Need a word or phrase translated?

[cst]

Sounds like something a teenage girl would scribble in her diary... or a lyric of a bad J-pop song. Either way, I think you have quoted it wrong. It doesn't make much sense the way it is. Check your source and post it again.

You're right! That's from "世界が終わるまでは…" by WANDS.
世界が終わるまでは～ は～な～れ～る～事～もな～い

You are both right! it is the chorus. and I have just found the translation online on a lyrics site too!

On another note, could you help me translate this phrase:
は子供の時に戻りたい！
Thank you for your help!

 

[Jitenchakun]

Having lived in Japan..

...natives often ask me how long I lived there?

I usually say,

"Rokkagetsu shika sunde inakatta."

I only lived there six months. (I would have liked to have stayed longer.)

Is there a better way to say it? Should I say only, "Rokkagetsu shika."?

 

[Toritoribe]

...natives often ask me how long I lived there?
I usually say,
"Rokkagetsu shika sunde inakatta."
I only lived there six months. (I would have liked to have stayed longer.)
Is there a better way to say it? Should I say only, "Rokkagetsu shika."?

To emphasize "only", you can also use the adverb "tatta" like "tatta rokkagetsu shika sunde inakatta."

 

[Toritoribe]

On another note, could you help me translate this phrase:
は子供の時に戻りたい！
Thank you for your help!

The words itself does not make sense. As ASHIKAGA mentioned, it seems the quotation is wrong. There must be some word/phrase before the particle "は". Please check it again.

 

[Buntaro]

****は子供の時に戻りたい！

The **** seems to be a missing word, probably Watashi.

--> I want to return to the days of my childhood!

 

[Elizabeth]

To emphasize "only", you can also use the adverb "tatta" like "tatta rokkagetsu shika sunde inakatta."

Also, "Rokakagetsu dake shika sunde inakatta". should be fine, but dake maybe not as common as adding "tatta."

 

[Ashikaga]

Also, "Rokakagetsu dake shika sunde inakatta". should be fine, but dake maybe not as common as adding "tatta."

tatta and dake have slightly different meanings.

While dake only shows "limitations", "exclusiveness" and sometimes "exceptions" as in

(Watashi) wa anata dake wo aishiteimasu
(I love only you.)

Broccoli dake wa taberaremasen
(I'd eat most anything but I just cannot eat broccoli.)

Sono teikiken wa 6kagetsu dake yuukou desu
(The pass is only valid for 6 months.)


tatta is a bit more limited in its use. As far as I k now, on its own, it can only be used before countable nouns.

tatta 6kagetsu shika sunde inakatta
(I was only there for 6 months.)

tatta 4 jikan shika nemuremasen deshita
(I could only sleep for 4 hours.)

watashi wa tatta 2000 yen shika motte imasen
(I only have 2000 yen.)

A lot of times, however, they are used in pairs. Used together, they emphasize how "little" something is. The word "measly" comes to mind.


Watashi ga nihon ni sundeita no wa tatta 6kagetsu dake desu
(I only lived in Japan for 6 months.)

Watashi no kyuuryou ha tsuki 150000 yen desu
(I get paid 150000 yen per month.)
Eeee~?? Tatta sore dake??
(Really?? Is that ALL??)


tada, a different form of tatta is used when you are not talking about durations of time or countable objects.

watashi wa tada anata ni aitakatta dake desu
(I only wanted to see you.)

Watashi wa anata wo bujoku suru tsumori ha naku, tada tan ni shinjitsu wo itta dake desu
(I did not mean to insult you. I just simply stated the truth.)

 

[Elizabeth]

tatta and dake have slightly different meanings.
While dake only shows "limitations", "exclusiveness" and sometimes "exceptions" as in
(Watashi) wa anata dake wo aishiteimasu
(I love only you.)
Broccoli dake wa taberaremasen
(I'd eat most anything but I just cannot eat broccoli.)
Sono teikiken wa 6kagetsu dake yuukou desu
(The pass is only valid for 6 months.)
tatta is a bit more limited in its use. As far as I k now, on its own, it can only be used before countable nouns.
tatta 6kagetsu shika sunde inakatta
(I was only there for 6 months.)
tatta 4 jikan shika nemuremasen deshita
(I could only sleep for 4 hours.)
watashi wa tatta 2000 yen shika motte imasen
(I only have 2000 yen.)
A lot of times, however, they are used in pairs. Used together, they emphasize how "little" something is. The word "measly" comes to mind.
Watashi ga nihon ni sundeita no wa tatta 6kagetsu dake desu
(I only lived in Japan for 6 months.)
Watashi no kyuuryou ha tsuki 150000 yen desu
(I get paid 150000 yen per month.)
Eeee~?? Tatta sore dake??
(Really?? Is that ALL??)
tada, a different form of tatta is used when you are not talking about durations of time or countable objects.
watashi wa tada anata ni aitakatta dake desu
(I only wanted to see you.)
Watashi wa anata wo bujoku suru tsumori ha naku, tada tan ni shinjitsu wo itta dake desu
(I did not mean to insult you. I just simply stated the truth.)

