> > So now my Japanese vocabulary consists of being able to say "Yes" (hai), "No" (neh), "Thanks" (arigato), and "I understand" (wakarimasu ka).
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> "ka" signifies a question, so "wakarimasu ka" would be used as "do you understand?" Just "I understand" would be "wakarimasu". And to be picky, "iie" is more of a "no", and "ne" is kind of the equivalent of ending a sentence with a faint questioning sound to get the listener to agree with you.
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> Matthew

Well, I did say I had trouble remembering what the words meant. :)

I do remember now that "iye" was "no", and "neh" was more like saying "isn't it?"

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