Need a word or phrase translated?

[Trollhattan]

Hello everyone in this thread :

A little question, is へぇ～ Japanese equivalent of English " hehe " ? TIA ... :

 

[undrentide]

Hello everyone in this thread :

A little question, is へぇ～ Japanese equivalent of English " hehe " ? TIA ... :

No, it's an interjection like "oh.." "wow" "ha".
Its implication widely varies depending on the situation from impressed, awe-stricken to shocked, appalled, fed-up, etc. :emoji_blush:

 

[FinancialWar]

へぇ～ is usually only used by girls right?

 

[Toritoribe]

へぇ～ is usually only used by girls right?

No. That's used whether by male or female, young or old.

 

[Jericho Desu]

Hey guys, what does "続き世界" mean? Can't find a reading for it but literally its like "continuing world" or something, my original thought was that it may mean developing country but I believe there is a different word for that.

Edit: Oh and I would also like to know what "涼しげな" is, it seems to be some sort of form of 涼しい but I'm not sure, but my usual methods of finding out turned up nothing.

Thanks

 

[Elizabeth]

Hey guys, what does "続き世界" mean? Can't find a reading for it but literally its like "continuing world" or something, my original thought was that it may mean developing country but I believe there is a different word for that.

Edit: Oh and I would also like to know what "涼しげな" is, it seems to be some sort of form of 涼しい but I'm not sure, but my usual methods of finding out turned up nothing.

Thanks

Is that a song or something ? Probably "Endless World," although to me it doesn't make real sense in Japanese or English, in any case.

 

[Jericho Desu]

Is that a song or something ? Probably "Endless World," although to me it doesn't make real sense in Japanese or English, in any case.

Hmm.. Well I'll show you where I got it from:

日本人と自転車

私は日本では、自転車に乗ることが好きでした。私の自転車は典型的な日本の自転車で、シートが低く、まっすぐに座るもので、もちろん前にはかごがついていました。こういった自転車は俗語で｢ママチャリ｣と呼ばれています。｢ママ｣はお母さんのこと、｢チャリ｣は自転車の俗語である｢チャリンコ｣を短くしたものです。私は長い間自転車を持っていません。｢ママチャリ｣に乗りなれていたため、マウンテンバイクに乗るのは、ちょっと自信がなかったのです。でも最近、北米でもずいぶんクルーザーバイクを見かけるようになり、また自転車に乗りたいなあという気になってきました。統計によると、日本では１．５人に１人が自転車を所有しているそうです。これは、オランダ、デンマーク、ドイツ、ノルウェー、スウェーデンに続き世界で６番目です。日本のひとりあたりの自転車所有率が中国やフランスより高いのには、少し驚きました。

 

[Elizabeth]

Hmm.. Well I'll show you where I got it from:
日本人と自転車
私は日本では、自転車に乗ることが好きでした。私の自転車は典型的な日本の自転車で、シートが低く、まっすぐに座るもので、もちろん前にはかごがついていました。こういった自転車は俗語で｢ママチャリ｣と呼ばれています。｢ママ｣はお母さんのこと、｢チャリ｣は自転車の俗語である｢チャリンコ｣を短くしたものです。私は長い間自転車を持っていません。｢ママチャリ｣に乗りなれていたため、マウンテンバイクに乗るのは、ちょっと自信がなかったのです。でも最近、北米でもずいぶんクルーザーバイクを見かけるようになり、また自転車に乗りたいなあという気になってきました。統計によると、日本では１．５人に１人が自転車を所有しているそうです。これは、オランダ、デンマーク、ドイツ、ノルウェー、スウェーデンに続き世界で６番目です。日本のひとりあたりの自転車所有率が中国やフランスより高いのには、少し驚きました。

OH, the comma seems to have been left out in this case. Yeah, that's how this normally shows up. I thought I was losing it for a minute. What a relief ! (続き, 世界 ???)

涼しげな do you have context also ? It's hard to describe -- more like a "feeling" I would say of something as pleasantly cool, relaxing or refreshing, etc. as opposed to an objective air temperature.

