Need a word or phrase translated?

[Glenn]

Yay, undrentide to the rescue! So 根を上げる means to give up? That's good to know about ～の名が廃る.

 

[Toritoribe]

I'm pretty sure that it's a misspell of 音を上げる.;-)

EDIT:
Oh, undrentide-san has already pointed it out.

EDIT2:

Even though I used the pronoun "you", it could be a third person depending on the context.

Or, it also could be "I".

 

[Glenn]

So it seems:

音を上げる
もう耐えられない、という。悲鳴をあげる。弱音を吐く。
「きつい練習に―・げる」
「音を上げる(ねをあげる)」の意味や使い方 Weblio辞書

That's also good to know. Thanks!

 

[sl89]

Thanks to all for helping.

 

[Glenn]

EDIT:
Oh, undrentide-san has already pointed it out.

The edit phantom strikes again!

 

[Glenn]

EDIT2:
Or, it also could be "I".

Yeah, I was pretty close to commenting that it could mean pretty much anybody, but I thought that might be confusing. It's used A LOT nowadays as "one" used to be used, i.e., as a general unspecified person. It's always interesting hearing coaches in press conferences after games saying things like "well, you know, you got the ball down to the 3... you'd like to get in the end zone" even though they're specifically talking about themselves and their team.

 

[undrentide]

EDIT2:

Even though I used the pronoun "you", it could be a third person depending on the context.

Or, it also could be "I".

Oh, yes indeed! It could be anyone without knowing the context!

Yeah, I was pretty close to commenting that it could mean pretty much anybody, but I thought that might be confusing. It's used A LOT nowadays as "one" used to be used, i.e., as a general unspecified person. It's always interesting hearing coaches in press conferences after games saying things like "well, you know, you got the ball down to the 3... you'd like to get in the end zone" even though they're specifically talking about themselves and their team.

Maybe it is the best bet to use "one" when translating Japanese into English without context...
It's interesting to see what pronoun is being used in certain situations in English language.
I remember that in some novels I read, people were complaining that nurses use "we" when they told the speaker what to do.

 

[sl89]

Tried translating this sentence, and just want to check if it's right.

貴方となら、地獄の底までご一緒しましょう
If it's with you, let's go to the depths of hell together

Are there any mistakes in the translation?

 

[undrentide]

Tried translating this sentence, and just want to check if it's right.

貴方となら、地獄の底までご一緒しましょう
If it's with you, let's go to the depths of hell together

Are there any mistakes in the translation?

I'd say "I'll" or "I'm willing to" instead of "let's".

 

[sl89]

I'd say "I'll" or "I'm willing to" instead of "let's".

Thank you for the help.

 

[Elizabeth]

This is what I want to say in English: The girl suffers. To express it, she speaks the language of her heart.
I think this is how it looks in Kanji: 少女は苦しんでいます。彼女は、言い表すために彼女の心臓の言語を話します。
But what I really want is to say it in Romaji correctly. Here is what I have:
Shoujo ha kurushi ndeimasu. Kanojo ha, ii arawasu tameni kanojo no shinzou no gengo wo hanashi masu.
Have I written this correctly? Can anyone give their best translation of what I wrote in Romaji so I can see how it sounds? Thank you!

Words of the heart I would say 心の言葉 (を掛ける??). And you may want to add そ/これを before 言い表すために or 言い表すには.

 

[Japanner]

Dear all,

After already having posted about me joining a Buddhist monastery in Japan I've finally found a place that fits me well.

I really hope you guys can help me and translate this in Romaji Japanese as is requested in e-mail 3.

Before these emails were sent I've already sent and received other emails.
The respondent previously asked me to tell him my date of birth, address etc. and because his English did not not seem that good I wasn't sure what he meant with "Email confirmation has been" Did he mean that my stay there was confirmed or just that he received my email. After having received e-mail 3 this seems clear now. Now I want to
be sure whether I'm accepted there or not.


Dear ... (e-mail 1, sent, translation needed)

Because I don't know if you received my last message I send it again.

I'm not sure what was meant by: "Email confirmation has been" At this moment I'm only waiting for a Yes or No. Basically, I can go to Japan this very hour. When I have confirmation I will search for a cheap flight ticket and then go to Japan.

Is the food for monks provided by donations?

If you think it's necessary, I can try to arrange someone here that speaks Japanese.

Best regards,
Me

Dear ... (e-mail 2, sent, translation needed)

I have the feeling something might have gone wrong thats why I send you this email again.

Kind regards,



Dear ... (e-mail 3, received, no translation needed:

Mail was confirmed.
Accumulate miscellaneous duties and I am sorry for the delay in answering now.
It would be greatly appreciated if mail is transmitted in Japanese.
My best regards.

Help is greatly appreciated!!

Love,
Japanner

 

[undrentide]

Dear all,

After already having posted about me joining a buddhist monastery in Japan I've finally found a place that fits me well.

