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| Maki | Friday 05th of November 2004 12:48:40 PM |
| Japanese traditional vocabulary game - I would like to ask you if you are interested in a Japanese traditional vocabulary game. This game is called SHIRITORI and all Japanese people have played it at least once in their lives :) Let me explain it. You have to find a word. However, there are 2 simple rules. 1) The word should start with the letter that the previous word end with. ex) If the previous word is [b]‚µ‚è‚Æ‚è[/b], you have to find a word that start with [b]‚è[/b]. 2) The word should never end with the letter [b]‚ñ[/b]. ex) You cannot use the word [b]‚Ý‚©‚ñ[/b] as it end with [b]‚ñ[/b]. If you are interested, please reply ;) Thanks in advance. *I forgot to add; You can participate in it even if you don't use Hiragana. ex) SHIRITO[b]RI[/b] - [b]RI[/b]N[b]GO[/b](apple) - [b]GO[/b][b]MA[/b](sesame) ... like this :) | |
| Lanea | Wednesday 10th of November 2004 01:54:12 AM |
| - I haven't catched how to play exactly. Do you have the next word starting with the same kanji or with the same syllable? As I know only about 200 kanji at the moment I'd prefer the second. so heres my try: goma - manga(comic) | |
| Maki | Thursday 11th of November 2004 07:12:03 PM |
| - [quote][i]Originally posted by Lanea[/i] I haven't catched how to play exactly. Do you have the next word starting with the same kanji or with the same syllable? As I know only about 200 kanji at the moment I'd prefer the second. so heres my try: goma - manga(comic)[/quote] Hello, Lanea :) In SHIRITORI, the next word should start with the same [b]syllable[/b]. So, your word [b]manga[/b] (starting with MA) is a perfect answer ;) next word: gaikoku (foreign count../../countries) Does anyone find a word starting with [b]KU[/b]? | |
| persida | Friday 12th of November 2004 07:49:39 PM |
| - Hi! This sounds interesting, so here i go kudamono | |
| Maki | Friday 12th of November 2004 10:20:06 PM |
| - Hi, persida :) Wellcome to the Japanese forum! nori (glue) *We have a homonym: nori (laver; it looks like black paper) The pronunciation is the same. Is there any word starting with RI? | |
| Lanea | Tuesday 16th of November 2004 02:08:06 AM |
| - rikai - understanding, comprehension What about doing sentences (comme dans le forum francais ;) ) Only for those who want to. Here is mine: "rikai" to iu peiji ga suki desu. (I like the rikai-page, for japanese learners really useful try it: http://www.rikai.com/perl/Home.pl) Lanea | |
| Maki | Friday 19th of November 2004 09:58:04 PM |
| - isu (chair, stool, seat) [quote][i]Originally posted by Lanea[/i] What about doing sentences (comme dans le forum francais ;) ) Only for those who want to. [/quote] Good idea! :) Kare wa isu ni suwatte imashita. (He was sitting on the chair.) | |
| Friday 26th of November 2004 02:59:01 PM | |
| - Suiyoubi (Wednesday) Kondo no suiyoubi ni, tomodachi to issho ni eigo o mi ni iku deshou. (I might go to see a movie with a friend this coming Wednesday) | |
| Psy | Friday 26th of November 2004 03:02:02 PM |
| - Suiyoubi (Wednesday) A sentence, eh? Here goes: Kondo no suiyoubi ni, tomodachi to issho ni eigo wo mi ni iku deshou. (I might go together with a friend to see a movie this coming Wednesday) | |
| tomoka | Monday 29th of November 2004 05:40:26 PM |
| - Biiru(Beer) Watashi wa biiru yori wain ga suki desu. (I prefer wine to beer.) | |
| Maki | Monday 29th of November 2004 10:42:52 PM |
| - *eiga (movie) Eigo means English language. I know you are not a beginner, Psy. You wrote "wo" instead of "o". ;) next word: rusu (being away, being out) Watashi ga rusu ni shiteiru aida ni nani ga attanodesuka? (What happened while I was out?) | |
