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nicoleb April 8th, 2007 3:31 PM

Japanese Fan Club - 日本語のファンクラブ
 
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JAPANESE FAN CLUB - 日本語のファンクラブ
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The old one sort of...died, so I really think it's about time I made a new one. (Approved by Midori Chi.) If you're learning Japanese, in love with Japanese, or are simply interested in the language, then here's the place to post. =P

~MEMBERS~
Owner - nicoleb
Fallen Angel_Messiah Of Black Roses
Hantsuki
Crystal Clair
Hayate
Star Poochyena
!!**Alex**!!
22sa
Mudkipblader
Ash Ketchum
hiroyuki11

Need a co-owner, mind.

~RULES~

1!) Be sure to follow the basic Fan Club (Mixed Community and Groups) and general PC rules.
[email protected]) This club is for the Japanese language and other closely-related things, such as culture and area. Please try to keep discussions relevant.
3#) Don't bump, don't spam, don't flame. 'Nough said.
4$) Have fun. (Yeah, old joke. Sue me.)

~ACTIVITIES~

* Discuss the Japanese language (and other closely related subjects (see above)).
* Make Japanese tutorials and tip-guides, to be judged by other members, or simply judge other members' yourself.
* Make fan translations of Japanese scripts or songs and post them here, for other members to see and rate.
* Stay ginger.

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みんな さま、 今日は. ワタシは ブローン・ニコールです. はじめまして よろしくおねがいします. 日本語のファンクラブ、 いらっしゃいませ.

Japanese is...a wonderful language. Very easy to learn, too. If you don't know it, definitely learn it, and I (99.9.9.9.9, etc.%) promise you won't regret it. =P Speaking from (poor) experience, the writing is a lot easier to learn than the language itself, in my opinion, though Japanese grammar in general is rather easy to pick up on (certainly a lot easier than English).

Anyways, welcome to the Japanese Fan Club, or 「日本語のファンクラブ」! Join, have fun, speak your mind, and unleash your imagination! (I'm pretty sure I stole that last line from somewhere.)

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Spoiler:
~THE BASICS~

*HIRAGANA & KATAKANA GUIDE*

I made this a while ago. Please give credit if you want to use it. ^_^

>HIRAGANA<

Hiragana is the alphabet of sounds. Any Japanese word can be expressed in Hiragana, using add-ons, combos, etc..

~Notes~

1) If you can't find a Japanese character you're looking for in Hiragana, it doesn't exist. See Katakana for extra sounds and such.
2) The "little" tsu allows one to spell words one couldn't manage without it. The "little" tsu doubles the consonant. EG, "ma, "little" tsu, te" = "Matte," rather than "Mate." The "little" tsu is not needed for words involving the n. EG, the word "minna" is spelt "mi, n, na," not "mi, "little" tsu, na."
3) No word in Japanese begins with n. Also, no word in Japanese uses wo/o. Wo/o is strictly particle.
4) The sounds wa, e, and o, when used as particles, are always spelt as ha, he, and wo, respectively.

>KATAKANA<

Katakana is also an alphabet of sounds. However, it is used only to spell foreign words (occasionally Japanese words, if someone wants to put emphasis on the word (I personally like writing forms of "you" and "I," as well as other referrals ("he"/"her"/"them," etc.), in Katakana for some reason)). Usually, allowances must be made in order to allow the word to be spelt with Japanese characters. This does not always concern possibility. EG, the word "shine" can be spelt in Japanese, but it would be pronounced as "shih-neh." Thus, it would have to be turned into the Japanese spelling, "shain." Another example is pronunciation. Like the word "dark" would not be "daruku," sticking as close to the English spelling as possible ("dar(u)k(u)"), but "daaku," sticking to the pronunciation, rather than the Romaji look.

~Notes~

1) Katakana has all the sounds Hiragana has, save for the "wo/o," as it is only particle and thus cannot be used. However, new sounds can be made in Katakana by combining patterns that, while possible to use in Hiragana also, would not need to be used, as Hiragana would not have a use for them. EG, to make the wo sound in Katakana, simply add u, plus a little o after it. The new combinations of Katakana are near the end of the Katakana section.
2) Even in Katakana, there are no characters, or ways of making them, for yi, ye, or wu. I and e makes a somewhat "ye" noise, which is often used in Japanese.
3) Almost always, when a Romanized word only has two symbols (not counting combinations, obviously), the "little" tsu is added to put emphasis on the word. EG, the words "get" and "mach" would be "getto" and "makku."
4) The double vowel, or long vowel (ー), is used only in Katakana. While, for example, the word "Kaa" (mother) would be spelt "ka, a" in Hiragana, in Katakana, it would be spelt "ka, "double vowel,"" though the outcome would be the same.

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HIRAGANA
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Basic Hiragana Letters
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Vowels
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a あ
i い
u う
e え
o お

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K
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ka か
ki き
ku く
ke け
ko こ

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S
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sa さ
shi し
su す
se せ
so そ

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T
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ta た
chi ち
tsu つ
te て
to と

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N
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na な
ni に
nu ぬ
ne ね
no の

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H
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ha は
hi ひ
fu ふ
he へ
ho ほ

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M
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ma ま
mi み
mu む
me め
mo も

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Y
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ya や
---
yu ゆ
---
yo よ

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R
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ra ら
ri り
ru る
re れ
ro ろ

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W
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wa わ
wi/i ゐ (No Longer Used)
---
we/e ゑ (No Longer Used)
wo/o を

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N
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n ん

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Basic Hiragana Letters With "Tenten"/"Maru"
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G
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ka か + "Tenten" = ga が
ki き + "Tenten" = gi ぎ
ku く + "Tenten" = gu ぐ
ke け + "Tenten" = ge げ
ko こ + "Tenten" = go ご

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Z
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sa さ + "Tenten" = za ざ
shi し + "Tenten" = ji じ
su す + "Tenten" = zu ず
se せ + "Tenten" = ze ぜ
so そ + "Tenten" = zo ぞ

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D
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ta た + "Tenten" = da だ
chi ち + "Tenten" = ji ぢ
tsu つ + "Tenten" = zu づ
te て + "Tenten" = de で
to と + "Tenten" = do ど

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B
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ha は + "Tenten" = ba ば
hi ひ + "Tenten" = bi び
fu ふ + "Tenten" = bu ぶ
he へ + "Tenten" = be べ
ho ほ + "Tenten" = bo ぼ

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P
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ha は + "Maru" = pa ぱ
hi ひ + "Maru" = pi ぴ
fu ふ + "Maru" = pu ぷ
he へ + "Maru" = pe ぺ
ho ほ + "Maru" = po ぽ

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Basic Hiragana I Combinations With "Little" YA/YU/YO
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KI + Y
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ki き + "Little" ya や = kya きゃ
ki き + "Little" yu ゆ = kyu きゅ
ki き + "Little" yo よ = kyo きょ

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SHI + Y
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shi し + "Little" ya や = sha しゃ
shi し + "Little" yu ゆ = shu しゅ
shi し + "Little" yo よ = sho しょ

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CHI + Y
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chi ち + "Little" ya や = cha ちゃ
chi ち + "Little" yu ゆ = chu ちゅ
chi ち + "Little" yo よ = cho ちょ

