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Learning Japanese via anime one vocab at a time THREAD




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FirstExile



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:12 pm Reply with quote
I want to understand at least some words when watching anime. It will be both educational and useful. So what do you say?

I will start

baka: idiot, moron [pronouciation: ba ka ]

keep it short and 'one word' at a time. Maximum of 4 vocab a day.
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Zac
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:19 pm Reply with quote
FirstExile wrote:
I want to understand at least some words when watching anime. It will be both educational and useful. So what do you say?

I will start

baka: idiot, moron [pronouciation: ba ka ]

keep it short and 'one word' at a time. Maximum of 4 vocab a day.


Oh, the irony, the irony!
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lianncoop
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:21 pm Reply with quote
I was just getting ready to say that...but, I didn't know how to say "irony" in Japanese. Maybe someone will post it later...
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SharinganKakashi



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:22 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
FirstExile wrote:
I want to understand at least some words when watching anime. It will be both educational and useful. So what do you say?

I will start

baka: idiot, moron [pronouciation: ba ka ]

keep it short and 'one word' at a time. Maximum of 4 vocab a day.


Oh, the irony, the irony!


Zac is now my new hero, but I bet half of you won't even get that last one. Laughing
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Burner



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:30 pm Reply with quote
lol, that was quite funny. Laughing
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Godaistudios



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:59 pm Reply with quote
Yep, Kakashi, you are right... it's probably not as funny if you have to explain it, but I don't get it. Embarassed
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crazydumbek



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:03 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:

Oh, the irony, the irony!


Man, that's just sooo wrong! Funny as hell. But wrong.
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Gekigangar3



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:25 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
Oh, the irony, the irony!


It took me a second to get, but I couldn't stop laughing after the lightbulb above my head finally came on.
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Scaramanga



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:39 pm Reply with quote
lianncoop wrote:
I was just getting ready to say that...but, I didn't know how to say "irony" in Japanese. Maybe someone will post it later...

I believe the word is fuushi... of course there's also the direct loan word aironii.
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HeeroYuy135



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:44 pm Reply with quote
koko - high school
koibito - lover
aisuru(verb)/ai - love
hiniku - irony (just to verify)
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Scaramanga



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:51 pm Reply with quote
'hiniku' is the verb (to be sarcastic/ironic,) 'fuushi' is a noun (i.e. sarcasm/irony.) Just to clarify.
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ANN_Bamboo
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:30 pm Reply with quote
I foresee this going nowhere.

shimaru - to be locked.
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