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はじめまして わたし わ アダム どぞ よろしく
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はじめまして。わたし わ アダム。 よろしく
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はじめまして。わたし わ アダム。どぞ よろしく
Am I supposed to have dozo in front of yoroshiku? Cause google translate gets ****ed up when I put it there. Or is Hajimemashita enough, do I need to have yoroshiku at the end of the sentence?
Was that correct?
Or
はじめまして。わたし わ アダム。 よろしく
Or
はじめまして。わたし わ アダム。どぞ よろしく
Am I supposed to have dozo in front of yoroshiku? Cause google translate gets ****ed up when I put it there. Or is Hajimemashita enough, do I need to have yoroshiku at the end of the sentence?
Was that correct?
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Ah. You know quite a bit I see. Good. You can correct me when I go astray. lol. Let's see.. Ideally, it should be:
はじめまして。わたし は アダム です。どうぞ よろしく！
Hajimemashite. (Nice to meet you.) Watashi wa Adamu desu. (My name is Adam.) Douzo yoroshiku! (roughly translated to: Please favour me!)
You nearly got it perfect, so I am impressed! Just two grammatical things to remember:
1) Even though you still pronounce it as 'wa', when it is used as the particle, you need to write 'ha' は. The particle 'wa' は indicates topic in the sentence (which, in this case is 'I', or 'My name').
2) Japanese sentences end with the verb. Remember to add 'desu' (the verb for 'to be', or 'is', in this case) at the end of the sentence when you introduce yourself.
It is very good to add 'douzo' in front of 'yoroshiku', as that is more polite. A Japanese person would appreciate that.
Does that help?
And yes, I work as a translator, and agree that Google translator is pretty useless.Everyone else: The two grammatical rules I just mentioned will be explained more thoroughly in later lessons, so if you don't understand it now, please don't worry about it! The important part is that you understand the difference between hiragana and katakana, for now.
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I understand the difference between hiragana and katakana. I think it's just a matter of time for me to decorate them. Though I'm still using English, so, in truth, I'm only translating the alphabet
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I'd say if you understand hiragana and katakana, and know how to use them, you have already come a long way in your learning progress. These systems are essential when learning Japanese, which is why I am spending so much time on it. I hope everyone has started practising their hiragana! Katakana charter will be up very soon!
Meh.. forgot desuAh. You know quite a bit I see. Good. You can correct me when I go astray. lol. Let's see.. Ideally, it should be:
はじめまして。わたし は アダム です。どうぞ よろしく！
Hajimemashite. (Nice to meet you.) Watashi wa Adamu desu. (My name is Adam.) Douzo yoroshiku! (roughly translated to: Please favour me!)
You nearly got it perfect, so I am impressed! Just two grammatical things to remember:
1) Even though you still pronounce it as 'wa', when it is used as the particle, you need to write 'ha' は. The particle 'wa' は indicates topic in the sentence (which, in this case is 'I', or 'My name').
2) Japanese sentences end with the verb. Remember to add 'desu' (the verb for 'to be', or 'is', in this case) at the end of the sentence when you introduce yourself.
It is very good to add 'douzo' in front of 'yoroshiku', as that is more polite. A Japanese person would appreciate that.
Does that help?
Everyone else: The two grammatical rules I just mentioned will be explained more thoroughly in later lessons, so if you don't understand it now, please don't worry about it! The important part is that you understand the difference between hiragana and katakana, for now.
か-げんき です か?
O-Genki desu ka?
Did I write it correctly? Questions don't need to end with verb do they, is it just sentences?
So the kana for "ha" instead of "wa" when indicating a topic in a sentence.
Also, why is the Yakumono so different, the full stop, the comma, and all those stuff >_>
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Question-sentences end with 'ka', that is correct. The verb usually comes right before 'ka', which is exactly what you have done. 10 points!Meh.. forgot desu
か-げんき です か?
Genki desu ka?
Did I write it correctly? Questions don't need to end with verb do they, is it just sentences?.