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NI + Y
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ni に + "Little" ya や = nya にゃ
ni に + "Little" yu ゆ = nyu にゅ
ni に + "Little" yo よ = nyo にょ

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HI + Y
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hi ひ + "Little" ya や = hya ひゃ
hi ひ + "Little" yu ゆ = hyu ひゅ
hi ひ + "Little" yo よ = hyo ひょ

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MI + Y
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mi み + "Little" ya や = mya みゃ
mi み + "Little" yu ゆ = myu みゅ
mi み + "Little" yo よ = myo みょ

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RI + Y
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ri り + "Little" ya や = rya りゃ
ri り + "Little" yu ゆ = ryu りゅ
ri り + "Little" yo よ = ryo りょ

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GI + Y
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gi ぎ + "Little" ya や = gya ぎゃ
gi ぎ + "Little" yu ゆ = gyu ぎゅ
gi ぎ + "Little" yo よ = gyo ぎょ

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JI + Y
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ji じ + "Little" ya や = ja じゃ
ji じ + "Little" yu ゆ = ju じゅ
ji じ + "Little" yo よ = jo じょ

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JI + Y
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ji ぢ + "Little" ya や = ja ぢゃ
ji ぢ + "Little" yu ゆ = ju ぢゅ
ji ぢ + "Little" yo よ = jo ぢょ

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BI + Y
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bi び + "Little" ya や = bya びゃ
bi び + "Little" yu ゆ = byu びゅ
bi び + "Little" yo よ = byo びょ

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PI + Y
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pi ぴ + "Little" ya や = pya ぴゃ
pi ぴ + "Little" yu ゆ = pyu ぴゅ
pi ぴ + "Little" yo よ = pyo ぴょ

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"Little" Hiragana "TSU," The "Sokuon"
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っ = Double Consonant

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KATAKANA
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Basic Katakana Letters
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Vowels
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a ア
i イ
u ウ
e エ
o オ

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K
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ka カ
ki キ
ku ク
ke ケ
ko コ

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S
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sa サ
shi シ
su ス
se セ
so ソ

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T
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ta タ
chi チ
tsu ツ
te テ
to ト

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N
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na ナ
ni ニ
nu ヌ
ne ネ
no ノ

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H
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ha ハ
hi ヒ
fu フ
he ヘ
ho ホ

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M
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ma マ
mi ミ
mu ム
me メ
mo モ

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Y
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ya ヤ
---
yu ユ
---
yo ヨ

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R
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ra ラ
ri リ
ru ル
re レ
ro ロ

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W
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wa ワ
wi/i ヰ (No Longer Used)
---
we/e ヱ (No Longer Used)
wo/o ヲ (No Longer Used)

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N
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n ン

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Basic Katakana Letters With "Tenten"/"Maru"
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G
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ka カ + "Tenten" = ga ガ
ki キ + "Tenten" = gi ギ
ku ク + "Tenten" = gu グ
ke ケ + "Tenten" = ge ゲ
ko コ + "Tenten" = go ゴ

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Z
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sa サ + "Tenten" = za ザ
shi シ + "Tenten" = ji ジ
su ス + "Tenten" = zu ズ
se セ + "Tenten" = ze ゼ
so ソ + "Tenten" = zo ゾ

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D
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ta タ + "Tenten" = da ダ
chi チ + "Tenten" = ji ヂ
tsu ツ + "Tenten" = zu ヅ
te テ + "Tenten" = de デ
to ト + "Tenten" = do ド

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B
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ha ハ + "Tenten" = ba バ
hi ヒ + "Tenten" = bi ビ
fu フ + "Tenten" = bu ブ
he ヘ + "Tenten" = be ベ
ho ホ + "Tenten" = bo ボ

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P
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ha ハ + "Maru" = pa パ
hi ヒ + "Maru" = pi ピ
fu フ + "Maru" = pu プ
he ヘ + "Maru" = pe ペ
ho ホ + "Maru" = po ポ

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Basic Katakana I Combinations With "Little" YA/YU/YO
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KI + Y
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ki キ + "Little" ya ヤ = kya キャ
ki キ + "Little" yu ユ = kyu キュ
ki キ + "Little" yo ヨ = kyo キョ

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SHI + Y
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shi シ + "Little" ya ヤ = sha シャ
shi シ + "Little" yu ユ = shu シュ
shi シ + "Little" yo ヨ = sho ショ

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CHI + Y
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chi チ + "Little" ya ヤ = cha チャ
chi チ + "Little" yu ユ = chu チュ
chi チ + "Little" yo ヨ = cho チョ

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NI + Y
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ni ニ + "Little" ya ヤ = nya ニャ
ni ニ + "Little" yu ユ = nyu ニュ
ni ニ + "Little" yo ヨ = nyo ニョ

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HI + Y
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hi ヒ + "Little" ya ヤ = hya ヒャ
hi ヒ + "Little" yu ユ = hyu ヒュ
hi ヒ + "Little" yo ヨ = hyo ヒョ

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MI + Y
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mi ミ + "Little" ya ヤ = mya ミャ
mi ミ + "Little" yu ユ = myu ミュ
mi ミ + "Little" yo ヨ = myo ミョ

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RI + Y
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ri リ + "Little" ya ヤ = rya リャ
ri リ + "Little" yu ユ = ryu リュ
ri リ + "Little" yo ヨ = ryo リョ

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GI + Y
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gi ギ + "Little" ya ヤ = gya ギャ
gi ギ + "Little" yu ユ = gyu ギュ
gi ギ + "Little" yo ヨ = gyo ギョ

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JI + Y
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ji ジ + "Little" ya ヤ = ja ジャ
ji ジ + "Little" yu ユ = ju ジュ
ji ジ + "Little" yo ヨ = jo ジョ

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JI + Y
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ji ヂ + "Little" ya ヤ = ja ヂャ
ji ヂ + "Little" yu ユ = ju ヂュ
ji ヂ + "Little" yo ヨ = jo ヂョ

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BI + Y
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bi ビ + "Little" ya ヤ = bya ビャ
bi ビ + "Little" yu ユ = byu ビュ
bi ビ + "Little" yo ヨ = byo ビョ

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PI + Y
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pi ピ + "Little" ya ヤ = pya ピャ
pi ピ + "Little" yu ユ = pyu ピュ
pi ピ + "Little" yo ヨ = pyo ピョ

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Basic Katakana Add-Ons (Katakana Only)
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shi シ + "Little" e エ = she シェ
ji ジ + "Little" e エ = je ジェ
te テ + "Little" i イ = ti ティ
to ト + "Little" u ウ = tu トゥ
te テ + "Little" yu ユ = tyu テュ
tsu ツ + "Little" a ア = tsa ツァ
tsu ツ + "Little" i イ = tsi ツィ
tsu ツ + "Little" e エ = tse ツェ
tsu ツ + "Little" o オ = tso ツォ
de デ + "Little" i イ = di ディ
do ド + "Little" u ウ = du ドゥ
de デ + "Little" yu ユ = dyu デュ
chi チ + "Little" e エ = che チェ
ji ヂ + "little" e エ = je ヂェ
fu フ + "Little" a ア = fa ファ
fu フ + "Little" i イ = fi フィ
fu フ + "Little" e エ = fe フェ
fu フ + "Little" o オ = fo フォ
u ウ + "Little" i イ = wi ウィ
u ウ + "Little" e エ = we ウェ
u ウ + "Little" o オ = wo ウォ

