I think it would only be odd if your friend was from Asia. XD

What was I going to say... Stupid preggo brain, makin' me forget things...

Oh, yes. YAKISOBA. HUZZAH! Delicious stuff.

LOL. I'm trying to get my husband to say dou itashimashite, and it's hilarious.

yea, I have an english-japanese Japanese-english ditionary

Lol, it's fun to say. xD
Can he not pronounce it? Or does he refuse to, etc?

what does it mean

or you could get him to say Watashi wa anata o aishite (I love you)

Dou itashimashite means you're welcome!

He says it slowly and a bit sloppily. XD He'll make me say it over and over again until he gets it right. :'D

@Echo: I do believe it means, "You are welcome".

aishiteiru = I love you :3

Boku is the masculine verstion of the generic watshi wa right?

Watashi = Polite and feminine
Boku = Boyish, can be used by girls, epsecially tomboys
Ore = Authoritative, manly

There are many different ways to say 'I' in Japanese. Thses are just the main ones. =3

I used google translate XP

My Japanese teacher told us to never, ever use anata for you. she said that it has more of a "hey honey, I love you, and I need you to do something for me..." kind of feel to it. it's used in anime a lot, but that's just an example of anime having bad Japanese. Japanese people never say it.

@Lucid
I've never heard that Japanese people do not use anata. My Japanese instructor was born and raised in Japan and taught us to use it, and she even uses it herself. o:

Or do you just mean in that phrase..? LOL. I'm sorry! I confused myself suddenly. XD

Like I said I typed I love you in google translate and that what I got oTL

Japanese people do use "anata," but it really depends on the context and the situation (usually only when emphasizing something).

Usually we use "anta" as a shortened casual form when referring to someone.

I heard you can use anata, but only if you are well acquainted with the person. Otherwise you are seen as rude, snobbish, or foreign. If you're going to replace you, you use their name.

I've only ever heard it used for a lover or spouse.. in anime, dramas and songs.. except.. Aya Ueto's song Kansho.. she asks "Anata Dare Nano" which I roughly translated as 'Who Are You' ._. thats the only part of the song I could translate at the time using dictionaries and probably got it wrong. xD and I failed at finding Japanese song translations on the net at the time.. Being new to the computer sucked ._.,