English To Japanese Questions

niko2x wrote:the jdorama member "ahochaude" is the grand master of osaka-ben. when he returns i'm sure he'll reply.

I'm back!!!!!!!!! :hehe:

(Only on weekends for now, that is ..... :hehe: )
-Wait till Feb, then I'll be here posting all kinds of crap again!!!!!!! :hehe:

lovelessemotion wrote: yup in a MEAN tone of voice "NAN DA YO"

Sou da!!!!! Damn! You're getting good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Ok, you asked for it......................


"Nani ieutto nen??!!" (Nani e-yu-tto-nen) >"What the f*ck/hell did you say??!!!

westfox09 wrote:

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

No you're not. I'll put an answer to your question.

There is no "Kansai-ben" substitute for a formal introduction of self.

It's the same as in Kanto.

If it's formal, "Osaka-ben/Kansai-ben" does not "exist"!

Formal is the same as normal! No exceptions.

yume wrote: One shouldn't go around being rude anyway, right?

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


At times, it serves purpose to being rude!!!!

You should know both sides esp. if someone is talking sh*t to you!

If that happens (and you "don't want to talk rude"), what will you say??

"Oh, excuse me, that isn't polite. Please refrain from speaking like that?"

-I don't think so...... (You'll get your @$$ whooped if you speak like that!)

It's always good to know the proper way, but at times, it also serves a purpose to know the "I'm gonna kick your @$$ way!"..........


But, "daitai", you are correct. "Nandayo?!"/"Nanda?!" is sufficient enough.
(I would just stay with "Nandayo", as it is more "rough")

lovelessemotion wrote: i looked it up again in my japanese book...and ur right!...stupid me... :nut:

Not "stupid you".

It's good you tried. You answered pretty well, (IMO).

But you're still learning, so I don't consider yourself stupid.

If you were "advanced" and thought you "knew everything", then I'd get on your case and ask why you didn't check the dictionary before you posted.

But that applies to other people here.

Keep on studying!!!!

-Always be "teachable" and never think you know "too much/everything" like some people I've come across.

I admit, I don't know the whole Japanese language. -Any foreigner shouldn't too!

ahochaude wrote:

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At times, it serves purpose to being rude!!!!

Maybe, but being rude in a foreign language is very difficult to do without also sounding very stupid.

PaulTB wrote:
Maybe, but being rude in a foreign language is very difficult to do without also sounding very stupid.

Perhaps in your (PaulTB) case though na???!!!!!


But, not necessarily for all who speak a foreign language, my friend.

Can you speak on everyones' (every Japanese foreigner) behalf??!!! I think not!
It depends on how YOU speak the foreign language, DUDE!!!!

If you can't speak for sh*t, then hell, don't even try at all!!!!!! (IMO)



But if you're well acquainted with the language, then by all means, do it!!! You won't sound stupid like our friend PaulTB is proposing.

(I'm not only speaking on the novices' behalf...dude!!!)






And dude, ........ I don't even want to know what the "TB" stands for!

ahochaude wrote:

but being rude in a foreign language is very difficult to do without also sounding very stupid.

Perhaps in your (PaulTB) case though na???!!!!!

Sure. After all its easy enough to very sound stupid in your own language by being rude.

But, not necessarily for all who speak a foreign language, my friend.

'very difficult' <> 'impossible'.

Can you speak on everyones' (every Japanese foreigner) behalf??!!! I think not!

No, neither can I speak on everyone's (every non-Japanese) behalf.

However I have seen lots of native Japanese getting angry on-line and looking very stupid when writing English and quite a few non-Japanese getting angry on-line and looking very stupid when writing Japanese.

I have seen relatively few native Japanese getting angry on-line and not looking stupid (hmm, maybe two or three). Interestingly in at least one of those cases, possibly two the reason they got angry in the first place was because they had mis-interpretted the nuance of some English text (and the guy writing English appeared to have mis-interpretted the nuance of some of the Japanese text).

It depends on how YOU speak the foreign language, DUDE!!!!

Exactly. And you will be speaking the foreign language as a foreign language. Even when very skilled it usually 'off' slightly in tell-tale ways. In normal, polite, conversation this rarely makes any difference - but when upset (particularly as one tends to make more mistakes when upset in the first place) these differences often turn it into something un-intentionally funny.

If you can't speak for sh*t, then hell, don't even try at all!!!!!! (IMO)

In which case you'd never get beyond speaking for sh*t.

But if you're well acquainted with the language, then by all means, do it!!! You won't sound stupid like our friend PaulTB is proposing.

Be sure to get back to us with the results.

