The Learn Japanese Thread =O

[Hydra]

Gonna sticky this, and learn...

I mean soley sticky, yeah. =D

[Tifa-chan]

yea! Thanky thanky!

[Spec Highwind]

How do we say "Nice to meet you, too", in answer to Hajimemashite, Sensei?

Ohh.... and arigatou, Jake-san! ^^

btw... In a previous post, when I asked we we say "Hello"...

We meet someone in the street, what do we say? o.O

We start a conversation in MSN Messenger, what do we say?

Someone is introduced to us, what do we say?

[Tifa-chan]

Well because the Japanese language works in a diffrent order than English dose, your answer back to someone who says "Hajimemashite" dosen't really need to happen, you'll find a simple bow will do the trick, however you can also reply Hajimemashite back and it would mean "Nice to meet you too" or "Nice to meet you as well". It would also be really polite to add the persons name in there. For example:

Tifa: Watashi wa Tifa desu, Hajimemashite. *bows*
Spec: *bows* Hajimemashite Tifa-san. Watashi wa Spec-desu.

When meeting someone in the streets, a simple bow will do the trick. You'll find bowing to someone can do just as much and not have to say anything at all. Then again depending on the time of day you can say the following.
In the morning: Ohaiyou, and to be formal, Ohaiyou Gosaimasu
*Note: You only say Ohaiyou to someone until 11 Am, after that until around 5 Pm is it Konnichi wa.
In the afternoon: Konnichi wa
In the Evening *after 5 PM*: Kobanwa
Then if you were leaving someone or someones house after 5 Pm, you would say: Oyasumi Nasai which is good night. You can also just say Sayonara

When talking to someone on a chat you really don't have to be formal at all so greetings can be multipul things such as the following for example

Yo- Litteraly Yo
Konnichi wa- Hello, Hey
Genki Desu ka- How are you
Kawatta Koto aru - What's New?
Nanika atta- whats up?
Dou Shiteru- Hows everything?

[Spec Highwind]

You have to tell us how things are pronounced, too, someday =P

I am sure that I know how to pronounce:

Konnichi wa
Genki desu ka
Hajimemashite
Watashi wa Spec desu
Sayonara

[Fawkes Lament]

Originally Posted by Tifa-chan

XD I have no problem at all pronoucing Japanese and I have spoken English all my life. It's like I have spoken the language in past life or something, it comes so easily to me.

It's "natural" is how the reason I tell people for me learning... It might be a bit more "natural" for me to learn French, too... Even my name is French XD.

[Spec Highwind]

I have portuguese, english, french, and now japanese classes xD All at the same time.

[Fawkes Lament]

Portuguese??? Isn't that your nationality?

[Spec Highwind]

Don't english people have English, as a subject in school? =P Like grammar, and stuff.

It is THAT kind of portuguese I'm talking about.

[Fawkes Lament]

Ehh... Good point... Lol... Yes, we do, but I wish I had a choice of the classes I could take. We have two Integrated Studies periods, and elective. There's a period for Academy/Advisory depending on the day, but we don't do anything in that class. I have 4 classes throughout the day... How queer

[Tifa-chan]

all they offer at our school is french and spanish...and both of then really don't intrest me

[Spec Highwind]

Spanish doesn't really interest me... It's really similar to portuguese... but I do study French, and I find it important (not as much as english, though)

[Tifa-chan]

*nods* well at least we can pick to take thoes classes or not

[Fawkes Lament]

Yeah... I WAS looking forward to middle school... I would've been able to take Japanese, but NOO!!! I just HAD to MOVE!!!

*Hides in a corner*

[Tifa-chan]

O_o well at least you had a chance at a class for it