Need a word or phrase translated?

[ralian]

Ahh, now it makes sense. When I looked it up in the dictionary it said 'counter for large animals', which hurt my brain! Thanks Ralian.

BTW, how do you pronounce it in this case?

It is "atama".

 

[Saku39]

how would you use and with, lets say drinks.... like biiru shushte(romanji spelling off) osake ga nomitai desu.... trying to say I'll have a beer and sake to drink.... where does the and go, also the ga if their are two topics...? Thx, japanese is fun!!!

 

[Glenn]

Oh, I would love to hear,
「会いたかったよ」

会いたかったよ、ラリアン。

（欲しかった影響がなくてすみませんね。） :sorry:

Ze is used as a command/imperative mood ? I didn't realize.... :sorry:

I think there was a misunderstanding here. It seems that LBL thought you were saying that using ze is wrong, and didn't realize that you meant that it's wrong to use it as an imperative construction. That's what I'm gathering from the situation, anyway.

 

[Damicci]

If your ordering in a restaraunt you can simply say:
watashi ni ha biiru to [atsui*hot* tsumetai*cold*]sake wo kudasai
私にはビールと冷たいお酒を下さい。

to = basically equals "and"

 

[Glenn]

how would you use and with, lets say drinks.... like biiru shushte(romanji spelling off) osake ga nomitai desu.... trying to say I'll have a beer and sake to drink.... where does the and go, also the ga if their are two topics...? Thx, japanese is fun!!!

That's soshite.

You could say biiru to sake ga nomitai desu for "I want to drink beer and sake." If you're ordering I think it would be better to say biiru to sake ga moraitai'n desu ga, but I'm not absolutely certain on that one.

Also, this brings up a question from me: how would I say "I'll have a beer and a sake?" Would it be biiru to sake o ippon kudasai, or is there a way to say "each" (as in "one of each") that has to be used for the sentence to make sense when specifying number? Also, when saying "three beers and two sake," would you have to say biiru o sanbon to sake o nihon kudasai, or is there another way of saying that (assuming that that's right in the first place)?

 

[Saku39]

Thanks guys...voltron forever!!

 

[Damicci]

That's soshite.

You could say biiru to sake ga nomitai desu for "I want to drink beer and sake." If you're ordering I think it would be better to say biiru to sake ga moraitai'n desu ga, but I'm not absolutely certain on that one.

Also, this brings up a question from me: how would I say "I'll have a beer and a sake?" Would it be biiru to sake o ippon kudasai, or is there a way to say "each" (as in "one of each") that has to be used for the sentence to make sense when specifying number? Also, when saying "three beers and two sake," would you have to say biiru o sanbon to sake o nihon kudasai, or is there another way of saying that (assuming that that's right in the first place)?

Well I use the way I order here at my fav Jp restaraunt. But it seemed to work in japan I don't know either.

As for ordering in multiles mayb it works the same way as counting animals
sanbon no biiru to nihon no sake o kudasai. I'll ask my friend if I see her online tonight.

 

[Elizabeth]

That's soshite.

You could say biiru to sake ga nomitai desu for "I want to drink beer and sake." If you're ordering I think it would be better to say biiru to sake ga moraitai'n desu ga, but I'm not absolutely certain on that one.

Also, this brings up a question from me: how would I say "I'll have a beer and a sake?" Would it be biiru to sake o ippon kudasai, or is there a way to say "each" (as in "one of each") that has to be used for the sentence to make sense when specifying number? Also, when saying "three beers and two sake," would you have to say biiru o sanbon to sake o nihon kudasai, or is there another way of saying that (assuming that that's right in the first place)?

There may be other ways, but I've personally always used Glenn's method (biiru wo sanbon to sake wo ippai kudasai (onegai)) for different counters. For "each" you can add "zutsu" after the amount so I suppose "biiru to sake wo nipon zutsu kudasi" is workable when there is that yen for sake by the glass.
"Morau" sounds more like a request than an order, "ga mortaitain" is closest to "I want to ask for this and this from you so comes with a really strong feeling for most situations. Best to stick with kudasai or onegai shimasu, although there may be times you can leave off the "wo"....that always confuses me.

 

[Damicci]

My friend said:
本はボトルBottle と 杯はグラスGlass
ビールを三本（３杯） と 酒を二本（二杯）を下さい
それか、ビール三つと、酒を二つ下さい。を・はいらないよ

These are ok to use she said. and even using tsu would be an easier counter.

