The Learn Japanese Thread =O

[Max the Man]

Hai, remember to make us learn the alphabet! If you really want to speak fluently, you need to read as well.

Also, Watashi is only used from males in a formal setting, otherwise just use "boku", and if you're using the particle wa (or ha, if it's in the middle of a word) then and you're speaking about yourself, don't even bother saying "watashi wa" or "boku wa"

*nodnod*

For a good site, go Here. it's got both alphabets, a good description of verbs, particles and other things xD

*teaching myself japanese*

Also, want to sound like a huge creeper? Then use these:

watashi wa anata ga doko ni sunde iru ka shitte iru-- I know where you live.

and

Watashi wa kanojo wo ie ni okuru. -- I'm taking her home. There ya go <3

[Zeromus_X]

Watashi isn't limited to male usage...females use it too.

The particle 'wa' is written as は, but always romanized as 'wa', yes.

We should try to set up some sort of lessons for learning kana and kanji.

[Fawkes Lament]

Wow! Too bad I can't put all this on my computer! The kanji would screw the file up

[Max the Man]

I said Females used watashi. males use watashi when it's formal. *nodnod* Now, though, both have started using watashi and boku informally.

[Tifa-chan]

O_O well damn...then I am not going to teach at all. I need to learn!

[Fawkes Lament]

OOH you said the D-Word! Awkward moment...

[Max the Man]

Why's Tifachan not teaching us now... >.>;;

[Fawkes Lament]

'Cause you made her feel incompetant!

[Max the Man]

O-oh. Dx

[Tifa-chan]

yea...I know nothing compaired to you guys...I am a failer! TEACH ME MASTER!

[Vincent]

Thank you Zeromus ^^

By the way, my name is Gonçalo
In katakana i didn't find some characters but

ゴ ン カ ヲ
Go N Ka Wo

Well I've tried my best

[Fawkes Lament]

Wh04... Nice job thar... It'd probably take me a while for that...

[Max the Man]

I guess I'll take over then xD

Because I can't make sure you're learning the alphabet, I won't type in it. But I recommend learning it anyway because. Yeah.

Let's start with... Basic vocabulary then, eh?

(My lessons are coming from the website I posted at the top of the page, so Copyright goes to them <3 )

We already know watashi and boku, so I'm skipping them.

anata --> You
Kanojo --> She/her
Kare--> Him/he
Kore --> This (i.e. Nani kore?: What's this?)
koko--> here
kore--> this (object)
koko--> here
kono--> this (ex. this pen)
sore--> that (object)
soko--> there
sono--> that (ex. that pen)
hito--> person
inu--> dog
neko--> cat
ie--> house
arigatou--> Thank you. (normal)
arigatou gozaimasu--> Thank you. (formal)
douitashimashite--> You're welcome. (normal)
ohayou--> Good morning.
ohayou gozaimau-->Good morning (formal)
konnichi wa--> Hello
konban wa--> Good evening.
sayonara--> Goodbye. (normal)
Hai--> Yes
iie--> No (pronounced like "Ya")
e--> Yeah (pronounce like a soft i sound (as in it))

[Tifa-chan]

O_o Amazing

[Zeromus_X]

Regarding iie, it's actually pronounced 'iie' (like 'ee-ay'). There's a less formal form, iya, which is pronounced 'ee-ya'. They both mean the same basic thing (no).

Thank you Zeromus ^^

By the way, my name is Gonçalo
In katakana i didn't find some characters but

ゴ ン カ ヲ
Go N Ka Wo

Well I've tried my best

ゴ ン カ ロ
That'd be Go n ka ro, but good job on your transliteration. It can be tricky properly transliterating something into katakana, even though it seems simple most of the time.

As usual, Wikipedia has got you covered.

Maybe I can make some sort of lesson on verbs in the near future...