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bulby_g
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 Posted - 2007/08/23 : 11:15:43
Can you explain what the words at the end of names are?
-Sensei - Teacher (I know this one)
-Senpai - I'm guessing this means someone higher up than you in some way?
Now I thought these ment girl and boy but then I think I saw them being used the other way round???
-Chan - ?
-San - ?
Are there any other common ones?
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 11:18:14
kunichiwa
ask silver
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Lilley
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 12:53:23
san is boy
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 13:28:22
quote:
Originally posted by bulby_g:
Can you explain what the words at the end of names are?
-Sensei - Teacher (I know this one)
-Senpai - I'm guessing this means someone higher up than you in some way?
Now I thought these ment girl and boy but then I think I saw them being used the other way round???
-Chan - ?
-San - ?
Are there any other common ones?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_titles :)
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bulby_g
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 14:15:37
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Originally posted by Lilley:
san is boy
It can be used to address a boy or girl according to what Whispering has posted.
Cheers for that. It's quite confusing for someone not familiar with the language.
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Leto
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 14:33:57
Isn't chan just a more familiar cute way of addressing someone?
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Lilley
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 14:41:52
quote:
Originally posted by Lilley:
san is boy
i retract
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bulby_g
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 14:47:39
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Isn't chan just a more familiar cute way of addressing someone?
It can be used to address a girl, a child of either sex or a lover by the looks of things :S. It all seems so messy to me heh. I'm sure I'd understand if I new the language better... Best get learning.
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 16:13:05
-san = mr
eg. bulby_g-san = mr bulby_g
-chan = friendly miss
eg. bulby_g-chan = miss bulby_g (in a very friendly way, ie not for business or people you just met).
there is another one for friendly guys called
kun
bulby_g-kun - girls normally only say it to guys guys don't say it to each other unless you're a little gay.
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bulby_g
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 16:23:26
OK. cool. cheers. Now I'm really confused. On Wiki' it says San can be a male or female title?
"San (‚³‚ñ, San?) is the most common honorific and is a title of respect. It is used for the surnames or given names of both males and females. Although in translation san is usually rendered as a common courtesy title like gMr.h or gMs.h, unlike these it is never used in self-reference."
Heh, I always though Mr M' on Karate Kid was saying Daniel Son but it must have been Daniel-San.
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 16:54:10
^^^ yeah I should have pointed it that it is male or female, can be used anywhere except you can't use it for yourself, do not introduce yourself as bulby_g-san it's bad Japanese and sort of a joke.
Edit: Didn't see your Senpai request, it means "master" or "expert" or "mentor". You can also call more senior people Senpai's in your company if they are the boss or smart at what they do... sort of a respect thing.
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 17:00:00
OK nice one. Will take a while to get all these in my head!
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Posted - 2007/08/23 : 20:25:44
chan does is not only used with girls, its usually an age thing and usually used within the family.
chan is probably the most familiar you can get with someone. I know a girl who knew a Mitch and she called him Mii-chan. This of coarse is a girls way of sounding cute, a guy would never seriously say somthing like that unless he is making fun of that person (Mii-chan = "little mitch").
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Posted - 2007/08/24 : 01:12:21
yeah I was gonna say chan is used in addressing children/siblings
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Posted - 2007/08/24 : 08:22:15
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Originally posted by NeXuS:
chan does is not only used with girls, its usually an age thing and usually used within the family.
chan is probably the most familiar you can get with someone. I know a girl who knew a Mitch and she called him Mii-chan. This of coarse is a girls way of sounding cute, a guy would never seriously say somthing like that unless he is making fun of that person (Mii-chan = "little mitch").
Nah, the Japanese girl was talking down to your friend, you don't want to be called -chan if your a guy, she is basically saying your very girly or gay or both.
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Posted - 2007/08/28 : 21:21:10
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Nah, the Japanese girl was talking down to your friend, you don't want to be called -chan if your a guy, she is basically saying your very girly or gay or both.
Yea she defo talks down like that to him (serious or joking i dont know hah). But as for the girly/gay part... I'll reserve my judgment lol
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