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6 Jun 2007, 08:14 #681
gaijinmark wrote: "I am fine" would be "genki desu", , , "poor thing" I'm not real sure what you would say. [/list:u]


Poor thing....I think that would be "kawaii sou" or something like that.
6 Jun 2007, 18:13 #682
MissMonika wrote:

Poor thing....I think that would be "kawaii sou" or something like that.


i thought so too yet kawaii is cute.... :headscratch:
11 Jun 2007, 22:58 #683
It's just one "i".

‰Âˆ£‘Š [‚©‚í‚¢‚»‚¤] kawaisou; (adj-na,n) poor / pitiable / pathetic
15 Jun 2007, 22:18 #684
tabana wrote:It's just one "i".

‰Âˆ£‘Š [‚©‚í‚¢‚»‚¤] kawaisou; (adj-na,n) poor / pitiable / pathetic


Arigatou!!!! besides soshite how do you say and....for example if I wanted to say "Tora and Hiroto" or do i just use soshite
15 Jun 2007, 22:44 #685
shiroi_tora wrote:

Arigatou!!!! besides soshite how do you say and....for example if I wanted to say "Tora and Hiroto" or do i just use soshite


I didnt really get the question... :headscratch: do you mean how to say [a] and [b]??

it should be [a] to [b] = @[a] ‚Æ [b]
16 Jun 2007, 06:47 #686
chiba wrote:

I didnt really get the question... :headscratch: do you mean how to say [a] and [b]??

it should be [a] to [b] = @[a] ‚Æ [b]


so when is soshite used?
16 Jun 2007, 07:27 #687
shiroi_tora wrote:

so when is soshite used?
"to" is used to connect 2 items like so: "Watashi wa nihongo TO eigo hanasemasu" (I can speak Japanese and English) [/list:u] "soshite" is used to connect phrases: "Watashi wa nihongo ga hanasemasu SOSHITE eigo ga yomemasu" (I can speak japanese and read english) [/list:u]
16 Jun 2007, 14:01 #688
gaijinmark wrote: "to" is used to connect 2 items like so: "Watashi wa nihongo TO eigo hanasemasu" (I can speak Japanese and English) [/list:u] "soshite" is used to connect phrases: "Watashi wa nihongo ga hanasemasu SOSHITE eigo ga yomemasu" (I can speak japanese and read english) [/list:u]


Just as a clarification, 'soshite' can be used, albeit it's a little more formal.

Here's an example:

u‚¨‚¢I‚»‚±‚̗΁I‚»‚µ‚āA‚»‚±‚̉©F‚àI‚Ç‚«‚È‚³‚¢Iv
(Oi! Soko no midori! Soshite, soko no kiiro mo! Dokinasai!)
"Hey! You in the green! And you in the yellow, too! Move it!"

You don't hear it often, but it does happen.
If you are simply trying to connect two nouns, though, 'to' is a much better choice.

HTH,
š‘‰¤
16 Jun 2007, 14:39 #689
hi, how can i say "which one will reign?" in japanese? could anyone translate it? thanks, i'll wait
16 Jun 2007, 15:04 #690
kokuou wrote:

Just as a clarification, 'soshite' can be used, albeit it's a little more formal.

Here's an example:

u‚¨‚¢I‚»‚±‚̗΁I‚»‚µ‚āA‚»‚±‚̉©F‚àI‚Ç‚«‚È‚³‚¢Iv
(Oi! Soko no midori! Soshite, soko no kiiro mo! Dokinasai!)
"Hey! You in the green! And you in the yellow, too! Move it!"

You don't hear it often, but it does happen.
If you are simply trying to connect two nouns, though, 'to' is a much better choice.

HTH,
š‘‰¤


:thumbsup:
16 Jun 2007, 22:54 #691
chiba wrote:

:thumbsup:



domo arigatou minna!!!

2 more questions: 1. how do I say "I love" I know aishiteru is I love you so would Aishite be "I love"?

2. How do I say "I came, I saw, I conqured"?
16 Jun 2007, 23:56 #692
shiroi_tora wrote:


domo arigatou minna!!!

2 more questions: 1. how do I say "I love" I know aishiteru is I love you so would Aishite be "I love"?

2. How do I say "I came, I saw, I conqured"?


i love?? hmm
for example, "i love bears." in nihongo, it'll be "kuma ga suki desu"


i don't know the other one hehe ..
17 Jun 2007, 09:19 #693
suugakusha07 wrote:

i love?? hmm
for example, "i love bears." in nihongo, it'll be "kuma ga suki desu"


i don't know the other one hehe ..



hmmm isnt suki i like...i want it to be more than just like...
17 Jun 2007, 10:54 #694
shiroi_tora wrote:


hmmm isnt suki i like...i want it to be more than just like...


it can be also "suki"
17 Jun 2007, 20:13 #695
How to say "Happy father's day" in Japanese ???

Is it "Yukai Otousan Dei" or "Chichi no hi omedetto" ???
17 Jun 2007, 20:53 #696
suugakusha07 wrote:

it can be also "suki"


so would this be correct: "Tora to Hiroto ga suki desu" ????
17 Jun 2007, 21:02 #697
shiroi_tora wrote:

so would this be correct: "Tora to Hiroto ga suki desu" ????


:thumbsup: sounds correct to me! :mrgreen:
17 Jun 2007, 21:08 #698
ShinYo wrote:How to say "Happy father's day" in Japanese ???

Is it "Yukai Otousan Dei" or "Chichi no hi omedetto" ???


I'm not sure..but I vote for the second one..sound more japanese :hehe:

but do we say omedetou for wishing fathers day?? :bonk: :crazy: confused here..the first one should be ok too..
17 Jun 2007, 21:11 · edited #699
ShinYo wrote:How to say "Happy father's day" in Japanese ???

Is it "Yukai Otousan Dei" or "Chichi no hi omedetto" ???
"Chichi no hi" would be correct, although you could substitute "tanoshimi ni" for "omedeto" [/list:u] Edit: you might want to put an "o" in front of that "tanoshimi ni" (you can NEVER be too polite :mrgreen: )[/list:u]
17 Jun 2007, 21:12 #700
gaijinmark wrote: "Chichi no hi" would be correct, although you could substitute "tanoshimi ni" for "omedeto" [/list:u]


yeah..tanoshimi ni suits better than omedetou!!thanks :thumbsup:

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