I really hope you guys can help me and translate this in Romaji Japanese as is requested in e-mail 3.
Before these emails were sent I've already sent and received other emails.
The respondent previously asked me to tell him my date of birth, address etc. and because his english did not
not seem that good I wasn't sure what he meant with "Email confirmation has been" Did he mean that my stay there
was confirmed or just that he received my email. After having received e-mail 3 this seems clear now. Now I want to
be sure whether I'm accepted there or not.

Without knowing what message were exchanged between you and the temple before e-mail 1, it is hard to tell whether you're accepted or not, but I'm under the impression they only received your messages and so far they managed to understand your answers to their questions (like birth date etc.)

I'm not totally sure if they even really understood that you want to join (???) the temple or just want to stay for a certain time of period.

I know it is not my business and you're just asking for translation, but I cannot help wondering how you'll manage to communicate with them in daily life when they do not understand English well and you don't Japanese...? And have you discussed under what conditions you can stay/join and have you already sorted out the visa issue?
Are you going to visit the temple and stay there to attend their "courses" for weeks or months, just for the period that either tourist visa or visa exemption allows, or is it a long term stay to become a monk or something?

Without knowing exactly what you intend to do there, it's impossible to translate your questions to be sent to the temple.

 

[Japanner]

Without knowing what message were exchanged between you and the temple before e-mail 1, it is hard to tell whether you're accepted or not, but I'm under the impression they only received your messages and so far they managed to understand your answers to their questions (like birth date etc.)
I'm not totally sure if they even really understood that you want to join (???) the temple or just want to stay for a certain time of period.

I told him I was a foreigner and that I wanted to stay for at least 1 year meditating all day. He said this was basically possible and that more foreigners practice in the temple.

I know it is not my business and you're just asking for translation, but I cannot help wondering how you'll manage to communicate with them in daily life when they do not understand English well and you don't Japanese...?

It's likely that I won't communicate more than 10-20 minutes a day and this will only be with my teacher there. Usually few words are exchanged in these conversations, it's more like the teacher just looks at how your doing. Otherwise other foreigners can translate Spanish or English into Japanese or the other way around. In any way, this won't be a problem.

And have you discussed under what conditions you can stay/join and have you already sorted out the visa issue?

When I told him I was a foreigner and that I wanted to stay for at least 1 year meditating all day, I also asked if there were any specific requirements I should know about. As said before, he replied that this was basically possible therefore not really answering about specific requirements.
In Asian countries Buddhist monasteries are funded by donations. I'm not sure how this works in Japan though. Maybe due to its different economic position it can be different. I asked about this in email 1. In the, what I think unlikely case, that monks pay for their own stay, I am able to pay.
I've heard about the VISA hassle in Japan. Usually you need a company or university to get a Visa. From what I've heard, in the first 90 days I will have to prove to the authorities about what I'm going to do and how I can afford it if I want to stay for a longer period, and I will need a ticket showing that I will leave Japan within these 90 days otherwise they won't let me in. Many foreigners have traveled to Japan to stay in Buddhist monasteries for a year or longer. I will have to read up on this though.

Are you going to visit the temple and stay there to attend their "courses" for weeks or months, just for the period that either tourist visa or visa exemption allows, or is it a long term stay to become a monk or something?

It's a long term stay to practice meditation. I told the respondent that whether I do this as a monk or not is not important to me. (In many monasteries you don't have to become monk to practice and live there).

Without knowing exactly what you intend to do there, it's impossible to translate your questions to be sent to the temple.

Thanks for the effort so far! I hope anyone can translate these questions in romaji Japanese!

 

[noodle]

I'm working on a translation and got stuck on this phrase, 'kimo ni naru'... maybe it is short for 'kimochi ni naru' or just a typo? It's a guitarist explaining about playing a song. Any help is appreciated.

ギター・ソロはモジュレーションをかけたディレイを使ってＣＤのバージョンの世界観を発表してますが、やはり、キモになるのはリフです。

"On the CD version that was released to the world, I add a delay to the modulation on the guitar solo. But, the thing that is ??? is the riff."

 

[Toritoribe]

I'm working on a translation and got stuck on this phrase, 'kimo ni naru'... maybe it is short for 'kimochi ni naru' or just a typo? It's a guitarist explaining about playing a song. Any help is appreciated.

ギター・ソロはモジュレーションをかけたディレイを使ってＣＤのバージョンの世界観を発表してますが、やはり、キモになるのはリフです。

"On the CD version that was released to the world, I add a delay to the modulation on the guitar solo. But, the thing that is ??? is the riff."

It's 肝になるのは or "the (most) important point/thing is~". You can think it's almost the same to 肝心なのは.

世界観を発表してます doesn't mean 世界に発表してます.(世界観を表現してます would be more common, though.)

