I answer anything＾＾
Who are you ?
I don't think you're a native English speaker.
because you made a mistake about how to use the verb "explain".
Although I'm Japanese,it's a very difficult question.
because I've never thought about such a thing until now.
Let me think it over and I'll definitely tell you something about it later.
In my opinion,......
I'm french so sorry for my poor english.
Hi, nice to talk with you.
Don't you think it's a good idea to try to examine the situations how both of them are used ?
First, when you ask me to do something,you can use both ごめんなさい and すみません.
To give an example,
ごめんなさい、そこのコップをとってくれますか
すみません、そこのコップをとってくれますか
Second,when you have to apologize to me,you can use both ごめんなさい and すみません.
To give an example,
ごめんなさい、もうしわけないです。
すみません、もうしわけないです。
Sorry,I'm a bit tired. So Let's call it a day.
I'll be back here tomorrow.
>>176
Oops,I didn't notice 179.
Enjoy learning Japanese ! good bye.
What are you doing now ?
How come you named yourself にゅう？
who is nevada-tan?
I have 2 questions:
do you have four seasons in your country?
can you use chopsticks?
nevada-tanなんてwikipediaに書いていいのかよ
不謹慎だし日本人は殺人者擁護してるみたいじゃないか
>Can I write in the nevada-tan entry of wikipedia?
Of course.
"Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
Wikipedia, the free 'encyclopedia' that any fucknut can edit...but most likely any edit you do will be reverted by the god of that particular article...I recommend human sacrifice to solve that problem.
>>189
I see nobody in the discussion page of the Nevada-tan entry, there isn't even a discussion page. I doubt it has a god overlooking it any more...
OTOH I see that the Japanese wiki version has been so often attacked it's now in locked mode:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E5%B4%8E%E5%B0%8F6%E5%A5%B3%E5%85%90%E5%90%8C%E7%B4%9A%E7%94%9F%E6%AE%BA%E5%AE%B3%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6
Now that one would be quite a task to write something in. :)
People are always trying to reveal her real name, which can still be found if you really look hard enough.
What's that?
I am a Japanese.
Please teach a popular presentation version in U.S.A.
あけましておめでとうございます。
do you have four seasons in your country?
yes,you can see sakura only in spring!
many american dont know it.
can you use chopsticks?
yes,everybody use it"hashi"
>>196
do you know what "sarcasm" is?
I have another one!
Did you know that type "A" blood is most common in Japan and Germany, while type "O" blood is most common in United States?
おいおまいら、おすすめのエロゲ教えろよ
Sarcasm is not a big thing in Japan, actually. They don't use sarcasm a lot to answer or make a point.
>>198
So what ?
Are you a sort of person who believe fortunetelling by using types of blood ?
I believe fortunes by spinning a wheel.
Can I buy a vowel?
>>201 I think not. But if I remember correctly, I am type AB, which are supposed to be:
cool
controlled
rational
sociable
popular
critical
sometimes standoffish
indecisive
So maybe I should because that does describe me most of the time. I was just being the "sometimes standoffish" then. :)
I have a serious question, though. I am 21 years old, and I wonder who Japanese girls that are my age tend to like as far as music.
WA
WA
WA
ワロスｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ
VIPからｷﾏｽﾀ
誰も回答してない
日本ではゴジラに住んでいるの！？
>>210
数年前にニューヨークに引越しました。
ヤンキースタジアムに住み着いている
との事です。
Why do I see more Caucasian male/ Japanese female couples than Japanese male/ Caucasian female ones?
public display of affection is unmentionable in JPN
> public display of affection is unmentionable in JPN
How old are you ?
I always see lots of couples hagging or kissing on the train
almost every day.
>>212
May be Japanese males are shy and not confident in themseves.
lol
yes,we can see them very often.
Ahh, unfortunately, my Japanese skill is not good enough to say this...and it's kind of controversial...a lot of Caucasian people might get offended...
