Didn't you ask the same question in your own translation thread? If it was wrong, it must be because of context.DingoEnderZOE2 said:Here's my simple phrase I would like translated:
どちらかといえば評価していたくらいだわ。
Context:
:なんかすごいバカにされてるような気がしたんだが。
:気のせいよ、そんなの。どちらかといえば評価していたくらいだわ。
Race against the clock!DingoEnderZOE2 said:Here's my simple phrase I would like translated:
どちらかといえば評価していたくらいだわ。
Context:
:なんかすごいバカにされてるような気がしたんだが。
:気のせいよ、そんなの。どちらかといえば評価していたくらいだわ。
She's 26 years old (in the U.S. for about six years but working for an all-Japanese company), we're in a post-graduate class together and going out after class about once a week for a couple of months, just hanging out. We had a candid email exchange the other day, and it turns out she was trying to convey a feeling of attraction and affection beyond friendship (woo-hoo!).Jagotaro said:Hey Chris,
First, I agree with what Glenn has told you. The meaning of "dai suki" can range anywhere from "I really like you" to "I'm nuts about you" and even to "I love you dearly." But I want to caution you that, like Glenn suggested, there are a lot of variables involved.
You have to take into consideration how young the girl is, and even how fickle she may be. Japanese people almost never say "ai shiteru" but young girls seem to compensate for this by over-using "dai suki."
And young girls tend to apply it not just to people, but to anything and everything that fits their fancy -- their favorite food, a cool movie, some new music, a favorite singer, baseball player or car or neat new cellphone.
So, now you may ask, "How do I know what she really is saying to me?"
Hey, that is the mystery that every guy is faced with sooner or later.
I'm new to this forum, but I've been living in Japan and doing Japanese every day for a long time. I hope this helps, Chris.
epigene said:Didn't you ask the same question in your own translation thread? If it was wrong, it must be because of context.
Literally, "dochiraka to ieba" means "if you want to choose one from the other." "Hyouka" is evaluation but is very often used positively to mean recognition, praise, etc.
売り場（うりば）は何かを売っている場所（ばしょ）です。Fehrant said:すみません。質問があります。「うりば」はどんなばしょですか?
デパートやスーパーなど、広いところで Within a large place, such as a supermarket or depato"uriba" is something of a place for selling (or "a place that sells [things]").
デパートやスーパーなど (depatoya (deparment store) and supa (supermarket) -- not sure how this fits exactly into the sentence) [...] a broad place where specific things are sold...
Sorry, I should have explained in simpler Japanese.Fehrant said:やっぱり私の日本語はまだまだですね。ええと、少し分 かりました、でもundrentideさんのレベルがぜんぜんちが う私のです。(this would ideally translate into "as I thought, my Japanese has still a long way to go. Hmm, I understood a little, but undrentide's level is completely different from mine's).
I think Elizabeth has explained it very clearly.Fehrant said:It took some effort, but I think I made out something of most of your Japanese sentence. This is what I partially understood, some words and particles were beyond my knowledge, though, so it will miss the complete meaning.
"uriba" is something of a place for selling (or "a place that sells [things]").
デパートやスーパーなど (depatoya (department store) and supa (supermarket) -- not sure how this fits exactly into the sentence) [...] a broad place where specific things are sold...
...and then I got lost between "pointing [with the finger?]" (sasu) and "to use" (tsukau).
どういたしまして。今でも『場所」と『ところ』の使い方の違いがちょっと難しいですよ。undrentide said:Sorry, I should have explained in simpler Japanese.
ごめんなさいね。
Next time I'll try to be clearer when explaining in Japanese.
I think Elizabeth has explained it very clearly.
(Elizabethさん、ありがとう！）
(Although if there is also an English translation, I don't think it's necessary that partner uses only content on your level)
Sorry, I should have explained in simpler Japanese.
ごめんなさいね。
どういたしまして。日本語を見れば見るほど自然に覚えるでしょうね。 As the amount of Japanese you see, are immersed in and exposed to increases, retention also becomes more and more natural.Fehrant said:Elizabethさんの助けをありがたいです。(roughly, "[I'm] grateful for your assistance")
最近、指摘してくれたまでは、私もなんども同じような間違いを繰り返してしまいました。@Elizabeth:
「若い娘」なんて、おばあちゃんが使う表現ですよ！
Why are you so frazzled and tired out !? Next week Risa has a sports festival !Jayern said:what does "nande shindoi no?? risa ha next week ni taikusai ga aruneno!! V4 mezasite ganbarimasu" means?
Elizabeth said:Why are you so frazzled and tired out !? Next week Risa has a sports festival !
My goal is to get to V4 (is this a competitive level ?).
Hehe, so this the convention that seems to be provoking so much stimulation.epigene said:FYI, it is established rule in the Japanese mass media to rigidly restrict kanji usage to Joyo, if I remember correctly. That's the reason why there are articles with words that appear to strangely mix kanji and hiragana. See here:
Since I'm already used to this arrangement (as it is so with most other Japanese), it becomes increasingly difficult to recall them correctly.
ありがとう、undrentide さん！undrentide said:I think V4 means 4th consecutive victory, 四連勝 in Japanese.