Need a word or phrase translated?

[orochi]

what's the Hirigana, Katakana, and or Kanji for "all right"?

Context would be extremely helpful here.

 

[jbeannie]

How many context's for "all right" is there?

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What does "daijoobu" mean definition-wise.

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What does this mean: 同罪
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[Homerduff]

大丈夫 (daijoubu) - all right, ok

And this one I had to look up myself:

同罪 (douzai) - same offense

 

[Elizabeth]

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What does "daijoobu" mean definition-wise.

Look "all right" up in an English dictionary. It has at least 6-7 translations into Japanese probably starting with "fine/good" （いい、よい、よろしい）。

 

[orochi]

Here you go!
大丈夫
同罪

 

[Charles Barkley]

Thanks for the help, but I was already fairly confident on the definition--I was watching 花より男子 the other day and the word came up a couple times, plus from the kanji the meaning is pretty clear. What I was wondering was if the word had any use outside of simple phrases like 'look who's talking,' or 'you telling me not to be late--isn't that the pot calling the kettle black'?

On a link on your link, @orochi , there was an example sentence like 'those who witness abuse but do nothing are no better than the perpetrators.' So, I guess it can be used in that way too...

 

[HarajukuxBoy]

Well since my friend decided to use a Japanese myspace display name,which she doesn't have a clue what it means,I need to know what it means.
漢語

Please help me..

 

[orochi]

漢語 just means "Chinese word". In Japanese, this refers to words created by using the kanji imported from China: 勉強、高速道路, etc etc.

The "opposite" of 漢語 is 和語, which means "Japanese word". These would be words "made in Japan". 山、川、桜

Then you've got 外来語, or foreign loanwords. These are words imported from countries besides China. They're usually written in katakana. コンピューター, バイト, etc.

 

[Charles Barkley]

Couple questions:

1) 同様に Is this primarily a written word, or would it sound ok if I use it in normal speech? (ie. the blah blah blah. 同様に blah blah. construction)

2) めっちゃ What does this word mean exactly? Same as 超 or totemo? Does it function as a な adjective?

3) 品格 This was on last night's episode of 英語でしゃべらないと。 They kept mentioning it but I wasn't really paying enough attention and didn't get a good definition down. My dictionary says 'style,' but is it more akin to 'grace'? Is it a word in common usage?

Also, does anyone else find the host of that show's voiceovers that transition from one コーナー to the next quite bizarre? I find the show entertaining on the whole and decently informative, but those short bits are read really quickly in very unnatural English (yet the guy is a native speaker). Bit confusing.

 

[orochi]

>1) 同様に Is this primarily a written word, or would it sound ok if I use it in normal speech? (ie. the blah blah blah. 同様に blah blah. construction)

I usually see this in writing. In the spoken language, you'd probably say 同じように or something similar.

>2) めっちゃ What does this word mean exactly? Same as 超 or totemo? Does it function as a な adjective?

Yeah, pretty much the same as とても. めっちゃ うれしい or whatnot.
I've never seen it with a な after it. Use it just like とても and you should be good to go.

>3) 品格

Eijiro lists a few definitions: grace, dignity, class. Definitely in common use. And recently made popular by the book 女性の品格.


As for the voiceovers on 英語でしゃべらないと... I agree that some of the writing is bad. The reason lies in one of two places. Either the scripts are written by non-native speakers or they are written by native speakers who are poor writers. Either are likely knowing Japan.

 

[jbeannie]

what would jbeannie be in Japanese, it's my nickname, with my friend's.

 

[SushiShin]

into english please?

友達になる事が出来ない、差し当たって。
tomodachi ninaru koto ga dekina i , sashi ata tte .

その約束が信じるかどうか分からない。
sono yakusoku ga shinji rukadouka waka ranai .

 

[Elizabeth]

Couple questions:
1) 同様に Is this primarily a written word, or would it sound ok if I use it in normal speech? (ie. the blah blah blah. 同様に blah blah. construction)

I've heard it in normal speech but not a lot, like orochi said.

2) めっちゃ What does this word mean exactly? Same as 超 or totemo? Does it function as a な adjective?

It isn't always the case, but the feeling can come across as more negative for めっちゃ I think. More like "too much," "excessive" or "extreme". Just my opinion and I don't have time to explain more.

