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Okay, some other helpful stuff;
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Japanese nouns have no gender or singular or plural distinctions and also have no articles.
An item such as obi (sash) can be "sash", "the sash", "the sashes", or "sashes".
The context of the word determines the particular meaning.
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Some useful, conversational phrases too;
Watashi wa Reid desu.
I am Reid.
Konnichi wa/Ohayoo Gozaimasu/Konnban Wa.
Hello (Afternoon/Morning/Night).
Watashi wa Amerikajin desu.
I am American.
Watashi wa nihongoga skoshi wakarimasu.
I understand a little Japanese.
* Demo, maade joozu ja arimasen.
But, I'm not very good at it yet.
Sayonara.
Good bye.
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Okay, a few more pronounciation notes too;
When their are double "o"s (ohayoo, Tokyoo, ikimashoo) they are pronounced as a single oh sound.
Also, in the linking copula desu, it is pronounced "dess", rather than "de-soo".
Usually in Japanese you can elimanate the u sound in words, or say it very subtly.
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Anyway, that's all I'll write down for tonight. 'Hope that's helpful for anyone interested.
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