| Jadokesa | Monday 29th of November 2004 10:53:11 PM |
| - ureshii (happy) I have no idea how to put in a sentence, though... | |
| tomoka | Wednesday 01st of December 2004 08:28:24 PM |
| - ureshii(happy) watashi wa ureshii desu. (I'm happy) itsumo(always) watashi wa itsumo isogashii.(I'm always busy.) | |
| pinkpassion | Thursday 02nd of December 2004 03:13:27 AM |
| - momo(peach) Momo ga daisuki desu! :q ^_^ | |
| Maki | Thursday 02nd of December 2004 01:21:47 PM |
| - Well, I would like to confirm the rules of this game. 1) The word should start with the same [b]syllable[/b] that the previous word end with. 2) The word should NOT end with "n". And I would like to add one rule for advanced or native speakers: 3) The word should be a noun. the next word: moufu (blanket) Kare wa moufu o kai mashita. (He bought a blanket.) For native speakers: 可能な限りで良いのですが、次の人が続けやすいような言葉を 探していただけると助かります。 ルール3の「名詞以外禁止」というのも、必ず「い」で終わってしまう形容詞や、 「る」で終わりがちな動詞（外来語を除き、「る」で始まる単語は少ないのです。）を除くためです。 | |
| op1 | Saturday 04th of December 2004 07:35:23 PM |
| - 冬 - Fuyu (winter) 去年の冬は冷たかった。 オルガ (Olga) | |
| Maki | Sunday 05th of December 2004 10:47:35 AM |
| - Hello, Olga :) Thanks for participating in this game! *去年の冬は[b]寒かった[/b]。 -Kyonen no fuyu wa [b]samukatta[/b]. (It was cold in the winter of last year.) Next Word: yuki (snow) Sono hi wa yuki ga futte imashita. (It was snowing on that day.) | |
| op1 | Sunday 05th of December 2004 03:01:58 PM |
| Hello! - Next word: 着物 - kimono 着物はとても新しいです。(Kimono wa totemo atarashii desu.) (Kimono is very new). Bye, Olga | |
| Psy | Monday 06th of December 2004 01:13:27 PM |
| - [i]nodo[/i] (throat) [i]nodo ga kawakimashita[/i] (I'm thirsty) | |
| op1 | Tuesday 07th of December 2004 01:55:02 AM |
| - Next word: 泥棒 (doroboo) ゆうべ、となりのアパートに泥棒が入った。 (Yuube, tonari no apato ni doroboo ga haitta). The thief went into the next apartment last night. | |
| Maki | Tuesday 07th of December 2004 06:43:49 AM |
| - *dorobou （"どろぼう" in Hiragana.) Your sentences are pretty good :) Next word: umi (sea) Umi de oyoida koto ga arimasuka? (Have you ever swum in the sea?) | |
| op1 | Wednesday 08th of December 2004 02:31:23 AM |
| - Next word: 店 (mise) 近くの店へ酒を買いに行きました。 (Chikaku no mise e sake o kai ni ikimashita.) I went to the near store to buy "sake". | |
| Lanea | Friday 10th of December 2004 03:53:52 AM |
| 先生 (sensei) - ドイツ人の日本語の先生はおもしろくありませんから、日本語がゆっくり習います。 doitsujin no nihongo no sensei wa omoshiroku arimasen kara, nihongo ga yukkuri naraimasu. (my german japanese-teacher is not interesting, so I'm slowly learning japanese.) Or I hope so... ;) Lanea | |
| op1 | Saturday 11th of December 2004 02:13:33 AM |
| - Next word: 苺(ichigo) strawberry 私は苺が好きです。 (Watashi wa ichigo ga suki desu.) I like straberry. | |
| Maki | Monday 13th of December 2004 08:58:00 AM |
| - *"sake" includes all kinds of alcoholic drink. For example, wine is also "sake". ("nihonshu" is what you call "sake" in English.) *We don't say "nihongo ga yukkuri naraimasu." e.g. Watashi wa eigo [b]o[/b] naratte iamsu. (I am learning English.) Next word: goukaku (passing an exam) Kare wa daigaku ni goukaku shimashita. (He passed the university/college entrance examination.) | |
| op1 | Tuesday 14th of December 2004 01:00:51 AM |
| - Next word: 雲 (kumo) - cloud 月が雲に隠れて見えない. Tsuki ga kumo ni kakurete, mienai. When the moon is covered with clouds, we can't see it. | |
| Maki | Thursday 16th of December 2004 03:54:58 PM |
