chiba wrote:

owh..got it! so its like an informal words used in conversations!thanks

They're not really informal words, per se.
You hear them a lot in informal speech, but they can also appear in more formal conversations, albeit some more than others.

They're an extensive class of words, called �[�Ԍ� (gitaigo) and �[���� (giongo), that describe a state or sound, respectively.

For example, �p�N�p�N�H�ׂ� (pakupaku taberu) is the sound of someone eating, whereas �ʂ�ʂ� (nurunuru) describes something that is slimy.

These are some of the hardest words to master in Japanese, but with a little diligence and a lot of practice, you can get the most common ones (and even some of the stranger ones) down!

HTH,
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kokuou wrote:

They're not really informal words, per se. You hear them a lot in informal speech, but they can also appear in more formal conversations, albeit some more than others. They're an extensive class of words, called �[�Ԍ� (gitaigo) and �[���� (giongo), that describe a state or sound, respectively. For example, �p�N�p�N�H�ׂ� (pakupaku taberu) is the sound of someone eating, whereas �ʂ�ʂ� (nurunuru) describes something that is slimy. These are some of the hardest words to master in Japanese, but with a little diligence and a lot of practice, you can get the most common ones (and even some of the stranger ones) down! HTH, ������

Thanks for the explaination
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chiba wrote:

Its ohayossu..it means good morning same like ohayou (gozaimasu). Found this article : There are men in Nagoya who will answer when jogging, "Ohayossu!" as a contraction of Ohayo Gozaimasu that he reports the Japanese ear hears as more polite than Osu but less polite than "Ohayou." Ohayossu - more athlethic, male exspressions

Ahhhhh okies. Thanks chiba, enna, and A-Oyaji.
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suika_suki wrote:

"kimoi no ni kawaii" what's "no ni" from that sentence means?

IMHO, noni - though/although

so, the sentence= " unpleasant although it is beautiful" or something like that..my english is bad so, please bare with me

**calling for help!!anyone?
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Wynter wrote:

Ahhhhh okies. Thanks chiba, enna, and A-Oyaji.

Yeah thanks chiba-chan, that's a new one on me

chiba wrote:

IMHO, noni - though/although so, the sentence= " unpleasant although it is beautiful" or something like that..my english is bad so, please bare with me **calling for help!!anyone?

your english is good ^^ and thanx for the translation^^

Anime Dad wrote:

Yeah thanks chiba-chan, that's a new one on me

wynsensei wrote:

Ahhhhh okies. Thanks chiba, enna, and A-Oyaji. :victory!:

dou itashimashite!! i'm in the process of learning to..learning together like this is better!! keep our brain works better!!

suika_suki wrote:

your english is good ^^ and thanx for the translation^^

youre welcome!!still learning hope that translation is correct
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When is �� used in an english sentence??
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What (if any) pronunciation is used for this character: ��

I know it's used for products, but I have no idea what it's called and it's driving me crazy!!!

shiroi_tora wrote:

When is �� used in an english sentence??

�� is a possessive particle. Like in english:

"It's your apple" => "Anato no ringo". "your" has been replaced by "no".
The personal pronoun that is right before the "no"-particle is the person who posseses the object in the phrase.

gaijinmark wrote:

What (if any) pronunciation is used for this character: �� I know it's used for products, but I have no idea what it's called and it's driving me crazy!!!

I'm afraid that's not even a character. Just enter it in google and you won't even get any results.

�P���B�� wrote:

I'm afraid that's not even a character. Just enter it in google and you won't even get any results.

If it ain't a character, they sure do use it a lot in Japan. Here's an example from a Yahoo! Japan auction:

Quote:

�����ꂼ��꒷��Z������܂��̂Ń����N����悭���ǂ݂ɂȂ育���g�Ŕ��f���Ă�������

It's probably just a symbol like we would use an asterix "*". But for shure it's not a character..

That's what I was thinking. Like the repeat sign �X But what the hell does that other sign mean???

kokuou wrote:

They're an extensive class of words, called �[�Ԍ� (gitaigo) and �[���� (giongo), that describe a state or sound, respectively.

Am I right in thinking the above words refer to the many "sound effects" etc used in manga?

Ones I see a lot are �h�T (dosa)�@= sound of a body falling down.
�h�� (don) = bang.
�s�|�@(pipo) = beep.

Apologies if the above examples are not right.

gaijinmark wrote:

That's what I was thinking. Like the repeat sign �X But what the hell does that other sign mean???

�� is a character used, like someone said above, an asterisk.
It's usually to get the reader's attention to let them know that the following sentence is important.
It comes from the character �K, meaning "necessary."
If you want to type it, you use ���� (kome), because it looks like ��.

The more you know ���~

HTH,
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Keps wrote:

Am I right in thinking the above words refer to the many "sound effects" etc used in manga? Ones I see a lot are �h�T (dosa)�@= sound of a body falling down. �h�� (don) = bang. �s�|�@(pipo) = beep. Apologies if the above examples are not right.

�s���|���I (Ding Ding!)
Hehehe... sorry, I couldn't resist.

But yeah, you're exactly right.
Although, DOSA isn't specifically for the sound of a falling body; anything heavy that makes a loud "THUMP!" can be expressed using it.

HTH,
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kokuou wrote:

�� is a character used, like someone said above, an asterisk. It's usually to get the reader's attention to let them know that the following sentence is important. It comes from the character �K, meaning "necessary." If you want to type it, you use ���� (kome), because it looks like ��. The more you know ���~ HTH, ������

Arigato kokuou!!! That's been driving me nuts for the longest time! I figured if you didn't know it, no one would!Thanks, again!

kokuou wrote:

�s���|���I (Ding Ding!) Hehehe... sorry, I couldn't resist. But yeah, you're exactly right. Although, DOSA isn't specifically for the sound of a falling body; anything heavy that makes a loud "THUMP!" can be expressed using it. HTH, ������

Thanks Kokuou. Lol, I've just seen a heck of a lot of falling bodies in the manga I've read. That's where I get that connection from.
I like horror manga, so it figures.