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What is パイナップル?
A. Pineapple
60%
 60%  [ 54 ]
B. Tokyo
17%
 17%  [ 16 ]
C. Banana
12%
 12%  [ 11 ]
D. Spaghetti
10%
 10%  [ 9 ]
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:07 pm
cardboardflavored_condom
12_happy_12
sensei: teacher
konichiwa: hello
inkey: fishy
su: you
dumbo: idiot

those are the only words i know, learned from movies with japanees in them.

dumbo means idiot? i thought idiot meant bakka or something like that.


Hmm, I think there's a mistake for the last three words.
Inkey and Dumbo are not something that can be pronounced using hiragana, while the term 'you' is also not す(su). That's 君/きみ(kimi) or あなた(anata), or 手前/てめえ(temee) which is a vulgar expression.

Fish: 魚/さかな(sakana)
Idiot: 呆け/ぼけ(boke) or 馬鹿/ばか(baka)
 
PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:30 pm
Haru: Spring
Ko: Child
Sayonara: Good bye
Aki: Autumn
Natsu: Summer
Fuyu: Winter
Hotaru: Firefly
Mochi: Rice cake (?) I'm not sure about this one can you fix me if I'm wrong?
Itachi: Weasel
Sasori: Scorpion
Tsunami: Tsunami
Orenji: Orange
Aka: Red
Aoi: Blue
Pinku: Pink

That's some I can think of right now. ^-^  

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Arkab

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:25 am

Rather than using the katakana form, you can use 桃色/ももいろ(momoiro) to represent pink. Also, もち(mochi) is the correct word for sticky rice cakes.

However, there's one mistake that you have to take note. 'Child' is 子供/こども(kodomo). Only when used in 女の子/おんなのこ(onnanoko)-'girl' or 男の子/おとこのこ(otokonoko)-'boy' then is 子/こ(ko) used to denote 'child'.
 
PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:39 am
Thanks ^-^  

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:42 pm
I know some words~! But I have no idea how to put them in katakana/hiragana/kanji. sweatdrop

Ichi-gatsu = January
Ni-gatsu = February
San-gatsu = March
Shi/Yon-gatsu = April
Go-gatsu = May
Roku-gatsu =June
Nana/Shichi-gatsu = July
Hachi-gatsu = August
Kyuu-gatsu = September
Juu-gatsu = October
Juuichi-gatsu = November
Juuni-gatsu = December
kawaii = cute (hehe everybody knows this one)
daijoubu = "Are you okay?" (at least I'm pretty sure that's what it means)
onigiri = riceball
utau = to sing (I heard that somewhere)
aoi ( or is it ao?) = blue
aka (akai?) = red
kuro = black
shiro = white
neko = cat
inu = dog
kitsune = fox
kuma = bear (i think)
umineko =seagull
higurashi = cicada
urasai = "shut up!" or annoying?
omoshiroi = interesting
sugoi = "cool!"
yuki = snow
tatte = stand up
suwatte = sit down
sora = sky
ohayo gozaimasu = good morning
konnichiwa = hello
konbawa = good evening
oyasumi nasai = good night
kami = hair/paper/god (depends on the context I guess)
kinyobi = Friday
baka = idiot
osu = "yo" or "hello" ( i think)
niisan = older brother?
niichan = older sister? (I confuse the two very often)
aishiteru = "I love you"
nande = "why?"
nani = "what"
 
PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:33 am

That's a rather long list.

大丈夫(だいじょうぶ/daijyoubu)
This can be both a question and an answer, depending on the tone.
Not every question has to end with a か(ka).

兄さん(にいさん/niisan) Older Brother
姉さん(ねえさん/neesan) Older Sister
Often used with the honorific お(o) when used to address an older sibling.

歌を歌う(うたをうたう/utawoutau)
To sing a song.

Too lazy to check out the others to see if they are correct.
My knowledge of the language is very limited.
 

