Need a word or phrase translated?

[Elizabeth]

Hello again
If possible, could you guys help me with those three lines? I have a general idea of what they say, but it would be better to ask than to just fill the blanks...
スポーツてのは健全な肉体に精神が宿ってこそ
おまえみたいにすぐかんしゃくする奴はもっての外教える以前の問題よ
怒らないから付き合ってよいいでしょ

My first thought and attempt would be these are lines said in frustration that it is impossible to teach a yatsu (like you) who is quick to
anger the virtue that is sport of a spirit in a wholesome body.

Since a literal translation isn't useful or worth doing, why don't you let us know the points you are coming up blank on first ?

直訳できない場合は、もちろん、まったく同じ意味で訳するのは不可能ですね。

 

[Fuumei]

状況から判断するとこういう内容になるかな？

この文はわかりますけど。。ちょっと難ずかしかった。でも、 ぼくは若輩者として頑張っています。

 

[epigene]

スポーツてのは健全な肉体に精神が宿ってこそ

Because this is dialogue, there are parts that take casual form and parts that are omitted. That's why it's diffcult to understand.
In standard form, it would be:
（スポーツは、）健全な肉体に宿ってこそスポーツだ。
Sports [is by nature an endeavor] that requires a wholesome body.

おまえみたいにすぐかんしゃくする奴はもっての外教え る以前の問題よ

かんしゃく：Temper
もってのほか： Out of the question
～以前の問題： Has similar meaning as "out of the question; impossible," suggesting that the person is not ready for it yet or, literally, has issues that must be resolved before thinking of trying something like it (sports in this case).
かんしゃくする is not exactly correct Japanese (tolerable in manga, I guess).
かんしゃく持ち： A person with hot temper
かんしゃくを起こす： Throw a tantrum
Teaching a hot-tempered person like you is out of the question. [You've got a problem you need to solve before asking me to teach you [the sport]!]

怒らないから付き合ってよいいでしょ

It should be: 怒らないから付き合ってよ。いいでしょ。
付き合って basically means "come along, accompany, stay with" and has expanded to include other meanings. Here, the person just wants the other to help him/her.
I won't get angry. Please help me out. Okay?

 

[RPin]

I see. This is close to what I was guessing, but the second sentence is what was troubling me the most. I didn't know the meaning of 『以前の問題』 (izen no mondai?), and no dictionary would give me a satisfactory answer.


Many thanks!

 

[Elizabeth]

Because this is dialogue, there are parts that take casual form and parts that are omitted. That's why it's diffcult to understand.
In standard form, it would be:
（スポーツは、）健全な肉体に宿ってこそスポーツだ。
Sports [is by nature an endeavor] that requires a wholesome body.

I assumed too that the particles in スポーツてのは were a mistake since I've never seen て without small って like that. Or was that also supposed to be casual ?

「スポーツて」は「スポーツって」の間違いだと思ってた。
「スポーツ」に「って」を付けたほうがいいですか？

 

[epigene]

I assumed too that the particles in スポーツてのは were a mistake since I've never seen て without small って like that. Or was that also supposed to be casual ?

「スポーツて」は「スポーツって」の間違いだと思ってた。
「スポーツ」に「って」を付けたほうがいいですか？

Elizabeth,

I have to say first that I'm not good at explaining Japanese grammar. I'll just explain how I understand it.
って here is not the casual form of というものは .
Here, it is the -te form of "yadoru" (yadotte) used here in combination with "koso" (particle used for emphasis).
"Yadotte koso" implies that it (meaning sound body/health here) must be there for something (sports in this case) to be good or at least satisfactory.

Hope it helps!

 

[maxchris]

Need kanji translated pleeeeease...

Hello,

I received the following message via my cell phone from a friend, could someone please help me with a translation? Thanks in advance!

Eri (her name) wa Chris (my name) to te wo tsunaide aruki tai-na! Ato ushiro kara dakishime raretai.

 

[Apple Bomb]

Hi guys. I kind of just need a quick phrase to use, and it's so simple I'm surprised I can't think of a decent way to say it. In a case where someone moves away and you probably won't see them again or at least often, what's a good way to say "I hope things go well in _____" or you know... This would really help me out, thanks.

Hello,
I received the following message via my cell phone from a friend, could someone please help me with a translation? Thanks in advance!
Eri (her name) wa Chris (my name) to te wo tsunaide aruki tai-na! Ato ushiro kara dakishime raretai.

Well, Eri wants to hold hands and walk with you and be able to hug you from behind. That is my rough translation. おめでとうございます

 

[yukio_michael]

Hello again, my helpful friends. I'm curious as to the nature of a particular word I have read on a blog recently, お子様っぽい, [okosamappai][?]...

