Generally, Japanese use same language, even there’re some differences such as word. But Japanese in south like Okinawa understand the language used by Japanese in north like in Hokkaido.
But according to place where the language developing make some differences. Not only word, but also dialect.
These are some of the differences of Tokyo dialect and Osaka dialect.
To introduce yourself in Japanese, this is an example :
Hajimemashite はじめまして
Namae wa Yuki desu 名前はユキです
19 sai desu １９歳です
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu よろしくお願いします
It means :
Hi (but hajimemashite just used in introduce)
My name is Yuki
19 years old
I beg your help
Hajimemashite not only used in front of the introduction, but also used in the end of introduction.
Example.
Yuki desu
Hajimemashite.
In socialization, namae wa usually not used anymore, they only say their name.
If you won’t to say your age, it’s okay.
Some of them, if they introduce themselves, say his/her age, status (already married or not), their blood type, and what enterprise/business they came from (this is because they are very proud of their business/enterprise and pride to be inside)
Must remember point is keep polite in attitude and words / grammar you used, because it’s very important for first meeting with Japanese.
In this post, I’ll introduce things that usually in bedroom in Japanese. If there’s a thing I don’t write, you can write it in comment box.
Doa ドア
Absorbed from English, ‘door’. Nowadays, Japanese often say door with ‘doa’
Mado まど
Means ‘window’.
Hon dana 本だな
Means ‘bookcase’. Japanese often use it to keep their books. According to the age, they keep science books, encyclopedia, comics, magazines, and other favorite books.
Beddo ベッド
Means ‘bed’. Absorbed from English too, ‘bed’. Because in Japanese language, they don’t have consonant, so all consonant in the end or middle of the word added vocal letter.
yagu, moufu 夜具、モウフ
Means ‘blanket’.
makura まくら
Means ‘pillow’.
tansu たんす
Means ‘clothes cupboard’.
senpuuki せんぷうき
Means ‘fan’. Nowadays they usually use air conditioner to make the air cooler.
tokei 時計
Means ‘watch’.
Denwa / keitai denwa 電話・けいたい電話
Means ‘house phone’ and ‘cellphone’.
Pasokon / Konpyuta パソコン・コンピュータ
Means ‘computer’. Pasokon was absorbed from ‘personal computer’, and they make it short to be ‘pasokon’. And konpyuta was absorbed from English ‘computer’.
eakon /Reibo エアコン．冷簿
Means ‘air conditioner’. They make it short to be ‘eakon’, or they often say it ‘reibo’, means ‘cooler machine’. They often turn it on in summer when the weather is hot.
danbo 暖ぼ
Means ‘warmer machine’. In Japanese house, they have these two machines, danbo and reibo. Danbo will turn on in winter to make them keep warm.
terebi / terebishon テレビ・テレビション
Means ‘television’. To make it short, they often say it ‘terebi’
Ok…in this session I’ll give you some vocabularies in Japanese family. Beside, I’ll also explain them as possible as I can ^.^
1.Chichi
Means ‘my father’. But if you wanna say ‘your father’, you should say ‘otousan’. And then, in calling your dad, you should say ‘otousan’ too. Because it will be sooooo weird if you call your dad with ‘chichi’. =D
Before World War II, father looked like very cruel, everybody must obedient to him, and he dominated the house. No body dared to argue him. Can you imagined that?
I’ve tried to imagine cruel face, big body, wrinkle in forehead, and no smile. But my imagine turned into something funny…Hahahha..
But after World War II and modernization came into Japan, because of American films, father’s function not as ‘cruel owner’ anymore, but turn into kid’s friend.
2.Haha
Means ‘my mother’. As description above, it just used to say ‘my mother’. If you wanna say ‘your mom’, you should say ‘okaasan’. It also used to call your own mom.
Mom in past time, long ago, was someone who must work very hard at home, and the husband wouldn’t wanted to help, that was the opinion which was dominated in that time. But now, mom can be career woman and the husband – now a day – want to help his wife.
3.Oneesan
Means ‘older sister’. You could change it with ‘oneechan’, either. It’s okay without ‘o’ (only neesan / neechan). But, another person’s older sister or someone older than you and you already close to her, you could say with ‘oneesan’ or ‘oneechan’. You could say it with including her name too, like “sakura neechan’.
Older sister – at home – was the second mother. She also help mom in cleaning house, cooking, take care of her younger sister/brother, etc.
4.Oniisan
Means ‘older brother’. The description same as above.
Older brother was the second father at home. He also help his father and have high responsibility in working. Maybe he knows he will be the next father in his own family ^^
5.Imouto
Means ‘younger sister’. You could add ‘san’ behind ‘imouto’ to say another person’s younger sister. But I’m sorry I don’t have much information about this. v_v
6.Otouto
Means ‘younger brother’. The explanation same as above. In many dorama or manga, otouto looks very close to his older brother. But I don’t know clearly.
7.Ojiisan
Means ‘grandfather’. Today, big part of Japanese people were old and become less of new generation. This problem is the biggest problem for Japan government.
After modernization, Japanese grandfather become ‘babysitter’ for their grandchild.
8.Obaasan
Means ‘grandmother’. Grandmother today also become babysitter for their grandchild.
9.Ojisan
Means ‘uncle’. Japanese also used this word to greet someone strange, for example, if you ask someone about how to get to building where your friend marriage party is, you should greet him with ‘ojiisan’.
10.Obaasan
Means ‘aunt’. This word also used to greet someone strange.
How to remember ojiisan-ojisan and obaasan-obasan easily??
I give you a simple advice. I bet you’ll get it.
Ojiisan and obaasan means granpa and grandma, they already have long age. Ojiisan and obaasan was voiced long in ‘i‘ and ‘a’. Because they have long age, so greeting words for them must long too ^^
The opposite occur in remembering ojisan-obasan
11.Akachan
Means ‘baby’. Aka means red, chan just addition. Why ‘baby’ in Japanese word using ‘red’? Because when the baby comes out from mother’s stomach, he/she come with blood and blood was red. ^^
For twins, it used “futago”.
If the kid ‘s age between 0-7 years old, the parents must spoiled the kid, because in Japanese belief, in that age, kids still God’s messenger. Because of it, everybody must not make a kids crying, sad, or something else. But must make kids happy.
12.Mago
Means ‘grandchild’. They often taken care by their grandfather or grandmother.
These are some of Japanese vocabulary in family side.
I’ll give you another vocabularies next… =)
hope it has advantages for you….
