Need a word or phrase translated?

[Feliks]

And this here? 偽装請負 I understand that is s.th like a "hidden contract worker", but is there an English word for it? Thx

 

[Toritoribe]

Hi please could someone help me with a translation.
It's about pokemon cards and I would like to say...
"I wouldn't trade this card for anything in the world, I love it too much."
here is my attempt
僕はこのカードを世界のどんな物と決して交換しないんだよ。それは好き過ぎるから。
お願いします : )

My attempt
このカードは世界中のどんなものとも絶対交換しないんだ。ものすごく好きだから。

It should be とも. 決して doesn't fit to such colloquial expressions, imo.

what does 僕なり mean? Does it just mean: My (with an emphasis?) Thx

What's the context?

And this here? 偽装請負 I understand that is s.th like a "hidden contract worker", but is there an English word for it? Thx

It's necessary to know the legal background of the word in Japan to express the meaning of it. So, it's hard to say it in a simle English phrase, I think.

 

[Noodle06]

ありがとうございます。
I'm just wondering, shouldn't you use the kanji 物 in, どんなものとも?

 

[Toritoribe]

Just my preference. もの and 物 are both OK.

 

[MrKanister]

Can somebody please help me with saying something in Japanese?

There is a very short amateur manga online that the author says is now finished and I wanted to say half-jokingly to the author something like "I think the scene where they kiss is missing." (I'm referring of course to the main characters in that short manga)
How do I say that?

キスするシーンは[missing]と思いますね。

...Is what I'd think, but I can't really think of a word that fits.
I could probably just say 見たいです, but I'd like to imply that that scene should be there.
Anyway, thank you for everything so far!

 

[BakabonPapa]

Can somebody please help me with saying something in Japanese?

There is a very short amateur manga online that the author says is now finished and I wanted to say half-jokingly to the author something like "I think the scene where they kiss is missing." (I'm referring of course to the main characters in that short manga)
How do I say that?

キスするシーンは[missing]と思いますね。

...Is what I'd think, but I can't really think of a word that fits.
I could probably just say 見たいです, but I'd like to imply that that scene should be there.
Anyway, thank you for everything so far!

There are no good simple word to translate "missing".

キスするシーンを入れるべきだったと思いますね。
or
キスするシーンがあった方が良かったと思いますね。

が自然な日本語だと思います。

 

[Toritoribe]

Can somebody please help me with saying something in Japanese?

There is a very short amateur manga online that the author says is now finished and I wanted to say half-jokingly to the author something like "I think the scene where they kiss is missing." (I'm referring of course to the main characters in that short manga)
How do I say that?

キスするシーンは[missing]と思いますね。

...Is what I'd think, but I can't really think of a word that fits.
I could probably just say 見たいです, but I'd like to imply that that scene should be there.
Anyway, thank you for everything so far!

my attempt (to avoid sounding rude)
along your original
キスシーン描き忘れてますよ。

a way to say directly you want to see the scene
キスシーンあるほうがよさそうな気もしますね。もちろん見たいっていうのもあるんだけど。

 

[AsadNiazi]

Hi, can you please help me in translating the attached fine? Unfortunately, I don't understand a word of Japanese and a friend gifted me a Tokyo Gas Fan Heater with a menu in Japanese.

 

[Feliks]

情報といいえばいいのかな、政府の政策のもとでの、私のくらしがあるんだというふうな。。。

It might be called a piece of information, but it seems that my life is under the policy of the government---- ?

 

[Feliks]

自分で、自由で、好きで、この働き方を選んだんだ、という風に、実際、かなり厳しい状態の人も、そう思うことで自分の精神のバランスを保っていたりするので、なかなか。。。

Through choosing by ones self, freely, the style of working one preferes, even people in harsh conditions are safeguarding their psychological balance I believe.... plz help me with this longer sentence...where to put f.e the するので and the なかなか?

