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Masako M.
April 3, 2014
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Latest: April 3, 2014
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I can speak English fluently and I'm trying to learn Japanese (日本語).
I've almost memorized all of the Hiragana characters, but I can't write them all yet. I know very few Katakana and Kanji. Also, I know a lot of different words like dog is inu (いぬ) and soap is sekken (せっけん). I know plenty more, too. Also, I know many phrases like hajimemashite (はじめまして) and oyasumi nasai (おやすみなさい). If you're willing to help me, thank you! Please contact me. If you help me out with my Japanese, I would be willing to teach you English if you don't already know it. Thank you so much! :D
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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Serenity H.
March 30, 2014
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Serenity H.
March 30, 2014
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Latest: April 3, 2014
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Learning japanese~
Konichiwa! Im trying to learn japanese and I need a bit of help It would be much appreciated if someone could teach me :3
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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machelle h.
February 27, 2014
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Madarin&Korean
hello~ I can speak Chinese mandarin and Korean fluently, I want someone to practice Cantonese and Japanese with me~
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Language pair: Chinese, Cantonese; Japanese
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Flora K.
February 17, 2014
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Re:Re:How to greet people in Japanese? Part 3
Thank you very much, Nora Do and Enrico!!!
I'm a fan of Japanese anime, too. Actually I fist fell in love with Japan through anime years ago, and now still loving it ^^.
@Enrico:
1. I can pronounce the vowel sounds of the Japanese
language
2. Yes, I can write and read Hiragana. Now I'm learing to memorize all the Katakana characters. Will try to finish it this week ^^.
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Yuki
January 6, 2014
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Latest: January 6, 2014
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Re:How to greet people in Japanese? Part 3
I would also like to point out that you should only use ANATA when you don't know the name of the person you are talking to. When you do know it, you should replace ANATA with the person's name followed by the honorific -san as it is rude not to use an honorific when addressing someone, especially if they are a lot older than you.
Well, I hope this proves helpful to you. For now, I stuck with the formal/polite way of saying your sentences. If there is something you don't understand or you would like to go further in depth about certain elements of the Japanese language, feel free to reply back to me and I help as soon as I can. It was nice helping you!
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Enrico
January 1, 2014
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Latest: January 6, 2014
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Re:How to greet people in Japanese? Part 2
1.GREETINGS
-Good morning!
おはようございます! (OHAYOU GOZAIMASU!)
-Good afternoon!*
こんにちは! (KONNICHI WA!)
-Good evening!
こんばんわ! (KONBAN WA!)
-How are you?
おげんきですか？ (OGENKI DESU KA?)
+I am fine! And you?**
げんきです！ あなたは？ (GENKI DESU! ANATA WA?)
+I am fine, too.
わたしもげんきです。 (WATASHI MO GENKI DESU.)
-Can you speak English?
あなたはえいごをはなしますか？
(ANATA WA EIGO WO HANASHI MASU KA?)
+Yes, I can.
はい、わたしはえいごをはなします。
(HAI, WATASHI WA EIGO WO HANASHI MASU.)
+Yes, I can speak a little.
はい、わたしはえいごをすこしはなします。
(HAI, WATASHI WA EIGO WO SUKOSHI HANASHI MASU.)
+No, I can't.
いいえ、わたしはえいごをはなしません。
(IIE, WATASHI WA EIGO WO HANASHI MASEN.)
-Can you understand English?
あなたはえいごをわかりますか？
(ANATA WA EIGO WO WAKARI MASU KA?)
+Yes, I can.
はい、わたしはえいごをわかります。
(HAI, WATASHI WA EIGO WO WAKARI MASU.)
+No, I can't.
いいえ、わたしはえいごをわかりません。
(IIE, WATASHI WA EIGO WO WAKARI MASEN.)
-Where are you from?
あんたはどこからですか？ (ANATA WA DOKO KARA DESU KA?)
+I'm from Vietnam.
わたしはベトナムからです。
(WATASHI WA BETONAMU KARA DESU.)
-Are you Vietnamese?
あなたはベトナムじんですか？ (ANATA WA BETONAMU JIN DESU KA?)
-Are you Japanese?
あなたはにほんじんですか？ (ANATA WA NIHON JIN DESU KA?)
+Yes, I am Vietnamese.
はい、わたしはベトナムじんです。
(HAI, WATASHI WA BETONAMU JIN DESU.)
+Yes, I am Japanese.
はい、わたしはにほんじんです。
(HAI, WATASHI WA NIHON JIN DESU.)
+No, I am not Vietnamese.
いいえ、わたしはベトナムじんではありません。
(IIE, WATASHI WA BETONAMU JIN DEWA ARIMASEN.)
+No, I am not Japanese.
いいえ、わたしはにほんじんではありません。
(IIE, WATASHI WA NIHON JIN DEWA ARIMASEN.)
-My name is Yuki.
わたしのなまえはユキです。 (WATASHI NO NAMAE WA YUKI DESU.)
-What is your name?
あなたのなまえはなんですか？ (ANATA NO NAMAE WA NAN DESU KA?)
*In Japan, KONNICHI WA can also be translated as "Hello." so you can actually use this phrase at any time of the day.
**I took out the "thank you!" part because you don't necessarily have to thank someone for asking "How are you?" A simple "I'm fine." is fine.
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Enrico
January 1, 2014
# Msgs: 6
Latest: January 6, 2014
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Re:How to greet people in Japanese?
Hi Yuki.
I am Enrico. Japanese is not my native language but I am currently learning it at school so I can pass down what I learned from my Japanese teacher to you. I can help you with the translations the sentences you requested, but first, I have two questions to ask you.
1. Do you know how to pronounce the vowel sounds of the Japanese
language?
2. Do you know how to write and read in Japanese? (Hiragana &
Katakana)
The reason I ask you these two question is because it is important to know how to pronounce words in Japanese. If you don't know how to do the things in the questions I asked, I can teach you that as well.
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Enrico
January 1, 2014
# Msgs: 6
Latest: January 6, 2014
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Re:How to greet people in Japanese?
Hi, I'm Nora, I'm not Japanese but I love anime so I know a bit :)
I know that
Good morning is おはようございます！(Ohayogozaimasu!)
午後グッド！(Gogo Guddo!) is Good Afternoon
Good evening! is こんばんは！(Konbanwa!)
How are you?:お元気ですか？(Ogenkidesuka?)
I'm fine thank you! And you?:私は大丈夫です、ありがとう！おまえは？(Watashi wa daijōbudesu, arigatō! Omae wa?)
I'm fine too.:私も元気です.(Watashi mo genkidesu)
I'll try and reply the rest, hopefully these first few were helpful! :)
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Nora D.
December 31, 2013
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Latest: January 6, 2014
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