Need a word or phrase translated?

[epigene]

lol, im making up a foreign and bizarre drink for my graphic design. So yea, I'm creating a drink called Curry Milk.
Excuse my spelling for Liquefied..and yes, it's Palmitate. I misspelt that too.

SO GLAD it's imaginary....
Okay, here goes:
Ingredients: 原材料（げんざいりょう）
Partly Pasteurized Milk: 部分殺菌牛乳（ぶぶんさっきんぎゅうにゅう）
Vitamin D3: ビタミンD3
Vitamin A Palmitate: ビタミンAパルミテート
Liquefied Curry Powder: 液状カレー粉（えきじょうかれーこ）
Also, use 、for comma.

 

[Jayern]

hehe yea, doubt anyone wanna drink that kind of beverage too

anyways thxs for the translation~!

 

[Damicci]

This is odd but ... I'm trying to translate the name "A Pimp Named Slickback" into Japanese. I think I'm on the write track, but I'm not sure what I've got is correct: Ｓｌｉｃｋｂａｃｋを命名されたピンプ。 Online translators aren't helping, so ... any opinions?

Maybe
ponbiki(pimp) ha SlickBack toiu(called) desu.

Kind of the same for used when introducing yourself. actually the same structure.

 

[epigene]

This is odd but ... I'm trying to translate the name "A Pimp Named Slickback" into Japanese. I think I'm on the write track, but I'm not sure what I've got is correct: Ｓｌｉｃｋｂａｃｋを命名されたピンプ。 Online translators aren't helping, so ... any opinions?

Quite a few odd questions today!
命名means to "give a person/object a name" as for naming a baby or a ship.
I think it should be simpler:
スリックバックという名のポン引き(if you mean a "broker" for prostitutes)
ヒモ(if you mean a gigolo)
The term "pimp" has a variety of nuances in English, I think, which cannot be covered with online translators which consist only of "basic" meanings. If they can't find the words, they generate words in katakana. If katakana is not possible, they generate in romaji.
If your definition of "pimp" is not the obvious one, I think you should think of a generic replacement and translate. (Just a suggestion! My apologies if I'm totally off )

 

[The7thSamurai]

Hi everyone,

I'm wanting to buy an item from a Japanese seller online, however before I buy it I need to know what the demensions of the box that it will be sent in will be. I sent him the following email, but for future reference, could you let me know if I got it right or not?

小包の大きさはどれぐらいですか？（何センチｘ何センチｘ何センチ）。私は日本にいますが小包が外国に送ります。だから大きさがわからなければなりません。

Basically it's meant to say, "what are the dimensions of the parcel? (what cm x what cm x what cm). I'm in Japan, but I need to know because I'll be sending it to a foreign country."

Please let me know he'll understand just what I mean!

 

[Elizabeth]

Hi everyone,
I'm wanting to buy an item from a Japanese seller online, however before I buy it I need to know what the dimensions of the box that it will be sent in will be. I sent him the following email, but for future reference, could you let me know if I got it right or not?
小包の大きさはどれぐらいですか？（何センチｘ何センチｘ何センチ）。私は日本にいますが小包が外国に送ります。だから大きさがわからなければなりません。
Basically it's meant to say, "what are the dimensions of the parcel? (what cm x what cm x what cm). I'm in Japan, but I need to know because I'll be sending it to a foreign country."
Please let me know he'll understand just what I mean!

Dimension 寸法 is clearer than size in my estimation. Also you may want to preface each of the 何センチ with 長さ、幅、高さ (not exactly the proper terminology maybe, but it should do in a pinch). Finally it is unclear why you need to know just because it is being mailed overseas. You may consider leaving that part off if it confuses things further.

 

[Damicci]

I wasn't sure what term for Pimp he was wanting. You are completely right epigene. We use Pimp in many different meanings. My jisho only had ponbiki listed so have no clue what other means they could use.

Also was my suggestion ok? if it was wrong please tell me. I need to know these things so I get better.

 

[iroirona]

Hi...I'm a first time user here. So please be easy on me

How do actually say "I'm truly grateful you are helping me clean the house"?
Is the sentence below ok?
"家を掃除するのを手伝ってくれることは本当に感謝しています"

Thanks in advance.

 

[Buntaro]

iroirona,

Most of the people on this Forum are very helpful and kind. However, when you hear somebody say something unkind, just put that person on your Ignore List. That is the best way to handle it.

Your translation is very good. There are many ways to say it. I would say,

Ouchi no souji ni tetsudatte kuremashite, hontou ni, arigatou gozaimasu.

I would also probably throw in something like

Hontou ni tasukemashita.

 

[Elizabeth]

iroirona,
Most of the people on this Forum are very helpful and kind. However, when you hear somebody say something unkind, just put that person on your Ignore List. That is the best way to handle it.
Your translation is very good. There are many ways to say it. I would say,
Ouchi no souji ni tetsudatte kuremashite, hontou ni, arigatou gozaimasu.
I would also probably throw in something like
Hontou ni tasukemashita.

Although "Uchi (or ie) no souji wo tetsudatte kurete hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu." I think is perfect.

 

[Buntaro]

Elizabeth-san!

Thanks for "fine-tuning" my response. Hey, maybe, in another ten years, I'll get the particles right....

 

[bentenmusume]

I would also probably throw in something like
Hontou ni tasukemashita.

Also, that should be tasukarimashita.

Sorry, just picking nits here.

 

[GoldCoinLover]

From the plan form of 'to go', I think its iku, then drop the "u" and add "i" to conjugate it to something like "ikimasu", or "ikimasen"

Mcdonalds ga ikimasu.
Today I am going to McDonalds.

Mcdonalds ga ikimasen deshita.
I did not go to McDonalds.

