Japanese

I don't know how many of you, my faithful possibly nonexistent readers, are interested in learning Japanese.  But seeing as Japan is where we, the shinobi, originated from, I believe it is good to at least have some grasp of it.

So, I've decided to take a preschool approach to it.  Learn the alphabets, days of the week, months, counting, and seasons.  Some phrases and vocabulary.  Listen to Japanese with subtitles so I can have a clue of what is being said.  Like how children start learning, suddenly immersed in this new thing called talking.

I've taken to reciting what the current day of the week is, what month it is, and what season it is, everyday.  Then saying what tomorrow will be and what yesterday was, then reciting all the days of the week and all the months.  I've also taken to counting to twenty everyday, reciting the seasons, reviewing what of the alphabets I know and adding a new letter once I have one down, and reciting a few phrases.

So...

Kyoo wa nan-nichi desu ka? - What is today's date?

Kyoo wa ichi-gatsu hatsuka desu. - Today is January 20th.

Kyoo wa nanyoobi desu ka? - What is today?

Mokuyoobi desu. - It's Thursday.

Kino wa suiyoubi desu. - Yesterday was Wednesday.

Ashita wa kin'youbi desu. - Tomorrow is Friday.

Fuyu desu. - It is Winter.

Getsuyoobi - Monday

Kayoobi - Tuesday

Suiyoobi - Wednesday

Mokuyoobi - Thursday

Kinyoobi - Friday

Doyoobi - Saturday

Nichiyoobi - Sunday

Nichigatsu - January

Nigatsu - February

Sangatsu - March

Shigatsu - April

Gogatsu - May

Rokugatsu - June

Shichigatsu - July

Hachigatsu - August

Kugatsu - September

Juugatsu - October

Juuichigatsu - November

Juunigatsu - December

Ichi - One

Ni - Two

San - Three

Shi - Four

Go - Five

Roku - Six

Shichi - Seven

Hachi - Eight

Ku - Nine

Ju - Ten

Juuichi - Eleven

Juuni - Twelve

Juusan - Thirteen

Juushi - Fourteen

Juugo - Fifteen

Juuroku - Sixteen

Juushichi - Seventeen

Juuhachi - Eighteen

Juuku - Nineteen

Nijuu - Twenty

Fuyu - Winter

Haru - Spring

Natsu - Summer

Aki - Autumn

Gomenasai - I'm sorry

Sumimasen - I'm sorry (formal)

Anata wa eigo/hihongo wo hanashimasuka? - Do you speak english/japanese?

Sukoshi dake - Just a little.

Arigato - Thank you.

Arigatou - Thank you very much.

Kudasai - Please.

 And this post is already beginning to be overly long, so my comments on the alphabet system will have to wait...

In the shadow of the Greatest Shinobi

~MDS