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i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by xxmarilynxx on 2005-01-16 20:15:18
is "konnichiha" spelled "konnichiWA" or "konnichiHA"
im sorry if this is off topic, if it is then jsut delete it ^_^

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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by gendou on 2005-01-16 21:28:18
off topic? not at all.
the word evolved from "‚±‚̂ɂ¿‚Í..." which means "this day is ..."
it is similar to "good day" in a way.
the particle ‚Í is pronounced with a W sound but is still written as ‚Í which is the syllable "ha" in hiragana.
it is "correct" to write konnichiha or honnichiwa. however, most people who do not know japanese well tend to spell it like it sounds, with the W. purists like myself choose to transcribe literally into romanji, using the H.


Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by claus on 2005-02-16 05:09:24
The "ha" in hiragana is the same symbol for partical "wa"(even though "wa" has its own symbol)so it is written konnichiWA(even though there are some same regions of japan that do say konnichiHA)

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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by ayamari on 2005-02-23 11:18:30
Konnichi wa (this is how it is spelt in romanji)
Konnichi ha (this is it literaly but it is still pronounced wa)
こんにちは
は = ha
わ = wa

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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by xs on 2005-02-25 05:44:14
what about watashi, sometimes i hear atashi, sometimes it's watashi, it could possibley be hatashi too but i've never seen that version of it.

Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by Raze on 2005-03-08 18:48:53
thay are both forms of "i" watashi is common, but women use atashi...people sometimes say watakushi which is more polite...boys often use boku...so many forms...
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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by 聖竜 on 2006-02-03 15:15:01
To XS:

私(わたくし)Watakushi: Very formal. Unisex.
私(わたし)Watashi: Somewhat formal. Unisex.
アタシ Atashi: Casual. Female.
僕(ぼく)Boku: Casual. Male.
俺(おれ;オレ)Ore: Casual. Boys[?]

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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by Cutie-chan! on 2006-02-03 16:33:19
Well, a Japanese~English dictionary may help the question and translations!


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Re: i have a quick and kinda weird question
Link | by on 2006-02-03 23:53:14 (edited 2006-02-03 23:54:39)
haha!i didn't know that konnichiwa evolved from that,now that i think of it,maybe konbanwa is also the same,thanks gendou-sama

@touryuu:俺(ore) is more commonly use for men(mature) i think

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