Need a word or phrase translated?

[Skullcrushergurl]

Thanks for ignoring my question.

 

[Haruspex]

I'm trying to find out what the particle 'yo' means

It is similar to an exclamation mark, according to my books, it is used in situations when you are sharing information that to one you're talking to probably doesn't know, or you don't expect him to know it. Also, i saw yo at the end of some female speech patterns where omitted da, desu, de gozaimasu. Although i the latter information chunk might not be correct, the first however probably is. The exclamation mark part.
Although, go ahead and correct me in case im proven to be wrong.

 

[Skullcrushergurl]

hm.Yeah it's more than that. Demo, Thank you!!

 

[jbeannie]

Is there a common Japanese phrase for agreeing with someone?

:?

It's not "Hai", is it?

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Also is this: ブランドン

Kanji, Katakana, or Hiragana, or something else?

 

[orochi]

>Is there a common Japanese phrase for agreeing with someone?

There are lots. And it depends on the context.

>It's not "Hai", is it?

That's one of them.

>Also is this: ブランドン
>Kanji, Katakana, or Hiragana, or something else?

ブランドン is katakana. More info here

 

[jbeannie]

Ah hai Katakana, Domo Arigotou Gozaimasu orochi-san.

 

[tokapi]

和語, which means "Japanese word". These would be words "made in Japan". 山、川、桜

和製漢字 meaning Kanji created by Japanese.One example is 俱樂部,which is a Japanese Kanji transliteration of English word club.

山、川、 are original Chinese characters,桜 is possibly Japanese Simplified form of 櫻.

 

[orochi]

While the written characters 山 and 川 are Chinese, the words are Japanese, 和語.

 

[tokapi]

While the written characters 山 and 川 are Chinese, the words are Japanese, 和語.

Any Kanji in Japanese language is 日本語 or 和語 but not neccesarily " made in Japan 和製漢字 " as you previously stated as such for 山 and 川.

 

[orochi]

Any Kanji in Japanese language is 日本語 or 和語 but not necessarily " made in Japan 和製漢字 " as you previously stated as such for 山 and 川.

I think you misunderstood my original post. Try re-reading it.
And remember that word =/= kanji and 語 =/= 字.

 

[Charles Barkley]

Some more questions--いつもありがとうございます。

1) ___。っていうか... At the beginning of a sentences, is this equivalent to そういえば, i.e., 'Speaking of which, ...'

2) このままで I know what the word means in other uses, but yesterday when playing a DS kanji game with a friend, he would point to the hiragana and tell me to write the kanji 'このままで.' Today in class, a teacher told the students to pronounce some words (arrangement being one) このままで. What does this mean in this context? Does it mean something like 'there's nothing tricky about it, just do it the normal way?'

3) In a sentence like これは何だかわかるか。 is the だ optional? I don't say the だ, but is this a bad habit I picked up or normal?

 

[Elizabeth]

>It isn't always the case, but the feeling can come across as more negative for めっちゃ I think. More like "too much," "excessive" or "extreme". Just my opinion and I don't have time to explain more.

Interesting. I wonder if it's a regional issue. Where I lived in Mie there was no negative connotation to it at all. It was just the regional form for とても. Where did you hear it as negative? I'm curious.

It's different from the "very" usage. Maybe absurd or unreasonable is better :

広辞苑
めちゃ
①すじみちの立たないこと。わけなわからないこと。
「めちゃな言い分」
②度をはずれて法外なこと。
「めちゃをする」

And from Yahoo:

名・形動］《「むちゃ」の音変化か。「滅茶」「目茶」は当て字》

 

[orochi]

Elizabeth,

Interesting. Those definitions definitely don't apply to standard usage in Mie, though.

Some more questions--いつもありがとうございます。
1) ___。っていうか... At the beginning of a sentences, is this equivalent to そういえば, i.e., 'Speaking of which, ...'

This is an interesting one.

Originally, ていうか was used to summarize your thoughts, closer to something like "In short" or "In other words" when you are trying to simplify something.

However, it's been abused by native speakers, especially the young ones, in recent years to be used as a way to change the subject or move on to another topic.

