dragg SG it has nothing much to do with tense. it is a more courteous way of telling people you understand. wakarimashita is used instead of wakarimasu. take thank you for example. there is no past tense for thank you right? thank youed?? but the japanese normally say arigatogozaimashita instead of arigatogozaimasu.
dragg SG kanojyo she kare he kimi you the above are colliquial and should be used only with people whom you are close to.
dragg SG ohaiyogozaimasu good morning. ohayo is used only among close friends or superior to junior. konnichiwa good afternoon konbanwa good evening oyasuminasai good night
dragg SG eiga o mi ni ikimasen ka? - wouldnt you like to go for a show? japanese have the habit of asking in the negative.
ted_nhg SG Therez another similar word, if i'm not wrong...... "ahou" Little known fact: 1)Do you know that baka when writing in Romaji is actually horse-deer in chinese? 2)Qn: How to say crab steamboat in jap? Ans: Kani Nabe
smudgey SG is there any course out there that one can learn to speak and understand jap??? no need written...... dragg... where you learnt your jap??
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