How To Say In Japanese
How to say "Hi" or "hello" in Japanese?
(konnichi wa)
How do you say "Bye" or "Goodbye" in Japanese?
(ja mata ne)
How do you say "pink" in Japanese?
(pinku)
How do you say "blue" in Japanese?
(aoi)
How do you say "red" in Japanese?
(akai)
How do you say "purple" in Japanese?
(murasaki)
How do you say "green" in Japanese?
(midori)
How do you say "yellow" in Japanese?
(kiiroi)
How do you say "black" in Japanese?
(kuroi)
How do you say "white" in Japanese?
(shiroi)
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How to say "strawberry" in Japanese?
(ichigo)
How do you say "love" in Japanese?
(ai)
How do you say "I love You" in Japanese?
(ai shite iru)
How to say "bed" in Japanese?
(futon)
How to say "sexy" in Japanese?
(kakoi, sekushi, seiteki miryoku ga aru)
How to say "I dont speak Japanese" in Japanese?
(wakarimasen, wakannai)
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Say Other cool Phrases in Japanese
How to say "wonderful" in Japanese?
(subarashii)
How do you say "love motel" in Japanese?
(rabu hoteru)
How to say "yes" in Japanese?
(nod your head up and down)
How to say "no" in Japanese?
(nod your head to the left and to the right,
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How do you say "I hate it" in Japanese?
(sukan)
How do you say "happy birthday" in Japanese?
(O-tanjobi omedeto^ gozaimasu)
How do you say "chrysanthumum" in Japanese?
(kiku)
How do you say "welcome" in Japanese?
(yo^koso)
How do you say "please" in Japanese?
(O-negai shimasu)
How do you say "Japan" in Japanese?
(Nihon or Nippon)
How to say "thank you" in Japanese?
(Just sing that song by Styx)
How do you say "Even monkeys fall from trees" in Japanese?
(Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
How do you say "McDonald’s" in Japanese?
(Makudonarudo) – try it!
How to say "Merry Christmas" in Japanese?
(meri kurisumasu)
How do you say "stray cat" in Japanese?
(hiroi neko)
How to say "fool" in Japanese?
(baka) –the only cuss word you need in Japanese
How do you say "how are you?" in Japanese?
(O-genki desu ka?)
How do you say "spoiled" in Japanese?
(najite iru)
Other neat words in Japanese
How do you say "Summer Vacation" in Japanese?
(natsu yasumi)
How do you say "Autumn Vacation" in Japanese?
(aki yasumi)
How do you say "Spring Vacation" in Japanese?
(haru yasumi)
How do you say "Winter Vacation" in Japanese?
(fuyu yasumi)
How do you say "baby" in Japanese?
(akachan)
How do you say "tokyo" in Japanese?
(to^kyo^) –long o’, and kyo not kiyo
The age you become an adult in Japan?
(19)
How to say "old hag" in Japanese?
(baba)
How to say "dirty old man" in Japanese?
(jiji)
How to say "as for the topic” in Japanese?
(wadai wa)
How do you say "hungry" in Japanese?
(o-naka ga suita)
How do you say "wassup dawg?" in Japanese?
(oi genki?)
How to say "I ain’t your dawg, beeyotch!" in Japanese?
(nan kono baka yaro genki nantte ja ne yaro ya baka yaro ga omae ora)
March 1, 2017
Japanese ooh lala
October 13, 2008
Japanese word naku
Japanese word of many colors - Naku
Naku 泣く is a verb of many colors. A chameleon of Japanese words so to speak. What naku can do in one word takes English 13 or more words for it is the word used for cats mewing, dogs barking, birds chirping, horses neighing, frogs croaking, crows crowing, cawing or cooing. It is also the word for yelping, mooing, warbling and quacking, The Japanese verb naku鳴く means to cry. The Japanese verb naku 泣くstanding water means to cry also, as when humans cry.
Let’s put naku泣くinto the 5 grammar bases of Japanese
Naku in Base I = Naka 泣か
Naku in Base II = Naki 泣き
Naku in Base III = Naku 泣く
Naku in base IV = Nake 泣け
Naku in base V = Nako 泣こ
August 22, 2008
Japanese Grammar Fun Again
4 Ways to Negate Anything in Japanese
Beginning Japanese Grammar Lesson
How to say “but…” in Japanese.
It is never a wise idea to refute the ideas of others. However, in the normal processes of direct communication between two individuals or any number of individuals or groups of people involved in a discussion, it becomes necessary to use the preposition but. In modern Japanese, the preposition but can be expressed in at least four different ways. By learning these four ways of saying but, you'll be able to negate (In Japanese) anything or anybody you want.
