Need a word or phrase translated?

[Sasquatch]

@Sasquatch
You should use either one of the two at one time.
Wakarimashita is polite way, and you can change the latter one to polite version using "知りました(shirimashita)"

Thanks for all the help.

Sorry for all the questions.

Were you born in Japan?

 

[Libre]

>Were you born in Japan?
Yeah... Please see my profile.

 

[Sasquatch]

>Were you born in Japan?
Yeah... Please see my profile.

I saw it but I thought you might have moved there or something.
I don't think most people on here are actually from Japan.

ありがとう ございます <- I hope that was right.

 

[strayboxer]

"Sing"

Hi, can someone help me out and give the Japanese (or Kanji) character for "sing" please? I'm thinking about getting it as tattoo, not sure yet though. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[82riceballs]

This should do:
夏休みがもう少し長ければいいんだけど。

どうもありがとうございました！ Can I PM you if I have more questions regarding sentences?

 

[epigene]

どうもありがとうございました！ Can I PM you if I have more questions regarding sentences?

It's better to post your questions here, since there will be others who can help you when I can't. I may not be able to respond to you promptly.

ほかにも、なん人か日本人のメンバーがいますので、こちらに書いてね。

 

[pixwashere]

could use some help w/ this translation...

I've got this drum tab, but I'm not clear on what the notation ''legend'' is trying to say:

五線の間を使って、 上からタム （Ｇ音の位置）、 スネア （Ｅ音）、 バスタ厶 （Ｃ音）、 バスドラ （Ａ音）。 また、 上のＢ音の位置にある ◇ はシンバル、 ↓ はハイバット （○→open, ●→close）で、 下のF音の位置にある ↑ もハットだが、 ペダルをで鳴らした音。

I got this from Babelfish:
Using between the staff, from above タム (position of G sound), スネア (E sound), バスタ厶 (C sound), the bus gong (A sound). In addition, there is a position of B sound above, * the cymbal and the ↓ the high bat (0 -> open, X -> close) with, also the ↑ which is position of F sound under is the hat, but the sound which sounds with the pedal.

タム ＝tamu? ...time?
バスドラ ＝basudora? ...bass drum?
スネア / バスタ厶 ＝sunea (sound?) / basunea? (bass beat?) （as in, the bass drum beat/count）?

... I'm getting that ↓ symbol (in the tab) means hi-hat stick hit (w/ an open circle meaning open hi-hats, and an X meaning closed hi-hats), and that the ↑ means use the hi-hat pedal. Unfortuately, I'd already figured out that part just by looking at the tab (standard drum tab form)...

I'm not clear on what this whole ''A sound, B sound'' buisness is. At first I thought maybe it refer to cords/notes...but this really doesn't make sense, either. Could some tell me please (what it says)?

Also, in the particular song I am trying to play, this is the drummers remarks:

ポイントはＢメロ・。ギター2人が2拍3連でるところに，ドラムとペースは16分で弾いるので，つられないように注意しよう。
(again w/ Babelfish): As for point B メロ. 2 guitars as for the drum and pace being the bullet to be in 16 minutes, that it is not hung, will pay attention to the る place, with 2 beat 3 reams.

There was also one small comment for "point B" (which is the chorus) in the remarks of the song:
野へヴィ名リフは休符を意識して歯切れ良く,リズムに抑場がつくように。
Way, ヴィ name リフ being conscious of the 休 sign, texture is good to the field, the 抑 place is attached to the rhythm.
(I know ヴィ ＝vi, but I can't see how it fits. リフ = rifu (riff? like, a guitar riff?))

