Can I use doumo to greet my teacher? And how do I thank a stranger who has helped me with directions?
No, that’s a bit too casual.
ありがとうございました。
Would it be okay for my classmates?
Aye, you’d use どうも with friends - in fact, after the first おはよう, it’s more typical to do subsequent greetings in the morning with どうも.
I was reading through some song lyrics, and I came across this: " 現実(りある)" --(which I am assuming is リアル)
And listening to the song, they are for sure saying “リアル”
So I’m wondering is it a common thing to write 現実 but say リアル or is this just a weird instance?
This kind of thing happens in song lyrics and manga. The kanji indicates the meaning while the furigana indicates the pronunciation, as usual. It’s not a real world thing.
But in this case its not giving the pronunciation of 現実 (as far as I know, which is admittedly not a lot), it’s giving a synonym. Which is something I haven’t seen done before.
Right. I didn’t mean that’s it’s giving a real-world valid pronunciation. As you said from hearing the song itself, リアル is the pronunciation used. As to why they bother putting the kanji in the lyrics to begin with, maybe they think it looks more poetic.
So is it relatively common to see furigana that isn’t a true match to the kanji?
It’s say it’s… relatively not uncommon? It definitely exists, but you’re unlikely to come across it in regular day-to-day activities.
In any fantasy setting it’s pretty common, as well. Playing Tales of Vesperia ATM and it’s happening left and right.
I would also say that 叩く is much more general for tapping/knocking/striking something (either with your hand or with an object), while 殴る is closer to “punch.”
I’ve seen it used in manga to contextualise a word or to add nuance, specifically 約束のネバーランド.
I’ve seen the kanji 人食鬼 with the furigana おに - it specifies that the おに they are talking about are 人を食べる鬼
見送る側 as こっちがわ to emphasis the loneliness of always being on the side that says goodbye
Something like ‘庭箱’ (I don’t remember exactly) with furigana せかい to show how small their world is
EDIT: fixed example
In the time of the Aria manga, Earth is now called “Manhome”, so it’s written in dialogue as 地球. It shows that what they’re saying is “Manhome”, but what they mean is “Earth”.
And then there’s the Negima manga, which has spells written with kanji, but the furigana is in Latin. Or Greek, in the case of Evangeline.
Can I use お邪魔します when I enter my classroom?
The classroom in which you’re a student?
If you’re late and the class has already begun, おくれてすみません is what you should say. Maybe throw in a 失礼します. Otherwise, no particular utterance is required.
How do you say “け-particle” in Japanese?
Particle is 助詞. け is a sentence ending particle, so you could go more specific with 終助詞.
So, you could say っけの終助詞 or っけという終助詞 (or is this a different け particle?), @quito5.
I feel dumb for asking but how can you tell hanzi from kanji? The only way I know is if I recognize a phrase or see kana in there somewhere. Does this just come more naturally when you know more vocab/kanji?