Speaking Japanese Test

[Orange Ball]

こんにちは、私はオレンジボールです。あなたが日本語を話しますか？
(Translation: Hello, I'm Orange Ball. Do you speak Japanese?)

 

[Status Gear Entertainment]

私は日本に住んでいるので、私は日本語を話します^u^

 

[Orange Ball]

私は日本に住んでいるので、私は日本語を話します^u^

よかったね。:D (Good For you!)

 

[LTN Games]

 

[Zebestian]

海綿です。私も日本語を話します。:)
I took one semester of Japanese at 大学。^_^

 

[LTN Games]

You know I have tried learning Mandarin, I gave up fairly quickly. Is japanese easier ?

 

[Zebestian]

You know I have tried learning Mandarin, I gave up fairly quickly. Is japanese easier ?

The thing with Mandarin is, it's hard at the beginning and gets progressively easier over time. Japanese is the other way around. It's kinda easy at the beginning but once you get into the real stuff, things get hard. And I'm not just talking Kanji. The general grammar later on can be brutal. :D

 

[Rise Evil]

I learned one thing in Japanese. There's no plural :D

 

[LTN Games]

The thing with Mandarin is, it's hard at the beginning and gets progressively easier over time. Japanese is the other way around. It's kinda easy at the beginning but once you get into the real stuff, things get hard. And I'm not just talking Kanji. The general grammar later on can be brutal. :D

hmm that's interesting, I suck at grammar in english it would fly over my head in Japanese , though I am open to learning, I may take a look at what's available online.

 

[Zebestian]

I learned one thing in Japanese. There's no plural :D

There is actually. But only if you want to emphasize that you're talking about multiple things. :D
You just add "-tachi" at the end of a noun. Like "watashi-tachi" means "we". :P

hmm that's interesting, I suck at grammar in english it would fly over my head in Japanese , though I am open to learning, I may take a look at what's available online.

Japanese grammar early on is very logic based. The thing about the particles ("wa", "no", etc.) is, it's all very systematic.

 

[Rise Evil]

There is actually. But only if you want to emphasize that you're talking about multiple things. :D
You just add "-tachi" at the end of a noun. Like "watashi-tachi" means "we". :P

I spoke too fast, but thanks for giving me infos I didn't know. ^^

 

[Black Shadow]

I'm only beginner level is "Watashi wa Jon-san" correct?

 

[Zebestian]

I spoke too fast, but thanks for giving me infos I didn't know. ^^

You were right though. Generally, there is no distinction between singular and plural. :D

I'm only beginner level is "Watashi wa Jon-san" correct?

Never, ever call yourself "-san". That's considered rude and arrogant. :D
Just leave the "-san" away and introduce yourself with "Watashi wa [first name, last name] desu." You can also leave away either the "watashi wa" or the "desu". Japanese is all about keeping sentences as short as possible. :D

 

[Rise Evil]

I thought we start by the Last Name first, and then end with the First Name. ^^"

 

[Zebestian]

I thought we start by the Last Name first, and then end with the First Name. ^^"

You can do that but Japanese people know that us "Westerners" use the first name first, so either is fine. :)

 

[Rise Evil]

You can do that but Japanese people know that us "Westerners" use the first name first, so either is fine. :)

Glad to hear ^^

 

[HotfireLegend]

Well, I don't have a Japanese keyboard to hand, but here goes.

Konnichiwa, watashi wa HotfireLegend desu. Genki desu ka?

 

[Orange Ball]

うわー、私はきた人々の数は、日本語を話すしようとしていると信じています。
(Wow, I've believe few of peoples are trying to speak Japanese.)