Need a word or phrase translated?

Niedy · 15 Dec 2007

untrentide and orochi、どうもありがとうございました。いつもお世話になります。

and yes it was a direct translation with keeping the japanese grammar in mind (there's nothing like the ~te kuru form in my first language ^^)

would you use the 者 also if the person is standing close by and probably listening?

undrentide · 15 Dec 2007

Niedy said:
Would you use the 者 also if the person is standing close by and probably listening?

どういたしまして。

Yes, I would use 者 even the person in question is in earshot, as far as the person is "one of us".

Niedy · 15 Dec 2007

thanks again... I want a piece of your brain

K-Young · 15 Dec 2007

Rize said:
Paul-さんに相談してみないと。

The situation for this phrase is mostly like this, I think.
The subject, if it is expressed, is "I."
"You are asking me, but I'm afraid I am not authorized or able to answer, and I have to consult with Paul-san to see if I can say anything."

moofs · 16 Dec 2007

Quick question!

What's the Japanese equivalent to "food for thought"?

Say, at the end of a speech (not really a speech, per se) that provokes people to think about certain issues (war, poverty, whatever you like!), you end it with something like "Some food for thought" or "以上はfood for thoughtです。" whether or not that'd be weird...

Not necessarily an equivalent, perhaps something with the same feel.

sigmentofb · 16 Dec 2007

Hello,

Can anybody read these two names for me?

I believe the first kanji in both of them are the same. Thanks!

tranhas · 16 Dec 2007

hi

can help me .. what this sentence means

ne ne Nihongo wa hanasemasu ka watashi wa nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu?

Fuumei · 16 Dec 2007

tranhas said:
hi
can help me .. what this sentence means
ne ne Nihongo wa hanasemasu ka watashi wa nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu?

From what I'm seeing, this is what it means:

Hey Hey, can you speak Japanese? I have been studying Japanese. The (?) at the end is something you added yourself I assume?

その母親は兄弟のうち兄しかかわいがらないそうだが、それでは弟がかわいそうと
いうものだ。

"Among the siblings, the mother only loves the eldest son I hear, in that case the youngest is being a bit neglected."

What I can't quite put a definition to is the "to iu mono da" at the end. I would think it should be "to iu koto da", but it's not. Can anyone shed some light on this sentence?

Elizabeth · 17 Dec 2007

undrentide said:
I agree that 確認いたします is more common and maybe sounds more natural.
But to my Japanese ears 聞いてまいります is also valid.

上の言い方、どれも正しいですね。 Even 聞いてきます is not incorrect.

Elizabeth · 17 Dec 2007

Fuumei said:
その母親は兄弟のうち兄しかかわいがらないそうだが、それでは弟がかわいそうと
いうものだ。

"Among the siblings, the mother only loves the eldest son I hear, in that case the youngest is being a bit neglected."

What I can't quite put a definition to is the "to iu mono da" at the end. I would think it should be "to iu koto da", but it's not. Can anyone shed some light on this sentence? :emoji_blush:

Question time... | Japan Forum

Scroll to the bottom until you arrive at #2, 3 in my possibly short but attempt to be distinguishing with ということ list. :

moofs said:
Quick question!

What's the Japanese equivalent to "food for thought"?

Say, at the end of a speech (not really a speech, per se) that provokes people to think about certain issues (war, poverty, whatever you like!), you end it with something like "Some food for thought" or "以上はfood for thoughtです。" whether or not that'd be weird...

Not necessarily an equivalent, perhaps something with the same feel.

What do you think of 考えるべきこと or いろいろ考えさせられること ?? There is nothing standard that I've ever heard but those may be about as general as you can expect to find. It probably changes more depending on the contents of the speech or lecture or whatever than in English...

Noelle Anonymous · 17 Dec 2007

Well, I'm not very familiar with Japanese, just some phrases, but could someone be kind enough to translate the phrase 'I love you' or 'you're stupid', that would be of so much help, because I'm being hounded about it.
I would also appreciate a translation of 'Kusare sotomichi he', 'shikou', and perhaps '虚無の中での遊戯'.
Thanks again!

Charles Barkley · 17 Dec 2007

I love you, said in a katakana accent, would be sufficient, and probably as likely to appear in a japanese conversation as anything else. Otherwise the following would do the trick, somewhat:

anata ni horeteiru
anata ga suki.
anata wo aishiteiru.

kono baka, baka yarou, baka janai are various ways of calling someone an idiot. The key word is baka, or idiot.

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My own question: In the following article about the recent tragedy in nagasaki, the following sentence puzzles me. What does 堂々 mean here? I remember seeing this in manga when I was reading a lot of that, and never understood it, as the dictionaries say majestically, nobly, stately, etc, yet it is used to describe something more akin to brazenly. How exactly do you use this word?

