[bLufurBaLL]

this is kinda random.. but can someone translate this?


I keep getting this on this game.. >_<

[little mixed girl]

translation- "aha haahaha umm.... i don't know what i [should] say {in response to what you've just said to him/her}"

did you mean to say "kyou wa hontou ni samui desu ne" instead? haha I'm no expert though of course

i think honmani is osaka dialect... ??
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unchi....kekekeke

[putasmileon]

this is kinda random.. but can someone translate this?


I keep getting this on this game.. >_<

The kanji is a bit small, but from what I can read.. I think it says:

This song is (or some song that its referring to) an premium song. Please go to the home page to the music shop to buy credits.

Something like that. Somebody please clarify.

[bsu]

Can someone download this file and translate what the woman is saying? It's about 45kb big.

http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0WOY0TL...400M5N75XGNTKIB

- Thanks.

[little mixed girl]

^ it'd be easier for u to just post the lyrics...

i mean think about it, even with songs in english (my native lang) i mess up the lyrics cuz i can't clearly hear them....

you could also try www.animelyrics.com and see if the song is there...

[bsu]

^
Thanks but it's not a song. It's just a very short phrase, and it wouldn't be easier if I romanized it because she is speaking too fast for me to type it out. I can only get "Tamare! konokatkitsu" ..blah blah and even so I'm positive I made a mistake there.

[little mixed girl]

is that from an anime or something?
it sounds like "get back, with these hands i'll [something]" and the guy's like 'you...'

of course i am probably wrong

[bsu]

^
Thanks :] Makes sense. She was wielding a sword, getting ready to fYghT =O It's from a videogame, I recorded it off a video I downloaded. Thanks again.

[bLufurBaLL]

The kanji is a bit small, but from what I can read.. I think it says:

This song is (or some song that its referring to) an premium song. Please go to the home page to the music shop to buy credits.

Something like that. Somebody please clarify.

oh thx sooo much!
don't worry that makes a lot sense!

DAM IT WHY!!! TT_TT ... credit = real money .. TT_TT .. noo!!

[Alice]

Jyuuichi gatsu nijyuuni nichi, watashi no nihongo no tesuto ni owarimasu. Kyuujyuuichi baasanto desu. -__- Watashi wa kookoo no yon nensei seito desu. Rainen go nensei seito o narimasu.

[suzziee]

i think honmani is osaka dialect... ??
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unchi....kekekeke

ahhh.... i get it. *feels like an ass*
hehe while we're at it, is there anyone who's well schooled in the Osaka-ben to teach me what are the major differences to standard Japanese? Its not just a matter of accents right? I distinctly remember someone telling me there's a way to conjugate stuff in a different way or something....

Alice- well done for your test!

[Tamago86]

ahhh.... i get it. *feels like an ass*
hehe while we're at it, is there anyone who's well schooled in the Osaka-ben to teach me what are the major differences to standard Japanese? Its not just a matter of accents right? I distinctly remember someone telling me there's a way to conjugate stuff in a different way or something....

Alice- well done for your test!

Yes, honma in Osaka-ben means 本当

The very basics

だ　＝　やねん
だろう ＝　やろう
～ない　＝　～へん or ～ん

Osaka-ben

女やねん！ It's a girl!
ん～わからへんや、男やろう uhh I dunno..It's probably a guy

hyoujun (standard)

女だ！
ん～、分からん。。男だろう

Copula

好きです　－＞　好きやねん

Negative

できない　－＞　できへん
行かない　－＞　行かへん
書かない　－＞　書かん@
知らない　－＞　知らん
買えない　－＞　買えへん （or 買われへん）

@Standard dialect also uses (n) for negative, like you saw me use with wakaran above. Only osaka-ben uses ~hen though.


Get it? Sorry but my osaka-ben sucks, haha..One of my Japanese teachers was from Osaka so after class I made her teach me stuff like that. The grammar is the east part, the hard part is the word usage exclusive to people who speak Osaka-ben and the unique (cool sounding) accent. Even native Japanese who are born in Tokyo or somwhere other than Osaka can't pull a completely convincing accent off.

^ anou....."かっこい日本人彼を作る方法を教えてくれないの？？？　" to itta.....eigo de, "Could someone teach me how to make a cool japanese boyfriend" desu ka?! gomenne, watashi no nihongo ga mama desukara......tabun tsuuyaku ga chigaimasu

Nah, what mixedgirl said was right. You can also say 友達を作りたい、which is the same way we'd say it in English, "I want to make some friends". However when one gets a girlfriend, boyfriend or friends they usually say 彼氏できた！　彼女できた！　友達いっぱいできた！ instead of 作った (できる can also mean to spring or pop up, it doesnt mean "I was able to do a boyfriend" in this context)

[orangecake]

今朝、　起きたら　雪が　降って　いました。
けさ、　おきたら　ゆき　が　ふって　いました。
ｋｅｓａ　ｏｋｉｔａｒａ　ｙｕｋｉ　ｇａ　ｈｕｔｔｅ　ｉｍａｓｉｔａ．

屋根の上や、　庭の　植木の　上が、　うっすらと、　白い　雪に　おおわれて　いました。
やね　の　うえ　や、　にわ　の　うえき　の　うえ　が、　うっすら　と、　しろい　ゆき　に　おおわれて　いました。
ｙａｎｅ　ｎｏ　ｕｅ　ｙａ，　ｎｉｗａ　ｎｏ　ｕｅｋｉ　ｎｏ　ｕｅ　ｇａ，　ｕｓｓｕｒａ　ｔｏ，　ｓｉｒｏｉ　ｙｕｋｉ　ｎｉ　ｏｏｗａｒｅｔｅ　ｉｍａｓｉｔａ．

