pika la 先輩 Joined 23 Dec 2004 Messages 151 Reaction score 2 25 Dec 2004 #1 surely, japanese must have similes too? how do they work? "she's as pretty as a princess" "her eyes were like diamonds" Etc... what's the japanese rule for sumiles... like english needs "liek" or "as" thanks!
surely, japanese must have similes too? how do they work? "she's as pretty as a princess" "her eyes were like diamonds" Etc... what's the japanese rule for sumiles... like english needs "liek" or "as" thanks!
N NANGI 先輩 Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Jan 2003 Messages 2,460 Reaction score 518 25 Dec 2004 #2 Konnichiwa Pika la-san! what's the japanese rule for sumiles... like english needs "liek" or "as" thanks! Click to expand... In this case, "as" is 「xxxのよう/xxx no you」 in Japanese. "she's as pretty as a princess" 「彼女はお姫様のように可愛い」 Kanojo ha Ohime-sama no you ni kawaii. "her eyes were like diamonds" 「彼女の瞳はダイアモンドのようだった」 Kanojo no Hitomi ha diamond no you datta. Japanese simile. 「彼女は猫の目のように変わる」 Kanojo ha Neko no Me no you ni Kawaru. She is as changeable as cat's eyes. This is .... "She is as changeable as a weathercock." in English. NANGI
Konnichiwa Pika la-san! what's the japanese rule for sumiles... like english needs "liek" or "as" thanks! Click to expand... In this case, "as" is 「xxxのよう/xxx no you」 in Japanese. "she's as pretty as a princess" 「彼女はお姫様のように可愛い」 Kanojo ha Ohime-sama no you ni kawaii. "her eyes were like diamonds" 「彼女の瞳はダイアモンドのようだった」 Kanojo no Hitomi ha diamond no you datta. Japanese simile. 「彼女は猫の目のように変わる」 Kanojo ha Neko no Me no you ni Kawaru. She is as changeable as cat's eyes. This is .... "She is as changeable as a weathercock." in English. NANGI
P PaulTB Manga Psychic Joined 22 Jan 2004 Messages 2,265 Reaction score 59 25 Dec 2004 #3 pika la said: surely, japanese must have similes too? how do they work? Click to expand... Darn. I totally read that as "Smilies in Japanese?"
pika la said: surely, japanese must have similes too? how do they work? Click to expand... Darn. I totally read that as "Smilies in Japanese?"
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 25 Dec 2004 #4 I did the same thing.