Need a word or phrase translated?

[RyanPaterson]

Thanks to the help I've gotten, I've now got ' Kokoro ga a ru n ji ya na i ga '
Would anyone be able to confirm if that's right please?

Thanks, sorry to be such a bother.

 

[Takakoo]

Thanks to the help I've gotten, I've now got ' Kokoro ga a ru n ji ya na i ga '
Would anyone be able to confirm if that's right please?

Thanks, sorry to be such a bother.

To me it looks like おまえには心があるんじゃないか？ = Omae ni wa kokoro ga arun ja nai ka?
じゃ = ji + half-size ya = "ja"
Roughly translates to "Don't you have a heart?" I think.

 

[RyanPaterson]

Thanks takatoo

 

[espen180]

I want to say "The exam went great!" or something to hat extent.
The best approximation I could make in Japanese was
試験は美いでした。
or
試験は美いしました。(formal)
But I don't know if either is correct.

 

[RyanPaterson]

I'm researching grammer, and one unexplained thing came up.

魚じゃない - Is not fish.

But, when i change it to romanized i get Janai.. which translated gives me nothing.
I understand that the non kanji means is not.. and that it comes after the noun.
I just dont get why it hasnt been translated? unless its a shoddy translator.

 

[Elizabeth]

I want to say "The exam went great!" or something to hat extent.
The best approximation I could make in Japanese was
試験は美いでした。
or
試験は美いしました。(formal)
But I don't know if either is correct.

The exam was beautiful, pretty or lovely ??? Have you picked a text to study with yet ?

（美しかった being the proper conjugation for i adjectives, btw).


How about the test was easy ?
試験は簡単でした。

 

[quamp]

I'm researching grammer, and one unexplained thing came up.

魚じゃない - Is not fish.

But, when I change it to romanized I get Janai.. which translated gives me nothing.
I understand that the non kanji means is not.. and that it comes after the noun.
I just dont get why it hasnt been translated? unless its a shoddy translator.

Well, it's because the translator is taking two words and combining them into one. じゃない, when properly transliterated, is ja nai.
P.S. it's spelled grammar.

 

[espen180]

The exam was beautiful, pretty or lovely ??? Have you picked a text to study with yet ?
（美しかった being the proper conjugation for i adjectives, btw).
How about the test was easy ?
試験は簡単でした。

Yeah, that works, bu more specifically, how to you say "I got a good grade"?

As for using the word 美い the dictionary (edict) gave me

美い うまい 1: skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful;
2: delicious; appetizing; appetising;
3: fortunate; splendid; promising


I found some resources online hat I am using right now. I was told that Learn Japanese – Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese is a good study text, and it is my main resource.

 

[Toritoribe]

how to you say "I got a good grade"?

I would say （試験の）出来/成績がよかった. If you want to use the adjective うまい, 試験はうまくいった is acceptable.

As for using the word 美い the dictionary (edict) gave me
美い うまい 1: skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful;
2: delicious; appetizing; appetising;
3: fortunate; splendid; promising

1: 上手い/巧い
2: 美味い/旨い
3: 美味い/旨い(Just hirakana うまい is more common for this meaning, though.)

Where's your source?

 

[Elizabeth]

Yeah, that works, bu more specifically, how to you say "I got a good grade"?
As for using the word 美い the dictionary (edict) gave me
美い うまい 1: skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful;
2: delicious; appetizing; appetising;
3: fortunate; splendid; promising
I found some resoucres online hat I am using right now. I was told that Learn Japanese – Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese is a good study text, and it is my main resource.

OK, that explains a lot. Internalize the basic patterns using fundamental vocabulary, specific translations, and well organized grammatical structures to develop a firm basis for continued progress.

And 美い isn't one of the standard readings or usages to mean うまい. I hope you are getting more familiar with words used in normal situations from these online resources.


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回答：

成績がよかった.
よい成績を取った。。。: I got a good grade.

