Yuu-chan: I know what moshi moshi means, but I was not here. ;___; I was learning more Nihongo.

Mikeru-san: I don't know, maybe the texts I'm using are outdated or more formal. :/


Wa and desu, a mystery solved

Well we knew what wa was, but some people were asking about desu. I'll include the stuff about wa if some people dont know this yet.

wa - particle; indicates the subject of a sentence

desu - verb; compare to is, am, and are

@Mikael: I see...XD;

@Aya: Okie XD;;;;;

@Hikari: What was? o_o;

[[Ayame]] wrote:Mikeru-san: I don't know, maybe the texts I'm using are outdated or more formal. :/

When I took my first semester of Japanese, everything was formal. That's because they wanted to teach us to be more polite first... but then in second semester, my second sensei told us to drop it, since we already had the idea. Neither way is wrong, though.

Hmm... now I'm wondering if I'm wrong about the "desu" LOL. XD

Hikarisoul16 wrote:*pokes Ayame-sensei* Maybe you should make Mikael a sensei too. XD

Oh yeah. Ta-chi-tsu-te-to was kind of complicated. XD I hate when people pronounce the tsu as a su.... >.>

Noooo, nonono. I'm just here to review! I'm not at "sensei" status yet. "Sempai" (upper-classman), maybe.

XD I can get the pronounciation right, but instead of everything being "da-ie-du-de-do" it's all "da-ji-zu-de-do" so the sounds aren't similar. XD;

Mikeru-san: Maybe I should make ranks. xD That would be cool.

Hikari-chan: That was me.

[[Ayame]] wrote:Cultural Info

Cultural information about Japan and its people. In order from newest to oldest.

Sensei wrote:01.21.09
At some jobs, you are required to say "Good morning" or "Good afternoon" when you arrive.

A set of useful phrases; I'll might do these every day, since most of you already know them (and you seem to want to learn faster). Today we're covering greetings.

Ohayou gozaimasu. - Good morning.
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Konnichi wa. - Hello/Good afternoon.
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Konban wa. - Good evening.
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Moshi moshi. - Hello. (Used only when answering the phone.)
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@Mikael: Haha, so it's Mikeru-sempai? x3

@Hikari: Ah XD; But that wasn't really me o3o;

@Aya: Go for it! x3

A new section has been added to the front page.

[[Ayame]] wrote:Useful Phrases

Useful phrases. Does not contain a pronunciation guide; ask for assistance if needed. Hiragana will be removed when new phrases are added. In order from newest to oldest.

Yuu-chan: I will add titles later, and give them to people who earn them. But not today. No time. :/ *le sigh*

Yuuko wrote:@Mikael: Haha, so it's Mikeru-sempai? x3

Has a nice ring to it, lol.


I still haven't figured out how to make Japanese characters show up on my computer. XD;