English To Japanese Questions

Started by Kenshin · 11 Oct 2003 · 1,010 replies

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30 Dec 2005, 19:40 #301
thanks again...

you don't have to elaborate more on ˆ¤ and —ö i've already understood it

thanks again ^^,
2 Jan 2006, 06:28 #302
i heard thats some people says....omai ski te
whats that mean? i love you?
2 Jan 2006, 06:37 #303
wecky wrote:i heard thats some people says....omai ski te
whats that mean? i love you?


‚¨‘OD‚«‚Á‚Ä [omae suki tte]

means either:
"I said I liked you!" or
"She/He said he/she likes you!"
10 Jan 2006, 14:02 #304
how do you say "it's kill or be killed"???
10 Jan 2006, 16:53 #305
hyde's_Jr wrote:how do you say "it's kill or be killed"???


Well, the literal translation would use the verb ŽE‚·(korosu)

ŽE‚·‚©ŽE‚³‚ê‚é‚© (korosu ka korosareru ka)

but, a more metaphoric way would to be to use the verb H‚¤ (kuu), or "eat":

H‚¤‚©H‚í‚ê‚é‚© (kuu ka kuwareru ka)


HTH,

‘‰¤š
11 Jan 2006, 11:19 · edited #306
thanks!
11 Jan 2006, 11:21 #307
thanks!!!! :dancing:
6 Feb 2006, 16:39 #308
i am looking for a translator to help me to translate english to japanese.because i want to write a letter to all of the NEWS member.who can help me?please? :fingerscrossed: :shamefulcry:
6 Feb 2006, 21:01 #309
piperhebe wrote:i am looking for a translator to help me to translate english to japanese.because i want to write a letter to all of the NEWS member.who can help me?please? :fingerscrossed: :shamefulcry:


There's already a thread here to help you.
I'm moving this to that thread.

‘‰¤š
7 Feb 2006, 17:45 #310
kokuou wrote:

There's already a thread here to help you.
I'm moving this to that thread.

‘‰¤š


do you know how to translate english into japanese?is yes.can i pm you that letter that i need soomeone to translate it in to japanese?
8 Feb 2006, 01:55 #311
piperhebe wrote:

do you know how to translate english into japanese?is yes.can i pm you that letter that i need soomeone to translate it in to japanese?


I am able to translate, yes, but between my job and my school, I have absolutely no time right now.
I'm sure there are others here that could help you, though.

HTH,
‘‰¤š
8 Feb 2006, 14:46 #312
kokuou wrote:

I am able to translate, yes, but between my job and my school, I have absolutely no time right now.
I'm sure there are others here that could help you, though.

HTH,
‘‰¤š


ok.its ok

anyone can help me to translate a letter that i decided to write in english to japanese?because i want to send it to NEWS :puppydog: .please and thanks.because i wanted to send it next monday. :fingerscrossed:
11 Feb 2006, 04:43 #313
piperhebe wrote:

ok.its ok

anyone can help me to translate a letter that i decided to write in english to japanese?because i want to send it to NEWS :puppydog: .please and thanks.because i wanted to send it next monday. :fingerscrossed:


why dont you post the english letter here so random people could help you work things out instead of just one person. its faster that way and would work out more efficiently too.
14 Feb 2006, 06:02 #314
Is there a polite way of asking someone if they understood what I said? Like if I said something in japanese, and I would then ask the person if she/he understood me.

Or is wakarimashta ka polite enough?
14 Feb 2006, 06:21 #315
Julieh wrote:Is there a polite way of asking someone if they understood what I said? Like if I said something in japanese, and I would then ask the person if she/he understood me.

Or is wakarimashta ka polite enough?


I would personally say •ª‚©‚è‚Ü‚·‚© wakarimasu ka ~ "is it clear / do you understand". I don't know what other people have to say about this but it feels like this to me...

If you say wakarimashita ka, it sounds a bit like you are concerned wether the other was capable of understanding you (ie: 'smart' enough), while wakarimasu ka is a bit more subtle into the direction that maybe you couldn't explain so well... But as I said this is just my feeling so...

Anyway either are acceptable polite ways of asking "Did you understand"? Especially for a beginner, it will be no problem. If you are of medium/high level Japanese maybe you would say something politer like "I'm really bad at explaining so I don't know if you can understand me"...
14 Feb 2006, 12:04 #316
wakarimasu ka is polite enough for me :hehe:
and i would say for the general public.
just say it in the appropriate tone.
16 Feb 2006, 17:25 #317
ok, there is a theme song and an ending song for a drama.
i know what's a theme song in Japanese, so what is Japanese for 'ending song' of a drama?? thanks a million for helpin. :bow: :mrgreen:
16 Feb 2006, 17:33 #318
atata wrote:ok, there is a theme song and an ending song for a drama.
i know what's a theme song in Japanese, so what is Japanese for 'ending song' of a drama?? thanks a million for helpin. :bow: :mrgreen:


‘}“ü‰Ì

oops. i helped myself again. anyway thnx. :beaten: :sweat:
16 Feb 2006, 20:39 #319
atata wrote:

‘}“ü‰Ì

oops. i helped myself again. anyway thnx. :beaten: :sweat:


Well, it's usually written

‘}“ü‹È

but what you have is a valid Japanese word.

However, it means more along the lines that of a "song that was used somewhere in the show" rather than just an ending song.
That is usually written

ƒGƒ“ƒfƒBƒ“ƒOƒe[ƒ} (ending theme)


HTH,

‘‰¤š
19 Feb 2006, 09:52 #320
How would I say,

- Forgive my friend, he's/she's an idiot.
- My birthday is October 20th.
- You forgot my birthday, you moron/idiot!
- Call me when you get home.


Yes, odd sentences I know, I'm just interested in the grammar parts :D

And does Ž„ always mean "I/me"? Can it be used anywhere in a sentence?

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