ok ok - it became clear to me i had better start my "phrase book!" if I'm going to have a japanese gf and seriously see myself in Tokyo! ;)

Phrases

this is an initial brain dump when i first started this page...here for good memory's sake :)

1. dakko - hug me (inspiration for starting this page :)
2. oyasumi (おやすみ) - good nite
3. arigatou (ありがとう) - thank you
4. konnichiwa - good afternoon (こんにちは) (rule for writing hiragana "wa" and "ha.")
5. mendoksai - lazy
6. oshii - delicious!
7. etai - ouch!
8. ichi, nee, san, chi - 1,2,3,4...
9. aishiteru (あいしてる or 愛してる) - i love you (reportedly when u mean it...)
10. daisuki - i like you
11. hentai - perverted :D
12. itadakimas - don't know the literal translation - said before meals - best guess is "have a great meal!"
13. onegai - please

more below...

external links

• http://www.cnfj.navy.mil/phrases.html

Typing

typing Japanese on the computer is so much fun!!!! unlike trying to learn how to type on my Thai keyboard (which is one of the biggest reasons I bought my macbook in Thailand believe it or not) - I'm not forced to hunt and peck and learn a new keyboard layout - I can take advantage of sounding out hiragana (ひらがな) which also helps me learn to read as a type. Mind you, there is a Japanese keyboard out there and this can wait until I have an intermediate level of reading & writing is what I'm declaring right now.

Resources

• http://japanese.about.com/od/japaneselessons/a/wheredoibegin.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language

Schools

• I was asked to consider Thai language classes at PIAMMITR - i may be there sooner than I thought for...Japanese! (UPDATE: taking my first classes Feb 20-Mar 12th!)
• TPA School of Language and Culture - Jue was nice to bring me here for an open house - I wrote my name in Japanese for the first time not to mention stumbled my way through Korean! (I believe the location is Thong Lo) - 02 259 9160
• Oriental Knowledge and Language School - referenced by Pasan
• Berlitz - without dropping in, i assume tuition is more expensive but what I would love forward to are professional instruction manuals which may very well be worth the price alone!

PIAMITR

stuff I'm learning here - this serves as my cheatsheet when i don't have my books with me...

phrases

?

1. o ha you おはよう　good morning
2. kon ni chi wa こんいちは good afternoon
3. kon ban wa　こんばんは (ban?) good evening
4. sa yo na ra さようなら goodbye
5. o ya su mi おやすみ - good night
6. ma ta a i ma shou　[また会いましょう] see you again

?

1. a ri ga tou (ありがとう) thank you
   • use of doumo (more formal)
2. dou i ta shi ma shi te (どういたしまして)　you are welcome
3. su mi ma sen (すみません) (su, sen?) excuse me
4. go men na sa i (ごめんなさい) i am sorry
5. o ne ga i shi ma su (おねがいします)　please
6. ha ji me ma shi te (はじめまして) (ji?) nice to meet you (opening)
7. dou zo yo ro shi ku (どうぞ よろしく) (dou, zo?) - nice to meet you (closing)

?

1. wa ta shi　わたし I
   • wa ta shi ta chi わたしたち we
2. a na ta あなた you
   • anohito あのひと you (as is someone you don't know)
3. sen sei (せんせい) teacher
4. ga ku sei (がくせい) student
5. na ma e (なまえ）　name
6. ha ji me ma shou
7. o wa ri ma shou
8. ya su mi ma shou
9. mou i chi do
10. kek kou de su
11. da me de su
12. shu ku da i
13. mon da i, shi tsu mon
14. ko ta e
15. shi ken
16. rei

misc

1. wa ka ri ma su (わかります) i understand
2. e des ka - perfect (?)
3. genki desu ka - (元気ですか) (gen, ki?) how are you?
4. ? - i don't know

vocab

roles/jobs

1. kai sha in (かいしゃいん) - employee (?)
2. gin kou in 　ぎんこういん banker
3. i sha いしゃ doctor
4. ken kyuu sha けんきゅうしゃ　researcher
5. en jin ia - engineer
6. ka shu - singer (?)
7. ? - dancer :)

countries

1. nihon - japan
2. kankoku - korea
3. chugoku - china
4. tai - thailand
5. amerika - america
6. igirisu - england
7. doitsu - germany
8. furansu - france

numbers

1. i chi
2. ni
3. san
4. yon or shi
5. go
6. ro ku
7. na na
8. ha chi
9. ku (く) or q (きゅう)
10. juu

objects

1. hon (本 or ほん) - book
2. zas shi (ざっし) magazine
3. jisho じしょ dictionary
4. shinbun (しんぶん) newspaper
5. noto - notebook
6. kaban - bag
7. kagi - かぎ - keys
8. terebi - television
9. tokei - とけい clock
10. rajio - radio
11. kamera - camera
12. isu -　いす chair
13. borupen - pen
14. enpitsu (えんぴつ) pencil
15. shapupenshiru - mechanical pencil
16. konpyuta -　こんぴゅーたー computer
17. jidosha, or kuruma - car
18. kado - card
19. terephon kado - name card (?)
20. tepu - tape
21. techo - schedule book/planner/diary
22. kasa - umbrella
23. meishi - address (?)
24. tsukue - つくえ desk

language

1. nihogo - にほんご japanese
2. taigo - thai
3. eigo - えいご english

misc

1. jyuppun (?) - break (?)
2. iku - go
3. ta kai (?) - expensive
4. go ma si ri (?)
5. miru da na (?)
6. suki ja arimasen - i don't like it
7. owari mashitaka (?) - are you done yet?

(back of book)

1. minasan (みなさん)- everybody (?)
2. hai はい yes
3. iie いいえ no
4. shitsure desu ga しつれですが pardon me
5. onamae wa? おなまえは？ what is your name?
6. nan なん what
7. sou そう it

grammar

random structures I'm learning grammar thru...

1. My name is...
2. What is your name?
3. I am...
4. Are you...?
5. I am _ years old.
6. How old are you?
7. This is...
   • sore それ there
   • kore これ here
   • are あれ over there
8. What is this?
9. __ owns that.
10. Who owns this?
11. I am from...
12. Where are you from?
13. Are you from...?
14. Yes it is - hai so desu

simple hiragana words

set 1: A, KA

1. あおい blue
2. あかい red
3. く nine (9)
4. うえ up
5. えき station
6. ここ here

set 2: SA, TA

1. かさ umbrella
2. あし feet
3. おかし、おやつ dessert
4. いす chair
5. そこ over there
6. うち、いえ house (?)
7. くつ shoes (?)
8. つくえ table
9. て hand
   • te wo tsu na gi ma syou (てをつなぎましょう) Let's hold hands:)

set 3: NA, HA

1. さかな fish
2. にく meat
3. いぬ dog
4. ねこ cat
5. はし chopsticks
6. はな flowers
7. ひと family
8. ふね boat (ship?)

set 4: MA, YA

1. いま living room
2. かみ paper
3. うみ beach
4. むし bugs
5. め eye
6. かいもの shopping
7. やま mountain
8. ゆき snowman
9. まゆみ Mayumi ^_^

set 5: RA, WA

quick update: I finished 20 hrs of instruction and on a mission to find classes in Tokyo. I packed too much and had to dump all my japanese notes knowing this page is here - go Digital Man! ;-)