Need a word or phrase translated?

[undrentide]

I'm pretty sure you misread it. It must be 必ず.

undrentide-san, he wrote 心ず.;-)

Ahaha~
Funny I saw it as what I thought it should be, not what it actually is...

 

[Elizabeth]

ありがとうございます。
what do the words とって and いただき mean?

とって = take (te form of toru)

いただき = What I asked you to do (kindly).

 

[FinancialWar]

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[Gracefully]

とって = take (te form of toru)
いただき = What I asked you to do (kindly).

もういちど、ありがとうございます。

Is there a general "template" on how to say thank you to someone for giving something to you or doing something for you? Like "おじかんをとっていただき、どもありがとうございます。", じかん= time, and with my newly learned words (thanks again ), to thank someone for something they gave you, is it safe to say "お_____をとっていただき、ありがとうございます。"?

Also, I've heard people say ありがとうございます and ありがとうございました。 I'm not sure if it was -した or -して. What is the difference between the two?

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わらかわさん, thanks for answering, too. I saw your answer, and it differed from Elizabethさん's, but I appreciate it all the same.

 

[Elizabeth]

もういちど、ありがとうございます。

Is there a general "template" on how to say thank you to someone for giving something to you or doing something for you? Like "おじかんをとっていただき、どもありがとうございます。", じかん= time, and with my newly learned words (thanks again ), to thank someone for something they gave you, is it safe to say "お_____をとっていただき、ありがとうございます。"?

Also, I've heard people say ありがとうございます and ありがとうございました。 I'm not sure if it was -した or -して. What is the difference between the two?



わらかわさん, thanks for answering, too. I saw your answer, and it differed from Elizabethさん's, but I appreciate it all the same.

It depends on the relationship with the giver and what they did, totally. There is no template. But you can search for arigatou, doumo, gozaimasu etc. on this site for a list or general politeness ranking.

 

[Gracefully]

So, how does one thank someone who is:

1. A close friend/relative. (ie. Informal)
2. An acquaintance.(ie. "Slightly" formal)
3. Everyone else. (ie. Formal)

And, how do thank someone if (a.) They gave you something (b.)They did something for you?

 

[Elizabeth]

So, how does one thank someone who is:

1. A close friend/relative. (ie. Informal)
2. An acquaintance.(ie. "Slightly" formal)
3. Everyone else. (ie. Formal)

And, how do thank someone if (a.) They gave you something (b.)They did something for you?

どうも - Most casual ("thanks")
ありがとう - Casual ("thank you")
どうもありがとう - Same as arigatou, but with more emphasis ("thanks a lot!")
どうもありがとうございます（ございました） - Most polite ("thank you very much")

I can't answer any scenarios without more information. Did they rescue you from a raging creek or hold the door open ? Or offer directions ? The phrases can be used on anybody depending on the extent of the favor and direness of the situation.

 

[nero12]

Yeah, indeed, 寂しがり屋 is a noun. That's an exception. 寂しがり屋 means more likely "a person who feels lonliness easily/who always wants to be with company" than "a lonely person". The present state(どれだけ寂しがり屋か: how easily/frequently he feels loneliness) can be compared to the past state(how easily/frequently he felt it,) as same as 努力家, 勉強家, 反抗期... So you can't say, for instance, 今にも増して寂しさ/努力/勉強/反抗でした.
This expression connotes that the present state is enough XYZ.
（今も一生懸命勉強しているけど、）高校の頃は今にも増して日本語を勉強していました。
(Now I'm studying Japanese enough hard, but) I was studying Japanese in high school more hard than now.

Thank you, that really helps!

 

[JoeTheHunter]

Hi. I'm trying to learn Japanese, and practice it with phrases, so I will ask for some sentence translations if you don't mind, because I'd like to practice with corrent sentences.

So how do you say these in Japanese:
"This is my first book."
"This is my second pen."
"This is my 18th birthday."

Thanks.

 

[FinancialWar]

Hi. I'm trying to learn Japanese, and practice it with phrases, so I will ask for some sentence translations if you don't mind, because I'd like to practice with corrent sentences.
So how do you say these in Japanese:
"This is my first book."
"This is my second pen."
"This is my 18th birthday."
Thanks.

これは私の最初の本です。

これは私の第二のペンです

これは私の十八歳の誕生日だよ。

 

[Gracefully]

これは私の最初の本です。
これは私の第二のペンです
これは私の十八歳の誕生日だよ。

わらかわさん, can you write those translations again without the kanji? I am on the learning phase too, and the only kanji in those sentences that I understand is 私.

 

[FinancialWar]

わらかわさん, can you write those translations again without the kanji? I am on the learning phase too, and the only kanji in those sentences that I understand is 私.

you can use www.jisho.org to find out the kanji that you dont know. or use a program called rikaichan, which is like dictionary when you move your mouse over the words/kanji that you wish to understand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikaichan


勝ちさえすりゃあ ? 何の意味 if we win? suppose we win? as long as we win?

