Ooops, my bad! It should be "I hope this long reply does not confuse you."
Ah, I see. But that sentence is totally correct. Someoneを待つ is same as someoneが来るのを待つ "to wait for someone to come." This expression is commonly used.
バスを待つ ＝ バスが来るのを待つ
雨を待つ ＝ 雨が降るのを待つ
Generally, どうもありがとう/ほんとにありがとう/ほんとにどうもありがとう. ほんとに is a colloquial expression of 本当に, and has a nuance of "sincerely," "from the bottom of my heart" or something like that.Is there a way to say "thank you VERY much" but not as polite as "ありがとうございました！". I guess it would kinda depend upon what I'm saying thank you for?
I am not sure but I think we say "shino kibou"What would 死の希望 translate to it Romaji?
I cant figure it out at all...if someone would help me, thank you very much. ^-^
The first means "die to live" and the second "die to survive." The one you just got is much more common I believe.Hi,
Just got this translation, slightly different than the one of Harumi:
生きるために死ぬ
(Harumi wrote: 生き抜くために死ぬ)
What do you think about it? What do the replaced characters change in the meaning?
Sorry if this was answered earlier somewhere, but is there a specific word(s) for 'native language' or 'mother tongue'. If I just say watashi no kotoba would that be ok?
....But I can't say anything more without knowing, what is this supposed to mean and what is this used for, anyway ?
Well, yes... It is for a tattoo. I also wrote that before. Don't want to be rude, especially as I am new here and it's me asking for your help, but hey, is there something wrong with asking for a translation for a tattoo??
Thank you very much Undrentide-san!We say 母国語(bokokugo) for mother tongue, but it is being replaced by 母語 (bogo) as one's mother tongue is not always the language of the one's nationality.
Still, in daily conversation 母国語 is more commonly used, I think.
Watashi no kotoboa literally means "my words" and may not be understood well, even though "kotoba" could mean "language" depending on the context.
「悪いが」が有ると、無いとではニュアンスが違いますね。Ooops, my bad! It should be "I hope this long reply does not confuse you."
Yes.
If you want to say a living being deliberately sacrifices their life for your continued existence, go with either "survival" or "live" translation. If the meaning is intended as dying to "make room" for your birth, or life as a zero sum/zero resource game, go with the above. 生きるために、死ぬHi again,
生きるために、死ぬ
Means practically the same, does it? Is it more or less adequate than the previous sentences?
前後の文脈なしに「食べさせてもらった」だけだと意味の解釈は難しいでしょうね。謙譲にも使役の受益(例:両手を怪我していて、看護師に食べさせてもらった)にもとれますから。「悪いが」が有ると、無いとではニュアンスが違いますね。
どう違うかな。。。
ああ、なるほど！ この Eating 実例を使って、「悪いが」が有ると、無いとの違いを説明するのが難しいですね。もう少し典型的な例をあげて、Sorry, but 。。。 みたいな意味で使われる「～～させてもらった」の文ができますか？前後の文脈なしに「食べさせてもらった」だけだと意味の解釈は難しいでしょうね。謙譲にも使役の受益(例:両手を怪我していて、看護師に食べさせてもらった)にもとれますから。
お言葉に甘えて、先にお昼を食べさせてもらいました。ああ、なるほど！ この Eating 実例を使って、「悪いが」が有ると、無いとの違いを説明するのが難しいですね。もう少し典型的な例をあげて、Sorry, but 。。。 みたいな意味で使われる「～～させてもらった」の文ができますか？
Generally, どうもありがとう/ほんとにありがとう/ほんとにどうもありがとう. ほんとに is a colloquial expression of 本当に, and has a nuance of "sincerely," "from the bottom of my heart" or something like that.
You can use these in the polite form, too.
どうもありがとうございます。
ほんとに/本当にありがとうございます。
To say "thank you for ~," the ～てくれてありがとう strucuture can be used.
来てくれてありがとう。
Thank you for coming.
My pleasure!レスしてくれてホントウにありがとうとりとりべさん
Roughly, we were talking about some various usage of させてもらう. For instance, it's hard to know the meaning only from 食べさせてもらった without any context. It could be interpreted as both a humble expression and the case of "to be done something (for me) by someone."ＥｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈとＴｏｒｉｔｏｒｉｂｅへ
Ｉ ｗｉｓｈ ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ ｓａｙｉｎｇ！
Yes, it literally means so. But 湯に浸る is often used for "to soak in a bath" as kind of a set phrase. So it would be "to soak up to the shoulders in a bath," I suppose.One more question!
肩まで湯に浸る
This means "to be submerged up to the shoulders in warm water" right?
How about 始まりの終わり（へ）[hajimari no owari (e)]?What if I wanted to say "to the end of the beginning" or "end of the beginning"?
I am asking because I am making a stamp to label my CDs with.
Wow, i think i get it. Extremely polite Japanese seems very Convoluted compared to semi-polite or casual. ><My pleasure!
Roughly, we were talking about some various usage of させてもらう. For instance, it's hard to know the meaning only from 食べさせてもらった without any context. It could be interpreted as both a humble expression and the case of "to be done something (for me) by someone."
the example for the former
お言葉に甘えて、先にお昼を食べさせてもらいました。
I ate lunch first(before you eat) with your kind offer.
for the latter
両手を怪我していて、看護師に食べさせてもらった。
Since I injured my hands, I was fed by the nurse.
Yes, it literally means so. But 湯に浸る is often used for "to soak in a bath" as kind of a set phrase. So it would be "to soak up to the shoulders in a bath," I suppose.