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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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minmi wrote:
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kayoko wrote:
i know the simple greetings, counting, and bits and pieces of phrases/sentences through songs...dareka ja naku, dare demo naku (dont do it for others, do it for yourself)...listening inspired me 100%...ive studied hiragana and katakana for a while...and my japanese friend told me that 90% of chinese characters was the same to kanji, and seeing i studied chinese with her, i expected myself to know lots of it but its hard still for me to learn it all..ive the accent down just not the speed quite yet


that is not true about chinese characters, only 30% are the same, when learning simplified mandarin, when learning traditional there are more that are the same, but traditional is not taught it most schools.


I think kayo-kun is talking about Kanji characters which are originally Chinese characters adopted to be read in Japanese.
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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boku mo nihongo wa dekiru desu~ yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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^^ Pretty cool. I'm trying to learn Japanese now. I just finish learning kana and now I'm on to Kanji.
Posted on: 2009/12/11 20:07
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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soulhunter14 wrote:
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minmi wrote:
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kayoko wrote:
i know the simple greetings, counting, and bits and pieces of phrases/sentences through songs...dareka ja naku, dare demo naku (dont do it for others, do it for yourself)...listening inspired me 100%...ive studied hiragana and katakana for a while...and my japanese friend told me that 90% of chinese characters was the same to kanji, and seeing i studied chinese with her, i expected myself to know lots of it but its hard still for me to learn it all..ive the accent down just not the speed quite yet


that is not true about chinese characters, only 30% are the same, when learning simplified mandarin, when learning traditional there are more that are the same, but traditional is not taught it most schools.


I think kayo-kun is talking about Kanji characters which are originally Chinese characters adopted to be read in Japanese.


I was talking about that also,,,i study Chinese and Japanese :D ,,,only about 30% of kanji are the same as modern chinese characters. in traditional Chinese the percentage rises :)
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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boku mo nihongo wa dekiru desu~ yoroshiku onegaishimasu!


Let me correct this.

"dekiru desu" is incorrect grammar. You should say "dekimasu" instead of "dekiru desu". Verbs ending in "ru" isn't followed by "desu". "ru" is removed and placed with "masu". and when the verb ends with "u" remove the final "u" and place "imasu" example 1: dekimasu. example 2: from "nomu" to "nomimasu"

That's for formal Japanese.
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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soulhunter14 wrote:
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we1n88 wrote:
boku mo nihongo wa dekiru desu~ yoroshiku onegaishimasu!


Let me correct this.

"dekiru desu" is incorrect grammar. You should say "dekimasu" instead of "dekiru desu". Verbs ending in "ru" isn't followed by "desu". "ru" is removed and placed with "masu". and when the verb ends with "u" remove the final "u" and place "imasu" example 1: dekimasu. example 2: from "nomu" to "nomimasu"

That's for formal Japanese.


well, to be exact it should be "boku mo nihongo GA dekimasu." the particle ga is used in this case to express that someone is able to do something.

Apart from that, the final RU is not always omitted when forming the masu form (e.g. toru- torimasu) as it depends on the verb group... explaining the masu form is a little complicated lol but if anyone wants an explanation ,i'll try my best to give a brief introduction lol
Posted on: 2009/12/12 14:55
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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Kumachang wrote:
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soulhunter14 wrote:
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we1n88 wrote:
boku mo nihongo wa dekiru desu~ yoroshiku onegaishimasu!


Let me correct this.

"dekiru desu" is incorrect grammar. You should say "dekimasu" instead of "dekiru desu". Verbs ending in "ru" isn't followed by "desu". "ru" is removed and placed with "masu". and when the verb ends with "u" remove the final "u" and place "imasu" example 1: dekimasu. example 2: from "nomu" to "nomimasu"

That's for formal Japanese.


well, to be exact it should be "boku mo nihongo GA dekimasu." the particle ga is used in this case to express that someone is able to do something.

Apart from that, the final RU is not always omitted when forming the masu form (e.g. toru- torimasu) as it depends on the verb group... explaining the masu form is a little complicated lol but if anyone wants an explanation ,i'll try my best to give a brief introduction lol


Ah, thank you. I remember "Kaeru" to "kaerimasu". Sorry. I forgot about the "wa" and "ga". "ga" is used also as an "object maker" instead of "wo/o" for expressing strong desire or something that you are able to do.
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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Since you guys able to speak Japanese , i have a question what exactly "Moe" mean, i just dont get it. Is it slang word or something ?
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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SwallowTail wrote:
Since you guys able to speak Japanese , i have a question what exactly "Moe" mean, i just dont get it. Is it slang word or something ?


lol.... well, moe (萌え) comes from the verb moeru which literally means "to sprout" or "to bud" and it kinda has a sexual connotation. i guess it's often used in otaku communities, erm it's usually used to refer to "hot or cute anime girls" lol... i'm sorry, i'm not really good at explaining :/ hope i could help :D
Posted on: 2009/12/14 12:09
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Re: Who here speaks Japanese?
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Kumachang wrote:
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SwallowTail wrote:
Since you guys able to speak Japanese , i have a question what exactly "Moe" mean, i just dont get it. Is it slang word or something ?


lol.... well, moe (萌え) comes from the verb moeru which literally means "to sprout" or "to bud" and it kinda has a sexual connotation. i guess it's often used in otaku communities, erm it's usually used to refer to "hot or cute anime girls" lol... i'm sorry, i'm not really good at explaining :/ hope i could help :D


I see , thanks for explanation.
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