Give translation:

"I study japanese, but I'm not yet good at it."

could I say

私は日本語をべんきょうします、でも私はまだよいくないです。


hmm.. should I say benkyoushite ?

And if I don't want to be too formal, should I use "ore" or "boku" instead of "watashi". And should I also say Bekyousuru instead of masu-form ?

This post was edited by greydoom on Aug 7 2009 10:21am

You don't really need to use "I" so often. Japanese is a contextual language, so once you have your "watashi" in the beginning, you don't need to reuse it.

I would say your sentence as :私は日本語を勉強していますがまだ下手ですよ - I am studying japanese, but I am still poor at it. (if you really want to use よくない, you can replace 下手 with あまり　よくない)






You generally shouldn't use "ore", but "boku" is expected in informal environment. Using watashi is a "safe" option. The same goes for "masu" forums. You are generally safe to drop them in informal environment (such as with friends or people you know well). The best tip I can give is wait for the Japanese person to drop the formalities before using them yourself.

This post was edited by skystrike on Aug 7 2009 08:44pm

thx. T/C

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