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What was the first Japanese word you’ve ever learned?

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Aug 18, 2021 2:31 AM
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Although I can see a lot of arigato or nani being answered lol...

I’m gonna admit, those 2 were the first words I knew of lol







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Aug 18, 2021 2:33 AM
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It was the first japanese word I ever learnt lol
Aug 18, 2021 2:39 AM
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The "san" they use when they refer to someone.
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Aug 18, 2021 2:40 AM
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i think namae, because it has a similar meaning and word in my language
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Aug 18, 2021 2:41 AM
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My first Japanese word was Konnichiwa.
Aug 18, 2021 2:42 AM
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my first japanese word I ever learned is 破壊 (Hakai), it's mean 'Destroy'.
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Aug 18, 2021 2:48 AM
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Onee-chan, arigato, ittekimasu, itterasshai, tadaima, okaerinasai, oyasuminasai etc... I think arigato was the first one.
Aug 18, 2021 2:48 AM
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I don't really remember but it might have been arigato or sayonara.
Aug 18, 2021 2:57 AM
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First word I leaned was oppai because of Highschool DxD.
Aug 18, 2021 2:59 AM
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It was Konnichiwa

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Aug 18, 2021 3:00 AM

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Pretty sure it's "shine" from a case in Detective Conan.
Aug 18, 2021 3:11 AM

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It was Onegai,they say for request,a friend of mine was using this word excessively
Aug 18, 2021 3:19 AM

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I’m not sure, if the use of honorifics count then probably that
Aug 18, 2021 3:22 AM
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I remember my child self asked my mother what does gomennasai mean, and that's my first word of Japanese
Aug 18, 2021 3:28 AM
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It was the less formal version of "sayōnara", which is "sayonara". My initial pronunciation wasn't very spot-on. :D
Aug 18, 2021 3:30 AM
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Konnichiwa, sayonara and arigato.
Aug 18, 2021 3:37 AM

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Konichiwa is the first one I believe
Aug 18, 2021 3:41 AM

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Aug 18, 2021 3:44 AM

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For me, the first Japanese word I heard was "Konnichi wa" from a news reporter.

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Aug 18, 2021 3:59 AM

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Lincanfer said:
First word I leaned was oppai because of Highschool DxD.
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Aug 18, 2021 4:05 AM

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Omae wa mou shindeiru for me because of the meme, i was a normal person once
Aug 18, 2021 4:15 AM
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for me it was ohayo from the promise neverland
Aug 18, 2021 6:34 AM

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Yamete kudasai because it was popular for some reason....

Aug 18, 2021 6:37 AM
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Not sure but proly Baka or Arigato.
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Aug 18, 2021 6:48 AM
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Kame because it was in the Dragon Ball manga...
Aug 18, 2021 6:53 AM

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i think it was "oyasumi" (おやすみなさい) or "konnichiwa" (こんにちは ).
Aug 18, 2021 6:56 AM

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I don't remember exactly, I think it was either Konnichiwa or Arigatou.
Aug 18, 2021 6:57 AM

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Not counting honorifics, it was probably Ohayo, Sayonara, or Arigato,
Aug 18, 2021 7:00 AM

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Konnichiwa, when I was like seven or eight, in some children's book that had greetings in different languages I think.
Aug 18, 2021 7:01 AM

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Sayonara was the first one for me.
I learned it from a song

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Aug 18, 2021 7:11 AM

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My 2nd anime was High school Dxd so of course, it was oppai.
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Aug 18, 2021 7:15 AM

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Aug 18, 2021 7:15 AM

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kawaii - though i misheard it as "karahi". i heard it in the song harajuku girls by gwen stafani
Aug 18, 2021 7:20 AM

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Nani and Daijobo were the first words that I learned
Aug 18, 2021 8:05 AM
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Probably nani or baka, can't remember

Aug 18, 2021 9:23 AM

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PokeProX said:
My first Japanese word was Konnichiwa.


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Aug 18, 2021 9:27 AM
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My first Japanese word was Konnichiwa.

Aug 18, 2021 9:27 AM

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yamete, haitteru, iku iku...
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Aug 18, 2021 8:56 PM

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_GinpachiSensei_ said:
Sayonara was the first one for me.
I learned it from a song
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@_GinpachiSensei_ Oh okay good luck with em
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Aug 18, 2021 10:07 PM
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Uh.. I've known since I was a baby. So I really don't remember. Probably mother or something




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Aug 18, 2021 10:08 PM

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Probably either Arigatou or Sayonara.
Aug 18, 2021 10:10 PM

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Arigato, Gomannasai, urusai, Nani. Im pretty sure these were my first japanese words
Aug 18, 2021 10:22 PM

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it was from my friend and the word is baka and nani. lol
Aug 18, 2021 10:32 PM

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"nani" even way before i watched my first anime
Aug 18, 2021 11:03 PM

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Aside from words that are loan words from Japanese to English, it was probably Arigato
Aug 18, 2021 11:33 PM

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I think it's onii-chan. I used to call my friend that.
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Aug 18, 2021 11:48 PM

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Ohayou, arigatou and gomen nasai..
Aug 19, 2021 4:33 AM

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probably "kawaii" back when it was really popular, 2014/5 maybe.
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Aug 19, 2021 6:40 AM
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こんにちは

I have known this word for as long as I can remember lol
Aug 19, 2021 6:44 AM

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it was "Domo Arigato"




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