Comments on: Charming people with witty Japanese language phrases

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:07:43 +0000

I tried to learn Japanese with my friend Evildeb. We did not do so well, also we tended to yell everything we said in Japanese. However, my favorite two phrases were (most likely misspelled)

Atama ga fuwa fuwa! which I learned to mean, my head is crazy or my head is confused. Happens to me all the time.

Abunai! Which means Danger! Watch out! This one is extremely fun to yell and my coworkers visiting from Japan found it very entertaining when I did so.

By: Newmark

Newmark — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:02:26 +0000

I thought you had some connection to her. Maybe I’m thinking of someone else then. Anyway, she is an engaging speaker on Japanese religion at least.

By: Raul

Raul — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:17:35 +0000

@ Jeremy –

@ Newmark – I don’t do Japanese history do you *really* want me to go and see Helen Hardacre

By: Newmark

Newmark — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:51:05 +0000

I’m looking foward to just 1-week sans Japanese.

日本語で話さなくていい１週間を楽しみにしている！

In related news, you should be going to see Helen Hardacre at UBC. I think she’s there for a conference this week.

By: Jeremy Lim

Jeremy Lim — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:45:20 +0000

Raul, you speak Japanese? (Anata wa nihongo desu ka?) Sugoi desu!

I had no idea! I used to be all about the Nippon. Sadly, I never had anyone to practice with.

Still, little phrases pop up here and there.

Baka! Kawaii … Kowai. All that.