M Memento 先輩 Joined 3 Sep 2004 Messages 29 Reaction score 0 14 May 2005 #1 hello again! I am unsure of 『マジで』. I know it's slang, like "No kidding?!" and such, but how does it translate in the following sentences? 人がマジで。。。 [incomplete sentence] マジで言われれば言われる程。。。 Thank you!
hello again! I am unsure of 『マジで』. I know it's slang, like "No kidding?!" and such, but how does it translate in the following sentences? 人がマジで。。。 [incomplete sentence] マジで言われれば言われる程。。。 Thank you!
RockLee Hullu Joined 22 Apr 2004 Messages 3,806 Reaction score 133 14 May 2005 #2 hmm I heard it a lot when I was in Japan and they used it like : "oh really?,Could it be?" I think in the "Hito ga majide" ... it's used like : "Is the person really....?" or "Could it be that the person....?" just my 2 cent
hmm I heard it a lot when I was in Japan and they used it like : "oh really?,Could it be?" I think in the "Hito ga majide" ... it's used like : "Is the person really....?" or "Could it be that the person....?" just my 2 cent
K Kansai 先輩 Joined 6 May 2005 Messages 28 Reaction score 0 14 May 2005 #3 マジ comes from 真面目(まじめ) and it means 本気(ほんき)なこと-seriousness, うそや冗談(じょうだん)でないこと-not a joke, etc. A: マジで？ Do you really mean it? B: うん、マジで！ Yes, I do mean it. マジで言われれば言われる程。。。This sentence can be translated like "The more seriously they say, the .....
マジ comes from 真面目(まじめ) and it means 本気(ほんき)なこと-seriousness, うそや冗談(じょうだん)でないこと-not a joke, etc. A: マジで？ Do you really mean it? B: うん、マジで！ Yes, I do mean it. マジで言われれば言われる程。。。This sentence can be translated like "The more seriously they say, the .....
M Memento 先輩 Joined 3 Sep 2004 Messages 29 Reaction score 0 14 May 2005 Thread starter #4 Thank you very much for your help! I understand now. ^^