English/Japanese Phrases to be polite.

[Yopoompo]

I deleted the last topic because it had gotten out of hand.

This is a simple area so with common phrases so we all can converse in Vana'diel.



Heya Guys and Galls,

I'm 100% pure white boy american, I minored in foreign languages in college. I am not fluent in Japanese by any means..

These are for those in the world who want to be polite to other cultures without getting all angry and felling ignored.

Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
Do you understand English?

Tetsuidai! Koko e sugu koraremasu ka?
Help, Can you come here right away?

You can get creative with that one.. I use it when I'm being attacked.. I put my location in there and seems to actually get help ..

Watashi no iu koto ga wakarimasu ka?
Do you understand what I say?

if you have questions about more of those types.. holler..

Hajimemashite - How do you do?
Watashi no namae wa NAMEHERE desu. - My name is NAMHERE.
Dozo yoroshiku.- I'm pleased to meet you.

Ohayo gozaimasu - Good Morning
Konnichiwa - Good afternoon
Konbanwa - Good evening
Oyasuminasai - Good night
Ja, mata - See you again
Sayonara - Good Bye!

REMEMBER BE POLITE
Chotto sumimasen. - Excuse me.
Domo arigato gozaimasu - Thank you very much.
Domo sumimasen - I'm sorry
lidesu ka? is it okay?

Umm Do shimashita ka? What happened...

Ikura desu ka? How much..
Nan-ji desu ka.. What time

Okay students that's your lesson for today.. if you have questions don't worry .. ask...

If your a friendly bi-lingal person.. please post Game related translations.. so we can learn and improve the game.. it's great to be able to talk to everyone! *grin*
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Good post by Ming


If I am wrong, please correct me as I'm not fluent in Japanese. I found them awhile ago on a jpn phrases site.. don't remember the url though.

Mages:

My MP has run out. - MP kire
I'm sitting to recover MP. - suwarimasu
Switch healing duties, MP has run out. - MP kirede suwarimasu kaifuku onegai shimasu
Keep your TP, I'll heal you. - kaifuku ha suru kara, TP tamete oite ne

PT:

Would you like to join a PT? – isshoni PT kumimasenka?
Please invite me. - sassotte kudasai
Follow me please. - tsuitekite kudasai
Please go ahead. - sakiniiko
I'll be right back. - sugu modoru / sugu modotte kuru
Sorry, but I have to go now. - sumimasen, ima, ikanakutewa ikemasen
I'm logging off. - ochimasu
I'm back. - tadaima
Let's go. - ikou / ikimashou
Disbanding PT – PT kaisan
Congratulations – omedetou / ome

Monster:

Weak - yowai
Easy - yasashii
Tough – tote
Very tough – totesuyo
Incredibly tough – totetote
Difficult challenge – tsuyo / tuyo

Etc:

I do not speak Japanese well. – Nihongo wa amari dekinai.
I don't know. / I don't understand. - wakarimasen
Do you understand? - wakarimasuka
I don't mind. / It's okay. - kamawanai

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Funny post by Emrys

http://xeubie.tripod.com/ff11jpn/id7.html is what you're thinking of.

Yesterday, I had a Japanese party and I couldn't figure out how to say, "I need to go to the bathroom, brb." so I had to hold my pee for an hour. ><;;

[Shilien]

Some other phrases/bits for those eager to learn ^^

ohayoo-gozai-masu
((Good morning))

itte-kimasu
((I'll be back.))
(Use when you leave, but return)

Irassyai-mase
((Come in!/Welcome!))

konnichiwa
((Good afternoon./Hello!))

osaki-ni-shiturei-shimasu
((Good bye.Literally excuse me for leaving before you.))
(Use when you have just left your office.)

sayounara
((Good bye.))

konbannwa.
((Good Evening.))

tadaima
((I'm back.))
(Used when you have just returned home.Usually home.)

okaeri-nasai
((Used when Someone has just gotten home.))
(This is the reply to Tadaima.)

itadaki-masu
((Used before you eat.))

oyasumi-nasai
((Good night.))

omedetou-gozaimasu
((Congratulations!))

arigatou-gozaimasu
((Thank you very much.))
(Polite form.)

sumimasen
(Excuse me for being rude or impolite)

odaijini
((Take care.))
( Used when someone is sick.)

ganbare
((Hang in there.))
(Hold out.)

[AvengerXP]

Real japanese dont understand Romaji (Roman characters). Altough i admire you, this is pointless. Use the ingame translator.

[Siven]

Originally posted by AvengerXP
Real japanese dont understand Romaji (Roman characters). Altough i admire you, this is pointless. Use the ingame translator.

You don't mean that those that do are only posing as Japanese? :sweat: I agree though roumaji is a poor substitution. Most JP gamers probably understand a lot of English phrases and words though, even if not completely.

[Pai Pai Master]

you can currently find all this information in the Helpful Links thread in the FAQ Forums.

thanks for your help, though!

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