Need a word or phrase translated?

[Jayern]

thxs, so when u introduced someone to a japanese person. it should be (name) wo shoukai shimasu?

and how do u say, "I've been to tokyo 2 years ago"

 

[Fuumei]

Thaks, so when u introduced someone to a japanese person. it should be (name) wo shoukai shimasu?
and how do u say, "I've been to Tokyo 2 years ago"

Yes, I suppose you could say that. (Jayern-san wo shoukai shimasu.) But that sentence is leading to a "complete" introduction, as to "who they are and what they do". Is that what you intend? Of course, if you are talking about yourself that's a bit different.

私は二年前、東京にいました。
(Watashi wa ni nen mae, tokyo ni imashita)
Two years ago, I was in Tokyo.

私は東京に行くことがあります。
(Watashi wa tokyo ni iku koto ga arimasu)
I've gone to Tokyo. (Had the experience of going).

 

[Fuumei]

きっと、それは君たちの心のこもった立派な仕事になるでしょう。

I'm not that familiar with "心のこもった". I know it means, basically, "Sincere". However, it is in "past tense -te" form and before a (na) adjective. Is there some kind of pause in the dialog here that I am not seeing? Perhaps the "-ta" splits the sentence somehow.

困りましたね。

 

[chickie]

Hi Fuumei-san
I guess 心のこもった modifies 仕事. 心のこもった仕事 sounds unfamiliar to me though...
I think the translation would be: Perhaps you're going to do your job well with enthusiasm.
I bet other people can explain it better. Grrr I wish I knew more about grammar.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hello!
Can anyone translate me this sentence to Japanese:
"Whatever it won't kill us, it will strengthen us."
I've tried a little, but I just don't know how to...:emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

This is my semi-literal, semi-reworded translation. :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I can think of a few other possibilities that may be more natural...or not....so it's all I can give in good faith for now. :emoji_blush:

殺されなければ強くなれる

 

[kawaiisan]

Minnasan, I need help :emoji_grinning:

A penpal of mine sent me the following message:

日本人っぽいね

Of course, a translation was sent, basically she was saying, "you're like a Japanese aren't you", but the っぽい bit confuses me. I've also seen it in manga:

本読んでた!しかも小説ぽい。。

what does it really mean?

Thanks!

 

[epigene]

きっと、それは君たちの心のこもった立派な仕事になるでしょう。
I'm not that familiar with "心のこもった". I know it means, basically, "Sincere". However, it is in "past tense -te" form and before a (na) adjective. Is there some kind of pause in the dialog here that I am not seeing? Perhaps the "-ta" splits the sentence somehow.
困りましたね。

心のこもった is an adjective phrase that means someone has put his/her heart in it, therefore, sincere, filled with love, affection and warmth.

心のこもった仕事 is work or object that is the result of a production process, in which the creator/manufacturer has put in great effort and attention, reflecting affection/love toward the product or the person/persons who use it.

I hope I've explained it enough!

 

[epigene]

Minnasan, I need help
A penpal of mine sent me the following message:
日本人っぽいね
Of course, a translation was sent, basically she was saying, "you're like a Japanese aren't you", but the っぽい bit confuses me. I've also seen it in manga:
本読んでた!しかも小説ぽい。。
what does it really mean?
Thanks!

「っぽい」means "looks like" or "resembles," suggesting similarity (from faint resemblance to close imitation) but not exactly identical.

If you're called 日本人っぽい it means you're not exactly Japanese but you show traits that suggest resemblance to Japanese.

小説っぽい is adjective phrase meaning resemblance to a novel though not exactly it.

"Whatever it won't kill us, it will strengthen us."

This can be translated into something like:
我々を殺せないものは、我々を強くする。

This is not very good, natural Japanese, but I think I can get the meaning across. Translation of phrases and sentences like this that embody a concept that cannot be transferred easily into Japanese cultural concepts need to be worked on. But this is all I can do for now!

HTH!

