Ａｎｙｏｎｅ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｎｇ　ｔｈｉｓ？

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Princess Leia

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24 Feb 2008

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• 27 Feb 2008

• #1

Ｉ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｉｓ ａｐｐａｌａｔｉｏｎ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｉｎ Ｊａ ｐａｎｅｓｅ：

Ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｒ ｏｆ Ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅｓ

Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎｙ ｎａｍ ｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｋ Ｇｏｄ Ｄｉｏｎｙ ｓｏｓ． Ｉｆ ａｎｙｏｎｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ ａ ｇｏ ｏｄ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｍｕｃｈ ｏｂｌｉｇｅｄ．



どうもう ありがとう で ございます

 

82riceballs

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10 May 2007

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• 28 Feb 2008

• #2

just letting you know that it's どうも(No u) ありがとう(no de)ございます
also, don't put spaces between each Japanese word. It's not how Japanese people do things.

 

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Princess Leia

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24 Feb 2008

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• #3

じゃあまったどうもありがとうございますね

 

dreamer

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15 Aug 2003

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• 1 Mar 2008

• #4

I've heard the で used like that before...but indeed that would sound weird under normal circumstance (I think it was a video game). I think you probably heard the sentence in an anime or something along those lines...

 

82riceballs

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10 May 2007

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• #5

Yeah... I don't think people talk like this... but then again, I'm not a native speaker of Japanese. All I know is that "Degozaimasu" is used as a polite form of "desu" when answering a phone call.
e.g. 三越でございます。 This is Mitsukoshi department store.
マクドナルドでございます This is MacDonald's.

 

Haruspex

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30 Aug 2007

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• 2 Mar 2008

• #6

As far as I know its mainly used in speeches and such.

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 2 Mar 2008

• #7

82riceballs said:

Yeah... I don't think people talk like this... but then again, I'm not a native speaker of Japanese. All I know is that "Degozaimasu" is used as a polite form of "desu" when answering a phone call.
e.g. 三越でございます。 This is Mitsukoshi department store.
マクドナルドでございます This is MacDonald's.

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What I think is that でございます is an honorific form of で・です and ございます of ある。


But in the case of "thank you very much," （どうも）ありがとうございます must be used as a set phrase even if it doesn't seem to be particularly polite.

 

82riceballs

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10 May 2007

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• #8

as far as i know, "gozaimasu" is pretty polite

my grandpa, who speaks japanese, used to tell me that when i said "ohayou" to him ^^

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 4 Mar 2008

• #9

82riceballs said:

as far as i know, "gozaimasu" is pretty polite

my grandpa, who speaks japanese, used to tell me that when i said "ohayou" to him ^^

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"Arigatou gozaimasu" (mashita) is not only for people you're polite with. It also implies a greater level of thankfulness than "doumo" or "arigatou" or "doumo arigatou alone. You should use it with intimates who do something very special. I mean even if your best friend saves your life you cannot tell them simply "Arigatou."

Normally, though, you're right. Arigatou !! is much more useful in everyday conversation.

 

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Princess Leia

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24 Feb 2008

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• #10

すごい！！
あなたたちみなにほんごよいわかりますね
だからだれでもはわたしのしつもんをほんやくするやってみたいか

Ｗｏｗ！！
Ｙｏｕ ｇｕｙｓ ａｒｅ ａｌｌ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｇｏｏｄ ａｔ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ， ａｒｅｎ'ｔ ｙｏｕ？
Ｓｏ ｄｏｅｓ ａｎｙｏｎｅ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｎｇ ｍｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ？