Lesson #1

[Of course the first vote on the poll is mine. XD]

Aha this feels so weird. ^o^'l Ha-ha-ha-ha. (Now I feel like Ayame.)
Well, let's get started then!

(Questions are welcome and hopefully I can answer them.)

Lesson #1 - START!

This will be an english - Japanese lesson.

yes
hai

no
i-ie

good morning
ohayo-gozaimasu

good afternoon
konnichiwa

good evening
komban-wa

good night
oyasumi nasai

good bye
sayounara/sayonara

my name is
watashi wa [fill in name] desu/watashi no namae wa [fill in name] desu

thank you
arigatou

thank you (polite)
arigatou gozaimasu

you're welcome
dou itashi-mashite (say: doietasjimasjteh XD)

i'm sorry
gomen nasai


i'm sorry (polite)
moushiwake-arimasen

please
onegai shimasu
[as in ''please take care of me'']

Gomen nasai, but could you explain me what polite means? Like thank you (polite)?

Arigatou.

Tohru

Tohru wrote:Gomen nasai, but could you explain me what polite means? Like thank you (polite)?

Arigatou.

Tohru

Oh dear, now everyone will start saying arigatou. XD

Eettoooo

Ok. Oolite means. Well. polite! XD
No ok, it's like 'informal' and 'formal'.
You, for example, say 'arigatou' to a friend, but you'll say 'arigatou gozaimasu' to your teacher, or somebody you have deep respect for. ^_^

Polite means in dutch = beleefd

But I've tried to explain it in English as well, so that we won't have English people saying: I don't get it either. XD

Got it!

Thank you

Tohru wrote:Got it!

Thank you

You're welcome, glad you understand. Please read your PM. I'm curious about what you've done to the ranks.

Arigatou gozaimasu for this lesson, Nyuka-sensei!

However, I still can't speak out a few words. Therefore, I have some questions for you.

Is sayounara pronounced as sajioenaraa or as sajoúnaraa or as sajounará?

And then the next word I can't speak out: gozaimasu. Is it like: gosaiimassoe? (With an sharp s, I mean.)

And: Dou itashi-mashite (Say: doietasjimasjteh. XD) is still very difficult for me. Especially the "sji" part. Should I say it like "tchi" or like "sji"?

And uhm, then my next question. You said the sentence my name is... is this: watashi wa [fill in name] desu. But can't it also be orewa...? Because that is something I remember from Death Note, Yagami Light said to Misa: Orewa Kira. Lol, most likely I am mistaken, though.

Oh, and if it's possible, could you then also spend a lesson to the words after a persons name and how to use them? I am talking about chan, san, sensei, sama, etc.

Arigatou gozaimasu!

So many questions. Luckily I can answer all of them.

Pronunciation:
Sayounara: sa-jo-na-ra
Gozaimasu: go-zai-mass There is a u at the end of the word, but it's not very hearable. It's like you say a double s. A double s almost sounds like a u, therefor -mass at the end.
Dou itashi-mashite: do-itashi-mash-teh. This might help you more. It's defenitely not a ''tchi'' that would become: do-itatchi-matchi-teh, that's not right. If you still don't get it, please look for me at school.

Death note:
That's a very good question, since you're a girl you can't. Men/boys say I with ore, that's why he says orewa. Girls say I with boku, so it become bokuwa.
Little children often use boku because it held some sort of cuteness to it, that's why you'll hear little boys, or (in Furuba) Momiji for example, say bokuwa. Momiji is a very 'cute' boy, so he uses boku as well.

About that lesson:
I believe I asked for such requests to be placed in the introdiction-topic, but that's fine. Sure I'll spend the next lesson on it if you want.

Gomen nasai, Nyuka-sensei. *bows* Next time I'll place it in the introduction topic.

I understand now everything, except dou itashi-mashite. I still have troubles with speaking it out. T.T

Arigatou gozaimasu again, Nyuka-sensei!

Hmm.. Let's see, I will try to explain it one more time, but if that doesn't work come look me up and I'll say it once. ^_^
It's too bad I don't have any equipment to record it, because if I did, then it would be so much easier. XD

Ok. Let's see: -Lees het zoals je het in het nederlands zou doen. XD-
Dou itashi-mashite: dò-ietasji-mash-tè?

XD

Hai Nyuka-sensei!

What's our homework, ane-san? ^-^

I finally understand now, Nyuka-sensei! Arigatou gozaimasu sen-times.

Arigatou gozaimasu for the lessons. ^-^

Noah wrote:Hai Nyuka-sensei!

What's our homework, ane-san? ^-^

Ane-san? Isn't it onee-san? And that would mean sister. XD

Heya sistah!

(Sorry, couldn't restrain myself. XD)

I just read in Fruit Basket volume 7 that "ane-san" is a respectfull term for older girls. Or something. XD

*gasp* I knew something! Yaaaay. ;o; (Can't believe I remembered that too. Lolololol.)

Yumehaka wrote:I just read in Fruit Basket volume 7 that "ane-san" is a respectfull term for older girls. Or something. XD

*gasp* I knew something! Yaaaay. ;o; (Can't believe I remembered that too. Lolololol.)

Haha, good job. Good job!
Yosh, yosh!
*pats head*

Nyuka wrote:

Yumehaka wrote:I just read in Fruit Basket volume 7 that "ane-san" is a respectfull term for older girls. Or something. XD

*gasp* I knew something! Yaaaay. ;o; (Can't believe I remembered that too. Lolololol.)

Haha, good job. Good job!
Yosh, yosh!
*pats head*

Yay! X3

I like the way arigatou sounds.(Heard it from an anime)
But never knew how to spell it.
Again,arigatou Nyuka-Chan

Ayaka wrote:I like the way arigatou sounds.(Heard it from an anime)
But never knew how to spell it.
Again,arigatou Nyuka-Chan

@ Ayaka: You're very welcome. I love helping with basic Japanese and I might follow a small course after summer!
@ Yumehaka: Haha. XD Good girl.