Comments on: Lesson #9 - Can You Say It Again? http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/ A Little Bit of Language Can Go Such a Long Way! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Amarice http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-1394 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:29:56 +0000 http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-1394 I think Onegai shimasu is more polite. I also think you use onegaishimasu when you get or want something physical. More like "may I have it" and kudasai ismore like please. I have done some of Pimsleur's Japanese and they teach very very politeness. Of coarse, this site gives a more detailed description http://japanese.about.com/blqow15.htm I think Onegai shimasu is more polite. I also think you use onegaishimasu when you get or want something physical. More like “may I have it” and kudasai ismore like please. I have done some of Pimsleur’s Japanese and they teach very very politeness. Of coarse, this site gives a more detailed description http://japanese.about.com/blqow15.htm

]]> by: alittlepeculiar http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-374 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:12:22 +0000 http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-374 Konnichi wa! Could you please clarify the difference between using "kudasai" and "onegai shimsasu." Are they equivalent, is one more polite than the other, or are they used in different grammatical ways? I've heard them both used when ordering in restaurants and other circumstances. Arigato gozaimasu! Konnichi wa! Could you please clarify the difference between using “kudasai” and “onegai shimsasu.” Are they equivalent, is one more polite than the other, or are they used in different grammatical ways? I’ve heard them both used when ordering in restaurants and other circumstances.

Arigato gozaimasu!

]]> by: Daniel L http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-18 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:28:23 +0000 http://survivalphrases.com/japanese/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/#comment-18 This is great! Now we've covered several conjugations of hanasu. 話す - はなす - hanasu - to speak 話します - はなします - hanashimasu - will speak (or do speak) 話せます - はなせます - hanasemasu - can speak 話して - はなして - hanashite - speak Here are some more: 話しました - はなしました - hanashimashita - spoke 話しません - はなしません - hanashimasen - don't speak 話しませんでした - はなしませんでした - hanashimasen deshita - didn't speak 話したい - はなしたい - hanashitai - want to speak 話せません - はなせません - hanasemasen - can't speak 話せませんでした - はなせませんでした - couldn't speak Please feel free to correct me if I made any errors. I am still learning. Thanks for the excellent lessons. These lessons are helping me put it all together. Daniel This is great! Now we’ve covered several conjugations of hanasu.

話す - はなす - hanasu - to speak
話します - はなします - hanashimasu - will speak (or do speak)
話せます - はなせます - hanasemasu - can speak
話して - はなして - hanashite - speak

Here are some more:

話しました - はなしました - hanashimashita - spoke
話しません - はなしません - hanashimasen - don’t speak
話しませんでした - はなしませんでした - hanashimasen deshita - didn’t speak
話したい - はなしたい - hanashitai - want to speak
話せません - はなせません - hanasemasen - can’t speak
話せませんでした - はなせませんでした - couldn’t speak

Please feel free to correct me if I made any errors. I am still learning.

Thanks for the excellent lessons. These lessons are helping me put it all together.

Daniel

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