Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Romanji - Some converstations

Hajimemashite : How do you do? (It is used when meeting for the first time.)
(Ha1Ji1Meh1Ma1 shi3(/)tae)

Douzo yoroshiku : Nice to meet you.
(tor1zeh3 you3roshi(/)good3)

Konnichiwa : Hello, Good afternoon
(ko1ni1 ci1wa1)

iie : no or Not at all(when some ppl say thanks)
(e1 yet4)

anata : you
(a1 na1 da3)

Sou desu ka : I see. (It is pronounced with falling intonation. With rising intonation, it becomes a question.)
(sou4 des2 z ka3)

Source : http://japanese.about.com/bllesson1.htm

Sumimasen : Excuse me.
(su1~si1 mi1 ma1 sen3)

Doumo : Thanks.
(do4 mo3)

Doumo arigatou gozaimashita : Thank you very much. (more pollite)
(do4 mo3 arigator1 go3zai1ma2 z tak3)

Dou itashimashite : You are welcome.
(do4 i3ta1xi1ma3(/)z tae3)

Source : http://japanese.about.com/bllesson25.htm

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Japanese Introduction

Introduction:

-no "tones" like in Chinese, Thai
-There are 3 types of alphabet in Japanese Language
-Hiragana : main alphabet (46 characters)
-Kanji 汉字 : Chinese characters,represents ideas or objects (2thousands ++)
-Katakana : alphabet mainly used for foreign words (46 characters)
-Japanese is written in a combination of these 3 scripts.
-Japanese sentences can be written in either hiragana or katakana only.
*Romaji : English Letters represents Japanese pronunciation.


Kanji represents blocks of meaning (nouns, stems of adjectives and verbs) and hiragana expresses the grammatical relationship between them (endings of adjectives and verbs, particles).


Learning Lessons:

Lession 1 : Hiragana (Main Alphabet)
Lession 2 : Katagana (Alphabet for Foreign Language)
Lession 3 : Kanji 汉字
Lession 4 : Conversation
Lession 5 : Japanese Word Order
Lession 6 : Vocabulary