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Hello.
Let's study Japanese. Feel free to ask and answer about the Japanese language here.

 

-Good Japanese online dictionary-

http://tangorin.com/

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    AshraAshra profile picture Apr 08, 2007 @ 09:00

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I want to learn Japanese from the abc of it  can any one help me with it.


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    YoggetaYoggeta profile picture Dec 04, 2008 @ 11:00
      Any more questions?


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        AshraAshra profile picture Oct 25, 2008 @ 09:57
          I came along the book 'Remembering the kanji' some days ago and wanted to buy it. I found out that is has even been translated to German (maybe to your language, too :-) ).
          The author starts with easy kanji (numbers from one to ten and some others like 日 or 月 ). He uses 'primitive meanings' for all kanji that will be in future kanji and writes stories with them. For example there is the kanji for 'nine' and the primitive meaning 'a drop of'.
          To explain the kanji for 'round', he writes the following text:

          'We speak of “round numbers,” or “rounding a number off,”
          meaning to add an insignificant amount to bring it to the nearest
          10. For instance, if you add just a wee bit, the tiniest drop, to
          nine, you end up with a round number.'

          It's really well done that he always uses italic style for kanji (which the new kanji consists of) / primitive meanings and bold for the meaning of the new kanji.

          I enjoy learning the kanji with that book because it's nice to read the stories and to see that you can learn some difficult kanji that fast.
          E.g. I can remember the kanji for Dr. (hardest kanji of the book I know yet) it consists of the primitve meaning 'needle' and the kanji for 'speciality'. So a Dr. is someone who knows a lot about needles. And speciality consists of the kanji for 'ten' + 'field' + primitive meaning 'glued'. So when you know about ten fields of something together (glued together), it is your speciality. Of course I can't write as good as the author, he really does a good job!

          If you want to learn the kanji, I can really recommend that book.

          Again the title: Remembering the Kanji (by Heisig)
          For all the German users: Die Kanji lernen und behalten

          If you watch the ratings at amazon, you will see that it is definitely good!


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            BratiBrati profile picture May 05, 2008 @ 18:23
              あ た し は 忍 び で す よ ！ = I am Shinobi!
              あ た し は 忍 び だ も ん ！ is like 'But I am Shinobi!'


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                AshraAshra profile picture Apr 16, 2008 @ 15:11

                  Well, I'm not sure for an example..is it for emphasis?

                  Em, like if you say　 ” あ た し は 忍 び で す よ ！ ” versus saying ”あ た し は 忍 び だ も ん ！ ” It's a really lousy example, right? -_- sorry, I can think of another if you would like, but please, I'll try to understand.

                  -デ ヤ ニ ラ 　




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                    DeyaniraDeyanira profile picture Apr 16, 2008 @ 05:28
                      だ も ん has vague meanings and I can't really translate it to English. Could you give me some Japanese sentences with だ も ん ?


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                        AshraAshra profile picture Apr 16, 2008 @ 00:01

                          Hello again, and thank you for answering my other questions!

                          Ashraさ ん 、 I was wondering, I have heard the ending "だ も ん " used at certain times, usually by kids, but I was wondering, this seems to be another form of  "で す ", but what is the difference in meaning?

                          Thanks again for answering our questions I will finally be getting to go to Japan this summer (to Nagoya) , so I want to make sure I am prepared for when I go!

                          -デ ヤ ニ ラ




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                            DeyaniraDeyanira profile picture Apr 15, 2008 @ 06:33
                              雨 が 降 っ て 人 は 南 口 に 出 た り 入 っ た り し ま し た 。 Does this mean: it was raining and people were coming out of and entering the southern exit by turns? I'm very thankful for your help! Ida


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                                idahimeidahime profile picture Apr 14, 2008 @ 00:59