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How do you say “happy” in Japanese?


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Rocky offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
San Francisco, CA, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 minutes after post)

I believe it’s koofuku. Don’t take my word for it though.

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NoN_sToP_dIsCo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
GB | 5 years, 11 months ago (9 minutes after post)

‘ureshii’ is the most common word for happy

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (11 minutes after post)

either one of those two above or shiawase(na)
best dictionary online:

http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/ww…

highly recommend it

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 47 minutes after post)

i’m pretty sure it’s “hapei” (lol, jk, i haven’t taken japanese in years)

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 49 minutes after post)

lol you’re kinda right, young ppl will say “hapi” or “happi”, but its not meant as the state, its just one of those random english words they adopt and then use inappropriately! XD

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 49 minutes after post)

Well then I’ll just say hapi ‘cus that’s easy to remember. =P

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 50 minutes after post)

haha are you learning japanese? i would recommend ureshii…

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 51 minutes after post)

wow, i’m good, i got it correct and i don’t even speak the language

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 53 minutes after post)

sweet. go you.

and lol i’m just trying to pick up words. it’s a fun habit. so if you know any other languages you should totally be my friend. =D

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 55 minutes after post)

ooooooo, i know a little Farsi and a little latin

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 56 minutes after post)

lol it’s not that hard to guess… they adopt ridiculous amounts of english words. but pronounce them so differently you wouldnt recognize it half the time :p

i speak spanish if you’re interested. a bit of french
do you speak any?

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 57 minutes after post)

Oh Farsi. Beautiful written language.

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 57 minutes after post)

Spanish I have learned more than just how to say “happy” and “what’s good” but I wouldn’t say I speak it.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 58 minutes after post)

I see. you like learning “happy” in different languages, don’t you ? hehe most people try to learn “i love you”, or just curse words

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 1 minute after post)

well it’s a good word!
i know how to say I love you in…um…i have no idea how many languages.
the problem is i have no idea if i actually have the right words.
koigokoro, mahal kita, amor, lieben, amore, amour, love…yeah.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 2 minutes after post)

hmm well you have french, italian, german, spanish and of course english right thats for sure. im guessin koigokoro is the japanese. it makes sense, but the most common/natural way of expressing the idea of love is “ai”

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 3 minutes after post)

hmmm, happy in Latin…… that would be felix, beatus, or leatus (latin tends to do things like this)

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 3 minutes after post)

ai. i like that.

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 4 minutes after post)

felix makes sense to me. feliz in spanish.

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 6 minutes after post)

yup, spanish and latin are actually very very similar (lost of words that are one letter off). the only word the eludes me is how can the word “forum” which means marketplace in latin have ever given birth to the word “forensic”.

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 7 minutes after post)

well spanish is latin based. i like the latin languages. i think french is the sexiest and spanish the most fun.

well…**** i dunno. lol

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 8 minutes after post)

hmmm, i can’t say i’ve ever found a language sexy, sexy accents i find lots of places though.

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 11 minutes after post)

foreign accents are just mmmm. i think bilingual people are so attractive.
but see it’s the way the words sound, how they sorta slip of the tongue.

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nox_60 offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 15 minutes after post)

hmmm, i guess you’re right. i don’t know if this is very related, but it’s an interesting point. have you ever thought how many english words are bad words in other languages? And on that note, i must leave, cya around.

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 16 minutes after post)

oh later. it was nice talking to you. =) < 3

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 24 minutes after post)

do you think im attractive? :p
but yeah i knew this guy who spoke french and it was so sexy XD

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 27 minutes after post)

i was in france this summer and i just loved it. plus there was good food, it was quaint, beautiful, and great climbing.

and of course i do. you’re gorgeous and have an amazing personality. haha jk jk x]

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 29 minutes after post)

hahaha thanx. you’re awesome for wanting to learn about different languages. most people are like, im good knowing one :P boo to them! jk

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 31 minutes after post)

i know too many people like that. i hate the people that refuse to learn spanish because this is america and americans should speak american. its bull. i was down at one of the bilingual schools by my house helping out with the play and i realized that all these little kids were cooler than me because they knew two important languages.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 33 minutes after post)

hehe cute. yeah, i guess people just feel threatened. they’re afraid spanish will someday become so important that most people will speak it and that would just suck for those who dont. or that it’ll take over the u.s. or become more important than english. like thats ever gonna happen… silly people :p

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 34 minutes after post)

i bet you speak spanish.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 40 minutes after post)

yeah lol it says in my profile. and didn’t i say it? yeah i said it earlier in the post :p hehe

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 41 minutes after post)

well yeah, i guess so. but for me to realize that i’d have to be paying attention and i’m easily distracted.
honestly i have the memory of a koi.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 42 minutes after post)

lol cute

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 44 minutes after post)

i think i introduced myself to nox but not you.
hola, me llamo isabelle.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 45 minutes after post)

y yo me llamo andrea ^_^ mucho gusto

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 54 minutes after post)

igualmente.
que tal?

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 57 minutes after post)

nada, leyendo. te gusta help.com? veo que eres nueva. (i dunno how advanced you are lol)

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 4 minutes after post)

si. i joined en la mañana.
y es divertido. (is that right?)

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 9 minutes after post)

si, es correcto. que bueno que te gusta esta website ^_^ bienvenida

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 11 minutes after post)

ok, ok, see i know exactly what you’re saying but i can’t come up with any words.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 13 minutes after post)

hehe its ok. ^_^ v very good

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Issyliciousyo offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Boulder, CO, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 15 minutes after post)

alright i’m off.
it was lovely talking to you.

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (5 hours, 25 minutes after post)

see ya ^_^

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-Angel- offline Verified User (5 years, 12 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 years, 11 months ago (13 hours, 53 minutes after post)

Happy —- 幸せで
hello —- 幸せです

sorry

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Telford, O2, GB | 5 years, 11 months ago (16 hours, 5 minutes after post)

dono put helow is coneecywa

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (19 hours, 7 minutes after post)

Are you, Tranquility? :p That’s very interesting

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soyinfinita offline Verified User (6 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
El Paso, TX, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (1 week, 6 days after post)

She wrote, “I’m a young Japanese girl” :p

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 6 months ago (2 years, 5 months after post)

Ahaha…random input but to say ‘I love you’ in Japanese is ‘aishiteru’
Prounounced ‘I-shi-tay-roo’ ^^

just ‘ai’ means love ^^

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 3 months ago (2 years, 8 months after post)

ai-she-teh-roo (”r” is spoken by tapping the top of your mouth just once. sort of like in spainish.)

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 5 months ago (3 years, 6 months after post)

WOW im bad at jap ummm…. ohayoo gazaimasu??????
:)lol

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