Based on this I'm thinking it says something like you have to pay attention to the over all sound to make sure the bass drum and guitars are in-sync (there are actually little 3s below certain notes on the tab, if this helps), and that the chorus is a 1/16 count measure...? Maybe?
Also... メロ＝mero?? and what is the る(ru?) supposed to mean?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

[epigene]

I've got this drum tab, but I'm not clear on what the notation ''legend'' is trying to say:
五線の間を使って、 上からタム （Ｇ音の位置）、 スネア （Ｅ音）、 バスタ厶 （Ｃ音）、 バスドラ （Ａ音）。 また、 上のＢ音の位置にある ◇ はシンバル、 ↓ はハイバット （○→open, ●→close）で、 下のF音の位置にある ↑ もハットだが、 ペダルをで鳴らした音。
I got this from Babelfish:
Using between the staff, from above タム (position of G sound), スネア (E sound), バスタ厶 (C sound), the bus gong (A sound). In addition, there is a position of B sound above, * the cymbal and the ↓ the high bat (0 -> open, X -> close) with, also the ↑ which is position of F sound under is the hat, but the sound which sounds with the pedal.
タム ＝tamu? ...time?
バスドラ ＝basudora? ...bass drum?
スネア / バスタ厶 ＝sunea (sound?) / basunea? (bass beat?) （as in, the bass drum beat/count）?
... I'm getting that ↓ symbol (in the tab) means hi-hat stick hit (w/ an open circle meaning open hi-hats, and an X meaning closed hi-hats), and that the ↑ means use the hi-hat pedal. Unfortuately, I'd already figured out that part just by looking at the tab (standard drum tab form)...
I'm not clear on what this whole ''A sound, B sound'' buisness is. At first I thought maybe it refer to cords/notes...but this really doesn't make sense, either. Could some tell me please (what it says)?
Also, in the particular song I am trying to play, this is the drummers remarks:
ポイントはＢメロ・。ギター2人が2拍3連でるところに，ドラムとペースは16分で弾いるので，つられないように注意しよう。
(again w/ Babelfish): As for point B メロ. 2 guitars as for the drum and pace being the bullet to be in 16 minutes, that it is not hung, will pay attention to the る place, with 2 beat 3 reams.
There was also one small comment for "point B" (which is the chorus) in the remarks of the song:
野へヴィ名リフは休符を意識して歯切れ良く、リズムに抑場がつくように。
Way, ヴィ name リフ being conscious of the 休 sign, texture is good to the field, the 抑 place is attached to the rhythm.
(I know ヴィ ＝vi, but I can't see how it fits. リフ = rifu (riff? like, a guitar riff?))
Based on this I'm thinking it says something like you have to pay attention to the over all sound to make sure the bass drum and guitars are in-sync (there are actually little 3s below certain notes on the tab, if this helps), and that the chorus is a 1/16 count measure...? Maybe?
Also... メロ＝mero?? and what is the る(ru?) supposed to mean?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

What you have here is filled with music jargon that cannot be translated easily, unless you have adequate knowledge of the area (that is, the knowledge of the jargon in both English and Japanese).

I'll just give you the terms:
タム： Tom-tom (or tam)
バスドラ： Bass drum
スネア： Snare drum
バスタ厶： Bass tom-tom (or bass tam)
メロ： Abbreviation for melody
野へヴィ名リフ：リフ is "riff." 名リフ is "riff well-known for its beauty/excellence, etc."
I have no idea what 野へヴィ means, though it must be "XX heavy."

What you need is not Babelfish but a JE dictionary for music.

 

[pixwashere]

ah-hah!


Thanks for those... very good to know! ...means all the "A sound, B sound" business was referring to the bars on the music staff, after-all (and suddenly a little light goes on inside my head).

...after doing some more digging, I managed to figure out the last bit, roughly at least (which is really all I need, heh).
野へヴィ名リフは休符を意識して歯切れ良く、リズムに 抑場がつくように。
"as with this type of heavy riff, be aware of doing/playing in a sharp/biting manner, keeping the accent on the rhythm"

...now that I know what it says, makes complete sense in the context of the song (funny how that works ...).

Arigatou!

 

[Libre]

I
I saw it but I thought you might have moved there or something.
I don't think most people on here are actually from Japan.
ありがとう ございます <- I hope that was right.