Yes. You write the kana for 'ha', but still pronounce it 'wa'. I forget all the time, and keep writing the kana for 'wa'.
You can reply with "げんき です"Question-sentences end with 'ka', that is correct. The verb usually comes right before 'ka', which is exactly what you have done. 10 points!
Yes. You write the kana for 'ha', but still pronounce it 'wa'. I forget all the time, and keep writing the kana for 'wa'.
But I've seen people replying using: "げんき です よ"
What does that "よ- part" mean?
yo - part
Genki desu yo.
Can you choose to include the よ part or exclude it?
'yo' is another prefix (I suppose you can call it..), similar to 'ka'.
While 'ka' か at the end of the sentence makes it into a question, 'yo' よ is more of an emphasis. It can be used in different ways, but mostly it is to make the sentence a bit 'stronger', if you like, to make sure the person you speak to is getting it. It can be rude, or just very casual.
I strongly advice not to use 'yo' よ at the end of the sentence, unless you know what you're doing
However, I'll give you an example:
Someone asks you if you have had lunch already:
おごはん もう たべました か。 ogohan mou tabemashita ka? (did you already have lunch?)
You can then use 'yo' よ to emphasise that you already had lunch (if this is something she should have known already). Does that make sense? Normally, a person would reply:
はい。もう たべました。Hai. Mou tabemashita. (Yes, I ate already.)
But if she brought some lunch over, you might add a 'yo' よ to emphasise the fact that you already ate:
もう たべましたよ。Mou tabemashita yo. (I already ate, you know..)
Although.. still.. it can be seen as very, very rude to add 'yo' よ. Don't do it unless you are very familiar with the person!
I hope that cleared it up somewhat.. 'yo' よ is one of those things that won't let itself easily be translated..
I suppose if someone asks you if you are well, and you reply with げんきですよ！, it doesn't necessarily make it rude. It can indicate cheerful cheekyness, and that you are indeed in good spirit and health.
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Sa-su-ke
さすけ
U-Chi-Ha
うちあは
Tried stuff like that..
Also my name:
Sin -
Shin -
しん
Not sure if I'm doing it right >.<
When I combine all my kanji translations like this:
うちあはさすけしん it = Yosuke the tale of Ah Shin
うちあはえ = Fly Out There
This is so strange.. as I don't exactly get it.
よ ゆめ お い
だから Will I
It was something I was doing to see if it would work.. I got stuck on Will I as I couldn't really get it
Who can translate it?
さすけ
U-Chi-Ha
うちあは
Tried stuff like that..
Also my name:
Sin -
Shin -
しん
Not sure if I'm doing it right >.<
When I combine all my kanji translations like this:
うちあはさすけしん it = Yosuke the tale of Ah Shin
うちあはえ = Fly Out There
This is so strange.. as I don't exactly get it.
よ ゆめ お い
だから Will I
It was something I was doing to see if it would work.. I got stuck on Will I as I couldn't really get it
Who can translate it?
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Thank you everyone following and replying to this thread, and for all your good comments. I promise to try and post here regularly, and I'll answer all your questions as well as I can.
Right now, I have gone away for a visit to another country, and will be back on Tuesday, so won't be able to post until then. Keep writing and commenting, and I promise to get back to you.
Good luck studying everyone!! You make me motivated)
Right now, I have gone away for a visit to another country, and will be back on Tuesday, so won't be able to post until then. Keep writing and commenting, and I promise to get back to you.
Good luck studying everyone!! You make me motivated
)Hi Sin.
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I'm not sure about your translations, because the terms you are trying to translate are a bit fragmented. Are they song titles? Could you put them into context for me, please?
Just write the sentence they are in, and tell me where they are from, and I'll do my best to help you out.Also, you refer to kanji translations, but I can't see any kanji. Are you trying to translate from manga?
P.S. Remember, your name, Sin, does not derive from Japanese, so you must use katakana for that, not hiragana
Also: Uchiha should be like this in hiragana: うちは. You nearly had it though, so well done!!
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