2) このままで I know what the word means in other uses, but yesterday when playing a DS kanji game with a friend, he would point to the hiragana and tell me to write the kanji 'このままで.' Today in class, a teacher told the students to pronounce some words (arrangement being one) このままで. What does this mean in this context? Does it mean something like 'there's nothing tricky about it, just do it the normal way?'

"Like this".

 

[jbeannie]

What is Brandon in Kanji?

I'm not sure if Brandon can be Kanji.

Can it?

:?

 

[orochi]

What is Brandon in Kanji?
I'm not sure if Brandon can be Kanji.
Can it?
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No kanji. Use katakana.

 

[Elizabeth]

Some more questions--いつもありがとうございます。

3) In a sentence like これは何だかわかるか。 is the だ optional? I don't say the だ, but is this a bad habit I picked up or normal?

The bad habit is not using a dictionary before asking us to do your work first. The two words are completely different.

Elizabeth,
Interesting. Those definitions definitely don't apply to standard usage in Mie, though.

What would you say instead there ? :?

 

[ajmd20]

和製漢字 meaning Kanji created by Japanese.

That's right.

One example is 俱樂部,which is a Japanese Kanji transliteration of English word club.

Not quite as right. 倶楽部 may be a Japanese word but it certainly isn't 和製漢字 - for one it isn't even a kanji. As you said - waseikanji are kanji, not words, created in Japan. Common examples are 畑 and 働.

 

[namichidori]

1) ___。っていうか... At the beginning of a sentences, is this equivalent to そういえば, i.e., 'Speaking of which, ...'

I think your guessing is right. I've never thought of that,
but ___。っていうか seems convertible to そういえば, in many cases.

The original form of っていうか is probably と言うか/と言うよりか.
It's similar to "in other words" or "I mean".

But now, many Japanese, particulaly young people, come to use the phrase,
when he/she suddenly interrupt someone talking, and changes the subject.
(as orochi wrote above) So, it's getting closer to そういえば.
Maybe, it's tricky/fashionable version of そういえば.

In that meaning, some seniors feel it a little rude.
You should be careful in using っていうか to older people.

2) このままで
It might be "(do something) without changing the present state/condition"

3) In a sentence like これは何だかわかるか。 is the だ optional? I don't say the だ, but is this a bad habit I picked up or normal?

I think it's quite normal.

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The めちゃ(Elizabeth wrote above) is harldy heard in everyday conversation
nor found in books anymore.
To the native speakers, the definition directly points to むちゃ now.

 

[tokapi]

Not quite as right. 倶楽部 may be a Japanese word but it certainly isn't 和製漢字 - not words, created in Japan.

倶楽部 are 漢字 created by Japanese ( 大和 = 和製 )

字 means word(s)

 

[ajmd20]

倶楽部 are 漢字 created by Japanese ( 大和 = 和製 )
字 means word(s)

I believe all of the characters in 倶楽部 have their origins in China and so were not created by the Japanese. 倶楽部 is counted as 外来語.

 

[Elizabeth]

倶楽部 are 漢字 created by Japanese ( 大和 = 和製 )
字 means word(s)

Doesn't 和製英語 refer to Japanese kanji created from English words ?

国字 is what I usually use to mean native, self-created kanji.

 

[ajmd20]

和製漢字 and 国字 are essentially the same thing, although 国字 has some other meanings that aren't included in 和製漢字.

Wasei-eigo are Japanese words that are created based on English words but not necessarily in actual use in English, kanji are not usually involved. Examles include OL, ジェットコースター, シール and テレビゲーム.

 

[tokapi]

I believe all of the characters in 倶楽部 have their origins in China and so were not created by the Japanese. 倶楽部 is counted as 外来語.

I was not discussing origin of Kanji,Japanese created 倶楽部 to mean club. Chinese,Koreans & also Japanese regard this Kanji transliteration as 和製漢字.

 

[ajmd20]

I was not discussing origin of Kanji,Japanese created 倶楽部 to mean club.Chinese,Koreans & also Japanese regard this Kanji transliteration as 和製漢字.

I suggest you look up 和製漢字 in a dictionary or Wikipedia or something before the hole you are digging gets any bigger.

 

[tokapi]

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