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Fantt

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29 Jun 2003

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• 23 Nov 2004

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Yes, I think you're right after looking at it. Thanks! That clears up my weird confusion about を in that case. D'oh. Oh well. I'm learning.

 

Eve

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• 23 Nov 2004

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is "I promise i'll be back" "something something kaettekurukara?"

 

Elizabeth

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• 23 Nov 2004

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Eve said:

is "I promise i'll be back" "something something kaettekurukara?"

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I would say "Modoru (or kaette kuru, are you talking about returning home ?) to yakusoku shimasu."

 

Fantt

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• 24 Nov 2004

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Yet another Pimsleur dialogue question:

Jameson-san just told Suzuki-san that he flew into Japan last night. She says,
"よこはま は つきですか?"

Does this mean, 'Are you going to Yokohama?' I'm a bit confused because つく is the verb for 'to arrive,' right? So, would a literal translation be 'Are you going to arrive in Yokohama?' Also, is there a good reason not to use some form of 'iku'?

Thanks for any help. This is really helping my knowledge of Japanese grammar.

 

Pox

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24 Sep 2004

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• 24 Nov 2004

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I think she actually said "よこはま は すき ですか？"
and Jameson is ジェイムソン or ジェームソン.

 

Fantt

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• 24 Nov 2004

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Pox, that would be, "Do you like Yokohama?" Correct?
And thanks for helping with the kana for Jameson.

 

Pox

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24 Sep 2004

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• 24 Nov 2004

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Fantt said:

Pox, that would be, "Do you like Yokohama?" Correct?

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yes, I think so.

 

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Scrivener

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• 24 Nov 2004

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Eve said:

is "I promise i'll be back" "something something kaettekurukara?"

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If it has to go first it could be "kanarazu" (for sure)

 

Eve

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6 Nov 2003

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• 24 Nov 2004

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yea its going back to home so is it Modoru to yakusoku shimasu or the one scrivener said

 

Elizabeth

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• 24 Nov 2004

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Eve said:

yea its going back to home so is it Modoru to yakusoku shimasu or the one scrivener said

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I think the one scrivener said is most natural.

 

Eve

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• 24 Nov 2004

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oh ok so how do u say it in a full sentence?

 

Elizabeth

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• 25 Nov 2004

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おいしく食べられるように祈っています.

Does the "inotte" here refer to a literal prayer, or something closer to hope that my cooking somehow turns out OK ? :?

@Eve -- "Kanarazu kaette kuru."

 

Glenn

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• 25 Nov 2004

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I believe it's metaphorical, like, "you'd better pray that your father doesn't see this."

 

Eve

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• 25 Nov 2004

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thank u eliza

 

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Scrivener

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• 26 Nov 2004

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Elizabeth said:

おいしく食べられるように祈っています.

Does the "inotte" here refer to a literal prayer, or something closer to hope that my cooking somehow turns out OK ? :?

@eve -- "Kanarazu kaette kuru."

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To me it sounds like "I hope that..." but the fact that it is just talking about food makes me think it is slightly ironic. I have heard "inotte" used to mean "I hope" but in more serious circumstances. It still wasn't really literal though.

@Eve -- that sentence sounds like a man who is going off to war or something. The more context, the better the translation.

 

Elizabeth

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• 26 Nov 2004

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Scrivener said:

To me it sounds like "I hope that..." but the fact that it is just talking about food makes me think it is slightly ironic. I have heard "inotte" used to mean "I hope" but in more serious circumstances. It still wasn't really literal though.

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Yeah, a case like the below context is probably the strongest example I've seen where praying would be the more reasonable interpretation.
And on a related note, what is 思う増す ? An increased intensity on a particular thought, a typo like you see in 思い増す?

私としては、復旧活動中の被災地に興味半分で旅行するのは、やめた方がいいと思う増す。 今、まだ大変ななか、ボランティアや現地の人は、普通の生活に戻るのに必死になっている最中です。 特に用事がないのなら、遠くから復旧を祈って見守っている方がいいと思います。 実際見て、決して良い気がするものではありません。

As for the food thing, it also reads to me more like if my baked salmon isn't delicious, it may be contaminated and potentially deadly....the underlying meaning is somewhere between hope and prayer that I may develop a more positive outlook towards cookery and domestic life in general.

彼女が私にもう少し食事に興味をもってほしいと心配しています。

 

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RoninH

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• 28 Nov 2004

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Uhm...whoops, ignore this! ^_^;;;;

 

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PaulTB

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• 28 Nov 2004

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RoninH said:

If I'm not mistaken, Minna-san is like saying 'everyone'.

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mina-san is like saying 'everyone', as is 'minna' and 'mina' (although those two can be used for 'all').

minna-san however is dubious Japanese. Stick to minna or mina-san - don't mix them.

 

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RoninH

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• 28 Nov 2004

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I said ignore it! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!CHEESE!!!!!

 

Fantt

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29 Jun 2003

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Another Pimsleur Question:

"I am called Mrs. Ito."

いとう と もうします。

In the above sentence, is the と there to put いとう in quotes? Like - I am called "Mrs. Ito?"

 

fixelbrumpf

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Fantt said:

Another Pimsleur Question:

"I am called Mrs. Ito."

いとう と もうします。

In the above sentence, is the と there to put いとう in quotes? Like - I am called "Mrs. Ito?"

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Yes. My old Japanese professor called this use of と "citation と".
By the way, I would write her name "Itou", or at least indicate the long vowel somehow. Long vowels can cause lots of confusion, particularly if you're just starting out. Did the Pimsleur guys really spell the name "Ito", or did they put a little dash on top of the "o"?

 

Fantt

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Thanks for the reply! I'm glad that that's the case, I would have been confused otherwise.

Well, the Pimsleur stuff is strictly audio. I spelled the name Ito in the English translation because that's how the Pimsleur dude pronounced it when he said the English translation (without the double vowel).

Also, I think the standard English spelling would be Ito, just as the standard English spelling of the capital of Japan is Tokyo. If I was writing stuff in romaji, I'd use Itou. But I'm just nitpicking... In this case, I don't think it matters.

Another question:

Is this correct? -> I'm going by car. == かるま で いきます。

Is the correct particle here で?

 

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fixelbrumpf

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Yeppers, "de" is correct. I can't think of any other particle that would fit, at least.

 

Fantt

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Whew!

Thank you very much!

Yet another question:

Ms. Hayashi is telling Bill about Kamakura. He asks where it is. She says not far. It's a very beautiful place.

Then Bill says something that sounds very much like:
よこはま は きもみました
Beats the heck out of me as to what he's trying to say. mimashita would be 'saw.' I can't figure out what 'kimo' is.

UPDATE: After listening to it at least 30 times, I think he's actually saying
よこはま は きのう みました。
That would actually make sense, right? 'I saw Yokohama yesterday.'
I still can't hear the double vowel at the end of きのう, but after finally isolating just that one word, it does sound like at least the きの, so I'll just pretend there's an extra う in there. Sheesh... not easy.

 

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Buntaro

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• 30 Nov 2004

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Ki mo mimashita.
--> I also saw the trees. (?)