Need a word or phrase translated?

[Kama]

仕事をするようになったら、セミナーに参加する。

I'm not sure if the above sentence means exactly what I wanted to say. I wanted to say "When I get a job, I will apply for a seminar/course".

Also, what does this sentence mean:

新しい写真では良いものがない。

Ummm... can somebody translate them for me?

 

[Fuumei]

まさに or 正に used in the same way as "truly" or "certainly" to emphasize a fact.
ひと昔 literally means "an age ago" but it usually is defined as "one decade ago." In the past, it referred to longer spans of time such as 17, 21 or 33 years. (Cf. 十年一昔）

Ah, so I suppose it would mean "She lived her life together with the 20th century, truly the generation of an age."?

In any case, thank you for explaining 'masa ni'.
二十世紀とともに人生を生きた、まさにひと昔の世代だ 。

 

[tokapi]

Is this sentence grammatically accurate,色々な北海道の海産食品に空輸直送で ( Directly airfreight variety of Hokkaido seafood ) ?

Thanks in advance

 

[epigene]

Ah, so I suppose it would mean "She lived her life together with the 20th century, truly the generation of an age."?

In any case, thank you for explaining 'masa ni'.
二十世紀とともに人生を生きた、まさにひと昔の世代だ 。

Your translation is faithful in the literal sense, but I feel that you haven't linked the latter part まさにひと昔の世代だ correctly. The subject is the woman, and the sentence describes her. She lived in the 20th century (in the sense that she witnessed 20th-century history unfold) and belongs to the generation of an age ago.

HTH!

Is this sentence grammatically accurate,色々な北海道の海産食品に空輸直送で ( Directly airfreight variety of Hokkaido seafood ) ?

Thanks in advance

What you posted is not exactly a full sentence but a phrase (maybe part of an advertising copy?)

Still the obvious mistake here would be:
色々な北海道の海産食品を空輸直送で

 

[Healing Wind]

Sorry to interrupt your convo.. would someone please try answering my question in page 205 about "Stealing My Rain"? I would really appreciate it =)

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Sorry to interrupt your convo.. would someone please try answering my question in page 205 about "Stealing My Rain"? I would really appreciate it =)

Hmmm...how about

雨の盗人

It's more literally "The Stealer of Rain", but it's a start at the very least.

 

[tokapi]

元気で行ってらっしゃい ,does it mean take care as you leave ( in travel ) ?

 

[masaegu]

元気で行ってらっしゃい ,does it mean take care as you leave ( in travel ) ?

Yes, exactly. That isn't something you would say to someone just leaving home in the morning for school or work. You would say it to someone who will be far away and/or who is leaving for more than a day or two.

 

[tokapi]

@masaegu san

Thanks to your prompt response :emoji_thumbsup:

 

[tokapi]

昨日最後のLessonを受けている時から.かなり緊張していて.何をやっているのか結構輪からな事があった.多分、半分位は上の空で聞いていたのだと思う.これが、オーストラリアに行く前の最後の書き込みかなぁ.

Can someone please translate the bold sentence,I don't quite understand it ?

 

[masaegu]

It's only natural that you don't understand that part in the bolds as it's very messy with a few typos.

It says, "After all, I left (the class) with a few things that I never quite understood."

 

[EvilCowSlayer]

I was reading undrentide's blog, and I came across this sentence:
個人的にはいい人らしいけれど、いい人であることと優れた政治家であることは全然別。
The part that confuses me is the use of 全然. If I remember correctly, 全然 can only be used negatively. If used in a negative sense, the sentence doesn't make sense to me. When I looked it up in the dictionary just to make sure, it only noted negative connotations for verbs, which seemed a little odd to me.
Assuming 全然 was used with affirmative connotations, I translate the sentence as:
Although I understand he is a good person for his individualism, being a good person and excelling as a politician are completely separate.
Can someone explain 全然? And is my translation more or less correct? (I tried my best with らしい, but it's really hard to translate into English.)

