English To Japanese Questions

lovelessemotion wrote:yeah maybe that's why i got a *** for my grade in my japanese class... :sweat:

anyway what the heck is mo for then? only when its negative? :crazy:

hehehe
well, i think 'mo' is the japanese form of 'too'
e.g
me too --> watashi mo

depending on the enunciacion and context, "mo" can be used in a lot of ways...

arnel98 wrote:
hehehe
well, i think 'mo' is the japanese form of 'too'
e.g
me too --> watashi mo

yeah i know that...but what about when its a particle in negatives... like koohii mo koocha mo nomimasen

lol... niko see where the "search" field is at? just change the 'drama' button to 'dictionary' type and click.... and presto! instand noodles.. i mean instand dictionary

lovelessemotion wrote: yeah i know that...but what about when its a particle in negatives... like koohii mo koocha mo nomimasen

ah, that's way too advance for me :sweat:

no wonder your're going to college, smarty pants! Thx!

From the Japanese Language Dictionary (http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm):

akewatasu
(v5s) to vacate; to surrender

gunmonnikudaru
(exp) to capitulate; to surrender

gyokuonban
(n) recording disc (of the Imperial surrender message)

hadawoyurusu
(exp) to surrender one's chastity to a man

jinmon
(n) surrender to the enemy

jishu
(n,vs) surrender; give oneself up; (P)

kankou
(n) call to surrender

kanraku
(n) fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation; (P)

kifuku
(n) submission; surrender

kifuku
(n) submission; surrender

koufuku
(n) capitulation; surrender; submission; (P)

koufuku
(n) capitulation; surrender; submission

kuppuku
(n,vs) yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

kuppuku
(n,vs) yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

mujoukenkoufuku
(n) unconditional surrender

rakujou
(n) surrender (fall) of a castle

shikkan
(n) surrender; fall

tewatasu
(v5s) to hand over; to surrender; (P)

toukou
(n) surrender; (P)

yuzuru
(v5r) to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; (P)

thanx guys! same as niko2x, i never noticed the instant dict. before !! :beaten: otsukaresamadeshita!

okay...well....what is the equivalent to "what the hell do you want?" in japanese? haha...shit...thanks

can i ask hw do u do a formal jikosyokai in kansai-ben?

Some of my japanese friends at times correct me with ‚Æ‚©@(toka) to be used as "or", but I've never quite understood exactly why,
for example,
I once said :
Makudo ka kenchiki ka, nani ga ii desu ka?
and a friend told me should be
makudo toka kenchiki

I'm just not quite sure what the difference is... ?

by the way, for those not familiar with some fast food slang,
makudo = mcdonald's
kenchiki = kentucky fried chicken

Thanks

"Nan da?"
"Nan nan da yo?!"

I guess it all depends on the tone in your voice, but in general, I think that I have heard many people try to translate this (when spoken gruffly) into, "Well, what the hell do you want?" or "Well, what??"

I am sure someone can offer a more impolite way to say it, but I think this is quite sufficient enough. One shouldn't go around being rude anyway, right?

"what the hell do you want?"

pronounced like nani tendayo = would be like "What the hell are you talking about"
but remember this isn't the prefered polite version ;)

westfox09 wrote:can i ask hw do u do a formal jikosyokai in kansai-ben?

erm... am i being ignored? lol :sweat:

westfox09 wrote:can i ask hw do u do a formal jikosyokai in kansai-ben?

the jdorama member "ahochaude" is the grand master of osaka-ben. when he returns i'm sure he'll reply.

I'm sorry that I can't help you with that question :shakehead:
Please don't think you are being ignored :sweat: If I would know I would help for sure

okiely dokiely :D

haha....thanks guys...yea...i wouldn't mind hearing it in osaka-ben

lovelessemotion wrote: yeah i know that...but what about when its a particle in negatives... like koohii mo koocha mo nomimasen

Same thing in negatives.

"I don't drink coffee and tea."

I know where you got confused by the "or" part. But, "And" is the phrase being implemented in this particular sentence.

yareyare wrote:Some of my japanese friends at times correct me with ‚Æ‚©@(toka) to be used as "or", but I've never quite understood exactly why,
for example,
I once said :
Makudo ka kenchiki ka, nani ga ii desu ka?
and a friend told me should be
makudo toka kenchiki

I'm just not quite sure what the difference is... ?

by the way, for those not familiar with some fast food slang,
makudo = mcdonald's
kenchiki = kentucky fried chicken

Thanks

If I'm not mistaken
‚Æ‚© / toka usually used when you're trying to remember something or when you're uncertain about 'choosing/deciding something'
The meaning of 'Makudo ka kenchiki ka,...' and 'makudo toka kenchiki...' might be the same.
But the use of particle 'or' is more proper in 'makudo toka kenchiki...'