Romaji please: Conversation in romaji Japanese only [Archive]

Mars Man

Sep 14, 2007, 10:40

konnichi wa skullcrushergirl san !! chotto kowai deshita kedo, ananta no thread wo koko ni tsukerimashita. kono bashou ha ichiban ii desu kara.

(Hello skullcrushergirl san !! It was a little scary, but I put your thread here. This is the best place for it, that's why.)

koko de romaji wo tsukatte, douzo nihongo de hanashite kudasai.

(Using romaji here, please go ahead and speak in Japanese.)

NOTE* kono thread no mokuteki wa kana de kaku koto wa dekinai hitobito ga, romaji de nihongo wo tsukau bashou wo tsukuru koto desu. koutei teki ni shimashou !!!!!!!

(This thread's purpose, for those people who cannot write in kana [katakana, hiragana] is to make a place where they can use Japanese in romaji. Let's make it positive !!!!!!)

sore de. . . skullcrushgirl san. . . douzo !!

(And with that. . . please go ahead !!)

sore de, sekkaku shimashita kara kore kara eigo wo honyaku igai ni amari tsukawanai you ni onegaishimasu !!

(And, since we are going to the point of doing this, . . from now on, let's make an effort not to use English other than for translation or interpretation. . .PLEASE !! )

jmwintenn

Sep 14, 2007, 14:09

?
nani ga suki desu ka ?

what do you like?

hai ka?

Mars Man

Sep 14, 2007, 15:57

sumimasen. 'hai ka?'tte, dou iu imi de tsukau tsumori desu ka?

(Pardon. . . by 'hai ka?' what kind of meaning do you have in mind?)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 15, 2007, 01:27

いいぇ、しんぱいしないで!:relief:
(could you read it?)
okey back to topic:
Ogenki desu ka?
nani ga hoshii desu ka?
doko ni sundeimasu ka?
nani ga suki desu ka ?
donna supootsu ga suki desu ka ?
:relief:
げんきで!
シン
genki desu. anata to?
Watashi wa nihongo, ongaku,kakimasu to kaimono(daisuki) suki desu.
Watashi no ichiban supootsu basubaru.
Odorokimasu. Takusan wa Nihongo Wakarimasen.:(
[I'm fine. And you?
I like japanese,music,writing and shopping(I really love).
My best sport is baseball.
I'm suprised. There is a lot of japanese I don't know. :(]

Mars Man

Sep 15, 2007, 01:53

genki desu. anata to?

anata wa? （あなたは？）　

Watashi wa nihongo, ongaku,kakimasu to kaimono(daisuki) suki desu.

koko de, nani wo kaku to iu koto wa mou chotto setsumei shita hou ga iin da to omoimasu. ( Here, it might be good to explain a little more about what you like to write.)

Watashi no ichiban supootsu basubaru.

watashi no ichiban suki na supootsu wa besubaru desu.

daijoubu desu ! (it's ok) boku mo !! (me (for boys) too !!)

EvilCowSlayer

Sep 15, 2007, 02:38

Shinpai shinakute mo ii desu, Skullcrushergirl san. Ganbatte! Nihongo wa jikan ga takusan irimasu kara.

(You don't have to worry, Skullcrushergirl. Do your best! Japanese needs a lot of time.)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 15, 2007, 02:53

:bluush:Hon o kakimasu suki.....

SushiShin

Sep 15, 2007, 03:03

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 15, 2007, 03:38

Anata wa Ai Otuka wo sittemasuka?
Tyotto kikitakatta dake desu:relief
(you know Ai Otsuka?)
(just curious)
Nihonjin no dansei wa sukidesuka?
shumi wa nandesuka?
(you like Japanese boys?)
(what are your interests?)
watashi wa Furacha toiu bando no gitarisuto/voice percussionist desu.
(im the voice percussionist/guitarist of Furacha)
nihon no bunka ga suki de ureshii
(im happy you like japanse culture)

Nihongo no Otoko DAISUKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:blush:
[I LOVE JAPANESE GUYS!!]
Eeto...Eiga o miru.....wakarimasen.....
[um...Watching movies....I don't know...]
taberu mo....
[eating too]
Tabemono wa suki desu....to...utau!!!
[I like food....and singing!!]

jmwintenn

Sep 15, 2007, 06:40

sumimasen. 'hai ka?'tte, dou iu imi de tsukau tsumori desu ka?

(Pardon. . . by 'hai ka?' what kind of meaning do you have in mind?)

chau chigainai wa dato kitsu.
(wasn't sure if it was correct.) I couldn't remember "kitsu" at the time. I was wishing to ask "correct?" but couldn't remember "kitsu=correct."

Mars Man

Sep 16, 2007, 21:15

konban wa skullcrushergurl san ! kyou wa dou ? genki desu ka?

(Good evening skullcrushergurl san ! How're you today? Fine? )

mae no bunshou desu ga. . .

(about the previous sentences. . . )

sono 'I don't know' to iuu bubun ha amari shizen de wa nai

(that 'I don't know' part is not so natural)

asoko de, 'ka na' no hou wa ga ii de wa nai ka?

( there, 'ka na) {perhaps? is the feeling} would be good, wouldn't it?)

jmwintenn san, tabun, tadashii, to ka seikai, no hou ga ii de wa nai ka?
(jmwintenn san, perhaps tadashii or seikai is better, wouldn't it be?)

sore de. . . ( and then) nihonjin no otoko ga daisuki !! ( I love Japanese guys !!)

Yappari, nani nani [b]ga[/i] suki no hou ga ii desu.
(as you would guess, using something, something [b]ga[/i] {I like} is better.

epigene

Sep 16, 2007, 23:10

Tasukete!! (Help!!)

Roomaji de nihongo wo yomu to me ga itaku narimasu!!
(Reading Japanese in romaji makes my eyes hurt!!)

Shuuchuu dekinai!!
(I can't concentrate!!)

Demo, minasan ganbatte imasune!
(But, all of you are trying hard!)

Chotto Skullcrushergurl no kakikomo wo naoshite mimashita:
(I rewrote Skullcrushergurl's post a little)

[I LOVE JAPANESE GUYS!!]
[Nihon no otoko ga daisuki!!]

[um...Watching movies....I don't know...]*
[Eeto... eiga wo miru... wakaranai...]
*This one here doesn't make sense in English or Japanese...

[eating too]
[taberu no mo...]

[I like food....and singing!!]
[Tabemono to... uta wo utau no ga suki!!]

Sukoshi dekiru youni nattara, hiragana de kaite ne!
(When you learn a little more, please write in hiragana!)
:relief:

Mars Man

Sep 16, 2007, 23:45

argatou gozaimashita epigene san !!
(Thank you very much, epigene san)

anata no romaji wo yomu toki no kimochi ga tabun wakarimasu.
( I think I understand your feeling when you read romaji)

chotto taihen desu ga, taamani, koko mo nanika chotto wo mite kureru?
(it may be a little hard, but every once in a while could you please kind of look here?)

mochiron, boku mo miru kedo. . .yappa. . .tokoro dokoro ha zettai henna koto wo oshieru darou !!
(of course I'll check in too, but as we know, here and there I will surely, definitely teach somthing strange !! )

arigatou ne !! MM

Arlet

Sep 17, 2007, 00:34

Me try 2 :)

Sugoi ne?
Ureshii~!
Nihongo ni kakitai... Demo watashi wa 'starter' desu...

[ I hope i did it well for first time xD]

Elizabeth

Sep 17, 2007, 00:57

[COLOR="Blue"][I LOVE JAPANESE GUYS!!]
[Nihon no otoko ga daisuki!!]
[um...Watching movies....I don't know...]*
[Eeto... eiga wo miru... wakaranai...]

*This one here doesn't make sense in English or Japanese...

Tabun, "Not sure about...Eigo wa mitai ka dou ka wakaranai..."
"Miyouka minaiyouka mayotte imasu"

Skullcrushergurl san mo kouiu koto ga iitakatta no deshouka?
Sou kamo shirenaishi, chigau kamo shirenaine...XP

Hmmm....watching movies ? I don't know about that...
to iu kanji kana...

Jitsu wa ne...eiga wa watashi ni wa amari omoshirokunai ga....

Amari eiga wa minai hou ga...

(Dochira ka to iu to), eiga wa amari mitakunai....

Eiga wa mite mo kamaimasen ga....