その映画見たことがないけど、聞いたことがある～　どんな映画ですか？

「Ｌｏｖｅ　Ｌｅｔｔｅｒ」はすごくきれいな映画。
岩井監督の作品は、「黒・岩井」「白・岩井」の二つに分けられるんだけど、「白・岩井」の代表作だと思う。

舞台は、小樽と神戸。
婚約者を雪山での遭難事故で失った女性と、その婚約者の中学時代の同級生の女性のお話。

hmm.....自分の「かっこいい」とあなたの「かっこいい」多分違う。。。
姿がいいし、性格もいいし。。。
タバコはまったくダメだ！
へへへ　日本ではタバコすっていない男性がいるかしら。。。

oh well...if all goes well then i'll be there by next aug and i can try myself

あはは。
そうだね。がんばって、日本でさがしてみて！
格好よくて、性格もよくって、タバコを吸わない男性は大勢いるよ。
最近、すごく増えたと思う。

逆に、タバコを吸う女性が増えたから、そのことに文句を言うおじさんがすごく多い。
男性だろうと、女性だろうと、タバコは吸わない方がいいと思うんだけどね・・・。

街中でタバコを吸える場所はどんどん狭くなってます。
条例（街の法律のようなもの）で、歩きながらの喫煙が禁止されてる場所も増えてるのに、まだ、街中を歩きながら吸ってる人もいて、マナーが悪いなと、すごく思う。

あと、特定の業界（芸能界とか）では、吸う人が多くて、吸わない人間の肩身が狭かったりする。
タバコの煙のことを、日本語で「紫煙（しえん）」というんだけど、狭い部屋の中で、換気扇をつけずに大勢の人がタバコを吸ってると、本当に、空気が紫色になるんだよ～。
びっくりした。

[little mixed girl]

most important osaka-ben?
"nandeyanen!??!"
i love it!

[orangecake]

Negative

できない　－＞　できへん
行かない　－＞　行かへん
書かない　－＞　書かん@
知らない　－＞　知らん
買えない　－＞　買えへん （or 買われへん）

う～ん。
難しいよね・・・関西弁・・・。
あのね、関西弁も更に街ごとに細かく分かれるのよ。

大阪弁、京都弁、河内弁（かわちべん）・・・とか。

で、「へん」を使うのは、どちらかというと、大阪弁より、京都弁。

大阪弁だと、「できん」「行かん」「買わん」だと思う・・・。

ただ、「へん」を使うと、ちょっと可愛い感じになるから、女の子は使うことが多いかも。
京都弁って、「はんなり」っていう形容詞をよく使われるんだけど、関西弁の中でも、ちょっと格が上って感じなのよね。
関西在住の友人によると、「京女（きょうおんな）」っていうのは、一つのブランドなんだって。

でも、最近はそれぞれの言葉の境目がわからなくなってるから、関西弁というので、ひとくくりにした方が分かりやすいかもね・・・。

[hannya]

Ahhh, Kyoto ni sunderu tomodachi ga watashi ni sukoshi no Kansai ben wo oshiemashta. Hontouni suki nan desu.

[Mimmy]

Sumimasen; this has nothing to do with the discussion but I have a question: Is it appropriate to buy your Sensei a Christmas gift? She's my professor at a community college, and she's so nice! She always brings us candy and stuff, and a classmate and I want to get her something. Is that appropriate though? She will be my professor next semester too. Not sure what to do, or what to buy her. Arigatou in advance!

(BTW, she is a Christian and celebrates Christmas so I don't think that will be a conflict)

[putasmileon]

Sumimasen; this has nothing to do with the discussion but I have a question: Is it appropriate to buy your Sensei a Christmas gift? She's my professor at a community college, and she's so nice! She always brings us candy and stuff, and a classmate and I want to get her something. Is that appropriate though? She will be my professor next semester too. Not sure what to do, or what to buy her. Arigatou in advance!

(BTW, she is a Christian and celebrates Christmas so I don't think that will be a conflict)

I don't see why not. I always did that for my teachers.

[orangecake]

みなさ～ん、こんばんわ～。

わたしは今日、和太鼓（わだいこ）奏者の林英哲（はやし　えいてつ）さんのコンサートに行って来ました。

めっちゃめちゃ、素敵でした！格好よかったです！！！

彼は世界中で公演したり、和太鼓の指導をしている人なので、もしも、彼の演奏を聴くチャンスがあったら、絶対、ぜえったい！聴いてください！！！

強力にオススメしますっ！

[orangecake]

Ahhh, Kyoto ni sunderu tomodachi ga watashi ni sukoshi no Kansai ben wo oshiemashta. Hontouni suki nan desu.

うわあ、ほんまに？
uwaa, honmani ?

関西弁が好きなん？それとも京都弁やろか？
kansai ben ga suki nan ? soretomo kyouto ben yaroka ?

京都は、ええところやねえ。うちもよく、行くんよ。
kyouto wa, ee tokoro yanee. uchi mo yoku, iku n yo.

お店に入って、店員さんに「おこしやす」とか言われたら、なんかどきどきするわ。
omise ni haitte, ten in san ni "okosiyasu" toka iware tara, nanka doki doki suruwa.


・・・・・文字で京都弁を書いてみたけど・・・ちょっとわかりにくいね。
京都弁の一番の特徴は、言葉のスピードと、イントネーションだとわかった。

ところで、質問。
�hannya� って、あの『般若（はんにゃ）』のこと？？？