I need Japanese language partners, please!! Hi everyone...I am looking to make some great friends as well as pick up some language partners who either speak Japanese and English or are learning. I would like to have more friends to chat with, practice my language skills with, apply what I know, learn, help each other, and also make some close friends. My native language is English...I am currently learning Japanese and have been studying for about 7 months now. I am still a beginner but have learned quite a lot. I would like to apply and use what I have learned so I don't forget, have others to correct me if I make a mistake and to just have fun learning together... if you are interested in becoming friends, language partners, or both please contact me and I will give you my facebook account. Thanks!! ~ Misty

Hiragana / katakana / kanji Hello. I have a question regarding when to use which alphabet symbol when writing in Japanese. I am currently memorizing hiragana then moving on to katakana. I often see a mix of the two and some kanji occasionally on Japanese products I buy. I was wondering why this was. I tried to look it up online and the site I checked said that important words in the sentence or foreign words are what are written in katakana and kanji. Is this true? Could someone please explain the rules to me? Thanks, Misty~

Nihongo Japanese corrections / question... Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me with a few different things. I have been studying Japanese for a little over a month now. I am still currently in the process of memorizing hiragana and learning verbs / conjugates of verbs and learning the particles of the language. I would like someone to watch this video and let me know if I made any mistakes and kindly correct me. The video can be found here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwo2yoK10FY&feature=related The dialogue I used in the video was: minsan, konichiwa! hajimemashite. Watashi wa misty desu. yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Ogenki desu ka? Nihongo ga heta de, ayamari ga areba naoshite kudasai. Nihongo wo ikkagetsu dake benkyou shiteimasu. Nihongo wa tanoshii desu. Nihon wa omoshiroi desu. tomodachi ni naritai desu. watashi wa amerika-jin desu. nijyuu ni sai desu. kekkon shiteimasu. Watashi wa poppu ga suki desu. Watashi no shumi ha souji wo surukoto to, internet wo mirukoto to, juery wo tukuru koto desu. Watashi wa okaimono ga suki desu. Watashi no suki na iro wa pinku desu. Watashi no Rilakkuma ga dai suki desu. Watashi wa chicken nuggeto ga dai suki desu. watashi wa ocha ga dai suki desu. Inu wo katte imasu. Watashi no inu wa kawaii desu. Watashi no inu wa chiisai desu. hoka ni shitsumon wa arimasu ka? ijou desu. matane!~ I also have a few other questions...I was wondering if someone could tell me how to say the following ssentences: I really love Japanese fashion. I am learning Japanese because I really enjoy the culture, music, fashion, people, and cute characters of the country. My favorite food is ______ My favorite thing to drink is_______ I really want to be able to communicate with others who speak Japanese. Japan is a beautiful country with beautiful people. I hope to one day visit Japan. I am still a beginner at Japanese but hope to continue improving. I like listening to Japanese and Korean pop music. I like playing video games. I really like Japanese technology. I love Japanese phones. I love phone charms!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That covers all of my questions for now! Thank you to who ever helps out. I greatly appreciate it. Arigatou gozaimous!!I would also like to know how to say "and" in a sentance correctly like if I wanted to say my dog was cute and small...it would not be watashi no inu wa kawaii ga chiisai desu....would it? HELP!! :D

Is this okay for an introduction of oneself? Konichiwa! Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Misty desu. Nijyu ni sai desu. Amerika-jin desu. Kekkon shimashta. Nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu. Nihongo wo ikkagetsu dake benkyou shiteimasu. Watashi wa okaimono ga suki desu. Watashi no suki na iro wa pinku desu. Inu wo katte imasu. Watashi no shumi ha souji wo surukoto to, internet wo mirukoto to, juery wo tukuru koto desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!!

Messengers / Skype Anyone willing to help me learn Japanese please send me a message so we can exchange ID's for messengers. I am mainly looking for someone to have basic conversations with so I can use what I have been learning and not forget it as time goes on. Any native speaker of Japanese learning English or vice versa will do. Preferably female. :) Thanks, Misty

What is the difference between 皆さん and みなさん? Hello, I am having trouble understanding which way "everyone" or mina / minasan / minasama are written as stated above. I have seen both and am not sure which is correct. Also, when stating something such as oyasuminasai or konichiwa are these words used before or after the phrase such as: oyasuminasai minasan or minasan oyasuminasai. Thanks in advance for clarifying! :)

Does Anyone Who Speaks Japanese Have a Nintendo 3DS? I was wondering if there was anyone from Japan or who speaks Japanese that has a 3DS and would be willing to exchange Swapnotes with me so I can practice having basic conversations. Thanks!! ~ Misty

First notebook entry: Introducing myself Minasan konichiwa!! Hajimemashite! Watashi wa Misty desu. Watashi wa 22-saidesu. nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Matanee!!