Maybe you can try asking here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=230477

how to call bf/gf in japanese. i mean how do they call each other?
and "what are you doing now" wa nihon-go de nan desu ka?

nani o shimasu ka? this?

Sifu can explain abit or not?
From your guide, if I'm not wrong you used:

eg. Haha to chichi to ani to watashi desu.

Can I change the 'to' with 'mo'?
If cannot when I am suppose to use 'mo'?


p/s: I accidently bump into this thread and started to read yesterday. Thanks for such a great guide. Really helpful for people like me who wants to learn basic Japanese

@shinz: From the post if I'm not wrong it is boifurendu for bf. For gf maybe girufurendu?

yeah i know that but how do they call each others?
just name? let say i use "dear" in english, what is it in japanese then.

First let me say my Japanese is not really that great. If you want more help you should probably go here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=230477

Nani o shimasu ka sounds alright to me, although if you want to emphasize "now" you should probably add "ima" e.g. ima wa nani o shimasu ka.

Again, you should probably ask the experts in that thread I posted above.

Well, the way I understand it, "to" is a connector and works like the English word "and". On the other hand, "mo" is more like "also" or "too", so there's a slight difference there.

Example:
Watashi mo ikitai = I also want to go

Boifurendo is a romanised or westernised way of saying boyfriend.

I'm not too sure what the Japanese word is for "dear", I'm guessing maybe koishii? Again, you should probably ask in that Japanese speaking thread.

何をしているか。[nani o shite iru ka?]
this is wat i found on worldlingo online translation

何をするですか。[nani o suru desuka?]
i think this one oso can gua

if rude
NANI SURU DAYO? [i learnt this from jdrama ]

call bgf, i think they will add -chan behind their name, specifically dunno

What does Yamate means? or maybe Yamete?

is Yamete, means "stop", or "pls discontinue of doing this"

Root word for it is, "yameru" which the meaning as like what jayhan said.

Ah thank you, can't find it in my online Japansese Dic.

soko wa dame!
yamete kudasai!!

***ichi jikan atode***

mou dame!!!
i cyauuu yo!!!!


This post has been edited by SailorMercury: May 23 2006, 12:00 AM

**sono ato de**
"Dou? Kimochi ii darou?"
"Umm..kimochi yokatta. Mou ikkai choudai...Sore de mou hitori ga itara dou kashira..."

hehehehe

minnasan ga nihon e itta koto ga arimasuka?

i think 'itoshii - 愛しい' would be good.

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This post has been edited by jdreamer: Jun 13 2006, 03:54 PM

Arimasu yo, kore gurai... Demo, chotto dake da, kazouku de itta dakara...

;p

Anyway, great thread... Sorry if everything outta place... I'm a budding self taught learner myself, so yoroushiku onegaishimasu...

Casual Japanese Conversation

Since grammar is practically important to Japanese language student, I felt it is awkward to speak Japanese.

Hence, I am giving tips for a casual conversation with native Japanese speakers. Achtung! Do no talk like this to a person that new barely know or elderly

i) Loose the general, pronoun like "watashi".
ii) Use gender specific pronoun like "boku", "ore" or "atashi"
iii) Exaggerate by replacing "desu ne" with "da zo-" "da ze"
iv) Loose the need for marker "ha", "ga", "wo" e.g. banana wo taberu becomes "banana taberu"...
v) Use nasal pronunciation e.g "sore desu ga" becomes "sore desu (n)ga"

Any other hints to to share?

itoshii is not good. i am sure nobody use it.

basically they just call each other by their name. let say Hiroshi and Hitomi.
so the boy maybe called Hiro or Hiro chan or whatever she likes. and the girl maybe called Hitomi, or Tomi chan or whatever he likes.

what are you DOING now?

usable sentences are:

nani wo shiteimasuka ? (formal).
nani wo shiteiru no desu ka? (formal)
nani wo shiteiru no? (informal)
nani wo shitenno? (informal slang)
nani shitenno? (informal slang)

from my experience with my Japanese girl friend, she called me X-kun, and I called her Y-chan... But chan can be use to describe younger sister/brother or pet name. kun is usually used by someone with higher status like teachers, bosses, doctors (addressing nurses or apprentices) to address someone lower than herself/himself.