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CLICK FOR: SHIGEMO's JAPANESE LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR FFXI
I decided to create my own guide to help others out there who want to learn and party with Japanese players. I've browsed the web for decent Japanese guides, and although many of them had useful phrases, most of them had mispellings and/or grammatical errors. In many cases, these errors changed the entire meaning of the intended statement. The funniest one I've read translated to: May I throw up in your party? (This was due to one mispelled word). So please be careful about what guide you decide to follow, even if it's from a well-known and reputable website. If possible have a fluent speaker double-check it.
A few thoughts on speaking Japanese...
[1] Just because you have a list of words and phrases to use does not mean you can carry out a complicated conversation. So it's probably best to K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid). (A wonderful guideline I learned long ago).
[2] Japanese tend to use different abbreviations and slang that they would not use in RL (real life). For example, we say "LOL" - they say "W" which is short for warau (laugh). They will also string words together, and use alternative spellings for certain things. (More about this is elaborated in the guide).
[3] Expect Japanese players to be polite. I've heard people complain about this in my LS and on some forums. Personally, I appreciate people with manners no matter where they're from. If you can't handle it then play with rude people.
[4] Use the translator.
If you have any questions feel free to ask here or email me: kristy@shigemo.com.
[MINI-BIO on Kris aka Shigemo: I am half Japanese, plus Chinese and Portugese. I grew up in Hawaii which has a large Japanese population and an economy largely based on Japanese tourism. I've worked in retail and the restaurant business dealing with customers and co-workers who were from Japan. I also have friends and family from Japan and America who are fluent, and I've lived with some of them. I've taken about two semesters of Japanese in college. I can read and write hiragana, katakana, and some kanji. かんじはむずかしいですね～ I can understand more than I can speak, but one day I definitely plan to be fluent! ^_^]
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