English To Japanese Questions

ohok so how do u say "your welcome' and good nite

Your Welcome - Dou Itashimashite
Goodnight - Oyasumi(nasai)

aisya_chan wrote:can anyone help me translate:

Life Without Secret


into Japanese ( romaji and hiragana).. arigatou! :mrgreen:

As people have said before, both "inochi" and "jinsei" mean life.
There is a semantic difference, however.

"Inochi" is more like "life" as in the lifeblood that keeps you alive.
(I.e.: if someone is in critical condition at a hospital, you can say "inochi ga kiken," which literally means "his/her life is in danger.")

"Jinsei" means "life" as in the way you lead your life.

So, depending on what you want the meaning to be, it would be translated one of the following two ways:

”é–§‚Ì‚È‚¢l¶
‚Ђ݂‚̂Ȃ¢‚¶‚ñ‚¹‚¢
(Himitsu no nai jinsei)

or

”é–§‚Ì‚È‚¢–½
‚Ђ݂‚̂Ȃ¢‚¢‚Ì‚¿
(Himitsu no nai inochi)

To me, the latter sounds odd, but is gramatically correct.
I would use the former, myself, but the choice is ultimately up to you.

HTH,

š‘‰¤

i love u in japanese i think its 'bokuwa anatao aishitemo' :woot:

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:Your Welcome - Dou Itashimashite
Goodnight - Oyasumi(nasai)

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As I'll be on my own for a little while when I'm in Japan, I've made a small list of phrases that might come in handy! :)

So, if someone could translate it to Japanese (with Japanese script and romaji), I'd appreciate it! Also, if you have any other phrases that might come in handy, let me know! :)

Does this bus/train go to ____ ?
Which bus/train goes to ____ ?
Could you please write it down for me?
Is this dish spicy?
Is it okay to take pictures?
Do you have ____? (f.ex food dishes, bento supplies, etc)
Can you show me on the map where ____ is/where we are now?
Where is the nearest train station?
Could you tell me when ____ is the next station?
Can I get these (photos) in print?


Thanks :)

kokuou wrote:

As people have said before, both "inochi" and "jinsei" mean life.
There is a semantic difference, however.

"Inochi" is more like "life" as in the lifeblood that keeps you alive.
(I.e.: if someone is in critical condition at a hospital, you can say "inochi ga kiken," which literally means "his/her life is in danger.")

"Jinsei" means "life" as in the way you lead your life.

So, depending on what you want the meaning to be, it would be translated one of the following two ways:

”é–§‚Ì‚È‚¢l¶
‚Ђ݂‚̂Ȃ¢‚¶‚ñ‚¹‚¢
(Himitsu no nai jinsei)

or

”é–§‚Ì‚È‚¢–½
‚Ђ݂‚̂Ȃ¢‚¢‚Ì‚¿
(Himitsu no nai inochi)

To me, the latter sounds odd, but is gramatically correct.
I would use the former, myself, but the choice is ultimately up to you.

HTH,

š‘‰¤

arigatou.. :woot:

nyways, the first one, sound nicer. :hehe:

and arigatou again for japanese writing but what's the different between ”é–§‚Ì‚È‚¢l¶ and ‚Ђ݂‚̂Ȃ¢‚¶‚ñ‚¹‚¢ ?? :crazy:

bmwracer wrote:


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i want to add signature but could find the method. i have search it but still couldnt find. could u please tell me how.. :sweat: thank you..