| - Next word: mori (forest, woods) Lanea-san wa Nürnberg no mori kara kaette kita soudesu. (I heard that Lanea had come back from the forest of Nürnberg.) *The meaning of "Tsuki ga kumo ni kakurete mienai." is rather "I/We can't see the moon because it is covered with cloud." or "The moon is covered with cloud, so I/we can't see it." | |
| op1 | Friday 17th of December 2004 01:18:13 AM |
| - Next word: りんご (ringo) - an apple. りんごが好きではありません。 (Ringo ga suki dewa arimasen.) I don't like an apple. | |
| Lanea | Friday 17th of December 2004 02:18:09 AM |
| - 次の言葉 tsugi no kotoba: 塵箱 gomibako (dustbin) 手紙は塵箱に入っています。 tegami wa gomibako ni haitte imasu. The letter is in the rubbish bin. | |
| Khymeira | Friday 17th of December 2004 11:29:23 AM |
| - 次の言葉は： Tsugi no kotoba wa: 交通渋滞 Koutsuu-jyuutai (traffic jam) Example: 「仕事に遅れてごめんなさい；交通渋滞ですから。」 "Shigoto ni okurete gomen nasai; koutsuujyuutai desu kara." "I am sorry for being late to work; [My reason for being late is because] there was a traffic jam." | |
| op1 | Saturday 18th of December 2004 02:30:50 PM |
| - 次の言葉は (Tsugi no kotoba wa): 犬 (inu) - dog 私の犬は茶色くて、黒いです。 (Watashi no inu wa chairokute, kuroi desu.) My dog is brown and black. | |
| aggressiveprince | Thursday 23rd of December 2004 12:35:14 PM |
| - (Ushi)- cow (Sono ushi wa chiisai desu.) That cow is small. | |
| Andhera | Friday 24th of December 2004 09:28:11 AM |
| - Iwashi (sardine) I'm too much of a neophyte to form sentences yet, though this is a nice way to build vocabulary and have fun. | |
| kyokiru | Monday 27th of December 2004 01:18:44 AM |
| - shika (deer) Santa no shika ga outo-mugi o tabemashita. (Santa's deer ate oats) | |
| Terendul | Thursday 30th of December 2004 06:26:34 PM |
| - katana - sword ano samurai ha katana de yoku nanninmo shinasemashita. this samurai had many people killed by his sword. I'm not sure of the correctness of my japanese sentence, so feel free to make corrections... | |
| Andhera | Sunday 02nd of January 2005 02:00:13 AM |
| - Namida - tear | |
| Svidrigailov | Tuesday 04th of January 2005 04:46:28 PM |
| - だめ dame bad, not working これはだめですよ。 This is bad! (I tell you) | |
| eed505 | Saturday 08th of January 2005 02:11:46 PM |
| - megane (glasses) megane wo nakushiClassroomta! (I lost my glasses!) | |
| Auksasparne | Sunday 09th of January 2005 11:33:24 PM |
| - Huh, I am playing this game since i was a little girl :) and i have never known that it came from japan. it's a great game | |
| wikid | Monday 10th of January 2005 12:44:36 AM |
| - Neko (cat) Anata no neko desu ka? (is that your cat?) | |
| eed505 | Monday 10th of January 2005 01:28:57 PM |
| - koi 恋（こい） love koi wa moumoku 恋は盲目。 Love is blind. | |
| kashchei | Friday 14th of January 2005 05:41:09 AM |
| word game - oide (come over here) | |
| Saturday 15th of January 2005 02:38:13 PM | |
| Japanese traditional vocabulary game - denwa otsukatte mo ii desuka | |
| gvw | Saturday 15th of January 2005 10:51:41 PM |
| - denwa (電話) = phone 電話は鳴っています。[denwa wa natteimasu] - the phone is ringing. | |
| eed505 | Monday 17th of January 2005 04:03:26 PM |
| - washoku 和食 Japanese food, Japanese cuisine | |
| makoto | Monday 17th of January 2005 11:44:35 PM |
| - KURUMA (car) 車で スペインから 日本まで行けません。 くるまでスペインからにほんまで kuruma de supein kara nihon made ikemasen. (English)-- I can't go from Spain to Japan by car. (Español)-- No puedo ir desde España hasta Japón en coche. | |
| Andhera | Tuesday 18th of January 2005 05:25:42 AM |
| - Mai (Linen robe) | |
| saskmatt | Friday 21st of January 2005 08:22:33 AM |
| - 痛み止め - itamidome (painkiller) 痛み止めを飲んで、早く眠ったほうがいい。 Itamidome wo nonde, hayaku nemutta hou ga ii. It would be best to take this painkiller and go to bed early. | |
