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Fantt
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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.
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.
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.Elizabeth said:
@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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Yeah, a case like the below context is probably the strongest example I've seen where praying would be the more reasonable interpretation.Scrivener said:
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。
fixelbrumpf
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Yes. My old Japanese professor called this use of と "citation と".Fantt said:
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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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?
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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Yeppers, "de" is correct. I can't think of any other particle that would fit, at least.
Fantt
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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.
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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