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really simple japanese .. pls. help!

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urbanegloss2037
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really simple japanese .. pls. help!

Postby urbanegloss2037 » July 17th, 2010 1:43 pm

I know this is stupid .. excuse my ignorance


what's the diff. between "ja ne" and "ja na"?

I'm guessing that "ja ne" is a girly way of saying it while and "ja na" as for guys?


ex. ----- > じゃ なぁああああ


any ideas?

jaboyak
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Postby jaboyak » August 1st, 2010 8:38 pm

"ja ne" and "ja na" are just colloquial ways to say goodbye. "ja na" is just more masculine. Men can say "ja ne" just fine, though, and it's not weird.

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Postby Javizy » August 1st, 2010 11:56 pm

It's just the difference between ne and na. It's not specific to this phrase.

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Postby azarashigoma3373 » September 25th, 2010 1:17 pm

"Ja ne" can be used in both man and women.
but if women use " ja na", she seems a bit manly or bad.ja-na is a manly word more informal than ja-ne.

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