 

[espen180]

I would say （試験の）出来/成績がよかった. If you want to use the adjective うまい, 試験はうまくいった is acceptable.
1: 上手い/巧い
2: 美味い/旨い
3: 美味い/旨い(Just hirakana うまい is more common for this meaning, though.)
Where's your source?

Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary

Search for umai or successful.

 

[Toritoribe]

www.jisho.org
Search for umai or successful.

...The data comes from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC project...

About - Jisho.org

WWWJDIC, the source of the site, is more accurate. I recommend to use the original one.

 

[espen180]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[menyes]

moshi2, hajimemashita
menyes desu....
onegai koto ga arimasu, ii kana?
i try to translate mya favorite song lyric, please correct me if i wrong
sory for my bad english and thanx a lot for your help

matteru ne itsumademo kyou wa osoku naru n' deshou?
hitori sabishikunai you ni HEDDOFON de ongaku kiiteru ne
i'll wait you always. today, look like you'll be late
when i'am alone, in order not to be lonely with my headphone i listen to a music

tooi tooi mita koto no nai shiranai machi ni itta to shitemo
atashi wa kou shite zutto koko wo hanarezu ni iru yo
though you went to a city that i didn't know
i'll always like this and never leave

hane ga haeta koto mo fukadzume shita koto mo
SHIRUBA- RINGU ga kuroku natta koto kaette kitara hanasu ne
sono mae ni kono yo ga nakunacchattetara
"i am quite not sure with these line"

kaze ni natte demo anata wo matteru
sou yatte kanashii hi wo koete kita
even though i become wind i'll surely wait for you
by that way i overcome my painful days

ashita wa kuru no kana?
kitto chanto yatte kuru yo
nakayoshi no tomodachi hagemashikureta yotsuba no midori
will you come tomorow?
you will surely come tomorow
friendship from friends encourage me ......

omoi nayami afureru hodo nemurenu yoru mukaete bakari
anata wo suki to iu koto dake de atashi wa kawatta
the nights that i couldn't sleep keep coming make my memories and sadness overflowing
i changed just because you told me that you like me

ame ga jama shitemo kawaita yubisaki ni nokoru
anata no kuchibiru no netsu nagareta namida ga hiyashita
even if rain disturbs me leave my dry finger
fever on your lips become calm, it's cooled by tears

furete shimattara shinzou tomaru kamo to
honki de kangaeta atsui natsu no hi
hitamuki ni hikari wo sagashiteta
if you touch me my heart might stop beating
in the hot days of summer i really think about that
i looked for a light in earnest

tooi tooi mita koto no nai shiranai machi ni itta to shitemo
hanarebanare ja nai n' dakara atashi wa kou shite...
though you went to a city that i didn't know
i am like this because we are not apart

 

[FinancialWar]

moshi2, hajimemashita
menyes desu....
onegai koto ga arimasu, ii kana?

you need to learn to stop writing everything in romaji, it's a pain to read.

 

[undrentide]

Hi menyes,

You did it well, so I just a few comments.

By the way, "moshi moshi" means "hello" but it is used only on the phone!
So if you meant to say "hello, how do you do", then

konnichiwa, hajimemashite
(Hajimemashite menas "how do you do" while "hajimemashita" means "I began/started".

matteru ne itsumademo kyou wa osoku naru n' deshou?
hitori sabishikunai you ni HEDDOFON de ongaku kiiteru ne
i'll wait you always. today, look like you'll be late
when i'am alone, in order not to be lonely with my headphone i listen to a music

This part looks OK to me.

tooi tooi mita koto no nai shiranai machi ni itta to shitemo
atashi wa kou shite zutto koko wo hanarezu ni iru yo
though you went to a city that i didn't know
i'll always like this and never leave

