Cunning linguists

**SARGE** · 29th July 2007, 23:25

We have a couple Japanese students staying with us for a few more days .. they have been here for a week now and we have actually managed to communicate with them a little ..(they are players for a Jap U-18 Rugby team)

problem is .. they dont speak English, German or Farsi, so i am stuck at how to tell them what a pleasure it has been to have them here ( they are great kids .. very polite)

anyone speak Japanese?.. i could use some phonetic spelling on how to tell them how much we enjoyed having them here

**CM2005** · 29th July 2007, 23:37

all i know is doomo ariagato gozimasu. itys like thanks heaps.

ph: dooooo mo, ar eee a garrr toe go z eye mass ew. hahaha what?!

**Karma** · 30th July 2007, 00:06

I only know bits that I picked up off Cowboy Bebop, but I doubt you'd want to tell them to turn around their ship before you shoot.

**Milky** · 30th July 2007, 00:37

I used to speak it a bit, but that was in intermediate school. Buggered if I can remember more than what cm2005 said, how to introduce myself and maybe some random words like futon

**CM2005** · 30th July 2007, 00:41

Dont forget Wasabi, Sushi!!

**kerfufflez** · 30th July 2007, 00:57

I don't know any Japanese language at all, so can't help you there, but maybe you could write down your thoughts (in English) in a farewell card?
Sometimes second language learners' ability to read and write in English is much better than their speaking and listening skills.

**Sanx** · 30th July 2007, 01:01

Shoma dar Artesh Farsi yaad gereftin? Agar intor bodeh, feker mikoman ghabl as enghelab bodeh?

**Romeo** · 30th July 2007, 01:27

My mate Kyoko says...

Originally Posted by Kyoko

ta no shi katta desu. arigatou = "It's been fun, thank you!"
Totemo Tanoshi Katta Desu = "I enjoyed myself very much"

I asked about some more expressive sentences but they were far too long. Everything in English translates into huge paragraphs in Japanese.

//edit: Could always just draw a picture of yourself with a smile on, waving goodbye to the dudes?

**Brian d marge** · 30th July 2007, 01:56

What u want to know ?

Ashita mo aemusu ka??

you hot bloodied young stallion you !

Stephen

failing that Kyokos answer was ok .. Im afraid my japanese will only get you
a drunk
b Laid
c Arrested
or d in trouble with the missus

**Back Fire** · 30th July 2007, 01:59

Originally Posted by Romeo

//edit: Could always just draw a picture of yourself with a smile on, waving goodbye to the dudes?

and scar them for life....

j/k

**Laava** · 30th July 2007, 11:11

I had an asian say "flucking clunk!" to me once. You could try that

**cheese** · 30th July 2007, 12:10

My old neighbours had students all teh time and one couldn't speak english, didn't want to know and was an all round biiiarch so they called her "cock sucker". Funny as hell when they call her to go out!!

**ManDownUnder** · 30th July 2007, 12:14

... at the risk of dragging this back on topic... any real answers out there?

**pritch** · 30th July 2007, 12:26

My only contribution amounts to a suggestion that the vowels be pronounced as they would be in Maori, (Sarge, that's probably the same as in Apache, Soiux, etc ). As long as they aren't pronounced as in English.

**jafar** · 30th July 2007, 14:51

Originally Posted by SARGE

We have a couple Japanese students staying with us for a few more days .. they have been here for a week now and we have actually managed to communicate with them a little ..(they are players for a Jap U-18 Rugby team)

problem is .. they dont speak English, German or Farsi, so i am stuck at how to tell them what a pleasure it has been to have them here ( they are great kids .. very polite)

anyone speak Japanese?.. i could use some phonetic spelling on how to tell them how much we enjoyed having them here

My daughter can , she spent a year in Japan on student exchange & studies Japanese & asian studies @ university now.