 

[QUINCY]

I came across the word どろソース顔 (doro sauce gao) the other day, which got me puzzled because I had only heard of しょうゆ顔 (shouyu gao) and ソース顔 (sauce gao) before. I did some quick researches then, but the most detailed article I could find was this one
ネットで話題中！！ 顔のタイプは、しょうゆ顔とソース顔だけではなかった。あなたの顔のタイプはどれ？ - NAVER まとめ
and despite the variety of faces listed here, the word どろソース顔 (doro sauce gao) was nowhere to be found.

Could someone please tell me what a "doro sauce" face looks like? Thank you.

 

[Toritoribe]

Hi, Can you pls help me in translating the attached fine? Unfortunately, i don't understand a word of Japanese and a friend gifted me a Tokyo Gas Fan Heater with a menu in Japanese

Is there any model number or something on the heater?

情報といいえばいいのかな、政府の政策のもとでの、私のくらしがあるんだというふうな。。。

It might be called a piece of information, but it seems that my life is unter the policy of the government---- ?

It's an inversion. 政府の政策のもとでの、私のくらしがあるんだというふうな modifies 情報.

自分で、自由で、好きで、この働き方を選んだんだ、という風に、実際、かなり厳しい状態の人も、そう思うことで自分の精神のバランスを保っていたりするので、なかなか。。。

Through choosing by ones self, freely, the style of working one preferes, even people in harsh conditions are safeguarding their psychological balance I believe.... plz help me with this longer sentence...where to put f.e the するので and the なかなか?

そう in そう思うこと refers to 自分で、自由で、好きで、この働き方を選んだんだ、という風に. The part following なかなか is omitted. You need to interpret it from the context.

I came across the word どろソース顔 (doro sauce gao) the other day, which got me puzzled because I had only heard of しょうゆ顔 (shouyu gao) and ソース顔 (sauce gao) before. I did some quick researches then, but the most detailed article I could find was this one

and despite the variety of faces listed here, the word どろソース顔 (doro sauce gao) was nowhere to be found.
Could someone please tell me what a "doro sauce" face looks like? Thank you.

どろソース is a trade name of a thick sauce, so どろソース顔 refers to a face more strong than ソース顔.

 

[Feliks]

Hmm...ok. Could you check my translation and point out where I made mistakes? This would help me very much : to improve

 

[Rei Yahya]

I recently got an Intermediate Japanese textbook and am working on translating the intro for myself, so that I can come to a full understanding of grammar and structure and why things are used.

「総合日本語初級から中級へ」について
This is the overhead banner. I figure it means, 'About 'Integrated Japanese from Beginner to Intermediate''. At least, I believe that's what 'ni tsuite' is all about...'about'/'concerning'.

この「総合日本語初級から中級へ」は、「日本語ジャーナル'」にのせた「現代日本語総合講座」をまとめたものです。
Here's my crack at it. "This 'Integrated Japanese from Beginner to Intermediate' is a summary of Nihongo Journal's 'Integrated Courses in Modern Japanese'."

１９８９年１月号から１９９０年３月号までの記事を入れました。
My go. "It draws from articles from January, 1989, to March, 1990."

１９８８年に出版された「総合日本語中級前期」にくらべて、少しやさしくしてあります。
This one is much trickier for me. Something about, 'it's easier than 1988's publication of 'Integrated First Term in Intermediate Japanese'.

1 - In my first example, まとめ is a word I learned as 'summary', so まとめたもの struck me as 'something that was summarized', is my thinking correct?
2 - What is にのせた in the second example?
3 - What is にくらべて in the third example?
4 - What's the grammatical explanation of 〜くしてあります?

 

[Mike Cash]

"Word or phrase", Rei.

That much deserves its own thread.

 

[Rei Yahya]

"Word or phrase", Rei.

That much deserves its own thread.

Thanks, I wasn't sure if it was worth a thread or not.

 

[QUINCY]

@ Toritoribe: Thanks so much for the answer

 

[BakabonPapa]

I recently got an Intermediate Japanese textbook and am working on translating the intro for myself, so that I can come to a full understanding of grammar and structure and why things are used.

「総合日本語初級から中級へ」について
This is the overhead banner. I figure it means, 'About 'Integrated Japanese from Beginner to Intermediate''. At least, I believe that's what 'ni tsuite' is all about...'about'/'concerning'.

