Need a word or phrase translated?

209 · 19 Jul 2005

It looks like it's taken from a horoscope, actually, of course - the famous school of spaghetti fortune telling

here we go,

"Todays lucky food is spaghetti!

napolitan on meat sauce on carbonara.
spaghetti that can transform its flavour with lots of sauces.
from now, you/I have a hunch that lots of things are going to happen, so get ready for them! Things will definitely go your way! "

So it could be saying that, like plain spaghetti you can be influenced by things around you, or maybe that if you pour carbonara over your head you'll become incredibly lucky...........hmm.

f0rk0 · 19 Jul 2005

That's hilarious, 209.

Thank you for your help.

Elizabeth · 20 Jul 2005

pika la said:
Thanks Elizabeth＾＾

So.. would this work okay?
会えないのはつらかった? or 会えなくてつらかった？どれのはいい？

「会えないのがとてもつらかった」 is fine I think.

pika la · 22 Jul 2005

ありがとう～（ありがとうございます or ありがとうございました when do you know to say which?)

Also can you fix my sentence? ><; Sorry! I'm going to Japan in 4 days!
"日本に来て、あなたと暮してのを許したありがとう。"

Sankyuu~

209 · 22 Jul 2005

You're going to Japan in 4 days? Lucky!! Whereabouts are you going? Well, hope you have a great time!

Firstly, ありがとうございます・ありがとうございました - the second is just more polite, so you'll probably hear it when you buy something in a shop, etc. But you probably won't have to use it yourself if you're just holidaying.

Okay, let's fix that sentence - it's pretty much spot on, except I would probably say;

日本に来て、（name）と暮すのを許してありがとう。

or how about something like this;

いろいろと親切にしてくれてありがとう（ございます）
thank you for all you've done for me

sure other members can come up with some better stuff though! I'm a bit sleepy..

pika la · 22 Jul 2005

Ah thanks~ I'm going to Tokyo for 5-6 weeks~ ^^

日本に来て、（name）と暮すのを許してありがとう。
That's sounds good, thanks. ^^ I have (name) instead of あなた, but I don't people to know the name =P

Elizabeth · 22 Jul 2005

pika la said:
Ah thanks~ I'm going to Tokyo for 5-6 weeks~ ^^

日本に来て、（name）と暮すのを許してありがとう。
That's sounds good, thanks. ^^ I have (name) instead of あなた, but I don't people to know the name =P

This is odd to me. Are you trying to say "Thanks for allowing me to live with you?" :? 暮らすのを許してくれてありがとう。maybe ? Although something more like 'thanks for accepting me into your home' may be more natural...

Also, if something is way in the past I would definitely use "gozaimashita." If it just happened, I think can go either way.

209 · 22 Jul 2005

I think that sentence 「暮らすのを許してありがとう/許してくれてありがとう」 (sounds nicer, thanks Elizabeth!) is a little unusual, but I thought if Pika La was staying with friends it's a kind of cute phrase, like, "I know I'm being a pain in the um, y'know" (笑）, especially if Pika La wanted to use "許す" in the sentence.

How about *buzz of thinking cap springing into action*

「安楽に暮らせてくれてありがとうございます」
Thank you for allowing me to live comfortably

or an all round general
「どうもお世話になりました」
（せわ）
Thank you very much for all the trouble you have taken for me.

I think that one or this (「いろいろと親切にしてくれてありがとうございます」) are safer to use with people you don't know - more formal and polite.

Pika la, wow! Tokyo should be amazing! Hope you have a great time, just be prepared for the weather - its about 34 degrees where I am in western japan, so Tokyo will probably be even hotter

oh, and try eating "monjya yaki" if you can, very very yummy!

Elizabeth · 22 Jul 2005

Thats sounds good, thanks. ^^ I have (name) instead of あなた, but I don't people to know the name =P

来日まで、あとわずかになりましたね。

I'll also be there next week for a brief few days, but ホテルの手配 ... まだまだ .

209 · 23 Jul 2005

ok, I'm stuck.

How could I say something along the lines of "I can't.........without........" as in

I can't look at him without wanting to laugh.

I can't think about him without getting angry.

I wonder if in Japanese it would be more mire easily expressed as "everytime i think about him i get angry"

Just anything the flavour of that kind of sentence would be great.
Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

Elizabeth · 23 Jul 2005

209 said:
ok, I'm stuck.

How could I say something along the lines of "I can't.........without........" as in

I can't look at him without wanting to laugh.

I can't think about him without getting angry.

I wonder if in Japanese it would be more mire easily expressed as "everytime i think about him i get angry"

Just anything the flavour of that kind of sentence would be great.
Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

彼のことを思うといつでもつい（つい）怒ってしまうん。

彼のことを思うと、いつでも、怒らずにはいられない。

May both work alright, I'm kind of in a hurry now, though, so not much time to think about it clearly...sorry for the silly mistakes.

ralian · 23 Jul 2005

209 said:
I can't look at him without wanting to laugh.