 

[tokapi]

It's only natural that you don't understand that part in the bolds as it's very messy with a few typos.

Yeah,that was my initial suspect.Thanks again masaegu-san

 

[tokapi]

Still the obvious mistake here would be:
色々な北海道の海産食品を空輸直送で

Can we use 色々 relating to foodstuff,or 種々is more appropriate ? Your clarification is appreciated.

 

[Charles Barkley]

色々な is fine for food, in fact its about the only word I've ever heard. Is 種々 quite formal? I never come across it...

 

[epigene]

色々な is fine for food, in fact its about the only word I've ever heard. Is 種々 quite formal? I never come across it...

Yes, you're right. 種々 is a synonym but is more formal and used most often in writing. An individual might use it also in academic speech.

@tokapi
色々な is plain and quite acceptable in this case.
Another alternative is 様々な

 

[Fuumei]

Your translation is faithful in the literal sense, but I feel that you haven't linked the latter part まさにひと昔の世代だ correctly. The subject is the woman, and the sentence describes her. She lived in the 20th century (in the sense that she witnessed 20th-century history unfold) and belongs to the generation of an age ago.

Thanks for pointing that out for me. I should have realized that!

 

[Healing Wind]

Hmmm...how about
雨の盗人
It's more literally "The Stealer of Rain", but it's a start at the very least.

thanks for that...anyone else have some ideas to help me out with? it's kinda urgent >.<

 

[tokapi]

epigeneさん & Charles Barkleyさん

ご回答有難うございます.これからもどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

 

[Fuumei]

I was reading undrentide's blog, and I came across this sentence:
個人的にはいい人らしいけれど、いい人であることと優れた政治家であることは全然別。
The part that confuses me is the use of 全然. If I remember correctly, 全然 can only be used negatively.

全然 can be used in a positive sense as well. Example: Zenzen Chigau (Completely different). So here in Undrentide's sentence it would pretty much mean the same thing. It definitely seems to be used more negatively, at least by the usage I have heard.

 

[tokapi]

Lately, I've came across this seemingly slang ドキドキでしょうね :emoji_fearful: I can't make much sense out of it though.Can anyone here explain it please :emoji_nerd:

 

[Elizabeth]

ummm... can somebody translate them for me?

仕事が見つかったら セミナーに参加しましょう

"When I get a job, I will apply for a semminar/course". There may be a disconnect in the English here given that "apply" is not a verb often linked with either seminars or courses, which are themselves quite distinct offerings.

Unless you mean register for....I left the sentence as it stood, tied to "participate in."


新しい写真では良いものがない。

There is nothing good in the new photograph.

 

[Fuumei]

新しい写真では良いものがない。

There is nothing good in the new photograph.

There are a few sentences like this that strike me as odd. The "de" here in "shashin de", signifies what exactly? It seems like "ni" would sound easier as "in/on (this photo". I imagine I'm forgetting something very simple. Is there an easy explanation?

 

[Elizabeth]

窶牢窶漏 can be used in a positive sense as well. Example: Zenzen Chigau (Completely different). So here in Undrentide's sentence it would pretty much mean the same thing. It definitely seems to be used more negatively, at least by the usage I have heard.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全然

 

[Charles Barkley]

Lately,I've came acrossed this seemingly slang ドキドキでしょうね ☺ I can't make much sense out of it though.Can anyone here explain it please ☝

Is someone nervous? It's like the sound of a heart beating, so signifies a kind of nervous excitement.

There are a few sentences like this that strike me as odd. The "de" here in "shashin de", signifies what exactly? It seems like "ni" would sound easier as "in/on (this photo".

When I looked at it, this was my first thought as well--why isn't it には? I thought when referring to things in text, etc. that には was the way to go.


And a Question:

何だ。そんなことか。そんなら、今晩勉強しとけばいいじゃないか。

Here, the しとけば: is this short for しておけば? I remember hearing something about this a long time ago but don't remember how to contract that phrase. Or is it something else? In any case, could someone tell me the contracted form of ておく？