An oldie but goodie

[Taiga]

You REALLY need to make your posts clearer o.o

I am most definitely going to Akihabara though.

Also... I have a few friends Japanese friends; one in Tokyo and one in Saitama. This should mean I get a little less outcast while I'm there. =p

[lazysunside]

My Uncle is living around Japan so i have a place to stay if i go there

[Nagato]

This should mean I get a little less outcast while I'm there. =p

"Outcast"? No one is going to refuse your money if you walk into a store a want to buy something

[Taiga]

Maybe outcast was the wrong word... I meant in the way of finding people to talk to. o.o

[Nagato]

Maybe outcast was the wrong word... I meant in the way of finding people to talk to. o.o

もしこれを読んで出来れば、人々と一緒に話されることは問題ないよ

[Taiga]

moshikowo... and i give up at the kanji =D

Oh well.

[Nagato]

It basically says: "If you can read this, you won't have any problem talking to people."

Learning time:

Spoiler:

Moshi kore wo yonde dekireba, hitobito to issho ni hanasareru koto wa mondai nai yo.
'Moshi... -ba' is a form of 'if.'
'Yonde' is the '-te' form of 'yomu (読む),' 'to read.'
'Dekireba' is the '-ba' (if) form of 'dekiru (出来る),' 'to be able'
'Hitobito' refers to individuals within a group, maybe translated as 'each person.'
'to issho ni' is basically 'along with.'
'Hanasareru' is the "passive or causitive" form of 'hanasu.'
'Koto' turns 'hanasareru' into a noun clause, allowing it to be conjugated as such. 'Koto' is one of your best friends in intermediate Japanese :3
'Mondai' is 'problem.'
'Nai' is 'not.'
'Yo' is something you'll just pick up on.

And the quicker you can drop romaaji altogether, the better.

[Taiga]

Thanks, some of the stuff in that is quite useful =p

My hiragana is good... so i rarely need romaji unless typing into IME.

[lazysunside]

.... My Japanese: over all is bad except grammar

[Taiga]

Bad japanese EXCEPT grammar?

That's like... being perfect but not knowing any words.

Watashi ha FISH ON CHIPS?

[lazysunside]

I know. i could have talk normal life Japanese but i dun know any vocab. Time to take class since its hard to study Japanese in Real typing such as this ようこそ

[Kagami]

figured i'd start learning japanese as a language elective at uni, since im watching all this anime, listening to japanese and reading the subtitles

[Taiga]

Yeah, I intend to do it at Uni also. If I don't have time I'll do a course IN Japan.

Most English language schools abroad don't seem to require you know THEIR language.

[Nagato]

I know. i could have talk normal life Japanese but i dun know any vocab. Time to take class since its hard to study Japanese in Real typing such as this ようこそ

Believe it or not, my vocabulary is crap, too. On the internet, you can fool everyone because they can't see you thumbing through your dictionary, but in real-life I don't do so great in face-to-face conversation :|

[Taiga]

Haha, oh well... I can hopefully rely on Takashi's English skills a bit *prods him*

[lazysunside]

True, true well said Nagato. When i was talking with Japser, iuse that things too

[Kagami]

I aspire by the end of the year to have a better understanding of the Japanese language. Since I know squat at the moment, that aint gonna be hard Wish me luck ppl!

[Nagato]

We should probably start some kind of 'Learning Japanese' thread...

[Taiga]

Probably. Sounds good to me.

[lazysunside]

Lets do it, everyone

[Taiga]

I now want to die inside =D

[lazysunside]

Died by Heart Attack... Its Kira jugment for bad people

[Kagami]

ill help in anyway i can, which wont be much. maybe as a guinea pig?

[Taiga]

For what?

I think we've completely lost the topic now.

[Shamisen]

For what?

I think we've completely lost the topic now.

Maybe so... but the topic starter is as random as this conversation is..
but also as interesting ...

[Taiga]

It's impossible to stay on topic here, isn't it? I guess it's expected of a Suzumiya Haruhi forum.

[lazysunside]

Yup thats right. Since Haruhi would do the same i think

[Taiga]

That's jist the point, yeah =p

[Kagami]

37 degrees C is too bloody hot

hows that for off topic?
Im gonna have to turn off the PC to keep this room cool

[Shamisen]

37 degrees C is too bloody hot

hows that for off topic?
I'm gonna have to turn off the PC to keep this room cool

It's - 6 C here all you have to do is open the window to cool off