Japanese Need Something Translated?

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Do you speak Japanese?

  1. Anata wa Nihon-go ga dekimasu ka?

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  1. yakamashi

    yakamashi New Member

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    ... gyah! that's so confusing...
     
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  2. Fujimiya Aya

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    I heard "Chau" is like slang for "chigau". Is this correct?
     
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  3. yakamashi

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    meh, who came up with all these slangs? so mechyakuchya.... *sigh*
     
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  4. yakamashi

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    is this double posting...?

    anyway, i kinda finally got it.

    wasurerareta bokuno yume boku igaino darega mereru.

    it means something like:

    'the dream of which i have forgotten... i'm the only one who can see it.'

    kinda like what urashimakeitaro said.

    tte, uk, 'mireru' is a pretty common word. it's like saying: 'kyou no terebi bangumi mireru kana...?'

    which means: i wonder if i'll be able to watch todays show.

    you wouldn't say: 'kyou no terebi bangumi mieru kana...? that'll be kinda implying like you're hiding somewhere and you're trying to look above things to see the tv show.... (o_O) or a better example would be like: 'kyou no tsuki... mieru to omou?' meaning: do you think we'll be able to see the moon tonight.

    whilst 'mieru' means see. 'mireru' means watch.

    at least i think so....

    but you mighta already known that...

    meh. so confusing....
     
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  5. Rokuemon

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    yes, its Kansai-ben (dialect from Kansai), but well known all over japan I think. so yea its a contraction of chigau, meaning it's not, or it is wrong. so chau can mean "it isn't", you're wrong, or something like that.

    thats connected with what i said before. like a lot of words in Japanese, especially informal, its very flexible, which is why context is needed to be sure.

    also you hear chau at the end of verb, but thats different, its short for shimau meaning to do completely, "eat up all the ramen" (finish it) would be "raamen wo zenbu tabete shimau" and tabete shimau can be shorted to "tabechau"
     
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  6. yakamashi

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    shyoshin wasurubekarazu.

    what does that mean?
     
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  7. Rokuemon

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    wasurubekarazu means must not lose (wasaru = to forget/lose something, bekarazu ending = must not!)
    wasuru is an old form of wasureru (forget something) has the same root kanji.

    shyoshin can means "preliminary exam" or "letter" (or note) as in "thank you for your letter" (although tegami is the more common word for letter, i wonder if shyoshin is an old-fashioned word, like wasuru above)

    if shyoshin should be shyoushin, then well the opens it up a little ^^

    there is not object marker btw, but i guess wo is assumed.

    context would be a big help! ^_~ but the phrase sounds like it might be poetic or historical setting?

    (The 3 C's of Japanese: context, context & context!)

    Edit: forgot to put conclusion.

    mostly like trans. therefor is "Do not forget the letter!"
     
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  8. yakamashi

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    *anime fall*

    tte, that's it?! ma, arigatou... but yeah, it's just this poetic thing...
     
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  9. Fujimiya Aya

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    Could someone please help me translate this fully?

    Risa wo sukue!!

    Dark no tasuke nashite dou suru, Daisuke!?


    I managed to translate the second (kinda) into "Dark is without help (unable to help?), what will you do, Daisuke!?
    But I'm wondering if maybe there is a better translation? And does anyone know what sukue means?
     
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  10. Rokuemon

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    Risa is a person, right? (Lisa?) wo sukue means save... (whatever).

    So its "Save Lisa!"
    "What will you do without Dark's help, Daisuke?"
     
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  11. yakamashi

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    o_O that just didn't make sense to me... lol.

    anyway, rokuemon san! it's risa. not lisa. as in risa and riku from dn angel...

    ...dark is so spexy... *faints from spexiness.*
     
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  12. Rokuemon

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    Dark wa megane wo kaketeimasu?
    megane wo kaketeiru hitohito ga suki desu ka?
    supekkusu wo kakemasen ^^
     
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  13. yakamashi

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    ehe, ma, dark tte yuu yatsu wa, eeto, chyotto nagai kami wo shiteru yatsu desu.

    maji supekkushi na da~ku. ^__^

    gomen, dakedou kono shyashin wa chyotto hen desu... :sweat: ma, iika?

    soshite megane wo kaketeru hito wa, tabun satoshi hiwatari kun desu ne...?

    satoshi... kuso gaki... dakedou chyotto kakkoiinda yo... aa....

    ah, ha ha ha ha... sore gurai kana...?
     
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  14. Rokuemon

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    hen desu ka. nan de?? suki da.
    kusogaki ^^ sou desu ka?

    dn angel no kyarakutaa ga shiranai ndesu -_-
     
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  15. yakamashi

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    :p i know... da~ku wa suggoi kakkoii yo ne... yo na?! tte, hai. satoshi no yarou wa maji kuso gaki desu. ma, manga hon toka yondara wakarimasu yo. ^__^

    tte, ore ano midori no dotto motto iru... are... ano... repiuteition no mon.... motto, motto ii no iru... meh...

    kono bjp no mon tte kanari taihen desu ne... *sigh.*

    [edit.] this is my 1,000th post! woot!!!

    yosshya~!!!! ^____________________________^
     
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