Relationships and sex are one of the playing fields that race is played out upon. Caucasian, or white colonialism in Asia and elsewhere in the world puts them on top, in control of the region, for example, like in China before WWII, Shanghai was divided up into districts for the French, British, Japanese and Americans, who had economic power there because of China's colonialism. However, colonialism reflects itself in the minds of the people too. Caucasian men find foreign women exotic, and exciting, and in some case, see them as subjects (like in a colony), as submissive and obedient. Caucasian women on the other hand, often see foreign men as less than Caucasian men. Like in a colony, they see foreign men as submissive and weak, and not attractive. So Caucasian women don't find foreign men attractive. On the other side of the issue, Caucasian men are often powerful, have lots of money and so on, so ambitious foreign women often are attracted to Caucasian men. In nations with lots of Caucasian people, the television and media make Caucasian men the default manly standard, so especially Asian girls here see Caucasian men as the default for manliness, rather than Asian men. When you turn on the TV, you see lots of Caucasian males doing the heroic roles. However, the number of Asian men are few. Many Asians tend to play villain roles, or weak roles.
Japanese men and gaijin women
http://4-ch.net/love/kareha.pl/1131458499/l50
>>1 I have one. How hard is to find job in Japan if I'm from middle Europe country (Slovakia) and my Japanese is not very good (for now because I only started ^_^)? What I need to do or to have for find good job (not garbageman :))?
>>217
Interesting view you have there. I've visited Japan twice and the impression that I obtained from the female teens of densely populated areas is that they viewed the ripped Caucasian blond male to be the image of manliness. When I was in Japan, there were numerous instances of Japanese male heros on tv (not including anime or any other kid's stuff). Also, there are those Japanese guys on the NBC show, Heroes.
>>219
It is not easy to find a job in Japan if you don't have any outstanding marketable skills. The only job I guess would be suitable is an English language teacher. You'd need qualifications if you wish to work as a sanitation engineer (garbageman).
When I visited Japan, I had no intention of finding a job or living there and I simulated what I would have to do if I intended to live there. I found it to be not easy. It takes a lot of effort to live in Japan by yourself if you do not have prearranged accommodation.
If you truly desire to live in Japan, I'd highly recommend you do some serious study into the language as well as the culture. I've been studying the language for some time now. I can easily read a Japanese newspaper and communicate fluently with any Japanese person but I still find it too risky to live in Japan for any length of time.
>>223 I just want to be with my girl in her homeland and to be useful. And from your answer it looks like impossible task. Is there for example PHP development skills valuable commodity or not? Can I work as web developer or maybe my 3d graphic skills will be good enough. I don't understand why is so hard to find normal job in Japan for "gajin"?
Why do Japanese speakers, when typing English, use so many line breaks? It's really odd. Compare, say >>93 to >>223 .
Also, do you think it would be useful to learn Japanese in college? Does Japan have a good job market for foreign computer science people? My impression is that Japan is too overcrowded and xenophobic to really support a lot of foreign workers. Or do you think it's useful enough just to have for business over here, even though I wouldn't be the guy who talks to foreign customers?
Currently I'm planning to take Chinese because China is becoming so economically important now, but I don't really like the way it sounds. Of course, that may have something to do with being exposed mostly only to Pinyin and romaji, and romaji looks prettier. I don't know a whole lot about the actual phonetics, other than that spoken Chinese doesn't really look like the Pinyin.
Sorry for tl;dr post.
>>225
I suggest that you go to India. They speak English and there are a lot of IT jobs :)
English doesn't really fill my college's foreign language requirement. And they don't offer Hindi.
>>227
Before making the insulting remarks that the Japanese are xenophobic and that Chinese doesn't sound nice, learn the reality that college classes you take only to meet your school's requirements don't mean a thing when it comes to job hunting. This is not the place where you discuss what classes you should take. Instead, talk to your academic adviser.
>>229
Why not learn some more English, and come to a nice country like America? The US is a nice place, and you can get fresh fruit here for affordable prices!
