Japanese to English Questions

so i'm guessing that "kirai" & "supai" can be used interchangeably in reference to food, huh.

EDIT...

i meant to say "karai" NOT "kirai"

Tu_triky wrote:so i'm guessing that "kirai" & "supai" can be used interchangeably in reference to food, huh.

EDIT...

i meant to say "karai" NOT "kirai"

like karazupai? sounds feasible to me. i think it's just the japanese trying to confuse us!

Tu_triky wrote:


yeah i was thinking thinking the same thing but i wasn't sure.....but since i've never heard the words conjoined that way i wasn't sure...

thanx!

Almost, guys :victory:

It actually comes from ŠÃ‚¢(amai) and ‚·‚Á‚Ï‚¢(suppai), meaning sweet and sour. When you combine two adjectives, the first usually drops something, and the second one sometimes has a ‘÷“_(dakuten) or 'ten-ten' added.

Don't translate "sweet and sour pork" as ŠÃ‚¸‚Á‚Ï‚¢“Ø“÷, though, it's actually called |“Ø(subuta), or 'vinegar pork'.

‘‰¤š

kokuou wrote:

Almost, guys :victory:

It actually comes from ŠÃ‚¢(amai) and ‚·‚Á‚Ï‚¢(suppai), meaning sweet and sour. When you combine two adjectives, the first usually drops something, and the second one sometimes has a ‘÷“_(dakuten) or 'ten-ten' added.

Don't translate "sweet and sour pork" as ŠÃ‚¸‚Á‚Ï‚¢“Ø“÷, though, it's actually called |“Ø(subuta), or 'vinegar pork'.

‘‰¤š

naruhodo!

very interesting. thanks. i like it when i learn something new. :woot:

kokuou wrote:

Almost, guys :victory:

It actually comes from ŠÃ‚¢(amai) and ‚·‚Á‚Ï‚¢(suppai), meaning sweet and sour. When you combine two adjectives, the first usually drops something, and the second one sometimes has a ‘÷“_(dakuten) or 'ten-ten' added.

Don't translate "sweet and sour pork" as ŠÃ‚¸‚Á‚Ï‚¢“Ø“÷, though, it's actually called |“Ø(subuta), or 'vinegar pork'.

‘‰¤š

thanx for the japanese lesson...it's most appreciated.

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread :sweat:

But i would like to know what does Kaze wo Ukete mean in english. Its Aya's new single and all I know is Kaze means wind right?
and another one of her song is Yakusoku no Basho.
Could someone please translate this for me.

Thank in advance :bow:

K.T.Tran wrote:Sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread :sweat:

But i would like to know what does Kaze wo Ukete mean in english. Its Aya's new single and all I know is Kaze means wind right?
and another one of her song is Yakusoku no Basho.
Could someone please translate this for me.

Thank in advance :bow:

yakusoku - promise
basho - place
yakusoku no basho - (the) place where you made the promise.

ukete - a form of ukeru meaning 'to receive'

kaze can also mean cold so 'kaze o ukete' means 'catch a cold'. seems a strange song title.

hope i'm right. :mrgreen:

p.s. maybe 'receive a breeze'? this also seems a strange title.

must be the breeze. catching a cold is 'kaze o hiku'.

actually, the more i think about it the more confused i get!

sorry if my explanation is way off the mark.

muzukashii! :banghead:

kenjilina wrote:actually, the more i think about it the more confused i get!

sorry if my explanation is way off the mark.

muzukashii! :banghead:

Hehe... language has a way of doing that to ya! :beaten:

Anyway...

'Yakusoku no basho', without any further context, means "the place of the promise." It could have been the place where the promise was made or the place at which the two parties (assuming it's a love song) promised to meet each other, or any number of other possibilities. Probably something like "meeting place" would fit the bill as well.

As for 'kaze wo ukete', it's literally 'catch the wind'.
It means that the wind is blowing hard against something that is in it's way. So something like 'against the wind' or 'with the wind in my face' or something along those lines.

