Need a word or phrase translated?

[Ashikaga]

Hey~! I was wondering if anyone can help me translate this sentence from my book.
国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませんでした。
I think I get the basic meaning... But I'm not sure.
What I got is "In my country, I've never seen nor heard of dried plums, seaweed, and so forth."
I'm not sure... like
国では = 'in my country' or something
うめぼし、のりなど = I'm not really sure. Like I know what umeboshi and nori is, it's just i had to look up 'nado', and i got "and so forth" or something, so i though maybe "dried plums, seaweed, and so forth"
見たことも聞いたこともありませんでした = Well, I can see like that it comes from 見たことがあります and 聞いたことがあります. Since it's in the negative, and has も, I would think instead of 'too' it would be 'nor, neither', right? so like 'haven't ever seen nor heard (of)" im guessing.
Anyways, thanks for you helpz :]

国では alone is not quite enough to mean "in my country" but from reading what comes after it, it looks like whoever wrote this made a boo boo and forgot putting 私の in front of it.

As for the rest, your guesses are correct. :bravo:

 

[Tomii515]

国では alone is not quite enough to mean "in my country" but from reading what comes after it, it looks like whoever wrote this made a boo boo and forgot putting 私の in front of it.
As for the rest, your guesses are correct.

LOL. That's kinda funny cause that sentence was in the middle of a paragraph to read or something in the GENKI textbook xD lmao XDDD

Although, there were other sentences before it, such saying "there isn't much japanese food in (my) country" but I guess the "my" was implied... Does that make more sence,,,...?

And that's good ~! At least I know I'm improving ^^
Thanks!

 

[Simi]

are my Japanese translations correct? thanks once again!
１．I usually watch TV and listen to the news on the radio at night.
私はたいてい夜テレビを見てラジオのニュースに聞きます。
２．Do you have a small and cheap bag?
小さくて安い鞄がありますか。
３．I am very busy this week.
私は今週とても忙しいです。
４．That man buys a newspaper and a cup of coffee at the shop every morning.
その男の人は毎朝店で詩文とコーヒーを買います。
５．Mr Kimura bought a blue bag and a black sweater last Friday.
木村さんは青い鞄と黒いセーターを買いました。

 

[Ashikaga]

"there isn't much japanese food in (my) country" but I guess the "my" was implied... Does that make more sence,,,...?
And that's good ~! At least I know I'm improving ^^
Thanks!

わたしの cannot be implied. It definitely needs わたしの if it wants to say/mean "in my country".

A Japanese old timer might say くに meaning his/her place of birth (the prefecture or the region of Japan where they were born in) but in such instances, they would not use the kanji 国、and I highly doubt that this usage of the word くに would make an appearance in GENKI textbook.

Maybe you should post a little of what comes before that particular sentence so we can be sure.

 

[Tomii515]

わたしの cannot be implied. It definitely needs わたしの if it wants to say/mean "in my country".
A Japanese old timer might say くに meaning his/her place of birth (the prefecture or the region of Japan where they were born in) but in such instances, they would not use the kanji 国、and I highly doubt that this usage of the word くに would make an appearance in GENKI textbook.
Maybe you should post a little of what comes before that particular sentence so we can be sure.

Alright.

I'll type down paragraph its in:

私の日本料理が大好きです。特にすき焼きや焼き鳥が好きです。国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんありません。国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませでした。私はめずらしい物に興味があるので、おいしそうな食べ物は、なんでも食べてみます。

That's the paragraph it's in.... make more sense...??? ☝

 

[diceke]

Alright.

I'll type down paragraph its in:

私の日本料理が大好きです。特にすき焼きや焼き鳥が好きです。国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんありません。国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませでした。私はめずらしい物に興味があるので、おいしそうな食べ物は、なんでも食べてみます。

That's the paragraph it's in.... make more sense...??? ☝

Is it from a "book"?
The paragraph as a whole is not so coherent.☝

 

[Tomii515]

Is it from a "book"?
The paragraph as a whole is not so coherent.☝

It's from GENKI II ☝

 

[diceke]

It doesn't seem correct.

私の日本料理が大好きです。特にすき焼きや焼き鳥が好きです。国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんありません。国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませでした。私はめずらしい物に興味があるので、おいしそうな食べ物は、なんでも食べてみます。

 

[diceke]

Overall, correct.

１．I usually watch TV and listen to the news on the radio at night.
私はたいてい夜テレビを見てラジオのニュースを聞きます。

２．Do you have a small and cheap bag?
小さくて安い鞄はありますか。

３．I am very busy this week.
私は今週とても忙しいです。

OK

４．That man buys a newspaper and a cup of coffee at the shop every morning.
その男の人は毎朝店で新聞とコーヒーを買います。

５．Mr Kimura bought a blue bag and a black sweater last Friday.
木村さんは先週の金曜日青い鞄と黒いセーターを買いました。

 

[Simi]

Thank you very much!

 

[Ashikaga]

I'll type down praragraph its in:
私の日本料理が大好きです。特にすき焼きや焼き鳥が好きです。国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんありません。国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませでした。私はめずらしい物に興味があるので、おいしそうな食べ物は、なんでも食べてみます。
That's the paragraph it's in.... make more sence...??? ☝

OK, so this is something that is written by a non-native Japanese speaker and it is SUPPOSED TO contain several mistakes. If it isn't, GENKI textbook has some serious problems...

私の日本料理が大好きです。
私は日本の料理が大好きです。

国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。
私の国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。

今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。
This one is not necessarily a mistake but it would sound more natural if it said
今では or 今は

日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんありません。
日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんあります。

国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませでした。
and this one should be 私の国では

 

[Buntaro]

Tomii-san!

