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Do You Have a Favorite Japanese Word or Phrase?

I like the words Tenshi and Kurenai
 
In the Witch Hunter Robin theme song, the word "oshiete" makes me giggle every time.
 
ピョンピョン - if used descriptive for γ§γ£γ‹γ„γŠγ£γ±γ„

ピョン、 ピョン! スケベッ!


And "oshiriame" a rather weird direct translation of 坐薬, just a running gag
 
My favourite would be "za- za- buri" (description for a hard rain).

In general, I like most of the gitaigo (the onomatopoeia). They are just a bit hard to memorize sometimes.
 
ドγ‚₯ ユー ハーブ γ‚’ フェヴォγƒͺγƒΌγƒˆ ジャパニーズ ワード γ‚ͺγ‚‘ γƒ•γƒ¬γƒΌγ‚ΊοΌŸ

むエス γ‚’γ‚€ γƒγƒΌγƒ–οΌš
ドγ‚₯ ユー γ‚¦γ‚©γƒŠ ダンス ウィズ γƒŸγƒΌοΌŸ
γ‚’γ‚€ ラブ ユー
γƒˆγ‚₯ ビー γ‚ͺγ‚‘ γƒŽγƒƒγƒˆ γƒˆγ‚₯ ビー
 
ototoi, any language that actually has a word for 'the day before yesterday' is okay in my books.
 
kudaranai dajare o iu nowa dareja~ あやしい
 
I think my favorite is "dou demo ii kedo". It kind of means "whatever". Like "Aitsu to kitara nanimokamo shippai bakkari da na. Dou demo ii kedo. (That guy sure screws everything up. But whatever, I guess...)
 
blessed said:
shinde kudasai...

I'm new at this so I might be wrong, but that should be "shine kudasai", ne?

my favorite is "temee!!!". You can't just shout "you!!" at someone in english. (well you could but it would sound stupid )
 
someone obviously watches anime (cough rajs20 cough)
shinde kudasai is correct, but a bit too weird since it's polite.
shine is what you hear in anime all the time. it's an "order", so you can't say shine kudasai. just shine.

temee is good. my brother mutters it all the time...

rakuten said:
tenki oneesan
haha, i like that one too
 
東京特許許可局
とうきょうとっきょきょかきょく
Tokyo tokkyo kyoka kyoku
 
rajs20 said:
I'm new at this so I might be wrong, but that should be "shine kudasai", ne?

Like OK_man said, it is a bit strange to say "please die" to someone. The reason that it's shinde kudasai is because the polite imperative (please X) is formed by adding kudasai to the -te form of verbs. Kudasai is basically an auxiliary verb here, and many auxiliaries are connected to verbs by use of the -te form, e.g. iru, aru, oku, iku, kuru, shimau. Here are some examples with main verbs:

ζ­»γ‚“γ§γ„γ‚‹οΌˆγ—γ‚“γ§γ„γ‚‹οΌ‰ - he's dead
ζ›Έγ„γ¦γ‚γ‚‹οΌˆγ‹γ„γ¦γ‚γ‚‹οΌ‰ - it has been written
θ¨€γ£γ¦γŠγοΌˆγ„γ£γ¦γŠγοΌ‰ - to tell (in advance)
γ‚γŒγ£γ¦γ„γ - to continue rising
寒くγͺγ£γ¦γγ‚‹οΌˆγ•γ‚€γγͺってくる) - to come to be cold
ι£ŸγΉγ¦γ—γΎγ†οΌˆγŸγΉγ¦γ—γΎγ†οΌ‰ - to eat all up
 
My favorite word has to be: γ‚„γ£γ±γ‚Š
Favorite phrase hmm: γ—γ‚‡γ†γŒγͺい
 
My favorite phrases are "Bonsai" and "Wa"
A friend of mine from Tokyo would always say "Wa" at me when she either didnt understand me, or when she'd want to embarass me, It drove me nuts.
 
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