Need a word or phrase translated?

[juman]

Best to think of 度量が広い as a single word, close in meaning to 心が広い
(He/she) is a (very) generous person.

Yes, I think that makes a perfect sense. Thank you!

 

[Toritoribe]

Thank you for the quick response.
I'd just like to know what the sentence I suggested (歌うように感じる) would have meant?
よろしくお願いします

歌うように感じる alone (without any context) sounds a bit awkward, but can be interpreted as two ways; "I feel someone is going to (start to) sing" or "I feel something as if when I was singing."

 

[TurkeySloth]

Thank you for the help. I figured miko did not have an honorific because I read manga and had thumbed through a volume of Kannazuki no Miko before I asked. I know this is the antithesis of the topic, however, I figured I might as well ask it while I'm here.
I just looked up the honorifics I was given for Shinto Priests/Priestesses on lingvozone, and here are the translations I was given: "chief priest(ess)" for guuji, "spring onion" for "negi" (obviously nothing to do with Shinto), and "gon'negi" did not translate. My question is: what positions use the titles negi and gon'negi?

 

[Jericho Desu]

Hello guys, trying to find out what 先っちょ means, I can't find it anywhere. Thanks

 

[Toritoribe]

Thank you for the help. I figured miko did not have an honorific because I read manga and had thumbed through a volume of Kannazuki no Miko before I asked. I know this is the antithesis of the topic, however, I figured I might as well ask it while I'm here.
I just looked up the honorifics I was given for Shinto Priests/Priestesses on lingvozone, and here are the translations I was given: "chief priest(ess)" for guuji, "spring onion" for "negi" (obviously nothing to do with Shinto), and "gon'negi" did not translate. My question is: what positions use the titles negi and gon'negi?

"Negi" for "spring onion" is 葱, not 禰宜. They are homophones("homonyms" when written in kana or romaji).

神社内での役職順位を職階という。神社の規模や由緒によって異なるが、一般的には、宮司（ぐうじ）・禰宜（ねぎ）・権禰宜（ごんねぎ）が置かれている[2]。原則として宮司・禰宜は各神社に1名ずつである。別 表神社の一部では、宮司の下に権宮司（ごんぐうじ）を置いている。簡単にいえば、宮司は神社の代表者、権宮司は副代表、禰宜は宮司の補佐役、権禰宜は一般職員である。ただし、伊勢神宮は別で、祭主・大宮司・少宮司・禰宜・権禰宜・宮掌を置いている[3]。

神職 - Wikipedia

宮司[guuji]: chief priest(ess) of a shrine
禰宜[negi]: assistant of chief priest(ess)
権禰宜[gon'negi]: unranked/ordinary priest(ess)

Hello guys, trying to find out what 先っちょ means, I can't find it anywhere. Thanks

That's same to 先っぽ or 先端.

 

[Jericho Desu]

That's same to 先っぽ or 先端.

Ahh that makes sense. Thanks once again Toritoribe, you the man =P

 

[juman]

What is the right japanese phrase to say "I wish you could come along".

 

[Elizabeth]

What is the right japanese phrase to say "I wish you could come along".

Can you give more details ? The below are, roughly, the verb parts for "I hope you can go" and "I wish you could go" (potential) respectively. Maybe you can piece together the rest. These are the sort of everyday Japanese expressions, it truly does depend on context.

行ったらいいのに

行けたらいいのに

 

[82riceballs]

Thanks for answering my question last time!

I have a question about how to pronounce 第２話. Is it "dai ni hanashi"?

どうぞよろしくお願いします！

 

[Toritoribe]

Thanks for answering my question last time!

I have a question about how to pronounce 第２話. Is it "dai ni hanashi"?

どうぞよろしくお願いします！

だいにわ is correct for "the second episode."

 

[Jericho Desu]

Question: What is the difference between 見なさい and 見てなさい? Does 見てなさい sound like it has more authority than 見なさい or 見てください ? Cheers

 

[Toritoribe]

Question: What is the difference between 見なさい and 見てなさい? Does 見てなさい sound like it has more authority than 見なさい or 見てください ? Cheers

見なさい is simply the imperative form of 見る, whereas 見てなさい is the contraction of 見ていなさい or "Keep watching something./Do not take your eyes off something."