それにしても、疑問に思うのは、こんな危険な男がなぜ散弾銃を堂々と持っていたのか、ということだ。

K-Young · 17 Dec 2007

moofs said:
Quick question!

What's the Japanese equivalent to "food for thought"?

考える材料（かんがえるざいりょう）is good.

tranhas · 17 Dec 2007

Thank you Fuumi for your translation!

K-Young · 17 Dec 2007

Fuumei said:
What I can't quite put a definition to is the "to iu mono da" at the end. I would think it should be "to iu koto da", but it's not. Can anyone shed some light on this sentence?

かわいそう（だ）というものだ、is a set phrase, I think.

It shows some sympathy toward someone described in the previous sentence(s), who appears to be in a bad situation.

K-Young · 17 Dec 2007

Charles Barkley said:
それにしても、疑問に思うのは、こんな危険な男がなぜ散弾銃を堂々と持っていたのか、ということだ。

openly, with no intention to hide, It is allowed to ... without getting embarrassed, without being claimed by anyone,

For doing something bad, I think.

彼は堂々とカンニングした。might be another example.

Elizabeth · 17 Dec 2007

K-Young said:
かわいそう（だ）というものだ、is a set phrase, I think.
It shows some sympathy toward someone described in the previous sentence(s), who appears to be in a bad situation.

And not only are you conveying a certain intensity of emotion but the conviction or expression that it the proper, general and common sense reaction is probably included in 可哀そうだというもの as well.

自分の感情だけでなく、一般的常識としても可哀そうだという意味が含まれています。

「ということだ」 is used when the speaker is relaying statements from an outside source ("it is said that...) or when it is essentially equivilant to 意味する ("means that").

I love you, said in a katakana accent, would be sufficient, and probably as likely to appear in a japanese conversation as anything else. Otherwise the following would do the trick, somewhat:
anata ni horeteiru

Isn't this, like ～～と恋に落ちた、に恋している used exclusively, or almost so, by third parties in talking as outsiders about other peoples falling in love?

For "I love you" go with either

*personal name optional* ga (dai) suki (da yo). (A bit childish or immature sounding perhaps)

*personal name usually omitted* wo aishite iru. Also aishite iru, (*personal name*...variations depending on the sex, too). In any event, this is reserved for very special person and very special occasions.

English English/Katakana English

Charles Barkley · 18 Dec 2007

Elizabeth said:
Isn't this, like ～～と恋に落ちた、に恋している used exclusively, or almost so, by third parties in talking as outsiders about other peoples falling in love?

Perhaps it is, although I have heard it used as a confession of 'love' a couple of times in dramas (hana yori dango comes to mind).

Noelle Anonymous · 18 Dec 2007

Arigatou Gozaimasu, minna-san, I appreciate it greatly

Exidez · 18 Dec 2007

What does ゆびきりげんま mean??
all I know is it has got something to do with a promise???

Mikawa Ossan · 18 Dec 2007

It's kind of like "cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye" in English.

When making promises, shaking hands with only your little finger makes the promise "more serious".

Elizabeth · 18 Dec 2007

Charles Barkley said:
Perhaps it is, although I have heard it used as a confession of 'love' a couple of times in dramas (hana yori dango comes to mind).

Oh, yes, you're right. I checked in Yahoo and know it is rare overall...but not watching enough dramas is what kills me every time... Was it a boy (or man....) that initiated this 愛の告白 with 惚れている, by the way ?

I also got rushed writing on the "third party" line about 恋している and didn't mean it was used only outside the self. What I should have said was that it isn't normally directly to the person one is in love with. 直接言うことは間違いじゃないな。。。

Yahoo dic :

【愛している】love, be in love g111awithg111b;【恋に落ちる】fallg111d in love g111awithg111b;（急に）g111a話g111b fall for...;【魅了される】be charmed [attracted] g111abyg111b.

・一目で彼女に惚れる
fall in love with [（好きになる）come to love] her at first sight.

・彼女にぞっこん惚れている
be madly [head over heels] in love with her.

・彼の人柄に惚れる
be attracted by his personality.

Mikawa Ossan · 18 Dec 2007

sigmentofb said:
Hello,
Can anybody read these two names for me?
I believe the first kanji in both of them are the same. Thanks!

典市
典之助
First of all, do these look right?

Niedy · 18 Dec 2007

Ok, got a few phrases again... I tried to figure out the correct way of saying the indicated phrases in japanese.

hope someone can help

Thanks!

"Put your jackets here please."
上着はこちらへどうぞ。

"The admission fee is 7 euro."
チケットは７ユーロです。

"There are discounts for students and Vienna-Card Holders."
学生やウィーンカードをもっている方には割引があります。

"It's ok to take the handbag with you."
ハンドバッグを持ってもいいです。

Mikawa Ossan · 18 Dec 2007

Niedy, is this for a business or for personal use? (It affects the answer greatly.)

Need a word or phrase translated?

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