Ghetto Grammar : Japponics

Shitokan to Akan Yo! Colloquial Japanese.
Article #117 Ghetto grammar Supplement - Learning how to say wazzup dog? and other phrases in Japanese By Makurasuki
Useful Japanese Words

My lenses here at Squidoo entitled Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar or JPPGG for short,cannot be held liable for the level of politeness you choose to speak. Please choose the words you speak, and the level at which you speak them at, wisely as results vary immensely. These lessons are for reference purpose only. Any improper real use of the JPPGG grammar principles presented here become the sole responsibility of those that use them. Speaking in base language or using these grammar principles could prove hazardous to your linguistic health. Persons who are acquainted with what is known as plain form Japanese will should also know that one's mouth is stronger than a two edged sword. It is advisable to always bridle one's tongue to ensure that only polite words come out and make sure that nothing bad comes in. I haved angered many a Japanese person through the use of plain form in my speaking. Avoid the plain form. Always use the polite form and proper endings for verbs, to keep the respect and dignity level high. Good luck!It is not recommended that any beginner of Japanese use anything less than the most polite level of language possible.

This lense will show how to use a colloquial auxilliary form of the Japanese expression - must verb- Then we will explore how this colloquial phrase form evolved.

 1. must verb - verb (BaseI) nakute wa narimasen,

ex. 1.  I must eat. - Watakushi wa tabenakute wa narimasen.

2. must verb - verb (Base I) nakereba narimasen  

Ex. 2. He must go. - KARE WA IKANAKEREBA NARIMASEN. 

3. must verb - Verb in (Base I) NAKUCHA NARANAI (This is an abbreviated version of Ex. 1)

Ex. 3. We must return. (go home) - KAERANAKUCHA NARANAI.

Ex. 4. Must verb - Verb in (Base I) NAKYA NARAN* (NARAN = IEKENAI, IKAN,or AKAN)

*The auxilliary verb, must, in Japanese, is NARU -v. to become. Naru is often times replaced by some form of the Japanese verb to go such as Ikeru- to be able to go, or IKU. Just remember that by shortening the plain form of the verb NARU into its NARAN or IKAN form, you make it very hard on the ears and it be heard as being vulgar, base and impolite. This form of language, which is even lower than the lowest politeness level allowed in Japanese should not be used by any foreign born speaker of Japanese, if they still want to retain a little bit of respect for themselves and not get beat up. It is shown here as reference only.

 There are two to three different Japanese grammar constructs that will express

, subjectmust verb.

All of the constructs are based upon the negative conditional form of the auxiliary verb - must - Form the construct in the following way:

verb (Base I) NAKEREBA(negative conditional)   NARIMASEN(From the verb NARU -v. to become). Since you can replace NARU with IKERU, or IKU in its vulgar or impolite varieties. There are many ways of saying the same thing. They all come out meaning must, the equivalent auxiliary in English.

If ~ verb then it is no good.

(It will not go good, or sit well with someone etc). (~-not)

Ex. 1. If you do not drink your medicine, it is not going to be good for you.

KUSURI WO NOMANAKEREBA NARIMASEN.

A literal translation might be - If you do not drink your medicine that not very becoming is or "It will never do if you do not take your medicine."

In more modern American English - Take your frikkin medicine dog! or "You have to take your medicine. You must take you medicine.

Ex. 2. We must go! We have to go!

 

Ikanakya ikenai!                                                    

A literal translation might be - If we do not go, it will not go well.

A literal translation might be - In more modern American English it becomes - We had better get the hell out of here! We had better go! We best get!

SHITO^KAN TO AKAN TO^

Ex. 3. You have got to get it done. You must do it. You are going to have to do it. You better do it now or regret not doing it later!

Now the last phrase comes from Hakata way of speaking, Tenjin, Ropponmatsu, It comes straight from my favorite part of Japan the Hakata area in Fukuoka. This dialect can be heard all over in the prefecture of Fukuoka, Japan. It is called it  Hakata Ben, or Hakata speak.It seems the further one travels from the source of a dialect, (In this case the middle of Hakata, or Tenjin,  the more varied the dialect becomes. So you will see this Japanese grammar construct in other various forms as well.

This is Nama Nihongo (raw Japanese). A Genuine Draft  of the Japanese language if you will. Native as native can get concerning spoken Japanese.

What you are about to read is exclusive to readers of this Squidoo lens. If you catch on to the following Japanese grammar plug and play construct, you can gain an edge to the scholarly studies you might receive elsewhere. Nowhere else on the web can you get such modern observations of the Japanese language. It comes straight from the best teachers of the Japanese language -  The Japanese themselves. This dialect never before seen in textbook form appears to you now. Study this and be leagues ahead of you peers in your Japanese language skills. These expressions even give a glimpse at what life is like in Hakata, and Tenjin, and the areas surrounding the great Japanese city of Fukuoka.

If improperly used, use of Hakata Ben in the wrong way could could make your Japanese conversation sound very rude. Use of Hakata ben in the right way however also has immense possibilities for making your Japanese conversation sound impressively polite. I mean I thought I heard the most polite way to say a phrase until you throw a little spice of Hakata ben on the top, and then it really sounds polite. Its like the warsh of Washington  in Texas dialects or the aboot of about for Canadian English dialects. Our focus here is on one phrase, SHITO^KAN TO AKAN TO^!. MEANING, "We better do it now so that we won't regret not doing it later! SHITO^KAN TO AKAN TO^ also gives us the added grammar bonus of Verb (Base TE) OKU, meaning to do a verb now to save for later(Japanese Grammar Lesson #90 

If we go backwards from most polite must form of conditional negative verb we start with

IKIMASEN - IKANAI - IKAN -AKAN - or IKEN depending on how much the speaker feels that the task can be accomplished.

Verb in Base I NAKUTE WA NARIMASEN. Which is also understood in more plain form, less formal form would say Verb in Base I NAKUTE WA NARANAI, IKANAI, or simplified even further by saying NARAN, IKEN, IKAN, or AKAN.

2. Verb NAKEREBA NARIMASEN. in negative conditional (Ex. Ikanakereba narimasen.)

Modern Japanese with an interesting slant.

Japanetics

 

Ganbatte ne! Do your best

Makurasuki

Ja Mata Kondo

 

Ghetto After Blast or G.A.B. - Wazzup dawg could be expressed in Japanese by the expression osu (silent u oh sibilent s) which is normally how one is greeted upon entering a Do^jo^ or sumo training gym. Females might simply ask if you are,"Genki"? Sometimes you will here an older person adressing a younger person with,"Genki Kai?"