Guess the katakana

[flamingheads]

I've been learning Japanese (日本語) for a few weeks and just figured how to write it on the computer so I wanted use my new skillz.
Anyway katakana words are basically words that come from other languages and just get pronounced with a Japanese accent. I put some easy to guess words that I thought were humerous in here. They have the katakana and its English spelling next to it so you can have a guess at what they mean. 50 points to who ever can guess them all http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif
And remember Japanese people don't have L so they use R as their L as well as their R. If that makes sense.

And for anyone that knows katakana, I know my spelling is probably not all right. But I'm still a beginner and as every Japanese person I've met would say (about their English) "My Japanese is poor".

Random words

ペン - pen
ハンサム - hansamu
ビーッチ - biichi
イスッコリム - iscorimu
サンドイッチ - sandoichi

Car related words

パツ - patsu
カスタム - casutamu
ドりフト - dorifuto
バトル - batoru

[AE-DarkShadow]

wooo! I found "Drift"! I'm currently getting the rosetta stone series to learn Japanese but I dont know if I want to get into Kanji or katakana...

[.ady]

ペン - pen pen
ハンサム - hansamu
ビーッチ - biichi
イスッコリム - iscorimu ice cream
サンドイッチ - sandoichi sandwich

Car related words

パツ - patsu pants
カスタム - casutamu
ドりフト - dorifuto drift
バトル - batoru battle

all i remember lol

[flamingheads]

ペン - pen pen
ハンサム - hansamu
ビーッチ - biichi
イスッコリム - iscorimu ice cream
サンドイッチ - sandoichi sandwich

Car related words

パツ - patsu pants
カスタム - casutamu
ドりフト - dorifuto drift
バトル - batoru battle[/b]

All right except pants.


I'm currently getting the rosetta stone series to learn Japanese but I dont know if I want to get into Kanji or katakana...[/b]
Thats cool. I knew some people that learnt pretty decent basic chinese off the computer. But you need to know katakana to read half the words in Japanese and its only another 46 letters. Same with kanji but they say you need about 1800 or somthing to read a newspaper so who can be bothered (unless you have to http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif )

[.ady]

its been a while for me haha, can never forget sandwich XD

[shortround]

the others are:

ハンサム - hansamu - hansome (spelling?)
ビーッチ - biichi - beach

パツ - patsu - parts (also called buhin)
カスタム - casutamu - custom

[flamingheads]

Alright thats all of them. Heres some more off my head:

ハムッバガ - hambaga
サイトマプ - saitomapu
ホスト - hosto
スウィト - suuito (I dont know if this is a real word but I say it anyway)

Someone else put some up.

[AE-DarkShadow]

Touge = Mountain Pass (also said for mountain drifting)
Suki = Love

dont know the letters and crap so dont ask for those =P and I know they arent words that sound like english words, but I know only VERY limited japanese... If it's not said alot in an anime, I dont know it XD

moto = more (Probably heard only in Hentai)

oh... might as well...

hentai = pervert

(just in case you didnt know. Might not wanna google it. Just try to figure out what it means from the definition, if in case you werent already aware of it, which ALOT of people already are.)

[driftae86]

Alright thats all of them. Heres some more off my head:

ハムッバガ - hambaga
サイトマプ - saitomapu
ホスト - hosto
スウィト - suuito (I dont know if this is a real word but I say it anyway)

Someone else put some up.[/b]

hamburger
site map
host
sweet

[driftae86]

here are some http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

clue: they are places.

- Mekishiko
- Rosanzerusu
- Shidonii
- Oosutoraria

[eastcoastdrifter]

ok my turn

manko =Pussy
Oppai =boobie
unchi =poo (lol)
kuso =shit

to make sentence

ga tanashii desu = --- is fun
ga daisuki desu = I love ----

[flamingheads]

Mekishiko - Mexico
Rosanzerusu - Los Angeles? Maybe?
Shidonii - Sydney
Oosutoraria - Australia

[GAKI86]

Krick hiya kudasai!!!

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/144626.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kanjifq6.jpg)
suki is the word for like,
dai-suki da yo.. with application of dai (means greatly; i "really" like you), is like the diet coke version of saying i love you..
the word for love is Ai.. which take more feeling and sincereness to apply it.. you say it to an asian chick
"Ai shiteru" and shell go wet, despite shes not jap..