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"Little" Katakana "TSU," The "Sokuon"
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ッ = Double Consonant

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"Long" Katakana Vowel, The "Bousen" (Katakana Only)
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ー = Double Vowel

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Other Stuff
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ぁ = "Little" Hiragana a
ぃ = "Little" Hiragana i
ぅ = "Little" Hiragana u
ぇ = "Little" Hiragana e
ぉ = "Little" Hiragana o
ゃ = "Little" Hiragana ya
ゅ = "Little" Hiragana yu
ょ = "Little" Hiragana yo
ァ = "Little" Katakana a
ィ = "Little" Katakana i
ゥ = "Little" Katakana u
ェ = "Little" Katakana e
ォ = "Little" Katakana o
ャ = "Little" Katakana ya
ュ = "Little" Katakana yu
ョ = "Little" Katakana yo
゛ = "Tenten"
゜ = "Maru"


*KATAKANA ROMANIZATION GUIDE*

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Weak Sounds
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a = a
b = bu
c = ku
d = do
e = e
f = fu
g = gu
h = fu
i = i
j = ji
k = ku
l = ru
m = mu
n = n
o = o
p = pu
q = kua
r = ru
s = su
t = to
u = u
v = bu
w = u
x = kusu
y = yu
z = zu

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Strong Sounds
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A = ee / ei
B = bi
C = shi
D = di
E = ii
F = efu
G = ji
H = heechi
I = ai / ae
J = jee
K = kee
L = eru
M = emu
N = en
O = oo / ou
P = pi
Q = kyu
R = aa
S = esu
T = ti
U = yu
V = bi
W = dabuyu
X = ekusu
Y = wai
Z = ji

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Extra Sounds
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(weak) th (as in "thing," "thicket," and "thick") = s(plus whatever vowel is needed)
* th = su
* tha = sa
* thi = shi
* thu = su
* the = se
* tho = so
(strong) th (as in "the," "their," and "there") = z(plus whatever vowel is needed)
* th = zu
* tha = za
* thi = ji
* thu = zu
* the = ze
* tho = zo
sh (as in "she," "shut," and "share") = shi
ch (as in "chip," "cheer," and "chat") = chi
er / ir / ur (as in "her," "sir," and "purr") = aa
ere / ear / air / are (as in "there," "pair," and "bear") = eaa
ere / ear (as in "here," "beer," and "peer") = iaa
or (as in "war," "pour," and "for") = oo
oy (as in "toy," "boy," and "ahoy") = oi
our (as in "cow," "towel," and "foul") = au

Also, here's a list of common Japanese words. (Please note: If there is only one group of Japanese letters, then they are Hiragana, unless they're foreign words (you should know when they are), in which case they're written in Katakana only. There is ALWAYS a Hiragana form for a Kanji, since Kanji is simply a way of shortening otherwise long and tedious Hiragana. So if you see only Hiragana next to a word, then it has no Kanji for it.)

*JAPANESE WORDS*

>HONORIFIC TITLES<

共 ~ ども ~ domo ~ *Denotes Plurality*
達 ~ たち ~ tachi ~ *Denotes Plurality*
ら ~ ra ~ *Denotes Plurality*
殿 ~ どの ~ dono ~ Lord... / Lady...
様 ~ さま ~ sama ~ Lord... / Lady...
さん ~ san ~ Mr.... / Ms.... / Mrs....
君 ~ くん ~ kun ~ Mr....
ちゃん ~ chan ~ *Affectionate Title*
先輩 ~ せんぱい ~ senpai ~ Senior...
後輩 ~ こうはい ~ kouhai ~ Junior...
先生 ~ せんせい ~ sensei ~ Teacher...
博士 ~ はかせ ~ hakase ~ Professor...

>NUMBERS<

一 ~ いち ~ ichi ~ One
二 ~ に ~ ni ~ Two
三 ~ さん ~ san ~ Three
四 ~ し / よん ~ shi / yon ~ Four
五 ~ ご ~ go ~ Five
六 ~ ろく ~ roku ~ Six
七 ~ しち / なな ~ shichi / nana ~ Seven
八 ~ はち ~ hachi ~ Eight
九 ~ く / きゅう ~ ku / kyuu ~ Nine
十 ~ じゅう ~ juu ~ Ten
百 ~ ひゃく ~ hyaku ~ One Hundred
千 ~ せん ~ sen ~ One Thousand
万 ~ まん ~ man ~ Ten Thousand

>DIRECTIONS<

上 ~ うえ ~ ue ~ Up
下 ~ した ~ shita ~ Down
左 ~ ひだり ~ hidari ~ Left
右 ~ みぎ ~ miki ~ Right
北 ~ きた ~ kita ~ North
東 ~ ひがし ~ higashi ~ East
南 ~ みなみ ~ minami ~ South
西 ~ にし ~ nishi ~ West

