to be used for Japanese words, but this is Chinese! - oh, first of all you are not the one who believes that Japan is a part of China, are you?
to be used for Japanese words, but this is Chinese! - oh, first of all you are not the one who believes that Japan is a part of China, are you?
The following words list is a kind of survival Japanese. I would greatly recommend that you pronounce them as many as possible when you meet a Japanese on the street.
That's a very very old stereo-typed image such as Japanese people usually wear kimonos. Although the Kimono is Japan's traditional clothing, it is not worn today as much as it used to be. We wear Kimonos at special occasions, New Year, funereal, and so on. Kimono is troublesome wear. You fold the left part of the front over the right (SO THE WAY OF WEARING KIMONOS BY ALMOST ALL WESTERN WOMEN IS WRONG!), then wind the obi round the waist and fasten it at the back. To put on Kimono is very difficult. So when we wear Kimono, some person help for us. Probably the major reasons are that, compared with Westernstyle about in, it takes more time to put on, needs a lot of care and is expensive. AND the Japanese DON'T eat snakes!
Japanese words : the meanings : referencesJah （じゃあ）
Often with "ne" in the end of the word meaning "See you"
- The Rastas want to leave their pagan Babylon to return to the promised land, Sion. They demand that the African peoples reclaim their dignity and remind all humanity of their formidable history, whatever its color. Bob Marley was of mixed blood..
E?（え？）
Exactly the same sound "e" in "et" in French meaning "pardon?"
Hai（はい）
Exactly the same sound as "hi" in English meaning "yes" - but sometimes meaning "I'm listening, but I don't agree with you yet." to someone who is negotiating you.
Iie（いいえ）
[i:e] meaning "no" - but you have to be careful about the tone when you pronounce this as in general Japanese people hesitate to refuse or deny something, So killing someone who is talking to you softly is essential.
Sumimasen（すみません）
[sumimasen], often [mi] becomes [i] for casual conversation, meaning a lot - "Sorry", "Excuse me", "Pardon?", "I'm afraid I don't want to do this/that", "Will you really do this/that for me?" "OK, you are right, I'll give in!", "Thank you for your help" etc....
So（そう）
Exactly the same sound as "so" in English and the meaning is funnily the same - it also means "That's it".
Wakarimasen （わかりません）
[wakari-masen] meaning "I don't understand what you are/say/do/...", "I don't follow you", "Sorry I'm not informed", : good to remember when you are in trouble with Japanese people. Just keep on saying this till they will give up.
Sayonara （さようなら）
[sayo:nara/sayonara(less formal)] world famous word meaning "Good bye" in both formal and informal situations.
Ohayo（おはよう）
[ohayo - not Ohio] meaning "Morning". If you want to say "Good morning" put "gozaimasu" in the end of the word. .
Kon'nichiwa （こんにちは））
[kon-nichiwa] meaning "Good afternoon". You can use the greeting from about 11 o'clock in the morning till about 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening..
Konbanwa （こんばんは）
[konbanwa] meaning "Good evening"
Oyasuminasai（おやすみなさい）
[oyasumi-nasai] meaning "Good night". You can use this on the street or on the phone instead of saying "Good bye" when it is late in the evening..
Genki?（げんき？）
[genki] meaning "How are you?" but in general Japanese people rarely ask if you are well. Instead of saying "How are you?" they use greeting gesture such as waving a right hand or smiling. Never ever think that Japanese people greet as if a Buddhist monk's pressing one's hands together in prayer. Apart from seeing the dead off they have never done /will ever do that as they are famous for their conveniently using several religions for seasonal events.
For serious Japanese learners the following site titled "Is Japanese a hard language"
http://www.kto.co.jp/cgi-bin/kto/kto.pl?filename=japanese_culture/1998_May_jap0002.html&atcltitle=Is%20Japanese%20a%20hard%20language?
would be nice.