I learned some colors and how to say hat =w=

Watashi wa sukoshi mijikai jikan kuranchi kara sutoresu o kanjite, ii kyazumu o shite iru.

(I'm doing alright Chasm, feeling a little stressed from the short time crunch.)

Soshite, watashi wa Animeland wasabi Nikkō to (animekonbenshon) to gurūpu no nokori no bubun ni tsumori wa konshū-matsu.

(And this weekend I'm going to Animeland Wasabi (an anime convention) with Nikko and the rest of the group.)

Soshite, sore wa sore nitsuitedesu. Anata wa dōdesu ka?

(And that's about it. How about you?)

Watashi wa konshū-matsu kara sukoshi shite kita... Watashi wa hai kara surudoi itami o shutoku shite kita Sore wa shū kūruda, watashi wa takusan no shashin o toru koto ga aru yo kimi to iketara iinoni

Translation:

I've been a little off this weekend... I've been getting sharp pains through my lungs

That is soo cool, I wish I could go with you you'll have to take lots of pictures

I don't know if this will help, but it is a website I suggested to my friend a few years back to help them learn the language

http://www.studyjapanese.org/compone...ner/Itemid,37/

It has flash cards, games and such

Oooo nice
I will return later with some links when I've checked my bookmarks through :O

Chasm, that site looks really good.. =o

*adds it to the front*

Here's a course I found on YouTube
And they take it nice and slow, though you will sometimes have to pause, and it's good to have a note pad beside you :)
Of course it's just the basics though, but I personally think it's a good start

I added the video to the front page :3

Sweet thanks

okay new word for you to learn for today:

Seishin it means spirit
pronounced s-eh-shin


Sentance from fen:

Ōku no shinjitsu ga aru seishindesu

pronounced:

O-ku no shin-gee-su ga ah-ru s-eh-shin deh-su

Means:

has many truth in spirit

here's a little tip:

Japanese this and that are not used in the same way as english this and that. In english, we can say "this person" or "that person" or "this book" and it's the same all over. But in japanese kore (this), sore (that - close to the opposite speaker), and are (that [over there]) cannot be used for a person. to say "this person" one would say "kono hito" (hito=person) or "sono hito" or "ano hito". For a place you use koko, soko, asoko (here, there - again close to other person, over there)

That is more of a lesson then a tip

true xD
idk i've been studying too long.
well i dont think this counts as a tip but it's a fun fact: (not for beginners because beginners should learn formal first since you can conjugate much easier from that)

when speaking - for females - and using informal such as "nani shitai ka?" most girls will not say the "ka" part because it sounds more masculine. Instead they will omit it or say "nani shitai no?" Of course cute intonation helps as well if you don't use no. The emphasis would go on the "i" part of the "shitai"

would you be willing to write out something for people who are just starting.. like a work sheet and a small lesson?

a worksheet? like homework kind of thing?

Yes :3

I would like someone with access to homework sheets and work books to help the learners.. I want to see if I can learn better this way =w=,

Right now I've been concentrating on the sound/syllable things...

let me see if i can find some. if i can't i will do my best to create one ^^
and some people find it easier to see it, some find it easier with games. i would recommend smart.fm but it is closing at the end of this month and becoming a pay site. you coul also use anki for flashcards. mmm... there is also japanese word of the day and also you could use the JLPT website (just google it cause i forgot it ^^; ) which is the japanese language proficiency test. it's an extremely difficult test but they put out lessons i believe on japanese words and conjugation

Oo thanks :3

And I thank you for your help :3

np. should i post the worksheet as is or send a link for a word doc?
and i am going to start with basic basics - it is ____.

Um.. Post a link :3

Mm-k.

Thank you very much :3

oh and one thing i wanted to say is ganbatte is as you say but if you say "ganbatte kudasai" it can be used in virtually any situation (when you're saying it to them) and can mean do your best - i.e. someone is in the hospital, cheering for a team, etc etc.
also shikari shite is also a way of saying hang in there but i havent asked what the real meaning is, i just know when you use it.

and one mistake- it should be "kochira wa". Kochira is also a very formal way of saying this. Not that that is bad. It's actually quite good to learn formal.

o.o may I add you as a tutor?

yes. lol my major right now is japanese so it helps cause i will be out of the classes soon - errr soonish - so it will help me in the long run. ^^

xD Sir? DK is a girl!

and I needed this thread <3

xD just call me DK <3

so here is the worksheet in both .doc and .docx

.doc
http://www.mediafire.com/?10x5qwm94213z5f

.docx
http://www.mediafire.com/?95w9vcfj6j9puyf

I'll put them up front so others can use them too :3

alrighty.
would you like a hiragana and katakana chart available too?

I tried to do it without looking at any references. I'm a bit rusty, I'm afraid o3o;

How did I do? >.<;;

We got some Higarana and Katakana charts up there somewhere :3

1 - end in desu.
All the others are correct but if you go into a class they might ask you to say "onna no hito" for woman and "otoko no hito" for man.
<3 great job!

Gah. The first one was just a brain fart x.x But I was trying to remember how to say 'man'/'woman' better than what I wrote, but I couldn't think of how to say it ... Now I'll make sure to remember. ^^;

you did good though!
have youbeen taught or are u self taught?

I'm self-taught. I use anime, several books, and My Japanese Coach. Though I haven't been studying much for a while... ^^;

i will probably release a once-a-week worksheet for people in this thread