 

[Jericho Desu]

OH, the comma seems to have been left out in this case. Yeah, that's how this normally shows up. I thought I was losing it for a minute. What a relief ! (続き, 世界 ???)

涼しげな do you have context also ? It's hard to describe -- more like a "feeling" I would say of something as pleasantly cool, relaxing or refreshing, etc. as opposed to an objective air temperature.

虫の声

日本では９月はまだまだ涼しいとはいえませんが、私は夕暮れ時に虫の声が聞こえ始めると、秋の訪れを感じます。耳をつんざくような夏のせみに比べて、秋の虫は涼しげな心地よい声で鳴くものが多いです。秋の虫の代表的なものには、鈴虫、コオロギ、クツワムシなどがあげられます。"虫の声"という題のかわいい童謡もあります。私自身は子供のとき、それほど虫には夢中ではありませんでしたが、昆虫採集（カブトムシやクワガタムシが人気です）は子供に、特に男の子たちにとって、楽しい遊びのひとつです。

 

[undrentide]

日本人と自転車

統計によると、日本では１．５人に１人が自転車を所有しているそうです。これは、オランダ、デンマーク、ドイツ、ノルウェー、スウェーデンに続き世界で６番目です。日本のひとりあたりの自転車所有率が中国やフランスより高いのには、少し驚きました。

As Elizabeth san pointed out, 続き世界 is not a one word/phrase, it should read
オランダ・・・スウェーデンに続き and then 世界で6番目.
続き can be rephrased by 続いて
So Japan is No.6 in the world following after Holland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

虫の声

耳をつんざくような夏のせみに比べて、秋の虫は涼しげな心地よい声で鳴くものが多いです。秋の虫の代表的なものには、鈴虫、コオロギ、クツワムシなどがあげられます。

涼しげな＝涼しそうな
In this context the sounds by those insects make people feel cooler (as if in a pleasant cool breeze)

 

[Jericho Desu]

As Elizabeth san pointed out, 続き世界 is not a one word/phrase, it should read
オランダ・・・スウェーデンに続き and then 世界で6番目.
続き can be rephrased by 続いて
So Japan is No.6 in the world following after Holland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden.



涼しげな＝涼しそうな
In this context the sounds by those insects make people feel cooler (as if in a pleasant cool breeze)

Ah I see, makes more sense, thank you both

 

[fatedquest]

How do I say "The sun is out" in Japanese. The meaning I'm looking to convey here is that the sun has risen and the sky is clear. Like after the rain has stopped and the black could have dispersed, we can say "Oh the sun is out again" or at about 9am or so when it's pretty bright already, we can say "The sun is already out".

What would be a natural expression for this in Japanese.

Thank you

 

[Elizabeth]

How do I say "The sun is out" in Japanese. The meaning I'm looking to convey here is that the sun has risen and the sky is clear. Like after the rain has stopped and the black could have dispersed, we can say "Oh the sun is out again" or at about 9am or so when it's pretty bright already, we can say "The sun is already out".
What would be a natural expression for this in Japanese.
Thank you

I'm not sure of the specifics your getting into, but these are general phrases for "The sun is out."

お日さまが出てるよ (Sun has risen)

太陽が出てきた(わ)/お日様が出てきた。

太陽が顔を出した ...

 

[Glenn]

I was thinking 晴れています (it's clear and sunny) or 晴れてきました (it's cleared up) or また晴れてきました (it's cleared up again).

 

[Elizabeth]

I was thinking 晴れています (it's clear and sunny) or 晴れてきました (it's cleared up) or また晴れてきました (it's cleared up again).

晴れてきました - Can also mean "clearing up" as in stopped raining, but the sun hasn't come out yet (徐々に)... Different from 完全に晴れました :?

 

[KingAl]

What does "ooo soo desu ka? Nihongo o hanesemasu ka?" mean?

 

[FinancialWar]

Oh reeaally? You can speak Japanese?

 

[ChrisGR]

What does "ooo soo desu ka? Nihongo o hanesemasu ka?" mean?

