Faking Japanese

by **Mulboyne** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:50 am

One of the first bits of advice I got in Japan was:

If you want to sound fluent pronouncing "moshi moshi", just say "washing machine" instead and no-one will notice.

I think this is a great gambit. Anyone know anything similar? Or, even more interesting, is there an english phrase which you can mimic in Japanese?

by **GuyJean** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:55 am

Mulboyne wrote: is there an english phrase which you can mimic in Japanese?

Everyone knows 'Dontouchmymustache'.

Doesn't really sound the same, though..

GJ

by **Taro Toporific** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:59 am

Mulboyne wrote:I think this is a great gambit. Anyone know anything similar? Or, even more interesting, is there an english phrase which you can mimic in Japanese?

Sure. My judo sensei would alway break-up laughing madly saying, Hokaido dofu for "How do you do".

Then again, some of his family lived in Hokaido and he ate a lot of tofu.

by **AssKissinger** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:10 am

Everyone knows 'Dontouchmymustache'

I missed that one. What the Hell's it supposed to sound like?

by **Taro Toporific** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:16 am

AssKissinger wrote:
Everyone knows 'Dontouchmymustache'

I missed that one. What the Hell's it supposed to sound like?

"do itashimashite"

by **AssKissinger** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:20 am

That doesn't even sound close! Washing machine does.

by **Taro Toporific** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:25 am

AssKissinger wrote:That doesn't even sound close! Washing machine does.

San kyu, san kyu, san kyu berry machi

See the joke about this at HunkaButta.com

by **Failsafe** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:30 pm

Mulboyne wrote:If you want to sound fluent pronouncing "moshi moshi", just say "washing machine" instead and no-one will notice.

Pure genuis :fresse:

by **Andocrates** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:45 pm

by **devicenull** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:54 pm

in korean i know "chicken cow" and for some reason "homo say yo" seems to get a positive response if done quickly

by **Taro Toporific** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:08 pm

by **DJEB** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:35 pm

Mulboyne wrote: Anyone know anything similar?

I asked my you me and she said, "Just mumble everything you say, and you'll be fine."

by **khusam** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:42 am

This is from a buddy:

`goat cheese, SO summer! Desu.`

by **Snapped** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:32 pm

When new to Japan, I would always use "eat a ducky mouse" to remember itatakimasu.

by **American Oyaji** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:40 pm

Snapped wrote:When new to Japan, I would always use "eat a ducky mouse" to remember itatakimasu.

PRICELESS!!

by **myothercarisajumpsuit** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:40 pm

how could nobody have yet mentioned the famous?!?!? ...

hota imo ijuru na!
sounds like
what time is it now?
to japanese supposedly
and means
don't mess with the potato i dug up!

by **Mels** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:38 am

Snapped wrote:When new to Japan, I would always use "eat a ducky mouse" to remember itatakimasu.

I never heard this one. I love it. I will have to tell my friends because they have a tough time with this one.

by **cenic** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:06 am

My favorites are to ask them if they like "Hello Kitty" then look at them strange and ask why they like hara kiri. Also, when I act stupid I just say "Amari Tado" -- I am retard....They never understand either of these jokes, but they make me laugh. Also, when leaving I like to say "Abayo" like in classic samurai films, again, they only look at me strange.

by **Marvin Feltcher** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:38 am

When new to Japan, I would always use "eat a ducky mouse" to remember itatakimasu.

I guy I knew when I first arrived used to say, "Eat a doggy mess."

by **MrUltimateGaijin** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:06 pm

onegaishimasu = on a gaijins muff

by **gkanai** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:32 pm

semi-related (Japanese language joke) so...

Desert Island

A team of sociologists have planned an experiment in isolation. They send an Englishman, a Frenchman and a Japanese man to a deserted island and arrange to come back and pick them up in a year's time and see how they have adapted.

The sociologists leave, and the three men decide to split up the tasks amongst themselves.

"I'm an engineer" says the Englishman, "So I'll handle building a shelter".

He turns to the Frenchman and says: "You French are pretty good cooks so why don't you handle the cooking?"

The Frenchman agrees, and the Englishman turns to the Japanese and says "That leaves you to organise the supplies".

The Japanese man agrees and each man sets about his tasks.

A year passes, and the sociologists return to see how the men have coped.

Punchline available here:

C. Buddha's Hasty Musings: Desert Island

by **ichigo partygirl** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:13 pm

gkanai wrote:semi-related (Japanese language joke) so...

Desert Island

A team of sociologists have planned an experiment in isolation. They send an Englishman, a Frenchman and a Japanese man to a deserted island and arrange to come back and pick them up in a year's time and see how they have adapted.

The sociologists leave, and the three men decide to split up the tasks amongst themselves.

"I'm an engineer" says the Englishman, "So I'll handle building a shelter".

He turns to the Frenchman and says: "You French are pretty good cooks so why don't you handle the cooking?"

The Frenchman agrees, and the Englishman turns to the Japanese and says "That leaves you to organise the supplies".

The Japanese man agrees and each man sets about his tasks.

A year passes, and the sociologists return to see how the men have coped.

Punchline available here:

C. Buddha's Hasty Musings: Desert Island

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA - pure brillance. my stomach hurts i laughed so much

by **B Gallagher** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:09 pm

hahaha.. old joke.. but still funny.

by **Mulboyne** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:48 am

by **Mulboyne** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:48 pm

I was looking at a restaurant map on the Tradina site when I noticed they had the above phrase for a taxi driver accompanied by a suggested phonetic pronunciation.

by **omae mona** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:59 pm

Mulboyne wrote:

I was looking at a restaurant map on the Tradina site when I noticed they had the above phrase for a taxi driver accompanied by a suggested phonetic pronunciation.

I was just staring at this laughing in disbelief at how stupid it was. Then I read it out loud to Mrs. Omae Mona, in my best strong American accent. She asked me to repeat it one time to confirm, but she got the Japanese version of it down 100%. Oy vey.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:54 pm

omae mona wrote:I was just staring at this laughing in disbelief at how stupid it was. Then I read it out loud to Mrs. Omae Mona, in my best strong American accent. She asked me to repeat it one time to confirm, but she got the Japanese version of it down 100%. Oy vey.

I think if you had a posh English accent she would've got it the first time.

by **Buraku** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:37 pm

The championship title of fake Japanese goes to Ling-Ling
he was this pokemon-ish dude who started in this kind of adultesque southpark style tv show

by **TennoChinko** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:49 am

by **Tengu Kid** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:44 am

After a hards days work - `A scary summer dress`.
That was how I used to remember it...

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