Need a word or phrase translated?

[Elizabeth]

Thanks! I'll use the first one.

Why don't you just make it どこにも、光が有れば、陰もある。 ? :?

 

[chickie]

Hello, Elizabeth

どこにも、光が有れば、陰もある。

The above sentence sounds a bit 不自然 to me.
You don't have to use "どこに" or "どこにも" as a translation of "anywhere" in this text.
Hmmm...sorry, I can't explain why

 

[Elizabeth]

Hello, Elizabeth
The above sentence sounds a bit 不自然 to me.
You don't have to use "どこに" or "どこにも" as a translation of "anywhere" in this text.
Hmmm...sorry, I can't explain why

Yes, it is unnatural as an English translation as well. So I asked a friend and this was her suggestion....
どこでも光が射す（ある）ところ、影もある。」

 

[Meiji Lythtis]

Hello everyone!

I need help with a phrase I need to be translated to Japanese please. The phrase is "The Art of Invisibility". It's related to the ninjas. I've researched myself and got "不可視の美術商", but for some reason I know I'm wrong =P

Help anyone? Thanks in advance!

 

[Mirai Naza-kun]

Hello everyone!

I need help with a phrase I need to be translated to Japanese please. The phrase is "The Art of Invisibility". It's related to the ninjas. I've researched myself and got "不可視の美術商", but for some reason I know I'm wrong =P

Help anyone? Thanks in advance!

I think that is incorrect. An easier way would be: 不可視の術(Fukashi no jutsu)

 

[Meiji Lythtis]

I think that is incorrect. An easier way would be: 不可視の術(Fukashi no jutsu)

That indeed sounds way better. Thank you very much for your help Mirai Naza-kun!

 

[moofs]

It's usually 隠れ身の術 (kakuremi no jutsu - literally "the art of body-hiding")

 

[ricecake]

There is one commonly use proverb or phrase,I wonder if it has Japanese equivalent.

I would appreciate any native Japanese speaker can translate it for me in Japanese,NOT romanji please.




Smile with a hidden-knife

 

[Meiji Lythtis]

It's usually 隠れ身の術 (kakuremi no jutsu - literally "the art of body-hiding")

Thank you! If you say this one sounds more usual, then I think I'll use this instead. Thank you very much!

 

[NeoXtremeX]

Hello, I've written this in Japanese romaji, but my PC does not have support for Japanese writing so can somebody nice do me a favor and transcribe this to Hiragana + Katakana + Kanji. My PC does display Japanese for a reason so i can print it, but i cant seem to write it. Here's the paper I wrote.

Watashi no repooto no wadai ha ryuugakusei desu. Watashi no tomodachi ga ryuugakusei no toki ni sogaikan wo kanjita to itte itakara kono wadai wo Erabimashita. Dakara watasiha mawarino amerikajin ga ryuugakusei tono aidani onajiyouni kabe wo kanjite irukadouka kini narimasita.

Mazu, "Ryuugakusei ha Eckerd daigaku no ichibu dato omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. 5 nin ha "hai" to kotaemashita soshite 5 ninha iie to kotaemashita. Secondly* "anata ha ryuugakusei ga kowai desuka?"to kikimashita. Hitori ha "hai" toitteimasita. 9ninha "iie" to itteimashita. Secondly* "anata ha Eckerd daigaku no naka de ryuugakusei ga koritu siteiru to omoimasuka?"to kikimashita. Minna hai to itteimashita. Secondly* "anata ha kono jyoukyou wo yoku surutameni nanika suru bekida to omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. Minna mo hai to itteimashita. Saigo ni, "kikaiga areba, ryuugakusei to tomodachi ni naritai to omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. Minna mo hai to itteimashita.

ketuson toshite, eigo wo manabinikita ryuugakusei ha bunka no kabe noseide umakuikanai kotoga arimasu. kono mondainituite nanika suru beki dato omoimasu.

NOTE: There is the word secondly there with an asterisk, i cant remember how to say it, or like next.. so please help me with that word. I would really appreciate the help!

This paper is about a survey i had to do. I chose ELS or International Students as my subject. THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING!

 

[Kyoko_desu]

NOTE: There is the word secondly there with an asterisk, i cant remember how to say it, or like next.. so please help me with that word. I would really appreciate the help!

"secondly" is literally "niban me ni" or "dai ni ni" in Japanese, but I think "tsugi ni" sounds more natural in your context.

 

[Takakoo]

Hello, I've written this in Japanese romaji, but my PC does not have support for Japanese writing so can somebody nice do me a favor and transcribe this to Hiragana + Katakana + Kanji. My PC does display Japanese for a reason so i can print it, but i cant seem to write it. Here's the paper i wrote.

Follow the link "Writing in Japanese..." in my sig. It seemed to work for everyone else. ^_^

Edit:
If you can't get the original pack to work, there are alternative methods linked to later in the thread.

 

[Fuumei]

先日友達の結婚式でプロのカメラマンがぐうぜんとってくれた写真はすごくきれい
にとれていてとても気に入りました。

I'm curious as to what "とれていて" means here. Is it the conjugation for the passive form of "toru = to take"? As in, "was taken very beautifully"?

 

[FinancialWar]

誠意のある and 誠意のない in the dictionary, but im curious that should it be 誠意がある instead of 誠意のある。

 

[Elizabeth]

先日友達の結婚式でプロのカメラマンがぐうぜんとってくれた写真はすごくきれい
にとれていてとても気に入りました。
I'm curious as to what "とれていて" means here. Is it the conjugation for the passive form of "toru = to take"? As in, "was taken very beautifully"?

