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Happy Birthday AsahinaKimi Otanjoubi Omedetou!! (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jan 2015 OP
Happy Birthday! malthaussen Jan 2015 #1
yes! HAppy Birthday to a very sweet person! Raine1967 Jan 2015 #2
Thank you very much! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #12
HappY bIRtHdaY!! handmade34 Jan 2015 #3
Thank you so very much! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #14
Hava a Happy B-day Kimi! Where have you been? panader0 Jan 2015 #4
oh myyyyy! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #8
Alles gute zum Geburtstag Sanity Claws Jan 2015 #5
dankjewel! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #10
Happy Birthday AsahinaKimi !! Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #6
Hello there... AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #9
you aren't a licensed DUer until you've been in the hot tub!! Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #11
I will try and post a bit more.. AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #13
a very merry birthday to you! rurallib Jan 2015 #7
Thank you so very much AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #17
Otanjoubi Omedetou AsahinaKimi lovemydog Jan 2015 #15
Domo Arigatou! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #18
Happy Birthday, Kimi! femmocrat Jan 2015 #16
kAWAII AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #19
YUI might be too modest to tell you today is also her birthday ...and Yui..one of your AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #20
omg... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #21
Hey there, you!!! KMOD Jan 2015 #23
Thanks... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #24
So cool! demmiblue Jan 2015 #32
Hello, AsahinaKimi KMOD Jan 2015 #22
Thankyou. AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #28
Happy Birthday, fellow January baby! GoCubsGo Jan 2015 #25
*Toast!!* arcane1 Jan 2015 #26
*kampai!* AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #30
Today at work, they started an informal class in Japanese arcane1 Jan 2015 #33
When you say AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #37
They taught us "Yoroshiku onegai shimasu" today. Is that similar? arcane1 Jan 2015 #38
Here; AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #42
Ooh, thanks for this! Apparently I signed up for long-term classes arcane1 Jan 2015 #45
Ganbarimasu is used when you're referring to yourself doing your best. betsuni Jan 2015 #44
You are correct... AsahinaKimi Feb 2015 #46
Happy Birthday Kimi and yui! pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #27
Thanks AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #29
Arigatou! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #31
Or in the language of Japan's favorite holiday destination, KamaAina Jan 2015 #34
Mahalo! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #35
Arigatou!! AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #36
O-tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #39
arigatou! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #43
Happy Birthday, Kimi-San! MrScorpio Jan 2015 #40
Thank you AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #41

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
8. oh myyyyy!
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 03:31 PM
Jan 2015

This is nice.. thank you so very much. I have been working at the VA, volunteering. I sometimes get to drop in on DU sometimes, but not as much as I like.

Thank you

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
10. dankjewel!
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 03:37 PM
Jan 2015

danke (guessing that's either dutch or german, so Included both...) Hope one of those is correct.

Anyway thank you, doumo arigatougoza imasu!

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
6. Happy Birthday AsahinaKimi !!
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 01:01 PM
Jan 2015
I hope that you have a wonderful day. You are missed around here and we all hope that you are doing well

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
9. Hello there...
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 03:34 PM
Jan 2015

Thank You.. I am still around, just not posting as much, it got me into a little hot water last time I posted but I am still reading DU

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
11. you aren't a licensed DUer until you've been in the hot tub!!
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 03:39 PM
Jan 2015

come on back posting ... the water is fine

truly, your voice is missed

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
15. Otanjoubi Omedetou AsahinaKimi
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 05:39 PM
Jan 2015

Enjoy a wonderful birthday!

Thank you for your friendliness & great sense of humor.

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
20. YUI might be too modest to tell you today is also her birthday ...and Yui..one of your
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:02 PM
Jan 2015

friends on YOUTUBE sent this for you!

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
24. Thanks...
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:28 PM
Jan 2015

now that Kimi spilled the beans.. I guess everyone will know, we met a few years ago in Language class.I was telling people my birthday was coming up, and mentioned the date, and Kimi goes omg, that's my birthday too, we been friends ever since.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
33. Today at work, they started an informal class in Japanese
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:22 PM
Jan 2015

I've learned neither of those expressions yet

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
37. When you say
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 08:11 PM
Jan 2015

"kampai!" its like saying Cheers, or a drink toast. Hope you do well. We can say

Gambarimasu! or Gambare,. do you're best!!

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
38. They taught us "Yoroshiku onegai shimasu" today. Is that similar?
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 08:37 PM
Jan 2015

If I recall correctly, it was described as a polite way for your boss to ask you to do something, and do it well

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
45. Ooh, thanks for this! Apparently I signed up for long-term classes
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 05:44 PM
Jan 2015

And I'll need all the help I can get!

Fortunately, I was once familiar with Mandarin so I do get a little ahead of the class with words like "no" and "wa" and the suffix "ke"

betsuni

(25,493 posts)
44. Ganbarimasu is used when you're referring to yourself doing your best.
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 08:58 AM
Jan 2015

Ganbatte kudasai or more informally gambare when you're urging others to do their best. I feel weird saying this, I'm not Japanese. Oh well.

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