I need something translated if someone can help me...

Angel_belial

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #1

'どなたですか donadesuka'


A girl I added on myspace sent me a message and I don't know what it means...

in the message she just put ...

She didn't add me but all she did was message me...please help.

 

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Zirdante

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25 Nov 2007

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #2

Babelfish said that "どなたですか" means "Is it who?"

 

Angel_belial

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• 26 Nov 2007

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• #3

Hmmm...

*is confused*

 

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Zirdante

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25 Nov 2007

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #4

Maybe send her a message back asking what was the point of her message?

 

Haruspex

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30 Aug 2007

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #5

Hmm by any chance she wrote donna desu ka, cause that would mean "...what kinda?"
Btw can someone tell how to write the little tsu like thingy with a latin keyboard? I really struggled hard, but it always just gave me どんな or どんな.

 

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The7thSamurai

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #6

Angel_belial said:

Hmmm...
*is confused*

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Why? You added some random girl to your MySpace and now she wants to know who you are. Donata = who; donata desu ka = who are you?

 

AichiAlex

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• 26 Nov 2007

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Angel_belial said:

'どなたですか donadesuka'
A girl I added on myspace sent me a message and I don't know what it means...
in the message she just put ...
She didn't add me but all she did was message me...please help.

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It means "who are you", どなた is 敬語 (honorable form) so if you are a beginner you may not be familiar with it yet. If you ask me, it's a little weird to add you and then to ask you who you are.

 

nice gaijin

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Donor

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• 26 Nov 2007

• #8

This is used a lot in polite speech, especially on the phone. Alex, take another look at the OP; he added her, then she asked who it was. It would certainly be weird the other way around.