The passive form is 撮られて。とれていて I would first read it as "was able to take"(偶然だった）

 

[Fuumei]

The passive form is 撮られて。とれていて I would first read it as "was able to take"(偶然だった）

ああ。。 恥ずかしい！ でも、 ありがとう Elizabeth-さん！ ほんとに救けた

 

[toritaiyo]

誠意のある and 誠意のない in the dictionary, but im curious that should it be 誠意がある instead of 誠意のある。

I'm not sure if there are exact rules for this. But ーのあるー (or ーのない) sounds more possessive (hard to explain it the right way) and works smoother when modifying nouns. EX: 意味のない話. I don't think people would say 意味がない話.

But maybe someone else can explain it better.

 

[toritaiyo]

The passive form is 撮られて。とれていて I would first read it as "was able to take"(偶然だった）

yeah,
[the camera man] was able to take a good shot.

 

[toritaiyo]

Watashi no repooto no wadai ha ryuugakusei desu. Watashi no tomodachi ga ryuugakusei no toki ni sogaikan wo kanjita to itte itakara kono wadai wo Erabimashita. Dakara watasiha mawarino amerikajin ga ryuugakusei tono aidani onajiyouni kabe wo kanjite irukadouka kini narimasita.
Mazu, "Ryuugakusei ha Eckerd daigaku no ichibu dato omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. 5 nin ha "hai" to kotaemashita soshite 5 ninha iie to kotaemashita. Secondly* "anata ha ryuugakusei ga kowai desuka?"to kikimashita. Hitori ha "hai" toitteimasita. 9ninha "iie" to itteimashita. Secondly* "anata ha Eckerd daigaku no naka de ryuugakusei ga koritu siteiru to omoimasuka?"to kikimashita. Minna hai to itteimashita. Secondly* "anata ha kono jyoukyou wo yoku surutameni nanika suru bekida to omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. Minna mo hai to itteimashita. Saigo ni, "kikaiga areba, ryuugakusei to tomodachi ni naritai to omoimasuka?" to kikimashita. Minna mo hai to itteimashita.
ketuson toshite, eigo wo manabinikita ryuugakusei ha bunka no kabe noseide umakuikanai kotoga arimasu. kono mondainituite nanika suru beki dato omoimasu.

私のレポートの話題は留学生です。私の友達が留学生の時に疎外感を感じたと言っ
ていたから、この話題を選びました。だから私は周りのアメリカ人が留学生との間に同じように壁を感じているかどうか気になりました。
まず、「留学生はＥｃｋｅｒｄ （エッカド？）大学の一部だと思いますか？」と聞きました。５人は「はい」と答えました。そして５人は「いいえ」と答えました。次に（ＯＲ 第二に）「あなたはＥｃｋｅｒｄ大学の中で留学生が孤立していると思いますか？」と聞きました。みんなも「はい」と言っていました。最後に「機会があれば、留学生と友達になりたいと思いますか？」と聞きました。みんなも「はい」と言っていました。
結論として、英語を学びにきた留学生は文化の壁のせいでうまくいかないことがあります。この問題について何かするべきだと思います。
If you want to type in Japanese there are some programs that are available (like njstar). Also there is a page that gives info on typing in Japanese that is included in the links on the toolbar I helped create (nipponster toolbar at nipponster.com).
I hope that I was of help,
-Tori

 

[toritaiyo]

Yes, it is unnatural as an English translation as well. So I asked a friend and this was her suggestion....
どこでも光が射す（ある）ところ、影もある。」

Wouldn't that be "wherever light touches there are also shadows"?
Is that what it is supposed to say? What is the English?

 

[Elizabeth]

I'm not sure if there are exact rules for this. But ーのあるー (or ーのない) sounds more possessive (hard to explain it the right way) and works smoother when modifying nouns. EX: 意味のない話. I don't think people would say 意味がない話.

Really ? 意味がない話 sounds somewhat better and more natural to me, especially in written language.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

I use and have often heard and seen both.

 

[FinancialWar]

Really ? 意味がない話 sounds somewhat better and more natural to me, especially in written language.

I have been think, and it suddenly just popped into my mind.
a noun with のある、 のない the phrase becomes a adjective
a noun with がある、がない the phrase becomes a statement.

誠意のある reliable, 誠意のない unreliable, untrustworthy.
意味のある meaningful, 意味のない meaningless

I don't know how to put them into sentence though.

 

[toritaiyo]

I have been think, and it suddenly just popped into my mind.
a noun with のある、 のない the phrase becomes a adjective
a noun with がある、がない the phrase becomes a statement.
誠意のある reliable, 誠意のない unreliable, untrustworthy.
意味のある meaningful, 意味のない meaningless
I don't know how to put them into sentence tho

yeah. that's the idea.
both (のない＆がない) mean about the same thing and either can be used. but 意味のない話would be like "a meaningless story" and 意味がない話 would be like "a story without any meaning"
I've heard both used too.

 

[toritaiyo]

電気化学の知識のある方歓迎
This is a sentence (fragment) I found by googling for 知識のある (knowledgeable). I think that it was a page for a job offer (but I didn't check). Anyways, it is a native speaker's sentence. It says "-people knowledgeable about electro-chemistry welcome-"
のない （のある） is usually followed by a noun. In this case 方