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If you are not really sure when to use which, do yourself a favour and just use 'hodo' instead. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the difference between kurai and gurai.
 
jt_ said:
I think he was talking about Damicci's original sentence:
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Indeed, I was! Sorry if my Japanese was confusing!

Glenn said:
ごめんなさい、おっさんさん。
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とんでもない！気にするな。:emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Maybe koro / goro was a bad example to use, judging from the response. It was just the first thing that popped into my head.

To add wood to the fire :emoji_imp:
It's kind of like, you can say むつかしい instead of むずかしい
or
さびしい instead of さみしい
or
あったかい instead of あたたかい
etc, etc, etc.
 
方言の違いなのか。それとも。。。

ところで三河、久し振りだね。元気だったか。俺は今またハワイにいるんだ。やはりクリスマスの前にお前と最後に話したんだな。

これは質問を思い付かせるんですよ。いつ「外」が「内」になるのかということです。
 
nhk9 said:
If you are not really sure when to use which, do yourself a favour and just use 'hodo' instead. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the difference between kurai and gurai.
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There are some subtle differences I can't begin to understand between 'gurai' and 'kurai' along with the areas of overlap, but you came up with a great example, Damicci, since I think "Hodo" is actually more appropriate in this case anyway.
これからも日本語が上達すればするほど、旅行も、ますます楽しめるようになると思いますね。
 
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Well it's like when you see dorekurai you know to use kurai but it seems like kurai is used when asking about an estimated number then you use gurai in the estimated answer.

Q: どれくらい日本に住んでいますか？
A: えっと、今二年間ぐらいと思います。

Nevermind.....＠＿＠
ほどね？
 
I agree with the answer but the two uses aren't distributed evenly so either dorekurai or doregurai works fine in the question.
 
Yeah thats why I said nevermind, I just thought that for a second b/c my friends always say nanji kurai dore kurai etc.

WHAAA My gf just said: でも、15分くらいしか話せない。。。。
I was talking about leaving to go buy food in about 15 minutes.
So I give looks like they can be completely interchangeable. 15minutes is not a long time!
 
Yeah, it seems so in this case. I've just always said １５ bun gurai so it's going to be really weird for a while. But ku already someone sounds better -- somehow there's a clearer tone and crisper feel to it...
 
I'm trying to say that I'll be 30 years old when I graduate from Yamasa. Is the following correct: Ｙａｍａｓａを卒業する場合、僕は30歳です。 I also tried Ｙａｍａｓａを卒業する時は、30歳です。 but I think that might convey something different. ありがとう。
 
Maybe,
Yamasaを卒業したら、私は30歳と思います。
Yamasaを卒業する時は、私は30歳と思います。
I think will be 30 years old when I graduate from Yamasa.
多分、Yamasaを卒業する時までに、私は30歳と思います。
Probably by the time I graduate from Yamasa, I will be 30 years old.

I use と思います because this isn't an factual statement it is an assumption.
 
How about:

Yamasa wo sotsugyou suru toki ni mou 30 sai ni natta ka mo

Though that has more of a "At the time I graduate from Yamasa, I'll probably have already turned 30" feel.

I always liked using kamo shiremasen when I wasn't sure of something rather than -to omou, but this is a personal thing.
 
I personally think "deshou" is best, but sorry I don't have time to comment on anything else now.
 
Doesn't でしょう add a "should" feel ?
Like When I graduate from Yamasa I "should" be 30 years old.
Almost if He wants to be 30.

I wonder if this a more of a Negative thoght or positive thought.
Maybe that can determine the feel of the translation needed.
 
Ｙａｍａｓａを卒業する（時）までに（ごろに？）は（もう）３０歳になっているだろう。
Without always knowing why everything is the way it is, I still think that this is the basic framework you were looking for. At least I hope it isn't too far off...
 
Used alone, deshou/darou ("probably, expect to, seems like, I guess it will be...")
won't imply a sense of should. Some examples this applies to :
将来は、日本に住んでいるでしょう。(I will be living in Japan in the future).
もしあなたが、招待していたら、 私は日本語の先生になれただろうに (If you had invited me, I would have become a Japanese language teacher).
あなたがくるだろうと思った (I thought you would come).
 
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I have a question about japanese.