These words are very powerful, so use with caution, especially when talking to someone like say . . . your boss! You wouldn't want to negate your boss no matter how much you wanted to impress him with your Japanese skills. Below I present four ways the preposition but is used in Japanese. After that comes the plug and play Japanese grammar construction samples and the G.A.B. (Ghetto After Blast). So have fun and enjoy the rest of the lesson.
Words for the preposition but
but – ga が
but - shikashi しかし(however)
but - kedoけど, keredoけれど, keredomo けれども
but – demo でも
Example 1 - I want to kiss her; but, she won't let me!
Kanojo ni kissu sasete moraitiai n'da keredomo, sasete moraenai n'da!
かのじょに キッス させてもらいたいの だけれどもさせてもらえないのだ
Example 2. Her English skills are not very good, but she sure can cook though!
Kanojo no eigo wa ammari yokunai da kedo, ryo^ri wa umai n'da!
かのじょの 英語はあまりよくないのだけど料理が甘いのだ
Example 3. He said he was a doctor, however to tell you the real truth, he is just an ordinary dentist!
Kare wa isha da to iutta tai, shikashi honto wa kare. . . tada no haishasan!
re-yaku - Ex. 3. Kare wa isha da tte! Demo honki wa taishita mon ja nai.
Ex. 4. The president has completely died, but his spirit lives on.
Daito^ryo^san wa shinde shimaimashita ga, kare no rei wa mada ikitsuzuite iru no desu.
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(See ghetto grammar lesson #97 for the plug and play learning system to master the Japanese grammar Base TE shimau- to verb completely)
Example 5. But . . . I wanted the pink one!
Demo, pinku no yatsu ga hoshikatta no da!
でも,ピンクの奴が欲しかったのだ
Ex. 6. I like her, but don't you think she is kind of short?
Ore wa kanojo ga suki nanya kedo, chotto se ga hikui to omouwanai to desu ka?
It is usually easy to tell on hearing the Japanese syllable ga whether it is the participle ga, or the preposition ga. The preposition ga when it is meant to mean but, is usually accompanied by a small pause and its use is more formal than any of the keredemo or demo variations. It is better to remeber shikashi as however and the keredemo variations as but.
Ghetto after blast - GAB 2 point advice. Since the Japanese words shikashi, kedo, keredemo, demo, and ga, all basically mean the same thing, you won't have to remember as much, so beginners might find it helpful to pick just one. Just remember that shikashi and ga sound more formal than the kedo, and keremo. Oh yeah... I almost forgot to mention that the word for ribbit in Japanese is kero, so make sure your pronunciation of kedo doesn't make you sound like you are making love to a frog, unless of course you are a princess!
As always, Ganbatte Ne!
Do your best!
Makurasuki sensei
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August 11, 2008
A few Thoughts ON learning Japanese
There is spoken language and the written language. The Japanese language is not so unique as it has borrowed kanji or characters from Kanji has deep meanings contained within each character which represents meaning like words. Much different than what we, who are stifled by the alphabet, are use to. We can see the meaning of things inside the kanji also.
Therefore from the get go, we should try to wean ourselves from the temptation to look up words in a romaji dictionary because it makes it harder later or at least less easier to learn Japanese in depth if you cannot read the language. At the beginning there is no choice other than to study and memorize words that to decipher meaning. We should use a dictionary like sanseido’s daily concise wa-ei jiten.
Week 1 verbs - Drink, Sleep, Eat, go hataraku. Put verbs in all bases. Japanese Nouns: coffee, tea , milk, water, coca cola , sake , aquarius, beer, juice.
Japanese Adjectives - oishii, suteki na, benri na, okii, nagaim samui, atsui, chisai, mijikai.
Grammer masu, masen, mashita, masen deshita etc,
BII +tai desu = I want to. polite form. Without the desu its plain form.
Shall we +verb or let’s +verb = BII + masho (long oh vowel sound)
Be careful when studying Japanese for the first couple of times to make sure and pay attention to some awkward details that might throw your study off. The various types of Romanization techniques used to display the Japanese syllables to westerners varies greatly and should be duly noted. For example putting two a’s together doesn’t equal just one sound it will actually be a then a repeated after it as in okaasan or mother. in Japanese vowels can extend themselves into their double impressions where two vowels are connected into one yet the true pronunciation will be elongated double vowel sound.
Adjectives- are fun to play with Practice putting the adjectives in front of a noun etc
ex.
New car – atarashii kuruma,
Old house – furui ie
Big mouth – okii kuchi
Small flower – chisai hana
Remember that nouns have no plural as such as we do in our western tongue so new cars would still be atarashii kuruma, or big mouths would still be okii kuchi
July 25, 2008
To pretend to verb in Japanese
Verb (p.f.) + to shimasho^ - to feign as if you would
Meaning –
To pretend as if
We (Any pronoun: I, He,She,We,Us,Them,They)
verb or
Let’s say we were to
verb.
