Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[MMM]

None of these are sentences.

溶ける雪
Thawing snow

踊る雪
Dancing snow

Hope that helps...

[manfan]

Originally Posted by MMM

None of these are sentences.

溶ける雪
Thawing snow

踊る雪
Dancing snow

Hope that helps...

They are clauses, aren't they?

It helps.

Thanks

[MMM]

Yes, I think that is the right term. Noun clauses. It's hard to be totally accurate when you have such different grammar systems, but I think that is the right word.

[kIyo]

Originally Posted by 82riceballs

yep, i'm taiwanese! よろしくね。

Thanks for answering my question (<-日本語で何と言いますか。）

私の質問に答えてくださってありがとうございました。 （formal）
答え、ありがとう。(informal)

再見　(・ω・)ノ

[rosaline144]

I will be meeting the manager of a japanese bookshop to hopefully get a work experience placement soon.. It might be subject to interview.. so I want to learn some really polite japanese (I don't know much of Japanese used in business) to introduce myself/say goodbye/other phrases etc..

I heard that "Watashi wa ____ to moushimasu" is politer than "watashi wa ___ desu"
and that "Mata o-me ni kakareru hi o tanoshimi ni shite imasu." [I look forward to meeting you again] is a good phrase. Also "O-tsukaresama deshita".. & "O-saki ni shitsurei shimasu" when leaving before another co-worker.

Are there any other things I can learn like greetings to co-workers and customers? I also would like to ask the manager.. "What uniform will I have to wear?" (heheh.. that is if I get the placement *fingers crossed* )

[MMM]

"What uniform will I have to wear?":
Donna seifuku wo kiru koto ni narimasu ka
どんな征服を着る事になりますか。

[rosaline144]

Originally Posted by MMM

"What uniform will I have to wear?":
Donna seifuku wo kiru koto ni narimasu ka
どんな征服を着る事になりますか。

Arigatou gozaimasu. =]

[Rovian]

How do I say 'for (a number) of weeks' in Japanese?

____ for one week.
____ for two weeks.


EDIT: Thanks enyafriend

[enyafriend]

____ for one week.
____ for two weeks.

いっしゅうかん に(ishuukan ni) 一週間にfor one week
にしゅうかん に(ni shuukan ni) 二週間にfor two weeks
さんしゅうかん に(san shuukan ni) 三週間にfor three weeks

[82riceballs]

1. what's the difference between
-naide and
-nakute

i know that u use naide for kudasai (wasurenaide kudasai), but i'm not sure what "nakute" is. i'm pretty sure they're both "continuative" forms of "nai".

oh wait, is "nakute" from "arimasen" or soemthing?

2. why is that after nouns, there is sometimes a "no nai" or a "no something else"
e.g. はずのない、かけがえのない、しまうのなら、etc.

3. 不思議なくらい- can someone break this down & translate it? I think it means "it's so wonderful". (fushigi na) + (kurai), but what's "kurai"?

4. what's 数えきれぬ？ i know that kazoe = number, but i don't get the rest. (btw, it's from the song "Jewel Song" by BoA.)

5. can someone help me with translating this:
諦めるよりも辛いよ (Giving up is more painful than)
「失くすこと」に慣れちゃ (getting used to losing)
何もしない後悔より (???????????????)
…いっそ　打たれてたい (i'd rather be punched)

thanks in advance