mattdaddy.net info that bounces inside my brain that makes sense to me, maybe you.

19Sep/081

Ohayo gozaimasu (Ohio Go Zai Mas)

I was looking at my stats to see where people are coming from, and noticed someone is coming in from Japan. Hence the title :)

I picked up a set of Pimsleur cd's on Japanese to teach the boyo. I've been listening in my car and it's really interesting. Here's what I learned:
Sumimasen (Sue Me Ma Sen) - Excuse me. Like if you were trying to start a conversation.
eigo ga wakarimasu ka (Eh go gah wah kah ree mas ka) - do you understand English. Literally - English do you understand.
Iie (ee eh) - no.
Hai - (Hi) - yes.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka (Nee Hon go gah wah kah ree mas ka) - do you understand Japanese.

adding ka to the end of something is like a voiced question mark.
Wakarimasu - I understand
Wakarimasu ka - Understand? or Do you Understand?

It's a neat language, and since my commute is so damn long, I've got plenty of time.

Tagged as: , , Leave a comment
Comments (1) Trackbacks (0)
  1. Mike
    September 19th, 2008 - 12:12

    OK I get as far as saki, and sushi. Not much more than that…


Leave a comment

(required)

No trackbacks yet.

» «

Pages

What I'm Doing...

  • My quest to become THE BI Guy...wait, that sounds funky...anyway, my bootcamp post part deux - http://j.mp/minspr #pragmaticworks 2011-06-23
  • Hey Jacksonville, if you're looking for where all the sushi went, it's cause I ate it :) Sushi Rock and KoKo so far, Kanki tomorrow? :) 2011-06-23
  • I'm posting my geek stuff here: BIDN.com Learning/Relearning BI http://t.co/JcB3Wq0 2011-06-23
  • Day 1 rocked too! RT @adam_jorgensen: Day 2 of @pragmaticworks bi bootcamp was a success. Data loaded with #ssis and on to #SSas 2011-06-22
  • 89 degrees at almost 9pm? Wow, not psyched about the weather here :) 2011-06-21
  • Not psyched with USAir. First flight cancelled, connecting flight delayed an hour. Or is this normal? 2011-06-19
  • I love filling out expense reports. Oye, forgot how much fun travelling is. Going to a training class for a week - that I'm psyched for:) 2011-06-17
  • There is no R in my name. Why does every doctors office think my last name is Crushing? 2011-06-15
  • Anyone know how to ease tightness between my shoulder blades? Looking down is excruciating! I know, don't look down:) 2011-06-14
  • Good luck tonight Boys! #GoSox 2011-06-14
  • More updates...

Posting tweet...

Powered by Twitter Tools