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Why only these ones?

 

well, first of all, yes they do have similar meanings, but its still a bit different.
謂う - to refer to as
云う - to say
言う - to speak; say
いう - ambiguous meaning

your sentence: "お姉さんの言うことを聞きなさい”
trans: please listen to what your sister is saying.

this cuts out the first option, but leaves only the last two as probable ones. I chose the third one because that is the most commonly used. If you dont know which kanji to use, its best to just leave it as hiragana.

 

Well, I was trying to translate it, hiragana or romaji tell me nothing. I don't have a huge japanese vocabulary that's why I use to 'kanjize' it. Too many readings really confused me.

-nasai adds it imperative context. I don't think 'please' fits here, we'd need kudasai at the end. Anyway that's was nearly the translation I made: 'Listen what your sister is saying/says'.
Arigatou gozaimashita, kaori-san.

 

Would it be more respectful toward someone to use the suffix "-sama," or "-dono?" I seem to remember this being answered here before, but I can't find it, so...

 

Hello,
I am new here! My name is Sasha. I think I have found a right place to ask my question!
May I ask you for a little help? Could you tell me what does this Japanese phrase mean:Watashi wa donata tame anata-no desu ka? Daremo. What does it mean? Could you translate it to English? I would appreciate any help!
I know only few Japanese words and I can't translate it!

Thank you!
Sasha

 

All right, I did a little research.
"# Dono

An extremely old and typically antiquated honorific, "Dono" is used to show respect and admiration coupled with a degree of personal emotion. The honorific is used when one person wishes to show respect to his superior or one that he or she considers their master."Source

"-dono or -tono. -Dono/-tono roughly means "lord." It is no longer used in daily conversation, though it is still seen on certificates and awards."Source

Also an explanation of the kanji 'dono':
殿
'English meanings':
Mr.
hall
mansion
palace
temple
lord

 

It is more respectful to use "dono" than "sama." "Sama" is a higher level than "san."

It depends who you are refering to though. "Dono" is commonly used for "lords." "Dono" confers outmost respect.

Aishitaru! (I think that's how you spell it.) :sweat2:

 

Ah, at last someone clarified the mater with "-sama"/"-dono" suffixes! Domo arigato gozaimasu, kikyoulvr4eva-san!

 

Baca yaru......

 

酒大好きです！！！！

愛していますよ！！

～芸者男の子

 

さけだいすきです!!!!
あいしていますよ!!
sakedaisukidesu!!!!
aishiteimasu!!

そうですか？
酒は買いたいが、私ができません
soudesuka?
sakehakaitaiga,watashigadekimasen

 

New question to rouse this dying thread:

How would you say "Forgive me" in Japanese? (I'm not looking for "Gomen nasai" or "Gomen ne" (I believe those are just "I'm sorry"))

For a while, I was thinking it was 'yurushimasen,' but, I checked it against what I do know, and now I'm not so sure that I'm right.

Can anyone help?

 

Are you looking for...
'Excuse/forgive me ma'am, may I know...?'

I think that the one you're looking for is, well, the usual 'sumimasen' or 'sumimasen ga' (ga means 'but')
It can be used for many different situations. Sumimasenga, I can't post anymore now .

 

Well... I suppose it would be more along the lines of 'Forgive me' because the speaker is about to do something that may require forgiveness. (Ie. Me saying it as I clicked on that link in that thread by a member, to ensure it was what he said it was) (It was, alright... :blush: )

 

Sumimasen fits perfectly here.
(Now I have more resources so watch this post for updates)

[EDIT]As I thought, it is at the wiki:
http://www.boards.jp/wiki/index.php/Japanese:Phrases_Everyday#Apology

 

Well, wait a minute. I recently heard a phrase...

"Ore wa yurusaretai."
The subtitles translate it to:
"I want to be forgiven."

Isn't this a bit closer to what I was thinking? Somehow, I don't think "Sumimasen" is the right word...

 

Finally! That was a freaky verb!

Yuru-sare-tai

Verb(Yurusu)-Passive form(-areru)-Desire(-tai)

Yurusu alone means:
キョ, ゆる.す, もと
permit, approve
to permit, to allow, to approve, to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to confide in, to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to release, to let off

So, the subtitles couldn't say it better. If that is what you want to say then yurusaretai is what you need

 

Arigatou, Jedimdo-san.

And, actually, that brings me to my next question, and I'll follow it up with a request.

First, the question. What's the difference between Arigatou Gozaimasu and Arigatou Gozaimashita? I've seen both translate to "Thank you very much" but I was wondering why the would be different if they had the same translation.

Also, my request. Can someone translate this paragraph for me?

ちぇりーです。ちぇりーを描いちゃったのは２回目かな？じつは今度はちぇりーのとぼけたところをかきたいのですが、いまコスプレシレーズがおやすみですが復活したいです。

Here's a link to the site, if you want to know where it came from.

 

Jedimdo-san? There is not need to be so polite

As for the first question, the difference is the time:
Arigatou Gozaimasu is in the present while Arigatou Gozaimashita is in the past. Simple as that. Watch a few anime and you'll figure when to use each one.

 

Well... Jedimdo-kun, then? Sounds a bit weird, if you ask me. And I wanted to sound smart by knowing how to say something with suffixes.

Thanks. I've heard both several times, but I never really caught on tho any difference. Guess it's time to start watching again...

I guess my paragraph gave you a bit of trouble though, eh? You didn't even mention it. Or perhaps you were at a computer with no support for Japanese characters?