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DreamingBeats | Jan 23, 2013 10:56 PM
a small mistake i made - 'konbanwa' is also not used for people ingroup. outgroup only.@NinjaNyanko Konbanwa is used for greeting people outside your group. For example, you might hear the reporter greet the audience with 'konbanwa' before reporting the evening news (the news crew = ingroup vs audience = outgroup). If you listen to a podcast, you might hear the host saying 'konbanwa' to the audience, or to someone invited to join the podcast. Can also be used to greet someone not very close to you during a night event. Konbanwa is only used for greeting people that are not very close to you, which is why you won't hear friends greeting each other with 'konnichiwa' or 'konbanwa'. |
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NinjaNyanko | Jan 23, 2013 9:49 PM
Yes!!! Konbanwa, eh? Yay.^_^It's been bothering me not to know what "good evening" is while knowing 'good morning.' Is it just used less in everyday speech, or does everyone just go to bed around 3 in the afternoon? |
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DreamingBeats | Jan 22, 2013 11:55 PM
@stunt_crazythere are plenty of ways to greet people, but (arguably) the simplest ones are: Ohayou (gozaimasu) = good morning Konnichiwa = good afternoon* Konbanwa = good evening *not used for greeting people ingroup "moshi moshi" is used often in telephone conversations, to make sure that the other person in the line can hear you, and can also be used when you want to draw someone's attention, in which case it can be roughly translated as "excuse me" probably best to learn hiragana and katakana before worrying about such expressions though =p |
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GTC | Jan 22, 2013 6:21 AM
@ Ninja - Thanks! I hope that the Katakana and Hiragana lessons will help with the memory. Soon, I'll be able to upload all the Kanji. But, for now, I'll still try working with the different thread lessons.@stunt - hey!!! It's not dumb. But the most simple is "Ohayo" - it means simply "Hello", or "Hola". It's the informal greeting in Japan. "Konnichiwa" means "Good Day", something like "Salutations", which no one in America or Britian says that. We say "hello". So in Japan they say "Ohayo". I hope this answered your question. |
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NinjaNyanko | Jan 21, 2013 10:43 PM
This sounds like such a cool club. I know Hiragana to the point of where I feel pretty comfortable writing with it, and I've started on basic grammar and kanji, but katakana! I've already learned it, but I forget all but the most common characters.-_- Is it just because they aren't as commonly used as hiragana? I hope so, otherwise I'm having memory problems. |
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stunt_crazy | Jan 15, 2013 8:11 AM
Alright i know i might be asking a really dumb simple question, but i know how in english speech there is a great deal of ways to greet someone, what is the best translation for greeting someone casually, or maybe saying hello everyone to the group? |
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GTC | Jan 2, 2013 1:47 PM
Doui tashi masta! (You're welcome!) |
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stunt_crazy | Jan 2, 2013 9:07 AM
OK arigatou! |
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GTC | Jan 2, 2013 7:36 AM
No. "Mushi Mushi" is said over the phone. It's not used in regular speech, but only when you answer the phone. |
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stunt_crazy | Dec 31, 2012 9:18 PM
Ok so i might sound dumb but I'll risk it XD I hear "mushi mushi" a lot for hello. Is that like the informal hello in japanese? |
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GTC | Dec 27, 2012 9:03 AM
Doumo Arigatou!!!I'm working on putting up the 12th lesson. Will have it up soon. Thanks for your patience! |
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aku27 | Dec 25, 2012 12:21 AM
aku27 dropping by . :) |
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GTC | Dec 22, 2012 9:39 AM
"Suki desu." ----> "That's my favorite."Phrase for the week! ^_^ |
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stunt_crazy | Dec 21, 2012 11:09 AM
Where is our new word lol. Im really interested in getting this club active |
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mrsLEE | Dec 13, 2012 5:14 AM
Hi! I am currently studying Japanese and just finished taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test so if anyone want to ask something I am more grateful to be of any help |
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stunt_crazy | Dec 10, 2012 9:30 PM
Hee hee i like it :) ....wondering how to say it tho |
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GTC | Dec 10, 2012 10:05 AM
Irasshai! <----- "Welcome!"Learnt. LOL |
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aku27 | Dec 10, 2012 4:44 AM
Oh yeah ! I like that Idea . xDFor us to learn even just a one word . |
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stunt_crazy | Dec 10, 2012 3:31 AM
Hey aku27 lookin forward to checking out your new profile, so since i get so distracted so easily somebody should do a word of the day, that way we have at least one japanse word to thing about for the day :) |
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aku27 | Dec 9, 2012 6:04 AM
- Yo ! aku27 is here with her new profile now . Just dropping by . Oh ! I am also DeleteMeDude . |