Does anyone here know Japanese?

[Tamyu]

I am a professional translator living in Japan... So, I do.

[jediwing]

Originally Posted by Tamyu

I am a professional translator living in Japan... So, I do.

Nice! I have a few college friends that teach English there. I'm thinking of doing the same but in a couple of years.

[Tamyu]

Originally Posted by jediwing

Nice! I have a few college friends that teach English there. I'm thinking of doing the same but in a couple of years.

Teaching English is like the fast food job for foreigners in Japan. No experience needed, high turnover rate, and minimal exposure to reality. (Teachers tend to stick together so are in a sort of bubble - often turning to something really negative because of culture shock.)

It is an easy way to get to Japan, but isn't really going to bring a good lifestyle while in the country.

If you are interested, I run a forum about Japan with a lot of knowledgable people on it.
Japanologic Forum

[Micho]

こんにちわ、ぼくの なまえは クリスです。どうぞあろしく。

I dunno if that's right or not. . Hehehe.

[jediwing]

Originally Posted by Micho

こんにちわ、ぼくの なまえは クリスです。どうぞあろしく。

I dunno if that's right or not. . Hehehe.

You did really good! I would just use "watashi" instead of "boku" (but "boku" isn't wrong just sounds very casual) and fixed the spelling for "yoroskiku".

こんにちは、わたしのなまえはクリスです。どうぞよろしく。

Instead of saying, "boku no namae" you could even just say わたしはクリスです/"watashi wa Kurisu desu".

Anyway, good job!

[jediwing]

Originally Posted by Tamyu

Teaching English is like the fast food job for foreigners in Japan. No experience needed, high turnover rate, and minimal exposure to reality. (Teachers tend to stick together so are in a sort of bubble - often turning to something really negative because of culture shock.)

It is an easy way to get to Japan, but isn't really going to bring a good lifestyle while in the country.

If you are interested, I run a forum about Japan with a lot of knowledgable people on it.
Japanologic Forum

Thanks for the link! I am checking it out now.

[Micho]

Originally Posted by jediwing

You did really good! I would just use "watashi" instead of "boku" (but "boku" isn't wrong just sounds very casual) and fixed the spelling for "yoroskiku".

こんにちは、わたしのなまえはクリスです。どうぞよろしく。

Instead of saying, "boku no namae" you could even just say わたしはクリスです/"watashi wa Kurisu desu".

Anyway, good job!

But isn't　”わたし” usually used for females while ”ぼくわ” for males? That's what I've learned. xD

[Tamyu]

Originally Posted by Micho

But isn't　”わたし” usually used for females while ”ぼくわ” for males? That's what I've learned. xD

わたし is generic, ぼく is less formal for (usually quite young) males. Grade school boys will use ぼく almost entirely, but once they are better with formal speech will switch over to using わたし.

Really though, you don't need to use a pronoun at all. They are pretty rare in normal Japanese use.

[bahamut285]

私はバハムとです。

大学の時は、日本語の四年生でした。。。でも、今、上手じゃない。。。忘れちゃった。　LOL . Haha

[dramaqueen]

My brother lived in Japan for 3 years and we got to go at Christmas for 2 weeks. It was 12 years ago.