 

[Elizabeth]

This can be translated into something like:
我々を殺せないものは、我々を強くする。
This is not very good, natural Japanese, but I think I can get the meaning across. Translation of phrases and sentences like this that embody a concept that cannot be transferred easily into Japanese cultural concepts need to be worked on. But this is all I can do for now!
HTH!

Is it the feeling behind "killing you" that is awkward in a Japanese cultural setting ?

Just out of curiousity and cause I'm sooooo bored with my job I checked for a few creative translations online. Starting with this, but which I really don't get as a more appropriate response....

死んだつもりになれば、強くなれる

 

[Wanderer]

This is my semi-literal, semi-reworded translation. I can think of a few other possibilities that may be more natural...or not....so it's all I can give in good faith for now.
殺されなければ強くなれる

ありがとうございます:wave:

 

[epigene]

Is it the feeling behind "killing you" that is awkward in a Japanese cultural setting ?
Just out of curiousity and cause I'm sooooo bored with my job I checked for a few creative translations online. Starting with this, but which I really don't get as a more appropriate response....
死んだつもりになれば、強くなれる

This sentence means: "You can be strong if you're willing to sacrifice everything (including life)."

 

[Fuumei]

Hi Fuumei-san:wave:
I guess 心のこもった modifies 仕事. 心のこもった仕事 sounds unfamiliar to me though...
I think the translation would be: Perhaps you're going to do your job well with enthusiasm.
I bet other people can explain it better. Grrr I wish I knew more about grammar.

Ah thanks for the effort Chickie-san! That does help a bit with the connection to "Shigoto"!

心のこもった is an adjective phrase that means someone has put his/her heart in it, therefore, sincere, filled with love, affection and warmth.
心のこもった仕事 is work or object that is the result of a production process, in which the creator/manufacturer has put in great effort and attention, reflecting affection/love toward the product or the person/persons who use it.
I hope I've explained it enough!

I think I see what you are trying to say now. So in translation (since こもった is in past tense) it would be: "Surely, that will become your splendid work that you have (-ta form) put your heart into."

My mind's a bit dense again due to these late hours I work.
許してください!

 

[Elizabeth]

This sentence means: "You can be strong if you're willing to sacrifice everything (including life)."

ああ、そうですけ？それはたまに聞けるかもしれません。

OK, just for everyone's continued enjoyment....Here are a few more with the general meaning of "adversity builds character" :

これを生き延びれば、それだけ強くなる、
艱難汝を玉にす
殺されるのでない限り、（それを乗り越えることにより）、より強くなるであろう"

 

[Jezza Thorne]

Just in case you guys missed my questions, here they are again:

What are romaji alternatives for "hime" when it's used for "Lady so-and-so"? As it stands, I'm using "hime" for "lady" (Asahime) and "princess" (Isehime and Yukihime) in Samurai Warriors 2: Empires.

What's the romaji equivalent for "prince"? Something else for SW2E.

 

[Fuumei]

黒沢の仕事のやり方は映画会社や俳優たちに理解されず、難しい関係になったこと
もある。

I included the whole sentence so those that read it may understand the correct context.

"映画会社や俳優たちに理解されず、"

I'm a bit mystified by the particle "に" here. I understand that "理解されず" means "Without being understood", but then there is that particle before it. Is it simply indicating "BY (movie companies and actors)"? That seems fitting, but I don't know the rules in which "Ni" can mean "by" in a sentence structure.

Any hints would be welcome, of course.

 

[undrentide]

"映画会社や俳優たちに理解されず、"
I'm a bit mystified by the particle "に" here.
Is it simply indicating "BY (movie companies and actors)"?

Yes! :emoji_sunglasses:

 

[J44xm]

A very simple question but possibly not as simple as one might think: If one were to want to write "since 2004" (describing a website) on a shirt in Japanese, how would it generally be written? This is fairly simple, but I suspect there might be methods that I don't know about or, more, various unknown factors of style that I don't know about.

My current list: "２００４年から" and "2004年以来" (more formal, of course). (I thought of "２００４年後" but that's more like "after 2004," I believe.)

