I wish I could understand Japanese

ちなみに、スパイディーさん、日本語をリアで使わないと、何で習ってるか？リアで使わないと、上手くならなくて、いつかつまらなくなるだろうね。リアで使わないと、意味がないね？

All you need to understand is "Watashi", which means "I". Seriously..

I've picked up a bunch of little sayings from watching animes like that tastes good, and good morning, and i love you, and stuff like that (no I didn't actually learn how to say stuff like that in japanese).

ちなみに、スパイディーさん、日本語をリアで使わないと、何で習ってるか？リアで使わないと、上手くならなくて、いつかつまらなくなるだろうね。リアで使わないと、意味がないね？

well yeah of course they do. But obama is focusing on health care right now. I don't know why big bird has bananas up his nose though :f6:

English is much more of a romance language.

ＲＯＦＬＭＦＡＯ！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

"Fuck off = いってらしゃい"

LOL!

LF someone to sub Nyan Khoi 9

上海出现不明飞行物了！今天，一则名为“上海看到不明飞行物”的帖子迅速在网上吸引了众多沪上网友跟帖。　　通过网友上传的照片显 示，26日下午5时-17时之间，有多名网友在上海田林、梅陇、淮海路等地，看到类似彗星的“不明飞行物”。从照片上看，昨天傍晚上海天气晴好，天空能见 度较好。多名网友拍摄的照片均显示，这个“不明飞行物”掠过申城上空时发出黄色亮光，呈v形放射装，外形酷似彗星。
　　有的网友描述，这个不明飞行物飞行的速度并不快，比飞机慢一些。而有的网友则称，这个不明飞行物以极快的速度向西飞行。甚至还有网友称，不明飞行物不止一个！
西飞行。甚至还有网友称，不明飞行物不止一个！

私は大の吸い殻のように、私はうそをつかない

上海出现不明飞行物了！今天，一则名为“上海看到不明飞行物”的帖子迅速在网上吸引了众多沪上网友跟帖。　　通过网友上传的照片显 示，26日下午5时-17时之间，有多名网友在上海田林、梅陇、淮海路等地，看到类似彗星的“不明飞行物”。从照片上看，昨天傍晚上海天气晴好，天空能见 度较好。多名网友拍摄的照片均显示，这个“不明飞行物”掠过申城上空时发出黄色亮光，呈v形放射装，外形酷似彗星。
　　有的网友描述，这个不明飞行物飞行的速度并不快，比飞机慢一些。而有的网友则称，这个不明飞行物以极快的速度向西飞行。甚至还有网友称，不明飞行物不止一个！
西飞行。甚至还有网友称，不明飞行物不止一个！

Hope all Shanghainese people get taken away ((

I'm 25% Shanghai so it's okay if I say that right?

wtp kevo u know japanese?

wtp kevo u know japanese?

That's Chinese that he's replying about, not Japanese. :f6:

wtp kevo u know japanese?

It's Chinese.

oh... no wonder I couldn't understand it

So hiragana is practically just natural sounding words, and katakana are more foreign words? Or onomatopoeias?

Lol. It's fine. But I was kind of talking about future use. You said you don't plan on ever using it in real life, so if you don't use it in real life, what's the point? I know that currently you're having trouble communicating, since you're still studying it and don't know all aspects of the language, but later down the line, if you don't start using it with actual Japanese people, you will most likely get bored of it, since you have no real use for it.

Oh, I see, リアで = talking about the future? That's what I used context for.

At least I understood the rest of it better than I thought I would on the spot.

I don't plan to use it in real life because I've nowhere to really use it. I don't go outside or anything. The most use I'd find for it is on the internet. I already read Japanese blogs to the best of my ability, so I may join in commenting some every now and then.

So far I haven't really gotten bored of it. Mostly because there's a lot of crap I wanna read and listen to that are just in Japanese. I'm learning Japanese just for my own personal hobbies. I've no plans on moving to Japan or translating in real life or anything.

So hiragana is practically just natural sounding words, and katakana are more foreign words? Or onomatopoeias?

Uh, sort of. You have the Katakana part correct.

Hiragana is for everything. It's used in everything, but Kanji is used instead in most cases for better understanding. For instance, like English, Japanese has many homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings). Words like 端 (hashi - edge), 橋 (hashi - bridge), and 箸 (hashi - chopsticks) need Kanji to be differentiated for instructions or rules so they're not misinterpreted. In vocal Japanese, however, that's unavoidable, so it's all about context for spoken JP.

In one Japanese folk tale, there's a kid who reads a sign that says, "do not cross this bridge," but it was written in hiragana, so he took it out of context (out of spite, of course) and said that it meant, "do not cross along the edge of the bridge."

Oh, I see, リアで = talking about the future? That's what I used context for.

At least I understood the rest of it better than I thought I would on the spot.

I don't plan to use it in real life because I've nowhere to really use it. I don't go outside or anything. The most use I'd find for it is on the internet. I already read Japanese blogs to the best of my ability, so I may join in commenting some every now and then.

So far I haven't really gotten bored of it. Mostly because there's a lot of crap I wanna read and listen to that are just in Japanese. I'm learning Japanese just for my own personal hobbies. I've no plans on moving to Japan or translating in real life or anything.

Uh sorry. ria = short word for "real life." And for the rest of what you said ~ 分かった b( ^_^)b

Oh ok... So kinda like kikan which is both body organ and engine, but different kanjis. Quite simple now that I look at it.

Uh, sort of. You have the Katakana part correct.

Hiragana is for everything. It's used in everything, but Kanji is used instead in most cases for better understanding. For instance, like English, Japanese has many homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings). Words like 端 (hashi - edge), 橋 (hashi - bridge), and 箸 (hashi - chopsticks) need Kanji to be differentiated for instructions or rules so they're not misinterpreted. In vocal Japanese, however, that's unavoidable, so it's all about context for spoken JP.

In one Japanese folk tale, there's a kid who reads a sign that says, "do not cross this bridge," but it was written in hiragana, so he took it out of context (out of spite, of course) and said that it meant, "do not cross along the edge of the bridge."

I've also noticed katakana used for emphasis in writing. Kinda like the Japanese version of CAPS LOCK FOR CRUISE CONTROL. Some words I've encountered that aren't loan words are also written in katakana. Like 馬鹿, which is usually written in katakana as バカ instead.

Homophones are even worse in Chinese, as every character has only one syllable, whereas some Kanji words have multiple syllables. For example, 私 is "si" in Mandarin, but it is "watashi" in Japanese? As stated before, the context of the conversation is crucial to understanding.

*wishes Chinese was easier to learn >:[*

And, I'm just wondering... In Japanese, what's the difference between 私 and 我?

Homophones are even worse in Chinese, as every character has only one syllable, whereas some Kanji words have multiple syllables. For example, 私 is "si" in Mandarin, but it is "watashi" in Japanese? As stated before, the context of the conversation is crucial to understanding.

*wishes Chinese was easier to learn >:[*

But does Chinese have two different pronunciations for each character? Because it can be read in Japanese as watashi OR just shi, depending on how it'sused. To me, that's a lot more complex that each character having one syllable.

And, I'm just wondering... In Japanese, what's the difference between 私 and 我?

私 is "me", while 我 is "us", as a group.

In case you're wondering, 我 can be "ga" or "ware" depending on how it's used. One character with two completely different pronunciations.

Edit: Ah, thinking about it, I see what your question means. 自我 (shiga) can be used as "me" as well, but it sounds more like the person is asserting superiority when they say this.