>DATES<

午前 ~ ごぜん ~ gozen ~ Morning
午後 ~ ごご ~ gogo ~ Afternoon
宵 ~ よい ~ yoi ~ Evening
夜 ~ よる ~ yoru ~ Night
夏 ~ なつ ~ natsu ~ Summer
秋 ~ あき ~ aki ~ Autumn / Fall
冬 ~ ふゆ ~ fuyu ~ Winter
春 ~ はる ~ haru ~ Spring
一月 ~ いちがつ ~ ichi gatsu ~ January
二月 ~ にがつ ~ ni gatsu ~ February
三月 ~ さんがつ ~ san gatsu ~ March
四月 ~ しがつ ~ shi gatsu ~ April
五月 ~ ごがつ ~ go gatsu ~ May
六月 ~ ろくがつ ~ roku gatsu ~ June
七月 ~ しちがつ ~ shichi gatsu ~ July
八月 ~ はちがつ ~ hachi gatsu ~ August
九月 ~ くがつ ~ ku gatsu ~ September
十月 ~ じゅうがつ ~ juu gatsu ~ October
十一月 ~ じゅういちがつ ~ juu ichi gatsu ~ November
十二月 ~ じゅうにがつ ~ juu ni gatsu ~ December
月曜日 ~ げつようび ~ getsu youbi ~ Monday
火曜日 ~ かようび ~ ka youbi ~ Tuesday
水曜日 ~ すいようび ~ sui youbi ~ Wednesday
木曜日 ~ もくようび ~ moku youbi ~ Thursday
金曜日 ~ きんようび ~ kin youbi ~ Friday
土曜日 ~ どようび ~ do youbi ~ Saturday
日曜日 ~ にちようび ~ nichi youbi ~ Sunday
今日 ~ きょう ~ kyou ~ Today
昨日 ~ きのう ~ kinou ~ Yesterday
明日 ~ あした ~ ashita ~ Tomorrow
休み ~ やすみ ~ yasumi ~ Day Off
一日 ~ ついたち ~ tsuitachi ~ First (Of The) Month
二日 ~ ふつか ~ futsuka ~ Second (Of The) Month
三日 ~ みっか ~ mikka ~ Third (Of The) Month
四日 ~ よっか ~ yokka ~ Fourth (Of The) Month
五日 ~ いつか ~ itsuka ~ Fifth (Of The) Month
六日 ~ むいか ~ muika ~ Sixth (Of The) Month
七日 ~ なのか ~ nanoka ~ Seventh (Of The) Month
八日 ~ ようか ~ youka ~ Eighth (Of The) Month
九日 ~ ここのか ~ kokonoka ~ Ninth (Of The) Month
十日 ~ とおか ~ tooka ~ Tenth (Of The) Month
十一日 ~ じゅういちにち ~ juu ichi nichi ~ Eleventh (Of The) Month
十二日 ~ じゅうににち ~ juu ni nichi ~ Twelfth (Of The) Month
十三日 ~ じゅうさんにち ~ juu san nichi ~ Thirteenth (Of The) Month
十四日 ~ じゅうよっか ~ juu yokka ~ Fourteenth (Of The) Month
十五日 ~ じゅうごにち ~ juu go nichi ~ Fifteenth (Of The) Month
十六日 ~ じゅうろくにち ~ juu roku nichi ~ Sixteenth (Of The) Month
十七日 ~ じゅうしちにち ~ juu shichi nichi ~ Seventeenth (Of The) Month
十八日 ~ じゅうはちにち ~ juu hachi nichi ~ Eighteenth (Of The) Month
十九日 ~ じゅうくにち ~ juu ku nichi ~ Nineteenth (Of The) Month
二十日 ~ はつか ~ hatsuka ~ Twentieth (Of The) Month
二十一日 ~ にじゅういちにち ~ ni juu ichi nichi ~ Twenty First (Of The) Month
二十二日 ~ にじゅうににち ~ ni juu ni nichi ~ Twenty Second (Of The) Month
二十三日 ~ にじゅうさんにち ~ ni juu san nichi ~ Twenty Third (Of The) Month
二十四日 ~ にじゅうよっか ~ ni juu yokka ~ Twenty Fourth (Of The) Month
二十五日 ~ にじゅうごにち ~ ni juu go nichi ~ Twenty Fifth (Of The) Month
二十六日 ~ にじゅうろくにち ~ ni juu roku nichi ~ Twenty Sixth (Of The) Month
二十七日 ~ にじゅうしちにち ~ ni juu shichi nichi ~ Twenty Seventh (Of The) Month
二十八日 ~ にじゅうはちにち ~ ni juu hachi nichi ~ Twenty Eighth (Of The) Month
二十九日 ~ にじゅうくにち ~ ni juu ku nichi ~ Twenty Ninth (Of The) Month
三十日 ~ さんじゅうにち ~ san juu nichi ~ Thirtieth (Of The) Month
三十一日 ~ さんじゅういちにち ~ san juu ichi nichi ~ Thirty First (Of The) Month

>PEOPLE & FAMILY<

人 ~ ひと ~ hito ~ Person
男 ~ おとこ ~ otoko ~ Man / Male
女 ~ おんな ~ onna ~ Woman / Female
男の子 ~ おとこのこ ~ otokonoko ~ Boy
女の子 ~ おんなのこ ~ onnanoko ~ Girl
美少年 ~ びしょうねん ~ bishounen ~ Good-Looking Young Boy
美少女 ~ びしょうじょ ~ bishoujo ~ Good-Looking Young Girl
小僧 ~ こぞう ~ kozou ~ Male Brat
小娘 ~ こむすめ ~ komusume ~ Female Brat
子供 ~ こども ~ kodomo ~ Child
大人 ~ おとな ~ otona ~ Adult
家族 ~ かぞく ~ kazoku ~ Family
お父さん ~ おとうさん ~ otou san ~ Father
お母さん ~ おかあさん ~ okaa san ~ Mother
パパ ~ papa ~ Papa
ママ ~ mama ~ Mama
お祖父さん ~ おじいさん ~ ojii san ~ Grandfather / Sir
お祖母さん ~ おばあさん ~ obaa san ~ Grandmother / Madam
お叔父さん ~ おじさん ~ oji san ~ Uncle / Sir
お叔母さん ~ おばさん ~ oba san ~ Aunt / Madam
お兄さん ~ おにいさん ~ onii san ~ Big Brother / Sir
お姉さん ~ おねえさん ~ onee san ~ Big Sister / Madam
弟さん ~ おとうとさん ~ otouto san ~ Little Brother
妹さん ~ いもうとさん ~ imouto san ~ Little Sister
息子さん ~ むすこさん ~ musuko san ~ Son
娘さん ~ むすめさん ~ musume san ~ Daughter
父 ~ ちち ~ chichi ~ My Father
母 ~ はは ~ haha ~ My Mother
祖父 ~ そふ ~ sofu ~ My Grandfather
祖母 ~ そぼ ~ sobo ~ My Grandmother
叔父 ~ しゅくふ ~ shukufu ~ My Uncle
叔母 ~ しゅくぼ ~ shukubo ~ My Aunt
兄 ~ あに ~ ani ~ My Older Brother
姉 ~ あね ~ ane ~ My Older Sister
赤ちゃん ~ あかちゃん ~ aka chan ~ Baby
お坊さん ~ おぼうさん ~ obou san ~ Priest
王者さま ~ おうじゃさま ~ ouja sama ~ King
王妃さま ~ おうひさま ~ ouhi sama ~ Queen
王子さま ~ おうじさま ~ ouji sama ~ Prince
お公さま ~ おきみさま ~ okimi sama ~ Prince
皇太子 ~ こうたいし ~ koutaichi ~ Prince
王女さま ~ おうじょさま ~ oujo sama ~ Princess
お姫さま ~ おひめさま ~ ohime sama ~ Princess
皇太子妃 ~ こうたいしひ ~ koutaishihi ~ Princess
お神さま ~ おかみさま ~ okami sama ~ God

>GREETINGS & INTERJECTIONS<

いてきます ~ itekimasu ~ *A Phrase Said When Leaving Home*
いてらしゃい ~ iterashai ~ *A Phrase Said To Someone When They Are Leaving Home*
ただいま ~ tadaima ~ *A Phrase Said When Returning Home*
おかえり ~ okaeri ~ *A Phrase Said To Someone When They Are Returning Home*
いただきます ~ itadakimasu ~ *A Phrase Said Before Eating*
ごちそうさま ~ gochisousama ~ *A Phrase Said After Eating*
はじめまして ~ hajimemashite ~ Nice To Meet You
どうぞよろしく ~ douzo yoroshiku ~ Please Be Kind To Me
よろしくおねがいします ~ yoroshiku onegai shimasu ~ Please Be Kind To Me
おめでとうございます ~ omedetou gozaimasu ~ Congratulations
お誕生日おめでとうございます ~ おたんじょうびおめでとうございます ~ otanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu ~ Happy Birthday
メリークリスマス ~ merii kurisumasu ~ Merry Christmas
新年おめでとう ~ しんねんおめでとう ~ shinnen omedetou ~ Happy New Year
お早うございます ~ おはようございます ~ ohayou gozaimasu ~ Good Morning
今日は ~ こんにちは ~ konnichiwa ~ Good Afternoon
今晩は ~ こんばんは ~ konbanwa ~ Good Evening
お休み ~ おやすみ ~ oyasumi nasai ~ Goodnight
左様なら ~ さようなら ~ sayounara ~ Goodbye
もしもし ~ moshimoshi ~ Hello?
どうぞ ~ douzo ~ Please (Do)
おねがいします ~ onegai shimasu ~ Please (Do)
ください ~ kudasai ~ Please (Do)
有り難うございます ~ ありがとうございます ~ arigatou gozaimasu ~ Thank You
どうも有り難う ~ どうもありがとう ~ doumo arigatou ~ Thank You Very Much
どうも ~ doumo ~ Thanks
サンキュー ~ sankyuu ~ Thank You
どういたしまして ~ dou itashimashite ~ You're Welcome
すみません ~ sumi masen ~ Excuse Me
ごめんなさい ~ gomen nasai ~ Sorry
わるいわるい ~ waruiwarui ~ Sorry, Sorry
又ね ~ またね ~ mata ne ~ See You Later
じゃね ~ ja ne ~ See You Later
バイバイ ~ baibai ~ Bye-Bye

