October 04, 2005

I am feeling genki today... i love myself and today will be a better day!! yea! ganbatte ne!

Definitions of genki on the Web:

A useful (and often used) Japanese word meaning friendly, lively and healthy.
www.nbportal.com/japan/pod_dep-c70759.html

Vigor, energy or vitality
www.yoshinjitsu.com/DZR_Japanese_Dictionary.html

Energetic, lively, active
www.bushiki.co.uk/glossary.htm

ganbatte ne! = "do your best!" This is the friendly request form of the verb "ganbaru" which means "to perservere/do one's best". A stronger command form you sometimes hear (often during sports matches or duels) is "Ganbare!"

to be continued....

8 comments:

crazycat said...

its 3.45pm now... the genki feeling is slipping..... hehe

Anonymous said...

i'm feeling genki too today...not so much yesterday tho.....have a Great day ! :)

crazycat said...

mitzzee: i no longer genki now.. super flat out!

oceanskies79 said...

Genki. I feel as if I went for a short Japanese lesson. Thanks teacher.

Goat Almighty said...

yeah! bukkake!

oops! i meant ganbatte.

fight kaaaatt, fight!

pinkie said...

Ohayo! ;)

crazycat said...

pinkie: ohayu!! ohayu!! hehe

MyOrangeSweater said...

Go eat at Genki Sushi and get your Genki back!!