Comments on: speak real japanese http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese Notes from my self-study and my Japanese lessons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: joaquim http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-91 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:47:35 +0000 http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-91 Unfortunately I couldn't connect to the site, so I don't know what he says there, but here's a kanjification of the phrase. :) Eiga wo mi ni ikanai? = 映画を見に行かない？ Wanna go see a movie? In this case, "映画を見" is a noun phrase and a purpose, as in the pattern "purpose + ni iku". Unfortunately I couldn’t connect to the site, so I don’t know what he says there, but here’s a kanjification of the phrase. :)

Eiga wo mi ni ikanai? = 映画を見に行かない？ Wanna go see a movie?

In this case, “映画を見” is a noun phrase and a purpose, as in the pattern “purpose + ni iku”.

]]> by: lance http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-57 Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:38:13 +0000 http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-57 Hey, I'm browsing your site and thought I'd lend my meager understanding of japanese. [Eiga wo mini ikanai] is more casual than the search, it's what someone would actually say. the 見 is mi for watch, and ikanai means "not go". Literally the sentence means something (not completely sure) like "Movie watch don't go", but is closer to "Won't you come and see a movie?" Negative's are used pretty often in japanese, often if you're being polite when asking. Btw, I'm not quite sure what your search did, since it added the failed thingy in. Hey, I’m browsing your site and thought I’d lend my meager understanding of japanese. [Eiga wo mini ikanai] is more casual than the search, it’s what someone would actually say. the 見 is mi for watch, and ikanai means “not go”.

Literally the sentence means something (not completely sure) like “Movie watch don’t go”, but is closer to “Won’t you come and see a movie?”

Negative’s are used pretty often in japanese, often if you’re being polite when asking.

Btw, I’m not quite sure what your search did, since it added the failed thingy in.

]]> by: David http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-30 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:33:51 +0000 http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-30 That's a great site. Well found! That’s a great site. Well found!

]]> by: Sushi-King http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-28 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:39:15 +0000 http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/17/speak-real-japanese#comment-28 Hi, thanks for your nice comments on my blog "Speak Real Japanese." Well, I tried typing in Kanji before, but it seemed like Blogdrive wouldn't accept Japanese alphabets. I may transfer all the data to a website in the future, and there I'll include kanji, as well as hiragana & katakana. As to the meaning of "Eiga wo mini ikanai," I should have included a notice that it can also mean "I don't go to the movies." It may sound confusing, but the meaning of the sentence depends on how you pronounce it. If you put "?" at the end of the sentence and read it like an English interrogative sentence (higher pitch at the end of a sentence), it means "Do you wanna go to the movies?" This expression is casual, but commonly used among friends. Thanks for your opinion; it helps me to improve my blog. MT as Sushi-King PS. I added a link to your blog. Hi, thanks for your nice comments on my blog “Speak Real Japanese.” Well, I tried typing in Kanji before, but it seemed like Blogdrive wouldn’t accept Japanese alphabets. I may transfer all the data to a website in the future, and there I’ll include kanji, as well as hiragana & katakana.

As to the meaning of “Eiga wo mini ikanai,” I should have included a notice that it can also mean “I don’t go to the movies.” It may sound confusing, but the meaning of the sentence depends on how you pronounce it. If you put “?” at the end of the sentence and read it like an English interrogative sentence (higher pitch at the end of a sentence), it means “Do you wanna go to the movies?” This expression is casual, but commonly used among friends.

Thanks for your opinion; it helps me to improve my blog.
MT as Sushi-King

PS. I added a link to your blog.

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