>UNIVERSE<

宇宙 ~ うちゅう ~ uchuu ~ Universe
日 ~ ひ ~ hi ~ Sun
月 ~ つき ~ tsuki ~ Moon
惑星 ~ わくせい ~ wakusei ~ Planet
地球 ~ ちきゅう ~ chikyuu ~ Earth
水星 ~ すいせい ~ suisei ~ Mercury
金星 ~ きんせい ~ kinsei ~ Venus
火星 ~ かせい ~ kasei ~ Mars
木星 ~ もくせい ~ mokusei ~ Jupiter
土星 ~ どせい ~ dosei ~ Saturn
天王星 ~ てんのうせい ~ tennousei ~ Uranus
海王星 ~ かいおうせい ~ kaiousei ~ Neptune
ケレス ~ keresu ~ Ceres
冥王星 ~ めいおうせい ~ meiousei ~ Pluto
エリス ~ erisu ~ Eris

>ELEMENTS<

草原 ~ そうげん ~ sougen ~ Grass
森 ~ もり ~ mori ~ Forest
木 ~ き ~ ki ~ Tree
葉 ~ は ~ ha ~ Leaf
花 ~ はな ~ hana ~ Flower
火 ~ ひ ~ hi ~ Fire
炎 ~ ほのお ~ honoo ~ Flame
水 ~ みず ~ mizu ~ Water
海 ~ うみ ~ umi ~ Ocean
湖 ~ みずうみ ~ mizuumi ~ Lake
池 ~ いけ ~ ike ~ Pond
河 ~ かわ ~ kawa ~ River
風 ~ かぜ ~ kaze ~ Wind
雲 ~ くも ~ kumo ~ Cloud
雨 ~ あめ ~ ame ~ Rain
電 ~ でん ~ den ~ Electric
雷 ~ かみなり ~ kaminari ~ Thunder
雷光 ~ らいこう ~ raikou ~ Lightning
氷 ~ ひ ~ hi ~ Ice
雪 ~ ゆき ~ yuki ~ Snow
土 ~ ど ~ do ~ Earth
砂 ~ すな ~ suna ~ Sand
光 ~ ひかり ~ hikari ~ Light
闇 ~ やみ ~ yami ~ Darkness

>COLORS<

色 ~ いろ ~ iro ~ Color
緑 ~ みどり ~ midori ~ Green
赤い ~ あかい ~ akai ~ Red
青い ~ あおい ~ aoi ~ Blue
黄色い ~ きいろい ~ kiiroi ~ Yellow
黒い ~ くろい ~ kuroi ~ Black
白い ~ しろい ~ shiroi ~ White
茶色い ~ ちゃいろい ~ chairoi ~ Brown
オレンジ ~ orenji ~ Orange
ピンク ~ pinku ~ Pink
金 ~ きん ~ kin ~ Gold
銀 ~ ぎん ~ gin ~ Silver
唐金 ~ からかね ~ karakane ~ Bronze

>GEMS<

ジェム ~ jemu ~ Gem
クリスタル ~ kurisutaru ~ Crystal
ルビー ~ rubii ~ Ruby
サファイア ~ safaia ~ Sapphire
エメラルド ~ emerarudo ~ Emerald
トパズ ~ topazu ~ Topaz
ダイヤモンド ~ daiyamondo ~ Daimond
パール ~ paaru ~ Pearl
オパール ~ opparu ~ Opal

>OTHER CRAP<

平仮名 ~ ひらがな ~ hiragana ~ Hiragana
片仮名 ~ かたかな ~ katakana ~ Katakana
漢字 ~ かんじ ~ kanji ~ Kanji
仮名 ~ かな ~ kana ~ Kana
学校 ~ がっこう ~ gakkou ~ School
小学 ~ しょうがく ~ shougaku ~ Primary School
中学 ~ ちゅうがく ~ chuugaku ~ Middle School
高校 ~ こうこう ~ koukou ~ High School
はい ~ hai ~ Yes
いいえ ~ iie ~ No
良々 ~ いい ~ ii ~ Good
駄目 ~ だめ ~ dame ~ No Good
幸せ ~ しあわせ ~ shiawase ~ Happiness
哀しみ ~ かなしみ ~ kanashimi ~ Sadness
大きい ~ おおきい ~ ookii ~ Big / Large
小さい ~ ちいさい ~ chiisai ~ Little / Small
大好き ~ だいすき ~ daisuki ~ Really Like
大嫌い ~ だいきらい ~ daikirai ~ Really Hate
愛 ~ あい ~ ai ~ Love
愛好 ~ あいこう ~ aikou ~ Affection
何 ~ なん ~ nan ~ What...?
何 ~ なに ~ nani ~ What...?
誰 ~ だれ ~ dare ~ Who...?
何処 ~ どこ ~ doko ~ Where...?
何時 ~ いつ ~ itsu ~ When...?
何で ~ なんで ~ nande ~ Why...?
如何して ~ どうして ~ doushite ~ Why...?
何故 ~ なぜ ~ naze ~ How...?
お元気 ~ おげんき ~ ogenki ~ Healthy...
お名前 ~ おなまえ ~ onamae ~ Name...
此方 ~ こちら ~ kochira ~ This Is...
からきました ~ kara kimashita ~ Come From...
家 ~ うち ~ uchi ~ House...
幾ら ~ いくら ~ ikura ~ How Much... / How Many...
電話番号 ~ でんわばんごう ~ denwa bangou ~ Phone Number...
歳 ~ さい ~ sai ~ ...Years Old
年生 ~ ねんせい ~ nen sei ~ Grade... / Year...
此れ ~ これ ~ kore ~ This
其れ ~ それ ~ sore ~ That
彼れ ~ あれ ~ are ~ That
此の ~ この ~ kono ~ This
其の ~ その ~ sono ~ That
彼の ~ あの ~ ano ~ That
彼 ~ かれ ~ kare ~ He
彼氏 ~ かれし ~ kareshi ~ He
彼女 ~ かのじょ ~ kanojo ~ She

