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Genki ne?

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  • 20-01-2008 8:20pm
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    Hey, a Japanese friend of mine told me she had checked my bebo and that I seemed "really GENKI ne".
    Looked online for translation but seem to get lots of different meanings.
    Anyone shed some light on what it means?
    Thanks.


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    'healthy' or in good shape, i think!


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    ND 1978 wrote: »
    'healthy' or in good shape, i think!

    Yeah? That's kind of what I expected I suppose. Thanks for the quick response!


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    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users Posts: 10,581 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    genki means genki. It's the most useful word in the Japanese language.


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    Giruilla
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    NekkidBibleMan wrote: »
    genki means genki. It's the most useful word in the Japanese language.

    yeah but people think your a bit dry if you say it! onl really gaijin seem to say it


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    giddyup
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    Genki desu ka roughly translates as are you in good form. Genki means healthy or energetic and a ne added on means 'isn't it' or 'aren't you' I think.

    Genki ne however could mean a few things and I think as a phrase it has been appropriated by non-Japanese to mean....ah jaysus I don't know - it goes against the very spirit of the word/phrase to try to translate it.


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