you know japanese??

[Yumiko]

just wondering how many of you people who listen to anime music and j-pop actually understand the lyrics??

or do you just listen to the catchy little tunes??

[Oogami Ichirou]

Baaaahhh :) Depends really, Sometimes I'll actually know what they're saying, sometimes not.. I memorize a lot of japanese words so sometimes I'll know, but in other cases if I don't, then I hope to have the lyrics for the song somewhere or another ^^; The more I know, the better!!! ^.^

[LiDDoDrAgOn]

Hehe, i'm taking these fun courses on the internet where I learn japanese! Weird, I know...
I dont' really understand the lyrics of anime music, but it just sounds cool. I have a macross cd with lotsa japanese singing on it;I listen to it every night. Just Communication is really cool too.

[Asuza_chan]

I WISH! I don't speak japanese...yet.
I don't always understand the lyrics, but I usually learn them anyway, and I ususally try to find translations on the net to at least have some idea of what the heck I'm listening to.

[Foryth]

I'm learning...(as an autodidact^^) so i'm starting to understand... bit by bit...

[JetErNyY02]

hmmm...where wood this place on teh net b at?? i just like the jap music cuz of the beats and stuff.

[Yumiko]

http://hermes.spaceports.com/~sbacon/

this place is great with alot of translations of all kinds of anime. :)

i used to go here for translations. but now, i can more or the less understand the lyrics after a few years of japanese classes.

[JetErNyY02]

alrite then, thanx 4 the link!

[Morbius]

Cool link Yumiko... Thanks a lot.

[LiDDoDrAgOn]

thank you Yumiko! :)

[Asuza_chan]

I ge them from Sailor Bacon's which I bealieve is the URL given by Yumiko. He's got the most complete library I've been able to find so far on the net.

[JetErNyY02]

yea it is like huge.

[Hiyoku]

Heh..hate to break an...err, trend, but I speak Japanese fluently, no da...
(Self-taught!! Yay!! ..^^; )
..I also speak Cantonese, Chinese dialects, German, an' some others..of course English, no da..

But Even before I spoke the language flently (ie: before 4th grade..) having the songs, true lyrics, and translations really can help you to learn the language..^^

It's words, to a catchy tune, that you memorise...learning a language with music *is* possible, no da!! ^_^

~Hichan

[Magnus9]

Im fluent!! I can say hello and yes and no....and hello:P

I wish I could speak japanese and I really want to learn but I dont have very much time:( Hey liddo where are those courses on the net that ur taking??

[EVA fiend]

I like listening to the catchy tunes. I don't speak Japanese, but some songs are so simple that it easy to sing along to (opening theme to Totoro anyone?!). Also, I find it's better not to know what the some songs are about, as once they are translated or transformed into english, the songs tend to suck. I mean, can you imagine what "Zettai Unmai Mokushiroku" (aka The Absolute Destiny Apocalyse in english) from Utena would sound like in english!? Arrgh, it doesn't bear thinking about.., :lol:

[heerogf]

i love j-pop, even though i dont' understand it, i memorized the lyrics to my fave song and sing to it, i don't even know what i'm singing, but it's still cool :)

[JetErNyY02]

this has nothin 2 do wit the topic, but i just like 2 say that this thread wuz dead 4 2 months~!!

[heerogf]

it's nice that somebody brought it back up again :) new members can talk about it without making a new thread, i just thought of something, whenever somebody new reply to a dead thread, somebody yell THIS THREAD IS ALREADY DEAD and when somebody new started a new thread, others say THIS THREAD HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY so what are u suppose they to do, i don't think there is anything wrong with reviving a USEFUL dead thread, i may be wrong, but that's just what i think

[Yumiko]

ah cool. who revived this thread??

newhoo, some japanese songs, you cant really understand what they are singing, even if you are fluent. just like some english songs, you cant understand wat they are singing until u listen really hard. so having lyrics help either way.

and when you dont understand the meanings of the idioms of the song, that is my problem. so i hafta ask ppl wat they mean.

hiyoku?? i would really like to know how u learned to speak japanese on your own?? i'm 1/2 japanese, and even with japanese classes i have things i dont understand becuz i'm not immersed in the language to use it as frequently. isnt it hard to learn on your own??

[Apollo-chan]

Originally posted by Hiyoku
Heh..hate to break an...err, trend, but I speak Japanese fluently, no da...
(Self-taught!! Yay!! ..^^; )
..I also speak Cantonese, Chinese dialects, German, an' some others..of course English, no da..

But Even before I spoke the language flently (ie: before 4th grade..) having the songs, true lyrics, and translations really can help you to learn the language..^^

It's words, to a catchy tune, that you memorise...learning a language with music *is* possible, no da!! ^_^

~Hichan

Second Paragraph, first line. You brag about speaking so many languages and you're the greatest but your grammar. Spoke instead of speak? *ROFLMAO* Sorry to dis you but I thought that was freakin hilarious! Oh my goddess!!! I couldn't breathe after laughing so hard! No attitude added or anything Hiyoku. It probably was a typo. It was just hilarious.

[Bishdariel]

i dont understand the japanese thongs, but i really like a lot of them, cause they are just great! sometimes the voice isnt so important. the song gives you just a good view how it could be.

[Mika-chan]

I can sing mast of my fave J-pop and anime songs in Japanese. It's easier to sing it than speak it sometimes. Unfortunately, I have no idea what most of the words translate too! :heh:
I've been studying a little Japanese on my own from the interenet, dictionaries, and some of those "how to" books, and I plan on taking classes over the summer.

[Cetacious]

Call me weird please, but I prefer to listen to songs without knowing what they mean. It kinda brings the music into foreground.

[blueraven]

I have a lot of anime songs in Japanese and like many people here, even though I have no idea what I'm really saying, I memorize the words because I just like the song.

[Yumiko]

heh. thats how i am with korean music and some chinese music. i dont understand the some of the lyrics, but i sing anyway when i go to the chinese kareoke bars. I swear, chinese music is hard to decipher what they are singing.

[blueraven]

is kareoke fun because whenever we have it at school people really get into it? But I can't see myself ever going in front of people to sing with my bright red face!

[Yumiko]

if you're not shy, karaoke is really fun. its just a place to hang out with friends, sing, and eat.

[Usagi^.^]

I'm currently learning japanese, but it's a little hard... My maternal language is french, and I've learned english by listening tv and songs... so I try to do the same thing with jap! I sing the jap songs like i was with english ones, I don't always say the good things, but anyway... I search for the lyrics, and it helps me a lot...

For the comprehension, I listen to animé episodes, and so far I know about 50 words... but only simple words... anyway, i'm trying hard, and someday, i'll be as good in jap than in english!

[Fenix]

Great site! It's very handy.

[Oogami Ichirou]

Originally posted by BIshdariel
i dont understand the japanese thongs, but i really like a lot of them, cause they are just great! sometimes the voice isnt so important. the song gives you just a good view how it could be.

WTF? Japanese thongs? hahahahahahaha! :lol: We're talking about SONGS here... :heh:

[Oogami Ichirou]

Well.. japanese songs and the japanese language :heh: heh...

[Mika-chan]

Originally posted by Yumiko
heh. thats how i am with korean music and some chinese music. i dont understand the some of the lyrics, but i sing anyway when i go to the chinese kareoke bars. I swear, chinese music is hard to decipher what they are singing.

I like to listen to Korean music too! :)