Mochiron, sono bun dake de tadashii yaku suru no wa muri da kedo...
Sou iu yaku shitara ii kana...

anata no romaji wo yomu toki no kimochi ga tabun wakarimasu.
( I think I understand your feeling when you read romaji)
chotto taihen desu ga, taamani, koko mo nanika chotto wo mite kureru?
(it may be a little hard, but every once in a while could you please kind of look here?)

Mondai naku kihon no hatsuon ga dekite kara, tokidoki romaji wo tsukatte mo OK da to omoimasu. Shikashi, hatsuon shikata omoidashinagara, nihongo wo benkyou shitai no nara, nihongo wo tsukatta hou ga ii desune.

epigene

Sep 17, 2007, 22:48

Me try 2 :)
Sugoi ne?
Ureshii~!
Nihongo ni kakitai... Demo watashi wa 'starter' desu...
[ I hope i did it well for first time xD]

Sugoi ne?　[OK! :cool:]
Ureshii~! [OK]
Nihongo ni kakitai... Demo watashi wa 'starter' desu...
[Nihongo de kakitai... demo watashi wa "shoshinsha" desu...]

Okay for starters!! :-)

Atogaki [Postscript]:

Pasokon ni Nihongo fonto wo insuto-ru dekinai hito wa, kochira wo tameshite kudasai:
[For those who can't install Japanese language fonts on the computers they use, try these]

Muryo ro-maji/kanji henkan saito:
[Free romaji to kanji conversion website]

http://www.sumibi.org/
Tsukaikata ga wakaranai hito wa bideo wo mite kudasai.
[Those who don't know how to use it, please watch the video.]

Romaji to Hiragana and Katakana Converter (http://www.whiteagle.net/jap/r2kconvert.htm)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 18, 2007, 03:15

....nani kore?.....
Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!
Wasurete....:okashii:
[What's this?
I don't understand!!!
Forget it....]
I'm done here.

Arlet

Sep 19, 2007, 00:43

Sugoi ne?　[OK! :cool:]
Ureshii~! [OK]
Nihongo ni kakitai... Demo watashi wa 'starter' desu...
[Nihongo de kakitai... demo watashi wa "shoshinsha" desu...]
Okay for starters!! :-)

Yay~! I dont know more romanji... (coz i just know basic lines like, hello how are u)
Arigatou~!:bow:

masaegu

Sep 19, 2007, 07:58

Minasan, tadashii tango wa 'romanji' dewa naku, 'romaji' desuyo~.

The correct word is 'romaji' and not 'romanji'.

Charles Barkley

Sep 19, 2007, 08:19

anata no romaji wo yomu toki no kimochi ga tabun wakarimasu.
kore ha tadashii desu ka?

kimochi wo arawashitai toki, 「__ ~ toki no kimochi」 wo tsukattara ii desu ka?

Mars Man

Sep 19, 2007, 12:20

ano ne, Charles Barkley san, boku no nihongo wa kanzen de wa arimasen !
( you know, Charles Barkley san, my Japanese is not perfect !)

chotto matte kureru?
(would you please wait a little)

de, sono uchi ni, anata no shitsumon wo kotaeru hito ga kuru darou.
(and, in time someone who can answer your question will come along.)

tooriaizu no omotte iru no wa. . . kou desu:
(for the time being this is how I see it:) {and it's probably wrong}

boku wa anata no [romaji wo yomu toki ] no kimochii ga wakarimasu. . . tabun

(I understand your feeling when you read romaji. . . maybe)

Elizabeth

Sep 19, 2007, 20:49

boku wa anata no [romaji wo yomu toki ] no kimochii ga wakarimasu. . . tabun
(I understand your feeling when you read romaji. . . maybe)
[Nani nani suru no toki]ha futsuu ni tsukawarette imasuyone.

Amari tsukawaranai to omotta no ha [tabun wakarimasu] to iu bubun desu kedo....
:p

Jibun no kimochi wo iu toki ni [tabun] ha tsukau koto ha sukunai to omoimasune.

Mars Man

Sep 20, 2007, 14:19

Elizabeth

Sep 20, 2007, 20:04

ya...boku wa shiranai yo....ma...zannen darou kamo shiranai kedo
(well, I don't know. . .ummm.. .it might be too bad, but)
boku no wakae na, kawaii seito san tachi kara iroiro no henna nihongo wo manbu
(I learn a lot of different kinds of strange Japanese from my young, cute students)
Iie, seitotachi ni totte, MMsan ha saikou no gakusei deshou. :p

MMsan ha ima made ichiban nagai aida oshieru gakusei de, totemo totemo ganbatte iru you desune. :p Nihongo no joutatsu mo me ni miete wakaru node osieru no de kaiga aru to omoimasuyo.

Because MMsan is the longest running student, there is the appearance of going at it from all sides. But because you have made visible progress in the language, teaching is very worthwhile and rewarding, I think anyway...:-)

Mars Man

Sep 20, 2007, 23:11

arigatou ! (thank you !) sou ka, sou ka...dakara boku no kokoro wa mada mada 25 sai desu !
(I see...that's why my heart is still 25 years old only)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 21, 2007, 01:43

skullcrushergurl san !!! kyou wa nani wo shimashita ka?
(skullcrushergurl san !!! Today, what did you do?)

Kyou wa?Eeto......Gakkou ni ikimashita.... ima koko ni imasu

(Today? Um I went to school...(I'm here now))

Kinou, Watashi wa gakkou to shigoto ni ikimashita! totemo Tsukareta!!

(Yesterday, I went to work and school!!:sleep: I'm very tired!!)

epigene

Sep 22, 2007, 01:18

Kyou wa?Eeto......Gakkou ni ikimashita.... (ima koko ni)
(Today? Um I went to school...(I'm here now))
Kinou, Watashi wa gakkou to shigoto ni ikimashita! totemo Tsukareta!!
(Yesterday, I went to work and school!!:sleep: I'm very tired!!)

Totemo ii desuyo! (It is very good!)

Tada, "ima koko ni" wa "ima koko ni imasu" ni shita hou ga iidesune!
(Only, "ima koko ni" should be "ima koko ni imasu"!)

:-)

Mars Man

Sep 24, 2007, 22:03

gakkou to ieba, boku no daigaku no jyugyou ha ashita kara hajimarimasu.
(speaking of school, my university classes start tomorrow)

skullcrushergurl san, ichiban suki no benkyou suru kamoku wa nan deshou ka?
(skullcrushergurl san, what subject {kamoku} do you like to study most?)

epigene san...itsumo arigatou gozaimasu...skullcrushergurl san mo, boku mo...ganbatte iru......{dakara boku no nihongo mo naoshite kudasai...he, he, he}

(epigene san, as always, thank you very much...skullcrushergurl san and myself too are doing our best .. {that means please correct my Japanese too...hee, hee, hee}

hazlov2004

Sep 24, 2007, 23:26

Here gos

konnichi wa everyone

(hello everyone)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 25, 2007, 01:08

Here gos
konnichi wa everyone
(hello everyone)
lol isn't it supposed to be minna-san??

Mars Man-san Eigo to computaa suki:wave:!
(MarsMan, I like english and computers!)

EvilCowSlayer

Sep 25, 2007, 05:21

MM san, kyou wa kugatsu nijuu yokka da kedo, anata no daigaku no jugyou wa mada hajimarimasen ka? Ni-sanshuukan mae ni boku no jugyou wa hajimarimashita.

(MM san, today's September 24th, but your classes haven't started yet? Mine started two or three weeks ago.)

Skullcrushergurl san, boku mo konpyuutaa ga suki desu. Konpyuutaa wo tsukau toki, nani wo shimasu ka?

(Skullcrushergurl san, I like computers too. What do you do on your computer?)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 26, 2007, 03:28

Jref asobu ni!!
(Play on Jref!)lol
Watashi wa: :giggle::happy::singer::dance::v::nihonjin:

Mars Man

Sep 26, 2007, 16:10

sou ka...eigo to compyutaa ga suki ka...
(I see...you like English and computer...)

chotto hen kamo shiranai kedo, koukou no toki ni eigo ga amari suki ja nakatta
(it may be a bit strange, but, in highschool, (I) didn't like English so much)

ima wa eigo wo oshieteiru.
(now I teach English.)

