Need a word or phrase translated?

Ryuk · 18 Sep 2009

I heard this on a TV program but not sure if I heard correct:

これなんっていうものだ

Basically he is asking "What is this?" but what I wanted to check was that what I heard is that, i.e. that does that make sense? (He was speaking very quickly so my slow ears couldn't quite make it out )

ChrisGR · 18 Sep 2009

Ryuk said:
I heard this on a TV program but not sure if I heard correct:

これなんっていうものだ

Basically he is asking "What is this?" but what I wanted to check was that what I heard is that, i.e. that does that make sense? (He was speaking very quickly so my slow ears couldn't quite make it out )

i think he's saying: "why you said that?" or "what did you say?"

Ryuk · 18 Sep 2009

ChrisGR said:
I think he's saying: "why you said that?" or "what did you say?"

Sorry I should have put it more in context. Basically its from SMAPxSMAP (07/09) and one of the guys is dressed up as a samurai pointing at a telephone saying なんっていうものだ？ so I am pretty sure he's asking "what is this" but I just wanted to confirm what I've written down actually makes sense.

Breaking it down I understand it as "What [quote particle] called thing is?"

Toritoribe · 18 Sep 2009

Ryuk said:
I heard this on a TV program but not sure if I heard correct:

これなんっていうものだ

Basically he is asking "What is this?" but what I wanted to check was that what I heard is that, i.e. that does that make sense? (He was speaking very quickly so my slow ears couldn't quite make it out )

Probably これなんていうものだ？
And your interpretation is correct. That means "What's this?"

Ryan- said:
Since you brought up 当て字 is there a difference between that and early 万葉仮名？

万葉仮名 is more systematic. There are some rules which kanji is used for each pronunciation. Thus, kanji is basically used as a kind of phonogram in 万葉仮名.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man'yōgana

Ryuk · 18 Sep 2009

Sorry for another post so close to the other but I came across this and it's really confusing me.

全然なんの問題もない

I understand it to be "Not at all what kind of problem also isn't" or properly translated "That's not a problem also"

However the main bit that's confusing me is なんの and how it's used here, but also the sentence in general is a little confusing even if I sort of get the meaning. Thank you to whoever answers, it's most appreciated

edit: usually I would expect someone who wants to say "It's not a problem" to say "問題ない" from my experience so that's why this is a little confusing to me.

Toritoribe · 18 Sep 2009

Ryuk said:
Sorry for another post so close to the other but I came across this and it's really confusing me.

全然なんの問題もない

I understand it to be "Not at all what kind of problem also isn't" or properly translated "That's not a problem also"

However the main bit that's confusing me is なんの and how it's used here, but also the sentence in general is a little confusing even if I sort of get the meaning. Thank you to whoever answers, it's most appreciated

edit: usually I would expect someone who wants to say "It's not a problem" to say "問題ない" from my experience so that's why this is a little confusing to me.

何の～もない: There's no/nothing about~
e.g.
何の後悔もない
I have no regret about anything.

何の不安もない
I have nothing to fear.

全然何の問題もない
There's absolutely no problem at all.

Elizabeth · 19 Sep 2009

Toritoribe said:
何の～もない: There's no/nothing about~
e.g.
何の後悔もない
I have no regret about anything.
何の不安もない
I have nothing to fear.
全然何の問題もない
There's absolutely no problem at all.

And 少しの～もない fits right in a 否定文 for a stronger feeling of "absolutely NOT any (of anything)" ?

ほとんどの～もない for almost NO or hardly ever/any NO....

Along with various other adverbs/pronouns to take what we know already applying to meanings that extend from it and still work grammatically as ideal subsitutes in the place of 何?

jerwin17 · 19 Sep 2009

Guys what do you mean by sundeimasu?

ChrisGR · 19 Sep 2009

jerwin17 said:
Guys what do you mean by sundeimasu?

sunde imasu = be staying, residing, living

jerwin17 · 19 Sep 2009

ChrisGR said:
sunde imasu = be staying, residing, living

Thanks ChrisGR-san

SushiShin · 19 Sep 2009

Could someone help me please with translate those phrases?????

jerwin17 · 19 Sep 2009

How do you translate this in Nihongo?

I eat anything that tastes good, but I like seafood in particular. i dont have a favorite color, but I have an obsession with the color green.

Elizabeth · 19 Sep 2009

jerwin17 said:
Thanks ChrisGR-san

It is conjugated from one verb, "sumu," which means "reside in" or "inhabit," but there are other "sumu" verbs as well. Chris is probably right. Just know we just can't tell which one for sure without the context. :emoji_flushed:

shurikensyco · 20 Sep 2009

Help Translation needed!

I want to know what "kanbenshite. uchi ha pyon ga sukinanoni" means. Thank you.

82riceballs · 21 Sep 2009

I was listening to a song by NEWS called "Sayaendou" recently, and one of the lyrics bothered me...

