*Good Teacher*
 

hi - i am interested in learning japanese - so how can i start?

Teaching is a great way to keep on leaning Japanese, I teach Japanese to my friends and I still have to keep up the studys.:p Ive been studding Japanese for 3-4 years now and still not perfect.

I would also like to learn japanese, and I am a very good learner, and it will not take me long to get it! (hopefully:p )

俺は
 

I myself use 俺は　（Ore wa） with my friends. Its kind of rude (to other people) but sounds cool.

Boku wa　（僕は） is actually; more or less; polite, and as stated by SamuraiAlchemist-san, is used by males, generally 3-20 years old but not limited to 20. There is an exception to which some Japanese girls (tomboys) who say this as well.

俺は
 

I myself use 俺は　（Ore wa） with my friends. Its kind of rude (to other people) but sounds cool.

Boku wa　（僕は） is actually; more or less; polite, and as stated by SamuraiAlchemist-san, is used by males, generally 3-20 years old but not limited to 20. There is an exception to which some Japanese girls (tomboys) who say this as well.


I don't know why, but there are two posts that are the same. :confused:

whatever you think is best - just teach me please, and preferably with structure - start with the foundations and then build it up - maybe numbers and simple phrases such as how much is ... where can i find.... how long to... do you have..... where can i find.... etc might be a logical starting point?

How much is ...? ...wa ikura desu ka?

Where can i find...? ...wa doko desu ka?

How long to... ? (time or place) ...donokuri desu ka?

Do you have..... ? ....arimasu ka?

From what I see, Japanese doesn't....use the same...words for english. Like you used desu ka many of times, but in english, I see no same word in each question. I dont understand that. does ka or desu ka means it is a question?

"Ka" is added to the end of a sentence to indicate that it is a question.

"Desu," is comparable to the english verb "to be" or "is"

In other words:

Where is the bathroom? - Toire wa doko desu ka.

Right now what time is it? - Ima wa nanji desu ka.

How much is this? - Kore wa ikura desu ka.

As you can see, "desu" is a verb used very often in Japanese.

I see. Ok that kinda makes sence I guess. Thanks. I'll look over them again.

That's a very good point, SamuraiAlchemistNinja, however, I would like to point out a minor thing, which is that "Kore wa aoi kuruma desu" only means "This is a blue car."

"This blue car" would actually be "Kono aoi kuruma." "Kono" is similar to "Kore," they both mean "This." The only difference is that "Kore" is a noun, whereas "Kono" is an adjective and always modifies a noun.

Ok, very comfusing @.@. So...des and desu are the samething, but kore and kono are different because kore is a noun and kono is an adjective. Ok.......@.@ :confused:

There is only "desu." "Des" is incorrect, and a misspelling.

"Kore" is "This," as in "What is this?" (Kore wa nan desu ka)
"Kono" is "This" as in "What is this thing?" (Kono mono wa nan desu ka)

Unlike "kore," "kono" needs another noun because "kono" is actually an adjective. "Kore" is a noun and so therefore can be used on its own.

Does this help?

Not neccessarily. I have talked and listened to several Japanese friends, and I've noticed that although it seems that they don't pronounce the "u" in "desu," they actually do, it's just not stressed very much.

Also, it's a good idea to get into the habit of remembering that there are no single consonants in the Japanese language except for "n." By doing this, it's a lot easier to transfer from romaji to hiragana.

Hmm...well, i haven't learned all the particles in the language, so it would be nice if you could list them along with what meaning they have ^^.

Also, "sono/sore" is used when the object being described is close to the listener, "kono/kore" is used when the object being described is close to the speaker, and "ano/are" is used when the object being described is far from both the speaker and the listener.

...There are over 70 particles...^_^; I don't think it would be possible to list them all.

Lol, wow, okay then ^^;;;

Then i'd just like to ask what the 'ni' particle means ^^.

In what context? Could you give a particular sentence? There are multiple "ni" particles that are used for different things, so...

yeah that's the way they say it. Because *u* at the end of a word, if there's a *K* or a *S*just before, you don't need to pronouce it.
Like in Arigato Gosaimasu, most of people don't pronouce the U at the end

I guess you got problem because the structure and the grammar is so different of ours.
Desu ka could be understood by *it is* but it is not exacly what it means...It's used to perform the verb *to be*
Nan desu ka - What it is/what is it
Dare Desu ka - Who is it
Kyoko desu - I'm Kyoko

I don't know if it's clear... sorry if I can't help more then this ...

wOOt Japanese studies... *sits in bench* Teach me oh great sensei how to say:

If you don't get your ass out of my face i will kick you until you will squirm in blood you evil nOOb of the stupidist evilish bloodsucking computerprogram....:D

Well something like that then :D ... and how to talk normal and so on:D
great

ARIGATO :ywave:

Hey there, i'd like to learn Japanese. But i'm not really sure bout' it cause i'm learning Spanish.I'm in my 2nd year.

Any thing is possible if you try. In Japanese if the verb understood you do not need a subject or noun (E.g. I am going = ikimasu) Further more In English (as well as Spanish I believe) "a verb must agree with its subject."

here is an example using "go" as the verb.

In EnglishInfo Provided by "Barron's Japanese Grammar Second Edition"

I hope that makes sense.

I hope that makes sense.

Well, i already knew ikimasu. I know some Japanese words but not enough to claim i speak it.Get what i'm saying.

So, basically you're interested in increasing your vocabulary? If so, what kinds of vocabulary (verbs, adjectives, nouns, words related to school, words related to work, words related to hobbies/activities...).

Yeah, things related to school, work and other interests.I know more than just that word mainly because i read Manga and other Japanese published books and things.

Okay,i can start on here everday while i'm at school.

It's actually:

"Sono hon o shimatte kudasai."

Hey, ur confusing me.

Yey! So you guys can like, teach me japanese in here? ^__^