ECS (moshi kou yonde ii nara) nihon no kouki wa ku gatsu no kouhan ni hajimaru.
(ECS {if I may call you that} in Japan the fall/winter semester starts in the second half of September)

soshite gakunen wa shi gatsu kara hajimaru.
(and the school year begins from April)

Skullcrushergurl

Sep 27, 2007, 01:10

Ima Gakkou wa totemo tsumaranai...
(School is very boring right now...)

Mars Man

Sep 28, 2007, 11:05

hitotsu no shitsumon...
(one question...)

ima wa juuroku sai no de, kuruma no unten shikata wo manande imasu ka?
(now you're 16 years old so, are you learning how to drive a car?)

EvilCowSlayer

Sep 28, 2007, 11:25

MM san, ECS yonde mo ii desu. Ooi hito ga sore yonde imasu kara.
(You can call me ECS. Many people call me that.)

Kouki no mae ni, yasumi ga arimasu ka?
(Is there a break before the fall/winter semester?)

Daigaku de oshiete imasu ka? Anata ga oshieru koto no muzukashisa wa dono gurai desu ka?
(You teach at a university? What's the difficulty of the stuff you teach?)

Mars Man

Sep 28, 2007, 23:18

doumo, ECS san
(Thanks ECS san)

hai. kouki no mae ni natsu yasumi ga arimasu. sore wa daitai nana shuukan no desu.
(yeah, before the fall/winter semester there is a holiday period. It's about seven weeks long.)

hai, sou desu. daigaku de oshiete imasu ga.
(yes, that's right. I happen to teach at a university.)

ma, sou desu ne. . . oshieru no wa juubun muzukashii kara, oshiete iru koto no muzukashisa wa kekko takai darou kamo shiranai...
(well, thinking about that...teaching is difficult enough, so, perhaps the difficulty of what I teach is pretty high...)

chotto matta...oshieru koto wa seito ga manabu koto da to omotte iru kara desu yo...
(hold on...teaching is a student's learning, as I see it...)

seito ga naka naka manabanai nara, boku wa naka naka oshiete inai darou
(if the students don't learn much, I am not teaching them much)

seito ni agete iru no nanajuu pasentto ha mado kara tonjyatte iru rashii desu.
(70 percent of what I give to the students seems to fly out the window)

sono imi de, seito ga motto manabitai to omou kimochi wo ageru no wa muzukashii desu.
( in that sense, giving the students the feeling of wanting to learn more is difficult.)

sono imi de, oshieru koto de muzukashisa no teido wa takai...naiyo wa kekko kantan na no ni...
( in that sense, the degree of difficulty in teaching is hign...even though the content is pretty easy.)

gaikokugo to shite eigo wo oshiete imasu. dochi to ieba, eikawa no chikai desu.
( I teach English as a foriegn language. more than not, it could be said to be close to English conversation.)

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 3, 2007, 01:32

hitotsu no shitsumon...
(one question...)
ima wa juuroku sai no de, kuruma no unten shikata wo manande imasu ka?
(now you're 16 years old so, are you learning how to drive a car?)

Iie. (Watashi no) Okaasan/haha ga (?)tte watashi wa dekimasen.:(
(No. Mother says I can't)
I know I messed up that sentence horribly.

EvilCowSlayer

Oct 3, 2007, 10:23

Iie. (Watashi no) Okaasan/haha ga (?)tte watashi wa dekimasen.:(
(No. Mother says I can't)
I know I messed up that sentence horribly.
"Iie. Haha ni dame da tte iwaremashita."
(No. I was told by my mother that it's no good. [I can't])

Haha = jibun no okaasan
Okaasan = hoka no hito no okaasan ka jibun no okaasan to hanasu toki
(Haha = your own mother)
(Okaasan = someone else's mother, or when you're talking to your mother)
sono imi de, seito ga motto manabitai to omou kimochi wo ageru no wa muzukashii desu.
( in that sense, giving the students the feeling of wanting to learn more is difficult.)
Hontou, hontou. Miserareru eigo no seikatsu no tsukairyou ga arimasen ka? Sore ga aru nara, tetsudaimasu yo.
(True, true. Isn't there any real life application of English that you could show them? If you did, that would help.)

Seikatsu no tsukairyou ga nakereba, narau no wa nan de mo taihen no you desu ne.
(Without a real life use, learning anything seems like a pain.)

Mars Man

Oct 5, 2007, 14:07

Iie. (Watashi no) Okaasan/haha ga (?)tte watashi wa dekimasen.:(
(No. Mother says I can't)
I know I messed up that sentence horribly.

ma...sono hou wa anzen wa anzen darou.
(yeah...that way is safe, basically.)

boku wa doui shimasu, ECS san.
(I agree, ECS san)

jitsu wa sono koto wo yatte iru kedo, manabitai yori oshierarete shimatte aru koto ga houshii seito ha mada chotto ooi...
(actually, I do do that, but yet a good number of students want to have been taught rather than want to learn...)

skullcrushergurl chan...nikki mitai no ichi nichi no yatta koto wo oshiettara wa dou?
(skullcrushergurl chan...why don't you tell us what you did in one day, kind of like a diary?)

sou suru to futsuu no nichijou kaiwa no bunshou no tsukurikata wo tetusdatte ageru koto mo dekiru.
(by doing so, we can help you with making common sentences used in daily conversation.)

ikaga deshou ka?
(how about it?)

Tomii515

Oct 5, 2007, 15:31

Woah! Romaji chat! My eyes @_@ lol... Shall I join in? Hmm...

Konnichi wa mina-san =D
(hello everyone)
koko de ima wa 2 ji 45 pun to omoimasu.
(Here it's 2:45 am now i think.)
Boku wa taikutsu de koohii ga 3 bai tada nomimashita kara ima wa nemurenai yo!
(I'm bored and i cant sleep cause i justdrank 3 cups of coffee!)
Demo daijoubu desu~
(but its alright)
aaaaaaaaa... arg

*shinu*
(*dies*)

gomen nasai. demo boku wa TOTEMO taikutsu desu yo T_T~
(sorry but im VERY bored)

heh

-Tommy :]

Mars Man

Oct 5, 2007, 16:06

choudo koujin eikawa kurasu ni iku tokoro desu...
(I'm just now about to go do some private English conversation classes)

ganbatte kudasai...mata ne !!
(hang in there....later !! )

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 6, 2007, 03:20

skullcrushergurl chan...nikki mitai no ichi nichi no yatta koto wo oshiettara wa dou?
(skullcrushergurl chan...why don't you tell us what you did in one day, kind of like a diary?)
sou suru to futsuu no nichijou kaiwa no bunshou no tsukurikata wo tetusdatte ageru koto mo dekiru.
(by doing so, we can help you with making common sentences used in daily conversation.)
ikaga deshou ka?
(how about it?)
Eeto.....Jitsu wa, shigoto to gakkou dake mono ga shimasu!:okashii:
(Um... the truth is, the only things I do are work and school!)

NEH!!!!!! Ashita wa jibun no kareshi no tanjoubi desu! watashi-tachi Benihana de tabemasho shimasu! Jibun no kareshi atarashii kuruma katte shimashita![Demo,kuruma wa atarashikunai honto desu.:relief:]
(HEY!!! Tommorow is my boyfriend's birthday. We're going to eat at Benihana! My boyfriend bought a new car! But the car isn't really new)

Mars Man

Oct 6, 2007, 11:16

gakkou to shigoto dake?
(school and work only?)

nanka taihen sou desu ne !!
(sounds kind of hard, doesn't it !!)

demo anato no suteki no mirai no tame ni tamete iru deshou.
(but you are saving for your wonderful future)

ee? kareshi ga iru na no ni nihonjin no otoko wo sagashitte imasu ka?
(say what? You have a boyfriend and yet are looking for a Japanese guy?)

nantte...jodan desu yo !! boku kara 'omedetou' tsutaette ne!
(just a joke !! Tell him I said 'happy birthday' ok!)

kare ni totte atarashii kedo chuuko kuruma desu ne.
(for him it's new, but it is a used car.

EvilCowSlayer

Oct 6, 2007, 22:17

Jitsu wa sono koto wo yatte iru kedo, manabitai yori oshierarete shimatte aru koto ga houshii seito ha mada chotto ooi...
(actually, I do do that, but yet a good number of students want to have been taught rather than want to learn...)

Sou dattara, dekiru koto ga amari arimasen ne.
(If that's the case, there's not much you can do, is there?)

