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Evilryu

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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:35 pm Post subject: What does this word mean?

I often hear this: "magi de" or "machi de" I don't really know how to spell it! I think it means something similar to "honto ni" witch means "really"! Please help me clarify things Thx in advance

Bsalez

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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:43 pm Post subject:

I think it is Maji de....and u're right similar with Hontou ni

sephy1024

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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:59 pm Post subject:

Machi means town or city

arashinokoto

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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 8:03 pm Post subject:

maji de..? means [ is it really like this?].. hontou ni? and uso? can also double up for it.. but must use with question mark..

malorum

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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:10 am Post subject:

maji de is simply the slang term for "hontou ni" it can be used in the same contexts that "hontou ni" is used in. varations of the intonation in the way you say the word can express different interpretations of the phrase as well. examples could include: stunned i heard he's gay! no way really!? i heard he's gay! maji de!? or something like disbelief i heard he's gay... are you serious...? i heard he's gay... maji de...? lots of uses for the word more than i've listed here, and with all the different ways you can say the word its no wonder japanese use it so much. which is probably why u hear the word in movies, tvshows, music etc!

pero-chann

Joined: 01 Aug 2003
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:13 am Post subject:

maji de can also be SERIOUSLY? I think it is more intense than hondou ni?

malorum

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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:23 am Post subject:

pero-chann wrote:

maji de can also be SERIOUSLY?

I think it is more intense than hondou ni?

i did say it meant seriously. i dont believe it is more intense just slang. you can gasp and say "HONTOU NI!!?!?!?!??!" or gasp and say "MAJI DE!?!!?!?!?!?" same thing

Golgo_13

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:02 am Post subject: Re: What does this word mean?

Evilryu wrote:

I often hear this: "magi de" or "machi de" I don't really know how to spell it! I think it means something similar to "honto ni" witch means "really"!
Please help me clarify things
Thx in advance

"Majide?" is a slang meaning "Are you serious?" The word for "serious" is "majime". They abbreviate it to "Maji" and add the suffix "de?" to make it a question. Personally, I think it's too silly and I never use it even though I am a fluent Japanese speaker.

Golgo_13

arashinokoto

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:12 am Post subject:

golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful..

niko2x

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject:

arashinokoto wrote:

golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful.. hehe

I think maybe as people mature, we have less use for slang.

Bsalez

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:03 pm Post subject:

Well me opinion is I like Japanese ppl when they talk in slank Omoshiroi ne I like Cantonese sound more than chinese cause it sound bit rough..wof wof

niko2x

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:48 pm Post subject:

Bsalez wrote:

Well me opinion is I like Japanese ppl when they talk in slank Omoshiroi ne I like Cantonese sound more than chinese cause it sound bit rough..wof wof Mr Green

Yeah, us cantonese are very comparable to Osaka-ben (Osaka language), in language and people as well. Both are known for being loud, ruff-necks, but fun loving people.

arashinokoto

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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:55 am Post subject:

niko2x wrote:

arashinokoto wrote:

golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful.. hehe

I think maybe as people mature, we have less use for slang.

are you trying to say i'm not mature.. Mr Green

jkjk.. yeah i'm not.. hahaha.. guess i like listening more to the slang used it's really interesting.. yokohama-ben, hakata-ben and osaka-ben etc. all interest me a lot..

Golgo_13

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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:54 am Post subject:

Slangs are called "Ryuukoo Go" or "popular words". Those words and phrases come and go. The reason why I dislike slangs is that people use them just because other people use them. I am a non-conformist. By the way, I lived in Osaka for several years so I speak Kansai-Ben.

akiramike

Joined: 25 Jun 2003
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:44 pm Post subject: What does 'itsumademo' mean?

Can anyone assist me in finding out what "Itsumademo" means? Thank you very much!

arashinokoto

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject:

forever, eternally.. can be found in dictionary section of website..

Uchiha Potato
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:13 pm Post subject:

arashinokoto wrote:

forever, eternally..

can be found in dictionary section of website..

Wow there is a dictionary on this site?

*looks for the dictionary button*

juliana_phang

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:27 pm Post subject:

Uchiha Potato wrote:

Wow there is a dictionary on this site?

*looks for the dictionary button*

yeap
there's 1 at the top right- the search field
change the Drama option to Dictionary
Wink

this is a multi purpose site
Mr Green

Golgo_13

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:50 am Post subject:

"itsumademo" means "zutto"

akiramike

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks.

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