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Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

GJB995 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:55:47 -0000

How are you saposed to remamber when to pronunce the Us or the Os?

Is there a systam or whay?

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Rinji — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:58:24 -0000

I find this very interesting, but at the same time, I dont have much use for it unless pull a Mulan and decide to be a female diguised a samurai.

Surely there's special forms used by entertainers and maybe geisha?
I never hear about those, unless maybe they don't exist (yeah, right).

P.S. Yes I know my name is male. I do it to annoiy Japanophiles. Just like my tree named Mr. Bonsai-san. *brainplodes* XD

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Arlen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:22:08 -0000

I also hear using おる instead of いる (esp. when referring to oneself) is a great idea, especially given it's typically used in polite form these days (so say 拙者は＜X＞しておる instead of 。。。しています, and you get instant samurai appeal).

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Maciel — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:10:12 -0000

what about ninja talk koichi, didnt u want to learn japanese to become a ninja?? just kidding but that would be cool ifthey had a language too

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Sougen02 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:51:47 -0000

SAMURAI CHAMPLOO!! 0.0

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

mmnessa — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:58:14 -0000

You're right! I'm sooo sending the link to everyone I know (who's learning Japanese), I don't think there's anyone who'll look at me in the face and tell me they can't use it. Thanks a lot! :P

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

buratto — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:08:11 -0000

no prob. i know it really is helpful, and its not cool to keep such cool knowledge away from people. the graphics and the accent crack me up all the time too. with this, a good dictionary, and some japanese newspapers and film, one can get pretty good at japanese i think, just by one's self.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

mmnessa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:59:37 -0000

haha! that's hilarious, I think I'll try it

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

mmnessa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:57:57 -0000

no, I'm pretty sure he was talking like an idiot, not like a samurai :P

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

mmnessa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:56:48 -0000

man that website is genius...one of my favorites, the graphics are sick ><

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Sougen02 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:42:13 -0000

Lol I might use this in everday life

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Lonna — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:43:13 -0000

Wow, that's really cool. Never going to use it but like Shakespear it is good to know so you don't look like the retard out of the group....

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Bi-chan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:22:24 -0000

man thank you so much for that website!!!!

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Zane — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:37:39 -0000

Haha, it'd be nice to be able to speak Japanese properly first, but thankyou for the lovely info Koichi :D *Gets out Genki*

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

fredydb327 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:15:22 -0000

I just remembered something from this movie. I did a TOK project on this film. Haha. It was about how history gets portrayed differently in the media. I remember one of my favorite lines from the film:

"The shame is unbareable! I request permission to end my life!"

I used it all last year. Haha.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

zattsu-ooru — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:19:31 -0000

Yeah, sorry for the biblicallity of all that but i was in mind blur mode at the time... I don't see it as pessimistic , nonetheless. If anything i state that the terror of an actual, realised globalization will not be. I even say that there is a choise for us to actually act.Pessimism would be to think we can't act. Logic would be to think that we won't act right Nevertheless, it's true that both cases, either total globalization or destruction of such scale, sound bleak. But, blame biblicallity for all that. It's actually a simpler order of things.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Kurisu — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:36:04 -0000

Way to be optimistic.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

zattsu-ooru — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:34:19 -0000

You need not worry. Before globalization finds any ultimate applicability all will go boom.
Either by the annihilation of our actual race and its surroundings or by a destruction of true severity. A destruction where both sides(because there are always two sides) suffer that is. Absolution will not apply. Because the Destroy will take action. And after all that, the others of us, what is left of us or what comes in new, will take another course by the Create. After all that, if we don't do anything before that is. Ja.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Kurisu — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:48:19 -0000

I blame it all on globalization. The borders of countries will some day disappear and this cross country frenzy will spread world wide.

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Michelle — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:02:20 -0000

I have exactly no clue what "Baka" or "Utsuke" means, but I do like the idea of Japan following their old traditions instead of the ones America "planted" in them. I'm American, mind you. But I hate how all the other countries were (or are) being forced to be like us. I would like to travel to some place foreign and not see a McDonalds. The world would be boring if we all see the same thing.

P.S
Thanks for posting this info Koichi (my world history teacher will find this very interesting) ^-^

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Nicholas — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:07:43 -0000

hahah! yeah this makes me want to start saying Utsuke instead of Baka!
it rolls of easier!

-girishajin

i loved アキハバラ@DEEP...haha "yyyyooouusu!" haha

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Raflyn — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:11:44 -0000

Wow, I don't think I could do that...even if it was still popular when I went there. Iunno if it would be polite in me going along with their trends, or if they would think "omg you stupid gaijin, your silly inconcerderate use of my heritage offends me. be gone!"
I might be going to Kansai Gaidai next year in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Has anyone by chance been there? ^^;

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

lolipop — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:10:45 -0000

Great ! These should amuse my Japanese teacher!

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

zattsu-ooru — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:18:36 -0000

Akihabara@DEEP!!
Akihabara@DEEP!!
Akihabara@DEEP!!

Re: How to Talk Like a Samurai

Jason — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:23:28 -0000

Thanks for posting this. I think that the historical aspects of any language are fascinating. It pleases me to see people trying to return to their roots. The global cultural amalgamation we are currently seeing is a real pity.