| Andhera | Friday 21st of January 2005 06:52:21 PM |
| - Megami (goddess) | |
| makoto | Friday 21st of January 2005 07:38:38 PM |
| - mitsu (honey) 蜜はとても甘いです。 みつはとてもあまいです。 mitsu wa totemo amai desu. English: honey is very sweet. Spanish: La miel es muy dulce. | |
| makifu | Saturday 22nd of January 2005 01:17:42 PM |
| Hey! - I just started.... So don't expect sentences or anything.... かい-hiragana that's shellfish kai-romaji I think... I just started learning Japanese today... Hahaha, but I've grown up around a lot of it from my martial arts teachers... But still didn't mean I could have written a single character before today... Ummm, as well, I was wondering how you make the characters, if there is a font you can get or something? because, I have been wondering about this and it bugs me... Thanks Thanks for starting this game, I can't wait until I get good enough to be able to keep up with you all.... | |
| freistiler | Saturday 22nd of January 2005 03:01:34 PM |
| - so , is the next one " tsu "? Tsubu = grain ---------------------------------------------- | |
| tylehu | Tuesday 25th of January 2005 03:59:41 AM |
| - bujutsu | |
| Andhera | Tuesday 25th of January 2005 05:22:51 AM |
| - Tsukiakari (moonlight) | |
| makoto | Wednesday 26th of January 2005 03:58:00 PM |
| - ringo (apple) りんご が すき です。 林檎が好きです。 ringo ga suki desu. English: I like apples. Spanish: Me gustan las manzanas. | |
| makifu | Friday 28th of January 2005 07:13:39 AM |
| I'm so bad at this.... - I can't make sentences... I wish I wasn't so p00r at this... Nanda kore wa? (What is this?) (Qué es? すし sushi soredawa mata If someone wants to help me correct that be my guest. Peace. | |
| Tingu | Monday 07th of February 2005 11:53:51 AM |
| - gokiburi = cockroach gokiburi ga kirai desu! (I dislike cockcroaches) | |
| kuzzywuzzy | Friday 11th of February 2005 12:02:19 PM |
| - 陸送等（りくそうとう） rikusoutou enlisted man 私の友達は陸送等です。（わたしのともだちはりくそうとうです。） Watashi no tomodachi ha rikusoutou desu. My friend is an enlisted man. | |
| Maraja | Wednesday 16th of February 2005 12:52:09 AM |
| - 車 (くるま) kuruma car 私は車を運転できる (わたし は くるま を うんてん できる) watashi wa kuruma wo unten dekiru I can drive car. Okay that's barely correct English but... Oh well. Did I say that right? | |
| kuzzywuzzy | Wednesday 16th of February 2005 05:09:38 AM |
| - You are supposed to use the last syllable of the previous word as the first of your word ;) I believe your sentence is correct, though. So from kuruma, I will use a word beginning with "ma". まずい mazui unappetizing, unpleasant この蕪はまずいです。 このかぶはまずいです。 Kono kabu wa mazui desu. This turnip tastes bad. | |
| Chibi Tenshi | Thursday 17th of February 2005 06:43:09 PM |
| - isogashii busy Anata wa isogashii desu ka? Are you busy? | |
| surfin_bart | Tuesday 05th of April 2005 12:50:33 PM |
| - ikura how much anata no uchi no yachin wa ikura desu ka? How much is your rent? | |
| martingale | Tuesday 05th of April 2005 01:55:35 PM |
| - 'rainen' - next year Rainen watashi-wa Nihon-ni ikimasu. (hopefully :) | |
| DoomerX | Saturday 07th of May 2005 02:48:05 PM |
| - "Rainen" isn't supposed to be used since it ends in "N", but I'll continue none the less. 夏 (Natsu - Summer) そろそろ夏になります。 はじめまして。僕はこのフォラムの始め時。日本語を分かる、でもとても上手ではありますん。もっと上手になりたい！ここに行きましただから。 よろしくございます | |
| Rion | Sunday 22nd of May 2005 07:29:36 PM |
| - hehe doesn't that mean 'martingale' loses?? tsuyu = the japanese rainy season Nihon de tsuyu ni takusan ame ga furimasu. (In Japan, during the rainy season, you get lots of rain. Duh.) I'm sure that sentence is wrong so please correct it thank you! | |
