HTSJ : How To Speak Japanese

HTSJ - How to make up in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:47:00 +0000

Make up => メイク => me-i-ku

We will learn almost completely make up's activity in Japanese language.

I put on my make up.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　メイク　を　する。　=> Me-i-ku o su-ru.

I put on my lotion.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　化粧水　を　つける。　=> Ke-syou-mi-zu o tsu-ke-ru.

I put on foundation.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　ファンデ一ツヨン　を　つける。　=> Fan-de-esyon o tsu-ke-ru.

I put on eye shadow.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　アイシャドウ　を　つける。　=> Ai-sya-dou o tsu-ke-ru.

I put on lipstick.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　口紅　を　つける。　=> Ku-chi-be-ni o tsu-ke-ru.

I brush my hair.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　髪　を　とかす。　=> Ka-mi o to-ka-su.

I put some mousse on my hair.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　髪にム一ス　を　つける。　=> Ka-mi ni muusu o tsu-ke-ru.

I set my hair.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　髪をセットする。　=> Ka-mi o set-to su-ru.

I put on perfume.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　香水　を　つける。　=> Kou-su-i o tsu-ke-ru.

I paint my finger nails.

You can say it in Japanese language as :　マニキュアをする。　=> Ma-ni-kyu-a o su-ru.

HTSJ - How to "ask" someone in Japanese language.

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:10:00 +0000

How to ask => 質門の仕方 => shi-tsu-mon no shi-ka-ta

Simple question to ask people in Japanese language

Who? in Japanese language

だら[誰]？ => da-re? => Who?

Where? in Japanese language

どこ？ => do-ko? => Where?

What? in Japanese language

何？ => na-ni? => What?

When? in Japanese language

いつ？ => i-tsu? => When?

Why? in Japanese language

なぜ？ => na-ze? => Why?

What time? in Japanese language

何時に？ => nan-ji ni? => What time?

How? in Japanese language

どういうふうに？ => dou-i-u fuu ni? => How?

How much? in Japanese language

いくら？ => i-ku-ra? => How much?

How long? in Japanese language

どのくらい？ => do-no-ku-rai? => How long?

How many? / How much? in Japanese language

どのくらい？ => do-no-ku-rai? => How many? or How much?

How far? in Japanese language

どのくらい？ => do-no-ku-rai? => How far?

*3 questions above can use same sentence in different meaning.

Which? in Japanese language

どちら？ => do-chi-ra? => Which?

HTSJ - How to speak of "twelve months in a year" in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:40:00 +0000

12 Months in a year => 十二月 => 十 - じゅう / 二 - に / 月 - がつ => juu-ni-ga-tsu

一月 => i-chi-ga-tsu => January

二月 => ni-ga-tsu => February

三月 => san-ga-tsu => March

四月 => shi-ga-tsu => April

五月 => go-ga-tsu => May

六月 => ro-ku-ga-tsu => June

七月 => shi-chi-ga-tsu => July

八月 => ha-chi-ga-tsu => August

九月 => ku-ga-tsu => September

十月 => juu-ga-tsu => October

十一月 => juu-i-chi-ga-tsu => November

十二月 => juu-ni-ga-tsu => December

*Note*

月 => tsu-ki => Month

年 => to-shi => Year

HTSJ - How to say "days of the week" in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:13:00 +0000

7 days a week => 週間 => 週 - しゅう / 間 - かん　=> shuu-kan

月曜日 => ge-tsu-you-bi => Monday

火曜日 => ka-you-bi => Tuesday

水曜日 => sui-you-bi => Wednesday

木曜日 => mo-ku-you-bi => Thursday

金曜日 => kin-you-bi => Friday

土曜日 => do-you-bi => Saturday

日曜日 => ni-chi-you-bi => Sunday

*Note*

日 => hi => day

週 => shuu => week

HTSJ - How to "count number" in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:56:00 +0000

Number and Counting Number => 数字 =>　数 - すう / 字 - じ => suu-ji

This is how to pronounce counting number from zero to ten. Word that separated by "/" can say in two ways but same meaning.

Example :

How to count number between zero to ten. Other numbers you can see in table above.

Number 5 (five) =>　五 => go

Number 7 (seven) =>　七　=> shi-chi or na-na

How to count number between eleven to ninty-nine and number over from one-hundred.

Number 11 (eleven) =>　十一 => juu-i-chi

Number 14 (fourteen) =>　十四 => juu-yon

Number 20 (twenty) =>　二十 => ni-juu

Number 29 (twenty-nine) =>　二十九 => ni-juu-kyuu

Number 100 (one-hundred) =>　百 => hya-ku

Number 101 (one-hundred and one) =>　百一 => hya-ku-i-chi

Number 1,000 (one-thousand) =>　千 => sen

Number 1,010 (one-thousand and ten) =>　千十 => sen-juu

Number 10,000 (ten-thousand) =>　一万 => i-chi-man

Number 100,000 (hundred-thousand) =>　十万 => juu-man

Number 1,000,000 (one-million) =>　百万 => hya-ku-man

Number 10,000,000 (ten-million) =>　千万 => sen-man

Number 100,000,000 (hundred-million) =>　億 => o-ku

HTSJ - How to "apologize" in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Apology => あやまる => a-ya-ma-ru

First Form : I'm sorry

ごめんなさい。 => go-men-na-sai => I am sorry.

