yeah. its only needed in some cases, but in this one, you dont need it. you could also say it like this though. Erosennin anata wa nihongo no sensei. thats how you would use "no" *****EDIT*****
i was looking at the sentence, and boku would be the wrong word to use. if anything, anata should be used. boku refers to the person speaking (you)
Wait, I'm trying to say "Erosennin is my Japanese (language) teacher". So wouldn't it be "Erosennin wa boku no Nihongo sensei desu" Or do I say that differently?
I think the way you said it, it's translated as "Erosennin you are my Japanese teacher"
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that watashi can turn into boku. if you are around friends and they know you well you can replace boku instead of watashi. Usually its awkward if you are trying to be polite to your friends. tho you better use watashi when you are around with people you just met and to respected adults ~senpai
however if you are a chick (girl) then its fine if you say watashi to your friends since its more used by them.
"Nihon" refers to Japan the country
"Nihongo" refers to the language.
I'll edit this with colours later on but thats the simple way to say it.
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that watashi can turn into boku. if you are around friends and they know you well you can replace boku instead of watashi. Usually its awkward if you are trying to be polite to your friends. tho you better use watashi when you are around with people you just met and to respected adults ~senpai
however if you are a chick (girl) then its fine if you say watashi to your friends since its more used by them.
Thanks Erosennin. That cleared things up a lot And thanks for the culture tone info Alpha
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I have I suggestion...some (probably only me...) may like that you to put aswell the japanese ...Um...how is the word...how do you call them? symbols? characters? for each word. You didn't understand me, did you?
Edit: ARGH!!! 4 people posted before me...
2nd Edit: I don't get it...who's right? Ero or Juugo? I'd say Ero, he's japanese, but now I'm confused
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I have I suggestion...some (probably only me...) may like that you to put aswell the japanese ...Um...how is the word...how do you call them? symbols? characters? for each word. You didn't understand me, did you?
is this what you mean?
Hiragana
1)The cursive and flowing variety of kana used in most modern Japanese texts, especially to represent inflectional endings and particles.
Katakana
1)A relatively angular kana used for writing foreign words or official documents, such as telegrams.
I have a question about writing things out in the characters...well really more like four questions lol. sorry its kinda like a ton of questions but i was just curious.
How exactly would you do that? Are they spelled out phonetically with the alphabet provided? is there spaces between the words or do they all run together like in mandarin? what direction would you write them?
I'll answer as best as I can since I'm taking japanese II in my high school right now and not a master expert on japanese stuff xD
neway your questions...
How exactly would you do that? Are they spelled out phonetically with the alphabet provided?
yes..
is there spaces between the words or do they all run together like in mandarin?
No when the sentence they use periods. But they call them maru. A little circle at the end.
what direction would you write them? horizontal writing
left to right
then
up to down
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And thanks for the culture tone info Alpha
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