Konichwa!! This is a page devoted to the learning of japanese.(nihongo) Everyone is welcome, and questions are encouraged! I would ask though, that there is no 'put downs' or anything of that sort that might discourage. Learning is a process, and there will always be mistakes. If you should see any: feel free to correct them, just please do so kindy if you will. This will help to contribute to a safe and communative enviroment. 
Myself; I have been studying japanese for over four years academically, as well as continuous personal study. I will be doing my best to post some new vocab, culture facts, speech, or grammer at least every one to two weeks. If there are any questions or comments, please pm me or simply comment on a post. I hope we will all find this an informative and helpful place.
Much Obliged,
~Silver~
- Created By Burning Silver
Hirigana!!:3 (2)
Alright, here is the next set of characters from the hirigana 'alphabet'. *For future reference: both hirigana and katakana 'alphabets' have 46 characters.*
か: kah = ka
き: kee = ki
く: koo = ku
け: keh = ke
こ: koh = ko
If you have begun to notice a 'pattern' in the characters, then you are on track. After the first five 'vowel' characters, all other characters are combinations of 'consonants' and the 'vowels'. Always in the a i u e o order as well. Also, I am/will continue to post all hirigana lessons in order, consecutively.
Hirigana!! :3
Today: lets learn the first few characters of the first 'alphabet' of the japanese language!! :D First I will show you what it looks like in japanese, (note: if your computer does not suport the japanese language, you may not be able to see the japanese character!!), then the pronunciation, and then how it is spelled in romaji.
Note: romaji (roh-mah-jee) is the 'roman' (or english) way of spelling japanese words. Japanese words written in english essentialy! :3
あ：ah = a
い：ee = i
う：oo = u
え：eh = e
お：oh = o
This is the first set of hirigana characters, as always: any questions or requests are available by pm or comments! :3
Family <3
Here's a small lesson on the family and immediate members. (I will elaborate on this at another time :3)
- father: otoosan (oh-toh*long o*-sah-n) = someone else’s father
chichi (chee-chee) = 'my' father (only used when speaking of your own) - mother: okaasan (oh-kah*long a*-sah-n) = someone else’s mother
haha (hah-hah) = 'my' mother (once again-only used for one's own parent - grandfather: ojiisan (oh-jee*long e*-sah-n) ; also a term for elderly men-not necessarily an 'actual grandpa' (sort of like the English term 'gramps', just not considered rude)
- grandmother: obaasan (oh-bah*long a*-sah-n) ; also can be term for elderly women- just like ojiisan
- older brother: oniisan (oh-nee*long e*-sah-n) = someone else’s big brother
ani (ah-nee) = ‘my’ older brother - older sister: oneesan (oh-neh*long eh*-sah-n) = someone else’s older sister
ane (ah-neh) = ‘my’ older sister - younger brother: otootosan (oh-toh*long o*-toh-sah-n) = someone else’s younger brother*
- younger sister: imootosan (ee-moh*long o*-toh-sah-n) = someone else’s younger sister*
*When speaking of your own younger siblings, remove the ‘san’ on the end. This is a title of respect and it is considered wrong, rude, and conceited to place honor on your own family.
This was a brief lesson on family titles. Thanks for joing me today, I hope you find this helpful. As always, if you have any questions, just pm me or comment them in!! :3
How Are You?- A lesson in Japanese
Konichiwa! Todays lesson is a most essential part of speaking japanese for anyone: the "How are you"s and some general "I am.."s. Lets begin: First off, when adressing someone to ask how they are (or addressing them at all for that matter.....Every Day Words and Things
These are some of the essential (and not so essential) words to know..
- kutsu (koo-tsoo): shoes
- gakko- (ga-*little pause*-ko*long o*): school
- hon (hoh-n): book
- keshigomu (keh-shee-go-moo): eraser
- tsukue (tsoo-koo-eh): desk
- megane (meh-gah-neh): glasses (like what go's on your face :D)
- jitenshya (jee-ten-shya): bike (foot powered! :3)
- toire (toh-ee-reh): toilet
- hon ya (hoh-n-ya): book store
- uchi/iie (oo-chee/ee*long*-eh): both mean house, used differently depending on context.
- hito/jin (hee-toh/jee-n): person, used differently depending on context.
- denwa (deh-n-wa): phone
- kodomo (koh-doh-moh): child
- ringo (ree-n-go): apple
- shyashin (shyah-shee-n): photograph
- kudamono (koo-dah-mh-noh): fruit
- hagaki (hah-gah-kee): post card
- yu-bikyoku (yu*long oo*-bee-kyo-koo): post office
- budou (boo-doh-oo): grapes
- horensou (hoh-reh-n-soh-oo): spinache
- tomokoroshi (toh-moh-koh-roh-shee): corn on the cob
- zou (zoh-oo): elephant
- shyu-mi (shyu*long vowel*-mee): hobby
well, I warned you; Its a rather random list. If you have any questions or want to know anything in specific (such as a certain word or how to say some phrase) feel free to just comment it in or pm me. :3
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