Cussing & 高校生

[anrakushi]

yeah you aren't going to have much use for bad language in japan anyway.. i have used it only a few times and heard it only a few times. i wouldn't worry about it too much but it is fun to learn, haha.

i like 糞っ垂れ！ which could be like shithead, bastard. haha. also because of the れ on the end it is fun to pronounce in an angry voice. but i only used this in a joking way, never have i said angrily.

[Sutiiven]

So since they dont use it there it would be more respectable if you dont use it would it not be for example when you got to someones house or to a job interview?

[noodle]

I find that a little surprising....

so if you translate these two litteraly word per word, what does it mean?

Hhayaku inaku nareyo
Mocca-Mocca Su Su


If they are what i think they are, i understand if you don't tranlsate. But these are like swearing in english right?

[emiluvsjmusic]

Originally Posted by noodle

I find that a little surprising....

so if you translate these two litteraly word per word, what does it mean?

Hhayaku inaku nareyo
Mocca-Mocca Su Su


If they are what i think they are, i understand if you don't tranlsate. But these are like swearing in english right?

ahh the first one is "get lost quick" not exactly swearing but its pretty rude
dunno about the second...

[noodle]

Originally Posted by emiluvsjmusic

ahh the first one is "get lost quick" not exactly swearing but its pretty rude
dunno about the second...

oh i see... the first one, my japanese friend told me is used when you say F-off.. So i guess its similar but like people have said, its not exactly swearing I'm surprised!

[emiluvsjmusic]

Originally Posted by Sutiiven

So since they dont use it there it would be more respectable if you dont use it would it not be for example when you got to someones house or to a job interview?

yes you probably shouldnt use it if your trying to be polite ^_^;

[MMM]

"Swearing" in Japanese isn't what is said, but how it is said.

[Harold]

Kind of like "GO AWAY" in English.

Saying it while you're crying means one thing, while saying it with grinding teeth is another.

Non-verbal communication, the language most of us already know.

[Amnell]

There does seem to be one that I hear used in animes consistently for one of two words.

The word I hear is "kusou". I don't know what it actually means, but I ALWAYS see it translated as either "damn" or "shit". I think I saw it as the f-bomb once in Death Note.

Sometimes they say it like "kusowa" or "kusoua".

Anyone have better info than me?? ^_^;

[anrakushi]

it has a few meanings and can be used in different ways.. but here is the definition for Kuso:
糞 【くそ】 (int,n) (1) (col) feces; excrement; shit; bullshit; (adj-pn) (2) damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g., damn hot, damn kids, etc.); damned

i use this word paired with 下手 (heta) bad/unskilled at something to mean i'm really bad. like if someone say to me you speak japanese really well, i would say まだ下手くそ - (madahetakuso) which means i still really lack skill, im still really bad at.

so it is not always used to translate in an "shit/damn" kind of way.

it is all on how it is used and pronounced as said before.