English To Japanese Questions

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:

yep..

allthough it is more impressive to use adjectives like utsukushii cause for some reason kawaii is known by any foreign visitor :)

No, it doesn't make sense to call someone's hair "utsukushii." Gramatically, it's correct, but it sounds odd. There may be some circumstances that you could say that, but most are weird.

If you want to call someone's hairstyle cute, the best thing to say would probably be:

”¯Œ^‚ª‚©‚í‚¢‚¢B
(Kamigata ga kawaii.)

HTH,
š‘‰¤

kokuou wrote:


There is much more wrong with the first sentence than just the particle, by the way.

The only reason I say this is that people asking questions will take whatever you say to be true, whether what you have written is right or wrong.

Thanks,

š‘‰¤

Is the answer suppose to be something like

anata ni aimasu ga yokatta desu


I was never great with writing sentences.

Would be great if write the correct answer. Would like to know where i was wrong.

Onegaishimasu :bow:

hi there?!
ahh?? how can i say "what is your name" in japanese ..
and another one? what is DESU??
please please please :bow:

jmie_akanishi wrote:hi there?!
ahh?? how can i say "what is your name" in japanese ..
and another one? what is DESU??
please please please :bow:

"Anata no namae wa desu ka?" and "desu" is basically the verb "is" or "to be" [/list:u]

Or
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
Onamae wa nan to iimasu ka?
would work as well.

thanks gaijinmark and anime dad!! :victory:

ahh .. how about happy birthday???

jmie_akanishi wrote:

ahh .. how about happy birthday???

Otanjobi omedeto! Omedeto basically means "congratulations" you'll hear it a lot. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Otanjobi omedeto! Omedeto basically means "congratulations" you'll hear it a lot. [/list:u]

ahh .. ok! thanks!!! :mrgreen:

gaijinmark wrote: Otanjobi omedeto! Omedeto basically means "congratulations" you'll hear it a lot. [/list:u]

If you check out the b-day thread, you'll see the term used a lot... :)

Anime Dad wrote:Or
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
Onamae wa nan to iimasu ka?
would work as well.

Also heard "Onamae wa?" a few times and I've learned it from JP lessons. I might not be polite tho.

tabana wrote:
Also heard "Onamae wa?" a few times and I've learned it from JP lessons. I might not be polite tho.

I was going to put that in, but didn't, for the same reason... :)

:)

It was somewhere in Pimsleur. They teach you the full version first and then tells you, forget it and just remember the 2 words.

It could be another one of these situation, where you can be forgiven if you use it, because you are a foreigner, but shouldn't use it for business.

LOL, you did the Pimsleur CD course too? I'm about halfway through the 3rd series.

Life got me half way through #2 18 months ago, so I had to stop. Never restarted. :pout:

K.T.Tran wrote:



Is the answer suppose to be something like

anata ni aimasu ga yokatta desu


I was never great with writing sentences.

Would be great if write the correct answer. Would like to know where i was wrong.

Onegaishimasu :bow:

Hmmm... :crazy: You don't really say "nice to see you" in Japan.
If you were being formal and you were going to say something like that to your partner's mother or father, or to some person that you didn't really think that you'd see again, you could say:

‚Ü‚½‚¨‰ï‚¢‚Å‚«‚āA‚¤‚ꂵ‚¢‚Å‚·B
(Mata o-ai dekite, ureshii desu.)

It literally means, "I'm happy to have been able to meet you again."

But to a close friend, you wouldn't say anything.
Come to think of it, I don't think I'd say it in English to a friend either.

HTH,
š‘‰¤

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:You mean you want the translation of the following phrases ?

- What goes around comes around.
- I am watching tv.

?

yes

kokuou wrote:

Hmmm... :crazy: You don't really say "nice to see you" in Japan.
If you were being formal and you were going to say something like that to your partner's mother or father, or to some person that you didn't really think that you'd see again, you could say:

‚Ü‚½‚¨‰ï‚¢‚Å‚«‚āA‚¤‚ꂵ‚¢‚Å‚·B
(Mata o-ai dekite, ureshii desu.)

It literally means, "I'm happy to have been able to meet you again."

But to a close friend, you wouldn't say anything.
Come to think of it, I don't think I'd say it in English to a friend either.

HTH,
š‘‰¤

really?? I didn't know that one.

Thanks so much

suzzy wrote: yes

"I am watching TV" could be "Watashi wa terebi mimasu" or you could drop the "Watashi wa" for example: If someone walks in the room and asks what you're doing, you could just say, "Terebi mimasu" or you could say "bangumi mimasu" (bangumi means "televison program") [/list:u]

okay arigatou :say_thanx:

Anime Dad wrote:Or
Onamae wa nan desu ka?
Onamae wa nan to iimasu ka?
would work as well.

ahh? how am i going to pronounce "onamae"?? :doh: