Hello everyone in this thread:
A little question, is へぇ～ Japanese equivalent of English " hehe " ? TIA ...:
No. That's used whether by male or female, young or old.へぇ～ is usually only used by girls right?
Is that a song or something ? Probably "Endless World," although to me it doesn't make real sense in Japanese or English, in any case.Hey guys, what does "続き世界" mean? Can't find a reading for it but literally its like "continuing world" or something, my original thought was that it may mean developing country but I believe there is a different word for that.
Edit: Oh and I would also like to know what "涼しげな" is, it seems to be some sort of form of 涼しい but I'm not sure, but my usual methods of finding out turned up nothing.
Thanks
Is that a song or something ? Probably "Endless World," although to me it doesn't make real sense in Japanese or English, in any case.
OH, the comma seems to have been left out in this case. Yeah, that's how this normally shows up. I thought I was losing it for a minute. What a relief !Hmm.. Well I'll show you where I got it from:
日本人と自転車
私は日本では、自転車に乗ることが好きでした。私の自転車は典型的な日本の自転車で、シートが低く、まっすぐに座るもので、もちろん前にはかごがついていました。こういった自転車は俗語で｢ママチャリ｣と呼ばれています。｢ママ｣はお母さんのこと、｢チャリ｣は自転車の俗語である｢チャリンコ｣を短くしたものです。私は長い間自転車を持っていません。｢ママチャリ｣に乗りなれていたため、マウンテンバイクに乗るのは、ちょっと自信がなかったのです。でも最近、北米でもずいぶんクルーザーバイクを見かけるようになり、また自転車に乗りたいなあという気になってきました。統計によると、日本では１．５人に１人が自転車を所有しているそうです。これは、オランダ、デンマーク、ドイツ、ノルウェー、スウェーデンに続き世界で６番目です。日本のひとりあたりの自転車所有率が中国やフランスより高いのには、少し驚きました。
OH, the comma seems to have been left out in this case. Yeah, that's how this normally shows up. I thought I was losing it for a minute. What a relief !(続き, 世界 ???)
涼しげな do you have context also ? It's hard to describe -- more like a "feeling" I would say of something as pleasantly cool, relaxing or refreshing, etc. as opposed to an objective air temperature.
日本人と自転車
統計によると、日本では１．５人に１人が自転車を所有しているそうです。これは、オランダ、デンマーク、ドイツ、ノルウェー、スウェーデンに続き世界で６番目です。日本のひとりあたりの自転車所有率が中国やフランスより高いのには、少し驚きました。
虫の声
耳をつんざくような夏のせみに比べて、秋の虫は涼しげな心地よい声で鳴くものが多いです。秋の虫の代表的なものには、鈴虫、コオロギ、クツワムシなどがあげられます。
As Elizabeth san pointed out, 続き世界 is not a one word/phrase, it should read
オランダ・・・スウェーデンに続き and then 世界で6番目.
続き can be rephrased by 続いて
So Japan is No.6 in the world following after Holland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden.
涼しげな＝涼しそうな
In this context the sounds by those insects make people feel cooler (as if in a pleasant cool breeze)
I'm not sure of the specifics your getting into, but these are general phrases for "The sun is out."How do I say "The sun is out" in Japanese. The meaning I'm looking to convey here is that the sun has risen and the sky is clear. Like after the rain has stopped and the black could have dispersed, we can say "Oh the sun is out again" or at about 9am or so when it's pretty bright already, we can say "The sun is already out".
What would be a natural expression for this in Japanese.
Thank you
晴れてきました - Can also mean "clearing up" as in stopped raining, but the sun hasn't come out yet (徐々に)... Different from 完全に晴れました :?I was thinking 晴れています (it's clear and sunny) or 晴れてきました (it's cleared up) or また晴れてきました (it's cleared up again).
What does "ooo soo desu ka? Nihongo o hanesemasu ka?" mean?
How would you express "Here Comes the Sun" (as in a song....How do I say "The sun is out" in Japanese. The meaning I'm looking to convey here is that the sun has risen and the sky is clear. Like after the rain has stopped and the black could have dispersed, we can say "Oh the sun is out again" or at about 9am or so when it's pretty bright already, we can say "The sun is already out".
What would be a natural expression for this in Japanese.
Thank you
Hey guys,
I was wondering what the に思う part of this sentence does.
試験のことをそれだけ不安に思うのは、正常な人間の証拠かもしれません。
I translated it to something like, "To be worried like that about tests is evidence you are a normal person," or something like that. I understand the ～と思う construct but have never seen ～に思う
Half-n-Half;658256 said:Also, I found this sentence:
デザートは食べるばかりになっているいます。
Apparently it means "The dessert is ready to eat" but I have no idea how ばかり conveys that, or even why なっている has an います on the end.
Thanks.
(エ)ある動作がすぐにも実行される段階にあることを表す。
「出かける—のところへ人が来た」
「泣きださん—の顔」
天然（てんねん）の意味 - goo国語辞書(エ)（「ばかりに」の形で）ただそれだけの原因で、事態が悪化するの意を表す。
「忠告をした—に、かえって恨まれてしまった」
From 日本语能力测试一级语法模拟题5 (JPLT 1級 mock questions part 5).４。 ばかりだ…他の準備は終わって、あとはそれだけ残っている
① 旅行の準備は終わった。後は出発するばかりだ。
② テーブルの上は、食べるばかりになっている。
Another, perhaps more common ?, way of expressing it I think would be "Deza-to ha (anata ga) Taberu/taberareru you ni yoi ga dekite iru" (The desert has become ready/been prepared (for you) to eat/to be able to eat).Thanks a lot Glenn! Your explanations and links helped me understand it. I'll just have to internalize that grammar bit. I think the literal translation of "The only thing left to do with the dessert is to eat it," helped it hit home.