Helping a Japanese Learner?

[Roseheart]

Hello, everyone! I am currently trying to teach myself some Japanese, but some phrases or words I see confuse me quite a bit sometimes. I was just wondering if there would be anybody out there who would be willing to be a kind of learning partner for me, whom I could ask questions about Japanese grammar/vocabulary/culture or anything whenever I get stuck? I would rather do this than VM/PM random native speakers on these forums, as I know that somebody who has agreed to help me with this will not (hopefully!) get annoyed at me keeping on asking questions . If you would like to do this for me, then I would also be more than happy to help you with any English grammar questions that you might need answering, or things you were just curious about concerning the language (and I can also do quite a lot of German, if that helps ). I don't know if you would need me to help with this, but if you would, then I would be happy to.

ありがとうございました。

 

[CounselorForChrist]

私はすべてで日本語がわからない。学ぶことは難しいと思われる。その理由は、私はトランスレータを使用しています。LOL

Seriously though I had have a hard time with asian dialects. My wife is filipino and the way the grammar and wording is for tag is too hard for me to understand. I only mention this because filipinos are mostly japanese in background (up until the spanish came).

 

[Hishandmaiden]

I am trying to learn Japanese, too. I am currently learning from the website, yesjapan.com.

 

[forest flower]

This pages Japanese in English.
ありがとうございました。 Thankyou
What I can read in romaji.
私はすべてで日本語がわからない。学ぶことは難しいと思われる。その理由は、私はトランスレータを使用しています。 watashi wa betede nihongo gawakarani. - bunito wa -shiiti -warero. sono--ha, watashi wa toransureeta o -- [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]aimasu.

Don't hold the second as correct, I've only been doing Japanses in high school for two years. The dashes are characters that I don't know.

 

[Roseheart]

I am trying to learn Japanese, too. I am currently learning from the website, yesjapan.com.

Oh, cool, I have their books!

This pages Japanese in English.
ありがとうございました。 Thankyou
What I can read in romaji.
私はすべてで日本語がわからない。学ぶことは難しいと思われる。その理由は、私はトランスレータを使用しています。 watashi wa betede nihongo gawakarani. - bunito wa -shiiti -warero. sono--ha, watashi wa toransureeta o -- [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]aimasu.

Don't hold the second as correct, I've only been doing Japanses in high school for two years. The dashes are characters that I don't know.

I barely know any kanji, haha ^^; I learn in my spare time, after having done a year's course, so I need to teach myself.

Just thinking, maybe we could make this thread into a Japanese learner thread? So if we get stuck we could post here and see if anybody can help? I don't know if we have enough people, though...

 

[forest flower]

That's a good idea. I'm still memorizing hiragana and katakana.

 

[Roseheart]

^Yet you still know lots of kanji - that's impressive!

So I have a question, first of all - I've heard the word "くさっぱら" (kusappara), and I know くさ means grass, but I can't find a translation for this word. Could anyone help?

 

[forest flower]

"くさっぱら" (kusappara), you got the 'p' wrong the 'ten ten' says 'ba' on 'ha' and a 'marus' says 'pa' on 'ha'. Hope that helps translation for you.

FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal h-
(は行 ha-gyō)haはハhaa
hā, hahはあ, はぁ
はーハア, ハァ
ハーAddition dakuten b-
(ば行 ba-gyō)baばバbaa
bā, bahばあ, ばぁ
ばーバア, バァ
バーAddition handakuten p-
(ぱ行 pa-gyō)paぱパpaa
pā, pahぱあ, ぱぁ
ぱーパア, パァ
Wikipedia

 

[Roseheart]

I meant to post くさっぱら, sorry

But I can't seem to find anything for that, either...

 

[forest flower]

Sorry, I can't help. Someone else might know.

 

[Roseheart]

^Thanks

 

[marcelineabader]

im looking for christian japenese penpals that can may or can not help me with my japanese and i really want friends from japan

 

[forest flower]

There is a penpal section on this forum if your interested in that, it's in leisure.

 

[hijodeganas]

Sure, if you need some help let me know. I've been living in Japan 13 years and have passed the level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

I speak above average Japanese and am always happy to discuss with anyone.

 

[bobsterInJapan]

I meant to post くさっぱら, sorry

But I can't seem to find anything for that, either...

くさっぱら(Kusappara) appears to be a name of a place. The Kanji might be 草っ原, meaning a field of grass with an emphasis on the word field. Possibly meaning that there's so much grass that it is a whole field, is my guess. So I wouldn't worry about that word so much.

Your question about 12 months old, but better late than never I suppose!

 

[Kuraisto]

私の日本語は中級レベル。I'd be happy to help, though I hope my Japanese isn't too bad.

 

[forest flower]

It's better than mine