| 24 Feb 2008 01:09 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21  Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | Oyasuminasai is one word but is two in English. What is the San for? ---
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| 24 Feb 2008 01:32 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43 Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | NeonMan5 wrote:
Oyasuminasai is one word but is two in English. What is the San for?
in japanese, titles are very important to address someone...if you don’t, that’s considered impolite. if i called you just neonman, im insulting you...
-san, the most common title used, it means mr. or mrs. but this shows a title of respect
-kun, -kun is used for boys or males that are roughly the same ae as you or younger
-chan, same thing like -kun, but instead of boy, it’s used for girls
sensei, obviously teachers or professors
senpai, i dont know much about this one, still need to find out
-sama, this is more honorific than -san. it means “your majesty” or “your honor”. this title, however, is rarely used these days.
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| 24 Feb 2008 09:08 pm |
Wannabe Rep: 2Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 63 OFFLINE | Prince Zuko wrote:
NeonMan5 wrote:
Oyasuminasai is one word but is two in English. What is the San for?
in japanese, titles are very important to address someone...if you don’t, that’s considered impolite. if i called you just neonman, im insulting you...
-san, the most common title used, it means mr. or mrs. but this shows a title of respect
-kun, -kun is used for boys or males that are roughly the same ae as you or younger
-chan, same thing like -kun, but instead of boy, it’s used for girls
sensei, obviously teachers or professors
senpai, i dont know much about this one, still need to find out
-sama, this is more honorific than -san. it means “your majesty” or “your honor”. this title, however, is rarely used these days.
I think senpai is for people who rank above you, so like if you’re a junior in high school in Japan, freshman and sophomores would call you [name]senpai and you would call seniors [name]senpai.
I’m not sure whether it’s used for other stuff outside school, but that’s the context I’ve heard it used in anyway...in animes and stuff and my sensei has mentioned it at some point.
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| 24 Feb 2008 09:16 pm |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | i think that’s true...in school i hear juniors calling senpai to seniors and freshmen and sophmores call me senpai (im junior) ---
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| 24 Feb 2008 11:17 pm |
The Mangekyou Sharingan Rep: 50 Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 10,508 OFFLINE | senpai, i dont know much about this one, still need to find out
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It’s for person upper level from you ---
 
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| 25 Feb 2008 02:55 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | Itachi Uchiha wrote:
senpai, i dont know much about this one, still need to find out
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It’s for person upper level from you
it’s more of -sama, or sensei, but i think senpai can also mean master (i guess)
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| 25 Feb 2008 03:16 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | Prince Zuko wrote:
If i called you just Neonman, i’m insulting you...
Well no duh, you missed out the 5!
I get it 
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| 25 Feb 2008 03:28 am |
The Mangekyou Sharingan Rep: 50Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 10,508 OFFLINE | it’s more of -sama, or sensei, but i think senpai can also mean master (i guess)
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Diff... But for someone like you now in Green Belt and the Senior in Blue Belt so you call him Senpai...
Senior = Senpai
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| 25 Feb 2008 03:38 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | In Ninjitsu I just call my teacher Sensei. ---
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| 25 Feb 2008 04:09 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | there’s something you guys should also know
definitions of I:
watashi
ore
boku
atashi
ware
definitions of you:
anata
omae
kimi
temae
i’ll explain this later ---
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| 25 Feb 2008 06:09 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | I get it. You’re saying how to adress both myself and somebody else. ---
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| 25 Feb 2008 06:34 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | yes, about those titles, never refer to yourself as -san!
people will think youre weird if you say that! ---
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| 25 Feb 2008 07:07 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | Yeah, we wouldn’t want that would we  .
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| 26 Feb 2008 05:31 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | *bump* ---
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| 26 Feb 2008 07:04 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | i plan to discuss the meanings of “you” and “I”, but im kinda busy now 
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| 27 Feb 2008 07:06 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | You and I would be useful. Oh and I now know 1-10 in Japanese, here goes:
Ichi
Ni
San
Shi
Go
Rokku
Sitchi
Hachi
Kou
Jou ---
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| 27 Feb 2008 08:21 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 43Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,488 OFFLINE | when naming them, end them with the suffix -ban. also, four (shi) can sometimes be yon ---
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| 28 Feb 2008 02:05 am |
The Mangekyou Sharingan Rep: 50Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 10,508 OFFLINE | Ore wa motto ue ni iku yo...
Okane... ---
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| 28 Feb 2008 04:33 am |
UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 21Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1,111 OFFLINE | Itachi Uchiha wrote:
Ore wa motto ue ni iku yo...
Okane...
Something about money? I am struggling with my money?
Anywho, I’m not so sure about the suffixes and prefixes.
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| 28 Feb 2008 06:49 am |
The Mangekyou Sharingan Rep: 50Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 10,508 OFFLINE | That was...
I’ll aim higher...
Money... ---
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