Japanese to English Questions

I often hear this: "magi de" or "machi de" I don't really know how to spell it! I think it means something similar to "honto ni" witch means "really"!
Please help me clarify things
Thx in advance

I think it is Maji de....and u're right similar with Hontou ni :mrgreen:

Machi means town or city

maji de..? means [ is it really like this?].. hontou ni? and uso? can also double up for it.. but must use with question mark..

maji de is simply the slang term for "hontou ni" it can be used in the same contexts that "hontou ni" is used in. varations of the intonation in the way you say the word can express different interpretations of the phrase as well. examples could include:

*stunned*

i heard he's gay! no way really!?

i heard he's gay! maji de!?

or something like

*disbelief*

i heard he's gay... are you serious...?

i heard he's gay... maji de...?

lots of uses for the word more than i've listed here, and with all the different ways you can say the word its no wonder japanese use it so much. which is probably why u hear the word in movies, tvshows, music etc!

maji de can also be SERIOUSLY?

I think it is more intense than hondou ni?

pero-chann wrote:maji de can also be SERIOUSLY?

I think it is more intense than hondou ni?

i did say it meant seriously. i dont believe it is more intense just slang. you can gasp and say "HONTOU NI!!?!?!?!??!" or gasp and say "MAJI DE!?!!?!?!?!?" same thing

Evilryu wrote:I often hear this: "magi de" or "machi de" I don't really know how to spell it! I think it means something similar to "honto ni" witch means "really"!
Please help me clarify things
Thx in advance

"Majide?" is a slang meaning "Are you serious?" The word for "serious" is "majime". They abbreviate it to "Maji" and add the suffix "de?" to make it a question. Personally, I think it's too silly and I never use it even though I am a fluent Japanese speaker.

Golgo_13

golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful.. :hehe:

arashinokoto wrote:golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful.. :hehe:

I think maybe as people mature, we have less use for slang.

Well me opinion is I like Japanese ppl when they talk in slank Omoshiroi ne I like Cantonese sound more than chinese cause it sound bit rough..wof wof :mrgreen:

Bsalez wrote:Well me opinion is I like Japanese ppl when they talk in slank Omoshiroi ne I like Cantonese sound more than chinese cause it sound bit rough..wof wof :mrgreen:

Yeah, us cantonese are very comparable to Osaka-ben (Osaka language), in language and people as well. Both are known for being loud, ruff-necks, but fun loving people.

niko2x wrote:

arashinokoto wrote:golgo_13.. why do you think it's silly.. care to tell..? i myself think it's rather useful.. :hehe:

I think maybe as people mature, we have less use for slang.

are you trying to say i'm not mature.. :mrgreen: jkjk.. yeah i'm not.. hahaha.. guess i like listening more to the slang used it's really interesting.. yokohama-ben, hakata-ben and osaka-ben etc. all interest me a lot..

Slangs are called "Ryuukoo Go" or "popular words". Those words and phrases come and go. The reason why I dislike slangs is that people use them just because other people use them. I am a non-conformist. By the way, I lived in Osaka for several years so I speak Kansai-Ben.

Can anyone assist me in finding out what "Itsumademo" means?

Thank you very much!

forever, eternally..

can be found in dictionary section of website..

arashinokoto wrote:forever, eternally..

can be found in dictionary section of website..

Wow there is a dictionary on this site?

*looks for the dictionary button*

Uchiha Potato wrote:

Wow there is a dictionary on this site?

*looks for the dictionary button*

yeap
there's 1 at the top right- the search field
change the Drama option to Dictionary
;)
this is a multi purpose site
:mrgreen:

"itsumademo" means "zutto"

Thanks.