>YOU & I<

拙者 ~ せっしゃ ~ sessha ~ I
自分 ~ じぶん ~ jibun ~ I
私 ~ わたくし ~ watakushi ~ I
私 ~ わたし ~ watashi ~ I
あたし ~ atashi ~ I
あたい ~ atai ~ I
僕 ~ ぼく ~ boku ~ I
おら ~ ora ~ I
俺等 ~ おいら ~ oira ~ We
俺 ~ おれ ~ ore ~ I
乃公 ~ だいこう ~ daikou ~ I
乃公 ~ ないこう ~ naikou ~ I
家 ~ うち ~ uchi ~ I
儂 ~ わし ~ washi ~ I
我 ~ われ ~ ware ~ I
我々 ~ われわれ ~ wareware ~ We
妾 ~ わらわ ~ warawa ~ I
汝 ~ なんじ ~ nanji ~ You
手前 ~ てまえ ~ temae ~ You
貴女 ~ あなた ~ anata ~ You
御宅 ~ おたく ~ otaku ~ You
あんた ~ anta ~ You
其方 ~ そちら ~ sochira ~ You
君 ~ きみ ~ kimi ~ You
お前 ~ おまえ ~ omae ~ You
此奴 ~ こいつ ~ koitsu ~ He
彼奴 ~ あいつ ~ aitsu ~ He/She
奴 ~ やつ ~ yatsu ~ He/She
てめえ ~ temee ~ You
貴様 ~ きさま ~ kisama ~ You

Fallen Angel_Messiah Of Black Roses April 8th, 2007 3:50 PM

I'll join! Even though I'm a spainard (Sp?) I love the japanese culture! I know some words,

Konniciwa Nicolb-san

Writing japanese I can't do...

Hantsuki April 8th, 2007 6:28 PM

I'll definately join! I'm currently learning Japanese where I get tutored for math since the people who run the place are Japanese. XD The place is called Kumon if anyone is interested.

I agree on what nicoleb said. Japanese is much easier to learn than English. Heck, most languages are easier to learn than English since English is so complex with grammar rules and just random rules. Well anyway, I've currently memorized the basic 46 hiragana symbols so I don't know how to write in sentences, but I could write basic words/phrases. I could try and give tips for anyone if they would like to learn the language, but I certainly can't teach you exactly.

Crystal Clair April 8th, 2007 10:58 PM

Kono kurabu o kuwawate mo ii desu ka?
(Can I join this club?)
I can speak and write some Japanese
(Nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekiru - I can speak Japanese)
(Nihongo o kaku koto ga dekiru - I can write Japanese)
(Nihongo o yomu koto ga dekiru mo - I can also read Japanese)
I know about 350 kanji and my current goal is to learn 500 kanji. I also know basic and semi-basic sentence structures. Sentences are easy to do in Japanese.
Kaku ga suki desu - I like to draw
E o kaku - I draw a picture (e - picture, kaku - to draw)
E o kaita - I drew a picture
E o kaitai - I want to draw a picture
E o kaitakunakatta - I dont want to draw a picture
Kaisugitakunai - I dont like to draw too much
Gakkou de kaku ga suki desu - I like to draw at school
........ kakanakereba - if I draw.....
Kono o kakanakereba narimasen - if I dont draw this (something may happen)
e o kaite iru - I'm drawing a picture

^ Some of what I know, may be incorrect though
and yes, I know all of that by heart, including the nakareba narimasen part.

I started learning Japanese back in the 8th grade and am now in 11th grade, but I'm learning it slow and steady and take lots of breaks. I'm really enjoying the language too. It's so different, yet simplistic and easy. This language has become part of my daily routine. I currently contribute to the Serebiiforums' Japanese club and ask all my questions there. But now I can share my contributions.

btw, verb wise, this language is easier than Spanish because in Spanish you have to change the ending depending on who or what it's about. In Japanese, you just need to know the regular form and the former form.

nicoleb April 9th, 2007 1:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallen Angel_Messiah Of Black Roses (Post 2439002)
I'll join! Even though I'm a spainard (Sp?) I love the japanese culture! I know some words,

Konniciwa Nicolb-san

Writing japanese I can't do...

Welcome, Fallen Angel_Messiah Of Black Roses (long name O_O). Well, strictly speaking, I didn't really write it. I grabbed it. I have no Japanese font converter on my computer, so I just have to pick 'em out one by one and paste. I've gotten pretty fast at it and it's probably what made me learn Hiragana and Katakana so quickly. But, seriously, it doesn't matter how long I study for; I will NEVER be able to tell the Katakana tsu and the Katakana shi apart, nor the Katakana so and the Katakana n. Also, I get confused with the Hiragana me and Hiragana nu. Look-alike characters really annoy the hell out of me. >>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hantsuki (Post 2439216)
I'll definately join! I'm currently learning Japanese where I get tutored for math since the people who run the place are Japanese. XD The place is called Kumon if anyone is interested.

I agree on what nicoleb said. Japanese is much easier to learn than English. Heck, most languages are easier to learn than English since English is so complex with grammar rules and just random rules. Well anyway, I've currently memorized the basic 46 hiragana symbols so I don't know how to write in sentences, but I could write basic words/phrases. I could try and give tips for anyone if they would like to learn the language, but I certainly can't teach you exactly.

Welcome, Hantsuki (very Japanesey name ^_^). Come to think of it, is there any other language that uses "tsu" besides Japanese? And yes, English is very hard. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone who doesn't have English as their first language mastering it. My Japanese teacher's been studying it for 15 years and she still makes grammar mistakes. And like I said, the writing is much easier than anything else in Japanese. Katakana is harder than Hiragana. There's probably about 6 I still don't know. I'm always getting ma and mu mixed up. And there's the infamous tsu/shi and so/n (see above). >> And I've been doing something that I'm very happy about now; ever since I took up Japanese about a year and a half ago (though I did learn some things on and off before that, though never really stuck), I've been noting everything Sensei's been teaching us and storing it on a file. I take notes in class so I never miss anything to note when I get home. I want to make a tutorial when I learn more about the grammar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystal Clair (Post 2439502)
Kono kurabu o kuwawate mo ii desu ka?
(Can I join this club?)
I can speak and write some Japanese
(Nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekiru - I can speak Japanese)
(Nihongo o kaku koto ga dekiru - I can write Japanese)
(Nihongo o yomu koto ga dekiru mo - I can also read Japanese)
I know about 350 kanji and my current goal is to learn 500 kanji. I also know basic and semi-basic sentence structures. Sentences are easy to do in Japanese.
Kaku ga suki desu - I like to draw
E o kaku - I draw a picture (e - picture, kaku - to draw)
E o kaita - I drew a picture
E o kaitai - I want to draw a picture
E o kaitakunakatta - I dont want to draw a picture
Kaisugitakunai - I dont like to draw too much
Gakkou de kaku ga suki desu - I like to draw at school
........ kakanakereba - if I draw.....
Kono o kakanakereba narimasen - if I dont draw this (something may happen)
e o kaite iru - I'm drawing a picture

^ Some of what I know, may be incorrect though
and yes, I know all of that by heart, including the nakareba narimasen part.

I started learning Japanese back in the 8th grade and am now in 11th grade, but I'm learning it slow and steady and take lots of breaks. I'm really enjoying the language too. It's so different, yet simplistic and easy. This language has become part of my daily routine. I currently contribute to the Serebiiforums' Japanese club and ask all my questions there. But now I can share my contributions.

btw, verb wise, this language is easier than Spanish because in Spanish you have to change the ending depending on who or what it's about. In Japanese, you just need to know the regular form and the former form.

