Need a word or phrase translated?

[Ashikaga]

Ahhhhh
くれなさそうだ is pretty much a negative form of くれそうだ...?

Yes.

and くれないそうです is the negative form of くれるそうです.

 

[Kirakira1232]

a young girl would be "on'nanoko" A boy would be otokonoko
innocent girl? How innocent is she?
Poetically, I would say "otome"
A misfit? Or Miss Fit?
"hen'na yatsu" or "kawarimon" come to mind.

she she ni!

Well from one of my kanji classes our teacher gave us this expression:

箱入り娘 （はこいりむすめ）

According to the definition it is "a girl that is brought up with tender loving care". According to my Japanese friend though its used to describe a girl that's very pure and sheltered. I don't know if this is used all that often though.

 

[alteregoivy]

Uhm, okay, here's a sentence I really can't figure out...
昔とそう変わんないか。すると あーゆうのや あーゆうのや あーゆう... そっかー。
It's in the context of watching videos... do you think あーゆう is just someone's name, or is it ああ言う？How would you translate it? Thanks! ^_^

 

[Elizabeth]

Well from one of my kanji classes our teacher gave us this expression:
箱入り娘 （はこいりむすめ）
According to the definition it is "a girl that is brought up with tender loving care". According to my Japanese friend though its used to describe a girl thats very pure and sheltered. I dont know if this is used all that often though.

When she's not cleverly marketed across board games, chess boxes and crates of mandarin oranges. :emoji_grinning:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/箱入り娘


箱入り娘（はこいりむすめ）

* 家の中など、極力他人と接触を持たせずに育てられた娘。原義。
* スライディングブロックパズルの一種。 → 箱入り娘 (パズル)
* 将棋の玉将の囲い方の一種。 → 箱入り娘 (将棋)
* 関西テレビ製作で2003年に放送されたテレビドラマ。→ ハコイリムスメ!
* みかんのブランドの一つ。 → 箱入り娘 (みかん)


生娘 （きむすめ I think shows a 'woman' as more "maidenlike" or "inexperienced," which is close to virgin or innocent in English. Another strategy you come across in literature is to use the personal name + diminutive chan ちゃん to basically give an impression of our lady as spoiled, coddled, sheltered, pampered etc (not always naive, though...:emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: )

 

[Ashikaga]

Uhm, okay, here's a sentence I really can't figure out...
昔とそう変わんないか。すると あーゆうのや あーゆうのや あーゆう... そっかー。
It's in the context of watching videos... do you think あーゆう is just someone's name, or is it ああ言う？How would you translate it? Thanks! ^_^

It is ああ言う. As for what it is referring to, we need to know more of the context.

 

[Jericho Desu]

Hey guys, I want to know which one of these sentences are correct (if at all) for:
"After Japanese class, before I go home I like to buy Dango from a shop called 'Arigatou' ".

日本語クラスの後、家に帰るまで「ありがとう」と言う商店で 団子を買いたいです。

日本語クラスの後、家に帰ってまで「ありがとう」と言う商店で 団子を買いたい
です。

The thing is I don't know the real difference between saying 家に帰るまで and
家に帰ってまで although the latter sounds slightly stranger to me.

Thanks!

 

[undrentide]

Hey guys, I want to know which one of these sentences are correct (if at all) for:
"After Japanese class, before I go home I like to buy Dango from a shop called 'Arigatou' ".

日本語クラスの後、家に帰るまで「ありがとう」と言う商店で 団子を買いたいです。

日本語クラスの後、家に帰ってまで「ありがとう」と言う商店で 団子を買いたい
です。

The thing is I don't know the real difference between saying 家に帰るまで and
家に帰ってまで although the latter sounds slightly stranger to me.

Thanks!

"Before I go home" should be translated 家に帰る前に and to me both 家に帰るまで and 家に帰ってまで sound awkward...

家に帰るまでに might sound better as it would imply during the period from finishing the class and until you reach home (i.e. on the way home from class).

帰ってまで has quite different connotation - it sounds like "even after I got home".
You can use this expression in such a sentence as:
学校で何時間も勉強しているのに、家に帰ってまで勉強しなくちゃいけないなんて大変だ。

 

[Jericho Desu]

"Before I go home" should be translated 家に帰る前に and to me both 家に帰るまで and 家に帰ってまで sound awkward...

家に帰るまでに might sound better as it would imply during the period from finishing the class and until you reach home (i.e. on the way home from class).

帰ってまで has quite different connotation - it sounds like "even after I got home".
You can use this expression in such a setence as:
学校で何時間も勉強しているのに、家に帰ってまで勉強しなくちゃいけないなんて大変だ。

Omg I can't believe I made such a mistake, I meant to use 前に instead of まで
But in any case I think I understand about 帰ってまで, however would 帰って前に then mean "before I even get home" instead of "before I go home" like 帰る前に would?

 

[Toritoribe]

Omg I can't believe I made such a mistake, I meant to use 窶楼窶堙 instead of 窶堙懌?堙
But in any case I think I understand about 窶ｹA窶堙≫?堙??堙懌?堙? however would 窶ｹA窶堙≫?堙??楼窶堙 then mean "before I even get home" instead of "before I go home" like 窶ｹA窶堙ｩ窶楼窶堙 would?