The guitar solo expresses the view of the world of the CD version by using delay with the modulation effects, but the point is the riff.

 

[sushi4tw]

Hello everyone!

I'm new with Japanese, and id like to confirm the translation of a simple phrase. I already had a go with it, but I was wondering if my translation was correct or not.

I'm trying to translate this to Japanese: what does Mr Hondo have for breakfast?
My translation: hondo san wa asagohan ni nani o nomimasu ka?
or perhaps: asagohan hondo san wa nani ni nomimasu ka?

Thanks!

PS: I only know romaji, so please no kanji!

 

[Toritoribe]

Hello everyone!
I'm new with Japanese, and id like to confirm the translation of a simple phrase. I already had a go with it, but I was wondering if my translation was correct or not.

I'm trying to translate this to Japanese: what does Mr Hondo have for breakfast?
My translation: hondo san wa asagohan ni nani o nomimasu ka?
or perhaps: asagohan hondo san wa nani ni nomimasu ka?

Thanks!

PS: I only know romaji, so please no kanji!

Very close, but "tabemasu ka" is correct for "to eat". "Nomimasu" is used for "to drink".

By the way, isn't "Hondo san" a typo of "Honda san"? Hondo is not common as a person's name.

 

[sushi4tw]

Very close, but "tabemasu ka" is correct for "to eat". "Nomimasu" is used for "to drink".

By the way, isn't "Hondo san" a typo of "Honda san"? Hondo is not common as a person's name.

wow my bad...

well other than the verb error, the structure of both sentences are ok?

 

[Elizabeth]

wow my bad...

well other than the verb error, the structure of both sentences are ok?

Honda-san wa asagohan ni nani o tabemasu ka? is correct.

This also means what "will" Honda san have for breakfast.

 

[Glenn]

And there is no romanji -- it's romaji (although to be more precise it's roomaji. Side note: it would be great if we could get diacritics back...).

 

[undrentide]

Side note: it would be great if we could get diacritics back...).

I wholeheartedly agree!

 

[Japanner]

Just posting it again in case people think it's already solved

Dear all,

After already having posted about me joining a buddhist monastery in Japan I've finally found a place that fits me well.

I really hope you guys can help me and translate this in Romaji Japanese as is requested in e-mail 3.
Before these emails were sent I've already sent and received other emails.
The respondent previously asked me to tell him my date of birth, address etc. and because his english did not not seem that good I wasn't sure what he meant with "Email confirmation has been" Did he mean that my stay there was confirmed or just that he received my email. After having received e-mail 3 this seems clear now. Now I want to
be sure whether I'm accepted there or not.


Dear ... (e-mail 1, sent, translation needed)

Because I don't know if you received my last message, I send it again.

I'm not sure what was meant by: "Email confirmation has
been" At this moment I'm only waiting for a Yes or No. Basically, I
can go to Japan this very hour. When I have confirmation I will
search for a cheap flight ticket and then go to Japan.

Is the food for monks provided by donations?

If you think it's necessary, I can try to arrange someone here that
speaks Japanese.

Best regards,
Me

Dear ... (e-mail 2, sent, translation needed)

I have the feeling something might have gone wrong thats why I send you this email again.

Kind regards,



Dear ... (e-mail 3, received, no translation needed

Mail was confirmed.
Accumulate miscellaneous duties and I am sorry for the delay in answering now.
It would be greatly appreciated if mail is transmitted in Japanese.
My best regards.

Help is greatly appreciated!!

love,
Japanner

 

[AnnieJ]

Hiya! I have a question I am confused with. I think my issue is grasping the right particles to use...

So I have to write down one thing I want my roommate to do/be and give a reason. We're supposed to use "te hoshii."

I'd written: ルームメートはなまけものだので、ルームメートはときどきへやをそうじしてほしい.

My sensei circled the da (before no de) and the wa (roommate wa tokidoki...) Can someone explain what the mistake is and how I fix it? I'm thinking the wa is supposed to be ni (roommate ni tokidoki...) but I'm not sure about the first half of the sentence.

Thank you!

 

[Elizabeth]

Hiya! I have a question I am confused with. I think my issue is grasping the right particles to use...

So I have to write down one thing I want my roommate to do/be and give a reason. We're supposed to use "te hoshii."

I'd written: ルームメートはなまけものだので、ルームメートはときどきへやをそうじしてほしい.

My sensei circled the da (before no de) and the wa (roommate wa tokidoki...) Can someone explain what the mistake is and how I fix it? I'm thinking the wa is supposed to be ni (roommate ni tokidoki...) but I'm not sure about the first half of the sentence.

Thank you!

ルームメートはなまけものなので、ルームメートにときどきへやをそうじしてほしい.

There is a change in inflection from な to だ that I've forgotten the complete explanation for (it's lying around here somewhere... ) except to say that the former only connects to particles の、ので、のに....

And I would avoid the repeat use of ルームメート.