Japanese Lessons for the Holidays

[Lil Ninja]

The board seems kinda slow these past few days. So, I figure I'll put up some japanese lessons to add something new to the board. Unfortunately, I tried doing this just a short while ago, but half my house lost power, so whatever I had written down earlier is gone, and now I gotta do it all over again. But s'okay cause we're learning japanese for Christmas and New Year's!

Merry Kurisumasu! - a simple and easy saying. It's just how the Japanese say "Merry Christmas!"

Akahana no tonakai- Reindeer with the red nose. ... It's alot easier to just say Rudolph, I think.

Oomisoka- New Year's Eve

Jyo-ya no Kane- New Year's Eve Bell. Although it actually means "The bell that excludes the old year's night."

Otoshidama- New Year's Present

Otoshi-dama arigatou- Thank you for the Otoshidama.

Gantan- The first day of the New Year

And now, something long to learn:
Shin-nen akemacrape omedetou gozaimasu. Kotoshi mo yoroshiku oneigaishimasu.- I welcome you to the New Year. I will be depending upon your generosity this (new) year also.

And so, that concludes my lesson... at least until Valentine's Day.

[Marik]

This is really cool! I have to remeber this

[Mr. G]

Nice lesson, but I'll probably end up forgetting it in ~10 minutes (been real busy with holiday prep).

[Lil Ninja]

that's too bad. but no worries, i'll just start posting more in japanese. that's all

[Kit]

OOOOooo, Ill have to remember this, though I have to hope my short attention span doesnOOh! Kitties! *runs off*

[Lil Ninja]

Gomenasai. I want to put up more japanese lessons, but I don't know what to post, and it's too soon for Valentine's. Okay, let's do this then:

Inu: dog
wan-chan: puppy
neko: cat
neko-chan: kitty
orochi: snake
tori: bird
tora: tiger
corogi: i think cricket.. or was it cockaroach? nope.
cricket
lacco: otter

and that's my animals for now! i'm gonna have to fish out my little book of all the japanese words i write in it. otherwise, i'll never be able to put up enough stuff

[Midori-chan]

'Koneko' is kitten, yush?

[Lil Ninja]

hmm... I think it is. I'm not positive though. oh yeah... two basic words

hai!- yes
iie!- no

next time i should probably just talk about food