Very true!You are most certainly not stupid.
hanashi is sometimes written 話 and sometimes 話し
The way to know which one it was in your sentence is context. (Just another way that Japanese can be confusing at times!)
Very true!
The rule of the thumb is it has "okurigana" when it is verb
e.g. 話して、話したら、話しながら
because this し is part of the conjugation
（話さない、話します、話すとき、話せば、話そう）
and it does not when it's noun.
e.g. 話がある、話にならない
As for 「～てはじめて・・・」, it is a little clearer if I say
only after (not before) ~ , ... (for the first time)
自分で作ってみてはじめてその難しさがわかった。
（＝自分で作ってみるまではその難しさがわからなかった。）
この仕事を１時間以内で処理できてはじめて一人前といえる。
（＝この仕事を１時間以内で処理できないうちは、まだ半人前でしかない。）
You got the first one right. To be more precise, the first one should read なんちゃって meaning "just kidding!"1. 'Just Kidding' - What I heard is 'なっちゃて'? - Is that right?
2. 'Are you Crazy!?' - I heard something like 'じょあんか！'
For are you crazy, I know another phrase is "正気か！？'
～となる、～となって
(become)
きっかけとなる、きっかけとなって、
(become a trigger of, become the beginning of).
日本に来てはじめて、アニメに興味を持つようになった。
（日本に来ることはアニメに興味を持つための条件ではなく、そのきっかけにすぎない） 。。。と思う。
I hope I didn't make you more confused
The difference between "to natte" and "ni natte" is that "to natte" uses the particle "to" which means "in this way; in what way" correct? So roughly translated it would be "It became in the way that it was the beginning/trigger". I'm not positive on this one though.
It isn't a typo.Hi Guys,
なお、本来は方言程度の違いはあれど、基本的に同じ言語なのだが、韓国での言語名を「朝鮮語」ということはあっても北朝鮮の言語を「韓国語」ということはまずない(または極端に少ない)
I am not sure about the underlined part. I can grasp the overall meaning from guestimating, but I don't recall seeing this word "aredo". Is this "aredo" an archaic usage, or just a typo? The articles in wikipedia seem to have tons of very formal and stiff words, so maybe this one is one of those? It's not in the Yahoo! online dictionary, so that's why I am requesting you guy's help.
なんだか難しく考えすぎな気がします。:emoji_grin: それは、英語の「 along with, beginning of, after, consequent upon 」などというような訳するのが多いと思いますね。:emoji_writing_hand:新幹線の開通にともなって, サラリーマンの出張の様子もだいぶかわりました。
The only part of this sentence that is bothering me is "新幹線の開通にともなって". Is it correct to say this as "By accompanying the opening of the Shinkansen...(the condition/state of the salarymen's business trip changed)" ? I may just be thinking too hard again, but I can't be sure just by arguing with myself on this.
:emoji_bow:
なんだか難しく考えすぎな気がします。 それは、英語の「 along with, beginning of, after, consequent upon 」などというような訳するのが多いと思いますね。:note:
I just want to ask about this sentence, witch is a verse from Chihiro Onitsuka's song "Borderline"
さあ 神の指を舐めるの
I understand that this literally means:
Come, lick God's fingers.
It sounds little weird... I hope that I understood this good
Anyway, I don't see the reason why this last "no" is put at the end of the sentence. Anyone explain me?
from goo辞書 - 国語・英語・四字熟語・中国語のオンライン辞書（終助）
(1)（下降調のイントネーションを伴って）断定の意を表す。
「お金、使っちゃった―」「だめだった―」
(2)（上昇調のイントネーションを伴って）質問の意を表す。「のか」の形をとることもある。
「だれがした―」「ねえ、くれない―」
(3)念を押す気持ちを表す。「のよ」「のね」などの形をとることもある。
「道草しないで帰る―よ」「ふうん、ほんとうだった―」
(4)（強いイントネーションを伴って）命令の意を表す。
「さあ、早く寝る―」「だまって歩く―」
Exactly.I was watching an anime, and heard a word I wasn't familiar with. I couldn't find it in my dictionary or online. Luckily I discovered this forum and thought if anyone would know, someone here surely would!
The word I think I heard was: kitazou (minna, uzumaki naruto ga, kaete "kitazou!!")
From the context of the sentence, I came to the conclusion it might simply be a word for adding more expression or emphasis to an ordinary sentence. I look forward to any enlightenment! Thank you!