Need a word or phrase translated?

[Lotorie]

The person's soul/spirit must be proud of their honor.


Forgive me. Although I tried mocking/making fun of you...


Making out the closest I can with the information at hand, this is my best reasoning...

In the first one, the woman holds in her hand a skeleton et tells the man that it must be happy to live with him.
That the body dies but the spririt remains ok. So the spirit must be proud of being closed to the man... I think ^^

For the second one, you're right.
The scene before, the man shoot at the the woman but it was blank bullet.

I don't know if it makes sense now... I'm a little tired^^

 

[LcplMartin]

Thank you very much for posting it.

 

[Toritoribe]

1) これ… 双方黙らぬか。 What does らぬか mean? I got that the sentence is saying something roughly the lines of "This… both sides, quiet/calm down!"

これ is an interjection in this case, meaning "Hey!".
ぬ in 黙らぬか is a classical auxiliary verb to negate verbs, as same as ない in modern Japanese.

黙らぬか＝黙らないか/黙りなさい

2) What's the difference between:
a. もしできれば～ (If you can do it~)
b. できれば～ (If you can do it~)
I don't see what's the difference between the two structures as they are translated the same. Is one more dramatic than the other or... ?

3) What's the difference between:
a. たとえ世界が終わっても～ (Even if the world ends~)
b. 世界が終わっても～ (Even if the world ends~)

Same as previous.

(a) sounds more "hypothetical" than (b).

4) What do the endings mean?
a. じゃ（なんでこんな若造どもが評議員になれたんじゃ！How was these youngster able to become council member!）

It's an old people's dialect for だ.

b. もん（うちらお金ないもんね。We don't have money.）

It's the euphonic change of a sentence final particle もの, which is basically used for explanation. This is not a dialect but just colloquialism.

5) Can we use ん and のでtogether? I thought we can, but I was told it sounded weird by a native speaker…
I wrote ロサンゼルスは砂漠にあるんので、～
but he said this ロサンゼルスは砂漠にあるので、～ is correct, because you don't use ん and のでtogether.

That ん is the euphonic change of の as same as もん. Thus, あるんで is the same to あるので. That's why あるんので is wrong. You don't say 砂漠にあるのので, do you?;-)

 

[Jericho Desu]

Hey guys, can someone tell me the meaning of ざぶい? Can't find the meaning anywhere, except I think its something negative, maybe slang of some sort or something regional? Thanks

 

[epigene]

Hey guys, can someone tell me the meaning of ざぶい? Can't find the meaning anywhere, except I think its something negative, maybe slang of some sort or something regional? Thanks

I think it is a variation of 寒い（さむい）, with the voice form used to express that the speaker is feeling very cold (shivering). This is often used in manga/anime.

 

[Elizabeth]

2) What's the difference between:
a. もしできれば～ (If you can do it~)
b. できれば～ (If you can do it~)
I don't see what's the difference between the two structures as they are translated the same. Is one more dramatic than the other or... ?

The first sounds stronger and more polite to me. The second weaker and more businesslike.

3) What's the difference between:
a. たとえ世界が終わっても～ (Even if the world ends~)
b. 世界が終わっても～ (Even if the world ends~)Thanks!

Like Tori mentioned earlier, the first carries a presumption that the world will not end
(まず無いという前提). The second leaves it open as a live possibility.

 

[Jericho Desu]

I think it is a variation of 寒い（さむい）, with the voice form used to express that the speaker is feeling very cold (shivering). This is often used in manga/anime.

I see, I'm guessing the other meaning (dull, lame etc,) also holds true?

 

[Elizabeth]

I see, I'm guessing the other meaning (dull, lame etc,) also holds true?

Are you talking about お寒い (おさむい) :?

 

[Jericho Desu]

Are you talking about お寒い :?

You don't need the honorific for it to mean dull, lame etc., I hear it used to mean that quite a bit and its in the dictionary too.

 

[Elizabeth]

You don't need the honorific for it to mean dull, lame etc., I hear it used to mean that quite abit and its in the dictionary too

Oh, it's probably possible and may be less common but more rooted in real-life situations. I wouldn't use it to actually converse, though.

 

[epigene]

I see, I'm guessing the other meaning (dull, lame etc,) also holds true?

Yes, it does. It's very modern colloquial usage, used very often when you comment on a lame joke or suggestion.

 

[Jericho Desu]

Oh, it's probably possible and may be less common but more rooted in real-life situations. I wouldn't use it to actually converse, though.

I think its a "young crowd" thing but I'm not sure exactly, in English slang we can also use "cold" in a negative way right? Like someone did something really horrible or un-human like, but I rarely hear adults using it like that.

Yes, it does. It's very modern colloquial usage, used very often when you comment on a lame joke or suggestion.

Oh well there you go, that makes alot of sense now to me. Thank you

 

[Elizabeth]

I think its a "young crowd" thing but I'm not sure exactly, in English slang we can also use "cold" in a negative way right? Like someone did something really horrible or un-human like, but I rarely hear adults using it like that.

若者の間だけじゃないのか.....正しくない使われる中年もいるかもしれないね。



若い人の間でのスラングでしょう。

 

[April]

Oh hi, new at the forum here! :?

My teacher keeps saying nice things about my progress, and I want to tell her, "The student is only as good as her teacher" ... is there something equivalent like that in Japanese?

Thanks for all your help!

