Japanese to English Questions

emil775 wrote:

Whenever I heard this, I thought it was "grando suponsaa", like "grand sponsor"...which one is it really????

Tabana and kokuou are right, it's "goran sponsor" [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Hmmm, I always thought "dandelion" was "tanpopo" ‚½‚ñ‚ۂہ@[/list:u]

You're right. Whoever put dandelion for himawari must've got it wrong.
Thanks gaijinmark. :D

Can anybody guess this one: ƒVƒFƒCƒNƒXƒsƒA

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Shakespeare

hi! does anyone know the meaning of:
ganbattekoi and shineyo
thanks for any help

kanae wrote:hi! does anyone know the meaning of:
ganbattekoi and shineyo
thanks for any help

well, ganbatte is Hold on/Go for it/Keep at it and often has kudasai at the end, which in this case would mean please.. as in please hang in there etc. It's usually words of encouragement.

Shineyo isn't in the JDictionary, but shinyou is and has 2 meanings:

(n,vs) confidence/dependence/credit/faith/reliance/belief/credence/ and
(n) excreta/raw sewage/human waste/night soil

Waldo T wrote:Can anybody guess this one: ƒVƒFƒCƒNƒXƒsƒA

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Shakespeare

Yeah...it's quite obvious if you can read katakana. :D

kanae wrote:hi! does anyone know the meaning of:
ganbattekoi and shineyo
thanks for any help

shine yo! = die!

cori wrote:

shine yo! = die!

Oh. Arigatou coco-chan :sweat:

in japanese, when you talk about where you come from you say:
watashi wa "country" kara kimashita.
I was wondering, when you write a letter is it correct to use this expresion? since the verb kimasu implies the action of going to one place
I'd like to say where I'm writing from (without mentioning nacionality)
hopefully someone has some info about it ^^

Hmmm, as far as nationality goes, I would use the country followed by "jin" (l). For me it would be, "Watashi wa Amerika-jin desu" @hŽ„@‚́@ƒAƒƒŠƒJ@l@‚Å‚·h

Can anyone tell me the meaning of uŠî–{‚ð‚¨‚³‚¦‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·‚©Hv

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

kokuou wrote:

It was most likely ‚¨‚Á‚Ï‚¢ that you heard. :beaten:

As for ‚à‚µ‚©‚µ‚½‚ç, it does mean something similar to ‚½‚Ô‚ñ (maybe), but weaker in meaning.
For example, ‚½‚Ô‚ñs‚­ means that you'll probably go (70%ish chance), whereas ‚à‚µ‚©‚µ‚½‚çs‚­ is, to me anyway, more like a 50% chance of going.
It can also be used for potential or hypothetical situations.
For example, u‚ ‚¢‚A‚à‚µ‚©‚µ‚½‚çs‚­‚ñ‚¶‚á‚È‚¢‚©‚ȁBv could, if said with a question intonation, mean, "You don't think she'd actually go, do you?" If said more like a statement, it would mean, "You know, I think she just might go."

These kinds of words are always wishy-washy in terms of their strength and what they actually mean, so it's best to learn by listening, but that's a rough explanation of how ‚à‚µ‚©‚µ‚½‚ç works.

HTH,

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Ah, thanks for answering my question! ‚¢‚¢•×‹­‚É‚È‚è‚Ü‚µ‚½II was in Japan at the end of May, and I didn't have Internet access due to moving around a lot, so I just saw your post today. Your explanation helped out a lot; words that have such subtle differences in meaning are difficult to distinguish just by looking at the dictionary entries.

Ah, another question for you guys....

What is the meaning of the kanji u]v after someone's name? I've seen this many places; one prominent example being from Neon Genesis Evangelion: one character writes a message to another character (Shinji), and begins the message with uƒVƒ“ƒW‚­‚ñ]vB

The usage of u]v in this way really confuses me, so if anyone has an idea, I'd really appreciate it!

gakusei1984 wrote:Ah, another question for you guys....

What is the meaning of the kanji u]v after someone's name? I've seen this many places; one prominent example being from Neon Genesis Evangelion: one character writes a message to another character (Shinji), and begins the message with uƒVƒ“ƒW‚­‚ñ]vB

The usage of u]v in this way really confuses me, so if anyone has an idea, I'd really appreciate it!

I think in this case it's more about the kanji's pronounciation (the meaning is bay). It's pronounced either "e" or "koo". Now if you read that part with that in mind it is "shinji-kun e" - "to Shinji-kun", which makes perfect sense for the beginning of a message.
It is not uncommon, at least on the internet, for kanji to appear in places where they make not much sense. People go with fast writing and don't manually correct their writing if the software places a kanji instead of the intended kana. This may be the case here as well, but I could also be totally wrong. :)

iitai koto totemo yoku wakaru.
nihon de seikatu dekiru yo.jishin motte!!

What does this mean, please?

adylma wrote:iitai koto totemo yoku wakaru.
nihon de seikatu dekiru yo.jishin motte!!

What does this mean, please?

iitai koto totemo yoku wakaru. = i understand very well what you want to say.

nihon de seikatu dekiru yo.jishin motte!! = you can live in japan. be confident!!

kenjilina wrote:

iitai koto totemo yoku wakaru. = i understand very well what you want to say.

nihon de seikatu dekiru yo.jishin motte!! = you can live in japan. be confident!!

Arigatou sensei :mrgreen:

I think ¶Šˆ(seikatsu) was used in the wrong context. I believe Z‚ß‚é(sumeru) would be better. ¶Šˆ would be used like "”ނ͐V¶Šˆ‚ðŽn‚ß‚½Bh
or "”ޏ—‚͐¶Šˆ‚Ì‚½‚ß‚É“­‚­Bh English: He started a new life. She works for a liiving. And Z‚Þ would be used like h“ú–{‚ɏZ‚Ý‚½‚¢Bh English: I want to live in Japan.

nihon ni kitai tte kibou site iru XXX wo hotto ke nai yo
nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanasi hayai desyou

What does this mean please?

Ai_Teketty_chan wrote:I think ¶Šˆ(seikatsu) was used in the wrong context. I believe Z‚ß‚é(sumeru) would be better. ¶Šˆ would be used like "”ނ͐V¶Šˆ‚ðŽn‚ß‚½Bh
or "”ޏ—‚͐¶Šˆ‚Ì‚½‚ß‚É“­‚­Bh English: He started a new life. She works for a liiving. And Z‚Þ would be used like h“ú–{‚ɏZ‚Ý‚½‚¢Bh English: I want to live in Japan.

nah, using ¶Šˆ in the sentence “ú–{‚Ő¶Šˆ‚Å‚«‚é‚æB is ok.