Thanks, Ashikaga ! That may be one of the most concise summaries of the differences it is possible to make. So what you're saying is, if I wanted to play up the meagerness of a mere six months something along the lines : Nihon ni sunde ita no wa tatta (OR honno (wazuka...)) etc. rokkagetsu datta. is enough, or at least sufficiently natural ?

 

[cst]

The words itself does not make sense. As ASHIKAGA mentioned, it seems the quotation is wrong. There must be some word/phrase before the particle "は". Please check it again.

****は子供の時に戻りたい！
The **** seems to be a missing word, probably Watashi.
--> I want to return to the days of my childhood!

Thank you all!
For は子供の時に戻りたい！ there was not a word missing necessarily, however, where I quoted it from it was a person's name that preceded the phrase...so [Name] は子供の時に戻りたい！ (as if they were speaking in third person?) ...would it be correct to structure the phrase that way then?

 

[Buntaro]

CST,

You could definitely use that sentence in the third person. It would be perfectly fine to say,

"Epigene wants to return to the days of her childhood!"

--> Wow, what a visualization!

 

[Toritoribe]

Thank you all!
For は子供の時に戻りたい！ there was not a word missing necessarily, however, where I quoted it from it was a person's name that preceeded the phrase...so [Name] は子供の時に戻りたい！ (as if they were speaking in third person?) ...would it be correct to structure the phrase that way then?

If the name of the third person's (neither the speaker nor the person to be talking to) is there, the sentence should be the "guess" or "hearsay" form like 戻りたがってる, 戻りたいらしいよ, 戻りたいって...
Probably it was the name of the speaker's self (the speaker used his/her name to address him/herself instead of "watashi; I").

I, [the speaker's name], want to return to the days of my childhood!
or
I, [the speaker's name], wish I could return to the days of my childhood!

 

[Kyle]

つよし君、
馬鹿 じゃ ない です よ。 でもまだ 喋りぽい ですね。
日本 に行く のは あなた の 夢 でしょう。 漢字 が難しくても、いしょうけん
めい勉強した方がいい。 がんばってね。

Here's what I got so far:
Tsuyoshi-kun,(thaaaaaaaaaaaats meeeeeeeeeee! Obvious Amanda Show reference ahha)
You are not an idiot! But you are still a talkative person! So going to Japan is your dream. Kanji is difficult, but it's good to see that you are studying. Work hard!

If you could just correct me on what I am wrong about or if you have any pointers for me, they are all greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Kyle.

 

[Ashikaga]

つよし君、
馬鹿 じゃ ない です よ。 でもまだ 喋りぽい ですね。
日本 に行く のは あなた の 夢 でしょう。 漢字 が難しくても、いしょうけん
めい勉強した方がいい。 がんばってね。

There are ways to make what you have sound more natural/native-like but I don't think we should take it apart and make it "perfect" as you have already managed to express what you wanted to say on your own using what you knew. I could perfectly understand what you were trying to say. The ONLY thing I would point out is "喋りぽい". Although I could guess what you meant by it, "おしゃべり" or "話し好き" is the word we use for "talkative".

 

[Elizabeth]

There are ways to make what you have sound more natural/native-like but I don't think we should take it apart and make it "perfct" as you have already managed to express what you wanted to say on your own using what you knew. I could perfectly understand what you were trying to say. The ONLY thing I would point out is "喋りぽい". Although I could guess what you meant by it, "おしゃべり" or "話し好き" is the word we use for "talkative".

おしゃべり（ですな・だね）は 必（かなら）ずしもChatterbox, bigmouth, blabbermouth, gossipy に近い（ちかい）感（かん）じじゃないし、ネガティブな印象（いんしょう）ではありませんね。。。


I read Ashikaga's post and realized for the first time おしゃべり（ですな・だね） doesn't necessarily have to include the negative associations of those English words. (What makes someone a gangter may be 口数が多い j/k)

話し好きもネガティブとは言えない感じがしますね。

 

[Kyle]

Alright here is what I want to say, and I know there will be some mistakes so thank you guys for putting up with me so much!

"Yes, I am studying, but it's hard work! I am trying my best! Hopefully within 5 years I will be able to teach English in Japan! But that's just a dream. How are the new students? Anyone as talkative as me and Tony? Haha. When are you going back to Japan? Take care, Tsuyoshi."

カントリーマン先生、
はい、勉強する、でも激務よ！頑張るぞう！五年以内、僕は日本で英語を教える。でも、夢だ。新しい生徒はどうですか？僕とトニは誰かもっとお喋りか？haha. 日本に帰る？じゃ、またね。 気をつけて。

I know there are probably errors, and I am thanking you in advance for helping me along with them!

Kyle

 

[Toritoribe]

Alright here is what I want to say, and I know there will be some mistakes so thank you guys for putting up with me so much!

"Yes, I am studying, but it's hard work! I am trying my best! Hopefully within 5 years I will be able to teach English in Japan! But that's just a dream. How are the new students? Anyone as talkative as me and Tony? Haha. When are you going back to Japan? Take care, Tsuyoshi."