The meaning "even" is from the structure ﾂ〜窶堋ｵ窶堙??堙懌?堙? not just only ﾂ〜窶堋ｵ窶堙? Thus, 窶ｹA窶堙≫?堙??楼窶堙 doesn't make sense at all.;-)

 

[Jericho Desu]

The meaning "even" is from the structure ～してまで, not just only ～して. Thus, 帰って前に doesn't make sense at all.;-)

So basically there is no 帰って前に really? Haha, oh well so much for trying to invent Japanese

Thanks very much both of you

 

[Elizabeth]

So basically there is no 帰って前に really? Haha, oh well so much for trying to invent Japanese
Thanks very much both of you

Unless it's 帰って、前に ?? (Of course not with the meaning "Before coming home"). Nothing is more important than getting the commas right...

 

[undrentide]

So basically there is no 帰って前に really? Haha, oh well so much for trying to invent Japanese

Thanks very much both of you

～た means completion, so as long as you use 前に, there's no ～た前に.
It's another thing when you use 後に, as you should say 帰った後に, not 帰る後に.
Same goes with まで and から.

家に帰る前に買い物をする。
家に帰った後に買い物を忘れたことを思い出す。

家に帰るまでに本を１冊読む
家に帰ってから本を読む

 

[kamaru]

Translation

こんにちは

I was wondering what's the Japanese equivalent for "I'm sorry to bother you" when sending an email. Maybe something as polite as "しつれいします" but for emails.

ありがとう

 

[undrentide]

こんにちは

I was wondering what's the Japanese equivalent for "I'm sorry to bother you" when sending an email. Maybe something as polite as "しつれいします" but for emails.

ありがとう

It really depends on the context and to whom you're writing...

For example, if you're asking someone you do not know so well for some favour, you might write:
お手数（てすう）をおかけしてすみませんが
But this phrase cannot be used for every/any occasions.

 

[kamaru]

Translation

Actually I would like to use it in a different context.
It's somewhat formal like with a teacher.

Perhaps something similar to this:

Sorry to bother you, professor, but I just wanted to remind you of our meeting.

ありがとう

 

[Elizabeth]

"Before I go home" should be translated 家に帰る前に and to me both 家に帰るまで and 家に帰ってまで sound awkward...

家に帰るまでに might sound better as it would imply during the period from finishing the class and until you reach home (i.e. on the way home from class).

帰ってまで has quite different connotation - it sounds like "even after I got home".
You can use this expression in such a setence as:
学校で何時間も勉強しているのに、家に帰ってまで勉強しなくちゃいけないなんて大変だ。

Which is essentially equal to 帰った後でも I suppose ??

And the possibility of 帰ってからまで ? Although からまで doesn't seem to come out so much.
:?

 

[aardwolf]

Hello! Im writing a letter to my Japanese pen pal, and I'm trying to say, I hope you like the CDs, or an equivalent phrase with a similar meaning, here's the best I could come up with. X is standing in for her name

ＸはこのＣＤｓが好き（だ／になる）といい（んだが／と思う）
I hope you like these Cds

Is this too formal or stuffy?
We talk in what I think is pretty informal Japanese with no "です" or "さん" and sometimes we use "君" and "あなた"

 

[undrentide]

Hello! I'm writing a letter to my Japanese pen pal, and I'm trying to say, I hope you like the CDs, or an equivalent phrase with a similar meaning, here's the best I could come up with. X is standing in for her name

ＸはこのＣＤｓが好き（だ／になる）といい（んだが／と思う）
I hope you like these Cds

Is this too formal or stuffy?
We talk in what I think is pretty informal Japanese with no "です" or "さん" and sometimes we use "君" and "あなた"

I would use the verb 気に入る in such a situation.
If you do not know each other too well yet or you are still talking in polite forms,
（CDが）×さんの気に入るといいなと思（って）います。
If you are close friends and chatting in a very casual manner,
（CDが）きみの気に入るといいな。

 

[aardwolf]

Thanks so much undrentide先生!

 

[Elizabeth]

You can supply the endings as necessary. I think, though, that these are also very common.


気にいってくれて（もらえて）うれしい。。。
気に入ってくれる（もらえる）といい。。。

 

[undrentide]

帰ってまで has quite different connotation - it sounds like "even after I got home".
You can use this expression in such a setence as:
学校で何時間も勉強しているのに、家に帰ってまで勉強しなくちゃいけないなんて大変だ。

Which is essentially equal to 帰った後でも I suppose ??

And the possibility of 帰ってからまで ? Although からまで doesn't seem to come out so much.
:?

帰ってまで and 帰った後でも are similar, but I think 帰ってまで has more emphasis on the speaker's feeling, like "you have to study for hours at school and study more at home (on top if it!)"...

帰ってからまで is also valid.

 

[Elizabeth]

帰ってまで and 帰った後でも are similar, but I think 帰ってまで has more emphasis on the speaker's feeling, like "you have to study for hours at school and study more at home (on top if it!)"...

Ahhh!! haha. Thank you undrentide-san !


Which is perfectly useful in this situation:

1. Shinde made ketitte, yagaru
2. Shinde kara made ketitte, yagaru
3. Shinda ato demo ketitte, yagaru
↑


1, 2 Found online.

 

[yevgeny]

I was asked to translate to Japanese the following text:

Iaidō doesn't promote killing people, it doesn't take their lives. On the contrary, it makes people peaceful.

Thanks in advance

 

[FinancialWar]

i was asked to translate to japanese the following text:

iaidō doesn't promote killing people, it doesn't take their lives. On the contrary, it makes people peaceful.

thanks in advance

居合道は人を殺すことを助けない、命をとらない、逆に、人が平和にさせる言うこと。。。？？？

 

[Elizabeth]

i was asked to translate to japanese the following text:

iaidō doesn't promote killing people, it doesn't take their lives. On the contrary, it makes people peaceful.

thanks in advance

居合道は殺しを促進しないです。命を奪わない。それどころか、それが人に平和をもたらす。
（それは平和に役立ちます）。