Japanese Word Thread

Post by **Josiah** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:52 am

okane: Means money.

Post by **Josiah** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:28 am

ginko: Means bank.

Post by **Josiah** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:23 am

ii: Means good.

Post by **Josiah** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:55 am

enpitsu: Means pencil.

Post by **BionicleMandi121** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:55 pm

Keshigomu: eraser
Kokuban: chalkboard
Hochikisu: stapler

I forgot the other classroom items we learned in J1...@.@ Not even sure I've spelled these right.

Post by **Giga-Gar** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:40 pm

are japanese words inflectional?

Post by **Josiah** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:32 pm

Sometimes.

Post by **Josiah** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:17 pm

tokidoki: Means sometimes.

Post by **BionicleMandi121** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:02 am

Itsumo: always

...And I forgot "never." D:

Post by **Josiah** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:44 am

mainichi: Means every day.

Post by **Josiah** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:35 am

gohan: Means cooked rice.

kome: Means uncooked rice.

Post by **Silver** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:19 pm

Suihanjaa - Rice cooker

Yakitate!! Japan has been very... educational. What have I learned? Takashi Hashiguchi is a genius who can make puns from puns. Suihanjaapan... XD Honestly.

Post by **Josiah** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:54 am

((About time you started watching it. Told you it's awesome.))

pan: Means bread. Not actually a native Japanese word, it's based off the Spanish word for bread.

Post by **Silver** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:11 pm

((And you were completely right. Starting with episode 4, at least. Matushiro Ken > Universe))

uma - horse
umai - delicious

Matushiro Ken > universe still

Post by **Josiah** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:18 am

((Just wait till you get to the part with Pierrot...))

tori: Means bird. When talking about meat it typically means chicken.

toriniku: Means chicken meat. Literally translates as bird meat but it's chicken.