Whenever I try to translate a japanese sentence myself, it always turns out wrong.

For example, in english, we would say : "Your english is good." although 'good' here may not be perfect english but its what is usually said.

On the other hand, in japanese, they use the term 'skilled'.
英語が上手ですね。

[Your] english is skilled, isn't it?

They also like to use 'desu ne' alot which translates to "isn't it?" I guess japanese like alot of confirmation.

That reminds me. My pastor lived in a french only speaking area in quebec for 6 years. He learned to speak french fluently, and talked about Jesus and christianity in french. He is very helpful with me learning japanese, because he knows how different languages are.

He says, in french, there is no "How are you?" saying. He said you'd be literally asking them if they were feeling OK. The same way is in japanese. But you can say like "whats happening?" in french.

He also says there are different sayings in french that aren't in english, and visa versa. In english, we say "It's raining cats and dogs." when it's raining hard. In french, they say "It's raining nails." he said.

When I don't use a translator, and I try to translate something, taking in the usage of the particles, it still, I get it totally wrong.

Its frusterating.

He said anything is possible and it just takes alot of effort and practice.

He said he had to learn 11 months of french in a normal 24 month period.

He also lived in a french only speaking enviorment

もしあなたが、招待していたら、 私は日本語の先生に なれただろうに
I'm curious about this sentence because of the word "if", I have no idea how you say "if" in japanese.

Thank you elizabeth san

And thank you everyone else, for being so nice.
 
Sounds like your pastor would be a fascinating to talk with about this, GCL.
I completely agree with him that deciding to learn a second language is a matter of effort and willpower (no matter where you live) more than anything.
人生はすべて選択の連続なんですね。 Life is all series of choices, don't you think ?
Very interesting. But back to the practicalities of getting there.

There are....hmmmm....well like at least 4 or 5 different ways to say "if" in Japanese -- and two in this sentence sentence that work together （もし emphasizes the "if" part and (してい)~~たら (tara ending makes it into "if" or "when"）. ☝ I don't know if it is a cultural thing or not but because the people are so polite they tend to leave the listener a lot of freedom to refuse or act/speak differently than the speaker might suggest. Hence 'if' is used more and in other kinds of expressions compared with English.

Two examples : 元気？と言えば、自然です。 "If you say 'Genki,' (implying you aren't being forced) it is natural" to mean "Genki is natural" (natural speech).
お買い物なら、ここがいいです。(If it is shopping (you want to do), this area here is good. Still sound strange in English ?
 
That third kanji is really blurry... looks like 降 to me. The translation would be: "It seems we(or whoever is the subject) can't get off now."


EDIT: seems like I was wrong... just ignore this post.
 
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Can anyone help me to translate this into Japanese?

Ingredients: Partly Pasteurized Milk, Vitamin D3, Vitamin A Palimite, Liquidified Curry Powder
 
kumo said:
That third kanji is really blurry... looks like 降 to me. The translation would be: "It seems we(or whoever is the subject) can't get off now."
EDIT: seems like I was wrong... just ignore this post.
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I think you're right, kumo.

My kids play Kingdom Hearts and it certainly is 降りられない. I think it has been made difficult because of the font used in the game, combined with the blur.

So your translation is correct!
 
This is odd but ... I'm trying to translate the name "A Pimp Named Slickback" into Japanese. I think I'm on the write track, but I'm not sure what I've got is correct: Ｓｌｉｃｋｂａｃｋを命名されたピンプ。 Online translators aren't helping, so ... any opinions?
 
Jayern said:
Can anyone help me to translate this into Japanese?
Ingredients: Partly Pasteurized Milk, Vitamin D3, Vitamin A Palimite, Liquidified Curry Powder
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I don't think this can be translated correctly because there are many inaccuracies in the terms used.
Partly pasteurized: Is there such a thing as "partly pasteurized" milk? At least, there is no such thing in Japanese.
Palimite: I don't know what this is. I know "Vitamin C palmitate" but not this.
Liquidified curry powder: There is something wrong in logic here. Also, it should be "liquefied"? :?
 
lol, im making up a foreign and bizarre drink for my graphic design. So yea, I'm creating a drink called Curry Milk.

Excuse my spelling for Liquefied..and yes, it's Palmitate. I misspelt that too.
 
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