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Topic: English To Japanese Questions |
yareyare
Replies: 1010
Views: 573121
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:23 am Subject:
English To Japanese Questions |
If I'm not mistaken
�Ƃ� / toka usually used when you're trying to remember something or when you're uncertain about 'choosing/deciding something'
The meaning of 'Makudo ka kenchiki ka,...' and ... |
Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
yareyare
Replies: 2027
Views: 1734105
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:19 am Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
you could say: �C�ɂ��Ȃ��� (ki ni shinaide) to mean "don't take my words to heart"
This is probably the one I hear most often, but you could also
use shinpai shinaide ii you! (don't worry its ... |
Topic: English To Japanese Questions |
yareyare
Replies: 1010
Views: 573121
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:04 pm Subject:
English To Japanese Questions |
I'm not sure of a nice way to say half-chinese and half-white, but I do know that words like "nikkei jin" which means person of japanese decent might be a good approach, I don't know if there's a word ... |
Topic: English To Japanese Questions |
yareyare
Replies: 1010
Views: 573121
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:02 pm Subject:
English To Japanese Questions |
Some of my japanese friends at times correct me with �Ƃ��@(toka) to be used as "or", but I've never quite understood exactly why,
for example,
I once said :
Makudo ka kenchiki ka, nani ga ii desu ... |
Topic: Kansai Ben(Osaka Ben, Kyoto Ben)-Everything You want to know |
yareyare
Replies: 47
Views: 59255
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:00 am Subject:
Kansai Ben(Osaka Ben, Kyoto Ben)-Everything You want to know |
I have a friend who introduced me to okanomiyaki, from Osaka of course, who told me he had a real difficult time when he was a kid, moving from Osaka to Tokyo because the dialect was so different, a l ... |
Topic: kumamoto ben - an interesting and strong accent/dialect |
yareyare
Replies: 2
Views: 14356
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 9:51 am Subject:
Re: kumamoto ben - an interesting and strong accent/dialect |
I did notice that they spoke a little differently there when I visited. Unfortunately, it was just a whirlwind tour of the area. Would you say it's more akin to dialects in Western Japan (like Yam ... |
Topic: kumamoto ben - an interesting and strong accent/dialect |
yareyare
Replies: 2
Views: 14356
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:41 pm Subject:
kumamoto ben - an interesting and strong accent/dialect |
Hello, I've returned from Kumamoto to Canada about 4 months ago, and while living there I enjoyed and tried to pick up what I could of the local dialect as I thought it was something not all gaikokuji ... |
Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
yareyare
Replies: 2027
Views: 1734105
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:54 pm Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
Niko2x was trying to say end it with "yori" because a meaning of "yori" is "from". In a letter format, I've never seen an ending with "yori" before. It may be a possible ending to a letter, but ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
yareyare
Replies: 27481
Views: 13838355
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:42 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
We're currently on episode 23 (of 49) of Musashi on KSCI-18...
And Trick starts this Sunday on KSCI-18... I gotta pick up some more videotapes!
Hello, while I was living in Japan I got total ... |
Topic: Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
yareyare
Replies: 2027
Views: 1734105
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:02 pm Subject:
Japanese Language Questions? Ask Here. |
Hello, I've been following this message board for a few days now and found quite a lot of interesting stuff. I've just come back from living in Japan for a year, and I'm trying to continue learning a ... |