[flamingheads]

That touge Kanji breakdown is cool. And its 3 of only about 15 kanji that I know http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Love it. あい　です。 Bad grammer/spelling yeah?

Anyway I'm tempted to use that love on someone but I think I'm too much of a gentleman. At least till I get to Japan http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Akury]

That touge Kanji breakdown is cool. And its 3 of only about 15 kanji that I know http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Love it. あい　です。 Bad grammer/spelling yeah?

Anyway I'm tempted to use that love on someone but I think I'm too much of a gentleman. At least till I get to Japan http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/b]

haha, it is cool. just noticed it now

峠

its written in this order

山 やま yama, or mountain
上　うえ　ue, or up
下　した　shita, or down

hehe funny

[Akury]

btw if anyone needs help with jap i speak it pretty well, so let me know

[Akury]

how about these:

ファミコン - famikon
ズボン - zubon
ハイオク - haioku
ミッション - misshon

[driftae86]

ハイオク - haioku
ミッション - misshon[/b]

- high octane (fuel)
- transmission (gearbox)

[flamingheads]

Give us a clue. I have no idea.

[AE-DarkShadow]

can someone give me the kanji for Street so i can finally know how to do my car club's name in kanji?

it's Street Touge

[Akury]

The kanji for street is 道

and drift86, sweet, you did well..

As for the other two:

ファミコン - famikon - commonly found household item, its a well used abbreviation in japanese, think games

ズボン - zubon - this isn't from english, but someone learning may know it, comes from german, an item of clothing

[GAKI86]

family computer!!

check the jdm version boxes for the NES http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[GAKI86]

ah oh ye..

catch my /-" \ | 7 /- ?

lolz!!

[baka_ae86]

i own a famicom and a super famicom, usdm snes and usdm nes... need to buy a pal snes for some games i got.

[flamingheads]

ズボン - zubon - trousers (I had to look it up)

I knew I recognised this but didn't remember. I'm sure it'll stick with me now.

[Akury]

yep, sweet =) all there

also another one they use is

パソコン - pasokon - short for
パーソナルコンピューター - paasonaru konpyuutaa - PC

The japanese for some reason like shortening all katakana words to 3 or 4 syllables, don't ask me why, it just seems to roll off of the tongue easier.

[GAKI86]

pasokon = famicom except you have dos and play doom with it...

[mikewestphoto]

"ビーッチ - biichi"
I'm pretty sure that a subscript must follow a letter, not after a ー.

ハムッバガ - hambaga
Although though actually spells what is written I don't think I've ever seen it used. People usually just say hanbargar.

[flamingheads]

Ken you're probably right on both things. My spellings about as good as my grammer right now.
I met this guy the other weekend that was totally fluent and he was my age (20) and was having these big conversations with Japanese girls and they were right into him.
Thats so gonna be me in a few years.
Until then http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif

[driftke70]

i know eicak means lets rock, sometimes takumi says it when hes going agro.

http://www.nintendo8.com

[mikewestphoto]

Oh fuck yeah! Megaman 5!

[driftke70]

all your favourite friends
bubble bobble
a boy and his blow
double dragon 2 the revenge
double dragon and battle toads
etc

[flamingheads]

Some more humerous ones I just learned. I'll give you a clue; they're all about sex.

ペニス - penisu
オラガサム - oragasamu
セクシ - sekushi

All spelt phonetically so correct me if I'm wrong.

[mikewestphoto]

おしりだいじょうぶ？

Should be セクシー.

Would it not be better as オルガズム.

[flamingheads]

True. I think I need to study hard so I can be the one making the corrections. Maybe in a year or so...


おしりだいじょうぶ[/b]
Are you saying something about my words of choice?
ごめなさい。わかりません。
My Japanese is poor http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[baka_ae86]

i know eicak means lets rock, sometimes takumi says it when hes going agro.

http://www.nintendo8.com[/b]
you spelt it incorrectly. it means GO, it is said when a chance prevents itself

[mikewestphoto]

It should be ごめんなさい。Nah, not saying anything about yor jap. I just found it in a sig on a another forum and thought it was amusing.

haado gei, are you from Japan or just living there? by your good english I'd say you're a foreigner and teach english at one of the bigger schools?

[driftae86]

haaardo gayyy!!!! HOOOOOOOOOO!