[[Ayame]] wrote:Mikael: You're not going to call me sensei, but you're going to call Deirdre sempai? T_T

No one has to call me sensei, but they do have to respect me. I'll just call you Mikael (I used to call you Mikael Hart-sama but I got tired of typing it out. OTL

It would be cool if we had an onigiri as our mascot.

Hikarisoul16: Can I call you Hikari-chan? Sorry, I dont know about 'desuyo' but I'll be happy to look it up for you. x3 Also, desu ka is two words. In my book, it has it as konnichi wa and konban wa, so I think having it as one word is just what us foreigners do.

XD Deirdre-sempai's three years definitely overpowers what experiences I have. Other than that... I usually don't like being under people. ^__^;

Eh, you're using suffixes for everyone else except me? How about Mik-kun, at least? XDD Of course, people don't usually request the suffixes themselves, but I think I'd like one if you're using one for everyone else.

I like drawing human/animal mascots best. Onigiri reminds me of Fruits Basket. >__>;

I looked up "desu yo" because it was asked, and other students have said that it meant something like "you know?" in the end of the sentence, though that's not always the case. They also said it might be something added when the speaker is addressing someone who really doesn't know. Someone else also said that "yo" is added to stress of the situation or the sentence spoken.

Of course, I'm not sure of all of it myself; I don't remember covering it in class, but maybe Deirdre-sempai would know.

[[Ayame]] wrote:You changed your name. <.<;

What I would like is some feedback (and be nice about it) on if you knew it, kind of knew it, or if it was new for you.

Also, tell me if you want more information, less information, or if it was just right. Please be specific about what section you're talking about.

Yeah... in my J1 class, the teacher pretty much just modified our names to make it sound more Japanese. Therefore, "Mikael" would be "Mikeru."

I know everything in the lesson you posted today, but I do need to review my hiragana and katakana since they're pretty terrible right now due to lack of use. I'll just go along and relearn them all within two weeks. XD

I still don't think you need to put "watashi wa" in front of your sentences for reasons I mentioned yesterday, though. Japanese people rarely use it anyways. XD

Unless you want to be Mikael-chan, I shall not. (or Hart-chan) :/ You're not using one for me either.

I may call people kun and san later, but I dont want to now. <.<

I know cos Onigiri = Tohru

Ok, question: Can kun be used for a girl? Cos they do in Furuba, but idk if thats just cos Tohru is a boy's name or not. :/

What so it would just be 'No namae wa ___ desu'? o.O I'm going by my lessons....

Cool I know my name in Japanese too. ;3

EDIT: you dont have to learn them all in 2 weeks, you need to memorize the song in two weeks. >.>;;

Wish would be fine,
You would be the first to call me Wish though they call my hubby that on WOW. hehe.
I have gone by Char and Star separate also.

What is the Chan for?

We only used san in my class and san was to only be added to last names not first.
So
If I were to shorten my last name to Wish in my class, I would be Wish-san, but I am never to refer to myself that way only others even thou I did here as an example.

[[Ayame]] wrote:Unless you want to be Mikael-chan, I shall not. (or Hart-chan) :/ You're not using one for me either.

I may call people kun and san later, but I dont want to now. <.<

I know cos Onigiri = Tohru

Ok, question: Can kun be used for a girl? Cos they do in Furuba, but idk if thats just cos Tohru is a boy's name or not. :/

What so it would just be 'No namae wa ___ desu'? o.O I'm going by my lessons....

Cool I know my name in Japanese too. ;3

Alright, alright. But you are being a bit too familiar with me... we don't talk often as it is.

Kun can be used for a girl, but rarely is. One of my friends who's taking classes like to use them for one of his female friends. Of course, he's kinda a dork (he calls me Misuke O__o; ) I don't know what qualifications there are for "kun" for a girl, though.

There's no "no" in the front since that's just used to connect the sentence together. It'd just be "Namae wa ___ desu."

CharstarWishes wrote:What is the Chan for?

We only used san in my class and san was to only be added to last names not first.
So
If I were to shorten my last name to Wish in my class, I would be Wish-san, but I am never to refer to myself that way only others even thou I did here as an example.

The Japanese people use suffixes at the end of names to show their level of familiarity... or to be polite. It's a culture thing. People can mix it up (especially on here where not everyone has a last name), but since "-san" is usually used to be polite, it goes best with the last name. Once you start using first names, it shows that you're more friendly/familiar with each other.

*nods* People don't usually use the suffixes for themselves, though girls do add "-chan" to their last names sometimes to be cute. So my sensei says.

Oh well sorry then, Mikael Hart. I guess I'll just type it out then. >.>

Wish: Mikael Hart is right.

Lol, why are you opposed to the "-kun" and "-san" Ayame-san?

Wait I was being too familiar calling you Mikael instead of Mikael Hart, or because I didnt use a suffix? >.>

XD Because of the suffix.

That part about the first and last name is more for Charstar. XD

Oh I thought it was cos I called you Mikael, and got a little mad. >.>;

But we're not in Japan here so idk I just thought suffixes dont really matter.