Archive for May, 2008
How do you say hi in Japanese?
Author: Richard
Q: how do you say hi in Japanese?
A: Good question! “Hello” is usually translated as こんにちは konnichiwa, and you’d also use that for friends when going out etc. I don’t think there is really anything we use like “hi”, although just saying “元気？= genki?” is quite common, meaning “What’s up?”
Be genki,
Richard
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Difference between Hiragana and Katakana?
Author: Richard
Q: Um.. one question whats the diffrence between Hiragana and Katakana? – Alexa
A: Katakana is used mainly for writing words that are borrowed from English ( or other languages) such as ゲーム = ge mu = game. Hiragana is used for filling the bits in between the Chinese Kanji Characters. If you speak English and you’re just starting learning Japanese, katakana is more useful than hiragana!
Be genki,
Richard