Sonna mondai wa ookii desu. Amerika no gakusei to Nihon no gakusei to de wa dochira no hou ga ii desu ka?
(That's a big problem. Which do you find better, American students or Japanese ones?)

Skullcrushergurl san, boku mo kara "omedetou" tte itte kudasai.
(Skullcrushergurl san, please tell him I said "Congratulations" too.)

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 10, 2007, 00:54

Ima, watashi wa nemui desu.
Haha wa "Gakkou wa ikimasu!!!" to iimashita :(
Soshite, ashita shigoto o ikimasu!!:mad:
tatsukete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[Now I'm sleepy.
Mother said"Go to school!!!!!"
And, tommorrow I have to go to work!!!!!!!!!
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!]

Koko ni,nihongo no sensei hitsuyo!!!!
[I need a japanese teacher here!!!]

Boraantiaa no hito desu ka?
[Any volunteers?]

EvilCowSlayer

Oct 10, 2007, 11:46

Skullcrushergurl san, nani de nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu ka?
(Skullcrushergurl san, what are you using to study Japanese?)

Dou iu oshigoto desu ka?
(What type of job do you have?)

Mars Man

Oct 10, 2007, 16:25

Haha wa "Gakkou wa ikimasu!!!" to iimashita :(

kimochi ga wakarimasu yo...demo manabu no wa totemo taisetsu dakara...ganbatte ne !!!
(I know how you feel, but learning is a very important thing...so keep it up !)

soshite, ikutsuka no iikata wa aru darou kedo, boku nara 'haha wa gakkou ni ikinasai to iimashita' no hou ni suru darou to omoimasu.

(and there may be a number of ways to say it, but I think I'd go with 'haha wa gakkou ni ikinasai to iimashita.' {my mother told me to go to school}

ECS san. . . sore wa muzukashii ne. . . amerika no gakusei wa amari wakaranai...ima wa...douchi no hou ga ii ka shiranai kedo...
(ECS san...that's a hard one...I don't know American students now...I have no idea which is better.)

demo daigaku no hanashi dattara, america no seitotachi no hou ga motto 'critical thinking' wo oshierarete iru da to omoimasu.
(but talking about college level, American students are being taught more 'critical thinking' I think.)

ja...Skullcrushergurl chan...dekiru dake sensei to shi, tokido oshieru yo !!
(ok...Skullcrushergurl chan...as much as possible, as a teacher, I will teach you sometimes ! )

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 11, 2007, 01:02

Skullcrushergurl san, nani de nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu ka?
(Skullcrushergurl san, what are you using to study Japanese?)

Dou iu oshigoto desu ka?
(What type of job do you have?)

Benihana wa shigoto o shimasu!
[I work at Benihana!]

*tameiki* Kyou wa, ikimasu.....
Dare!! Koroshite o kudasai!
[*sigh* I have to go today
Someone!! Please kill me!!]

EvilCowSlayer

Oct 11, 2007, 08:52

Kaian88

Oct 11, 2007, 09:22

Yo =D!! Minna ^_^
Kayan da =]

Nihongo ga shoki no seito desu =]
hanashimasen ka? ^^'

onamae wa nan desu ka? Nani ga suki desu ka? doushite nihongo wo benkyoushite imasu ka?

Ja matta =D

epigene

Oct 11, 2007, 09:31

Ohayougozaimasu, Kaian-san.
(Good morning, Kaian!)

Koko 日本語の勉強 ha Nihongo, soremo hiragana, katakana, kanji nomi no sekushon desu. Romaji de kakubaai wa "Romaji please" no sureddo e kakikondekudasai.
(This section "Nihongo no Benkyou" is for writing in Japanese, exclusively in hiragana, katakana, and kanji. If you want to write in romaji, please post in the "Romaji please" thread.)

Kono sure mo "Romaji please" ni idou shimasu.
(This will be moved to the "Romaji please" thread.)

Gokyouryoku onegai itashimasu.
(Thank you in advance for your cooperation.)

Kaian88

Oct 11, 2007, 11:38

Ah, sumimasen, wakarimasen deshita D=

kondo kaku toki wa kana de kakimasu =]

Elizabeth

Oct 11, 2007, 20:02

Benihana wo shitte imasen... mise desu ka? Mise nara, donna mise desu ka?
(I don't know Benihana... is it a store? If so, what type?)

Shitte imasen (inai) ha fudan tsukawanai desune. "Shiranai" desu.

Benihana to iu namae no mono ga, nani ka Nihon ni aru kamoshiremasen. Nihongo de, sore ha flower no namae desukara.

Demo kiaigai (Michigan) no resutoran, mise ni mo arisouna namae da to omoimasu.

Maybe there is something in Japan with the name "Benihana." In Japanese it is the name of a flower.

But I think it also sounds like the name of a (famous?) overseas (Michigan) restaurant or store. :p 　　

Elizabeth

Oct 11, 2007, 20:27

Ohayougozaimasu, Kaian-san.
(Good morning, Kaian!)
Koko 日本語の勉強 ha Nihongo, soremo hiragana, katakana, kanji nomi no sekushon desu. Romaji de kakubaai wa "Romaji please" no sureddo e kakikondekudasai.
(This section "Nihongo no Benkyou" is for writing in Japanese, exclusively in hiragana, katakana, and kanji. If you want to write in romaji, please post in the "Romaji please" thread.)
Kono sure mo "Romaji please" ni idou shimasu.
(This will be moved to the "Romaji please" thread.)
Gokyouryoku onegai itashimasu.
(Thank you in advance for your cooperation.)
Koko de ha romaji ha kinshi sarete ireba, kono sure mo idou shite kudasai ne. :relief:

epigene

Oct 11, 2007, 22:32

Koko de ha romaji ha kinshi sarete ireba, kono sure mo idou shite kudasai ne. :relief:
Hontou wa ikenai to omoimasuga, romaji deno kaiwa wo surutokoro ga hokani arimasennode, kono sure dake wa genteiteki ni kyokashiteimasu.

Mars Man

Oct 11, 2007, 22:57

sumimasen desu ga...sono 'benihana' wa 'benihana of Tokyo' dewa nai ka to omoimasu.
(excuse me but I think that 'benihana' is the 'benihana of Tokyo,' isn't it?)

sore wa teppan yaki ryouri desu.
(that's griddle-fry cooking)

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 11, 2007, 22:59

Benihana wo shitte imasen... mise desu ka? Mise nara, donna mise desu ka?
(I don't know Benihana... is it a store? If so, what type?)
Shinakute wa ikenai tte iitai nara, kore wo tsukaemasu.
(If you want to say that you have to do something, you can use this.)
Negative TE form + wa ikenai/ikemasen.
or
Negative TE form + wa dame/dame da/dame desu
"Negative TE form" wo tsukuru noni, kore wo tsukaimasu.
(To make the negative TE form, use this.)
Negative verb + drop i + add kute
Tatoeba...
(For example...)
Shigoto ni ikanakute wa dame desu.
(I have to go to work.)
Wakarimasen. Wakatta? Dakara, Sensei ga hitsuyo desu!
[I don't understand. See? That's why I need a teacher. ((It's too complex just to be posted and not explained.))]
Benihana (http://benihana.com/) wa Nihongo no resutoranto desu!
[Benihana (http://benihana.com/) is a Japanese restaurant!]

Mars Man

Oct 11, 2007, 23:06

daijoubi Skullcrushergurl chan, boku wa PM de sono uchi ni setsumeishimasu yo !!
(it's ok Skullcrushergurl chan, I will explain that to you in a PM, in time !!)

chotto warui kedo, tabun raishuu ni nauru...ii?
(I'm sorry, but that might be next week...is that ok?)

epigene

Oct 11, 2007, 23:40

Watashi mo chotto tetsudai masune. :bluush:
I'll help a little, too.

Machigatteiru tokoro dake ne.
Just the places where you made mistakes.

Haha wa "Gakkou wa ikimasu!!!" to iimashita :(
Haha wa "Gakkou e ikinasai!!" to iimashita.
"E" wa mokutekichi wo sashimasu.
"E" (written with hiragana "he") is "to" pointing to the destination.
"Ikinasai" wa meirei-kei desu.
"Ikinasai" is command form.