Welcome, Crystal Clair. And you certainly know more Japanese than I do.

ワタシは 日本語が まだまだです.

I probably screwed that sentence up. 350 Kanji?! Amazing! (Kanji is hard as hell. They're easy enough to remember (as long as you don't get look-alikes, and the Katakana look-alikes), but I CANNOT write them. Well, I can write the really simple ones like "nin/jin/hito" (person) and "ni/bi" from "Nihon" and "Youbi." Oh, and numbers. Yay for me! XD) I never knew that the particles, "e" and "o" could be used right next to each other, either. Oh, but I have a question: You know how the particles, "wa," "e," and "o" are written as "ha," "he," and "wo?" Are there anymore like that? I asked Sensei, but she didn't seem to think so.

Also, members, be sure to check above on my first post. I made a (freaking massive) update...thingy. =P

Hayate April 9th, 2007 1:45 AM

Count me in!! I'm anime obsessed so also kinda Japanese-related obsessed I think :P I aren't very good it at yet, but I'm here to learn it ;)

Sanctuary April 9th, 2007 2:21 AM

Aw, I love Japanese!

The only words that I know of Japanese are words that I pick up from anime, but I barely know any words! <3
I want to learn Japanese! x3

So um, could I join? ^_~

btw~ I think that you should put that long list into a spoiler..it kinda streches the page.

Crystal Clair April 9th, 2007 9:47 AM

Quote:

Katakana is harder than Hiragana.
Actually I think Katakana is easier because when you usually read it in Japanese, you're reading English-originated words so you understand the writing better.
And I, myself have a Japanese input system (they're easy to install) however sometimes I dont feel like using the kana or the kanji. I know how to write loads of them, more than 100 I think. And there's a trick to writing the really big kanji like 曜.
If you enlarge that kanji, you'll see it's actually three different kinds of symbols combined. The one in the left is the kanji for day or the sun. If you memorize this stuff, then not only will you be able to memorize kanji easier, but you'll be able to remember how to write it too.
Often, the biggest kanji are usually smaller than we think they are.

ツ and シ - I'll tell you the big difference that always is used to tell them apart. The two small strokes on the top - ツ's strokes face down while シ's strokes are diagonal/slanted. Same with ン and ソ - however the ソ symbol tends to look narrower and the stroke doesn't point towards the rest of the letter.
And the difference between the め symbol and the ぬ symbol is the loop.
I hope you get better at the lookalikes and the writing
and btw, you should put that list into a spoiler, it's huge
btw, this is where I learned all my verb endings, and this is where I learned much of my grammar.

nicoleb April 9th, 2007 4:03 PM

Welcome, new members. ^_^ (I've turned the Japanese into a Spoiler like you all suggested.) And thanks for the link, Crystal Clair. But you misunderstood my Katakana comment; it's easier because it's (usually) just Romanized English words, but it's hard because they're so simple and...non-swirly. And I know there's a loop with me, but I always have to hesitate to think of which one it is, which always makes me lose "Around the World" in Japanese class. "You?" (曜) Very true. And the two things at the top look like Katakana yos. That's how I remember that one.

Ayano Katagiri April 9th, 2007 8:15 PM

こんにちはぁぁぁ!!!私もこのク ラブを入りたい!!
日本語は二年間に勉強していますか ら、日本語はまあまあ上手じゃない . ..

Hey!! I wanna join this club too if that's okay~
My Japanese isnt that good, but I understand some things.
I've been to Japan twice already, once last year on a school exchange in September~

Fallen Angel_Messiah Of Black Roses April 9th, 2007 8:31 PM

konichiwa furenzu, hokaninanika hoyahoya?

OMG my japanese is horrible, Hai? kai?

Translation of what it's supposed to be- Hello Friends, Anything New?

Any tips for grammer?

22sa April 10th, 2007 6:34 AM

It's my ambition to master Japanese one day. It's the most beautiful language in the world IMO, with perhaps Mandarin and Spanish close behind it. :P

Kanji is hard, but katana, romaji & hiragana, the basic alphabet of Japanese, are really simple.

Kotowari April 11th, 2007 1:29 PM

I'd like to join too.
I hardly know any Japanese (things I do know are from the Anime ^^")
I really want to learn more. =D
For the characters, I have a Japanese character pack at my computer, and I use it to 'read' some scans (not that I understand everything xO). I started out with names of anime characters and so I know some Katakana. Hiragana and Kanji are fairly unkown to me.
But I do know how to write my name in Katakana:クララ xD

Ash Ketchum April 12th, 2007 5:12 AM

Hey! Even I'd like to join. I really like Japanese and can speak it a little. Only some words that I picked up from serveral Anime's and just some phrases that I searched for.
I'm very interested in the Japanese culture and I just think it's awesome.

Konnichi wa, Minna-san! Ogenki desu ka. (Good afternoon, Everybody! How are you?)

The 'Konnichi wa,' part was something I already know, but I had to search for the phrase 'How are you?' Gheh. I don't know loads of words, but sometimes, if I read them from different sites, I recognise them from an Anime.
Anyway. Hope I can join! My name in Japanese (Katakana) is タリタ Tarita, actually Talita. That's what I discoverd with your spoiler, and with the help of Kippy I discoverd it was good.
Yesterday I was trying to make some words with your Katakana spoiler and I ended up with ナルト which means Naruto. When I checked it in the series I discoverd it was good! =D
And I just tried to make Pokemon (With the e instead of the é), and I got this; ポケモン I don't know if I did it right, but I think so! *Grins*

hiroyuki11 April 12th, 2007 7:12 AM

...Oi, can I join... or observe? I only know the greetings, but I'm studying Japanese through books like "Japanese for Dummies", for a year now... I hove no other people to talk to, so I did not improve. I consider this as one of my dark secrets, as I was hiding it behind my parents back... ^_^;;

So... can I join? I have a Japanese to English and English to Japanese dictionary... so if need something. Tell me... for now, I'll try to learn the tutorials here... Ja ne! -Hiro

nicoleb April 12th, 2007 4:07 PM

Welcome, new members. I hope you enjoy yourselves. ^_^

Also, I've made a Japanese Romanization sound guide. It's at the top, in spoilers, between the Japanese Hiragana/Katakana guide and the basic Japanese words list. I don't think I missed anything, but if you think I did, be sure to tell me so I can add it. Be sure to include word examples (because English is such a damned complication language).

Hayate April 13th, 2007 3:59 AM

Thanks for that Nicoleb, I'm sure it'll help ^^

*Goes practising with sound guide*

UnHoly April 14th, 2007 8:51 AM

Hey can i join this club please been wanting to learn for a while.

arigato gozimasu (i think thats how u put it)

hiroyuki11 April 19th, 2007 7:40 AM

I tried to convert my name and title to Hiragana, I'm sure about my name, but my title... it seems there's something still missing... I can't remember it.

ひろゆき - Hiroyuki

その かんさつしゃ - sono kansatsu sha - The Observer (sp.?)

I think I forgot to add, "wa, no... etc.", I lost my other book about that, the only book that is left is my 2 dictionary, and a book called "Basic Japanese".

