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The term sôba in Igo
I read articles and books about Igo, but sometimes I don't understand everything. When in an article about Igo the word 相場is mentioned, what does it mean?
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Language pair: Japanese;
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Bernd S.
May 15, 2010
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i want to learn japanese.
hi.. i want to learn japanese.. and if you help me , i can help you learn english.
i need to build up my japanese vocabulary.
so please help!
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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kayla
April 24, 2010
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hello
I am vietnamese. I am very like communication and I want to get friend with all of you to help me improve my Japanese and English skills. I can teach you vietnamese and anwer all of questions about vietnam if you want to know. please contact me, I am not a golden member!
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Language pair: Vietnamese; Japanese
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xuan d.
March 22, 2010
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Re:Looking for help with Japanese.
Yes, we use katakana for loanwords from foreign languages (mainly from English).
But we also use them to describe unfamiliar things (even though they are Japanese in origin) or onomatopoeia.
On the other hand, hiragana is used for only Japanese words or things we know well.
Kanji is originally Chinese (this is why it is called 'Chinese characters'), but Japanese invented hiragana (and later katakana) from Kanji.
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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Michelle
March 14, 2010
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Latest: March 14, 2010
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kiki
March 12, 2010
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Latest: November 5, 2010
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Re:Looking for help with Japanese.
Both Hiragana and Katakana are phonogram.
1) Katakana is used for words of foreign origin.
e.g.
¥¢¥á¥ê¥«¡¡America (name of place)
¥ª¥Ð¥Þ¡¡Obama (person's name <non japanese>)
2) Katakana is also used for onomatopoeia.
e.g.
¥Ò¥å¡¼¡¡hyuuuu (=whizz)
¥É¡¼¥ó¡¡doooon (= voom)
3) We use either one to describe animals and plants.
(we use Kanji,too.)
¤Ò¤Þ¤ï¤ê ¥Ò¥Þ¥ï¥ê¡¡¸þÆü°ª (= sunflowers)
¤Í¤³¡¡¥Í¥³¡¡Ç¡¡(= cats)
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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MAKO F.
March 12, 2010
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Latest: March 14, 2010
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Re:Looking for help with Japanese.
Both Hiragana and Katakana are phonogram.
1) Katakana is used for words of foreign origin.
e.g.
¥¢¥á¥ê¥«¡¡America (name of place)
¥ª¥Ð¥Þ¡¡Obama (person's name <non japanese>)
2) Katakana is also used for onomatopoeia.
e.g.
¥Ò¥å¡¼¡¡hyuuuu (=whizz)
¥É¡¼¥ó¡¡doooon (= voom)
3) We use either one to describe animals and plants.
(we use Kanji,too.)
¤Ò¤Þ¤ï¤ê ¥Ò¥Þ¥ï¥ê¡¡¸þÆü°ª (= sunflowers)
¤Í¤³¡¡¥Í¥³¡¡Ç¡¡(= cats)
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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MAKO F.
March 12, 2010
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Latest: March 14, 2010
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Looking for help with Japanese.
I am confused on what the differences between Hiragana and Katakana. It seems they use different characters to say the same thing. Is this correct? help me understand writen Japanese.
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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Jonathan M.
March 8, 2010
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Latest: March 14, 2010
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french english japanese
Hello every body bonjour à tous. I am french and i'd like to learn japanese ...Ican help TyaMto learn french if she wants... j'aimerais aussi trouver quelqu'un poru échanger en italien aussi si possible merci à tous
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Language pair: French; Japanese
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chashiba
March 3, 2010
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Latest: March 30, 2010
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I want to learn Japanese language...can you help me?
Dear Board reader,
I am Mukti Nath Amgain from Kathmandu. I am looking some freinds from Japan who can teach me Japanese language. I can also help you to learn Nepalese languages.
Let make connection with me, we can be good friend forever...
And welcome to Nepal!
Regards
Mukti
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Language pair: Nepali; Japanese
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muktinath a.
February 15, 2010
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