 

[ralian]

会いたかったよ、ラリアン。 :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
（欲しかった影響がなくてすみませんね。） :emoji_bow:

ほっほっほ。うれしいこと言ってくれるわね。なんてやさしいグレンさん。
「わたしこそ、とっても寂しかったわ。あんまり寂しかったので、
お酒飲めないのに、無理に飲んで、目が回っちゃった。ひっく。」 :emoji_rage:

 

[Glenn]

"Morau" sounds more like a request than an order, "ga mortaitain" is closest to "I want to ask for this and this from you so comes with a really strong feeling for most situations. Best to stick with kudasai or onegai shimasu, although there may be times you can leave off the "wo"....that always confuses me.

Interesting. I thought it just meant "I'd like to have..." so it seemed evasive enough for me. I remember reading about it as a way to ask for service in a book that I have, that's why I brought it up. It seems to me that saying "I'd like to have..." is softer than "please give me..." but maybe it's just me.

My friend said:
本はボトルBottle と 杯はグラスGlass
ビールを三本（３杯） と 酒を二本（二杯）を下さい
それか、ビール三つと、酒を二つ下さい。を・はいらないよ

These are ok to use she said. and even using tsu would be an easier counter.

Thanks, Damicci. That more than answers my question.

 

[Glenn]

ほっほっほ。うれしいこと言ってくれるわね。なんてやさしいグレンさん。

いいえ、いいえ。ラリアンさんがうれしいのならば私はうれしいですよ。 :

「わたしこそ、とっても寂しかったわ。あんまり寂しかったので、
お酒飲めないのに、無理に飲んで:gulp:、目が回っちゃった。ひっく。」 :emoji_rage:

「本当にそれほど寂しいのか。そうならば、オーストラリアにすぐ行き、お前と会ってみせるぞ。酒が飲めないのならば、やはり飲んではいけないんだよね。この場合、おいらがお前を助けに行ってみせる！」 :emoji_flushed::emoji_grinning:

（実は私は今、ちょっとだけ酔っていますがね。 :emoji_slight_smile:）

 

[Elizabeth]

Interesting. I thought it just meant "I'd like to have..." so it seemed evasive enough for me. I remember reading about it as a way to ask for service in a book that I have, that's why I brought it up. It seems to me that saying "I'd like to have..." is softer than "please give me..." but maybe it's just me. :emoji_thermometer_face:

日本では知らない人とあまり口を利きませんね。 :emoji_slight_smile: I think for a lot of English speakers "Beer, please" or "Do me the favor of a beer"... doesn't comport with Japanese politeness. お茶を一杯頂きたいのですが。。。（もらたいんですが、欲しいんだけど）are all "I'd like to receive/have," (More directly I want = 頂きたい、貰いたい、ほしい）but in a restaurant situation they are too unclear to be used for ordering I think. 貰いますか？ would be "Can I have/get?" if you weren't sure they had or could fulfill it, so you could say like "窓側の席を貰いますか？" or "わさびを少なめにしてもらえますか？ :angryfire: :emoji_blush:

 

[Elizabeth]

My friend said:
本はボトルBottle と 杯はグラスGlass
ビールを三本（３杯） と 酒を二本（二杯）を下さい
それか、ビール三つと、酒を二つ下さい。を・はいらないよ

These are ok to use she said. and even using tsu would be an easier counter.

ビールは、大瓶を一本ください。

または、グラスで注文できますか？今まで、のどがかわいただろう。。。。

 

[Tsuyoiko]

I am struggling with this sentence.
ただ、前線による雨はここまでで、日本海側では、しだいに強い日差しが戻ってくる。
I know it is about rain due to a weather front and strong sunlight will gradually return to the Japan sea side, but I can't make it into a proper sentence.
有り難うございます!

 

[Mahoujin Tsukai]

勉強しない物に限って、試験に出題される。 :emoji_flushed:

零戦(注1)は全部で敵ヘルキャット(注2)と闘っているに限って、TBF(注3)が空港を爆撃された。

(注1)

三菱 零式艦上戦闘機

(注2)

ある米戦闘機

(注3)

ある米爆撃機

 

[Elizabeth]

I am struggling with this sentence.
ただ、前線による雨はここまでで、日本海側では、しだいに強い日差しが戻ってくる。
I know it is about rain due to a weather front and strong sunlight will gradually return to the Japan sea side, but I can't make it into a proper sentence.
有り難うございます!

Due to the front, rain reaches us where we are and strong sunlight gradually returns to the Sea of Japan side.

