Japanese Basics // Nihongo // Part 1
Blog Entry: Japanese Basics // Nihongo // Part 1
Blog Entry: Japanese Basics // Nihongo // Part 1
Posted by: luotakulu
Posted: June 21, 2014, 4:47:45 AM
Updated: June 30, 2014, 1:52:55 PM
Eating: Korean dried noodles
Drinking: Organic rice milk
Listening To: SHINee, SPEED music
Posted: June 21, 2014, 4:47:45 AM
Updated: June 30, 2014, 1:52:55 PM
Eating: Korean dried noodles
Drinking: Organic rice milk
Listening To: SHINee, SPEED music
Basically, the Japanese introductions and greetings, and etc. Note: These are all in Romanji, that is why you do not see any Japanese-like characters, such as: Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji. I have entered this as a blog entry for myself or anyone else who wishes to partake in learning Japanese. Ganbatte! (Good luck!)
Ohayo gozaimasu. (Good morning till about ten am.)
Konnichiwa. (Hello/Good afternoon till about five pm.)
Konban wa. (Good evening.)
Watashi no namae wa ____ . (My name is ____.) OR
____ . (I'm ____.)
Ah. Hajimemashoote. Dozo yoroshiku. (It is nice to meet you.)
Ogenki ka? (How are you?)
Genki . Arigatou gozaimasu. (I'm well. Thank you very much.)
To ask about age, say: Nan sai ka? (How old are you?)
To answer, say your age first, then say "sai ".
For example:
Nan sai ka?
Ni-ju sai .
Numbers 1-10, 11-19, 20-100
1 ichi
2 ni
3 san
4 yon
5 go
6 roku*
7 nana/shichi
8 hachi
9 kyu
10 ju
1-10 are the basic Chinese-adopted numbers**. You will use these to say the other numbers.
11-19: For 11, you say 10+1. 10 is ju. 1 is ichi. 11 is ju-ichi. Same with 19. 10+9, 10 is ju and 9 is kyu. Ju-kyu.
20-100: For 20, you say 2 x 10. 2 is ni and 10 is ju; therefore, 20 is ni-ju. Same with 90. 9 x 10; 9 is kyu and 10 is ju. Kyu-ju. For 100, you say hyaku.
So, what age are you in Japanese?
*roku: You pronounce the 'r' like you would in Spanish. The sound is like a combination of 'r' and 'l'. This guide applies to all the 'r's in the Japanese language.
**Ichi, ni, san,... ju: These are Japanese numbers that were originally Chinese numbers. The Japanese language uses these numbers because they are able to continue on, unlike the original Jap. numbers. The original Jap. numbers only go up to 10, and it would be quite difficult if we could only communicate with numbers that only went up to ten, yes?
Ohayo gozaimasu. (Good morning till about ten am.)
Konnichiwa. (Hello/Good afternoon till about five pm.)
Konban wa. (Good evening.)
Watashi no namae wa ____ . (My name is ____.) OR
____ . (I'm ____.)
Ah. Hajimemashoote. Dozo yoroshiku. (It is nice to meet you.)
Ogenki ka? (How are you?)
Genki . Arigatou gozaimasu. (I'm well. Thank you very much.)
To ask about age, say: Nan sai ka? (How old are you?)
To answer, say your age first, then say "sai ".
For example:
Nan sai ka?
Ni-ju sai .
Numbers 1-10, 11-19, 20-100
1 ichi
2 ni
3 san
4 yon
5 go
6 roku*
7 nana/shichi
8 hachi
9 kyu
10 ju
1-10 are the basic Chinese-adopted numbers**. You will use these to say the other numbers.
11-19: For 11, you say 10+1. 10 is ju. 1 is ichi. 11 is ju-ichi. Same with 19. 10+9, 10 is ju and 9 is kyu. Ju-kyu.
20-100: For 20, you say 2 x 10. 2 is ni and 10 is ju; therefore, 20 is ni-ju. Same with 90. 9 x 10; 9 is kyu and 10 is ju. Kyu-ju. For 100, you say hyaku.
So, what age are you in Japanese?
*roku: You pronounce the 'r' like you would in Spanish. The sound is like a combination of 'r' and 'l'. This guide applies to all the 'r's in the Japanese language.
**Ichi, ni, san,... ju: These are Japanese numbers that were originally Chinese numbers. The Japanese language uses these numbers because they are able to continue on, unlike the original Jap. numbers. The original Jap. numbers only go up to 10, and it would be quite difficult if we could only communicate with numbers that only went up to ten, yes?