I heard that Kanji is hard to learn because of it's complications... but when do they use Kanji if Hiragana is the standard and Kanata for Foreign words?

On side matters... I'm currently making a Dictionary, I'm working on it right now (Japanese to English), I'll post it later. -ひろゆき

hiroyuki11 April 20th, 2007 1:01 AM

「にほんごにえいご」
 
おはよ!みんあさん!

I decided to contribute here... I really appreciate nicoleb-senpai for his tutorial, so I'll try to contribute to keep this Fans Club alive... I'll start with my Dictionary: I have Japanese to English and English to Japanese. I cannot post them in one go so I'll take things slowly, one by one.

「にほんごにえいご」 ~ 「Nihongo ni Eigo」 ~ 「Japanese to English」


A 「あ」
Spoiler:


「あばれる」 ~ abareru v. ~ act violently
「あべっく」 ~ abekku n. ~ couples/lovers
「あべこべな」 ~ abekobe na adj. ~ opposite/contrary
「あぶない」 ~ abunai adj. ~ dangerous/critical
「あぶら」 ~ abura n. ~ oil/fat/grease
「あぶらえ」 ~ aburae n. ~ oil painting
「あぶらむし」 ~ abura mishu n. ~ cockroach
「あぶる」 ~ aburu v. ~ grill/boil
「あちら」 ~ achira adv. ~ here/there
「あだな」 ~ adana n. ~ nickname
「あどけない」 ~ adoke nai adj. ~ innocent/artless/naive
「あえてする」 ~ aete suru v. ~ dare/venture
「あふれる」 ~ afureru v. ~ overflow
「あがる」 ~ agaru v. ~ go up/lift/send up
「あげる」 ~ ageru v. ~ give/fry/arise
「あご」 ~ ago n. ~ chin
「あひる」 ~ ahiru n. ~ duck (domestic)
「あい」 ~ ai n. ~ love/affection
「あいだに」 ~ aida ni adv. ~ between/within
「あいかぎ」 ~ aikagi n. ~ duplicate key
「あいきょう」 ~ aikyou n. ~ charms
「あいきょうのある」 ~ aikyou no naru adj. ~ charming/attractive
「あいまいな」 ~ aimai na adj. ~ vague/ambiguous
「あいにく」 ~ ainiku adv. ~ unfortunately
「あいのこ」 ~ ainoko n. ~ half-blood/mixed-blood person
「あいさつ」 ~ aisatsu n. ~ greeting
「あいさつする」 ~ aisatsu suru v. ~ greet/recognize
「あいて」 ~ aite n. ~ partner/other party
「あいている」 ~ aite iru adj. ~ vacant
「あいず」 ~ aizu n. ~ signal
「あいずする」 ~ aizu suru v. ~ signal/make sign
「あじ」 ~ aji n. ~ taste/flavor
「あじがわるい」 ~ aji ga warui adj. ~ bad taste
「あじがよい」 ~ aji ga yoi adj. ~ good taste
「あじわう」 ~ ajiwau v. ~ appreciate/enjoy
「あか」 ~ aka n. ~ red
「あかぼう」 ~ akabou n. ~ porter
「あかちゃん」 ~ akachan n. ~ baby/child
「あかい」 ~ akai adj. ~ red
「あかくなる」 ~ akaku naru v. ~ blush
*「あかmぼう」 ~ akambou n. ~ baby/child
「あかり」 ~ akari n. ~ light (electricity light, etc.)
「あかるい」 ~ akarui adj. ~ bright
「あけがた」 ~ akegata n. ~ dawn
「あける」 ~ akeru v. ~ open (book, bag, suitcase, etc.)
「あき」 ~ aki n. ~ autumn
「あきびん」 ~ akibin n. ~ empty bottle
「あきらかな」 ~ akiraka na adj. ~ clear/plain
「あきらめる」 ~ akirameru v. ~ give up/resign oneself
「あきれる」 ~ akireru v. ~ be amazed/be shocked
「あきる」 ~ akiru v. ~ grow tired/ lose interest
「あきや」 ~ akiya n. ~ vacant house
「あっけない」 ~ akkenai adj. ~ dissatisfying/too short
「あく」 ~ aku n. ~ wrong/vice
「あくぶ」 ~ akubi n. ~ yawn
「あくま」 ~ akuma n. ~ evil spirit/devil
「あくにん」 ~ akunin n. ~ bad man/villain
「あくしゅ」 ~ akushu n. ~ handshake
「あま」 ~ ama n. ~ linen/nun
「あまい」 ~ amai adj. ~ sweet (taste)
「あまる」 ~amaru v. ~ remain/be over
「あめ」 ~ ame n. ~ rain/candy
「あめの」 ~ ame no adj. ~ rainy
「あみ」 ~ ami n. ~ net
「あみもの」 ~ amimono n. ~ knitting/crochet
「あっま」 ~ amma .n ~ massage
「あっまり」 ~ ammari adv. ~ too much/often (used in negative sentences)
「あむ」 ~ amu v. ~ knit/braid
「あな」 ~ ana n. ~ hole
「あなたの」 ~ anata no pron. ~ your/yours
「あなたわ」 ~ anata wa pron. ~ you (singular)
「あね」 ~ ane n. ~ older sister
「あんがい」 ~ angai adv. ~unexpectedly
「あんごう」 ~ angou n. ~ code
「あひ」 ~ ani n. ~ older brother
「あんじ」 ~ anji n. ~ hint/suggestion 
...To Be Continued. 


Ugh... I never thought writing this would be this hard... I only written 77 words. I have to write 100+ more!! Gah... I have installed a Japanese Language (which includes a converter, etc.) in my PC, so I have no trouble writing Hiragana. Now I'm beginning to feel 1% of what nicoleb-senpai feels... どうもありがとう せんぱい!! -ひろゆき

*there's a slight problem here, 'akambo' there's no translation for 'M', so I don't know what to write. Could someone help me? Also this is not proofread, so you could see some problems here and then... just tell me, ne?

Kotowari April 21st, 2007 1:05 AM

That dictionary might come in handy sometime. ^^ It's much appreciated. =D

I have some questions:
1. I've heard a sentence:Boku wa....bokutachi wa Kaa-san no renseishimashite (probably written with a lot of spelling errors xD)

But what I wanted to know: tachi means team right? And boku, means I. So makes the tachi theboku plural?

2. When writing Foreign words in Katakana, how do you know what sound to put after a letter?

pokejungle April 21st, 2007 1:23 AM

あなたたちはおたくですが変です!日本に日本語をべんきょしにきましたやろ。たのしいけどむずかしです。七月にメリカにいきます。 かなしです。 日本で毎日日本語をはなします。多分あなたたちは日本語をファンクラブだけ。haha.

Lt. Surge's Raichu April 21st, 2007 2:57 AM

May i join this club?
I like japanese stuff

She-Elf April 21st, 2007 2:59 AM

Can I join? :) I love japan and things that have to do with japan :)

pokejungle April 21st, 2007 3:09 AM

今夜僕はステキを食べました。おいしかった。あしたともだちは僕の家行く。やった!たんおしい。多分。明日のひろごはんはタコです!すごい!メリカの食べ物やろ。僕と友達はめちゃすき。明日のばんごはんお好み焼き!私はお好み焼きが大好き!


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