Japanese Course 2/2

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version: 1.83 [june 2005]

[Special thanks to Mie, Katsuyo, Saeko Tatebe, Shoko Tsubakino, Asami Yokotani,
Atzusa, Ayuko Uchiyama and Sachiko, for help me and/or check this text. Thanks! =(^-^)= ]

CARTOONS AND MANGA

ANIMALS

COLORS

NUMBERS

The symbol (*) is used for in the case that have many options, know what's more usual.

"Rei" (zero) is only used to measure the temperature, i.e.: rei-do = zero degrees.

VERBS

VERB TO BE (wa...desu)

POSSESSIVE

The syllable "no" is used to define the possessive. Here have two differents forms for do it:

Kono neko na anata no?
This cat is yours?

In correct Japanese, the previous phrase is better to say it in following way:

Anata no neko desuka?
Yours cat is? (when you say: "is this cat yours?")

The other form to do the possessives is using personal names:

Mie no neko
Mie's cat

Kasei wakusei no Peter
Peter from Mars planet

JAPANESE ALPHABETS

Híragána: it's the alphabet more basic, is used for japanese traditional words, and is used by childrens and people with low cultural level. All signals and posters of the japanese streets use this alphabeth. Kátakána: Is used for foreign words, like Chicken that they pronunciate "chikin" and writed with 3 characters: chi-ki-n Kánji: it's used for write traditional japanese words. Is used by adult and people with hight cultural level. Belong from Chinesse and every word have a maining in the real word, i.e. for say woman, they use one character that in his original form, was a woman. For write any character in an english computer, the Japanese to use the program NJStar Communicator and writes the sound, for example: When they writes SHI, the computer transform the three romanic characters, in Hiragana alphabet's representation. Later, if they press the ENTER key, the Hiragana becomes to alphabet Kirakana or Kanji. If don't press the ENTER key, the sound SHI will continue being in Katakana. If you want to learn to read japones, it's recommendable to begin with the Hiragana alphabet and to forget the others. If in English we began to read with the vowels (aeiou) and basic consonants (mamemimomu, dadedidodu, etc), they use the same vowels although in different order (aiueo) and basic consonants (kakikukeko, sasisuseso, tatituteto, etc)

   In the next image you can see... Left: Roomaji (occidental), Middle: Hiragana, Right: Katakana

(click in the image for zoom)

NICE JAPANESE SONGS

Frikkis of the Word, here you have the best japanese song, according to our opinion.

BAD WORDS IN JAPANESE

OTHERS LINKS

Best regards from Mars! Mata ne! =(^o^)=

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