[whitexsuicide]

First i thought it was a typo but isn't Watashi?

[Coda]

"Watashi" is the "proper" way of saying it. Many girls use "atashi" as feminine, informal slang.

[Demonskid]

Originally Posted by Coda

Go ahead and use it. Just be aware you're flaunting societal norms and you'll be lumped into the same group of people who ride skateboards down the rails at subway stations.

I love skateboards i just can't ride them.. I'd rather learn the rollerblade tricks like that. :3

Watashi - proper/formal
atashi - feminine
boku - boyish
ore - manry xD

are there more then this?

[Coda]

There's "watakushi" which is EXTREMELY formal -- this is what you use when you say "I, <insert name here>, do solemnly swear" kind of statements. Gender-neutral.

There's "washi" that's getting rather old-fashioned (the stereotype is that only elderly men use it).

There's "ware" which is almost as formal as "watakushi" and largely a matter of literary style although you'll occasionally come across someone who uses it in speech. Technically available to either gender, but more common in men when it comes to media (as the level of formality it would imply tends to result in "watakushi" among shrine-maiden-type women).

There's "waga" and its derivatives that are very old-fashioned; these days they're only used when making big speeches.

There's "atai" which is further contracted from "atashi", and therefore even more informal. Typically feminine.

There's a whole slew of various dialectical slang that I won't enumerate, as well as a ton of archaically old-fashioned ones that are pretty much exclusive to period-style literature in current use.

[Demonskid]

so many @-@... i'll stick with boku xD

[Coda]

Yeah, there have been some linguists who argue that they shouldn't even be called pronouns because they don't work the same way as they do in western languages. They carry a lot more information (the studies call it "semantics") than western-language pronouns and don't get used nearly as often.

As long as you remember to switch to "watashi" when you need to be polite, you'll be fine.

[Demonskid]

of course ^_^ always be polite to people you are unfamilar with and meet for the first time. be casual with friends :3

meaning with you I can use boku, with new people who enter the thread i use watashi ^-^

[Trakadon]

( has caused Coda's brain to implode out of frustration )

o .o''

[Demonskid]

I learned a new kanji over the weekend ouo

夢(dream)

its so pretty too ouo

[Coda]

お誕生日おめでとう、トリスフィー！！
otanjoubi omedetou, Torisufii!!
Happy birthday, Trisphee!

[Demonskid]

お誕生日おめでとう！！
otanjoubi omedetou!!
Happy Birthday!!

*pulls party Popper strings*

[whitexsuicide]

I don't know if you guys care for this tid-bit of information but Konpeito is made by putting a piece of rice into a turning pot and covered layer by layer of sugar for five days, and on that fifth day that is when it gets it's little bumps. Also you can freeze onigiri.

[Demonskid]

i don't even know what that is. I'll google it tomorrow ouo but if it looks tasty i'll try to make it

[whitexsuicide]

it's star candy... It's like Rock candy but in yummy star form!

[Mika]

I'm learning japanese through university. It's part of my language core.

[Demonskid]

STAR CANDY!? *spazzes out* i've always wanted to try that 8D

Mika - would you be willing to share your learnings with us here? :3