English To Japanese Questions

cori wrote:

Oh, I thought I commented about it. Or maybe I did in my mind and forgot to actually type it out. :sweat: Anyway, I thought that was fine and I probably would've used either yours or gaijinmark's suggestion. :)

*relieved* Thanks cori-chan :glomp:

cori wrote:

That was fine, except for the "o" part. In this case, you should use the (contrasting) "wa" (‚Í) instead.

Arigato Senpai :bow: (particles drive me nuts :bonk: )[/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Arigato Senpai :bow: (particles drive me nuts :bonk: )[/list:u]

me too ;) must be gaijin thick-headedness ;)

Anime Dad wrote:i'm trying to write an email to a new Japanese penpal, and i'm not sure if this is right:
‚ ‚È‚½‚Ì‚¦‚¢‚²‚͂킽‚µ‚Ì‚É‚Ù‚ñ‚²‚æ‚肶‚傤‚¸‚Å‚·B@| Your english is more skilled than my Japanese....

Actually, your original sentence was perfect. That's the exact thing that a Japanese person would say.
Not to devalue gaijin-mark's suggestion, but Anime Dad's original sentence is actually the one I would go with.@:mrgreen:

HTH,
š‘‰¤

kokuou wrote:

Actually, your original sentence was perfect. That's the exact thing that a Japanese person would say.
Not to devalue gaijin-mark's suggestion, but Anime Dad's original sentence is actually the one I would go with.@:mrgreen:

That's o.k. æ”y, I've always said that I learn more from my mistakes. (as many mistakes as I've made, how come I'm not a genius??? :bonk: )[/list:u]

kokuou wrote:

Actually, your original sentence was perfect. That's the exact thing that a Japanese person would say.
Not to devalue gaijin-mark's suggestion, but Anime Dad's original sentence is actually the one I would go with.@:mrgreen:

HTH,
š‘‰¤

Thanks kokuou-sensei. I actually used g-mark's suggestion. My penpal has been helping me with my writing (thankfully, her English IS much better than my Japanese, and she is very patient!) and she said that what I wrote there was perfect :) So thanks again to both of you :)

How do you say because in Japanese?

shiroi_tora wrote:How do you say because in Japanese?

Short answer: "kara" i‚©‚çj Example: –{@‚ª@ˆÀ‚©‚Á‚½@‚©‚ç@‚½‚­‚³‚ñ@”ƒ‚¢‚Ü‚µ‚½B(Hon ga yasukatta KARA takusan kaimashita.) "Because the books were cheap, I bought a lot of them" [/list:u] Like a lot of Japanese words "kara" has several different uses, so don't think everytime you hear it, they're saying "because" I'm sure kokuou or Izumigrad could probably give a better explanation. [/list:u]

Yeah, "kara" as g-mark said. It usually comes at the end, as in "aishiteru kara" - "Because I love you" (Line from Ai Otsuka's "Peach"!)

Also, don't forget that just "kara" alone is for verbs only. If you use it with a noun, you use "desu/da kara" (or "dakara," depending on your preference).

There's also "node" and many other ways of saying "because."

cori wrote:Also, don't forget that just "kara" alone is for verbs only. If you use it with a noun, you use "desu/da kara" (or "dakara," depending on your preference).

There's also "node" and many other ways of saying "because."

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Anime Dad wrote:

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Please don't bow for me. I don't consider myself to be very proficient other than the basics. :sweat:

cori wrote:
There's also "node" and many other ways of saying "because."

Example:@Žð‚¨@‚½‚­‚³‚ñ@ˆù‚ñ‚¾@‚̂Ł@–°‚­@‚È‚Á‚½B (Sake o takusan nonda NODE nemuku natta) Because I drank a lot of sake, I got sleepy. (something we are all very familiar with :drink: )[/list:u]

cori wrote:

Please don't bow for me. I don't consider myself to be very proficient other than the basics. :sweat:

Compared to me, you are. I know that it wouldn't be hard to better than me, but still. You're very helpful :)

Arigatou minna! Unfortunately it just made me more confused. The grammer is what stumps me the most. :grumble:

Which word would I use wore often? Noda or kara?

And how do you say veterinarian in Japanese?

shiroi_tora wrote:Arigatou minna! Unfortunately it just made me more confused. The grammer is what stumps me the most. :grumble:

Which word would I use wore often? Noda or kara?

And how do you say veterinarian in Japanese?

[/list:u]Yes, the grammar is always the hardest part. I usually know what words I want to use, but saying them correctly so I don't sound like an in-bred hillbilly is the problem. :bonk: I would say you end up using kara a lot more than node Just follow cori's advice, and you should be o.k. [/list:u] "Veterinarian" is b@ˆã@i‚¶‚ã‚¢j "jui"

gaijinmark wrote:[/list:u]Yes, the grammar is always the hardest part. I usually know what words I want to use, but saying them correctly so I don't sound like an in-bred hillbilly is the problem. :bonk: I would say you end up using kara a lot more than node Just follow cori's advice, and you should be o.k. [/list:u] "Veterinarian" is b@ˆã@i‚¶‚ã‚¢j "jui"

hmmm. I think what is weird is that it changes (grammer that is). And it is hard to know how to put things in order when in one sentence you would structure it differently from another sentence.

hello, does anyone know what's the translation for: "that's weird"
thanks in advance

Weird is "hen" •Ï. I've heard ‚È‚ñ‚©•Ï (nanka hen) a few times, but I'm not 100% sure. :sweat:

you could also use 'okashii'.
are/kore/sore wa okashii desu.