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夜 (よる)

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[kyungxah]

konbanwa!

i have a couple of question for you guys..sory if there stupid but im not that far yet in this language >.<

whe u say "i am tired" is "watashi wa blah blah"
how do u say tired in japanese?
and when u want to use that phrase "watashiwa ..." u can add any verb right?

[akira53]

つかれた=tired
the verb is つかれる

[kyungxah]

i have anther question..

how do you say...

"i am x"
x= adj (ex. happy, cold, sad, fat..)

and "because"
like when u say "because i am pissed.."

[akira53]

私はｘｘです。
watashi wa xxx desu.
wa marks the topic in the sentence (I is the topic)
私はうれしいです。
私は寒いです。
私悲しいです。 etc etc

particle から meaning so, or because, is used for reasons. So you'd say (reason) から (result)
私はおこったから... (i was mad so I... or "because I was mad I...")

[orangecake]

日本の学校は今週から春休み～～。

日本には長期の休暇が、春休み・夏休み・冬休みと、あります。
春休みは、学年の区切りになるお休みだから、宿題がないんだよ～～～～。

社会人には関係ないけどね。
でも、春はなんだかワクワクする季節なのです。

花粉症の人には、全然ワクワクの季節じゃないけど。

[nuwera]

私は自分でとてもむかつく
まだ日本語に解る事が全て出来ません

I'm not sure whether what I said was true or not ... I feel like I'm creating my own rules
what I was trying to say is that I'm so mad at myself .. I can't seem to understand lots of Japanese.. Although I always look at the grammar pages and try few examples of my own but when I try translating some lyrics I have lots of troubles *cries* ..

Can someone please help me ??

..angel..

[Bea]

Hello, I want to make a voice message on my phone in japanese (keke) so could someone translate this message please and in romanji?

"You know what I hate about answering machine messages?
They go on and on, wasting your time.
I mean, all they really need to say is, "We aren't in, leave a message."
That's why I've decided to keep mine simple and short.
I promise that you will never have to suffer through another long answering machine message when you call me..."

Help me translate please? ^^

[akira53]

私は自分でとてもむかつく
まだ日本語に解る事が全て出来ません

I'm not sure whether what I said was true or not ... I feel like I'm creating my own rules
what I was trying to say is that I'm so mad at myself .. I can't seem to understand lots of Japanese.. Although I always look at the grammar pages and try few examples of my own but when I try translating some lyrics I have lots of troubles *cries* ..

Can someone please help me ??

..angel..

jubun de means you did it by yourself

[Tamago86]

Hello, I want to make a voice message on my phone in japanese (keke) so could someone translate this message please and in romanji?

"You know what I hate about answering machine messages?
They go on and on, wasting your time.
I mean, all they really need to say is, "We aren't in, leave a message."
That's why I've decided to keep mine simple and short.
I promise that you will never have to suffer through another long answering machine message when you call me..."

応答メッセージの嫌なところ知ってるよね？
ずっと続いて時間を無駄にしてばっかり
ってか「今留守にしてます、メッセージをどうぞ」だけでいいじゃん
だから応答メッセージを短くかつシンプルにすることに決めたの。私に電話を掛けてくれた時二度と長いメッセージで困らせないことを約束するよ

outou messeeji no iyana tokoro shitteru yo ne?
zutto tsuzuite jikan o muda ni shite bakkari!
tteka 'ima rusu ni shitemasu, messeeji o douzo' dake de ii jan!
dakara outou messeeji o mijikaku katsu shinpuru ni suru koto ni kimeta no. watashi ni denwa o kakete kureta toki nidoto nagai meesseeji de komarasenai koto o yakusoku suru yo


have fun with that, haha..

theres this japanese girl thats in my class and she just moved here and is kinda struggling and i just wanna help her out.

(informal)
"lets be friends?"
tomodachi ni narou
(友達になろう）

(formal)
"if you ever need help, just ask, i can help you."
itsudemo nanika tetsudaeru koto ga attara enryo naku kiite kudasai
（いつでも何か手伝えることがあったら遠慮なく聞いてください）

what I was trying to say is that I'm so mad at myself .. I can't seem to understand lots of Japanese.. Although I always look at the grammar pages and try few examples of my own but when I try translating some lyrics I have lots of troubles *cries* ..

