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Well, it shouldn't be to hard (Actually, not hard at all)! I'll try to make it as easy as possible. I will use mnemonics once in a long while. (Too hard to come up with mnemonics all the time.)Which associates a picture with a word. I think, this will help many of you memorize the word alot easier. I'll try to do the best I can, but I'm sure some won't be perfect. So, if you have a better one email me, and I'll give you credit. Please, don't give it to me if it comes from a book. I'm not even gonna explain why. *cough* copyright*cough* ahem. Alright, Ganbatte Kudasai ne! (work hard!)
Long syllables will be used with a ~ just like in "tango-hyo~" which in the normal English way would be like this "tango-hyoo" or in "To~kyo~" would be like this "Tookyoo". Alright, easy right? I will include a pronunciation guide sometime. Probably in the grammar section . For right now let's just worry about knowing what these words are.
Note: Some of these mnemonics will sound really really stupid, but that is the point! The more stupid it sounds. The better you will remember it.
PART 1:BASIC PHRASES AND WORDS
Greetings:
Yeah! I know! Many of you are saying, "C'mon! I already know this stuff!" Well, there are other people out there who are just learning. So, put up with it! I'll add words many of you don't know later. Let's get to basics first.
1. Ohayo~ gozaimas(u)- good morning ( when you see () it means it is silent.)
mnemonic- Imagine a kid named Simos walked in on a old couple eating breakfast in the morning and he said rudely, "oh hi yo" and the old couple meanly said, " GO SIMOS!!".
2. Konnichiwa-good afternoon
mnemonic- Imagine a guy went up to a monster and said, "hello, good afternoon"and the monster said, "gonn eat chi ya" (Hey, give me a break! It's the best I could come up with!)
remember this is only to help remember, but not pronounce. That will be later.
3. Konbanwa- good evening
mnemonic- Imagine a band who came to play for a evening concert, but had to leave and one of the fans said, "Go! band! Where?" kon-ban-wa
4. Sayo~nara- goodbye
mnemonic- Don't even ask me to give you a mnemonic to this one! You all should know this word.
5. bai bai- goodbye (Unless you want to sound cute. Don't use this word to often OK! bai bai!)
mnemonic- I'm not even gonna include a mnemonic for this word either. It was taken from the English bye bye (duh!). So, you shouldn't have a problem.
6. Ja mata ne!- See you!
7. Mata Ash(i)ta- See you tomorrow!
Introducing Yourself:
After these words there will be a quiz, to help you memorize the words. Hopefully, by the end of the quiz .You won't need to study these words again.
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