この「総合日本語初級から中級へ」は、「日本語ジャーナル'」にのせた「現代日本語総合講座」をまとめたものです。
Here's my crack at it. "This 'Integrated Japanese from Beginner to Intermediate' is a summary of Nihongo Journal's 'Integrated Courses in Modern Japanese'."

１９８９年１月号から１９９０年３月号までの記事を入れました。
My go. "It draws from articles from January, 1989, to March, 1990."

１９８８年に出版された「総合日本語中級前期」にくらべて、少しやさしくしてあります。
This one is much trickier for me. Something about, 'it's easier than 1988's publication of 'Integrated First Term in Intermediate Japanese'.

1 - In my first example, まとめ is a word I learned as 'summary', so まとめたもの struck me as 'something that was summarized', is my thinking correct?
2 - What is にのせた in the second example?
3 - What is にくらべて in the third example?
4 - What's the grammatical explanation of 〜くしてあります?

1 correct
2 ～にのせた = ～に載せた = wrote on ～
3 ～にくらべて = ～に比べて = compared to ～
4 It's a kind of a compound verb.
やさしくしてあります = やさしくする + あります = make it easier + keep it as it is
It's natural Japanese but 「やさしくしました」= "made it easier" is almost the same meaning.

 

[Rei Yahya]

1 correct
2 ～にのせた = ～に載せた = wrote on ～
3 ～にくらべて = ～に比べて = compared to ～
4 It's a kind of a compound verb.
やさしくしてあります = やさしくする + あります = make it easier + keep it as it is
It's natural Japanese but 「やさしくしました」= "made it easier" is almost the same meaning.

Thanks very much!

In #2, I assume that 'wrote on' doesn't mean the act of physically writing on something like a piece of paper, but it's used in the context of 'the paper was written on ancient Egypt'.

If I were to use #3 this way, 自分の焼いたケーキに比べて、これはまずいんだと思いますよ。'Compared to the cake I baked, I think this is awful'. Does it make sense to use this way?

Thanks very much, I'll have to chew on the 4th explanation.

 

[BakabonPapa]

Thanks very much!

In #2, I assume that 'wrote on' doesn't mean the act of physically writing on something like a piece of paper, but it's used in the context of 'the paper was written on ancient Egypt'.

If I were to use #3 this way, 自分の焼いたケーキに比べて、これはまずいんだと思いますよ。'Compared to the cake I baked, I think this is awful'. Does it make sense to use this way?

Thanks very much, I'll have to chew on the 4th explanation.

2 You are correct. Sorry for my poor English.
3 Perfect.

 

[JouruKun]

I heard someone on YouTube speaking about something they did not like or that they were not good at and they kept saying 'ぜんぜん' what does this mean? I assume it was something like 'not at all' or 'at all'.

 

[BakabonPapa]

I heard someone on YouTube speaking about something they did not like or that they were not good at and they kept saying 'ぜんぜん' what does this mean? I assume it was something like 'not at all' or 'at all'.

We usually use "ぜんぜん" to describe "not at all" or "at all" as you said like "ぜんぜん高くない" for "not expensive at all".
But some people especially young people use to express "super" or "great" like "ぜんぜん格好いい" for "super cool".

 

[JouruKun]

We usually use "ぜんぜん" to describe "not at all" or "at all" as you said like "ぜんぜん高くない" for "not expensive at all".
But some people especially young people use to express "super" or "great" like "ぜんぜん格好いい" for "super cool".

Does this become confusing or does the context usually make it easy to know what meaning is being conveyed?

 

[BakabonPapa]

Does this become confusing or does the context usually make it easy to know what meaning is being conveyed?

If it appears in the negative sentence, it's "at all", otherwise it's "super".
Negative sentence is usually ended by ない.
Sometimes we use only "ぜんぜん" to deny something.
Is that expensive? Not at all!
それ高いの？ ぜんぜん！

 

[Toritoribe]

Hmm...ok.Could You check my translation and point out where I made mistakes? This would help me very much to improve

information something like my life is under the policy of the government


Even people in harsh conditions are safeguarding their psychological balance by thinking that they chose their style of working by themselves, freely, and/or by their preferences, so ...