[Shukumi]

I was wondering if anyone could translate this, please?
Any help would greatly be appreciated

いつの間にか　通り過ぎた
懐かしい幸せな時　
今になって　気付いても　　　
もう　遅いけど

[MiSs L.E]

She could still use Watakushi if she wanted to instead of watashi. Watakushi is just a more formal way of saying I.

Your respons can be numerous. Hajimemaste, watashi wa ________ desu. Doozo yoroshiku.

Which means How do you do, I'm ___________. Nice to meet you.

I think "Hajimemashite" is usually used when you're meeting someone for the first time.

^

she meant that you can't have wa right before desu, something must come between the wa and the desu.

If you said douzo yoroshiku to a person, the person could say kochira koso yoroshiku onegaishimasu as a response (and only as a response when kochira koso is included)) or just kochira koso

>_< oh dear~ im not actually japanese or learning it, but i needed to know this for writing part of a story.. >< im still confused..

[imurtomodachi]

Can someone translate this? My friend likes to insult me I think, but I wakannai~~

omae namenjyame-zo konokusoyarou
choushinottennjyaneeyo

He is so mean la~~

[akira53]

>_< oh dear~ im not actually japanese or learning it, but i needed to know this for writing part of a story.. >< im still confused..

the wa marks the topic in the sentence. So when you say "watashi wa" you know you're talking about yourself. What don't you understand? Maybe you could just copy/paste it if you're using it in a story.

[SYK]

Did I reply here before? I don't know...if I did, then I'm terribly sorry!! It's just because I can't find it....maybe it's because the computer turned off on me last time....

But I had some questions, if that's ok.

I've always wondered about what "no" meant when it's used like "--no wa" or "-- no ga". That's always kept me from completely translating things. And these days, I hear something like "--te hoshii". Is that the same as "--tai"...?

[MiSs L.E]

the wa marks the topic in the sentence. So when you say "watashi wa" you know you're talking about yourself. What don't you understand? Maybe you could just copy/paste it if you're using it in a story.

well, i just wanted the girl to introduce herself to her new family, and have the elderly just greet her back. ><

[Tamago86]

well, i just wanted the girl to introduce herself to her new family, and have the elderly just greet her back. ><

girl: hajimemashite, X desu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu

eldery: kocchi koso

OK?

Did I reply here before? I don't know...if I did, then I'm terribly sorry!! It's just because I can't find it....maybe it's because the computer turned off on me last time....

But I had some questions, if that's ok.

I've always wondered about what "no" meant when it's used like "--no wa" or "-- no ga". That's always kept me from completely translating things. And these days, I hear something like "--te hoshii". Is that the same as "--tai"...?

The meaning of -no wa and -no ga depend on the use.
'no' usually acts as a substitute for something, such as 'koto', 'tokoro', 'hito','toki', 'riyuu'

スポーツするのが好き
I like doing sports

Here the の is the same thing as こと,

店に行ったのは田中さんでした
The person who went to the store was Tanaka

Here の is acting the same as 人

会ったのは昨日でした
The day I met him was yesterday

Here の is the same thing as time


-te hoshii is like -tai only you use it on other people, ie "I want you to X'. In some uses it might be a abit feminine
何か言ってほしい！ 'I want you to say something'!

[MiSs L.E]

anyone know how to say " Colorful"
like "Colorful ryokan"
(colorful is the name ><)

[15;;1/2]

What does the name "Akiya" mean? (used by a female)

[Tamago86]

What does the name "Akiya" mean? (used by a female)

There are quite a few ways to write akiya in kanji...so if you really want to know the meaning you need to show the kanji for it..in any case I'm going to guess it's 秋谷, which means 'autumn valley'

秋 (aki) - fall, autumn

谷 (ya) - valley

谷 is usually pronounced 'tani' alone or 'koku' with other kanji but in this name it can either be read ya as in akiya or tani as in akitani

[EJ007]

girl: hajimemashite, X desu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu

eldery: kocchi koso

OK?

isn't 'kocchi koso' same as 'kochira koso'?

[Nana]

anyone know how to say " Colorful"
like "Colorful ryokan"
(colorful is the name ><)

It would just be カラフル (KARAFURU).

[Tamago86]

isn't 'kocchi koso' same as 'kochira koso'?

yup, the elderly don't really have to worry about talking polite to people much younger so they can just use the more slangy version...and old people tend to string all their words together anyways

[MiSs L.E]

It would just be カラフル (KARAFURU).

is that all one word? and also, if its the name of the hotel, would it be ryokan karafuru or the other way around? (ex. spanish)

yup, the elderly don't really have to worry about talking polite to people much younger so they can just use the more slangy version...and old people tend to string all their words together anyways

thanks!!!

[Nana]

is that all one word? and also, if its the name of the hotel, would it be ryokan karafuru or the other way around? (ex. spanish)
thanks!!!

Yup it's all one world. I'm not quiet sure what you mean. I think you're looking for "KARAFURU RYOKAN" (like the American Holiday Inn, the name first than the Inn.)


私はインを今訪問したい気がする。 漢字でどのようにRYOKANに書きますか???

[MiSs L.E]

thank you nana~~ ^___^ i get it now!! =DDDD

[Tamago86]

私はインを今訪問したい気がする。 漢字でどのようにRYOKANに書きますか???[/size]

旅館

[hiranojun]

konnichiwa. hajimemashite. i know i'm not good in japanese 'cause i'm still learning so pls. be nice. if only i could speak in coversational japanese with you here.

[j i w o n.]

I WISH I COULD LEARN JAPANESE... through korean lol.


you know how at school you learn how to write spanish as you learn to speak it and all taht stuff?
for japanese, would you learn in that way, too?

or is it better to learn to speak and then write?
or vice versa?

and is it really possible... to learn how to speak/write japanese online? lol

[Nana]

you know how at school you learn how to write spanish as you learn to speak it and all taht stuff?

If you're taking learning the language seriously...

I think it's best to learn every/most language that way. Also as you learn how to speak and write Japanese there'll be moments where you'll be like "Ohhhh so that's why, that makes sense" I think it's a lot harder learning the writing of Japanese after you've learned to speak it. I don't even know how it could be possible to learn how to speak it first without learning how to write it in the process. You'd have to use romaji than whenever you write something, and almost no one uses romaji except for lyrics.

I think you can learn and pick up a few things on the Internet but I don't think you can ever truley learn the language fluently.