"tooi" means "far away" and it is used twice, I'd way "far, far away"
"mita koto no nai" (which) I've never seen
"~to shite mo" even if ~
So the first line is
even if you go to a far, far away city which I've never seen and do not know

kou shite: like this
hanarezu ni : without leaving
the 2nd line is
I'll never leave here and always stays here like this

hane ga haeta koto mo fukadzume shita koto mo
SHIRUBA- RINGU ga kuroku natta koto kaette kitara hanasu ne
sono mae ni kono yo ga nakunacchattetara
"i am quite not sure with these line"

nane ga haeru: wings grows (on one's body)
fukadume suru: cut one's nails too deep
Shiruba-ringu = silver-ring
kuroku naru : becomes black (here it means silver got rust)
kaette kita ra: when (you are) back
I've got wings, I cut my nails too deep,
My silver-ring turned black, I'll tell them all to you when (you're) back.

sono mae ni: before that
kono yo: this present world
nakunacchattara : nakunatte simatta ra = nakunaru + te-shimau + ta ra
If this world disapprears before that

Now does it make sense?

kaze ni natte demo anata wo matteru
sou yatte kanashii hi wo koete kita
even though i become wind i'll surely wait for you
by that way i overcome my painful days

I think that actually the previous line should come with this part.
And this part you go it right.

ashita wa kuru no kana?
kitto chanto yatte kuru yo
nakayoshi no tomodachi hagemashikureta yotsuba no midori
will you come tomorow?
you will surely come tomorow
friendship from friends encourage me ......

The first two lines, I'm not sure if it is aoubt "you" or "tomorrow" itself.
To me, it sounds like the latter, though.

The last line might be "nakayoshi no tomodachi hagemashitekureta yotsuba no modiri"?
It could be either:
(1) Four leaves (clover with four leaves) of green which encouraged my close friend
(2) Four leaves of green which my close friend encouraged and gave to me

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Sorry I do not have much time so I leave it here, hope other member might help with the rest.

 

[RyanPaterson]

Hi, i've still got the same question.

Omae ni wa kokoro ga arun ja nai ka

I bought a oxford dictionary today. and went back over it.
and i rounded closesly to

'do we exist without a heart'

But the grammer section doesnt say much, it just says.
wa is a topic indicator.. ga is the subject.
but, it doesnt really tell me what that means so, ^_^ if anyone could help me know what that means.. and also, see if i was close with that.
I pretty much added the 'do' and 'a' but i think it'd make more sense to me if i knew more about the grammer.

 

[undrentide]

Hi, i've still got the same question.

Omae ni wa kokoro ga arun ja nai ka

I bought a oxford dictionary today. and went back over it.
and i rounded closesly to

'do we exist without a heart'

But the grammer section doesnt say much, it just says.
wa is a topic indicator.. ga is the subject.
but, it doesnt really tell me what that means so, ^_^ if anyone could help me know what that means.. and also, see if i was close with that.
I pretty much added the 'do' and 'a' but i think it'd make more sense to me if i knew more about the grammer.

"aru" indeed means "to exist" but when used like "(person) niwa xxxx ga aru", it means "(person) has xxxx". (Maybe it is easier to understand if you first translate it lieterally, like "for (person) xxx exists"?)

So "omae niwa kokoro ga aru" means "you have a heart".
"~n janaika" is a colloquial form of "~no dewa nai ka".
Would you try to translate this part?

 

[RyanPaterson]

"aru" indeed means "to exist" but when used like "(person) niwa xxxx ga aru", it means "(person) has xxxx". (Maybe it is easier to understand if you first translate it lieterally, like "for (person) xxx exists"?)

So "omae niwa kokoro ga aru" means "you have a heart".
"~n janaika" is a colloquial form of "~no dewa nai ka".
Would you try to translate this part?

Its particles like 'no' and 'ka' which throw me off, umm
I get (including the begining bit) , "You have a heart? Well, .. Do not exist?"

Thanks for translating the first part.
I understand what you mean about the context of aru now, thanks
i'm not to good with words ^_^ but colloquial is like, a conversation?
would "n janaika" not mean the same as "no dewa nai ka" in the end then no?