いかついドクロがおいらに怒鳴る

If I remember correctly, "DOKURO" means skull... then wouldn't that line mean "a grim skull shouted at me". I looked online and people have translated it as "pirate" though... Does anyone know why that is? Is it some sort of slang?

I also have trouble understanding this line: 魔法がさめるから
What would be the kanji for "sameru"? and what does that line mean?

Thanks in advance!

Elizabeth · 21 Sep 2009

82riceballs said:
I was listening to a song by NEWS called "Sayaendou" recently, and one of the lyrics bothered me...

いかついドクロがおいらに怒鳴る

If I remember correctly, "DOKURO" means skull... then wouldn't that line mean "a grim skull shouted at me". I looked online and people have translated it as "pirate" though... Does anyone know why that is? Is it some sort of slang?

I also have trouble understanding this line: 魔法がさめるから
What would be the kanji for "sameru"? and what does that line mean?

Thanks in advance!

魔法が覚める・醒める～～ Wouldn't you say, "When the magic awakens/comes alive" ?

ドクロ is the skull & crossbones pirate flag. It isn't pirate directly.

GoldCoinLover · 24 Sep 2009

Just downloaded Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker for the PSP demo ...it was just released from the Tokyo Game show today. I didn't know it would be in japanese, and there is no furigami (Sp?) for the kanji. Ugh.

この名前でよるしですか？
Ok, kono is this
I recognize the kanji for 'namae' or name

Is the 'de' here a particle?

Together it says in romaji:
kono namae deyorushi desu ka?

Obviously, 'desu ka' 'Is this?"
"Is this the name..."

What does deyorushi mean?
Thank you

Toritoribe · 24 Sep 2009

GoldCoinLover said:
Just downloaded Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker for the PSP demo ...it was just released from the Tokyo Game show today. I didn't know it would be in japanese, and there is no furigami (Sp?) for the kanji. Ugh.

この名前でよるしですか？
Ok, kono is this
I recognize the kanji for 'namae' or name

Is the 'de' here a particle?

Together it says in romaji:
kono namae deyorushi desu ka?

Obviously, 'desu ka' 'Is this?"
"Is this the name..."

What does deyorushi mean?
Thank you

It would be not よるし but よろしい.

この名前でよろしいですか？
Is this name OK for you?
(Literally, "Is this name OK?")

Probably the game asked if your registered name was OK or not.

ZenMaster · 25 Sep 2009

I was told that the meaning of the words Karate-do = "The Way of the Empty Hand" and
Aiki Do = "The Harmonious Way ". Please correct me if I am wrong...

Please tell me how to say the phrase below in Japanese, without loosing its true meaning and also tell me How it would written in Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji & Romaji...
"The Way Of The Enlightened Warriors."
"The Way Of The Peaceful Warriors."

Please notice "The" as i intend to express "To follow the path of the enlightened warriors as to specify the warriors we follow" I hope i am not confusing you...

Thanks in Advance...

Eve · 26 Sep 2009

i got a few questions about some phrases

is this a right way of saying "i got fired" = kubi deshita?

how do you say "I worked in the fishing industry"

Toritoribe · 26 Sep 2009

Eve said:
I got a few questions about some phrases
is this a right way of saying "I got fired" = kubi deshita?

首になった; "Kubi ni natta" would be more appropriate.

Eve;644726 said:
how do you say "I worked in the fishing industry"

水産業界で働いていました。
Suisan-gyoukai de hataraiteimashita.

漁業に携わっていました。
Gyogyou ni tazusawatteimashita.

The former one "suisan-gyoukai" means more wide category of business than "gyogyou", which can be used when you worked in a seafood processing company or like that.

VerbalEssence · 29 Sep 2009

curious
if I'm trying to ask someone for the price of an illustration would it be:
イラストはいくらですか?

Ashikaga · 29 Sep 2009

VerbalEssence said:
curious
if I'm trying to ask someone for the price of an illustration would it be:
イラストはいくらですか?

イラストは一枚いくらですか。
How much is an illustration?

このイラストはいくらですか。
How much is this illustration?

イラストを一枚描いてもらうと、いくらになりますか。
How much would it be if I asked you to draw an illustration?

ZenMaster · 29 Sep 2009

Is there no one who can help me??

VerbalEssence · 29 Sep 2009

two more phrases i'd like some help with.
I'm trying to ask an artist (deka) what his PAYPAL account is......so....
dekaさんのPAYPALがなにですか?

-That sounds completely wrong to me.

as for the second phrase/ sentence:
I'd like to ask him to contact me if personal issues/lack of time/anything comes up that would require him to cancel my commission request, postpone it, increase the price, etc.

Need a word or phrase translated?

スパ外国人

Explore the world!

スパ外国人

松葉解禁

スパ外国人

松葉解禁

先輩

後輩

Explore the world!

後輩

Sempai

後輩

先輩

後輩

後輩

先輩

後輩

松葉解禁

後輩

後輩

松葉解禁

先輩

もちもちした食感

後輩

先輩

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