Names

chicken32678 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:21 pm

Neechan is an informal way to address an older sister. Regular would be onee-san. Onii-san would be older brother, niichan being the cutesy informal address. Onee-sama or onii-sama being the very formal and respectful of course.

And yes, I wouldn't if I were at a hockey game...but then again I don't really like hockey!:P

Blue Gender · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:48 pm

so why did Naruto call that girl that helped him and Iruka with Mizuki?

Phoenix · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:04 pm

If you're friends, or are assumed to be friends/peers, you can just state their name. Saying the first name of a grownup is a sign of disrespect...

If you ever hear a kid in an anime say a grownup's first name, they are either characterized as delinquents or someone who doesn't give a damn about the older person...

Ziddeth · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:07 pm

Blue Gender wrote:

you wish, you all think you're so high and mighty, you little something!

Whoa..

Hey, Phoenix, would "-Sha" count as a name-thing as well? Or just a title?

Doesnt it mean what the person professionalizes in..? (e.g. Graphic-Sha)

Blue Gender · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:50 am

and how about bassan?

Phoenix · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:05 pm

You mean obaasan?

Grandpa I think. Sometimes they use addresses to people they're not really related to.

Like calling any old man you meet on the street "Gramps" or something...

Ziddeth · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:43 pm

Oh yeah, thats one of those hard words to learn.. xD

Cause there's Obasan and Obaasan.. >_<

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