こんなの、どうですか？
「彼を見ると、つい笑いたくなってしまう。」
「彼を見ると、どうしても笑いたくなってしまう。」

pika la · 23 Jul 2005

one LAST question (maybe)

How to express "I don't like _____". I know "kirai" is more deep and hateful but people I know (including me) usually learn that as "dislike".. so what is the correct way? is it just "suki janai?" Just for simple.."aaa i don't liek that kinda cake" etc etc

(Thanks for being soo patient with me!!)

CorDarei · 23 Jul 2005

209 said:
ok, I'm stuck.

How could I say something along the lines of "I can't.........without........" as in

I can't look at him without wanting to laugh.

I can't think about him without getting angry.

I wonder if in Japanese it would be more mire easily expressed as "every time I think about him i get angry"

Just anything the flavour of that kind of sentence would be great.
Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

You might want to look up the word かねる , or in this case かねない。
Ex:
彼を見ると、笑いかねない。
When I look at him, I can't help laughing.

Buntaro · 23 Jul 2005

pika la,

You can use "suki janai" for "I don't like _____". It works just fine.

Elizabeth · 24 Jul 2005

pika la said:
one LAST question (maybe)

How to express "I don't like _____". I know "kirai" is more deep and hateful but people I know (including me) usually learn that as "dislike".. so what is the correct way? is it just "suki janai?" Just for simple.."aaa i don't liek that kinda cake" etc etc

(Thanks for being soo patient with me!!)

いいえ、pika laさんを友達だと思っているからこれからも、自然な日本語が身につくようにがんばりましょうね！

ところで、東京のどこに行く予定でしょうか？

pika la · 24 Jul 2005

Aaa sankyuu ^^

I'll go to Ikebukuro ^^ For a month+ woohoo~~
But I'll also go to Osaka for a few days to watch one of my freind's band's live ^^

Buntaro · 24 Jul 2005

Pika la,

Ikebukuro? Cool! I used to teach English at a school right outside of kitaguchi.

Elizabeth · 25 Jul 2005

CorDarei said:
You might want to look up the word かねる , or in this case かねない。
Ex:
彼を見ると、笑いかねない。
When I look at him, I can't help laughing.

笑わずにはいられない should also work. If you want to say can't help feeling happy when you look at him that would be 嬉しくてならない。

Elizabeth · 25 Jul 2005

Buntaro said:
Pika la,

Ikebukuro? Cool! I used to teach English at a school right outside of kitaguchi.

All I've seen of Ikebukuro is more or less the Sunshine Building (great if you're looking for both a Planetarium and aquarium) and park. Those who have been, let us know anything else of interest....

Buntaro · 25 Jul 2005

Places of interest in Ikebukuro? Not many.... Just department stores. Does anyone know if there is a Tokyu Hands in Ikebukuro? (I forgot....)

Hoyu · 28 Jul 2005

How would one say in Keigo: "I am deeply appreciative for all you have done, and continue to do, on my behalf. I promise to study very hard and follow your guidance to the best of my ability."

Thanks in advance for any help you folks might offer.

Hoyu

ralian · 28 Jul 2005

Hoyu said:
How would one say in Keigo: "I am deeply appreciative for all you have done, and continue to do, on my behalf. I promise to study very hard and follow your guidance to the best of my ability."
Thanks in advance for any help you folks might offer.
Hoyu

Hi Hoyu.
I came up with this:
「今まで私の代わりに、色々とありがとうございました。また、これからもご面倒をおかけする事になると思いますが、どうかよろしくお願いいたします。私、一心に勉強し、貴殿のご指導に従うつもりですので、どうかよろしくお願いいたします。」
It's very formal.

ralian

Starker · 28 Jul 2005

Hi

I'm currently translating a movie, and there are a couple of japanese phrases.

First one is sayd by a waitress to the customers and sounds like gozaimasen.

The second one she says after she serves the food and I think she says something like Ma do itashimashita. Hai, douzo.

Thank you in advance!

That one girl · 29 Jul 2005

Hello! I just need some sentences translated into romaji... I tried to do a few myself but seeing how I don't know much, I'm scared of putting them up in my story without getting yelled at...

The first two are the ones I tried to do using a translator... Can you fix them up if they don't mean the english words?

"Konbanha! Bokura okurebase tokitara?" (Good evening! Are we late?)

"Kentougatsukanai..." (No idea…)

Can you translate these sentences into romaji, too?

(Do you know what he's saying?)

(If we aren't going to be able to understand them, then…)

Thank you for taking your time to help me!!!

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