Can someone please help me ??

Help you with what? How are you studying?

Lyrics are very hard, things with deep emotional messages and whatnot are often strongly attached to the language they are composed in and don't like being ripped apart from it =P You should try translating simple stories and stuff instead, most lyrics are a no no unless you are at an advanced enough level and not the best way to learn either

[nuwera]

I feel like they way I'm studying is so wrong. I'm trying to learn Japanese online and the more I read about the grammars the more confused I get
Sometimes I feel like I know most of the things already, but then I get confused all over again.
I think I am going crazy ...

Yesterday I found a great site for the Japanese Verbs, and it helped me alot .. but I need other useful sites for the other things to learn too.

Can someone at least tell me what to learn first and then what comes next *sigh*

..angel..

[theanonymousafro]

QUOTE(あい @ Mar 23 2007, 09:43 PM)
Yesterday I found a great site for the Japanese Verbs, and it helped me alot .. but I need other useful sites for the other things to learn too.

Can someone at least tell me what to learn first and then what comes next *sigh*

..angel..


Hi, I'm not great at japanese yet but I always thought it's best to start by learning some of the basic words. In this case:
desu-is/ it is, suru-do,anata & kimi- you, kono-this,...etc. then do some grammar and build your verbs and vocabulary at the same time. Also if you can try to hear it as much as possible
A great site I've found to learn japanese is: http://thejapanesepage.com/news.php
Another pretty good site:http://www.japanese-online.com/
-A

[nuwera]

Thanks alot theanonymousafro for your help I'll go and check the site

..angel..

[liljewelz]

Yesterday I found a great site for the Japanese Verbs, and it helped me alot .. but I need other useful sites for the other things to learn too.

Do you think you can post the URL for the site you found? I could use all the help I can get!

[kuroioshare]

Do you think you can post the URL for the site you found? I could use all the help I can get!

ohhhh i need it too *___*

[liljewelz]

Oh, I found this URL that I thought I would share. They do a Japanese lesson in romaji and then in English every day. There are other good things on their site too, so here it is in case anyone wants to check it out.

Hirgana Times

^that is the main site. For the daily Japanese readings it's http://www.hiraganatimes.com/hp/topics/index.html

[nuwera]

liljewelz and kuroioshare below is the link

http://www.epochrypha.com/japanese/verbs/verbs.html

..angel..

[Bea]

thank you tamago~ im afraid i may mispronounce it..lol, so i think i will record it and share here later and tell me if i pronounce it correctly, haha.

[kyungxah]

hey you guys, i was wondering if this is ok to ask this in here but..

what good Japanese movies do you recommend? cos i want to improve my japanese..so by watching japanese movies maybe it could help a tad bit =p

well so far ive watched one which was Death Note and it was really goood! please tell me moreee

[Blu_Velvet_Sea]

Could Someone tell me if i am writing these sentences right? I need to know asap for a test XD


1. I already bought beer and juice for the party (that tomorrow)
Ashita biiru to juusu ga mou katte aru yo.

2. I am impressed with the room being nice.
Nakanaka heya ii ne.

3. I ask someone how long it has been since he came to Canada.
Kanada ni kite kara dono gurai ni narimasu ka?

4. I ask my sensei where she is living?
Sensei wa dochira ni o-sumai desu ka?

5.I haven't decided yet
Mada kimete inai no.

6. I wonder if the purple dress is alittle too 'loud'.
Chotto murasaki no doresu dade ja nai kashira.

7. It smells a bit like fish.
Chotto sakana no nioi.

8. After I studied I watched TV.
Benkyou-shite kara terebi o mimashita.

9. Have you already booked the tickets for the opera the day after tomorrow?
Asatte no opera no kippu mou totte aru no?

10. We will be able to takeit easy all day long tomorrow.
Ashita ichi-nichi nonbiri dekiru wa ne.

11. Is China larger than Japan?
Chuugoku wa yori Nihon okii desu ka?

12. What are you going to wear to the party tonight?
Konban no paatii ni nani kite iku no?