 

[Jericho Desu]

見なさい is simply the imperative form of 見る, whereas 見てなさい is the contraction of 見ていなさい or "Keep watching something./Do not take your eyes off something."

Oh I see, another contraction, I never learn

Thank you Toritoribe!

 

[Toritoribe]

Oh I see, another contraction, I never learn

Yeah, indeed, colloquial Japanese has so many contractions. It's tough for learners, I suppose.

 

[Jericho Desu]

Yeah, indeed, colloquial Japanese has so many contractions. It's tough for learners, I suppose.

Absolutely, just reading a simple manga like よつばと has shown me more contractions than in any text book I've ever seen, its just full of single kanas and っ.. But its good though, getting a real insight on how Japanese people really talk. The reading and eventually hearing will be ok, the talking is gonna be alot further down the line I reckon.. ^^;;

 

[Elizabeth]

Oh I see, another contraction, I never learn
Thank you Toritoribe!

At least in reading the phonetics of relaxed pronunciation is there is a sometimes an apostrophe (見て'なさい) in place of the assimilated syllables. What's really a problem for beginners is when the shortening starts to mimic another verb (e.g. The form -te oru contracts to -t' oru (the perfect is -t' otta) not to be confused with toru 'takes' (totta)...

 

[Jericho Desu]

At least in reading the phonetics of relaxed pronunciation is there is a sometimes an apostrophe (見て'なさい) in place of the assimilated syllables. What's really a problem for beginners is when the shortening starts to mimic another verb (e.g. The form -te oru contracts to -t' oru (the perfect is -t' otta) not to be confused with toru 'takes' (totta)...

Oh I see, yeah that can definitely be a big problem, I'll try to look out for that

And on that note I have some more questions! (yay) But luckily these are for the last chapter (although I bought the 2nd volume today )

1
Context: Yotsuba's next door neighbour fuuka is talking with Yotsuba when she notices that there are clothes still out on the balcony (she said before that theres gonna be some heavy rain coming soon) so she says to Yotsuba that she'd better tell her dad to put them away. However he is currently unavailable, Yotsuba then says she can do it by herself, but when Yotsuba just stared blankly at Fuuka when asked if she could really do it (do it properly) Fuuka then says:

一緒にやったげようか

I know this is something along the lines of "lets do it together", but I've never seen something like "げよう" before and being attached to a verb in its plain-past form confuses me abit further.

2
Context: Here Yotsuba's father is talking to Fuuka about what a family friend had said to her, that Yotsuba was actually "found" basically implying that the guy is not Yotsuba's real father. He explains:

おれが外国でひろってしまって、なんだかわからないうちに育てる事になった


I basically just wanted confirmation on what I believe he says: "I found (her) in a foreign country and before I knew it I was raising (her)", obviously not a literal translation really, but have I got the gist of it? I find it funny that the girl then thinks "よくわからん。。。" =P

As always any help would be appreciated!

 

[Toritoribe]

1
Context: Yotsuba's next door neighbour fuuka is talking with Yotsuba when she notices that there are clothes still out on the balcony (she said before that theres gonna be some heavy rain coming soon) so she says to Yotsuba that she'd better tell her dad to put them away. However he is currently unavailable, Yotsuba then says she can do it by herself, but when Yotsuba just stared blankly at Fuuka when asked if she could really do it (do it properly) Fuuka then says:
一緒にやったげようか
I know this is something along the lines of "lets do it together", but I've never seen something like "げよう" before and being attached to a verb in its plain-past form confuses me abit further.

一緒にやったげようか ＝ 一緒にやってあげようか

This is exactly another contraction. As Elizabeth-san wrote, it's not simply a vowel is omitting but even the last syllable of the conjugation of the verb/adjective is changed.
e.g.
取っておく(totte oku) --> 取っとく(tottoku)

2
Context: Here Yotsuba's father is talking to Fuuka about what a family friend had said to her, that Yotsuba was actually "found" basically implying that the guy is not Yotsuba's real father. He explains:
おれが外国でひろってしまって、なんだかわからないうちに育てる事になった
I basically just wanted confirmation on what I believe he says: "I found (her) in a foreign country and before I knew it I was raising (her)", obviously not a literal translation really, but have I got the gist of it? I find it funny that the girl then thinks "よくわからん。。。" =P

Yeah, なんだかわからないうちに is used as something like "I don't know why and how but..."

