Comments on: Beginner Lesson #8 - Pickup Lines (No Guarantees)

by: Andrew

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:55 +0000

I’m still fairly new as this is just my 3rd week of studying using JapanesePod101 but it is an amazing site. Please kep up the great work! I’ve been to Japan each of the last 3 years and look forward to going again in 2009!

Seems like there’s a lot of confusion surrounding “ne” so wanted to see of I could help. As stated above, ne is used when you’re looking for confirmation of something, so it can mean all of the following: isn’t it?, aren’t you?, don’t you think?, etc.

You use it when you fully expect the person that you are speaking to to agree with you but you wouldn’t expect them to say yes in return. So it might sound a little odd at first in this situation, but it’s like saying “You look nice, don’t you?” or “You’re very pretty, aren’t you?” You can use “ne” at the end of any of the complimentary sentences in this lesson, or you can leave it out in all cases, it’s up to you.

If you walk outside and the sun is shining, you might say to your next door neighbor “It’s beatiful weather, isn’t it?” or “ii otenki desu ne” but if you just wanted to say “It’s beatiful weather” you would say “ii otenki desu” - Both of them work fine.

Hope this helps.

by: Kelsie

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:37:55 +0000

Is there another meaning to the word urusai? Whenever I hear it being used it’s translated as “shut up”. At the risk of sounding dorky I’ve learned the majority of my current japanese knowledge through watching subtitled anime and movies and reading the translations of favorite songs. I’m able to put words and phrases together and figure out their meanings. So whenever I hear urusai, it’s one person telling another to “shut up” or “be quiet”.

by: Yuki

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:35:26 +0000

そうですね、Mayumi先生！
Yeah, Mayumi-sensei is right, we usually don’t call guys sexy. BUT lately I hear young people use that word to guys as well.

By the way,
かれはセクシーです。＝He is sexy
かのじょはセクシーです。=She is sexy
These are translations.

by: Mayumi

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:14:01 +0000

kt-san,
We often say “sekushii” with the similar pronunciation of “sexy.”
When “sexy” is used for women, it is translated as “iroppoi.”

by: kt

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:25:47 +0000

how do you say he or she is sexy?

by: Mayumi

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:01:12 +0000

Monica-san,
I can see your messages.

by: Monica

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:37 +0000

Btw, can anyone see my message? On my computer it isn’t showing the whole message..

by: Monica

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:21:58 +0000

Okay this lesson confused me a little bit >.

by: Håkan

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:05:47 +0000

Hi,

Not sure I get the ne part in this lesson. Why are the guys using ne together with suteki and kirei, but not with utsukushii? And why are they looking for confirmation / provoking a response at all? “You are pretty, arent you?” sounds weird to me, but perhaps it makes sense in japanese.

Cheers,

Håkan

by: markystar

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:32:36 +0000

emiriさん、
you might want to check the following series:
Guy’s Night Out
Guy’s Night Out (Behind the Scenes)
Going to a Maid Café!
My Favorite Manga
Otaku Hunting
Kitajima: A Yakuza Exposed
Wasabi Kunoichi

jadeさん、
thank you for helping me is 手伝ってくれてありがとうございます
(tetsudatte kurete arigatou gozaimasu)