Suggestions welcome. Thanks!

 

[undrentide]

A very simple question but possibly not as simple as one might think: If one were to want to write "since 2004" (describing a website) on a shirt in Japanese, how would it generally be written? This is fairly simple, but I suspect there might be methods that I don't know about or, more, various unknown factors of style that I don't know about.
My current list: "２００４年から" and "2004年以来" (more formal, of course). (I thought of "２００４年後" but that's more like "after 2004," I believe.)
Suggestions welcome. Thanks!

In Japanese somehow people just state when it was established/built/opened, etc., not since when.
For website, 2004年開設 is what I can think of now.
For business (companies, restaurants, shopts), people often use 創業2004年.

 

[J44xm]

Thanks, undrentide. Much appreciated. By the way, this is a pretty informal website and it's seeking an informal phrase. "2004年開設" sounds a bit formal. (Would "2004年から," even if not preferred, sound very unnatural? If so, are there any more informal substitutes?)

 

[Fuumei]

Yes!

ほんとにありがとうございます。ところで、undrentide-sanがいないと、とても淋
しですよ。仕事には無理をしすぎないようにしてください。

 

[Jayern]

Yes, I suppose you could say that. (Jayern-san wo shoukai shimasu.) But that sentence is leading to a "complete" introduction, as to "who they are and what they do". Is that what you intend? Of course, if you are talking about yourself that's a bit different.
私は二年前、東京にいました。
(Watashi wa ni nen mae, tokyo ni imashita)
Two years ago, I was in Tokyo.
私は東京に行くことがあります。
(Watashi wa tokyo ni iku koto ga arimasu)
I've gone to Tokyo. (Had the experience of going).

cool thanks.

Btw how do you say, "No, I haven't been there before"

 

[undrentide]

私は二年前、東京にいました。
(Watashi wa ni nen mae, tokyo ni imashita)
Two years ago, I was in Tokyo.

私は東京に行ったことがあります。
(Watashi wa tokyo ni iku koto ga arimasu)
I've gone to Tokyo. (Had the experience of going).

cool thanks.
btw how do you say, "No, I haven't been there before"

いいえ、行ったことがありません。

 

[Fuumei]

私は二年前、東京にいました。
(Watashi wa ni nen mae, tokyo ni imashita)
Two years ago, I was in Tokyo.

私は東京に行ったことがあります。
(Watashi wa tokyo ni iku koto ga arimasu)
I've gone to Tokyo. (Had the experience of going).

いいえ、行ったことがありません。

I knew something felt funny about that one. Thanks for putting that up. Also, between friends, could you simply say "Itte nai"? (As for not gone).

 

[undrentide]

I knew something felt funny about that one. Thanks for putting that up. Also, between friends, could you simply say "Itte nai"? (As for not gone).

You're welcome.
Between friends, yes, you can say 行ってない though it usually means まだ行って（い）ない which suggests you would go one day, someday or you intend to go.
There's another interpretation of 行って（い）ない - is negation of いっている, which means you're talking about some distant place, and someone went there and still staying there.
To say "I've never been there before" 行ったことがない would be clearer.

 

[lamshopping]

Hello

I have stocked some sentences that I understand the meaning of the but am not sure what the Hirogana is. Can anyone help?

1. ある種の幸福 - is it ある『しゅ』のこうふく？

2. 三千余 (referring to a number of troops) - is it さんせん『あまり』？

3. あなたが間に入り (referring to a person who enters the middle of an argument to hopefully resolve the problem)

4. 末の妹

5. そういう面での苦労はそんなにない (the meaning is "oh if you look at it THAT way, than it's not too tough) is it そういう『めん』？

and lastly here is a sentence that would be great if anyone can clarify

6. 牛がいつ人を食ったってんだよ - I know the meaning is 'since when did cows eat people!?' but the last part is a bit jumbled up.
Is it 牛がいつ人を食たって言んだよ？
if it is not, than what is the part 『たってんだよ』？

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.