushita!

Gaikoku no bunka ga motsu hitobito ga biki tsukerareru sekai ga boku wo zetsuboushita!

Dehydration wrote:Konbanwa~ Kanji ga oshiete kudasai~

Hai hai~ Demo kanji wa hontouni muzukashii na... I'll have a special post just for kanji (esp. anime kanji!)

Chotto matte ne... ^^

Nozomu Itoshiki wrote:
Zetsuboushita!

Gaikoku no bunka ga motsu hitobito ga biki tsukerareru sekai ga boku wo zetsuboushita!

'Biki' no imi ga chotto wakanai keredo... moshikashite, sono 'biki' wa utsukushii onna no ko desu ka?

Ehh..Boku mo shiranai de..Kore wa boku no sensei no yakuju