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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

sadacori wrote:


So certain family names are really preference when it comes to the kami/gami kiru/giru stuff?
    I was wondering the same thing. I've seen "Nakajima" and "Nakashima" using the same kanji. Bonk
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gaijinmark wrote:
    I was wondering the same thing. I've seen "Nakajima" and "Nakashima" using the same kanji. Bonk


I'm guessing the same would apply to "island" since it's part of that name too.. "shima" vs "jima"
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

sadacori wrote:


So certain family names are really preference when it comes to the kami/gami kiru/giru stuff? For instance Hamasaki Ayumi's name. There are a lot of people who are called Hamazaki, but hers is one of the few that doesn't do the name change thingy.


Well, preference in terms of the very first person that decided their last names, yes. Names are funny all the time, anyway, for that very reason; because they're personal. Thus, they don't necessarily need to follow the rules of the rest of the language. Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

alfarez wrote:
Well, that is ok. that is much helpful.

1. Now, can someone translate this?

a. I am big
b. you are big
c. it is big
d. that is big
e. the box is big
f. they are big
g. he/she is big

2. Then,

a. Am i big?
b. are you big?
c. is it big?
d. is that big?
e. is the box big?
f. are they big?
g. is she/he big?

Better if you explain the pattern of those sentences. hehe!

a. watashi wa ookii desu. (if you are a male, if ever, just use ORE instead of watashi) (���͑傫���ł�)
b. anata wa ookii desu�@�i���Ȃ��͑傫���ł��j
c. ookii na�i�傫���ȁj
d. sore wa ooki desu�@�i����͑�؂��ł��j
e. ano hako wa ookii desu�@�i���̔��͑傫���ł��j
f. karera ga ookii desu�i�����͑傫���ł��j
g. ano kanojo/kare ga ookii desu (���̔ޏ����^���ꂪ�傫���ł�)

a. watashi/ore wa ookii desu ka?
b. anata wa ookii desu ka?
c. ookii desu ka?
d. sore wa ookii desu ka?
e. karera ga ookii desu ka?
f. ano kanojo/kare wa ookii desu ka?



I'm newbie here. Im ryuh from Japan. Like to make friend to all of you. sorry in my poor english.

Dare ga Nihon ni itta koto arimasu ka?
Ja.. mata ne.
Makoto ni arigatoh gozaimasu.

���ؗ���Y
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Can someone tell me the meaning of "�ق���"? It's not in my dictionary, and it's driving me crazy!

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

ryuharu wrote:


I'm newbie here. Im ryuh from Japan. Like to make friend to all of you. sorry in my poor english.
    Yokoso ryuharu ���� w00t! Anata no eigo jozu desu yo!! Applaud
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gakusei1984 wrote:
Can someone tell me the meaning of "�ق���"? It's not in my dictionary, and it's driving me crazy!
    This is probably wrong, but the only "hosui" I know of is written in kanji like this -�@�L�� and it's a Japanese pear. Literally, those two characters mean "abundant water"
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

ryuharu wrote:


Dare ga Nihon ni itta koto arimasu ka?


���ؗ���Y


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gaijinmark wrote:
    This is probably wrong, but the only "hosui" I know of is written in kanji like this -�@�L�� and it's a Japanese pear. Literally, those two characters mean "abundant water"


Yeah, that's what came up in my dictionary. That doesn't make sense in the context it's being used in, though. Also, in every instance I've seen it written, it has the small "��", which is really strange.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

what does this mean hitotsu kitte mo ii desu ka and
shitari
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gakusei1984 wrote:


Yeah, that's what came up in my dictionary. That doesn't make sense in the context it's being used in, though. Also, in every instance I've seen it written, it has the small "��", which is really strange.


It would be better to put the whole sentence here because it's hard to understand this without the context.

Kirei KIKI wrote:
what does this mean hitotsu kitte mo ii desu ka and
shitari


hitotsu kitte mo ii desu ka ="Is it alright to cut one (thing/piece/whatever the speaker was referencing to)?"

shitari = do (something) and...
The "-tari" verb form is used to attached several actions together.
More info here: http://www.timwerx.net/language/jpverbs/lesson78.htm
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gakusei1984 wrote:
Can someone tell me the meaning of "�ق���"? It's not in my dictionary, and it's driving me crazy!

Thanks!


Before we get carried away with this �L�� business Wink, here's what �ق��� really means.

It's basically a slang way of saying �ق��� [hoshii], and is pronounced [ho-see], as opposed to [ho-sui], as you would think. It's said by children or girls (and sometimes guys) as a way of saying "I want (it/something)" and being cute while doing it. Basically, this can be done with any adjective ending in -����:

���������[���������� [oishii]
���Ȃ����[���߂��� [kanashii]
���ꂷ���[�������� [ureshii]
���邷���[���ꂵ�� [kurushii]

Heck, I even say it myself sometimes, cuz I'm just that cute. bleh
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Thanks Senpai!!! Applaud
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

wat is the english mean ing of akimashite ? is this MERRY XMAS? just asking . w00t!
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

sassyanne wrote:
wat is the english mean ing of akimashite ? is this MERRY XMAS? just asking . w00t!
    Close, but not quite, one way of saying "Happy New Year" in Japanese is �����܂��Ă��߂łƂ��������܂� = akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

kurisumu omedetoo?

shinnen omedetoo?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

sassyanne wrote:
kurisumu omedetoo?

shinnen omedetoo?

You should check out this dictionary: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:15 am    Post subject: A question about �U��Ԃ�Γz������ Reply with quote Back to top

When I saw the introduction of this drama, I only got the character's name of main actors, for example, �i�n is Shiba,�ΐ� is Ishikawa. What about others? ���,��,����,����,�O��,����,�. Could anyone tell me the English version of these names?Thanks a lot.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Uh, couldn't you have used one of the existing translation threads for your question?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: A question about �U��Ԃ�Γz������ Reply with quote Back to top

CandyTian wrote:
What about others? ���,��,����,����,�O��,����,�. Could anyone tell me the English version of these names?Thanks a lot.
    Here's the ones I'm pretty sure of: ���� = Nakagawa, �O��@= Maeno, and ���� = Hoshino, it's late right now, I'll try taking a stab at those others tomorrow.
    Unless doch comes along behind me and does them. Bow You'll notice I did all the easy ones. That's 'cuz I'm a BAKA GAIJIN!! Bleah
    Edit again: Here's where Nihongo gets tricky. Just today, I ran into somebody that uses these characters for his name: �O�@�R, only he pronounces the first character as "saki", hence, his name is "sakiyama", so that one I called "Maeno" might be "Sakino" Crazy language, ne? Nut


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