It's either "hanashimasu" = speak
or "hanasemasu" = be able to speak

Just a correction.:

 

[Elizabeth]

How do I say "The sun is out" in Japanese. The meaning I'm looking to convey here is that the sun has risen and the sky is clear. Like after the rain has stopped and the black could have dispersed, we can say "Oh the sun is out again" or at about 9am or so when it's pretty bright already, we can say "The sun is already out".
What would be a natural expression for this in Japanese.
Thank you

How would you express "Here Comes the Sun" (as in a song....) like you are watching it starting to peak out at that moment in time ??

Some translations I found scrounging around for, but most of which I'm pretty sure are NOT natural lyrically.

ほら太陽がやってきたよ - えええ？
ここに太陽来る
太陽が出てきたわ
ほら太陽がのぞいてる.
太陽が顔を出した/出すよ. ...こんな感じに訳せば良かったのかな。

 

[Half-n-Half]

Hey guys,
I was wondering what the に思う part of this sentence does.

試験のことをそれだけ不安に思うのは、正常な人間の証拠かもしれません。

I translated it to something like, "To be worried like that about tests is evidence you are a normal person," or something like that. I understand the ～と思う construct but have never seen ～に思う

Also, I found this sentence:
デザートは食べるばかりになっているいます。

Apparently it means "The dessert is ready to eat" but I have no idea how ばかり conveys that, or even why なっている has an います on the end.

Thanks.

 

[Glenn]

Hey guys,
I was wondering what the に思う part of this sentence does.

試験のことをそれだけ不安に思うのは、正常な人間の証拠かもしれません。

I translated it to something like, "To be worried like that about tests is evidence you are a normal person," or something like that. I understand the ～と思う construct but have never seen ～に思う

It's more adverbial than an indirect or internal quote, so it's more like "feel uneasy," whereas 不安と思う would be more like "think it to be uneasy." Perhaps it just doesn't make sense with と (this is my feeling, btw. I may be wrong).

Also, I found this sentence:
デザートは食べるばかりになっているいます。

Apparently it means "The dessert is ready to eat" but I have no idea how ばかり conveys that, or even why なっている has an います on the end.

Thanks.

It looks weird to me, but I think this is the meaning of ばかり they were going for:

(エ)ある動作がすぐにも実行される段階にあることを表す。
「出かける—のところへ人が来た」
「泣きださん—の顔」

This one doesn't fit:

(エ)（「ばかりに」の形で）ただそれだけの原因で、事態が悪化するの意を表す。
「忠告をした—に、かえって恨まれてしまった」

天然（てんねん）の意味 - goo国語辞書

I'd say that the いるいます thing is a typo, regardless of the validity of the sentence.

 

[Glenn]

I did a little digging found a sentence similar to yours.

４。 ばかりだ…他の準備は終わって、あとはそれだけ残っている
① 旅行の準備は終わった。後は出発するばかりだ。
② テーブルの上は、食べるばかりになっている。

From 日本语能力测试一级语法模拟题5 (JPLT 1級 mock questions part 5).

This one seems stranger, though. Your original one (without the います) came up in a Google search in two places:
"デザートは食べるばかりになっている" - Google 検索

I don't know where they got it, though. At any rate, it seems to be a sample more than an actual example, which may be why I find it a bit forced. I'd be interested to hear native speakers' takes on it.

 

[Half-n-Half]

Thanks a lot Glenn! Your explanations and links helped me understand it. I'll just have to internalize that grammar bit. I think the literal translation of "The only thing left to do with the dessert is to eat it," helped it hit home.

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks a lot Glenn! Your explanations and links helped me understand it. I'll just have to internalize that grammar bit. I think the literal translation of "The only thing left to do with the dessert is to eat it," helped it hit home.

Another, perhaps more common ?, way of expressing it I think would be "Deza-to ha (anata ga) Taberu/taberareru you ni yoi ga dekite iru" (The desert has become ready/been prepared (for you) to eat/to be able to eat).

 

[fatedquest]

Thanks for all the translation regarding the rising of the sun. They were all relevant and helpful as I can now use them in context.

Please help me with another phrase.

"I must do that too"

Is this right? 「あたしもそれをしなければならない」or just 「あたしもしなければならない」or 「あたしも絶対にやって見るよ」