3) 品格 This was on last night's episode of 英語でしゃべらないと。 They kept mentioning it but I wasn't really paying enough attention and didn't get a good definition down. My dictionary says 'style,' but is it more akin to 'grace'? Is it a word in common usage?

Not really used a lot in normal conversation. There are more common terms for all the synonyms mentioned above.

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the help, but I was already fairly confident on the definition--I was watching 花より男子 the other day and the word came up a couple times, plus from the kanji the meaning is pretty clear. What I was wondering was if the word had any use outside of simple phrases like 'look who's talking,' or 'you telling me not to be late--isn't that the pot calling the kettle black'?
On a link on your link, @orochi , there was an example sentence like 'those who witness abuse but do nothing are no better than the perpetrators.' So, I guess it can be used in that way too...

Anytime you want to say someone is as bad as someone else...

 

[SushiShin]

Can also someone help me to make a proper order in Japanese?

I mean I wanna buy something in a shop how to say it?
or in a restaurant to say I like to have this or that...

Can someone help me asap with my 2 questions? (also referring to post *5312 here above)

 

[Homerduff]

into english please?
友達になる事が出来ない、差し当たって。
tomodachi ninaru koto ga dekina i , sashi ata tte .
その約束が信じるかどうか分からない。
sono yakusoku ga shinji rukadouka waka ranai .

- For the time being, he won't become a friend.
- I don't know whether or not I should have faith in his promise.

You could just point at something and say: 'Kore (o) kudasai' (This please) or replace 'Kore' with the name of the dish or product.

 

[jbeannie]

Okay, what about the name Brandon?

What would the name Brandon be in Japanese?

 

[orochi]

>It isn't always the case, but the feeling can come across as more negative for めっちゃ I think. More like "too much," "excessive" or "extreme". Just my opinion and I don't have time to explain more.

Interesting. I wonder if it's a regional issue. Where I lived in Mie there was no negative connotation to it at all. It was just the regional form for とても. Where did you hear it as negative? I'm curious.

>what would jbeannie be in Japanese, it's my nickname, with my friend's.
ジェイビーニー

>Okay, what about the name Brandon?
ブランドン

Can also someone help me to make a proper order in japanese?
i mean i wanna buy something in a shop how to say it?
or in a restaurant to say i like to have this or that...
Can someone help me asap with my 2 questions? (also referring to post *5312 here above)

You need to be more specific here. What exactly do you want to buy and what exactly do you want to say?

 

[SushiShin]

Okay i wanted to know if im in a shop or anywhere you have to buy something:

how to say these lines in proper japanese (i allready know them but everytime i do it on my way they look down to me, so gotta fix my problems)

Hello, how much does this cost? (general)
Excuse me can you give me the bill? (resto)
Can i have some more? (resto)
What do you offer? (general)
Let's try it (general)
What would you like to eat? (general)
What is the soup/meal of the day? (resto)

well thats it for now.

I appreciate your help!

 

[orochi]

Keep in mind that there is more than one way to say all of these.

>Hello, how much does this cost? (general)
すみません、これはいくらですか？

>Excuse me can you give me the bill? (resto)
会計お願いします

>Can i have some more? (resto)
More of what? If you want a refill on drinks, then:
おかわりお願いします。

>What do you offer? (general)
If you mean "sell" by "offer", then: ここはどんな店ですか？

>Let's try it (general)
やりましょう/やってみましょう

>What would you like to eat? (general)
何食べますか？/何食べたい？

>What is the soup/meal of the day? (resto)
If the restaurant even offers this, then it will probably be displayed prominently on the menu somewhere. But if you have to ask:
(soup) 本日のスープは何ですか？
(meal) This one is going to vary wildly depending on the type of restaurant, but something like 本日の日替わり定食はなんですか？

 

[SushiShin]

灰, 有賀と!!!
でも，Can i have some more? ＝ もう少しください?

 

[namichidori]

灰, 有賀と!!!
でも，Can i have some more? ＝ もう少しください?

If you remove the last "?" (and add "。"), it's perfect.

もう少しください。(↓on a down note)
or
もう少しいただけますか？(↑on an up note)

The latter is much more polite,
like "Please pass me the salt." vs "Could you pass me the salt, please?"

 

[Skullcrushergurl]

I'm trying to find out what the particle 'yo' means

 

[jbeannie]

What is Brandon in romaji or ramanji?

 

[masaegu]

What is Brandon in romaji or ramanji?

That would be Burandon. And the correct word is romaji.