Need a word or phrase translated?

[Rei Yahya]

Just a very quick question, concerning the tenth day of the month. I learned first that it was とう. Now my other textbook tells me it is とうか. Which is correct, or both? Thank you.

 

[Mike Cash]

Just a very quick question, concerning the tenth day of the month. I learned first that it was とう. Now my other textbook tells me it is とうか. Which is correct, or both? Thank you.

とう is the "native numbers" word for 10.

The tenth of the month is that plus か
(日), giving とうか (十日).

And if the kanji converter in the iPhone is correct, it is とおか and not とうか.

 

[Glenn]

It is. It came from とを.

十（とお）の意味 - goo国語辞書

 

[Rei Yahya]

ありがとう。
Also, while it is on my mind, I've heard many words for 'beach'. ビーチ、砂浜、渚、etc. How does one use all these words, are they interchangeable or subtly different? よろしく。

 

[Toritoribe]

ビーチ and 渚 are close in meaning. 砂浜 means sands/sandy beach.

 

[Shiriu]

There is also 海岸 though I think its sense is closer to shore.

 

[Rei Yahya]

If someone were to say, 'let's go to the beach!' my guess is that nagisa or biichi would be the most common. I'm finding it hard to guess where I'd say 'sandy beach' as a separate description though. Any pointers? Yoroshiku

 

[nekojita]

Don't forget 海に行く

 

[Elizabeth]

If someone were to say, 'let's go to the beach!' my guess is that nagisa or biichi would be the most common. I'm finding it hard to guess where I'd say 'sandy beach' as a separate description though. Any pointers? Yoroshiku

海岸/ビーチ/海/浜.....に行く I didn't think nagisa was that common.

 

[Toritoribe]

If someone were to say, 'let's go to the beach!' my guess is that nagisa or biichi would be the most common. I'm finding it hard to guess where I'd say 'sandy beach' as a separate description though. Any pointers? Yoroshiku

As nekojita-san pointed out, 海に行く is most common when going swimming at the beach. ビーチ and 渚 can be used for both ocean-side and land-side, so ビーチで泳ぐ and 渚のバルコニーで待ってて can work, whereas 砂浜 mainly refers to land-side, so you can hardly say 砂浜で潜る. (This means "dig into the sand", and not "dive into the water".)

 

[Rei Yahya]

As nekjita-san pointed out, 海に行く is most common when going swimming at the beach. ビーチ and 渚 can be used for both ocean-side and land-side, so ビーチで泳ぐ and 渚のバルコニーで待ってて can work, wheares 砂浜 mainly refers to land-side, so you can hardly say 砂浜で潜る. (This means "dig into the sand", and not "dive into the water".)

Ahh, I see. So, 海に行く is for ocean-side swimming whereas ビーチ and 渚 would work for, say, beaches on a lake? Thank you for clearing up 砂浜 for me. Are there any specialties with 海岸 or 浜? My best guess from the dictionaries is that 'kaigan' refers more often to a shore but can be used in reference to going swimming, and 'hama' may work the same as biichi or nagisa. But as Elizabeth pointed out, nagisa may not be that common.

Also, what does 渚のバルコニーで待ってて mean? It appears to be something about 'waiting at the balcony of the beach', but I can't wrap my head around what that means.

 

[Elizabeth]

Ahh, I see. So, 海に行く is for ocean-side swimming whereas ビーチ and 渚 would work for, say, beaches on a lake? Thank you for clearing up 砂浜 for me. Are there any specialties with 海岸 or 浜? My best guess from the dictionaries is that 'kaigan' refers more often to a shore but can be used in reference to going swimming, and 'hama' may work the same as biichi or nagisa. But as Elizabeth pointed out, nagisa may not be that common.

Also, what does 渚のバルコニーで待ってて mean? It appears to be something about 'waiting at the balcony of the beach', but I can't wrap my head around what that means.

"Seaside Balcony, " similar to Waterfront Apartment but more evocative for the title of a song.

 

[Toritoribe]

海岸 would be more close to coast/seashore rather than beach.
渚 might be used also for a large lake, but ビーチ is usually not.
浜 is almost the same as 砂浜.

"Seaside Balcony, " similar to Waterfront Apartment but more evocative for the title of a song.

Bingo!:emoji_grinning: A nostalgic song of 80's.



An English translation of the first verse

Meet me, darling, on a seaside balcony
I want to see the Lavender rays of morning dawn upon the sea
Don't tell anybody ﾂ…

With a can of cola in your hand
And sandals yet, you swim willy-nilly
while I sit and watch you on the sand your jeans all wet.
O you silly-billy
Foolish whim, calling me to join you there
I've no swim-suit to wear
Meet me, darling, on a seaside balcony
Where the morning mist will wrap a veil around us, you and me.
All around us ﾂ…

I love you so, love you. Hold me tight, don't let me go. Mm ﾂ…
I love you.

"Meet me, darling, on a seaside balcony" is the phrase.

 

[Rei Yahya]

分かりました。ありがとうございました。

 

[catwang0]

Can you translate Iie, iie? I mean, I know iie means no, so what does: Iie, iie mean? Here is the context:

Areekusu: Aa, sumimasen!
Ishida-san: Iie, iie.

 

[Mike Cash]

Can you translate Iie, iie? I mean, I know iie means no, so what does: Iie, iie mean? Here is the context:
Areekusu: Aa, sumimasen!
Ishida-san: Iie, iie.

Please don't double post your questions; you have started a separate thread containing this same stuff.

 

[Andromedashun]

Need help

父は家族のために、４０年も働きました.

Is it something like: ''To be the father of a family, you need to work at least 40 years.''?
I'm confused of the particle は here. What exactly does it do?

 

[Elizabeth]

The father worked as many as 40 years for the family !

 

[Glenn]

は is the topic marker. It's marking 父 as the topic. What's your confusion? What did you think it was doing?

 

[Andromedashun]

The father worked as many as 40 years for the family !

Thanks!

は is the topic marker. It's marking 父 as the topic. What's your confusion? What did you think it was doing?

My bad now I think I'm dumb... >_< Indeed it was but I pay too much attension the sample on my textbook, it just explain in a very confusing, long, diferrent way.

When attached to the quantifier, the particle は indicates the minimum amount that the speaker estimates is require or nesessary.

I was thinking it is a topic marker too before I read the dumb explaination. >_<

 

[Glenn]

The explanation says "when attached to a quantifier". 父 isn't a quantifier. 少し, 十年, 三個, etc., would be quantifiers.

 

[Elizabeth]

My bad now I think I'm dumb... >_< Indeed it was but I pay too much attension the sample on my textbook, it just explain in a very confusing, long, diferrent way.

I was thinking it is a topic marker too before I read the dumb explaination. >_<

The quantifier explanation is a subset use of the contrastive form for は because it is implicitly comparing a minimally acceptable amount with what falls below that standard. I wouldn't worry about that level of detail quite yet unless it is possible to do it from a text with clearer explanations and more examples that doesn't make you feel dumb for opening it. :?

 

[cosacosa]

Decipher please

I need help deciphering what the text in the photo means...

 

[Glenn]

The best I can do is 情？一生. I'm not sure what the second character is or what that could mean, though.

 

[Andromedashun]

Pls help me again I don't understand this:

風が入らないように窓を閉めておきましょう。

My translation would be: Let's close the windows so that the wind can't get inside.

But... isn't it should be ために instead of ように, because the reason is non-volitional right???