 

[Jericho Desu]

一緒にやったげようか ＝ 一緒にやってあげようか
This is exactly another contraction. As Elizabeth-san wrote, it's not simply a vowel is omitting but even the last syllable of the conjugation of the verb/adjective is changed.
e.g.
取っておく(totte oku) --> 取っとく(tottoku)

Grr! I thought it could some sort of contraction but the た threw me off completely.. There should be a book just on contractions, as it is I guess I'll have to learn through experience. Thank you Toritoribe.

 

[Elizabeth]

Grr! I thought it could some sort of contraction but the た threw me off completely.. There should be a book just on contractions, as it is I guess I'll have to learn through experience. Thank you Toritoribe.

たぁげようか,

I doubt the て-た (って-たぁ) thing is even covered in a formal lesson. It's not even normally written. Another nuance to Japanese conversation in everyday life that does not appear in 99% of the language-instruction courses and books.

こういう理由で漫画スタイルの日本語に近づかないようにしているのです。

 

[kotoristrife]

飛空艇に残った二人は、互いを求める気持ちを確かめ合う

I just wanted to check if I was reading it right. I read it as, "Not yet on the airship, the two seek each other to confirm feelings".
As I understand, when using "tagai wo (or ni)", it is usually follow by a verb. So, I don't see "求める" modifying "気持ち".
Also, "確かめ" (define as confirm, sure?) and "合う" (define as agreeable,match) are both verbs. I see "確かめ" as the verb, but where does "合う" fit in?
Is it saying like "confirm agreeable feelings"?
Your help is appreciated.

 

[Elizabeth]

飛空艇に残った二人は、互いを求める気持ちを確かめ合う
I just wanted to check if I was reading it right. I read it as, "Not yet on the airship, the two seek each other to confirm feelings".
As I understand, when using "tagai wo (or ni)", it is usually follow by a verb. So, I don't see "求める" modifying "気持ち".
Also, "確かめ" (define as confirm, sure?) and "合う" (define as agreeable,match) are both verbs. I see "確かめ" as the verb, but where does "合う" fit in?
Is it saying like "confirm agreeable feelings"?
Your help is appreciated.

The two that remain on the airship....will confirm their feelings of desire for each other.

 

[kotoristrife]

Originally Posted by kotoristrife
飛空艇に残った二人は、互いを求める気持ちを確かめ合 う
I just wanted to check if I was reading it right. I read it as, "Not yet on the airship, the two seek each other to confirm feelings".
As I understand, when using "tagai wo (or ni)", it is usually follow by a verb. So, I don't see "求める" modifying "気持ち".
Also, "確かめ" (define as confirm, sure?) and "合う" (define as agreeable,match) are both verbs. I see "確かめ" as the verb, but where does "合う" fit in?
Is it saying like "confirm agreeable feelings"?
Your help is appreciated.
The two that remain on the airship....will confirm their feelings of desire for each other.

Elizabeth-san (or anyone else who would like to answer),

Would that mean that "motomeru" (a verb) is modifying "kimochi"? I am just a little confused. Thanks again for answering.

 

[Jericho Desu]

たぁげようか,

I doubt the て-た (って-たぁ) thing is even covered in a formal lesson. It's not even normally written. Another nuance to Japanese conversation in everyday life that does not appear in 99% of the language-instruction courses and books.

こういう理由で漫画スタイルの日本語に近づかないようにしているのです。

そうですね、でも漫画とかアニメとか好きなんでこういう事に慣れないとならないとおもいます。

If that sentence sounds weird or something please feel free to let me know

 

[Toritoribe]

そうですね、でも漫画とかアニメとか好きなんでこういう事に慣れないとならないとおもいます。
If that sentence sounds weird or something please feel free to let me know

慣れなければならない/慣れないといけない might sound more natural, or more colloquially, 慣れなきゃいけないと思います/思うんです/思ってるんです.