Monday, Nov 2, 2009
when does someone use
watakushi instead of watashi
and when do ppl write watashi in hiragana instead of the kanji symbol
and when do people say san in katakana instead of hiragana...
cos ive seen these questions on youtube trailer of p3p... and is it just me, or did they make mistakes?
im expecting Shinobi_Neo to answer me hopefully, cos i saw on one of her blogs she knows some jap
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Posted Nov 3, 2009 5:26 am PT
ahahah, ok,
you use watakushi in a strict way to say I, (on meeting etc)
hiragana is a usual way to write something, kanji is formal.
katakana is often used for advertising or english words in japanese (computa etc)
to write san in hiragana is more usual.
that is what I remember,
you use watakushi in a strict way to say I, (on meeting etc)
hiragana is a usual way to write something, kanji is formal.
katakana is often used for advertising or english words in japanese (computa etc)
to write san in hiragana is more usual.
that is what I remember,
Posted Nov 3, 2009 9:06 am PT
Watakushi is for really formal situations. If you use it in everyday conversation, people will think you are weird.
How much kanji to use and how much hiraga changes depending on different people. I personally use Kanji moderately.
Katakana can be used for emphasis, and also for words that were borrowed from other languages, like pizza for instance.
How much kanji to use and how much hiraga changes depending on different people. I personally use Kanji moderately.
Katakana can be used for emphasis, and also for words that were borrowed from other languages, like pizza for instance.
Posted Nov 3, 2009 9:23 am PT
Well apart from everything that was said, I do think that kanji writing depens on your level of japanese. I mean you can write all the words that use Kanji in a normal way if you know them well... as for Katakana san, I have never seen it. Just write it in hiragana since its a japanese word, katakana is used for words that come from outside of japan, like computer .... konpyu-ta- ｺﾝﾋﾟｭ-ﾀ-
Posted Nov 3, 2009 2:32 pm PT
@angelbless - it didnt send properly lol its all jibberish at the end.
gomen
and thanks guys, ill use watakushi in everyday language
gomen
and thanks guys, ill use watakushi in everyday language
Posted Nov 3, 2009 5:20 pm PT
Upss... weird well it was konpyuta in katakana so there is no much problem . Plus be sure to use watakushi in really formal situations, if you use it with a close friend it will sound weird, if you know a person a lot you use Boku 
well it was konpyuta in katakana so there is no much problem . Plus be sure to use watakushi in really formal situations, if you use it with a close friend it will sound weird, if you know a person a lot you use Boku
Posted Nov 3, 2009 6:18 pm PT
Watakushi = serious business
Hiragana is the basis of the language. The kanji is used for faster reading/formality.
San is rarely spelled in katakana, unless maybe it is part of a nickname.
Hiragana is the basis of the language. The kanji is used for faster reading/formality.
San is rarely spelled in katakana, unless maybe it is part of a nickname.
Posted Nov 4, 2009 12:54 am PT
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