tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post8241784246142133022..comments2023-12-23T06:06:24.347-05:00Comments on Just Another Day in Japan: Let's enjoy Japanese: Me, myself, and I, and I, and me...Blue Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-4966653303493569162010-06-20T20:25:36.402-04:002010-06-20T20:25:36.402-04:00More than worrying about which personal pronoun to...More than worrying about which personal pronoun to use, I'd focus on your written Japanese, it's appalling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-44259516068447060812010-06-20T20:25:16.339-04:002010-06-20T20:25:16.339-04:00More than worrying about which personal pronoun to...More than worrying about which personal pronoun to use, I'd focus on your written Japanese, it's appalling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-29391871519353314262010-04-21T04:49:59.343-04:002010-04-21T04:49:59.343-04:00I can definitely see you using 俺, Bryce. Walking a...I can definitely see you using 俺, Bryce. Walking around Peace Park calling people お前. Good times. Heh heh...Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-61730260638635027932010-04-21T04:20:27.221-04:002010-04-21T04:20:27.221-04:00「拙者」とか「おいら」を使ってみればいかがでしょうか?
I'm joking of cou...「拙者」とか「おいら」を使ってみればいかがでしょうか?<br /><br />I'm joking of course. I use either 俺 with friends and 私 or 自分 in more formal situations. I rarely use 僕... although I find myself using it when talking to people who I've just met or don't know very well.<br /><br />I think if you use 私 in formal situations it will make you sound a little more confident and 'adult' than 僕 will. Middle-aged men who call themselves 僕 kind of creep my out.<br /><br />自分 is pretty convenient. It doesn't really carry any strong connotations (in my opinion).Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592011027518885015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-85855742485496184552010-04-20T08:05:29.059-04:002010-04-20T08:05:29.059-04:00Specifically my girlfriend said 僕 is cuter. ぼく br...Specifically my girlfriend said 僕 is cuter. ぼく brings all the girls to the yard.Joe4theRecordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266035941155654417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-35939816149814465452010-04-20T04:33:16.099-04:002010-04-20T04:33:16.099-04:00Hmmm, I see. For now I think 僕 works ok for me, bu...Hmmm, I see. For now I think 僕 works ok for me, but I would still like to better understand the nuances that 俺 and 僕 carry. <br /><br />In your mind, what kind of character goes with each one, Taeko? If I might ask. =)Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-84156271324142261692010-04-20T03:59:51.369-04:002010-04-20T03:59:51.369-04:00This is my totally personal experience and comment...This is my totally personal experience and comment on today's topic. My brother usually uses 俺 and 私 in a formal situation. He has never used 僕. And most of my male friends use 俺, it's because I think we are friends; don't have to be polite. But I might be laughing if I hear they say 僕 even in a polite situation because I know their キャラ doesn't go with 僕. Probably they will use 自分 or 私 instead of 俺 in a formal situation. For example when talk to your boss at work "自分が責任をもってその仕事を引き受けますので、お任せください。"<br />something like that.... so which "I" do you want to use?Taekonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-74825886463859042382010-04-20T01:03:30.000-04:002010-04-20T01:03:30.000-04:00Yeah, I agree on both points - depends on the pers...Yeah, I agree on both points - depends on the person, and I did point blank as my girlfriend. Pretty unJapanese, but she's pretty straightforward and frank, and she said either one is fine with her, so...guess it doesn't matter much there.<br /><br />And yeah, learning all your Japanese from girls can be a problem like that. Guys calling themselves あたし...=\Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-90876062201322614302010-04-19T23:35:59.491-04:002010-04-19T23:35:59.491-04:00First of all, go with what you girlfriend recommen...First of all, go with what you girlfriend recommends! Always a solid bet in any situation. <br /><br />Also, I think it really depends on your personality to some degree- and perhaps your girlfriend who I assume is Japanese, is the best judge, than rather someone else's unknown partner. <br /><br />The response you have cited might well be a subtle suggestion of something she was thinking all along!<br /><br />Personally, I would never use 僕. If I am in a casual situation I will use 俺, if it is more formal,私. <br /><br />That said, I know plenty of guys who use 僕 and it seems to work for them. <br /><br />As long as it is not 俺様... or あたし which I have heard some guys use who have learnt their J-go from girlfriends or anime - then you will be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com