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14 Sep 2007, 03:30 #1781

It seems the Japanese (in the animes I watch, anyway) use the words "sa" and "na" a lot when they speak. Usually attached to the end of a statement. Why is this? What do they mean?

14 Sep 2007, 04:43 #1782

[L wrote:ewis"]It seems the Japanese (in the animes I watch, anyway) use the words "sa" and "na" a lot when they speak. Usually attached to the end of a statement. Why is this? What do they mean?

"sa" is an expression used by males to indicate emphasis, kind of like "really" or "certainly", "na" indicates a negative.[/list:u]

14 Sep 2007, 08:04 #1783

^ na also means "right?" or "isn't it?"
for example, "kyou atsui naa..." (it's so hot today eh?....)
but the usage of this na is informal.

14 Sep 2007, 08:11 #1784

cannedtuna wrote:^ na also means "right?" or "isn't it?"

Isn't that "ne?"

14 Sep 2007, 08:14 #1785

^it can also be "ne", but "na/naa" can definitely be used that way too. because it's slang, it's most likely not taught at schools.

14 Sep 2007, 08:18 #1786

cannedtuna wrote:^it can also be "ne", but "na/naa" can definitely be used that way too. because it's slang, it's most likely not taught at schools.

Interesting, since most (all?) of the J-dramas and J-movies I've seen, I typically hear "ne..."

Of course, that's purely conversational and not in a classroom. :sweat:

14 Sep 2007, 08:18 #1787

bmwracer wrote:
Isn't that "ne?"

It's both.

Here's a link with info on Japanese particles, with the "naa" and "sa" explanations (as well as a ton of others)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_particles

14 Sep 2007, 08:22 #1788

cori wrote:

It's both.

Nihongo omoshiroi NE? :mrgreen: [/list:u]

14 Sep 2007, 08:23 #1789

I guess you'd have to spend time with some Japanese people to hear all these things regularly...

14 Sep 2007, 08:24 #1790

cori wrote:Here's a link with info on Japanese particles

Particles??

Panko crumbs?

Senbei?

14 Sep 2007, 08:31 #1791

Anime Dad wrote:I guess you'd have to spend time with some Japanese people to hear all these things regularly...

or watch a lot of dramas :mrgreen:

14 Sep 2007, 09:26 #1792

gaijinmark wrote: Nihongo omoshiroi NE? :mrgreen: [/list:u]

Hai, sou desu yo!

bmwracer wrote:
Particles??

Panko crumbs?

Senbei?

I'll take the panko crumb and senbei if you're offering! But only if the panko crumbs are made into tonkatsu. :beaten:

14 Sep 2007, 10:29 #1793

cori wrote:I'll take the panko crumb and senbei if you're offering! But only if the panko crumbs are made into tonkatsu. :beaten:

I use the best:

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14 Sep 2007, 10:33 #1794

bmwracer wrote:
I use the best:

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the carpet crumbs! :D

14 Sep 2007, 10:38 #1795

Tu_triky wrote:

the carpet crumbs! :D

Just as long as he doesn't use the carpet as panko when he's making my tonkatsu. :fingerscrossed:

14 Sep 2007, 10:43 #1796

Tu_triky wrote:the carpet crumbs! :D

Actually, the floor is covered with panko and the package contains a swatch of beige carpeting.

14 Sep 2007, 10:45 #1797

bmwracer wrote:
Actually, the floor is covered with panko and the package contains a swatch of beige carpeting.

Carpet Cutlet!

14 Sep 2007, 10:45 #1798

bmwracer wrote:
Actually, the floor is covered with panko and the package contains a swatch of beige carpeting.

W :hehe: Anata, sugoku omoshiroi!

14 Sep 2007, 10:46 #1799

Tu_triky wrote:Carpet Cutlet!

Oishii so...!

14 Sep 2007, 10:51 #1800

bmwracer wrote:
Oishii so...!

if it was the food thread i would have posted some good cutlet pix.

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