Comments on: Basic Japanese #8 - Hiroko’s Top 3 Casual Japanese Expressions http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Wed, 23 May 2012 16:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Brian http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-615248 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:02:03 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-615248 かわいい！ かわいい！

]]> by: Varl http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-610890 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:27:10 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-610890 Hiroko-chan ^^ Hiroko-chan ^^

]]> by: megumi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609595 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:42:57 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609595 hiroko-sensei... kawaii! hiroko-sensei… kawaii!

]]> by: Unlimit http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609522 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:07:29 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609522 Arigato goizaimasu ! Arigato goizaimasu !

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609520 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:57:45 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609520 Alvin B.-san, I think it is neutral. But in casual conversation, males are tend to use すげぇ, which is really/super casual form of すごい. Grown up males use すごい and it doesn't mean he is girly-man. Unlimit-san Basically it depends. Somebody who likes using kanji as much as they can, they probably write with lots of kanji, even if some of them are quite difficult to read. We usualy use appropriate amount of kanji on writing because writing only in hiragana nor with too many kanji unable you to read easily. The major kanjis are usually in the list of 常用漢字 joyokanji, which the ministry set up as a guideline. That means Japanese are supposed at least to read those kanji. Lower Intermediate Season6 Lesson21 covers joyokanji. If you like, please check this out. Alvin B.-san,
I think it is neutral. But in casual conversation, males are tend to use すげぇ, which is really/super casual form of すごい.
Grown up males use すごい and it doesn’t mean he is girly-man.

Unlimit-san
Basically it depends.
Somebody who likes using kanji as much as they can, they probably write with lots of kanji, even if some of them are quite difficult to read.
We usualy use appropriate amount of kanji on writing because writing only in hiragana nor with too many kanji unable you to read easily.
The major kanjis are usually in the list of 常用漢字 joyokanji, which the ministry set up as a guideline. That means Japanese are supposed at least to read those kanji.
Lower Intermediate Season6 Lesson21 covers joyokanji. If you like, please check this out.

]]> by: Unlimit http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609506 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:15:55 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-609506 Just to ask, how do we know when to write the sentence in Hiragana or in Kanji ? Just to ask, how do we know when to write the sentence in Hiragana or in Kanji ?

]]> by: Ace.Beebs http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-608218 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:51:19 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-608218 Sugoi!! Great lesson and very entertaining! But i disagree, that jacket is not kawai-! Sugoi!! Great lesson and very entertaining! But i disagree, that jacket is not kawai-!

]]> by: Rorenu-san http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-605309 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:12:20 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-605309 my favorite word was KAWAII!!! :mrgreen: my favorite word was KAWAII!!! :mrgreen:

]]> by: Alvin B. http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-602376 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:56:49 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-602376 I thought I had heard that すごい was perhaps used more by women than men. As a male, would I bought thought of as a girly-man for using these terms or are they gender neutral? I thought I had heard that すごい was perhaps used more by women than men. As a male, would I bought thought of as a girly-man for using these terms or are they gender neutral?

]]> by: Gorkem http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-585134 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:40:09 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-585134 すごい！ Japanesepod101　はすごく　かわい　です！ すごい！ Japanesepod101　はすごく　かわい　です！

]]> by: Daniel http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-584799 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:25:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-584799 すごい!! Hirokoさんはかわいーです すごい!! Hirokoさんはかわいーです

]]> by: Yosefu http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-583832 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:53:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-583832 what no more hiroko?! what no more hiroko?!

]]> by: etooo http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-583446 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:53:21 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-583446 ano... i want to see more of hiroko's videos:sad: but I can't seem to find them I only went up to 9 is that all the ones you made hiroko?! :cry:USOOO! ano… i want to see more of hiroko’s videos :sad: but I can’t seem to find them I only went up to 9 is that all the ones you made hiroko?! :cry: USOOO!

]]> by: Angry Katie http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-571624 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:25:05 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-571624 私の一番好きなのは”マジ”と”マジで？” 私の一番好きなのは”マジ”と”マジで？”

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-555395 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:51:23 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/02/26/video-508-basic-japanese-8-hirokos-top-3-casual-japanese-expressions/#comment-555395 tonyさん, We're glad you liked the lesson! Thanks!! tonyさん,
We’re glad you liked the lesson! Thanks!!

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