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[Toritoribe]

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This guy said this to me... what does it mean and what is a polite way to answer it in Japanese? (could you write it in kanji for me, thank you)

Please don't double post.

 

[Alexia]

Please don't double post.

Oh I'm sorry! The first time I posted it, my computer's Internet wasn't working so I wasn't sure if it went through. Then I thought this topic was more suited

I won't do it again

 

[Elizabeth]

That's how I interpreted it as well after the context. But, if it were raining in someone's house, the inside would be more than じめじめしている. It would be びしょびしょしている. It seems like if wouldn't be a question of rain if it's about the A/C, though; it seems like they should be talking about the heat.

Raining in the house I would think would be more of a leak or such. 雨(水)が家の中にもれてきた under びしょびしょし / ザーザー conditions 。 And for sure they need a dehumidifier if the problem is primarily Cool and humid air

 

[Uzumaki87]

Hi

I am new here (and in Forums all together) so please be patient if I've posted this question in the wrong section. I've been drawing a new tattoo and it is mostly about a Japanese styled woman but I would love to add some kanji-writing there as well. I found this Kanji-writing by using google but I'd love to make sure it really says what it should. (I wan't it to say Live with more than one letter) I would also like to know if it's ok to have a word-live tattooed in your arm in Japan. I am going to visit Japan next year and I don't want to be ashamed of my new ink

Can you help me out? Thank you very much.

 

[sl89]

Wow, the last question turned into a bit of a conversation, huh? Sorry I didn't add more into it. I stopped getting emails about replies, so I didn't know it was still being discussed.

Anyway...I came across this: 昭和のセンスだよ
I've heard the term 昭和センス but I've never really heard an explanation for what it is. I've seen it a couple times paired up with mentions of food. Like the previous line to this one was the other character commenting on how he was eating with a serious look on his face.
Is the meaning of 昭和のセンス kind of like "eat while you can, when you can"?

I can recall it being used in other situations as well, so I feel like it's more complicated than that. Is it kind of like just having "common sense"?

Also...after the 昭和のセンス comment, the other character responds with 西洋人の癖に和暦を使って人の感情disりやがって！
I'm completely lost with the "dis"

To sum it up:
A: 真顔でターキー食っとる！
B: 昭和のセンスだよ
A: 西洋人の癖に和暦を使って人の感情disりやがって！

As always, any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Toritoribe]

昭和のセンス basically means "antiquated/old‐fashioned sense".

ディスる/disる is a slang, meaning "to look down on /to hold in contempt". This is from an English word "disrespect".

 

[sl89]

Ah, I see. Thank you very much!

 

[Glenn]

ディスる/disる is a slang, meaning "to look down on /to hold in contempt". This is from an English word "disrespect".

Whoa. That is highly unexpected. Incidentally, "dis" is also slang in English, from the same word.

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In this case, うち would mean うちの方, as sl89-san interpreted correctly, and doesn't refer to my house, I think.

Yeah... I got confused because of 君ん家じゃないんだから, because that unambiguously means "it's not your house." At least I sure hope it means that.

 

[Grape]

I need help with translating my bio to Japanese.

"I'm a 19 year old, girly girl from Alabama. I love animals, traveling, and makeup. "

Thanks~~!

 

[sl89]

非常に春のナニ祭りでした

What is ナニ祭り? Is it some sort of festival or is it a slang term?

 

[Toritoribe]

Incidentally, "dis" is also slang in English, from the same word.

Oh, really? That's interesting indeed!

非常に春のナニ祭りでした

What is ナニ祭り? Is it some sort of festival or is it a slang term?

Seems like a sexual slang term.

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, and it usually occurs in fairly highly non-standard sentences, like "why you gotta be dissin' me?"

 

[sl89]

Seems like a sexual slang term.

Oooh...
I think I get it now...I hadn't made the connection.

Thank you.

 

[Toritoribe]

Yeah, and it usually occurs in fairly highly non-standard sentences, like "why you gotta be dissin' me?"

That's the same also in Japanese. Old people might not be able to understand the meaning of this word.

 

[Vergil]

I have a couple of questions.
In a manga someone is using this character ⧄ in place of "ます" Like, instead of 貰います、 he'll have it written 貰い⧄
What in the world is this ⧄ character, where does it come from, and what does it mean?
Also, one more question. There is a manga character who talks in mostly katakana. What kind of meaning does this have when someone does that?
Example of his speech: 長ラク忘レテイタ感覚ダロう
"毒カモシレナイ"ト思ッタね
What does it mean for him to end most sentences with one hiragana? If anyone has any insight into this, I'd really appreciate it.

 

[Mike Cash]

I'm seeing a square instead of whatever odd character you meant.

In some manga, representing speech with katakana is a convention used to show it is a foreigner speaking.

 

[Vergil]

I'm seeing a square instead of whatever odd character you meant.

In some manga, representing speech with katakana is a convention used to show it is a foreigner speaking.

Yea, it's actually a square. Here's the image of it being used:



It's hard to read but the furigana next to it say "ます"
Do you have any idea what it means or is?

 

[Toritoribe]

I have a couple of questions.
In a manga someone is using this character ⧄ in place of "ます" Like, instead of 貰います、 he'll have it written 貰い⧄
What in the world is this ⧄ character, where does it come from, and what does it mean?

⧄ is from the shape of a measuring container 升. 升 is read ます, and it's the same as the polite suffix. That's a word play.

 

[Vergil]

Interesting. Thanks for the help, everyone.

 

[inadera]

I want to ask about the ～ていく form. Does the いく in ～ていく use the same kanji as 行く?

If yes, the word 行く can be read as いく and ゆく. Does that make 信じていく and 信じてゆく have the same meaning as the ～ていく form of 信じる, since both words can be written as 信じて行く?

 

[Rei Yahya]

Quick question that I feel like I already know the answer to - how do I express 'for a little while' 'for a bit' etc.?

喫茶店で勉強した。how would I tweak this to say 'for a little while'?

 

[Mike Cash]

Quick question that I feel like I already know the answer to - how do I express 'for a little while' 'for a bit' etc.?

喫茶店で勉強した。how would I tweak this to say 'for a little while'?

ちょっとだけ
短い間
少しだけ

And probably some others as well.

 

[Toritoribe]

I want to ask about the ～ていく form. Does the いく in ～ていく use the same kanji as 行く?

If yes, the word 行く can be read as いく and ゆく. Does that make 信じていく and 信じてゆく have the same meaning as the ～ていく form of 信じる, since both words can be written as 信じて行く?

いく is from 行く and therefore ～てゆく is also used. However, it's common/proper to write auxiliary verbs in hiragana, so ～て行く is not used. 信じて行くcan be misinterpreted that 行く is not an auxiliary verb but a verb, i.e., it means "to believe and then go".

 

[inadera]

いく is from 行く and therefore ～てゆく is also used. However, it's common/proper to write auxiliary verbs in hiragana, so ～て行く is not used. 信じて行くcan be misinterprited that 行く is not an auxiliary verb but a verb, i.e., it means "to believe and then go".

I used to think everything with ～てゆく means "doing something and go" to separate it with the ～ていく form. In a spoken sentence, is there any way to differentiate the possible meanings, "doing ... and go" and "doing ... and still going to do it for some time later", in ～ていく or ～てゆく?

 

[Toritoribe]

The context and/or a pause preceding 行く.
e.g.
彼が来るのを信じて、行く.