Grammar textbook crosswalk

[morteASD]

@zEUs_japanese

So the queston was: do japanese weebs also refer to their favorite anime girls as waifus?

I don’t think they do.

@Leebo

This thesaurus entry doesn’t even bring up the “virtual wife” meaning,

Yeah, I was a bit unclear. I don’t think it is used in Japanese (but did find some resources where they explain it in Japanese). Just meant that when someone says “waifu” when talking English, they usually think it’s a common katakana word for wife in Japanese.

[jprspereira]

@Belthazar

ローマ字 comes from the Portuguese pronunciation of “Rome”, not the English word “Roman”.

Ohhh, I suddenly have more reasons to brag

@Belthazar

But hey, if you want to refuse to pronounce a Japanese word in Japanese, at least pronounce it in Portuguese.

I’d love to see people trying to get that R correctly

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRoma.

[thebiofan]

Looks like a really good and useful project I’m going to add TRY, minna no nihongo, AIAIJ and chuukyuu e ikou/wo manabou textbooks.

[s1212z]

@morteasd

It has only one meaning (the virtual one),

Then we have a lot of dictionaries to correct then

Pretty sure term this was a loan word long before western-culture started marrying their favorite anime character. Point taken, it means differently is certain circles…I guess I was using it the traditional ‘pretentious’ way, ha!

@zEUs_japanese

do japanese weebs also refer to their favorite anime girls as waifus?

Is this just a western phenomenon or are natives even aware?
What Does Waifu Mean? - Japan Powered

@zEUs_japanese

Also: It’s crazy how this thread was derailed.

Agreed, apologies @xXHanazonoXx

[morteASD]

@s1212z

Then we have a lot of dictionaries to correct then

Ehh, sorry to derail even further, but… What? We’re talking specifically about the usage of the word waifu. You didn’t say ワイフ originally. Whatever, I was joking; it was just a funny mistake.

[MegaZeroX]

My favorite thing about “waifu” is that it is in English a Japanese loanword of an English loanword, with the meaning distorted.

[Belthazar]

You mean, like wasei eigo?

[MegaZeroX]

No those are only a Japanese English loanwords. “Waifu” is an English Japanese English loanword.

[nclbk]

Do people actually use the word waifu in a normal English sentence? I suppose I’m just not part of that subculture but I’ve never come across anyone using it.

[MegaZeroX]

It is pretty regularly used within anime/manga/visual novel/gaming communities, both ironicly and unironically. And most people outside those communities under 30 would at least recognize the term I would think.

[nclbk]

Interesting. I’m in my early thirties so I think I must have narrowly missed the boat on waifu.

[d-hermit]

Here’s a good analytical take on the role of waifus in the anime community:

The Science of Waifu's

Perhaps I shouldn’t detail the thread even further but the topic of waifus can’t be just teased and not explored.