How well do you speak Japanese?

[Hikari318]

I don't.

Well I'd like to a lot. I had a chance to buy a little english-to-japanese booklet thing, but my mom said, "You won't actually read it, it'll sit on your shelf just like that French book I got you." French is also cool. Parle vou Fransay? (I can't type the little ` above the letters. XD)

It's "Parlez-vous français?", lol

Nekoron > if you were somehow stuck in Japan, you'll be able to survive, even if you don't speak a word. Why? Because you would have no alternative but to learn it, and it will come fast. It did for me. I was "stucked" there for 11 months, and now I can speak of anything with anyone (well, I'm of course never alone : my forever faithful electronic dictionnary doesn't leave my bag). And understand manga and anime without it.

 

[donpatchi-risu]

Japan, ya don't see much of it here in the far east. (except at the university and in the city)
ironicly, the majority around here is turkish, now thares a languige i can barely comprehend!!
Murhaba Guniden :d

 

[RiderLeangle]

I only know a small bit. I'm trying to learn more but I don't know much

 

[Tamaki]

im pretty good...
person 1: konnichi wa! hajimema****e to genki desu ka?
person 2: hai, arigato gozaimasu. anata ka?
person 1: hai, arigato.
person 2: a yo! ichi desu yo! sayonara.
person 1: sayonara

...eh? it bleeps part out though cuz it looks like a swear word

 

[Hikari318]

Don't say "anata", it's not polite ^^

person 2: a yo! ichi desu yo! sayonara.

uh? what are you trying to say there?

 

[Shiun Enshidia]

Very badly
The only real Japanese I know is anime opening/ending songs and I don't sing those very well ^^. Admittably I can remember most of them and sing them resembling the words but I very rarely get them right.

 

[Tamaki]

Don't say "anata", it's not polite ^^


uh? what are you trying to say there?

heh my bro taught me a little conversation stuff a loooooong time ago so i dont remember it too well >< i was trying to say oh! its one. see you later. because... a=oh and you add yo to something to show emotion. and then i wasnt sure how to say its one so i winged it... ichi= one, desu= is, and then yo. and anata isnt polite? i never knew that... so i should say... kimi?

 

[~Dai-kun~]

Yeah I'm trying to learn Japanese but I barely know it.
I can say the numbers but not alot anything special.

 

[Crystal Clair]

Don't say "anata", it's not polite ^^

actually "anata" is polite, it's the "kimi" that isn't, omae is even less polite.

I was actually recently doubting my Japanese skills but when I went on Pokesho's imageboard, it was easy to read.
Maybe I'm not that bad afterall.

 

[Tamaki]

heh all the words for you kinda confuse me... but it does make sense that there are polite and impolite words

 

[Hikari318]

The word in itself is not unpolite, it's reffering to the person you're talking to at the 2nd person that is. You don't say "you", you say the person's name instead, because saying "you" to someone is considered kind of aggressive. Well, unless you're older than/the boss of/the wife of/etc the person you're talking to.
So it would look like :
person 1: Konnichi wa! (Hajimema****e, watashi no namae wa [your name] desu.) O-genki desu ka?
person 2: Hai, arigatou gozaimasu. [name of the person]-san wa o-genki desu ka?
person 1: Hai, genki desu.
person 2: A! Mou ichi ji desu yo! Sayonara.
person 1: Sayonara.
(they could say "Soredewa mata", "see you later" instead of "sayonara")

 

[J.M.]

To answer your question, I had like 3 or 4 Japanese lessons in school and learnt some of the basic stuff like writing 'My name is Jamie', how to say hello, goodbye etc.

Just the basics really.

 

[Tamaki]

The word in itself is not unpolite, it's reffering to the person you're talking to at the 2nd person that is. You don't say "you", you say the person's name instead, because saying "you" to someone is considered kind of aggressive. Well, unless you're older than/the boss of/the wife of/etc the person you're talking to.
So it would look like :
person 1: Konnichi wa! (Hajimema****e, watashi no namae wa [your name] desu.) O-genki desu ka?
person 2: Hai, arigatou gozaimasu. [name of the person]-san wa o-genki desu ka?
person 1: Hai, genki desu.
person 2: A! Mou ichi ji desu yo! Sayonara.
person 1: Sayonara.
(they could say "Soredewa mata", "see you later" instead of "sayonara")

mine was sort of a older to younger thing... friends sorta who are casual. i havent read my books in forever but i remember a few things

 

[Hikari318]

If it's friendly casual, then don't use the polite forms (like desu, gozaimasu etc) ^^
Yes, I know, that's really irritating. I keep mixing polite and casual form too when I speak, but I try not to... that's hard...

 

[WintressForever]

I know some basics. I know some of the mythical creature names and some of the very short words such as 'ku' (sky) and 'sho' (fly).

 

[MyFirstLvl100]

I know some basics. I know some of the mythical creature names and some of the very short words such as 'ku' (sky) and 'sho' (fly).

"Ku" doesnt mean sky! "Sora" means sky!

You couldnt even get a simple word like that....

 

[Tamaki]

that was harsh! "sky" isnt exactly a basic yknow.

 

[Hikari318]

Well, actually, the kanji for 空 sora (sky) is said "kuu" when combined with other kanji to make a word... ex : 空港 kuukou (airport), so I guess he's not entirely wrong ^^

 

[EvilWii]

perfectly!!!!!! yay :P so take that peeps

 

[Hikari318]

本当？
じゃぁ、日本語で話そうよ！=D
私は日本語の練習したいから...