Japanese Vocabulary List

Phrases
Konnichiwa - Hello
oi - Hey
ohayo - Good Morning
konban wa - Good Evening
sayounara - Goodbye
(doumo) arigatou - Thank you (very much)
doutashimashite - You're Welcome
sumimasen - Excuse me
gomen - Sorry
genki desu ka? - How are you?
genki desu - I'm fine
anata wa? - And you?

Japanese Verb Conjugation

This is getting a little difficult for me to wrap my head around. About.com has great resources on learning japanese, especially this page on verb conjugation. I'll do my best to apply it here.

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Informal
The standard dictionary form ending in u, such as ataeru

Formal
U = -u +imasu
kaku -> kakimasu
RU = -ru +masu
taberu -> tabemasu
KURU/SURU = kimasu/shimasu

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About "Nippon!"?

"Nippon!" was made as a way to document the global observations of an International Studies student. Its focus is in international politics, culture, and globalization through the lens of a rising Asia, culminating in a photo documentary of my own trip to Japan.

Why "Nippon!"?

"Nippon!" is the Japanese word for Japan. According to the UN, Japan is the only "fully-developed" country in Asia, a continent with 60% of the world population. This means Japan is a leader for other rising Asian nations, including China, India, nations of South East Asia, and nations of the Middle East. Beginning with 1854 and the Treaty of Kanagawa, Japan opened ports (somewhat forcibly) to Americans. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan began to adopt Western culture (and what is growingly perceived to be a "global culture"), making it one of the first sites of globalization.

Links

t h i s  b l o g . . .

globalization

international politics

photos

japanese

o t h e r  b l o g s . . .

Freakonomics

Understanding Society

East Asia Forum

The Asia Security Initiative

Observing Japan

Stephen M. Walt - A Realist in an Ideological Age

Daniel W. Drezner - Global Politics, Economics, Pop Culture

r e s o u r c e s . . . 

Reuters Site Index

Foreign Policy Magazine

The New Republic  

Huffington Post - World Blog Posts

CNN - Asia