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I thought only verb got ~tai form, ~te form, ~nai form, ~ta form

like aimasu, aitai, atte, awanai, atta

verb got many other form leh.... way alot. for example potential, volitional, imperative... blah blah

check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_verb_conjugations

This post has been edited by jayhan: Sep 3 2008, 12:09 AM

merged.

Basu ga kimasen. Watashi wa hitori de daigaku e ikkimashita. Hitori de niju-fun gurai kakarimasu.

Watashi wa hitori de daigaku e ikkimiashita. means i went to uni by myself. doesnt make sense. i could still take a bus and go to uni. or a car or something.

Watashi wa aruite daigaku e kimashita. means i walked to the uni. use kimashita instead or ikkimashita because u're already at the uni.

Basu ga kimasen. -> basu ga kimasendeshita (past tense)

hachi-ji = 8 o'clock , hachi-jikan= 8 hours

if u want a more fluid speech, drop the watshi, its understood ure talking about yourself.

dozo okake kudasai -> im not too sure what okake means but i think its used when addressing people of a higher status.

use dozo suwatte kudasai.

good point there - many doesn't realize this simple yet very important fact. Japanese is a "selfish" language - that means you are always talking about yourself unless another person or thing is explicitly mentioned.

may i know how to said "today u look like so pale" ?
tks.

kyou wa kimi ao shiroi kao mieru desu ne

やすみですね。。たのしいです.

what's this?

it's desu desu desu desu...

can also say as "今日はあなたの顔色が悪いよ" (romaji: Kyou wa anata no kaoiro ga warui yo.)

literally meaning "today the color of your face looks bad", but it can mean looks pale or not healthy or something.

after this sentence, you can add on like "dou shimashita ka?" to ask what happen to him/her.

can help me to translate the below text?
it's a jigsaw puzzle.. http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/images/...13299531&s=toys

i know it's a bit too much of text.. but appreciate if anyone could help..

thanks a million!

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as there are about 14 paragraphs.. so i'll zipped it all up..

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しあわせが笑ってる
Happiness laughs

よろこびが歌ってる
Joy sings

元気盛々ワンダーランド
Height of spirit Wonderland

jayhan, thanks!

Guys, need ya help. My housemate received a feedback from her client today. Could you guys translate it in english? Thanks in advance.



p/s: Her name and company name has been removed to protect her identity.

oh hand writing... especially on the Kanji...

Hi..

Im actually doing an individual presentation on Simple Japanese Language Phrases..Its about 8 minutes..So far I already finished the section on Greetings..Wat do u guys think I need to put after dat? Expressions of Time or sumthin else..Its kinda tough to do the whole thing in a report..Urgh..

Hey guys,

Quick question:

わたしはとうきょうへいきます and わたしがいくとうきょう

The 2 sentences has the same meaning, significance and politeness right?

As far as I know its something like active and passive sentences.

Sorry for my bad Japanese (if any). Still beginner

Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think you can "passive"-fy that sentence.
Anyway, passive form is not in that form either (if I am not mistaken). Can't exactly remember it at the moment.

Yeah I mean its not actually active and passive sentences. Just a case in example. So the 2 sentences have no difference in meaning yeah? Any experts care to help me verify

This post has been edited by magic-addict: Nov 11 2008, 07:11 PM

さびしいですね

That means lonely but what does "desu ne" means / purpose of it in that context?