I want to say one thing about the word 国 (kuni). It has two meanings. One is country, as in USA. The other meaning is in an area inside of a country, such a province, or "your neck of the woods." Japanese people ask each other about their 国, when they mean their hometown, etc. I remember being asked about my 国, and I would respond with, "My 国 is America." It was only later that I learned that they were asking more about my "neck of the woods" within America.

 

[Toritoribe]

Tomii-san!
I want to say one thing about the word 国 (kuni). It has two meanings. One is country, as in USA. The other meaning is in an area inside of a country, such a province, or "your neck of the woods." Japanese people ask each other about their 国, when they mean their hometown, etc. I remember being asked about my 国, and I would respond with, "My 国 is America." It was only later that I learned that they were asking more about my "neck of the woods" within America.

You're right. "くにでは" is commonly used as the meaning of "in my hometown".

A Japanese old timer might say くに meaning his/her place of birth (the prefecture or the region of Japan where they were born in) but in such instances, they would not use the kanji 国、and I highly doubt that this usage of the word くに would make an appearance in GENKI textbook.

But, as ASHIKAGA-san already said, the kanji 国 would not be generally used as that meaning. Moreover, the context shows that 国 means "the country as in USA"... Probably the writer confused くに and 国.

 

[Buntaro]

Toritoribe,

Do you write kuni (くに) (hometown) and kuni (国) (country) differently, one in kana and one in kanji? Wow, I never knew that before.

 

[Tomii515]

I typed that really earl,y very quickly this morning. Maybe I made a typo. I'll type it again, and this is right out of GENKI II. There are three paragraphs within the reading, but the sentence i asked about was the first one. I'll type it again..`

the directions are:

B. 留学生のエイミーさんは日本の食べ物について書きました。読みましょう。

And the 1st paragraph is:

私は日本料理が大好きです。特にすき焼きや焼き鳥が好きです。国では日本料理は安くないからあまり食べられませんでした。今、毎日食べられるので、とてもうれしいです。日本にはめずらしい食べ物がたくさんあります。国では、うめぼし、のりなどを見たことも聞いたこともありませんでした。私はめずらしい物に興味があるので、おいしそうな食べ物は、なんでも食べてみます。

I saw that I made like 3 typos, i think. But that's it, straight form Genki 2. If you'd like a picture, I can take a pic of it.

 

[Toritoribe]

Toritoribe,
Do you write kuni (くに) (hometown) and kuni (国) (country) differently, one in kana and one in kanji? Wow, I never knew that before.

If I'll write "kuni" as the meaning of "hometown", I'll use the kanji "故郷" and put the yomigana "くに" on it such like "故郷(くに)", or at least not use "国".

Tomii, probably no one doubts you.;-) As is often the case with such textbooks, the sentences sounds a little bit awkward.

 

[Tomii515]

lol
yeah xD
teactbooks sentences lol

it's sorta the same thing like in french class. the sentences sound so awkward haha

 

[LukeSettle]

Hello!
I read somewhere that mochimochi is a greeting for when you answer the phone.
what is the direct translation of that?

 

[Kennin]

Moshi moshi... not mochi mochi... and it doesn't really have a meaning.
Closest to a "meaning" is "hello".

 

[LukeSettle]

ahaha oops! well thanks!

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

My old kokugo college professor taught us that "moshi moshi" is derived from "mousu mousu."

"mousu" being a humble form of the verb for "to speak".

Therefore, according to my professor, even though everyone says "moshi moshi" when they pick up the phone, technically it is incorrect, as it should be said by the caller, and not the callee.

 

[Toritoribe]

Interestingly, I'd heard the story about the word "hello" as a telephone greeting.

Hello - Wikipedia

So "moshi moshi" should be literally translated to "hello".:

 

[Simi]

just a few more but are my Japanese translations correct? thanks once again!
6. This computer is not popular because it is inconvenient.

不具合なのでこのコンピュータは人気があります。

７．The 8th of next month is Mr Nakamura's birthday.

来月の八日に中村さんの誕生日です。
or
なかむらさんの誕生日は来月の八日です。

10. I got to the nearby hospital on the 20th of every month.

私は毎月の二十日に病 院の側近くへ行きます。

１１．Please hold the chopsticks by your right hand, and the rice bowl by your left hand.

右手 でお箸を手にして左手 でお茶碗を手にして下さい。

１２．Have you finished your essay yet?

未だエッセは終わりましたか。

１３．I went to Australia with my friend in the middle of last month.

私は先月の中に友達とオーストラリアに行きました。

１４．My teacher's car is red and big.

私の先生の車は赤くて大きいです。

１５．I usually go to the library in the early morning and study Japanese.

わたしはたいてい早朝図書館に行って日本語の勉強をします。

 

[Niedy]

Hi there!

Could someone please tell me what タメ in the following context mean? ☝

context:

A: なにがだ？
B:俺だって！
先輩とタメでタッパも同じくらいだったら
一緒にセットで売り出してもらえたかもしんないじゃん

and am I correct to assume that タッパ means height?

so the sentence would mean something along the lines "If I were the same height as Senpai..."

therefore タメ might be stature? looks? the Senpai he's talking about is a model, so that's my reasoning...

Thanks for any pointers

 

[Toritoribe]

Hi there!
Could someone please tell me what タメ in the following context mean? ☝
context:
A: なにがだ？
B:俺だって！
先輩とタメでタッパも同じくらいだったら
一緒にセットで売り出してもらえたかもしんないじゃん
and am I correct to asume that タッパ means height?
so the sentence would mean something along the lines "If I were the same height as Senpai..."
therefore タメ might be stature? looks? the Senpai he's talking about is a model, so that's my reasoning...
Thanks for any pointers

In that context, タメ is probably used as 同い年/同級生; the same age.
And you're right. タッパ means (person's) height.
e.g. タッパがある ＝ tall

hope this helps