I see.
Actually, JREF is quite unknown for Japanese people.
The reason I came here is to improve my English, but I don't think this site is very recommendable for Japanese people because this site is messy and hard to read.
Many Japanese prefer simple sites like 2ch.net, I think.
BTW, you don't need to insert a space in ありがとうございます。

Hi, can someone help me out and give the Japanese (or Kanji) character for "sing" please? I'm thinking about getting it as tattoo, not sure yet though. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

The kanji for "song" is 歌 (uta), and "to sing" is 歌う (utau). Hmm, using hiragana is unstylish, I think.
If you are female, 歌姫 (utahime) is also good. It means diva.

 

[Elizabeth]

thanks for those... very good to know! ...means all the "A sound, B sound" buisness was refering to the bars on the music staff, after-all (and suddenly a little light goes on inside my head).
...after doing some more digging, I managed to figure out the last bit, roughly at least (which is really all I need, heh).
野へヴィ名リフは休符を意識して歯切れ良く、リズムに 抑場がつくように。
"as with this type of heavy riff, be aware of doing/playing in a sharp/biting manner, keeping the accent on the rhythm"
...now that I know what it says, makes complete sense in the context of the song (funny how that works ...).
Arigatou!

I really don't think that's quite what it is saying but anyway the last part sounds OK.
抑場 seems a mistake for 抑揚, though ??

 

[82riceballs]

Hi everybody!
Do the following sentences make sense?
幼稚園の非常階段で遭って以来南ちゃんは私の仲良しだ 。
Since we meant on the emergency staircase in kindergarten [building], Minami has been my bosom friend.

この小説は主な登場人物がたくさんある。だから、名前 を全て覚えるのタスクは優しくない。This novel has many main characters. Therefore, it is not an easy task to remember all the names.

昔の世間には、男子と女子は相当不平等でした。
In ancient society, men and women were very unequal.

 

[Sasquatch]

What does the word kangi mean?

Also what's a good online dictionary for Japanese to English? The one I go to hardly ever has the words I'm looking up.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hi everybody!
Do the following sentences make sense?
幼稚園の非常階段で遭って以来南ちゃんは私の仲良しだ 。
Since we meant on the emergency staircase in kindergarten [building], Minami has been my bosom friend.
この小説は主な登場人物がたくさんある。だから、名前 を全て覚えるのタスクは優しくない。This novel has many main characters. Therefore, it is not an easy task to remember all the names.
昔の世間には、男子と女子は相当不平等でした。
In ancient society, men and women were very unequal.

They look basically fine to me although "shakai" is more specific than "world" for "society" and some of the kanji is off. ののタスク can't come after a verb so it should be ことは or のは。

 

[Libre]

@82riceballs
幼稚園の非常階段で遭って以来南ちゃんは私の仲良しだ 。
->幼稚園の非常階段で[出逢って]以来南ちゃんは[大の(very)]仲良しだ 。

この小説は主な登場人物がたくさんある。だから、名前 を全て覚えるのタスクは優しくない。
->この小説[に]は主な登場人物がたくさん[い]る。だから、名前を全て覚える[のは易]しくない。

昔の世間には、男子と女子は相当不平等でした。
->昔の[社会で]は、男子と女子は[とても]不平等でした。

@Sasquatch
I have no idea about 'kangi'. There are many 'kangi's in Japanese dictionary, but none of them are common words. Anyway, we need more information like Chinese character for 'kangi' or context.

 

[Elizabeth]

パリでは、ティーンエージャー、学生、自由業の人にジーンズをはく層がみられ、ジーンズが2本あればほんどの用は足りるという合埋主義的な考え方から、かれらの根強い支持をかちえています。
I try to translate but have difficulties with the "ジーンズが2本あればほんどの用は足りるという合埋主義的な考え方から"
A Paris, on peut voir que tout le monde porte des jeans : adolescents, 騁udiants, employ駸 lib駻aux, comme la fa輟n de pense rationnelle disant que l'utilisation de jeans 2本(ほん)あればほとんどのest suffisante, il gagne un soutien important.
In Paris, we can see that everybody wear jeans: teenagers, students, self-employed profession persons, as the rational thinking says that use of jeans ............ is sufficient, he gains an important support.