Soshite, ashita shigoto o ikimasu!!:mad:
Soshite, ashita shigoto e ikimasu!!
Kore mo "e" wo tsukaimasu. Mokutekichi wo sashimasu.
"E" (he) is used here again. It (means "to") and points to destination.

Wakarimashitaka?
Did you understand? :-)

Benihana wa shigoto o shimasu!
[I work at Benihana!]
Benihana de shigoto wo shiteimasu.

Dare!! Koroshite o kudasai!
Dareka watashi wo koroshite kudasai!

Elizabeth

Oct 12, 2007, 00:35

Watashi mo chotto tetsudai masune. :bluush:
I'll help a little, too.
Machigatteiru tokoro dake ne.
Just the places where you made mistakes.
Haha wa "Gakkou e ikinasai!!" to iimashita.
"E" wa mokutekichi wo sashimasu.
"E" (written with hiragana "he") is "to" pointing to the destination.
"Ikinasai" wa meirei-kei desu.
"Ikinasai" is command form.
Watashi nara....Okaasan （Hahaoya) ha, gakkou e ike to iitta !!!.... :p 　

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 12, 2007, 00:43

Kono wa rakutan shimasu.
[This is discouraging]

Nihongo wa yameru to omoimasu
[I'm thinking of quitting Japanese]

Itsumo, watashi wa tadashii wo kangaeru...itsumo machigai desu!!
[Every time I think I'm correct, it's always a mistake!]

Tabun, Watashi no atama ga warui tada desu.
[Perhaps my head is just bad(Stupid)]

Soshite, Tabun koto dake Watashi wa kangae dekimasu,
[And Maybe, the only thing I thought I could do,]

Uso deshita.
[Was a lie.]

Gakkou ni tomodachi arimasen
[In school, I have no friends]

Demo,negaimashita
[But I hoped.]

Elizabeth

Oct 12, 2007, 10:29

Kono wa rakutan shimasu.
[This is discouraging]
Nihongo wa yameru to omoimasu
[I'm thinking of quitting Japanese]
Nande sonna ni oitsumeteirunda? (Why are you so down on yourself?):(
Yappari, komakai bunpou no machigai wa arimashitaga, chotto machigai ga ookattara, naoshite agemasuyo. Watashi mo dekiru dake tetsudai shitai to omotteimasuyo !

Of course there are going to be small mistakes, and if we see a major error it will be corrected ! I also want to help as much as possible. :cool: :)

Demo, Skullcrushergurl san ni totte, nihongo wo benkyou suru no ni, ichiban yaku ni tatsu no ha nan da to omoimasuka? Skullcrushergurl san no benkyou houhou ni tuiste ha ashita kaite kudasaine.

But what do you think is the best way of studying Japanese ? Please write about your method of studying tomorrow. :wave::cool:

Kikitori ha nihongo no benkyou no naka de, matto mo yaku ni tatsu to omoimasu. (The best way I think is through conversation with natives and advanced speakers)

Sono ue, nihongo ha chakujitsu ni mo benkyou shinakarebanaranai desu. (In addition, you also must study Japanese step by step).

Nihongo no kyoukasho ga nakattara, kihontekina bunpou wo benkyou dekinai deshoune. (Without a textbook you cannot learn basic grammatical Japanese.)

　
Gengo wo narau ni ha, "hanasu dake" ha mada wakaru toshite mo, "yomu dake", "kaku dake" to iu no ha imi ga nai shi, manabu koto ga dekinai to omoimasu.

Even if you can learn a language enough to understand it by only speaking, "only reading" or "only writing" doesn't make sense. It it isn't possible to learn this way.

Watashi no benkyou no fuzoku wo kanjimasu yo. Dekiru dake mijikai bun wo tsukuritai to omoimasu. (I also feel my lack of study As much as possible I like to write short sentences.) :P

Ganbatte ne ! :wave:

Elizabeth

Oct 12, 2007, 10:51

Hontou wa ikenai to omoimasuga, romaji deno kaiwa wo surutokoro ga hokani arimasennode, kono sure dake wa genteiteki ni kyokashiteimasu.
Sou deshoune. Tonikaku, jitsuha, watashi ga Nihongo to itta no ha romaji mo fukumarete imasune. :relief:　Tanni chigau monji desune.

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 13, 2007, 20:52

nanika wo iu arimasen
[nothing to say]

Mars Man san!Kyou wa, homecoming desu!
[ Mars Man!!Today is homecoming(how do you romajize that?!)]

EvilCowSlayer

Oct 15, 2007, 05:47

Shitte imasen (inai) ha fudan tsukawanai desune. "Shiranai" desu.
Arigatou, Elizabeth san. Wakarimashita kedo, ano toki omotte inakatta deshou.
(Thanks, Elizabeth san. I knew that, but I guess I wasn't thinking at that time.)

Today is homecoming(how do you romajize that?!)]
Hoomukamingu desu.

Kikitori ha nihongo no benkyou no naka de, matto mo yaku ni tatsu to omoimasu. (The best way I think is through conversation with natives and advanced speakers)
Mondai wa, amerika ni muri deshou. Boku no machi ni nihongo ga dekiru tomodachi wo shirimasen.

Elizabeth

Oct 15, 2007, 10:32

Arigatou, Elizabeth san. Wakarimashita kedo, ano toki omotte inakatta deshou.
[Kikitori wa nihongo no benkyou houhou no naka de, motto mo yaku ni tatsu to omoimasu.] mo shitte wa itakedo, kangaete wa inakattan desu ne...

And I know the correct way to say what you just quoted but wasn't thinking at the time either ....:-)

SushiShin

Oct 16, 2007, 03:19

Konnichiwa, watashi wa nihongo wo hanasemasuyo!
Watashi to deeto shimasenka?

LOL, joking.......

Nihonjin no josei ga daisuki.:relief:
Anata wa Ai Otsuka wo shittemasuka?

@skullcrushergurl : anata wa suteki na josei desu. anata wa totemo kawaii desu. shumi wa nandesuka? Nihon no bunka ga suki de ureshii! :-)

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 16, 2007, 03:24

Konnichiwa, watashi wa nihongo wo hanasemasuyo!
Watashi to deeto shimasenka?
LOL, joking.......
Nihonjin no josei ga daisuki.:relief:
Anata wa Ai Otsuka wo shittemasuka?
@skullcrushergurl : anata wa suteki na josei desu. anata wa totemo kawaii desu. shumi wa nandesuka? Nihon no bunka ga suki de ureshii! :-)

Hontou ni? Skullcrushergurl kawai to suteki omoimasu ka? Iie!!!
Usotsuki! :blush:

epigene

Oct 25, 2007, 13:43

Kono sureddo wa gakkou ya sonota no koukyou no Nihongo kinou wo insutooru dekinai pasokon karashika akusesu dekinai menbaa no tame ni arimasu.
This thread is for JREF members who can only access this forum through PCs at schools and other public institutions where Japanese-language capability cannot be installed.

Romaji de kakeruyou ni shiteiru nowa sono tame desu.
That is the reason for allowing this romaji thread.

Korewa Nihongo renshuu no tame no sureddo desunode, Eigo nomi no kakikomi wa kinshi itashimasu.
Since this is a Japanese language practice thread, posting in English only is not allowed.

Eigo no kakikomi wa, Nihongo wo tasu ka, kakikomi jitai wo sakujo onegai shimasu.
Please either add Japanese language version of your English post or delete your post altogether.

Taisho shinai bawai wa, modereetaa ga sakujo itashimasu.
If no action is taken, the moderators will delete them.

Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Thank you in advance.

SushiShin

Oct 25, 2007, 15:04

Ohayo minnasan!!

Ikaga desu ka?

Watashi wa nihongo de kashi wo kaiteimasu.:relief:

Watashi ha kakkoii desuyo!:-)

Shinjite kudasai.(>.<)

ano,....watashi wa baka desu :p

Eri-chan,anata to isshoni iraretara iinoni.:(

zannen,....

ahhh, nanimo nai desu.

Sayonara minna, odajini!!

Mars Man

Oct 25, 2007, 15:26

Kono sureddo wa gakkou ya sonota no koukyou no Nihongo kinou wo insutooru dekinai pasokon karashika akusesu dekinai menbaa no tame ni arimasu.

This thread is for JREF members who can only access this forum through PCs at schools and other public institutions where Japanese-language capability cannot be installed.

Romaji de kakeruyou ni shiteiru nowa sono tame desu.