1. Iku to shimasho^- 行くとしましょう –
Let’s pretend like we are going to go. Let’s say we are going
Iku (行く) = verb to go
2. Hanbun datta to shite mo – 半分だったとしても
Even if it was only half
Suru in base TE = Shite
Shite mo = Although I do (suru)
In example 2, the verb before to suru is the copula de aru in past tense de atta (で あった) or abbreviated d’atta (だった). Hanbun (半分) is the Japanese word for half. There are two grammar points here. VerbTE + Mo is discussed in another lesson and it constructs, - Even though I verb - (TE)て”, in this example the verb is suru in base TE (て)or shite (して) and then the mo (も) particle is added meaning although, or even though.
3. Mizu ga chikyu^ kara nakunatta to shimasho^ -
水が地球から亡くなったとしましょう
Number 3 above contains two smaller bunpo; one nestled inside the other. At the end of the construction, we have to shimasho^ (としましょう) - which implies that we will be doing this together, “Shall we do this thing of pretending together? Where do this thing is any verb in base TE It could mean something like, “Let’s just say we did, since did is the past tense of the verb to do.” etc.
Anata dake shika chikyu^ ni inakatta to shimasho^ -
貴方だけしか 地球に いなかったとしましょう
Let’s say you were the last person on earth or
Let’s just say you were the only person on the face of the Earth… etc.
4. Okane wa mondai nai to shimasho^ -
お金は問題ないとしましょう (としましょう) - lets pretend that the money wouldn’t present a problem, or Let’s just say that money isn’t a problem.
Lets pretend we can speak Japanese
Verb (p.f.) + to shimasho^ - to feign as if you would
Meaning –
To pretend as if
We (Any pronoun: I, He,She,We,Us,Them,They)
verb or
Let’s say we were to
verb.
1. Iku to shimasho^- 行くとしましょう –
Let’s pretend like we are going to go. Let’s say we are going
Iku (行く) = verb to go
2. Hanbun datta to shite mo – 半分だったとしても
Even if it was only half
Suru in base TE = Shite
Shite mo = Although I do (suru)
In example 2, the verb before to suru is the copula de aru in past tense de atta (で あった) or abbreviated d’atta (だった). Hanbun (半分) is the Japanese word for half. There are two grammar points here. VerbTE + Mo is discussed in another lesson and it constructs, - Even though I verb - (TE)て”, in this example the verb is suru in base TE (て)or shite (して) and then the mo (も) particle is added meaning although, or even though.
3. Mizu ga chikyu^ kara nakunatta to shimasho^ -
水が地球から亡くなったとしましょう
Number 3 above contains two smaller bunpo; one nestled inside the other. At the end of the construction, we have to shimasho^ (としましょう) - which implies that we will be doing this together, “Shall we do this thing of pretending together? Where do this thing is any verb in base TE It could mean something like, “Let’s just say we did, since did is the past tense of the verb to do.” etc.
Anata dake shika chikyu^ ni inakatta to shimasho^ -
貴方だけしか 地球に いなかったとしましょう
Let’s say you were the last person on earth or
Let’s just say you were the only person on the face of the Earth… etc.
4. Okane wa mondai nai to shimasho^ -
お金は問題ないとしましょう (としましょう) - lets pretend that the money wouldn’t present a problem, or Let’s just say that money isn’t a problem.