HTH,

‘‰¤š

Thanks for helping me out with this Kenjilina & Kokuou :bow: :bow: :bow:

both of your explanation was good :woot: :victory:

K.T.Tran wrote:Thanks for helping me out with this Kenjilina & Kokuou :bow: :bow: :bow:

both of your explanation was good :woot: :victory:

hey that was cool getting some translations for your songs. I wonder if it was written in kanji or non-romanji characters, i think it would be harder to get on here and translate, i mean if your computer didn't have it programmed to have such characters available.

K.T.Tran wrote:Thanks for helping me out with this Kenjilina & Kokuou :bow: :bow: :bow:

both of your explanation was good :woot: :victory:

well, i was a bit off target but it was fun researching. it kept me occupied while at work! :hehe:

Just wondering how do you say "Impulsive Love" In Japanese, I acciedently wrote at one point "Shodo No Nanda" and I have a feeling that is whrong since I'm trying to say "Love" and not even mentioning "Ai". So really how do you say it?

superFLY wrote:Just wondering how do you say "Impulsive Love" In Japanese, I acciedently wrote at one point "Shodo No Nanda" and I have a feeling that is whrong since I'm trying to say "Love" and not even mentioning "Ai". So really how do you say it?

There's already a thread for asking English -> Japanese questions, so I'll move this there, but here's your answer.

Literally, it's:

Õ“®“I‚Ȉ¤(î) - shoudou teki na ai (jou)

The (jou) part is optional, depending on how you want it to sound.

HTH,

‘‰¤š

hi there,

i want to know how can i write this in Romaji and what does it mean ???


“V‹C‚Ì—Ç‚¢“ú‚ð‰ß‚µ‚È‚³‚¢B –¾“ú ‚¨‚¤


:mrgreen:

Sakura_chan wrote:hi there,

i want to know how can i write this in Romaji and what does it mean ???


“V‹C‚Ì—Ç‚¢“ú‚ð‰ß‚µ‚È‚³‚¢B –¾“ú ‚¨‚¤


:mrgreen:

Well, it's a very literal translation of "have a nice day."

You probably want to say this instead:

—Ç‚¢ˆê“ú‚ð‰ß‚²‚µ‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢B (Yoi ichi-nichi wo sugoshite kudasai.)

As for the –¾“ú ‚¨‚¤, you probably meant to say

–¾“úA‰ï‚¨‚¤B(Ashita, aou)
"Let's meet tomorrow."

HTH,

‘‰¤š

Well, it's a very literal translation of "have a nice day."

You probably want to say this instead:

—Ç‚¢ˆê“ú‚ð‰ß‚²‚µ‚Ä‚­‚¾‚³‚¢B (Yoi ichi-nichi wo sugoshite kudasai.)

As for the –¾“ú ‚¨‚¤, you probably meant to say

–¾“úA‰ï‚¨‚¤B(Ashita, aou)
"Let's meet tomorrow."

HTH,

‘‰¤š

:victory: it's really helpful ARIGATOU :) :mrgreen:

i know u have to download the video but please help me. It's only 1000 KB. And i'm only asking u to translate 1 line.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=20D3A73Y
it's something with the Okaasan..

u dont have to translate "I don't want to go to college with dad's money" (that's after the line that I want to get translated)


please translate... Onegaishimau



thanks

bbgirl03 wrote:i know u have to download the video but please help me. It's only 1000 KB. And i'm only asking u to translate 1 line.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=20D3A73Y
it's something with the Okaasan..

u dont have to translate "I don't want to go to college with dad's money" (that's after the line that I want to get translated)


please translate... Onegaishimau

thanks

There's already a thread for asking Japanese -> English questions, so please do a search before posting a new thread.

I'm not too sure where you get anything about "going to college with dad's money," because there's nothing said of the sort. What is said is:

•ê‚³‚ñ‚ÌŒ©‰h‚Æ‚©ˆÓ’n‚Ì‚½‚ß‚É‚³A‘åŠw‚È‚ñ‚čs‚©‚³‚ꂽ‚­‚Ë‚¦‚æB
(Kaasan no mie toka iji no tame ni sa, daigaku nante ikasaretaku nee yo.)

Which means:

"I don't want to be made to go to university just to make mother proud or look good (in the eyes of others)."

HTH,

‘‰¤š