That is the reason for allowing this romaji thread.
Korewa Nihongo renshuu no tame no sureddo desunode, Eigo nomi no kakikomi wa kinshi itashimasu.

epigene san, arigatou gozaimashita !! dou yatte henji dekiru ka kangaete imashta...tasukatta !!
(epigene san, thank you !! I was thinking about how to respond...you saved me some trouble !!)

Skullcrushergurl chan, sumimasen. . . saikin wa sugoku isogashii deshita.
(Skullcrushergurl chan, sorry. . . I'd been very busy recently.)

kore kara suru koto wa chotto herimasu node, mata kono sureddo de tamani kakeru koto ga dekimasu.
(from now my 'to do' list will be less, so I can post on this thread sometimes.)

homukomin ha dou deshita ka?
(how was the homecoming?)

diceke

Oct 25, 2007, 21:52

Mars Man

Oct 25, 2007, 22:42

diceke san, arigatou gozaimashita !
(diceke san, thank you !)

sore mo aru da ne...ato wa Skullcrushergurl ga sore wo insutaru dekiru ka dou ka matte mimashou.
( there's that way too...what's left is to wait and see if Skullcrushergurl can install that)

epigene

Oct 25, 2007, 22:50

Nyuumon reberu no hito niwa muzukashii to omoimasu.
I think it's difficult to understand for a beginner.

Watashi mo kako ni konoyouna mono wo tsukattara to jogen shimashita ga, kanojo niwa wakaranakatta you desu.
I've suggested similar in the past, but she wasn't able to understand how to use it.

SushiShin

Oct 25, 2007, 22:56

diceke san, arigatou gozaimashita !
(diceke san, thank you !)
sore mo aru da ne...ato wa Skullcrushergurl ga sore wo insutaru dekiru ka dou ka matte mimashou.
( there's that way too...what's left is to wait and see if Skullcrushergurl can install that)

hai! sono toori! ima made, ki o tsukete:cool:

diceke

Oct 25, 2007, 23:11

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 27, 2007, 01:14

*tameiki shimasu*
Kore wa nayamashimasu....
Mars Man-Sensei!! Homukomin wa tsumaranaikata deshita.
kangaete tada:
Hakujin ga heya ni...eeto...takusan kokujin...rapu no ongaku...to watashi wa (kokujin mo)odorimasen!!
Demo, shashin ga arimasu!!!!
Demo....eeto...Skanna wa arimasen!:(:(
Hai,hai Soshite, Watashi no kareshi ga wakete shimashita:-)
ITSUMO KENKA SHIMASHITA!!!!

(*Sigh*)
This is annoying....
MarsMan! Homecoming was boring.
Just think: A white person in a room..um..lots of black people...rap music...and I (black too) can't dance!
But,I have pictures!!!!
But I have no scanner!
Yes,yes and my boyfriend [and I] broke up
[We were] always fighting!!

alantin

Oct 29, 2007, 23:07

hajimemashite!
konna romaji no chatto ha me wo itaku shite, nou (脳, brain) mo itaku shimasu ga, tanoshisou desu! Boku mo sanka shite mo ii deshou.
scullcrushergurl: zannen desu ne! Kedo, genki dashite kudasai! ningenseikatsu (人間生活, human-life) ha itsumo kumori ja nai desu yo! shourai ha hareta sora mo arimasu!

SushiShin

Oct 30, 2007, 21:17

Skullcrusher: naze? breaking-up?

dono you ni iimashooka? aah kooun.....
.....sou ka.......

wish you the best and don't worried about anything in time everything falls into place.
you just have to hang on!

ki o tsukete!
etto,....odajini!!

Skullcrushergurl

Oct 31, 2007, 00:56

De,watashi wa dokushin da yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Koko de paati!!

Derfel

Nov 1, 2007, 06:51

Demo anata ha sukoshi ureshiku kikoeru ne?
Dooshite kanaa...
Jaa, boku to nite iru rikoshugisha ha sonna koto amari wakaranai.
[But You sound a bit glad heh?
Wonder why...
Well an egoist like me cannot really understand such a thing.]

PS: As for the third, and last sentece, im not sure if it is completely correct, i attempted to figure out what would sound natural, forgive me if the word rikoshugisha is currently not in use and/or has a more popular equivalent, if thats the case than my dictionary is probably outdated, once again sorry.

alantin

Nov 1, 2007, 19:06

epigene

Nov 1, 2007, 19:35

Sekai ha hirokute, omoshiroi tokoro desu ne. Ironna hito ha imasu ne. ^^
Maa.. koko ni yoku kaiteru hito ha sukunai desu ne.. =/
Zannen..

The world is a large and interesting place. There are lots of different kinds of people.
It seems that people who write here often are few.. Too bad!
Soudesune. Kaiwa wo suruhito wa sukunai desune.
Yes, that's true. There are very few people who engage in conversation here.

Kihontekiniwa, Nihonjin wa roomaji de kaku no wo kiraimasukara, kana to kanji deno kaiwa-sure to tatereba, kakikomu menbaa mo fuerudeshou.
Because Japanese people basically don't like writing in romaji, you might get more members to write if you start a kana/kanji conversation thread.

alantin

Nov 1, 2007, 20:31

Sou desu ne. Nihongo ha onaji you na kotoba ga ooi desu kara ooku no bai, tottemo yominikui desu ne. Betsu no foorumu de aru omoshiroi bun wo yomimashita. "Niwatori ha niwa ni niwa imasu" (鶏は庭に二羽います).

Doushite nihonjin ha romaji wo tsukwanai deshou! ^_^v

Thats right. In japanese there are lots of similar words so many times it gets a bit hard to read. I read a fun sentence on another forum. "There are two chickens in the garden" (niwa ni niwatori ha niwa imasu)

I wonder why the japanese don't use romaji! ^_^v

epigene

Nov 1, 2007, 20:56

Nihongo wa kanji wo tsukau kotode shunji ni yomi, imi wo rikaisurukoto ga dekimasu. Roomaji dewa, zenbu yomi, atama no naka de oto ni shinakereba wakarimasen. Choudo, sokki wo yonde irumitai desu.

"Niwa ni niwatori ga niwa imasu" wa koe ni dasuto wakarimasuga, romaji de wa sugu niwa wakarimasen.

The use of kanji make us able to read and understand the text instantaenously. In romaji, we have to read "everything" and voice the sounds in the mind to understand. It's like reading shorthand writing.

"Niwa ni niwatori ga niwa imasu" can be understood when voiced but cannot be understood immediately in romaji.

alantin

Nov 1, 2007, 21:31

Nihonjin ha atama no naka de oto wo shinai desu ka?! HEEEEE!
Itsumo eigo nado wo yomu toki koe ni dashinakereba naranai kara mite dake de wakaru koto to ha henna kibun ja nai deshou?
Hmm.. Boku mo tokidoki nihongo de kaitta kanban toka mitara yomikata ha wakaranakute mo imi wo wakarimasu ga itsumo sono fuu ni yomu koto to ha... Hen ja nai desu ka! =P

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The japanese don't make the sound inside their heads while reading something?! HEEE! you cant really read a language like english without making the sound so reading something and understanding it just by looking must feel weird! Well.. I too sometimes when seeing something, like a sign written in japanese, can understand the meaning by the kanji even if I don't know how to read it but always reading like that! =P

epigene

Nov 1, 2007, 21:52

Nihongo to tabun Chuugokugo wa "me" de yomu gengo da to omoimasu. Ossharuyouni, yomikata ga wakaranakutemo, imiga toreru koto ga arimasuyone.

Eigo mo, aru teido "me" de yomu gengo da to omoimasu. Kore wo mitekara sou omotteimasu.

I think Japanese, and probably Chinese as well, is read with the "eyes." As you mentioned, there are instances where you can understand the meaning, even when you can't read the Japanese correctly.

I think English is also a language read with the "eyes" to some extent. I began to think so after seeing this.

Spelling-is-not-important (http://www.fun-with-english.co.uk/2005/01/spelling-is-not-important.html)

alantin

Nov 1, 2007, 22:20

LOL!
sono saisho to saigo no ji ha hitokoto no naka de ichiban taisetsuna ji to ha wakarimashita ga sonna tekisu ha hajimete desu yo! Tottemo omoshiroi desu ne! Hayaku yomu to wakariyasui desu ga chuui shite yomeba dame desu ne!

