| WORDS TO KNOW (In Japanese!) |
| You speak English! It's OK that that's all you know! But if you ever want to be a serious otaku you're gonna hafta know some serious vocabulary! Here's where you can learn commonly used Japanese words in the saftey of your own home! Boy, wish someone had done this for ME when I first started liking anime, it would've been a lot easier! Note: These words are spelled phonetically, so everyone can pronounce them correctly. |
| Ohayo - Hello! (Like Ohio) Sayonara - Goodbye! Kawaii - Cute! (Rhymes with Hawaii) San/Chan/Kun/Sama - Mr, Mrs/Little Girl/Little Boy/King, Queen. Ex. Minnie May San; Lain Chan! Nani - What? (Nan dayo is roughly translated as "Whazzzzzzap?!") Otosan/Tosan/Otosama - Honorable Father Okasan/Kasan/Okasama - Honorable Mother Taskite - Help! Save me! Hoy - Hey! Mata Nita Ne - Be seeing you! Chotto Matte - Hold it! Wait! |