>>230 Sorry but US is not for me (I don't like US, but this is only my opinion.). And by the way, what do you mean by this "fruity" sentence: "The US is a nice place, and you can get fresh fruit here for affordable prices!"?
We have a lot of places that grow fruit pretty much year-round (Florida and California) so it's cheap to buy because there are no tariffs on it or something. Same with whatever Mexico grows.
Apparently it costs more elsewhere in the world, and has to be shipped a long way so it doesn't taste as good.
>>233 I don't want to be offensive but why you are talking about fruit in this thread or board or chat or whatever? Is there something I say what makes you think that I need fruit or talk about fruit? I'm only looking for someone from Japan who can help me with job in Japan for foreigner. Is there someone (serious please)?
Anada wa short toh desuka?
What is the difference between 恐い and 怖い?
>>238 When something is genuinely terrifying, use 怖い. When something should be reckoned with, use 恐い. So, in a horror movie sense, use 怖い; if someone has photographic memory and it's eerie, use 恐い.
>>239
ありがとう
When I write "犀", what is the order of the｜and the 二s?
>>240
http://kakijun.main.jp/page/saisei200.html
though stroke order is usually not very important, I think.
>>241
Thank you, that is a very useful website.
>>243
I can't read your writing
See? Nobody can read my message, so it's now COMPLETELY USELESS
>>245
NP
i can read it :D
Any questions?
初めましてこんにちは。
うちは日本語を勉強してる学生で、
日本語がうまくなるように
ここで練習できるのかなーって思って、
それで日本語で書き込んでみたいと思います。＾＾
また、英語を勉強してる人は何か質問あるなら、
ぜひ、うちに聞いてね。互いに頑張ろーっ。
ところで、うちは日本語が下手ですいません。＾＾；
よろしくお願いします。
どこから来ましたか？４ｃｈからですか
キーウイガンバレ！
HEAVENさん、あなたはニュージーランドから来たんですか？
それとなんで京都弁なんでしょうか？
返事が遅くてごめんね。
>>253さん
うん、そうですよ。＾＾
うちはNZ人です。
また、Tsuyoponさんの言ったこと、その通りですね。
ちなみに、うちは関西弁が好きで学ぼうとしてますよ。
京都、大阪に住んでいる友人がいますし。
>>Tsuyoponさん
いいえ、まだまだですよ。＾＾；；
はい、頑張ります！＾＾
ありがとうございます。
>>255
でも男はあまり自分の事うちとは言わないと思うよ。
関西はなじみやすいかもしれないけど、大阪人は乱暴、京都の女は
冷酷、経験上ね。
大阪の女は、思ったことをそのまま言う傾向があるから、きつく聞こえるかもしれない。
（何年か前の話だけど、不倫騒動のあったアメリカ大統領に対し、妻にどう謝罪して、妻は許したのかを、質問した大阪女がいた）
男の一人称では「わし」「わい」って言う人がいる。
やや古く、下品な響きになるが「わて」と言う表現もある。
この地域では、二人称として「自分」と言う場合がある。
For Example: 「自分、どう思う？」（あなたはどう思いますか？）
大阪や京都でなく、神戸在住だから、間違っているかもしれない。
京都や大阪に詳しい人がいたら、フォロー頼む。
>>255
今年、ニュージーランドで撮影をした映画｢どろろ」が、日本で公開されたのをご存知ですか？？
手塚治虫のマンガが原作です。
>>255
南島出身ですか？それとも北島？ クライストチャーチのそばから来ましたか？ なんでニュージーランド人とオーストラリア人は仲が悪いんですか？
関西の男性は、
自分のことを「ワシ」という。
昔の関西弁では「ワテ」というが、
今では使う人はいない。
>>1
日本で日本人は二本について韓国人の気持ちに全く同感も同様紺国についてもがあるですか。
私の日本語が悪いけど御免なさいね。
私は日本と紺国と中国で和平が凄い欲しいですね。
>>261
｢どろろ｣の映画はとても面白いのでお勧めです。簡単にいえば、ファンタジーのサムライ映画です。
私は、手塚治虫作品では、ブラックジャックも好きです(^^)
キーウィさんが日本に興味をもったきっかけは、何ですか??