Demo. Itsumo nanika wo yominagara atama no naka de oto ga kikoemasu.. :okashii:

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I kenw taht the frsit and the lsat leetrts wree the msot ipoamrtnt but tihs is the fsirt tmie I hvae seen taht knid of txet! It's ralely ieirensttng. If you raed it fsat, no perbolm, but if you do mroe cafelurly, it aolmst bcmeoes ispomsible! =P

I knew that the first and the last letters were the most important but this is the first time I have seen that kind of text It's really interesting. If you read it fast, no problem, but if you do more carefully, it almost becomes impossible! =P

Still I always hear it in my head when I read something..

Derfel

Nov 2, 2007, 07:00

Well if you think hard, you'll come to the conclusion that in a phonetic writing system that uses sounds, you can easily remember certain, common letter combinations, but for example can you figure out the meaning of these words just by looking at them?
quadragintesimal
calcariferous
macrencephalous
magnetohydrodynamic

You can't? Well thats cause you probably never heard or read them anywhere, meaning in english, you pronounce certain words (most) in your mind.

Forgive me for the off topic rubbish. Please continue.

Hontoo ni omoshiroi to omou. Chotto muzukashi da kedo eitango da.
jitsu wa ratengo ni kikoeru da. "Han ratengo" kanaa. Jaa, han ratengo to itteru wa doo da ka?

[Truly interesting i believe. A bit hard, but they're english words.
Truth is they sound like latin. "Half latin" i wonder. How about calling them half latin then?]

burakkuneko

Nov 3, 2007, 13:30

konnichiwa minna san ....
hajimemashite burakkuneko to moushimasu ...
nihongo de hanashite mitai node, kono fo-ramu wo sanka shimashita ..
douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu ...
m(_ _)m

(hii..my name is burakkuneko .. i join this forum because i want to try to talk in japanese .. please assist me .. )

alantin

Nov 4, 2007, 04:52

Youkoso!

Zehi sanka shite kudasai!

:wave:

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Welcome!

By all means, please, take part (in the conversation)!

Derfel

Nov 4, 2007, 07:03

Hai, ganbatte.
Tokoro de boku mo neko ga suki da
Ima sanpiki ga iru

[Yes, do your best.
By the way, I too love cats.
Right now i have three of them.]

burakkuneko

Nov 5, 2007, 10:16

ganbarimasu v^-^v
derfel san : soudesuka ... ii desune ..
atashi no neko ha osu desu .. 'cim's' to yobareru ..

[i will try my best ...
derfel san : really .. that's nice ..
my cat is a male ... we called him 'cim's' ..]

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 6, 2007, 02:27

Minna-san, Ogenki desu ka?
How is everyone?

Ima, Watashi wa tottemo nemui!
Now, I'm very sleepy.

Gakkou to Shigoto
Shigoto to Gakkou!

ARG!!!

Derfel

Nov 6, 2007, 04:10

Gakkou to shigoto ne sore wa taihen da to omou
Mada juuhachisai arimasen kara shigoto o suru koto ga dekinai, boku wa.
Jaa, Skullcrushergurl-san wa shigoto ga nani da ka

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 27, 2007, 02:14

Minna san?! Doko ni desu ka?!

Derfel

Nov 27, 2007, 04:04

ittari kitari suru ga kotae o matteru tokoro da
yatto kotae ga aru da
saa, mae ni nanika omoshiroi koto o shite kuru ka
minna daijobu darou ka
kurisumasu wa taezu chikazukeru ga doo shitai ndesu ka
dokoka iku dano dareka to au dano tsumori desu ka
boku mou hon no hyou o tsukuteru tsumari nihongo ni kansuru hon no hyou da
kawaisoo na ryoshin naa

Oh yeah sorry for using english, but if I use kirisutokoutansai or simply koutansai instead kurisumasu, will people not take me for an idiot? Cause I honestly want to avoid mixing up languages if possible. I just don't like it.

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 28, 2007, 03:59

Ima....Shigoto wo ikitai desu!!!
Totemo taikutsu desu!

Derfel

Nov 28, 2007, 04:50

shigoto to itteru ka
makoto ni daijoobu desu ka
hontoo ni shigoto wa daikirai da
shigoto hodo osoroshii koto wa nai zo
itsumademo benkyou shitai da zo

Sasquatch

Nov 28, 2007, 07:19

Sukoshi hanasemasu. :s

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 28, 2007, 07:38

Sugoi! Onamae wa nan desu ka?
Watashi no namae Whitney desu.

Derfel

Nov 30, 2007, 00:01

subete shinda soo da naa
minna wa doko da
jref wa shini-tsutsu aru soo desu

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 30, 2007, 05:37

Yeah. Why aren't people posting here any more!
Marsman-san?! Doko ni imasu ka?!

Skullcrushergurl

Nov 30, 2007, 08:37

*Tameiki shimasu*
Eeto Kyou wa taikutsu deshita(itsumo)
Mada gakkou ni imasu.
Minna-san,ima nani o shite imasu ka?

Derfel

Nov 30, 2007, 14:37

kookoo de nakunarimashiteru

Derfel

Dec 3, 2007, 05:22

hitori de tsuzukeru shika nai soo da
doo da naa
hai soo da

epigene

Dec 3, 2007, 07:06

*Tameiki shimasu*
Eeto Kyou wa taikutsu deshita(itsumo)
Mada gakkou ni imasu.
Minna-san,ima nani o shite imasu ka?

Skullcrushergurl-chan, "minna" wa "san" to issho ni tsukau toki wa "mina-san" ni naru no yo. (FYI)

Watashi wa shigoto wo shite imasu. (Tsukarete imasu! :buuh: )

Skullcrushergurl

Dec 4, 2007, 04:39

eeto ari-gato...
lol.
Watashi mo!
Subete shuumatsu shigoto wo shimashita.

Derfel

Dec 4, 2007, 05:24

itsumo shigoto, shigoto
boku dake shigoto o shinai kanaa
doo shigoto o suru no tame jikan ga aru ka wakaranai
boku asa kara ban made benkyou suru

Skullcrushergurl

Dec 7, 2007, 00:08

Wakaranai....
Nihongo wa ii janai yo!!!!!!!!!!

Derfel

Dec 7, 2007, 00:25

sumimasen ga ii janai wa yoku nai ni naru beki desu... to omou
jitsu wa anata wa shinpai shinai beki da
ganbaru sae ireba nihongo o/de hanaseru yoo ni naru
hoohoo wa hitotsu dake da yameru na to nani ga okorou to ganbaru

Skullcrushergurl

Dec 7, 2007, 00:31

Watashi wa benkyou suru, benkyou suru benkyou suru. Demo watashi wa mada baka da!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

Derfel

Dec 7, 2007, 00:36

mata hoohoo wa hitotsu dake desu nanimo kanjirarenai made benkyou suru
makoto ni, shinpai shinai
benkyou sureba suru dake joozu ni naru

Skullcrushergurl

Dec 10, 2007, 23:54

Stop typing stuff I can't understand! lol

Skullcrushergurl

Dec 13, 2007, 02:35

Yay!! Ashita, watashi no tanjoubi DESU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shigoto ni ikimasen!!
Gakkou ni ikimasen!!
YAY!!
Watashi wa juunanasai ni narimasu!!

Derfel

Dec 13, 2007, 03:57

Omedeto gozaimasu!
Fuyu ni umarete omoshiroi ne

alantin

Dec 20, 2007, 20:11

kyou, saigo no shiken ga atte, senshuu ha benkyou bakkari node tottemo ii kibun desu yo!
Tadashi, dou yatta ka na, mada wakaranai n desu kedo.

Kurisumasu yasumi mo, kyou hajimarimashita!

Kurisumasu omedetou!

Derfel

Dec 20, 2007, 20:23

Tadashi, dou yatta ka na, mada wakaranai n desu kedo.

fuyuyasumi no owari made machisaserareta naa, taihen nee
saigo no wa nan no shiken datta ka

epigene

Dec 28, 2007, 06:54

Koko kara kakikomi yoninbun wo Learning Japanese in Romaji e ido shimashita.
4 posts have been moved to Learning Japanese in Romaji.

