Japanese Of The Day~!

Everyday, I'll introduce a new Japanese word. :D

Monday, August 11th 2008.

Matsuri (祭り) = Festival / Fair

Clips to remember it =
At 3:30.
And more.
At 2:50.

Kore wa matsuri! (これは祭り!) = This is a festival!
Kore wa matsuri sugoi you! (これは祭りすごいよう!) = This is a super amazing festival!
Matsuri wa doko no/ka? (祭りはどこの/か?) = Where's the festival?
Watashi no matsuri! (私は祭り!) = My festival!


祭り

Tuesday, August 12th 2008.

Urusai (うるさい) = It's Noisy (Shut Up)

Clips to remember it =
Bunches of clips.
Shakugan No Shana


Urusai ze! (うるさいぜ!) = Shut the hell / fuck up!
Urusai yo! (うるさいよ!) = Just shut up!
Urusai naa! (うるさいなあ!) = Shut up, man!
Urusai kudasai. (うるさいください.) = Please be quiet.


うるさい

I remember those~!

Wednesday, August 13th 2008.

I'm actually going to go through this whole clip and explain every word that I understand in it over the next few days.

When Konata points to herself, she says...

Kitsune (狐) = Fox

Watashi wa kitsune. (私は狐.) = I'm a fox.
Anata wa kitsune. (あなたは狐.) = You're a fox.
Sore wa kitsune. (それは狐.) = That's a fox.
Kitsune desu. (狐です.) = It's a fox.


狐

Akiro wa kitsune~!

Hai. Kare desu. XD

Thursday, August 14th 2008.

The second word in this clip.

Konata points to Yutaka and says...

Risu (リス) = Squirrel

Sore wa risu! (それはリス!) = That's a squirrel!
Risu wa nani? (リスは何?) = What's a squirrel?
Anata wa risu. (あなたはリス.) = You're a squirrel.
Risu wa doko? (リスはどこ?) = Where's the squirrel?


リス

Friday, August 15th 2008.

The third word in this clip.

Konata points to Tsukasa and says...

Inu (犬) = Dog

Kare wa inu yo. (かれは犬よ.) = He's a dog. (Lady and the Tramp reference.)
Watashi no inu wa doko no/ka?! (私の犬はどこの/か.) = Where's my dog?!
Uwa! Kawaii inu yo~! (うわ! かわいい犬よ～!) = Wow! Such a cute dog~!
Inu wa dare ka/no? (犬はだれの/か.) = Who's a dog?


犬

Saturday, August 16th 2008.

This clip again.

When Kagami asks what Konata is doing, you hear this at the end of her sentence...

Nani (何) = What

Kore wa nani? (これは何.) = What's this?
Anata wa nani? (あなたは何.) = What are you? 0_o
Nani? (何.) = What?
Sore wa nani? (それは何.) = What's that?


何

Sunday, August 17th 2008.

This clip again.

When Kagami asks what Konata is doing, you hear this at the very end of her sentence...

No (の) = ? or 's / of

Before I start the examples, I want to explain something.
No can be used in various ways. The way Kagami uses it in that sentence was to add a question mark to the end. This is common to do between friends or people you either see as equal to you or lower than you. It can sometimes be removed if you have a tone of voice for a question, like in English.
Though, if you're with someone you think is higher, like family, your politeness level should be higher. Instead of using No you should use Ka at the end of a sentence for a question.

Koko no? (ここの.) = Are you here?
Watashi no tomodachi no? (私の友達の.) = Are you my friend?


Though, it can also be used as 's / of. I prefer to think of it as 's, though.

Watashi no neko~! (私の猫~!) = My cat~!
O, kore wa anata no hon ka? (お、これはあなたの本か.) = Oh, this is your book?


の

I know some of these~!

Ii yo~! :3

I don;t know that one. ;-;

ii = good
yo = very

"Very good~! :3"
"Ii yo~! :3"

Arigato~!

Monday, August 18th 2008.

This clip again... again.

The first word of Konata's sentence is...

Minna (みんな) = Everyone / Everybody

Also, I'd like to note that the more polite way of saying Minna is Minna-san. This is like with No and Ka at the end of a sentence. If you're a teacher addressing your class, for example, it'd be Minna-san. Unless you knew all the students personally or something.