Translated, it appears to mean "childish", or "child-like" rather, but I can't find any information about how and when, -ppai is used as a suffix.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hi guys. I kind of just need a quick phrase to use, and it's so simple I'm surprised I can't think of a decent way to say it. In a case where someone moves away and you probably won't see them again or at least often, what's a good way to say "I hope things go well in _____" or you know... This would really help me out, thanks.

すべて上手くいきますように祈っています。。。
新しい生活に (or name of the place) 早く慣れますように。。。
ますますのご発展を祈っています。

There are others, too, though if these don't quite fit what you were asking about.

 

[doinkies]

Hello again, my helpful friends. I'm curious as to the nature of a particular word I have read on a blog recently, お子様っぽい, [okosamappai][?]...

Translated, it appears to mean "childish", or "child-like" rather, but I can't find any information about how and when, -ppai is used as a suffix.

Any help is appreciated.

It's actually -ppoi, not -ppai, and it's used like "-ish" is at the end of adjectives, so お子様っぽい indeed does mean "childish".

 

[cursore]

I have recived this from my friend I made ut that should mean something like speak you next time in Japan.. can you confirm it?

今度は日本語で話しましょ

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Yes, it says, "Next time let's speak in Japanese."

 

[cursore]

Thank you Mikawa, It is always hard to iidentify the start and the end of a word... (specialy when I know less than 20 kanji...)

今度 Next time
日本語 Japanese (language)
話し Speak

 

[Jayern]

Jayern, Do you mean a picture with her in it or the two of you together (taken yourself?) or asking a third person for one with you both ?
Anyway, I think the easiest needs to be attaching 撮ってもいい used when asking permission to do something.

sorry i forgot to make it clearer.

it's to asking another person taking a picture with ur (and her band) in it.

 

[aliceinwonderland]

Hello, I am new to the forum so this is my first proper post. nice to meet you all!

I was just wondering if anyone could help me, I am an illustrator and I have created a series of characters based on Harajuku girls that i want to appear on clothing I am going to design. in English, they are called "cuties beauties", i would be so grateful if someone could translate this into Japanese characters so that it could appear on my clothing range. thank you so much!

 

[undrentide]

I was just wondering if anyone could help me, I am an illustrator and I have created a series of characters based on Harajuku girls that i want to appear on clothing I am going to design. in English, they are called "cuties beauties", i would be so grateful if someone could translate this into Japanese characters so that it could appear on my clothing range. thank you so much!

カワイイ系美人 for instance? :

 

[undrentide]

Sorry I forgot to make it clearer.
it's to asking another person taking a picture with ur (and her band) in it.

If you're going to ask a third person to take a photo,
写真を撮ってもらえますか will do.
Or if you're asking someone to be taken a photo with you,
一緒に写真を撮ってもらえますか

 

[aliceinwonderland]

thanx undrentide,

so does that mean cuties beauties in japanese?

 

[undrentide]

thanx undrentide,

so does that mean cuties beauties in japanese?

Not exactly - it is more like cute beauty.
Kawaii means cute, it can be written in kanji 可愛い or hiragana かわいい but written in katakana カワイイ emphasize its cutiness (with a hint of babyishness) though it can be just me.


～系 (....kei) here means -ish.
Bijin 美人 means beauty. We normally do not have singular/plural for nouns.

If the original "cuties beauties" means "cuties & beauties", then I might suggest
カワイイ系 美人系
though without something to link them together for example
カワイイ系・美人系
カワイイ系＆美人系
it may look a bit odd - but again it could be only me....

 

[aliceinwonderland]

thank you again, you have been such a great help. i value your opinion, so which one would you suggest that i use that would look the best?

 

[aliceinwonderland]

hi its only me again!

is there any way you could write the japanese characters out a little bigger as i want to copy them exactly and its really hard to see the shapes exactly as they are so small.

thank you

 

[undrentide]

カワイイ系＆美人系

Here's another choice:

キューティ ビューティー
Cutie Beauty in katakana - just knocked off "s" as those w/o s would convey the meaning to the Japanese more clearly.

 

[Fuumei]

S-さんは猿にどんな勉強をさせてゲームのチャンピオンにしたのですか

I'm wondering about the "チャンピオンにした" part of this sentence. Is this a way of saying "ni natte" or "did to the game champion"?

I'm also not sure how to translate this sentence because of this. Does anyone have any ideas? It would greatly be appreciated.

 

[undrentide]

S-さんは猿にどんな勉強をさせてゲームのチャンピオンにしたのですか
I'm wondering about the "チャンピオンにした" part of this sentence. Is this a way of saying "ni natte" or "did to the game champion"?
I'm also not sure how to translate this sentence because of this. Does anyone have any ideas? It would greatly be appreciated.

No, it means "made the ape (or monkey) a game champion".
～を～にする to make someone/something (into) ____
In the sentence you quoted 猿を is omitted because it is obvious from the other part of this sentence.

What (kind of thing(s)) S-san made the monkey learn and made it a game champion? (or "...to make it a game champion?")