Nov 21st, 2002, 05:56 AM
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Enemy or Ally?
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,023
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Heh, I only know single basic Japanese words that most people know or use, not sentences like CC does, but I'll just list a few:
Nani: What
Oi: Hey (slang: polite girls don't use this)
Kuzo: Sh*t
Shimatta: Damn
Baka: Idiot/Stupid
Kawaii: Cute
Kakkoi: Good looking or "Cool"
Sugoi: Awesome
Kirei: Beautiful
Moshi moshi: Hello (on telephone)
Ja ne/Ja: See Ya
Chotto matte/Matte: Wait a minute/Wait
Haru: Spring
Natsu: Summer
Shuuki: Fall/Autumn
Kentou: Winter
Namida: Tears
Itsumo: Always/Forever
Itsuka: Someday
Yakusoku: Promise
Otanjoobi omedetou: Happy Birthday
Oni/Akuma: Demon/Devil
Korosu ni: To kill (extremely negative)
Satsugai: Kill/Murder
Ohime-sama: Princess
Ohji-sama: Prince
Ohayo/Ohayo gozaimasu: Morning/Good morning
Oyasumi/Oyasumi nasai: 'Night/Good Night
Hajime mashite: Nice to meet you
Irasshai: Welcome
Irasshaimase: Welcome (used for shops, stores, etc.)
Okaerinasai: Welcome home
Tadaima: I'm home
Minna: Everyone/Everybody/All
Daijoubi?/Daijoubi desu ka?: Are you okay/alright?
Daijoubu desu: I'm fine/alright/okay
Doushita?/Doushita no?: What's wrong/What's the matter?
Itadakimasu: (Expression that you use before you eat meals....kinda like "Thanks for the food")
Kampai!: Cheers! (Drinking)
Ah, I probably shouldn't go on since everyone's probably nodding their heads going "Yeah, yeah we know all that stuff". 
I used to know some French since I took 3 years of it...but Japanese came along and I don't know much anymore. I do remember these and a few more:
Je suis fatigue: I'm tired
J'ai faim: I'm hungry
Parlez-vous francais?: Do you speak French?
Quel age avez-vous?: How old are you?
Merci beaucoup: Thank you
Non: No
Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi, Dimanche: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Jolie: Pretty
Petit/Petite: Little (first is for males, second is for females)
Oiseau: Bird
Bibliotheque: Library
Un the: Tea
Un cafe: Coffee
L'eau: Water
Bon: Good
Joyeux Anniversaire: Happy Birthday
Joyeux Noel: Merry Christmas
Here is just a few sentences of Taiwanese ( ) that I sometimes say in my home. Since Taiwanese, Mandarin, etc. are a little harder to put into the English alphabet, I have to do this phonetically. Sorry if it sounds messed up:
Wabe ki takzhu: I'm going to school
Wa furizhon, furizhon makdouyeow: I'm really, really hungry
Wa jien te-am: I'm really tired
Ii be bei jidei ming-gya: H/She wants to buy this item
Wa mon soun-kwaii: I'm not feeling well/I'm sick
Danjidei: Wait a minute
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