Minna, ikou! (みんな、いこう!) = Everyone, let's go!
Minna, urusai kudasai... (みんな、うるさいください...) = Everyone, please be quiet...
Minna-san! Watashi wa anatatachi no sensei desu! (みんなさん! 私はあなたたちの先生です!) = Everyone! I'm your teacher!
Minna-san, ohayou~! (みんなさん、お早う～!) = Everyone, good morning~!

みんな

That's also the first word that Kagami says in the clip from the last episode when they do the whole dadnce to Sailor Fuku~!

Tuesday, August 19th 2008.

This clip again... again.

The first word of Konata's sentence about herself being a fox is...

Watashi (私) = I

Note: For males, watashi is polite. They usually say Boku or Ore. Any gender can use Jibun if they don't want to be classified as any gender. It's the usual for a female to use Watashi, though. Unless you show no respect for someone and you're really pissed at them. Then I guess you could use Boku or Ore. Just depends, really. XD

Watashi no name wa Danieeru desu. (私のなめはダニエールです.) = My name is Danielle.
Watashi wa ningen! (私の人間!) = I'm human!
Watashi no tomodachi~! (私の友達～!) = My friend~!
Watashi wa oujisama! (私は王子様!) = I'm a prince!

私

Wednesday, August 20th 2008.

This clip again... again... again.

Kagami says that Konata must think she's a wolf or something...

Ookami (狼) = Wolf


Sore wa ookami! (それは狼!) = There's a wolf!
Ookami ga suki yo~. (狼が好きよ～.) = I love wolves~.
Ookami wa nani? (狼は何?) = What's a wolf?
Ookami ga korosumaru. (狼がころすまる.) = I killed a wolf. (Nuuuu~! ;-; )

狼

Thursday, August 21th 2008.

This clip again... again... again.

At the end of Kagami's sentence about how Konata must think she's a wolf or something...

Deshou (でしょう) = I Think / I Wonder


Watashi no tomodachi deshou... (私の友達でしょう...) = I think you're my friend...
Ii deshou ne. (いいでしょうね.) = I think that's right.
Bouken deshou, deshou. (冒険でしょう、でしょう.) = I wonder, I wonder if this will be an adventure. (Haruhi reference. XD)
Neko-chan wa sore ga hoshii deshou yo... (猫ちゃんはそれがほしいでしょうよ...) = I think the cat wants that...

でしょう

Nooooo! No killing Wolves!! D:<

Friday, August 22th 2008.

This clip again... again... again.

Konata says...

Iie (いいえ) = No (And all the various versions of no.)


Iie! Hoshii nai yo! (いいえ! ほしいないよ!) = No! I don't want that!
Iie. Tomodachinai. (いいえ. 友達ない.) = No. You're not my friend.
Iie, honto gaijin. (いいえ、ほんと外人.) = No, I'm actually a foreigner.
Iie, iie! Kore suki yo! (いいえ、いいえ! これ好きよ!) = No, no! I love it!

いいえ

Saturday, August 23th 2008.

This clip again... again... again.

Konata explains... (It's kinda hard to find in the sentence.)

Usagi (ウサギ) = Rabbit


Usagi suki yo~. (ウサギ好きよ～.) = I love rabbits~.
Usagi mite yo! (ウサギみてよ!) = I see a rabbit!
Usagi wo shiro ka? (ウサギをしろか?) = Are rabbits white?
Usagi ni tsuki wo mite deshou~. (ウサギにつきをみてでしょう～.) = I think I see the rabbit in the moon~. (Japanese folk tale reference.)

ウサギ

Sunday, August 24th 2008.

This clip again... again... again...

Konata explains...

Mimi (耳) = Ear(s)


Watashi no mimi wa chiisai yo... (私の耳は小さいよ...) My ears are small...
Uwa! Anata no mimi wa sugoi yo! (うわ! あなたの耳はすごいよ!) = Wow! Your ears are amazing!
Mimi motsu~. (耳持つ～.) = I have ears~.
Anata no mimi wo suki no? (あなたの耳を好きの?) = Do you like your ears?

耳