Japanese lesson:
for those of you who don't know Japanese, here's a guide to common
Japanese words that we use here on neobaka... btw, these are PHONETIC
spellings, so these words sound just the way they're spelled...
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Gomen
/ gomen nasai / sumimasen: |
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"I'm
sorry." |
Ohayo: |
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"Good
morning." / "Hello" |
Konnichi
wa: |
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"Good
afternoon." / "Hello" |
Anno: |
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"Uhh..."
/ "Excuse me..." |
Sugoi: |
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"Wow!"
/ "Exciting!" / etc. |
Ne: |
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"...right?" |
Nee: |
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"Isn't
that so?" / "Don't you think so?" |
Nani: |
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"What?" |
Yo: |
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used
to assert the previous statement / "...I assure you." |
Kawaii: |
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"Cute!" |
-Chan: |
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used
as a suffix with a person's name (usually female or children) /
"little" |
-San: |
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used
as a person's title, such as "Mr." / "Mrs."
/ "Ms." |
-Sama: |
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used
as a superior's title, such as "Lord" / "Master" |
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Also,
people into anime and the like often use a different set of emoticons,
or "smileys" too... |
happy |
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^_^ (to
make an even happier smile, just make it bigger: ^____^ ) |
wink |
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~_^ |
sad |
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;_; |
blushing |
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*^_^* |
sweatdrop
(embarrassed) |
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^_^;; or
-_-;; |
angry
/ annoyed |
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-_- |
glare |
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¬_¬ |
very
angry / furious |
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>_< |
surprised
/ startled |
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O_o |
very
surprised / startled |
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O_O |
overwhelmed |
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@_@ |
rolling
eyes |
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9_9 |
dead |
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x_x |
smug
/ proud |
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^-^ |