Ima ichido chuui jiko wo kakimasu:
Repeat post of my earlier warning:

Kono sureddo wa gakkou ya sonota no koukyou no Nihongo kinou wo insutooru dekinai pasokon karashika akusesu dekinai menbaa no tame ni arimasu.
This thread is for JREF members who can only access this forum through PCs at schools and other public institutions where Japanese-language capability cannot be installed.

Romaji de kakeruyou ni shiteiru nowa sono tame desu.
That is the reason for allowing this romaji thread.

Korewa Nihongo renshuu no tame no sureddo desunode, Eigo nomi no kakikomi wa kinshi itashimasu.
Since this is a Japanese language practice thread, posting in English only is not allowed.

Eigo no kakikomi wa, Nihongo wo tasu ka, kakikomi jitai wo sakujo onegai shimasu.
Please either add Japanese language version of your English post or delete your post altogether.

Taisho shinai bawai wa, modereetaa ga sakujo itashimasu.
If no action is taken, the moderators will delete them.

Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Thank you in advance.

Elizabeth

Dec 28, 2007, 09:56

Stop typing stuff I can't understand! lol
Watashi ni mo, kono thread no bunshou wa sukoshi wakarinikukatta yo. 　
Skullcrushergirl-san bakari de wa arimasen. :relief:

Machigai ga ooi desukarane.

Watashitachi wa, ooku no houhou de nihongo wo benkyou suru koto ga dekimasu.

Demo, mazu tadashii Nihongo wo manande kara, shoshinsha to isshoni benkyou sureba ichiban ii desune.　:note: :cool:

Eigo no kakikomi wa, Nihongo wo tasu ka, kakikomi jitai wo sakujo onegai shimasu.
Please either add Japanese language version of your English post or delete your post altogether.

Kakikomi wo sakujo suru botan ga arunodeshouka?

epigene

Dec 28, 2007, 10:33

Kanzen ni sakujo dekimasenga, kakikomi wo sakujoshite kara ni suruka, nanika betsu no kakikomi wa dekimasu ne.
http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24085&highlight=edit+post+minutes

Annubis

Dec 28, 2007, 21:35

Konbanwa!!

Watashi no Nihongo ga warui desu. Kore wa ii desu. Arigato gozaimasu. watashi wa yoku mairimasu mo naraimasu.

Domo arigato! Oyasumi nasai!

Tomii515

Dec 31, 2007, 04:35

konnichi wa.
mina-san wa genki desu ka?

Derfel

Dec 31, 2007, 06:35

genki to iu ka
maa maa
amazon.com yori nihongo no hon o matteru
ashita tsuku hazu desu
saa, minna, nani o shiteru ka

Kuri-Chan

Jan 3, 2008, 06:40

Konnichi-wa minna-san. Watashi Kuri desu. Hajimamashite.
Hello, everyone. I'm Kuri. Nice to meet you / Please be kind to me.

Watashi ga Nihongo sukoshi wo ukagaishiru. Sumimasen, demo watashi no warui bunpo wo yosuru. Watashi ga izakoza Nihongo reisetzu wo yosuru.
I understand a little Japanese. Forgive me, but my [Japanese? I don't know how to say that as an adjective...] grammar is bad. I have trouble with politeness.

I know I shouldn't say anything not in romanji, but I have no idea how to say this: Please correct me if I'm wrong about anything.

Skullcrushergurl

Jan 8, 2008, 00:06

Genki desu yo. Kyou gakkou no yasumi ni kimashita.
Renshuu shimasen demo atarashii hon ga katte imashita.
Hon ga BREAKTHROUGH JAPANESE to yonde imasu.
Benkyou shitai desu!
I think it would be: Moshimo machigai suru (ga?) tadashite kudasai(Tadasu onegai?)

Also, I don't appreciate the title of my thread being changed. People won't come here if there is a wet blanket hovering over them. :)

Derfel

Jan 9, 2008, 06:02

Hon no koto omedeto. Ganbare!

Also, I don't appreciate the title of my thread being changed. People won't come here if there is a wet blanket hovering over them. :)

Ainiku nani o shite mo, hitobito wa konai na

Skullcrushergurl

Jan 11, 2008, 23:45

Er....Subete hon ni shitteiru!
Tsumaranakatta desu...

Skullcrushergurl

Jan 26, 2008, 02:35

Minna-san doko ni iku no?

Derfel

Jan 26, 2008, 05:27

shinda, kubi o ki ni kaketa lol
joudan da
chotto isogashikatta dakara koko no koto o wasureta yo
shikashi, ima, kono tokoro e yatto modorimashita. sugoi de wa arimasen ka

Rioneru

Jan 26, 2008, 11:13

yaa! ato de koukou ni kitte, zenbu kakiko o yonda, zettai ni benkyoushi nakuchaikenai no ga kigatsuku ne...:(

jaa, ganbaru darou! :cool:

Skullcrushergurl

Feb 9, 2008, 01:56

aa... Itsumo hitori de.
'Naka ga suite iru...Tabenai darou...
Kinou wa kakkoii no hito atta..... Ano hito wa kitachosenjin..... yummy

Damicci

Feb 9, 2008, 02:35

Romaji ha chotto uzai kara, kono turedo ha hima ni narimashita.
Matsu bakari nara hoka no hitobito ha mou ichido kakikomi suru to omoimasu.

Derfel

Feb 9, 2008, 03:34

kamoshirenai na
jaa, minna dou desu ka?
nantoka aho mitai na? ore igai, futari o minna to yobu no wa nantoka aho rashii na?

Buntaro

Feb 9, 2008, 04:48

Skullcrushergurl-san!

Michigan ni sunderun desu ka? Yuki ga futteru no? Washi wa tokidoki terebi de yuki no shashin o mieru yo. Samuso!

Derfel

Feb 9, 2008, 05:03

California ni wa yuki ga amari nai na?
saa, nengajou ni wa atsui rashii keshiki desu ka?
gomen, boku mata aho mitai na?

Ryuk

Feb 12, 2008, 17:37

Ohaiyo gozaimasu minna-san. Watashi wa Heriot-Watt daigaku no gakusei, senmon wa ekidame enjinia desu. Yoroshiku :)

Skullcrushergurl

Feb 14, 2008, 03:53

Skullcrushergurl-san!
Michigan ni sunderun desu ka? Yuki ga futteru no? Washi wa tokidoki terebi de yuki no shashin o mieru yo. Samuso!
Hai! Michigan ni sunde imasu!! Totemo sugoi desu! Doko ni sunde imasu ka?

Onigirii

Feb 24, 2008, 00:27

Yo minna-san, kono sureddo wa omoshiroi desu. Watashi no nihongo wa chotto yowai desu kara eigo ni mo kakire ba ii no ka? Sono ho ga motto ii desu to omoimasu!

(Hello everyone, this thread is interesting. My Japanese is a little weak so would it be okay if you also wrote down a translation in english? I think that way is better!)

Then you can learn more.
Also correct my post if there are any faults!

Derfel

Feb 28, 2008, 04:00

itsumo, watashi no nihongo wa yoku nai to iu na?
joozu naraba koko ni inai nda
lol

Ignolopi

Sep 25, 2008, 07:18

Konnichiwa,
koko ni itta toki wa mukashi na.
(when I was here last it was forever ago)
watashi no nihongo ga sabita.
(my Japanese is rusty)
totemo yo.
(very)
Nanimo oboeteimasen.
(I can't remember anything)
Sumimasen.
(excuse me)
Tasukeru to ureshii desu.
(if you could help I'd be happy)

Domo!
(thanks)

~Iggy

Senshi

May 9, 2009, 07:33

Konnichiwa mina-san.
Hello everyone.

Hajimemashite. Oranda no Senshi desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Nice to meet you. I'm Senshi from the Netherlands. Please be kind to me.

Ignolopi

Oct 17, 2009, 00:41

I'm back!
Still willing to practice, life is just busy. But I'm diving into Japanese once again. Let's see if I can do anything...

Konnichiwa. Kyou wa hare dakedo, samui desu. Chotto fuyu no kanji desu. Rainen, nihon ni iku tsumori desu. Osaka hazu node, kansai ben o renshuu shita hou ga ii deshou. Jaa, kore wa sukunai daga, mou tsukarechatta :)

Hello. Even though today is sunny, it's cold. It kind of feels like winter. Next year I plan on going to Japan. It should be to Osaka, so I should probably practice the kansai dialect. Well, this isn't much, but I'm already worn out :)

Mata ne,
~Iggy