 

[Elizabeth]

勉強しない物に限って、試験に出題される。

零戦(注1)は全部で敵ヘルキャット(注2)と闘っているに限って、TBF(注3)が空港を爆撃された。

(注1) 三菱 零式艦上戦闘機
(注2) ある米戦闘機
(注3) ある米爆撃機

に限って means "limited to" or "just looking at"

 

[Tsuyoiko]

Due to the front, rain reaches us where we are and strong sunlight gradually returns to the Sea of Japan side.

有り難うございます Elizabeth! Can you explain what the ただ is, as I still don't get how it fits into this sentence. 有り難う また!

 

[Elizabeth]

有り難うございます Elizabeth! Can you explain what the ただ is, as I still don't get how it fits into this sentence. 有り難う また!

It's like "simply" or "however" but you can't really tell without knowing the sentence or context that came before.

 

[Glenn]

日本では知らない人とあまり口を利きませんね。

バレちゃった！

I think for a lot of English speakers "Beer, please" or "Do me the favor of a beer"... doesn't comport with Japanese politeness. お茶を一杯頂きたいのですが。。。（もらたいんですが、欲しいんだけど）are all "I'd like to receive/have," (More directly I want = 頂きたい、貰いたい、ほしい）but in a restaurant situation they are too unclear to be used for ordering I think. 貰いますか？ would be "Can I have/get?" if you weren't sure they had or could fulfill it, so you could say like "窓側の席を貰いますか？" or "わさびを少なめにしてもらえますか？ :angryfire:

Ah. Maybe I should throw that book away, then.

 

[Tsuyoiko]

It's like "simply" or "however" but you can't really tell without knowing the sentence or context that came before.

Then it will be 'however', because the previous sentence was about weather somewhere else. I only found the 'simply' or 'usually' meaning in the dictionary, which didn't make sense.

有り難うございます Elizabeth!

 

[Elizabeth]

Then it will be 'however', because the previous sentence was about weather somewhere else. I only found the 'simply' or 'usually' meaning in the dictionary, which didn't make sense.

有り難うございます Elizabeth!

Here is another instance of 'but, however' from the story in the papers this morning on a bomb planted near the Japanese Defense Forces in Iraq. It may have come about as a shortened "tadashi," I'm not really sure.


現地の治安当局によると、現場付近からは赤外線がついた遠隔装置が見つかりました。このため、自衛隊を狙った爆弾事件との見方が強く、治安当局は現場付近にいた住民など数人から、参考人として事情を聴いています。ただ、政府としては、今のところ、サマワは非戦闘地域で、自衛隊を撤退させる状況にはないとしています。

 

[ralian]

Here is another instance of 'but, however' from the story in the papers this morning on a bomb planted near the Japanese Defense Forces in Iraq. It may have come about as a shortened "tadashi," I'm not really sure.

現地の治安当局によると、現場付近からは赤外線がついた遠隔装置が見つかりました。このため、自衛隊を狙った爆弾事件との見方が強く、治安当局は現場付近にいた住民など数人から、参考人として事情を聴いています。ただ、政府としては、今のところ、サマワは非戦闘地域で、自衛隊を撤退させる状況にはないとしています。

「ただ」 usually means "simply, only"
「私は、ただ、あなたと話がしたかっただけなんだ」
However, in this story in the papers, it means "but, however". It must be a shortened "tadashi".

「本当にそれほど寂しいのか。そうならば、オーストラリアにすぐ行き、お前と会ってみせるぞ。酒が飲 めないのならば、やはり飲んではいけないんだよね。こ の場合、おいらがお前を助けに行ってみせる！」（実は私は今、ちょっとだけ酔っていますがね。 ）

ありがとね、グレンさん。あなたのやさしい言葉のおかげで、すっかり元気になった私です。
やっほー！

 

[pika la]

1)しなければならない as I know is verb form for "must".. is there another SHORTER way to say it? What are some other alternatives to say: i must do, i have to do, im being forced to do, i really want to do (must do it!!), etc.

2)How to say "to" as in "in order to do"
のに
ここに来るのに、最初に母に聞くはずね？ (In my horrible japanese... ><; )
Is there another way? ? Like..

"I'm too tired TO sleep"
"I don't know how TO do that"

3)And a random thing I can't figure... "I don't know why" ^^;

4) How to change things from... to allow and to BE allowed?
to ask and to be asked?

Thank you. (Going to Japan at the end of July... so I need to learn more!!)