Sorry not to be able to help this time. What hondo means in this context I have absolutely no idea.

 

[Sasquatch]

@82riceballs
幼稚園の非常階段で遭って以来南ちゃんは私の仲良しだ 。
->幼稚園の非常階段で[出逢って]以来南ちゃんは[大の(very)]仲良しだ 。
この小説は主な登場人物がたくさんある。だから、名前 を全て覚えるのタスクは優しくない。
->この小説[に]は主な登場人物がたくさん[い]る。だから、名前を全て覚える[のは易]しくない。
昔の世間には、男子と女子は相当不平等でした。
->昔の[社会で]は、男子と女子は[とても]不平等でした。
@Sasquatch
I have no idea about 'kangi'. There are many 'kangi's in Japanese dictionary, but none of them are common words. Anyway, we need more information like Chinese character for 'kangi' or context.

I think it said "Hawaii no xmas donna kangi desu ka"

does it maybe have something to do with eating? like what did you eat for Christmas?

 

[82riceballs]

Thanks Elizabeth & Libre!

@Sasquatch- is that sentence from some online translation tool? It sure sounds like one.

 

[Sasquatch]

Thanks Elizabeth & Libre!

@sasquatch- is that sentence from some online translation tool? It sure sounds like one.

It's from a letter I got from this girl that is learning english.

It actually says "Hawaii no xmas ha donna kangi desu ka."

 

[epigene]

It's from a letter I got from this girl that is learning english.
It actually says "Hawaii no xmas ha donna kangi desu ka."

"Kangi" is "kanji" -- the writer must have thought the letter G is used to express the J sound.

Meaning: How is Christmas like in Hawaii?

 

[Libre]

パリでは、ティーンエージャー、学生、自由業の人にジーンズをはく層がみられ、ジーンズが2本あればほんどの用は足りるという合埋主義的な考え方から、かれらの根強い支持をかちえています。

ほんど is misspelling of ほとんど.

In Paris, we can see that everybody wear jeans: teenagers, students, self-employed profession persons, as the rational thinking says that two pairs of jeans will do in any case, it gains their strong supports.

 

[Charles Barkley]

今日から、なるべく日本語だけで質問をしようと思って、よろしくお願いします。

まずは今日は先生に「あの、認知症は成人病の一種ですか」って聞いてもらおうとしたが、案の定英語で答えられました。私が言ったことはＯＫはずなんですけれど、誰か確認してくれませんか。

あとは、教科書に以下の文が書いてあります。「テニスをして手首を痛めてしまったので当分テニスもバドミントンも出来そうにない。」

びっくりした部分は「出来そうにない」でした。この場合は「出来るはずはない」とだいたい同じ意味ですか。「～そうにない」にはどういうニュアンスがありますか。肯定の形もありますか。

 

[orochi]

>「～そうにない」にはどういうニュアンスがありますか。肯定の形もありますか。
It doesn't look like...
It doesn't seem like...
etc

>「テニスをして手首を痛めてしまったので当分テニスもバドミン トンも出来そうにない。」
I hurt my wrist playing tennis, so it doesn't look like I'll be playing tennis or badminton for a while.

It's less...definite than できない (or whatever verb is being used). Shows a bit of uncertainty.

Check here for more examples.

 

[Elizabeth]

まずは今日は先生に「あの、認知症は成人病の一種ですか」って聞いてもらおうとしたが、

This part requires too much work for the reader to break through. Are you saying you tried to make the teacher hear or listen to your question on senility ??

 

[Libre]

Charles Barkley:

まずは今日は先生に「あの、認知症は成人病の一種ですか」って聞いてもらおうとしたが、
-> まずは今日は先生に「あの、認知症は成人病の一種ですか」と[聞きました]が、

I asked my teacher "Is dementia a kind of adult diseases?"
「あの、認知症は成人病の一種ですか」 makes sense. This Japanese is natural.
Incidentally, in recent years, we use 生活習慣病 instead of 成人病.