日本語会話: The Japanese Conversation Thread

[GoktimusPrime]

Perhaps you could answer with 「へええ、そんなにおひさしぶりじゃないとおもいますよ。」... cos don't you see your teacher on a regular basis? "ひさしぶり" is something you usually say if you haven't seen someone in ages.

Also, if you're ever stuck on how to reply to someone in Japanese, this will help:
How to speak fluent Japanese without saying a word
Part 2

[GoktimusPrime]

I found the Japanese word for "Blobfish" -- it's ニュウドウカジカ Nyuudoukajika

...now I know the Japanese word for what is probably nature's f'ugliest animal.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yesterday one of my senior students pointed out something rather enlightening that I'd never noticed before -- we were talking about the cinematic technique used in anime, and about how anime, especially Shojo Anime, focuses on the eyes to transmit emotions to the audience. Anyway, this student points out that in her observation, Japanese culture tends to look at the eyes for emotion whereas Western culture looks at the mouth. I looked at her in a perplexed way, and she pointed out the differences between Western and Japanese emoticons -- Western emoticons often alter the mouth whereas Japanese emoticons tend to change the eyes. Holy cow, she's right!!

Western emoticons: :-) :-D :-S :-( >:-( :-O :-/ :-P etc.

Japanese emoticons: (^_^) (O_o) (x_X) (の_の) (「_「) (T_T) (>_>) (>_<) (V_V) (@_@) etc.

...obviously there are exceptions, but generally speaking I think it's a fair observation.

[Bartrim]

A customer of mine owns a sushi bar (claims he is going to be the McDonalds of sushi bars) The business is spelt Mia-Suma. How would you pronounce this Gok?

[gekisou]

A customer of mine owns a sushi bar (claims he is going to be the McDonalds of sushi bars) The business is spelt Mia-Suma. How would you pronounce this Gok?

I'll answer? That ok?

Its Me ah su(as in sushi) ma (as in mother). And really? The Maccers of Sushi?

[Bartrim]

I'll answer? That ok?

Its Me ah su(as in sushi) ma (as in mother). And really? The Maccers of Sushi?

Thats what I thought. This clown always "corrects" me telling me it's pronounced "My-ah Summer"

[GoktimusPrime]

My twisted mind just thought of something...

Transformers United Soundwave's number is UN-05...

ウンゴ　→　ウンコ (poop)


*immature.giggle* Yeah, small things amuse small minds.