(May have gotten the particles wrong here)

But there's also "itte".

How would I use "itte"?

I heard "itte" is the "te" form and it is very important.

Thank you.

 

[MeAndroo]

From the plan form of 'to go', I think its iku, then drop the "u" and add "i" to conjugate it to something like "ikimasu", or "ikimasen"
Mcdonalds ga ikimasu.
Today I am going to McDonalds.
Mcdonalds ga ikimasen deshita.
I did not go to McDonalds.
(May have gotten the particles wrong here)
But there's also "itte".
How would I use "itte"?
I heard "itte" is the "te" form and it is very important.
Thank you.

Mcdonalds ni/he ikimasu.
マクドナルドズ に/へ いきます。

Itte is used in other circumstances.

 

[bentenmusume]

(May have gotten the particles wrong here)

You did. Now that you have a textbook, it might have been a good idea to look over the lesson(s) on particles before posting those sentences.

But there's also "itte".
How would I use "itte"?
I heard "itte" is the "te" form and it is very important.
Thank you.

$1000 says that there's a lesson (or multiple lessons) covering the -te form in your textbook. That might be a good place to look.

I don't mean to sound rude, but in all seriousness, you can learn a lot from a textbook, but only if you take the time to actually _read_ it.

 

[Elizabeth]

Kevin,

日本語の本を持っていますか？ (Do you have a textbook (Japanese book)?)
それを読んでいますか？ (Are you reading it?)

Please try answering in Japanese after you're sure of your response. If you're just using a CD set that doesn't count, of course.
どうもありがとう。

 

[epigene]

Ponbiki(pimp) ha SlickBack toiu(called) desu.

Yes, it's the structure used when you introduce the name of a person.

To be more precise, it should be: Ponbiki(Pimp) wa Slickback to iimasu. (The pimp's name is SlickBack.)

 

[iroirona]

Although "Uchi (or ie) no souji wo tetsudatte kurete hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu." I think is perfect.

間違いを直してくれてありがとうございます！ここの皆がそんなに親切とは知らなかった。本当によかったです。このフォラームで、日本語の練習を楽しみしています。

Thanks again!

 

[Buntaro]

JT,

You said,

"Sorry, just picking nits here."

--> It is quite all right. As long as we get it right, that is the only thing that matters.

 

[Buntaro]

Iroirona-san!

Please ask more questions! (The more, the better....)

 

[J44xm]

Yes, it's the structure used when you introduce the name of a person.
To be more precise, it should be: Ponbiki(Pimp) wa Slickback to iimasu. (The pimp's name is SlickBack.)

みんな、ありがとう。 It's a name from a television series and I was quite curious about how this would translate to Japanese. Now I know: ぽん引きはＳｌｉｃｋｂａｃｋと言います。 My life is truly enriched. (Heh.) Thanks, really.

 

[bentenmusume]

みんな、ありがとう。 It's a name from a television series and I was quite curious about how this would translate to Japanese. Now I know: ぽん引きはＳｌｉｃｋｂａｃｋと言います。 My life is truly enriched. (Heh.) Thanks, really.

No, actually, that would be a sentence that translates basically to "The pimp is named Slickback."
The name of the show would be as epigene-san explained above:

Quite a few odd questions today!
命名means to "give a person/object a name" as for naming a baby or a ship.
I think it should be simpler:
スリックバックという名のポン引き(if you mean a "broker" for prostitutes)
ヒモ(if you mean a gigolo)

Just thought I should clarify that. The topic here may be a bit frivolous, but the grammatical concept (the difference between a complete sentence and a noun phrase) is a fairly important point.

 

[Elizabeth]

JT,
You said,
"Sorry, just picking nits here."
--> It is quite all right. As long as we get it right, that is the only thing that matters.

そうですね。どうやっても、本当に大事なのは正解だ（にすること）。。。私もそうおもいます。
でも、直訳すると、意味はわかっても不自然になるだろうのかな？:?
この場合は、as long as はどう訳すべきでしょうか？
それを「正解である限りは、それが大事なことだ」と訳とするかもしれない けど。。。

 

[J44xm]

Just thought I should clarify that. The topic here may be a bit frivolous, but the grammatical concept (the difference between a complete sentence and a noun phrase) is a fairly important point.

Not too long ago, I went over this construction: 僕が書いた手紙。 (Sorry, I forgot its name.) But after hearing this name, I became intent on figuring out how it would be represented in Japanese (as I'm wont to do) because I knew it would involve some very useful principles that I needed to study. (Plus, it'd be a decent mnemonic, at that.) So then, スリックバックという名のポン引き。 Thank you, epigene. I'm sorry that I somehow missed that post. (Bizarre, too. Thanks for pointing it out, jt_. I'll need to double-check that I'm seeing everything.)

I've encountered this basic construction once before in my grammar guide. It gave this example: "Kore wa Iyeyasu no tsukatta to iu tsukue desu," translated as "This desk is said to have been used by Iyeyasu." At the time (months ago), it confused the heck out of me. I think I will review this section, and the nominalization section, again. (The book says "this idiom [...] is very common in Japanese.")

Again, sincere thanks.

 

[Glenn]

そうですね。どうやっても、本当に大事なのは正解だ（にすること）。。。私もそうおもいます。
でも、直訳すると、意味はわかっても不自然になるだろうのかな？:?
この場合は、as long as はどう訳すべきでしょうか？
それを「正解である限りは、それが大事なことだ」と訳とするかもしれない けど。。。

それは問題ないと思いますよ。その他に、「正確であれば他に何もが構わない」はどうでしょうか。確かに直訳じゃないんですが自然な日本語なのでしょうか。その上、正しいでしょうか。どうぞよろしくお願いします！