AZS (or \u3042\u3056\u30fc\u3059):
\n<\/b>\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 (“thank you”).<\/b>\u25b3:<\/b>
\n(This one requires some explanation!)
\nIn spoken Japanese, sometimes words that end on “\u3044” (e.g. “\u306a\u3044”), sometimes get pronounced, “\u3048\u30fc” (as in, “\u3058\u3083\u306d\u30fc” instead of\u3000”\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044”).
\nNow, if you wanted to express that you think someone is cool in Japanese, you would say \u25cb\u25cb\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304b\u3063\u3053\u3044\u3044\u3000(or, if you were to change the \u3044-sound, \u30ab\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc).
\nThe Japanese word for “triangle” is \u4e09\u89d2\u5f62 (“\u3055\u3093\u304b\u304f\u3051\u3044” pronounced “\u3055\u3093\u304b\u3063\u3051\u3044” in this case).
\nYou can see where this is going, right? \u3055\u3093\u304b\u3063\u3051\u3044… \u25cb\u25cb\u3055\u3093\u3001\u30ab\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc…
\n“I think Johhny Depp is really cool!” would be “\u30b8\u30e7\u30cb\u30fc\u30fb\u30c7\u30c3\u30d7\u3055\u3093\u3001\u30ab\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc\uff01” in Japanese, or in Twitter language, would be \u30b8\u30e7\u30cb\u30fc\u30fb\u30c7\u30c3\u30d7\u25b3!\u306a\u3046 \/ \u308f\u305a \/ \u3046\u3043\u308b :<\/b>
\nThese are all transliterations of English words – “now”, “was” and “will” – and perform more or less the same functions. Tacked on to the end of words, they function as simple to way to say when the word is taking place (and so, when you are going to do\/have done something), for example:
\n\u306a\u3046 \u2192 \u5915\u98df\u306a\u3046 (\u3086\u3046\u3057\u3087\u304f\u306a\u3046): Having dinner now \/ \u65b0\u5bbf\u306a\u3046 (\u3057\u3093\u3058\u3085\u304f\u306a\u3046): I’m in Shinjuku right now
\n\u308f\u305a \u2192 \u30ab\u30e9\u30aa\u30b1\u308f\u305a: I went to karaoke earlier
\n\u3046\u3043\u308b \u2192 \u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3\u3046\u3043\u308b: I’m going to have ramen later
\nInterestingly, these are always written in hiragana (and not katakana, which is traditionally used to display foreign\/loan words)…<\/p>\n88888888:<\/b>
\nRepresents applause, when someone congratulates you on something.
\nJapanese onomatopoeia for “applause” is “\u30d1\u30c1\u30d1\u30c1” (which translates to 88 – “\u306f\u3061\u306f\u3061”), so 888888 is the sound of many hands clapping.<\/p>\n
You’re sure to surprise your Japanese Twitter followers by using some of these in your Tweets!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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