Arkab


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:13 pm
Konchiwa: Hello
Neko: Cat
Baka: Idiot, moron, etc.
Kuso: Damn, etc.
Atashina:MY
KOkoro:heart
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nya:Meow  
PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:40 am
Konichiwa: Hello
domo arigato or arigato: Thank you(Thank you very much)
baka: idiot
neko: cat
mikon no: maiden
sakura: cherry blossom
kumo: spider
shimatta zan zen: damn
kuragari: dark
haruna: distant
hai: yes
iie: no
okkei: okay
kuroi: black
aoi: blue
kitsune: fox
inu: dog
sugoi: cool
kanashii: sad
boi furendo: boyfriend
kaji da: fire
hachi: bee
kiken: danger  

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:05 pm
Arigoto: Thank you
Sensi: Teacher
Onee-Chan: Older sister
One -Chan: Older brother
Tamago:Egg  
PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:08 pm
japanese 翻訳者は良いです、しかし人々が dont
に本当にどのようにコンピュータ化された japanese 書かれたものを読むべきか理解します

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japanese translators are good but people dont really understand how to
read the computerised japanese writing  

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:00 pm
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post your own 5 words you know


kanashii (sad)
hai(yes)
ie(no)
sayonara(good bye)
toire(toilet)  
PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:41 pm
pankeki no yo ni watashi= i like pancakes--oh but for those of you who really REALLY like pancakes should say this: aishi no pankeki=i love pancakes
but for those of you who hate pancakes and like walfes should say this: walfesno yo ni watashi  

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:30 am
How are you? 
お元気ですか。 O-genki desu ka? (oh-GEN-kee dess-KAH?)
Fine, thank you. 
元気です。 Genki desu. (GEN-kee dess)
What is your name? 
お名前は何ですか。 O-namae wa nan desu ka? (oh-NAH-mah-eh wah NAHN dess-KAH?)
My name is ____ . 
私の名前は ____ です。 Watashi no namae wa ____ desu. (wah-TAH-shee no nah-mah-eh wa ____ dess)
Nice to meet you. 
始めまして。 Hajimemashite. (hah-jee-meh-MOSH-teh)
Please. (request) 
お願いします。 Onegai shimasu. (oh-neh-gigh shee-moss)
Please. (offer) 
どうぞ。 Dōzo. (DOH-zo)
You're welcome. 
どういたしまして。 Dō itashi mashite. (doh EE-tah-shee mosh-teh)
Excuse me. 
すみません。 Sumimasen. (soo-mee-mah-sen)
I can't speak Japanese [well]. 
日本語「よく」話せません。 Nihongo [yoku] hanasemasen. (nee-hohn-goh [yo-koo] hah-nah-seh-mah-sen)
Do you speak English? 
英語を話せますか。 Eigo o hanasemasuka? (AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)
Is there someone here who speaks English? 
だれか英語を話せますか。 Dareka eigo o hanasemasuka? (dah-reh-kah AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)
Help! 
たすけて! Tasukete! (tah-soo-keh-teh!)
Look out! 
あぶない! Abunai! (ah-boo-NIGH!)
Good morning. 
おはようございます。 Ohayō gozaimasu. (oh-hah-YOH go-zigh-moss)
Good evening. 
こんばんは。 Konbanwa. (kohm-bahn-wah)
Good night (to sleep) 
おやすみなさい。 Oyasuminasai. (oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sigh)
I don't understand. 
わかりません。 Wakarimasen. (wah-kah-ree-mah-sen)
Where is the toilet? 
トイレはどこですか。 Toire wa doko desu ka? (toy-reh wah DOH-koh dess kah?)  
PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:46 am
1. ありがとう。 - thanks
2. すみません - i'm srry
3. おめでとう!-congrats!
4. せんせい -teacher
5. かわいい - cute  

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:28 am
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pankeki no yo ni watashi= i like pancakes--oh but for those of you who really REALLY like pancakes should say this: aishi no pankeki=i love pancakes
but for those of you who hate pancakes and like walfes should say this: walfesno yo ni watashi
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Wrong usage of grammar. "Yo Ni" means to do something in a particular fashion or an object is like some other object. So in other words, you've made it sound like "I am like a pancake."

The better term is: 私はパンドヶィキが好き。(Watashi wa pandokeiki ga suki - I like pancakes).

Second, Aishi, being the masu form of Aisuru (To Love) combined with the possessive No makes your sentence say "The Pancakes of Love--ing--er--something." Either way that's also incorrect. The better term is like my first sentence, except replace "好き" (Suki) with "大好き" (Daisuki), which means favorite. So it'd be, "Pancakes are my favorite!" or "I really like pancakes!"

Third has the exact same problem. You're making it say "I am like a waffle." Which this is starting to make me think you were pulling a prank on some poor unfortunate learner who wants to speak!

The proper term for saying you don't like something is " が 好き じゃない" ( ga sukijyanai - I don't like object) or " が 大嫌い!" ( ga daikirai - I hate object!) (Daikirai - Hate)

I'll post some words of my own later. I just felt like making some corrections. sweatdrop

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