The TFF Language Guide

[Sierra]

This is a thread I thought of making,for all the students(and non students,who are just learning languages for a laugh)who are taking language courses,and need help with them.No matter what kind of help it is,even if you just need a word translated or a verb conjugated.
If you need my help,I can help you with...
French
Some Japanese
Some Russian
Thanks guysAnd everyone is welcome to contribute to this thread.Please do,if you can.

I can speak, read and write fluently in Russian. So yeah.

I'll leave this open because I do think it might be helpful, but I ask that people don't spam it up with a bunch of "I speak..." posts. So the only posts I should see in here are those from people who need help and those from people who are replying with help.

[Sierra]

I agree,Phoenix.And,with your permission,could I perhaps sticky this?It may come in handy to everyone,once school starts for everyone and all that.

[Mugetsu]

Could someone post a few basic phrases in japanese for me, in phonics also. With their english meanings of course too! Thanks, great idea.

I'm having trouble with Latin. Can somebody explain to me the 3rd and 4th principle parts? I used to know them but it was a long summer and I forgot. Thanks!

[Tifa]

Originally posted by mugetsu
Could someone post a few basic phrases in japanese for me, in phonics also. With their english meanings of course too! Thanks, great idea.

I only know a few, and the spelling may vary a bit (etc), but here's the few I've learned.


Himitsu. - Its a secret. roughly (taken from Lain sub)

O-namae wa... desu. - My name is... .roughly
--note, desu is a something thats basically like "is", "be", it just makes a sentence complete. slang for it is also "da"

Watashi wa... desu. - I am... roughly Watashi can be exchanged with other names depending on what youre like. Ex: Boku is used by "girly men" (lmao) and girls.

Moshi moshi. - Hello only used on the phone

Ohayo. - Good Morning.

Konnichi wa. - Good Afternoon.

Konban wa. - Good Evening.

Ogenki desu ka? - How are you? roughly ka is used to denote questions.

Arigatou. - "Slang" for Thanks.

Domo. - Also slang for thanks.

Domo arigatou. - More formal.

Domo arigatou gozaimasu - Most formal.

Doo itashimashite. - Think nothing of it; Your welcome

Yatta! - He/She/I/We/You/They did it!

Thats just about it. Ill get more up later.

Here are a few more words/phrases in Japanese. Spelling may be off a bit however.

Gomen: It is the shorter way of saying sorry

Gomenesai: It is the longer/formal version of saying sorry

-Chan: Normally put after a young girl's name

-Kun: Normally put after a young boy's name

-San: Put after a name to show respect, for elders

Chun!: Somewhat like that, used like the french word voila

Kotasu/Kotatsu: Heated quilt device used often by students to keep their legs and feet warm when studying

Then there are the obvious, like bi for "beautiful," and shounen or shojo for boy or girl, etc. Combined they form the words Bishoujo and Bishonen. Random words would be like Kawaii for cute or oniisan and oneesan for older brother and sister or something. Some words are combinations of adjectives and nouns, or something like that.

Sorry, I could not list much, but my mind is going blank. I will say that one should not rely too heavily on other people though, for we all make slight mistakes. An internet check would also be helpful.

I'm not a total expert on Japanese, even though I have took lesson for the past 6-7 years...Aiyo. XP I'm still a little between the beginner-intermediate class of this. But anyway, I guess I could at least list a few for you all.^^"

Osewesamadeshita: Thanks.[A common way to say it]

Hajimemashite: Glad to meet you.[In a more, polite way, after saying "Hello, good morning, etc."]

Hai: Yes.

Iie: No.

Doozo yoroshiku: Same here.

Dewa mata: See you soon.

Nihongo/Nippon: Japanese.

Nani/Oro/Nan/Donna: What.[When asking a question]

Minna: Everything.

Minna-san: Everyone.

Eigo: English.

Tabun: Probably, maybe, perhaps.

Nihon: Japan.

Nikko: Shrine.

Sensei: Teacher[In a more formal way. When in a japanese school, you HAVE to say this to your teacher, for respect, of course.]

Hoo: Hmm[usually, when thinking about something/someone/ect.]

Dare desu ka: Who is it?[Dare, also means "who", which you might as well know. Desu and ka are used to make the sentece complete.]

Okaasan: Mom, mother, mommy.

Otoosan: Dad, father, daddy.

- The Four Seasons
Haru: Spring
Natsu: Summer
Aki: Autumn, fall
Fuyu: Winter

Nani o shite imasu ka: What are you doing?

Chotto ukagaimasu: Excuse me[to be polite or when about to ask something. Used in polite matters.]

Biiru ga arimasu ka: Do you have beer?

Biiru: Beer.

Doko: Where.

Ohaiyoo gozaimasu: Good morning/ good evening.[You may want to say this only during the morning, and after noon, close to evening...eh, whatever. You might as well know why I putted evening and morning there in the first place...so, yeah. ^^"]

Ome ni kakarete yakatta desu: Glad to have met you.[Use this in the end of a conversation. Mostly if you've met someone new to you.]

Sayonara: Good-bye.[Bleh, any baka would might as well know this one...heh. =P]

Baka: Idiot. XP

Ja ne/ Ja mata ne/ Ja mata yo/ Ja mata/ Ja Sayonara/ Ja: See you later, see you, bye.[And other forms of saying "good-bye" and whatnot.]

Mata zehi oai shitai to omoimasu: Hope to see you soon. [See reason for "Ome ni kakarete yakatta desu".]

I'll post some more conversational sentences and phrases.. And maybe some slang ones as well. Heh. ^.^

Ja mata ne.

Well it isnt hard to translate it really just go to www.altavista.com and go to translations, choose the language you want it to translate to. Pretty straight forward really.

I need help! i want to learn japanese, can anyone help me with that language?

You need help? XP ..Ok sure, why not.^^ I'll glady help you with japanese.. Tho, I may not know a few difficult ones..aiya...gomen ne. -_-*

But anyway, what do you want to know? In Japanese, I mean..lol.^.^"

Ja ne.

[Schiffi]

Actually Altavista and on-line trans. only give you a rough translation. Try going to a foriegn site and translate it to English. Yeah, not so easy now, eh?

Haha it is quite easy actually just leave your cursor on the menus and righting/info of the link will come up next to the cursor or at the bottom loading bar.

Well i don't know any japanese i want to learn the language. So i think i will start off from the basics that is a way to learn a language right? unless you know a better way. And a better way to teach me. So you still teaching me then?

Yeah, of course.^_^

Hm...and as for basics...Do you mean in basic words? Phrases? Or preferably...sentences? lol, or rather, all of them? oO Aiyoo! XP lol

Hm.. maybe it'd be best if we start with conversationals..? ^^"

Like for example..

"Konnichi wa."[hello]
"Ogenki desu ka?"[how are you?]
"Okage sama de desu ka."[fine, thanks]

And so on, and so on...lol. I think you probably might as well get what I mean by conversationals..heh. Though, if you prefer, I'd also help you with some words you may b curious about..Tho, of course, Japanese would take years to master..but meh, I guess I could at least help you with some words that I might know of, or some people here may as well help yo in any way as well..

So yeah. I guess that's it. If ou have any questions, feel free to ask here..erm..I mean, post here...lol. ^_^"

Ja ne.

[Sierra]

Could someone type up some Chinese phrases and words for me?Tiff,I'm looking at you.Cantonese or Mandarin.Mandarin,preferebly.Thanks guys^_^