遅延.
>>265
最近日本ではジンギスカンと呼ばれる羊肉料理がブームですが、
羊の本場のNZの羊肉料理はおいしい？
>>269
羊はさー羊毛取るだけだからー食わないんだよですよ。
ニュージーランドはさ田舎者だからさ住みやすいと思うよお。
>>262
日本と韓国/北朝鮮/中国の間には、とても長くて複雑な関係があります。
ふたつの地域は本質的に対立する運命にありますので、
和解や友好は、成立しません（表面的には違いますが）。
我々は、現在、本当の戦争が発生していないことを、十分な幸運だと
考えるべきです。
もし、あなたが説明を求めるのなら、できるだけ簡単に表現することを
試みますが、必要ありませんね？
私達日本人は彼ら韓国人や中国人を貴方たちより良く知っています。
私達日本人は長い歴史の中で彼らと交流してきました。その上で私たちは
友好関係を築けないと思っているのです。かれら全てではありませんが、
彼らの基本的な考え方は彼らの国が世界の中心なのです。だから他の国は
なんでもいう事を聞かねばならないと彼らは思っています。そんな国と
仲良く出来ますか？なにも近くにある国、全てが仲が悪いわけではありません。台湾などは友好国です。彼らの性格は韓国などとは真逆です。
韓国や中国は、情報や教育が鎖国のような状況です。
韓国政府は、政権の支持率を上げておくために、日本を悪者にします。
韓国国民の不満を政府ではなく日本に向けされるためです。
日本では、外国の情報や外国の意見が自由に入ってきますが、韓国は都合の悪い情報が歪曲されたりすることも珍しくありません。
日本で犯罪を犯した韓国人をかばい、日本を悪者にします。
韓国人の日本国内の漁場を荒らす問題が深刻で、以前、日本海で日本の海上保安庁の隊員が、韓国密漁漁船を立ち入り捜査している途中に、日本の海上保安員を乗せたまま船で韓国領まで逃げました。
この問題でも、韓国のニュースはでたらめ報道をして、日本の悪口を言いました。
野球のＷＢＣでも、韓国の新聞には、日本への暴力的な暴言が続きました。
韓国の知的財産権も中国のようにひどく、日本の知的財産権が侵されています。
バラエティー番組やドラマや映画の盗作は、日常茶飯事です。
例を挙げると、ドラマ｢冬のソナタ｣は、日本のTVゲームの｢君の望む永遠｣の盗作。
映画｢グエムル 漢江の怪物｣は、日本のアニメ映画｢機動警察パトレイバー３ WX3｣の盗作。
上に挙げた例は、ほんの一部で、まさに氷山の一角です。
韓国は、プライドが高すぎて、都合の悪いことは受け入れず、真実ではなくても都合のいい嘘を受け入れる国民です。
正直、韓国人とは付き合い辛いです････。
中国・韓国・北朝鮮、これらの国と日本は水と油の様に混じりあうことは永遠に無い様に思う。
性質がまったく違いすぎる。正反対。
日本人として、外国にこれらの国と同じだと思われたくはない。
これが本音。
はい、説明はどもありがとうございます。アメリカ人ので日本と韓国の友好関係は全然分からない。将来で和平友好関係ができますか。どの国は先番ができなくはいけないの。私の経験は韓国と中国について混じり気持ちがある。アメリカでは韓国人と中国人時々アメリカ人と話さないとアメリカ人は韓国人と中国人を分かんない。例えば私は韓国人友達があたと彼はとても日本人と中国人が嫌いだった。それは訳の分からない言葉。私も中国人友達があるでも彼女は金持ちとアメリカナイズでした。彼女もとても頭がいいと日本人と韓国人が嫌いじゃない。でもも彼女アメリカナイズ。この場合を分かるでもとても分かれない。
中国人はどおしてうるさいの？