 

[Lotorie]

愛と憧れは遣うと人に笑われました

hum, what 遣うと is doing here.

As far, I've translated :

People laughed at love and dreams...

Thank you for your help. ^^

Oh and welcome April!

 

[Elizabeth]

Oh hi, new at the forum here! :emoji_thinking:
My teacher keeps saying nice things about my progress, and I want to tell her, "The student is only as good as her teacher" ... is there something equivalent like that in Japanese?
Thanks for all your help!

先生 で評価される。You are judged by your teacher ?

 

[Elizabeth]

愛と憧れは遣うと人に笑われました
hum, what 遣うと is doing here.
As far, I've translated :
People laughed at love and dreams...
Thank you for your help. ^^
Oh and welcome April!

Hmmm....I've only seen that as 気を遣うと...

 

[Lotorie]

Weird isn't it?

There's no mistake: the sentence is right.

気を遣うと paying attention to another's needs...

I'm lost :emoji_thinking:

 

[April]

先生 で評価される。You are judged by your teacher ?

Thank you for your reply!

I guess what I'm trying to say is: "I am a good student because I have an excellent teacher". I guess grammatically it sounds different in English when it's "The student is only as good as her teacher". :emoji_blush:

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Thank you for your reply!
I guess what I'm trying to say is: "I am a good student because I have an excellent teacher". I guess grammatically it sounds different in English when it's "The student is only as good as her teacher". :emoji_blush:

How about
私がいい学生と言えるなら、それは先生のおかげでしょ う。

 

[Elizabeth]

If this is addressed to the teacher, all you have to say is "Thanks to you, I'm making progress little by little" or something. Similar to English. Sorry if I don't have time for the Japanese. Maybe someone can translate.

 

[Toritoribe]

愛と憧れは遣うと人に笑われました
hum, what 遣うと is doing here.
As far, I've translated :
People laughed at love and dreams...
Thank you for your help. ^^
Oh and welcome April!

Is it REALLY 遣う? I suppose it would be 違う.

 

[AnnieJ]

Sooo I'm working on a project, and I need to go to a Japanese restaurant and interview the owner and survey some customers. We're studying ethnicity and how it relates to Japanese restaurants in the area (specifically, whether Japanese people are more likely to go to "traditional Japanese" restaurants over "contemporary" ones. I hear the restaurant I'm going to gets a lot of Japanese people, so I was thinking it'd be good to translate the questionnaire into Japanese on the back in case some people had limited English skills.

Here's my questionnaire （they can abstain from questions if they want) :
1. Which age group do you fall into? Seventeen or under 18-24 25-34 35-54 55+
2. Gender: Male Female Prefer not to answer
3. How do you ethnically identify yourself?
4. What generation are you? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th+
5. How do you religiously identify yourself?
6. Where are you from? (City or in miles traveled)

7-11 are rankings: Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither agree nor disagree, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree
7. The decor of this restaurant is consistent with the restaurant's cuisine.
8. I think this restaurant's food accurately reflects authentic Japanese cuisine.
9. I like the food here.
10. Food presentation is important to me.
11. The way that food is presented is as important as the way it tastes.

12. Describe this restaurant. (Circle the one that applies.)
• This restaurant is: Traditionally Japanese Contemporary Japanese ("Americanized")
• The portion size is: Too small Just right Too much
• This restaurant attracts: A younger crowd A middle-aged crowd An older crowd
13. Do you have any specific reason for coming to this restaurant?
14. Did someone recommend this restaurant to you? If so, why? What ethnicity was this person?

Sorry for the trouble, and thank you! ^____^

 

[Glenn]

That's quite a project. Here are my suggestions (more to see how close I come).

レストランアンケート
次の質問をご覧いただき答えてください。

1. 年齢：17以下、18-24、 25-34、 35-54、 55以上
2. 性別：男 女 答えたくない
3. 自分のことをどの民族だと思いますか。 (totally guessing on this one)
4. 世代：1世、2世、3世、4世以上
5. 御宗教は？
6. どこの都市から来ました。あるいは何マイル来ましたか。 (again, totally guessing)

7. このレストランの修飾は料理と一致していると思いますか。 強く思う。 思う。 どちらかといえば思う。 どちらかといえば思わない。 思わない。 強く思わない。
8. このレストランの料理は正真正銘日本料理だと思いますか。 (repeat options above)
9. このレストランがおいしいと思いますか。 (repeat options above)
10. 料理の展開が大切だと思いますか。 (repeat options above)
11. 料理の展開がその味と同じ重要性だと思いますか。 (repeat options above)

次の質問では該当するものに〇印をつけてください。
12. このレストランは：伝統的日本料理 今時日本料理（アメリカ化料理）
量は：足りない 十分 大きすぎる
このレストランの客の大半は：若い人 年中の人 お年寄り
13. このレストランに来る特定の理由はありますか。
14. このレストランを推薦する人がいましたか。いるとすると、何故推薦したと思いますか。その人は何民族でしたか。

アンケートにご協力ありがとうございました！

Everything from 7 on down I'm pretty much guessing at, relying on old memories. By the way, although I put it in there, I don't really think you can ask what someone else's reason for recommending a restaurant was. You probably can't really get away with that in English, either. Can't wait to see how I did (hope I avoided being too rude). heheh

 

[masaegu]

How about
私がいい学生と言えるなら、それは先生のおかげでしょう。

That sounds pretty wordy.

How about something like:
「先生の教え子ですから！」