 

[Toritoribe]

But the grammer section doesnt say much, it just says.
wa is a topic indicator.. ga is the subject.
but, it doesnt really tell me what that means so, ^_^ if anyone could help me know what that means..

Tae Kim's site has the explanation.
は
The major particles - Tae Kim's Japanese grammar guide
が
The major particles - Tae Kim's Japanese grammar guide

Its particles like 'no' and 'ka' which throw me off, umm
I get (including the begining bit) , "You have a heart? Well, .. Do not exist?"

の, で, は, か are all the particles. That structure is a bit advanced for pure beginners, I supose.
Depends on the context, the meaning of おまえには心があるんじゃないか？is changed. It could be "Don't you have a heart?" as Takakoo-san translated, or could be "I think you might have a heart."

 

[RyanPaterson]

but with this many different translations D; i dont even understand how japanese kids understand so much.

But, the fact you say its advanced just gave me some more confidence haha, thanks.
I just looked up through a phrase & grammer book and found out that ka, at the end of a sentance, lets you know its a question.

Thanks for the reference to tae kims site.
I just find it quite difficult to be taught by his site. Its really formal, and what verbs advebs and stuff arent explained through out. Even though thats 'born with knowledge' ^_^ i'm quite dim.
But thanks for the help.

 

[aardwolf]

but with this many different translations D; I don't even understand how Japanese kids understand so much.

Well, Japanese is very context dependent. What I mean by this:

A:~~~~
B: 冷たい～ 「つめたい・tsumetai・cold(to the touch or coldhearted)」

Now depending upon what A says. B could mean that the drink he's holding is really cold, or that the girl A liked is coldhearted for turning him down.

Does that make sense?

Thanks for the reference to tae kims site.
I just find it quite difficult to be taught by his site. Its really formal, and what verbs advebs and stuff arent explained through out.

You think his site is difficult?
I don't think I understand what you were trying to say.

 

[RyanPaterson]

Well, Japanese is very context dependent. What i mean by this:

A:~~~~
B: 冷たい～ 「つめたい・tsumetai・cold(to the touch or coldhearted)」

Now depending upon what A says. B could mean that the drink he's holding is really cold, or that the girl A liked is coldhearted for turning him down.

Does that make sense?



You think his site is difficult?
I dont think i understand what you were trying to say.

Yeah, I get what you mean. I'll just have to look into more grammar.
Thanks for replying though.

Sorry about that as well, I do find his site difficult to learn from. Only because, it assumes you've got a general grasp of 'language' knowledge, When in fact. Two weeks away from finishing gcse's. I still don't know what verbs/nouns/suffix's etc are..

But xD then again thats mostly my fault haha

 

[RyanPaterson]

A question which could probably solve many..

'When the subject needs to be mentioned, the particle ga is added to the noun or pronoun.

Tanaka san ga kimashita (Mr/Mrs/miss Tanaka came)
.. isnt Tanaka san kimashita also (Mr/Mrs/miss Tanaka came)

I dont understand why the particle ga is added..

If this could be answered, it would pretty much help with all my other questions.
Thanks.

 

[aardwolf]

Cool. :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Well yes, I am of the opinion that you should have a good grasp of one language (the one you will learn other languages in) before you start to learn another, but if you learn what the terms mean and continue, you should be fine.

A question which could probably solve many..
'When the subject needs to be mentioned, the particle ga is added to the noun or pronoun.

Tanaka san ga kimashita (Mr/Mrs/miss Tanaka came)
.. isn't Tanaka san kimashita also (Mr/Mrs/miss Tanaka came)

I don't understand why the particle ga is added..

If this could be answered, it would pretty much help with all my other questions.
Thanks.

To be honest, I don't really know why either ^^;

My view:

Tanakasan ga kimashita
Neutral statement that Mr. Tanaka Came.

Tanakasan wa kimashita
Statement that Mr. Tanaka came but that Mr. X didn't

Tanakasan kimashita
? just like #1 (I think).