Japanese language

[hyakamaru]

Doozo yoroshiku: "Nice to meet you."

That sounds too vague. Is there a better translation of this in english?

[Carly]

That sounds too vague. Is there a better translation of this in english?

どうぞよろしく - well, it literally is 'pleased to meet you'. Even more literally it's 'by all means, my best regards', but when was the last time we said things like that in English ? Yoroshiku's 'yoro' is the same as in like, yorokonde ('I'm glad to do it !'), so it gives me a sense of like, being pleased to do something. Douzo's like... consent. Ish.

[hyakamaru]

I think the word that gives the most confusion would be 宜しく, since for me it means something like, "please give me more concern/direction". I understand the usage, since we also say that in chinese all the time too, but its hard to word that in english.

Anyway, I get it. Thanks for all the help :)

[captain usopp]

Is Buu japanese for fart and what's japanese for butt

if Buu = fart, then what does Buuhan =?

[joesephes]

How do you say "Heavenly fighting arts of the created", "Heavenly mystic arts of the created", "Heavenly weapon arts of the created", "Hellish fighting arts of the created", "Hellish mystic arts of the created", "Hellish weapon arts of the created", "Ultimate Soft fist", and "Ultimate hard fist"?

[joesephes]

How do you say "Heavenly fighting arts of the created", "Heavenly mystic arts of the created", "Heavenly weapon arts of the created", "Hellish fighting arts of the created", "Hellish mystic arts of the created", "Hellish weapon arts of the created", "Ultimate Soft fist", and "Ultimate hard fist"?

re-requesting this

[hyakamaru]

Need to know if ウソップの花道 means Usopp's (Amazing) Flower Garden, or Usopp's Runway (Way from audience to stage)?

I know the latter sounds stupid, but need to be sure.

[captain usopp]

my roomates and I were talking: we want to know if there is a literal translation for "moshi moshi" (not sure if I spelled it right, but it's how japanese answer the phone)
while I'm at it, does anyone pick up the phone and say konichiwa? I'm just wondering if I'd get wierd looks if I did that?

[Aakern]

Im wondering what the japanese translation of "you are the most beautifull thing i have ever seen" :) And yeah im trying to impress my japanese "internett friend"

[Greg]

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It's by no means a magic bean that will teach you Japanese, but for any of you that are serious, it shows you the doorway VERY clearly. Of course you're the one who has to step through.

http://www.nihongojouzu.com/

[Tsuchirinhon]

"Moshi moshi?" doesn't really have any direct translation.

As for answering the phone with "Konnichiwa!", it depends. Firstly, you shouldn't use "Konnichiwa!" in the morning or the evening, obviously. Secondly, if you're not a native speaker of Japanese, certain people might laugh at you because, as in: "Hahaha, that silly tourist messed up."

And "buu" is an onomatopoeia for flatulence. "Coup de Buu" is literally "Coup de [Fart Noise]".



If anybody has any other questions, feel free to ask. Didn't even know this thread existed.

[CosmicDebris]

pst, look at post dates Cyringohn. :)

*bookmarks Greg's link*

[Tsuchirinhon]

pst, look at post dates Cyringohn. :)

*bookmarks Greg's link*

Yeah, saw them.

Nevertheless, the fact that it's popping up on the "Most Recent Post" section again might get people to come back in here.

[kryptonite]

"Moshi moshi?" doesn't really have any direct translation.

In an anime I watched recently, the translators subbed it as "Hello? Hello?" >_>;

[captain usopp]

Okay well, I just found an amazing resource for Japanese learning. It's highly inspirational and from a guy that like myself, had squat professional training or classes in Japanese and learned from the ground up to become a translator.

It's by no means a magic bean that will teach you Japanese, but for any of you that are serious, it shows you the doorway VERY clearly. Of course you're the one who has to step through.

http://www.nihongojouzu.com/

*yoink*

ah, i forgot about this thread. I like it too.

so anyone know how you say please, in japanese. figure if I know thank you, I should know please.

and how do you say how are you?

that's all i got for now

[Tsuchirinhon]

In an anime I watched recently, the translators subbed it as "Hello? Hello?" >_>;

"Moshi" doesn't mean "Hello", though. That's the closest thing you could sub it as, but "Moshi" technically has no translation.

[Tsuchirinhon]

*yoink*

ah, i forgot about this thread. I like it too.

so anyone know how you say please, in japanese. figure if I know thank you, I should know please.

and how do you say how are you?

that's all i got for now

If you're asking somebody to perform a task, such as "Would you please assist me?", add "onegai shimasu" after your statement. By the way, Japanese speakers often skip the 'U' sound in many words. "shimasu" would sound more like "she-mas", instead of "she-masoo". The same rule goes for "desu" and many other words, including names.

"How are you?" is generally asked in the form of "Genki desu ka?", which translated to "Are you well?", as "genki" means "well, lively, etc.", "desu" is a particle used in formal conversation as a method of being curtious, and "ka" is a particle denoting that one is asking a question. You should respond with "Genki desu.", which means "[I am] well."

[Aoi Neko]

"Moshi moshi?" doesn't really have any direct translation.

As for answering the phone with "Konnichiwa!", it depends.

For answering the phone, should you say "Mochi mochi?"?

[Tsuchirinhon]

For answering the phone, should you say "Mochi mochi?"?

You should say "Moshi, moshi?" Of course, that's just the typical response. You could always be creative and other things, but that wouldn't be wise if you're unfamiliar with the language, as it could come off as rude or just not making any sense.

Also, when trying to wake up somebody, many people also use "Moshi, moshi?".

[CosmicDebris]

For answering the phone, should you say "Mochi mochi?"?

Moshi, Not mochi

There's a difference between a literal translation and paraphrased translation which is meant to take cultural differences into account. Take for instance if someone was trying to translate the English idiom "stop beating around the bush" into Japanese, translating it literally would mean nothing to the Japanese speaker, instead, a knowledgeable translator would search for a similar idiom or expression that gets the same point across but the literal translation into English might sound weird to us. But it doesn't have to be an idiomatic expression some simple expressions can be expressed in so many different ways.