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:Your Welcome - Dou Itashimashite
Goodnight - Oyasumi(nasai)

arigatou. but how about good luck?

kono basu/densha ga ... ni ikimasu ka@i‚±‚̃oƒX/“dŽÔ@‚ª...‚ɍs‚«‚Ü‚·‚©j
... ni dochira basu/densha o ikimasu ka (...@‚É‚Ç‚¿‚çƒoƒX/“dŽÔ‚ðs‚«‚Ü‚·‚©j
kaite kudasai (‘‚¢‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢j
kono ryoori wa koobashii desu ka (‚±‚Ì—¶Ü‚Í‚±‚¨‚΂µ‚¢‚Å‚·‚©j
shashin o torimasu wa daijoubu desu ka (ŽÊ^‚ðŽB‚è‚Ü‚·‚Í‚¾‚¢‚¶‚傤‚Ô‚Å‚·‚©j
... wa arimasu ka (...@‚Í‚ ‚è‚Ü‚·‚©j
Watashi wa doko imasu o chizu de oshiete kudasai iŽ„‚Í‚Ç‚±‚¢‚Ü‚·‚ð’n}‚Å‹³‚¦‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢j
eki de ichiban chikai wa doko desu ka (‰w‚ňê”Ô‚¿‚©‚¢‚Í‚Ç‚±‚Å‚·‚©j
itsu ga tsugi eki de tsukimasu ka - when do we arrive at the next station ?
(‚¢‚‚ª‚‚¬‰w‚ł‚«‚Ü‚·‚©j
kono firumu o genzoo shite kudasai - I would like this film developed please.
i‚±‚̃tƒBƒ‹ƒ€‚ð‚°‚ñ‚¼‚¨‚µ‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢j

I may have made some mistakes on the particles and on word order..

aisya_chan wrote:

arigatou. but how about good luck?

Good Luck - Ganbatte (literally meaning do your best, but its also used in this way).

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:

Good Luck - Ganbatte (literally meaning do your best, but its also used in this way).

oh, i heard this.. but with extra word: ganbatte kuddasai, something like that.

which one is right?

well, they are both right :mrgreen:

Ganbatte kudasai is more polite. Some will say Ganbatte ne which means literally You will do your best, right ? Or sometimes you will hear Ganbare or Ganbarimasu (also more formal). Those are just other verb conjugations that you shouldnt worry about, theres only a small difference in politeness between them..

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:itsu ga tsugi eki de tsukimasu ka - when do we arrive at the next station ?
(‚¢‚‚ª‚‚¬‰w‚ł‚«‚Ü‚·‚©j

Thanks! Well, being a gaijin it's okay with a few mistakes. I'm sure I'll get my point across! Hehe! —L‚è“‚²‚´‚¢‚Ü‚·I

Edit: I think you may have misunderstood this question (but still might come in handy! :D). What I meant was:

F.ex, Could you tell me/let me know when Tokyo is the next station?

—L‚è“‚²‚´‚¢‚Ü‚·

No problem ! btw you may write arigatou gozaimasu in hiragana only you know, its the most common way.. :)

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:

—L‚è“‚²‚´‚¢‚Ü‚·

No problem ! btw you may write arigatou gozaimasu in hiragana only you know, its the most common way.. :)

lol, okay! I just saw this (Japanese) person write it like that, so I thought I would copy it! :P But good to know!

PS: Take a look at my post above, I edited it with a question! ;)

Tokyo de tsugi eki o iitte kudasai. (“Œ‹ž‚ł‚¬‚¦‚«‚ð‚¢‚¢‚Á‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢.j

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:Tokyo de tsugi eki o iitte kudasai. (“Œ‹ž‚ł‚¬‚¦‚«‚ð‚¢‚¢‚Á‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢.j

To not repeat myself, I'll say thanks in Norwegian! Takk! :D Hehe...

Instead of kudasai, consider using onegai shimasu when asking for a service or kuremasen ka when asking for a favor.

Kudasai is written ‰º‚³‚¢. The kanji ‰º means below, so kudasai theoretically is used when you address someone below you or someone in your close group.

Using the wrong particle of wrong word order is not so important when you are a foreigner in Japan. People will always understand you. It's more important to use the proper polite form. When you're not sure, use the higher form. It's better to sound too formal than rude.

i am sorry how about this
and i am hungry