Any native speaking Japanese on the forum?

[SageOfTheTenPaths]

I'm wondering if the translation (text and dubbing) in the manga & anime is far from the original words spoken in japanese? Or is it pretty much accurate?

 

[Sir Blades]

Its kinda accurate, they can't translate everything word for word cause it sometimes looses its meaning.

 

[scorezor]

Its kinda accurate, they can't translate everything word for word cause it sometimes looses its meaning.

what this guy said .

 

[Hipster Madara]

It's very hard to translate things into different languages without it losing its touch. I've tried several times, it'll always appear different in one language even if it is as close a translation as you can get it.

I don't know Japanese but I suppose its accurate or it wouldn't be as popular. Though mangapanda.... :|

 

[-Punk-]

You can't translate every word for word , you just can't with different languages , but the translations keep the same meaning anyways .

 

[Biju Mode]

Yea some things just dont carry over the same as they do in their original language but its close nuff lol

 

[cptenn94]

there are many things that dont carry over well, just because the vast difference in our cultures. Then there is even more due to the slang that carries over. Some words just dont have a equivalent in another language.

For example there could be a word that is used to describe the love you have for a friend/family, and another for someone you are romantically interested in, and a other for the physical "love" you have with a partner.

In english there is just love. It is a blanket term.

If there were a proper translation, then the translation would lose its effect.

For example. The japanese word "nakama", means friend. However it is more of a friend you have a deeper bond with, and are very attached to. That person is like family.

So if it is translated in english, you just get the word friend. However in english friend is usually someone you just enjoy to hang out with. You may or may not consider that person to be like family. You may not even like a person that much, but may still be friends with them.


So the sentence " you are my nakama" translated to english, a correct translation would be " you are my friend whom i consider to be family, and like a brother to me"

So multiply this by hundreds of words or more, and you would get some really detailed sentences haveing to specify the word.



A other example, is names of objects/people. Minato namikaze means roughly "harbor Wave" However because Minato is his name, it is not translated.

Rasengan means swirly ball. But that is something else that is not translated.



But mostly the translations are pretty great, and get the job done nearly the best it can. But some of it is just lost through translation. But you dont have to be a native speaker of japanese to fully understand the japanese that is said and its references. You do have to have a great knowledge of it though.

 

[awesomeseimei]

I know that one of the details that can't be translated from Japanese into pretty much any Western language is the slight difference in manners of speech that can characterize characters even further. For example, the ways they refer to themselves and others. I bet many know that there are different ways of saying "I" in Japanese (watashi is neutral, ore is masculine and somewhat rude, boku is masculine or tomboyish etc.). So you can sometimes tell something about a person depending on the way he/she says "I". Same with different ways of saying "you" (there are formal, less formal forms, forms you'd use for a really close person etc.). Naturally these get lost in translation as well.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

Its basically accurate, you'll get a really good idea of what's going on.

 

[Xāvî1]

You can't translate every word for word , you just can't with different languages , but the translations keep the same meaning anyways .

This exactly