This year, I decided to take Japanese Ab Initio for my Student Selected Component SSC. So far has been so good, and as usual, am the golden boy of the class =) but for no other reason apart from being the only boy in the class (rather interesting I should say =) ). But thus far, it had cost me 3 Friday prayers. Alhamdulillah, I managed to sort things out with watashi no nihongo no sensee (my Japanese teacher) and insya Allah Friday classes will not meddle with Friday prayers any further. So here goes, Nihongo (Japanese Language) basics in brief - more of a reminder to myself rather than delivering knowledge to others :
Family (kazoku)
Family (kazoku)
- watashi - I/me/my
- otoosan - father
- okaasan - mother
- oniisan - elder brother
- oneesan - elder sister
- imooto - younger sister
- otooto - younger brother
Expressions
- ohayoo - good morning
- konnichiwa - good afternoon
- konbanwa - good evening
- oyasuminasai - good nite
- sayoonara - goodbye (more formal)
- ja mata - see you again (alternative version of goodbye but less formal)
- arigatoo - thanks
- arigatoo gozaimasu - thank you (more formal)
- sumimasen - excuse me/sorry
- Iie - no, not at all - reply for "sumimasen"
- ittekimasu - literally means, "I shall go and come back" - expressed when leaving home
- itterasshai - please go and come back - reply for "ittekimasu"
- tadaima - I'm home
- okaerinasai - welcome home - reply for "tadaima"
- itadakimasu - thank you for the meal (start eating) - no need to explain this one, don;t I? usually hands are put together when saying this
- gochisoosama - thank you for the feast (finish eating) - usually hands are put together when saying this
- hajimemashite - said when meeting for the first time ever i.e. before introducing oneself
- doozo yoroshiku - nice to meet you - reply for "hajimemashite"
Countries
- Amerika - USA
- Igirisu - Britain
- Oosutoraria - Australia
- Kankoku - Korea
- Sueeden - Sweden
- Chuugoku - China
- Mareshia - Malaysia
- Ueeluzu - Wales
- Sukkottolando - Scotland
- Furansu - France
- Doitsu - Germany
- Nihon - Japan
- Italia - Italy
- Supein - Spain
- Oranda - Holland
To write nationalities, for instance Malaysian, just add - jin at the back. E.g. Mareshia-jin, Igirisu-jin, Amerika-jin
Majors (Senmon)
- igaku - medicine
- kagaku - science
- keezai - economics
- kokusaikankee - international relations
- konpyuutaa - computer
- jinruigaku - anthropology
- seeji - politics
- bijinesu - business
- bungaku - literature
- rekishi - history
Occupations (shigoto)
- isha - doctor
- shufu - housewife
- sensee - teacher
- kaishain - office worker
- kookoosee - high school student
- daigakusee - college student
- daigakuinsee - graduate student
- bengoshi - lawyer
- gakusee - student, hence; 'kookoo = high school' and 'daigaku = college/university'
Numbers
- 0 - zero
- 1 - ichi
- 2 - ni
- san
- yon / shi / yo
- go
- roku
- nana / shichi
- hachi
- kyuu
- juu
- 11 - juuichi
- 12 - juuni
- 13 - juusan
- etc etc etc
- 19 - juukyuu
- 20 - nijuu
- 21 - nijuuichi
- 22 - nijuuni
- 23 - nijuusan
- etc etc etc
- 29 - nijuukyuu
- 30 - sanjuu
- 31 - sanjuuichi
- etc etc etc
- 40 - yonjuu
- 50 - gojuu
- 60 - rokujuu
- 70 - nanajuu
- 80 -hachijuu
- 90 - kyuujuu
- 100 - hyaku
Enough for know... am getting tired writing these very basic stuffs for noobies =) hope these help towards the better understanding of anime =p
Sumimasen. Jaa mata...
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