 

[Elizabeth]

これは私の最初の本です。
これは私の第二のペンです
これは私の十八歳の誕生日だよ。

これはわたしの（第）一冊目の本？？ 初めて Is also possible ?

The second shouldn't be これはわたしの2本目のペン as 本 is the counter ? I've actually never heard of 第二のペン。

And #3 今日は私の１８歳の誕生日です。

 

[Gracefully]

You can use jisho.org to find out the kanji that you don't know. Or use a program called Rikaichan, which is like dictionary when you move your mouse over the words/kanji that you wish to understand.
勝ちさえすりゃあ ? 何の意味 If we win? suppose we win? as long as we win?

Oh right, I installed Rikaichan ages ago. I forgot I had it.
ありがとうございます。

 

[Toritoribe]

]勝ちさえすりゃあ ? 何の意味 if we win? suppose we win? as long as we win?

That's the contraction of 勝ちさえすれば. The meaning depends on the context.

この試合に勝ちさえすりゃあ、優勝できる。
If only we win this game, we can get the championship.

お前はただ勝ちさえすりゃいい。
All you have to do is to win.

 

[FinancialWar]

That's the contraction of 勝ちさえすれば. The meaning depends on the context.
この試合に勝ちさえすりゃあ、優勝できる。
If only we win this game, we can get the championship.
お前はただ勝ちさえすりゃいい。
All you have to do is to win.

Ahh , thanks ...............!!!!!!!!!

 

[pacerier]

When Japanese talk about The Milky Way, what words do they use? (because I realised that there is many many ways to say it)

 

[Gracefully]

"May I borrow your XYZ?" or "Let me borrow your XYZ". How do I say it formally and informally?

 

[undrentide]

When Japanese talk about The Milky Way, what words do they use? (because I realised that there is many many ways to say it)

The most common word is 天の川 (amanogawa).

 

[pocopoco]

"May I borrow your XYZ?" or "Let me borrow your XYZ". How do I say it formally and informally?

Below are model sentences from very polite to impolite. Note that different people have different impression for the same sentence.
Very Polite:
XYZをお借りしてもよろしいでしょうか？
XYZをお借りしてもよろしいですか？
XYZをお借りしたいのですが。
XYZをお借りしても構いませんでしょうか？
XYZをお借りしても構いませんか？
Polite:
XYZを貸してください。
XYZを使わせてください。
Informal (to your friend):
XYZを借りていいかな？
XYZを貸して欲しいんだけど。
Impolite:
XYZを貸せ。
あ、言い忘れてたけどXYZを借りたよ。
お前のものは俺のもの。俺のものは俺のもの。

 

[FinancialWar]

Below are model sentences from very polite to impolite. Note that different people have different impression for the same sentence.
Very Polite:
XYZをお借りしてもよろしいでしょうか？
XYZをお借りしてもよろしいですか？
XYZをお借りしたいのですが。
XYZをお借りしても構いませんでしょうか？
XYZをお借りしても構いませんか？
Polite:
XYZを貸してください。
XYZを使わせてください。
Informal (to your friend):
XYZを借りていいかな？
XYZを貸して欲しいんだけど。
Impolite:
XYZを貸せ。
あ、言い忘れてたけどXYZを借りたよ。
お前のものは俺のもの。俺のものは俺のもの。

pocopoco 万歳

 

[Elizabeth]

Two more and variations :

Karite mo ii desuka?
Kashite kuremasenka/moraemasenka/itadakemasenka ?

 

[JoeTheHunter]

これは私の最初の本です。
これは私の第二のペンです
これは私の十八歳の誕生日だよ。

Thank you for the answer.

これはわたしの（第）一冊目の本？？ 初めて Is also possible ?
The second shouldn't be これはわたしの2本目のペン as 本 is the counter ? I've actually never heard of 第二のペン。
And #3 今日は私の１８歳の誕生日です。

Thank you too.
In the third sentence why don't we need to use the -me ordinal number suffix?

 

[Toritoribe]

In the third sentence why don't we need to use the -me ordinal number suffix?

歳/才 is a counter for "years old," so you don't need to put 目. 18回目の誕生日 would be acceptable, but isn't so commonly used except in literary expressions. Plus, 18回目 simply means "18th," so doesn't always mean "18 years old."

彼女と出会ってから18回目の誕生日
the 18th birthday since I met her

生まれてから18回目の誕生日
the 18th birthday since I was born (= 18 years old)

 

[Elizabeth]

Yeah. It would be repetitive. Because ordinals identify position in a list or set of objects, but rank of age is already unique from the cardinal number.

二ヶ月目 What I don't get is a combination of a duration number + ~~nd/th. The second of two months ???