Pronounciation-Wellll, here's a little chart thingy (sort of) with what the letters and the pronouciation!
- A.......ah (as in father, or all)
- I.......ee (as in me, or cheese)
- U.......oo (as in mooch, or threw)
- E.......eh (as in feather, or tether)
- O.......oh (as in joke, or Moe)
- ou......oh (as in yo, or dough)
- ai......i (as in type, or jive)
- Hai........(HI) yes, or right
- Iie........(EEYA) no
- Ja Ne......(ja neh) see ya later, bye bye!
- Gomen......(go men) Sorry
- Arigato....(arEEgato) thanks! (click click here for a wav of me saying arigato! )
- Kawaii.....(kah wah ee) cute!
- Baka.......(bah kah) stupid
- konnichi wa(koh nich ee wah) hi!
- konban wa..(kon ban wah) good evening
- Oyasumi Nasai-(oy ah sum ee nah sai) good night
- Sumimasen..(sue mee mah sen) Thanks for your trouble
- kittie kudasai-(kitty koo dah sai)please listen
- Ohayo Gozaimasu-(oh hah yo goze ai moss) Good Morning
- (NEW STUFF)Onamae wa nan desu ka-(onna-my wah nan dess ka) What is your name?
- Watashi wa ..... desu-(wah-tash-ee wah .. dess) My name is ...
- Ogenki desu ka?-(oo-ghen-kee dess ka) How are you?
- Suimasen-(soo-me-mass-en) Excuse me, please
- Kuroi-(koo-roy) Black
- Shiroi-(shee-roy) White
- Gure-(goo-rair) Grey
- Aoi-(ahoy) Blue
- Chairo-(cha-ee-raw) Brown
- Pinku-(pink) Pink
- Midoriiro-(mee-dorree-ee-raw) Green
- Aka-(akka) Red
- Kiiro-(Kee-ee-raw) Yellow
- ****NUMBER TIME!*****
- Ichi......1
- Ni........2
- San.......3
- Yon.......4
- Go........5
- Roku......6
- Shichi....7
- Hachi.....8
- Ku........9
- Juu.......10
- Note- to proceed into the teens and twenties, etc. etc. you must first say the digit of which the number starts with, then juu, and finally the number (I.E-33=Sanjuusan, or 23-Nijuusan, k?)
That SHOULD be most all of the more complex ones, and if i messed up, email me and ill fix it! ^_^
Glossary-Here are some common words in japanese that you might come across (with pronounciation too!)
That's the basics! I'll be adding more whenever i learn more, k? so come back any time!
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