カントリーマン先生、
はい、勉強する、でも激務よ！頑張るぞう！五年以内、僕は日本で英語を教える。でも、夢だ。新しい生徒はどうですか？僕とトニは誰かもっとお喋りか？haha. 日本に帰る？じゃ、またね。 気をつけて。

I know there are probably errors, and I am thanking you in advance for helping me along with them!

Kyle

As ASHIKAGA said to your previous post, I could also understand what you tried to say here.
So just one phrase,

Anyone as talkative as me and Tony?
僕やトニーくらい/みたいに/ほどお喋りな人はいますか？

 

[Elizabeth]

Alright here is what I want to say, and I know there will be some mistakes so thank you guys for putting up with me so much!

"Yes, I am studying, but it's hard work! I am trying my best! Hopefully within 5 years I will be able to teach English in Japan! But that's just a dream. How are the new students? Anyone as talkative as me and Tony? Haha. When are you going back to Japan? Take care, Tsuyoshi."

カントリーマン先生、
はい、勉強する、でも激務よ！頑張るぞう！五年以内、僕は日本で英語を教える。でも、夢だ。新しい生徒はどうですか？僕とトニは誰かもっとお喋りか？haha. 日本に帰る？じゃ、またね。 気をつけて。

I know there are probably errors, and I am thanking you in advance for helping me along with them!

Kyle

For "am studying" you had better write in the progressive form 勉強している。

勉強する is used for "will study."

Also, one more thing, to include the question word "when" becomes いつ日本に帰る？


And that's all. Ijou desu. That's it from me, too ! Otherwise, he may not appreciate the natural sincerity of a beginner...

 

[けゐん]

Can someone translate this sentence?

Hiragana:

こわがるな! なるとさとおまもれ!

Romaji:

Kowagaru na! Naruto sato o mamore!

By the way, "Naruto" is a person! He's the main character of the same-named manga and anime.

 

[Kyle]

Hiragana:
こわがるな! なるとさとおまもれ!
Romaji:
Kowagaru na! Naruto sato o mamore!
By the way, "Naruto" is a person! He's the main character of the same-named manga and anime.

Just another guess by a Japanese noob.

"Don't be afraid! Protect Naruto's village/hometown."

Does that make sense in the context? If not, wait for a more fluent Japanese speaker to give a correct translation.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hiragana:
こわがるな! なるとさとおまもれ!
Romaji:
Kowagaru na! Naruto sato o mamore!
By the way, "Naruto" is a person! He's the main character of the same-named manga and anime.

KANJI ! :

恐がるな（こわがるな） (Don't be afraid!)

ナルト（なると）、里（さと）を守れ（まもれ）～ Is Naruto being spoken to here ? If so, he is being commanded to protect the(his?) hometown.

If the order is to someone else, they are being asked to defend Naruto AND the hometown.

HTH!

 

[orochi]

>If so, he is being commanded to protect the(his?) hometown.

This might be a bit too literal. Sato here could just mean any kind of town or village.

 

[Fuumei]

自分は黙って森を目印にあるいていった。
I'm not quite sure on this sentence so hopefully someone can shed light on this. The questions I have are on this last portion, "森を目印にあるいていった。"
The "wo" particle here after "mori" is meaning that the man "went through the forest" (if it just were "森をいった。"correct?

The biggest thing that puzzles me is "目印にあるいて"
The double "aru + iru" is odd, which causes me to not understand where the landmark actually is.

The best I can come up with is "I went through the forest where (it) was on the landmark". So you see my problem.

I hope I've explained my question well enough. Thank you.

 

[Ashikaga]

自分は黙って森を目印にあるいていった。
I'm not quite sure on this sentence so hopefully someone can shed light on this. The questions I have are on this last portion, "森を目印にあるいていった。"
The "wo" particle here after "mori" is meaning that the man "went through the forest" (if it just were "森をいった。"correct?

The biggest thing that puzzles me is "目印にあるいて"
The double "aru + iru" is odd, which causes me to not understand where the landmark actually is.

The best I can come up with is "I went through the forest where (it) was on the landmark". So you see my problem.

It might help you if I broke the sentence into sections.

自分は / 黙って* / 森を目印に / 歩(ある）いていった。
I / in silence* /Using the forest as a landmark / went on walking.

I just went on walking with the forest as my reference point / landmark.

*黙って, when used like this, doesn't really literally mean "without saying anything" but it is closer to "just" in "Just do it!" or "do something without making a fuss / without complaining.

「またオートミール！？ チーリオの方（ほう）がいいなぁ。」
「黙って食（た）べなさい！」
"Oatmeal AGAIN!? I 'd much prefer Cheerio..."
"Just eat it! / Shut up and eat it!"

 

[Elizabeth]

>If so, he is being commanded to protect the(his?) hometown.

This might be a bit too literal. Sato here could just mean any kind of town or village.

With Naruto, it was assumed the village they are talking about is his hometown since I believe they are the same place.

But you are right, "Defend the village!" does definately have a more fired up ring to it.

 

[けゐん]

Thank you!

It is:
"Don't be afraid! Naruto, protect the village!"

And yes, it's his home village!