Konnichiwa!

[jazzythecat]

Does anybody here speak Japanese? I have many questions that pop into my head an I actually remembered to post this

Anyway, I speak an amount of Japanese, I know more Japanese than I can put into sentences though.

Jackz, Jazzy & Ginga.

 

[lyrajean]

nihongo o hanasemasu...

 

[elayman]

丸という猫について知っていますか?

可愛くて、おもしろかったですよ。

(スーパースター !)

 

[Willowy]

I lived in Japan from the time I was 6 until I was 15, but we lived on the Navy base so I didn't have to learn the language fully. I can ask where the bathroom is (toire wa doku desu ka?), how much does it cost (ikura desu ka?), etc. I can read most Hiragana and all Katakana, but since I don't know much I can't tell you what the Hiragana is saying. The Katakana above says "su pa s'ta" which I think means "superstar", though there's always some interpretation that needs to be done, LOL.

 

[tigerontheprowl]

I've recently been learning it actually. It's one of the harder languages to learn but I've always wanted to learn it. I only know basic stuff so far:

Kon'nichiwa
Sayōnara
Hai
Nashi
I can count to 100
Simple stuff like that.

 

[Willowy]

Yum, nashi! And I wish I could find an American source for biwa, or whatever they might be called in English. I can find a lot of Japanese candies and stuff at World Market, but there are still a lot of things I miss that can't be found here. Unless I pay a bundle to have it FedExed from Japan, LOL.

 

[elayman]

Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl

Nashi

Oh, that's different.

I first thought you were talk talking about "kashi"

Or is this the verb form of nai, nashi ?


Personally I prefer my fruit as a liquor (umeshu...), but nashi is also very convenient as a pear with the shape and crunchiness of an apple but the grainy texture and flavor of a pear. A two for oner.