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Eve
Jan 1, 2004, 19:11
Does "Baka" means stupid?

how to say the basic greeting stuff...like hi hello etc etc..

is it masa mesho or kunichiwa ?

thereisnospoon
Jan 2, 2004, 01:15
Ok i'm a newbie to the language but heres what I understand.

Moshi moshi (もしもし。)is a greeting that is only used on the telephone.

For greeting people in the street.

Morning time: Ohayou gozaimasu or (おはよう ございます)

Afternoon or after 10:00am Konichiwa or (こんにちは)

Evenings konban wa or (こんばんは)

Hope this helps and I hope I have spelt it all correctly :happy:

Eve
Jan 2, 2004, 04:10
oo thxs man

Seppuku
Jan 2, 2004, 05:31
baka means stupid person but used like a "dis" (like if a freind did somethign stupid youd call him a baka) but can also be used as like dumbass, idiot ect ect

Elizabeth
Jan 2, 2004, 06:45
Baka is oftentimes used as a way of putting oneself down as well or acknowledging having done something foolish (Watashi mo onaji gurai baka dakedo = You're no stupider than I) and it can be closer to silly than truly idiotic (Tashikani bakana koto da kedo、omoikiri tanoshimereba ii darou! = Although it's certainly a stupid thing, still you must let go and enjoy yourself!)という風にですね。

Eve
Jan 3, 2004, 10:50
how do u say bye or later?

SkaKid0911
Jan 3, 2004, 10:52
Hmm, I'm confused now. I only know a real little japanese but i thought baka was like dumb and bakayaro was like idiot. could someone clear this up for me?

Arashi
Jan 3, 2004, 11:03
Bakayaro... heh, a little stronger than idiot. Ruder too. :)

Just don't call them aho. :D

SkaKid0911
Jan 3, 2004, 11:10
Thank you, but now that you said it I must know what aho is lol.

M10
Jan 3, 2004, 12:23
yeah .. I want to know what aho means too O_o

Renzokuken
Jan 3, 2004, 13:14
what does yaro mean?

SkaKid0911
Jan 3, 2004, 13:29
I just looked it up in my dictionary, according to that it means rascal or slang for man or guy