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what i dont get though is how they understand japanese words written using the english alphabet..?
the japanese writen in the english alphabet is called 'romanji'. to me, its like the phonetic spelling of the word, for instance:
'koban wa' is said like it is spelled. the same is true for 'matte', which is said 'mahtay'
the really difficult ideograms (words made from pictures) are kanji. even i cant understand them very well. the symbols that decswxaqz showed you are either hiragana or katakana. hiragana is used for the 'spelling of japanese words, while katakana is used for words from other languages like english.
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yeah zeffie is right, im still trying to study everything but its nearly impossible. Im sticking to Romanji right now, that way i can play with JP players on PSO and FF11 (Jp people really seem to respect me more because i can speak to them slightly lol).
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well... I guess never say 'kutabare' which is japanese for f**k y*u. I print out japanese phrases off the net like 'kore wa watashi no mono des' (this is mine)
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lol i never play PSO with JP players in any other mode than cmode so yeah dont need that one phrase lol. And in FF11 its not like you can pick what you get if youre in a party (well you can but people hate you if you do) so i dont need it there either.
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I never play with JP users either, plus, I never use that phrase.
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i play with JP a lot but only in cmode.
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i'm doing an independent study on japanese cuz i want to go there one day. i dont know alot.... basically all i put in my last post was all i know.
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thats what ive been doing, independent study. Watching Anime, asking people that speak JP etc. I dont have a class or anything.
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sounds like we are in the same boat, huh? my favorite phrase right now is 'nani desu ka', because i get confused alot. the other phrase i use alot is 'kimi no baka', which i use towards blake, my cousin, cuz he acts like an fool over pso..... :alien:
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yes "what are you saying" and "you are a fool" are quite helpful phrases lol. "Nani o shimasu ka?" is another good or (i might have this wrong) "nani o ten daiou" is "what the hell are you doing" right? im not sure lol.
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