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- Language Family: Japonic
- Number of Speakers: 130 million
- Official Language: Japan
- Major Dialects: Tokyo-type; Kyoto-Osaka-type
- Hiragana
- Katakana (primarily used for foreign words)
- Kanji (Chinese characters)
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Spoken by over 130 million people, Japanese is an agglutinative language characterized by a complex system of honorifics, which guides verb formation and vocabulary choice based on the relative status of speaker and listener. The language's vocabulary is heavily influenced by words borrowed from Chinese and several different Indo-European languages including English.
This page contains resources for learning and studying the Japanese language.
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Common Words and Phrases
- Good morning: Ohayo gozaimasu
- Good day: Konnichiwa
- Bye: Sayonara
- How are you?: O genki desu ka?
- Thank you: Domo arigato
- I am sorry: Gomen nasai
- Do you speak English?: Anata wa eigo o hanashimasu ka?
- My name is ___: Watashi no namae wa ___ desu
- How much is it?: Sore wa ikura desu ka?
- It's beautiful: Kirei desu
- Hello (on telephone only): Moshi moshi
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Japanese Questions
Other than Rosetta Stone, what is a awesome way to learn Japanese? 3 AnswersI think I answered one of your other questions. I also said Rosetta stone was expensive too. So quizlet.com is probably going to help you the best. Since it ... read more
Whats the best english site for japanese architecture? 1 AnswerHere is an english website about japanese architecture. http://www.japan-architects.com/ read more
I want to learn (to speak) Japanese. I know Rosetta Stone works. I cannot justify the cost to myself... Any other suggestions? 1 AnswerMany Universities set up a tutoring service for both students and non-students....for students it's free, but for non-students there is usually a cost that the ... read more
Would you buy a Ferrari or Lamborghini or go with the Japanese Lexus LF-A or Acura NSX or Nissan GT-R? 3 AnswersFerrari. Check its racing history, and auction prices. Far superior... read more
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Japanese Communities, Blogs, and Culture
- The JapanesePod101.com Blog
- Japan for the Uninvited
- Learning Japanese through Print Ads
- Nippon VoiceBlog
- Beginning to learn Japanese
- Welcome to Engrish.com!
- TheJapanesePage.com
- Google Blog Search: [http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?q=learning%20japanese
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