"go-men-na-sai" uses when you do something wrong and you want to take responsibilities in your action. "go-men-na-sai" is fully sentence and more polite than the other.

ごめん => go-men => I am sorry.

"go-men" is briefly sentence. You can use it with unimportant incident. It's less polite than "go-men-na-sai".

ごめんね => go-men-ne => I am sorry.

You can add "ne" to make sentence look intimately. You can hear this sentence from many Japan's movies or Japan's teenager because it looked lovely and people'll not get angry when you say this.

Second Form : Excuse me

すみません。 => su-mi-ma-sen => Excuse me

"su-mi-ma-sen" uses when you want to do something that disturb or annoy him/her. ("Excuse me. Can I have this book?")

もうしわけ　ありません。 => mou-shi-wa-ke a-ri-ma-sen => Excuse me

"mou-shi-wa-ke a-ri-ma-sen" is same meaning as "su-mi-ma-sen" but more polite than it.

HTSJ - How to introduce yourself to everyone in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:37:00 +0000

Introduction => じこしょうかい => ji-ko-sho-u-ka-i

First Format : Standard Form (use with elder people or respected people)

Begin the sentence with :

はじめまして。=> ha-ji-me-ma-shi-te => How do you do?

People say "ha-ji-me-ma-shi-te" when they first meet.

Follow with your name + des :

はやしです。=> ha-ya-shi-des => My name is "Hayashi".

Close the sentence with :

どうぞよろしく　おねがいします。=> dou-zo-yo-ro-shi-ku o-ne-gai-shi-mas => Nice to meet you.

"o-ne-gai-shi-mas" is added to sentence for polite form.

conclude sentence is :

"How do you do?, My name is Hayashi. Nice to meet you."

"HA-JI-ME-MA-SHI-TE , HA-YA-SHI-DES , DOU-ZO-YO-RO-SHI-KU O-NE-GAI-SHI-MAS"

はじめまして。はやしです。どうぞよろしく　おねがいします。

Second Format : Simple Form (use with younger people or friends)

はじめまして。=> ha-ji-me-ma-shi-te => How do you do?

はやしです。=> ha-ya-shi-des => My name is "Hayashi".

どうぞよろしく。=> dou-zo-yo-ro-shi-ku => Nice to meet you.

In simple form , word "o-ne-gai-shi-mas" is not add to the sentence.

conclude sentence is :

"How do you do?, My name is Hayashi. Nice to meet you."

"HA-JI-ME-MA-SHI-TE , HA-YA-SHI-DES , DOU-ZO-YO-RO-SHI-KU"

はじめまして。はやしです。どうぞよろしく。

HTSJ - How to say "Good Bye" in Japanese language

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Today, we'll learn how to say good bye in Japanese language. There are many ways to say before you leave.

さようなら => sa-you-na-ra or sa-yo-na-ra => Good Bye or Farewell

Word "sa-you-na-ra" rarely use in daily life. People say "sa-you-na-ra" when they don't know that they can meet the others again or not. You can use word "sa-you-na-ra" to be sarcastic to your boyfriend or girlfriend when you don't want to see each other again.

またあいましょう => ma-ta-ai-ma-sho => See you again.

"ma-ta-ai-ma-sho" means "See you again later". People usually say it before they leave as a manner.

じゃ、またね => ja, ma-ta-ne => Bye, See you.

It looks friendly when you say it. Like a friend talk "Bye bye~ see ya" , "Take care" or "Good luck"

HTSJ - How to "Greeting" in Japanese Style

noreply@blogger.com (Muzic@studio) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:59:00 +0000

People in Japan greeting in different ways at different times same as "Good Morning" , "Good Afternoon" or "Good Evening".

Greeting : あいさつ => ai-sat-su

greeting at morning :

おはよう（ございます）=> o-ha-you (go-za-i-ma-su) => Good morning

When Japanese people speak , word "ma-su" 'll pronounced "mas". Therefore when you say hello to people in Japan you may say "o-ha-you (go-za-i-mas)" . Word "go-za-i-mas" makes sentence into formal form. It'll look very polite when you said "go-za-i-mas" after word "o-ha-you". You can say "o-ha-you (go-za-i-mas)" when you greeting people who is elder or who is you respected and you can say "o-ha-you" to people who is younger or friends of yours.

greeting at afternoon :

こんにちは　=> kon-ni-chi-wa => Good afternoon

greeting at evening :

こんばんは　=> kom-ban-wa => Good evening