July 10, 2008
Essential Japanese Vocabulary
Most Essential Vocabulary: Japanese
1. Most Essential Word in a Language 2. After- 後 ato,
go 3. Again-mata, また
futatabi
再び, ふたたび 4. All-
すべて subete,
zenbu
全部, ぜんぶ 5. Almost –
oshii,
惜しい
,おしい
6. Also – mo
も 7. Always-itsumo
何時, もいつも 8. And -soushite,
そうして
ya
や 9. Because –
naze naraba,
naraba
なぜならば
ならば 10. Before - mae,
mae ni
前
11. Big – okii
大きい 12. But – shikashii, kedo, demo, and ga
しかし
けど
でも
が 13. (I) can – dekiru
できる 14. (I) come - kuru
来る くる either or – dochira ka
16. (I) find – mitsukeru
見付け, るみつける 17. First – saishou
最初 18. For –
no tame ni
のために
19. Friend- 友人 tomodachi 20. From - から kara
21. (I) go – iku
行く 22. Good – yoi よい 23. Good-bye
sayounara
さようなら 24. Happy-幸せ shiawase 25. (I) have –motsu
持つ, もつ
26. He – kare
彼 27. Hello- konnichiwa
こんにちは 28. Here - koko
ここ 29. How –
dou yatte –
dou shite - どうして
30. I – watakushi
私, わたくし
31. (I) am –
de aru,
iru,
de gozaru 32. If – moshi
もし 33. In – naka ni hairu中に入る 34. (I) know – shite iru
知っている 35. Last – saigo
最後
36. (I) like – suki
好 37.a little - 少し, sukoshi chisai 38. (I) love - 愛 ai suru 39. (I) make -作る tsukuru 40. Many -takusan
41. One-hitotsu
一つ
ひとつ 42. More – motto
もっと 43. Most – mottomo
44. Much-takusan
沢山,
たくさん 45. My-watakushi no
わたくしの
46. New – atarashii 新しい 47. No-iie
いいえ 48. Not-dewa nai
ではない 49. Now-ima
今, いま 50. Of – no
の
51. Often-
yoku
tama ni
よく
たまに 52. On - ue
上, うえ 53. One – ippon, issatsu, 54. Only- dake 55. Or - ka
56. Other -他 hoka no 57. Our -watakushi tachi no 58. Out – soto
外, そと 59. Over – owari
終り おわり 60. People -人々 hitobito
61. Place - 所 tokoro 62. Please - o negai Shimasu,
kudasai 63. Same - 同じ onaji 64. (I) see, to see -見る, (naruhodo) 65. She -彼女 kanojo
66. So - etou 67. Some – ikutsuka
幾つか, いくつか 68. Sometimes
toki doki
ときどき 69. Still – mada
まだ 70. Such - ?
71. (I) tell – iu
言ういう 72. Thank you-domo arigatou gozaimasu 73. That - それ sore 74. The – there is no equivalent 75. Their -karera no
彼らの, かれらの
76. Them - karera 77. Then – sono toki 78. There is – aru or iru 79. They - karera
彼らの, かれらの 80. Thing – mono
物もの
81. (I)think - sou omou
そう思う(おもう)
82. This – kore
これ
83. Time -時間 jikan 84. To - ni
に 85. Under -下 shita
86. Up -上 ue 87. Us - 私達 watakushi tachi 88. (I) use –tsukau
使う, つかう 89. Very – tottemo
とっても 90. We – watakushi tachi
私たち
わたくしたち
ore tachi
boku tachi
91. What – nani
何 , なに 92. When – itsu
何時いつ 93. Where – doko
どこ 94. Which – dochi
どち 95. Who – Dare
誰, だれ
96. Why – なぜ naze 97. With -to
と 98. Yes - はい hai 99. You – anata
貴方, あなた 100. Your - anata no
貴方の, あなたの
hodgepodge Japanese
Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar (JPPGG)
PLAIN FORM + KAMOSHIRENAI - to probably verb
In Japanese, to say that something will most likely happen in the future or to say that something has probably already occurred, we use the word ~kamoshirenai. Both Japanese nouns and Japanese verbs in plain form (i.e. Base III) can be used to which we can attach one of three variable endings which vary in politeness.
When used after nouns, or verbs in plain form, KAMOSHIREMASEN means: maybe noun, maybe verb, might have been noun, might have verb'ed, or probably noun, or probably verb etc. Although by definition, KAMO, by itself, is the word for duck, the origin or roots of the word KAMOSHIREMASEN come mainly from the verb to know, or, SHIRU. In this case, SHIRENAI means unable to know. The KA and the MO pose even more uncertainty when put together because KA is the question mark (?) particle, and MO is the also particle.
KAMO without SHIRENAI or SHIREMASEN is less polite but still understood. To use KAMO by itself is permissible when speaking with close friends or acquaintances. However, since saying just KAMO is less polite, beginners should avoid saying it. Its best to always use the most polite form KAMOSHIREMASEN, but it's ok to say KAMOSHIRENAI when you are in company of close friends etc.
If you were to listen to 10 minutes of any random Japanese conversation, you would most likely or probably (pun intended) hear the word KAMOSHIRENAI within that time. KAMOSHIRENAI is always used in Japanese conversation. Verbs in base III are equivalent to what is known as plain form, of the verb, sometimes designated in JPPGG© Ghetto Grammar as P.F.
P.F. Verb+ KAMOSHIRENAI - most common, but less polite
P.F. Verb+ KAMOSHIREMASEN - more polite
P.F. Verb+ KAMO - least polite and funny to the ear
1. TORARETA KAMOSHIREMASEN
It might have been stolen
2. SOTSUGYO SHISO?
SURU KAMOSHIRENAI
Are you going to graduate?
It's possible! (Maybe!)
3. ARE WA KAMO KAMO
It's a duck, probably.-or-
It's most likely a duck.-or-
It's probably a duck.-etc.
4. OISHII KAMO NE!
Its probably tastes pretty good! (Doesn't it?)
(Tasty duck hunh)
As always, Ganbatte Ne!
Do your Best!
Makurasuki Sensei.
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