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Old 07-19-2004, 04:26 PM
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clear translations of the following?

chan - term of endearment for younger people?
san - term of respect for people elder or peers?
senpai - boss?
kun - no idea

any other words like that?
Old 07-19-2004, 04:28 PM
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senna = prince?
Old 07-19-2004, 05:10 PM
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senpai can also be used to address someone who is in a higher grade like 9th grade girl will call a guy in the 10th grade (last name) senpai.
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Old 07-19-2004, 05:41 PM
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I think that if a sentence or phrase ends in "ka" that it's in a form of a question.




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