PaulTB wrote:Sure. After all its easy enough to very sound stupid in your own language by being rude.

There is a difference between sounding rude and sounding stupid.

PaulTB wrote:Maybe, but being rude in a foreign language is very difficult to do without also sounding very stupid.

ahochaude wrote:But, not necessarily for all who speak a foreign language, my friend.

PaulTB wrote:'very difficult' <> 'impossible'.

It's not impossible for one (who speaks a foreign language) to sound stupid when being rude.
Try living in Japan for a while. (5-6 years is enough) I guarantee one will pick up the language.
Now, to have that person "be rude" in the foreign language (Japanese) won't sound stupid at all. (Depending on how well that person picked up the language)
Imagine if that person were to live in Japan longer than 5-6 years. How well will his/her Japanese be?
You have to remember that Japanese is still the foreign language to that person. So it's not " 'very difficult' <> 'impossible' ".
Same thing if it were vice versa.
Speaking polite or angry will become somewhat "automatic" where you won't need to concentrate on making mistakes or whatnot. It'll just flow.

It just depends on the person and how well his/her ability to pick up another language is.

If the person sounds stupid, then hell, the person sounds stupid. But not everyone will.

"Ainoko" was commonly used in my day. "Hafu" is stupid because it's Japanglish. "Konketsu" is too formal. ALmost like saying "hybrid"

FierceStriker wrote:Neko san, I agree completely. There is that half japanese half what the f Actress in Japanese doramas (she was in Beauty 7, Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2), Umemiya Anna ”~‹{ƒAƒ“ƒi. I don't think she is attractive, nor is she a good actress; she can't even pronounce Japanese correctly. The only reason she is in it and always play beauty roles is because she looks Foreign. Does anyone else think so?

Altho i agree with you that she is trumping the "gaijin tarento" card, i have to disagree with you to the fact that she is hot in the eyes of many (not in my eyes however.) I've tried to post some pics of her, but i can't find a non-nude one... :sweat:

Golgo_13 wrote:"Ainoko" was commonly used in my day. "Hafu" is stupid because it's Japanglish.

Japanglish is fun.

Don't you have any favorite wasei(ei)go ?

Never wanted to reform your kitchen for instance?
http://www1.tcoop.or.jp/nagoya/konniti/k-reform.html

FierceStriker wrote:" There is that half japanese half what the f Actress in Japanese doramas (she was in Beauty 7, Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2), Umemiya Anna ”~‹{ƒAƒ“ƒi. I don't think she is attractive, nor is she a good actress; she can't even pronounce Japanese correctly. The only reason she is in it and always play beauty roles is because she looks Foreign. Does anyone else think so?

It didn't hurt that her father was a movie star and currently works as TV talent in variety programs.

There are plenty of pretty girls in Japan who have white features but that alone isn't enough

I would say:

Standard: "Ittai naniga woshi'in dayo?"

Kansai-ben: "Ittai naniga woshi'i nen?"

:applaud:

You forgot the "ii" in the beginning of your "tendayo".

S/B "Nani iitendayo??" (Literally> What the hell did you say?!)

Yeah I didn't write it because you won't really get it when saying it.

At times, it serves purpose to being rude!!!!

You should know both sides esp. if someone is talking sh*t to you!

I agree :beaten:

i donT think they say ha-fu for mixed people...normally they say mikusu(mixed)... :D ...ha-fu acctually refer to new ha-fu... :rolleyes2:

tashika no ha wakannai kedo....demo itumo kikareta no ha...mikusu desu...koko no naka ni ha nihonjin ga oranka??Moshi hitori ga oreba...sono hito ni kiita hou ga iinjyanai???? :P

yes..umemiya anna's father was former movie star..and currently work as tv talent..I always see her father in japan TV...also her mother...hahoya sokkuri desu.... :hehe:

grayfox5129 wrote:i donT think they say ha-fu for mixed people...normally they say mikusu(mixed)... :D ...ha-fu acctually refer to new ha-fu...

No, people do say "haafu" to refer to people who are bi-racial or bi-cultural. But eventually, that term will be obsolete when people become multi-racial or cultural and thus are no longer "half" but "quarter" and "eighth".

"Konketsu" literally means mixed blood but I like "Ainoko" because the "Ai" has a meaning of "coming together" of different races or cultures, and "no ko" means "Child of". It is NOT derogatory at all even though some people don;t want to be called that. It's the same as a lot of people not wanting to be called "Oriental" eventhough there is absolutely nothing wrong with that word.

soukana...aikono(‡‚¢‚ÌŽqHˆ¤‚ÌŽqH)nohouga iikana.. :crazy: