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A Little Lesson in Language ^_^ | ||||||
Here is a little help on understanding a little bit of Japanese: Names: When you are addressing someone (in Japanese of course) you have four choices. There is 'chan', 'san', 'kun', and 'sama' 'Chan': -'Chan' is only used when you are an older person talking to a younger person. Really only girls use this form of address. You never EVER call someone older 14 'chan' because it's kinda like you're talking condensending towards them. Most girls stop using 'chan' at the age 14. Although as you hear in Sailor Moon they call each other 'Usagi-chan' or 'Rei-chan'. In Fushigi Yuugi they use 'Yui-chan' but this is because they are very close. 'Chan' means cute or little. 'San': -'San' is a formal use of address. It's like Americans calling someone Mr. or Mrs. or Ms. In school they say the 'last name-san' for example: "Yuki-san answer the question". Or you use it to address someone older then you, like an adult or a teacher. 'Kun': -'Kun' is pretty much like 'san'. You use it to address people who are younger then you (but older then 14). 'Sama': -'Sama' is what you use in the form of high respect or very formal (king, queen, boss, quite often a customer). Like 'Hotohori-sama' or 'Miaka-sama'. |
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Words: Anime: Cartoon Arigato (domo): Thank you Baka: Idiot/Silly Chibi: Cute or Small Dijoubu: Are you okay? Doko: Where Doshite: why Fushigi Yuugi: it means roughly Mysterious Play Ganbatte: Good Luck Gomen (nasai): Gomen itself means Sorry but with 'nasai' at the end its Very Sorry Henshi yo: Transform Hai: Yes Ichi: one Iie: No Imooto: Younger Sister Kami-sama: God Kaze: wind (air in motion) Ki: spirit; soul Konnichawa: a Greeting Mama: like saying Mommy Manga: Japanese word for Comic Nani: What Ne: kind of a slang word. It's kond of like 'right?' after most sentences Neesan: what you call the Oldest Sister Ni: two Ohayo: hello Ojoo-sama: princess Ojoosan: young girl Oi: Hey Okaasan: Mom Oneesan: what you call your Older Sister Oniisan: Older Brother Otoosan: Dad Otooto: Younger brother Papa: like Daddy Pera-pera: the sound of a language being spoken fluently Sayonara: goodbye Sempai: someone older then you that you respect Sensei: Teacher; master; doctor Senshi: Warrior Shojo: a Girl Shojo Manga: Girl's Comic...mostly about romance and magical stuff Shonen: Boy Shonen Manga: a boy's comic...mostly about fighting. Shitashii: intamite; friendly Tsuki: Moon Usagi: rabbit Usako: little girl (what Mamoru-san calls Usagi) Uso: lie |