Hiya,
1. In a story, someone has just remarked how American churches are different from Japanese shrines. Then the other person says:
そうなの。本当に違うのね。神様を呼ぶのに鈴を鳴らす のはどう。
My attempted translation: "Right, they're really different. What about sounding a bell to summon God?"
I don't really understand the role of はどう, which I'm assuming is は + どう. I translated as "What about...?" but it results in a slightly odd -- or at least ambiguous -- English sentence. What would be a better way of translating this?
2. 年始まわりの客が何人かやってきた。
My translation: "Some visitors came calling with New Year greetings."
What is the meaning of やって here?
3. まゆみ、だめよ。そんなにらんぼうにしちゃ。
My translation: "Mayumi, no! Don't be so rough!"
Is しちゃ = して + は?
If so, is the meaning like そんなにらんぼうにしてはだめよ?
4. Sometimes I get confused about whether or not seemingly negative statements are questions.
まゆみちゃん、しょってみないの。
From the context it seems like this should mean something like "Mayumi, why don't you try putting it on?" (talking about a ランドセル). Is this reasonable? Is it another sentence that would be said with a rising intonation?
5. A father is talking to his young daughter:
まゆみ、お父さんは一緒に入学式に行けないけど、もう 今日から一年生なんだからちゃんとするんだぞ、いいな 。
I get: "Mayumi, your father can't go with you to the school entrance ceremony, but already from today..."
Then I'm a bit lost. I'm guessing 一年生 ... ちゃんと ...んだぞ、いいな roughly means "(you're) just like a first-year student ... great!" However, I don't know how なんだから and する fit in.
Also, in the dictionary I'm using 一年生 is said to refer to college or high school students, whereas in the story まゆみ is very small and just starting primary school. Could 一年生 refer to the first year of primary school too?
1. In a story, someone has just remarked how American churches are different from Japanese shrines. Then the other person says:
そうなの。本当に違うのね。神様を呼ぶのに鈴を鳴らす のはどう。
My attempted translation: "Right, they're really different. What about sounding a bell to summon God?"
I don't really understand the role of はどう, which I'm assuming is は + どう. I translated as "What about...?" but it results in a slightly odd -- or at least ambiguous -- English sentence. What would be a better way of translating this?
2. 年始まわりの客が何人かやってきた。
My translation: "Some visitors came calling with New Year greetings."
What is the meaning of やって here?
3. まゆみ、だめよ。そんなにらんぼうにしちゃ。
My translation: "Mayumi, no! Don't be so rough!"
Is しちゃ = して + は?
If so, is the meaning like そんなにらんぼうにしてはだめよ?
4. Sometimes I get confused about whether or not seemingly negative statements are questions.
まゆみちゃん、しょってみないの。
From the context it seems like this should mean something like "Mayumi, why don't you try putting it on?" (talking about a ランドセル). Is this reasonable? Is it another sentence that would be said with a rising intonation?
5. A father is talking to his young daughter:
まゆみ、お父さんは一緒に入学式に行けないけど、もう 今日から一年生なんだからちゃんとするんだぞ、いいな 。
I get: "Mayumi, your father can't go with you to the school entrance ceremony, but already from today..."
Then I'm a bit lost. I'm guessing 一年生 ... ちゃんと ...んだぞ、いいな roughly means "(you're) just like a first-year student ... great!" However, I don't know how なんだから and する fit in.
Also, in the dictionary I'm using 一年生 is said to refer to college or high school students, whereas in the story まゆみ is very small and just starting primary school. Could 一年生 refer to the first year of primary school too?