Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by CrimsonNataku

"Are you free on saturday afternoon?"
Doyoubi no hiru wa hima desu ka.

"Can i ask you out for lunch?"
Isshou ni, hirugohan o tabe ni dekakemasen ka.
(It's not exactly the same, but this would be the best thing to say.)

umm... sorry if i keep on doing this like this but i was reading the thread from page 1 to keep up... perhaps you can help me the word order of the sentence... to improve my vocabulary. thank you.

dyoubi no (?) hiru wa (?) hima (?) desu (are) ka (japanese question form)
lol, it seems that the only word i know is 'are'

isshou ni (? [and also when do you have to use the particle (if it is a particle) 'ni']) hirugohan o (lunch, or maybe i'm wrong?) tabe (to eat?) dekakemasen (?) ka (i know this one already... )

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by Kuroneko

You are correct with your words

But "who is she" would be

Ano kanojo wa dare desu ka?

what does 'ano' mean and when do you have to use it?

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by samokan

Suiyoubi no yoru ha hima desu ka? Yokattara isshoni ega wo mimasen ka?

Konya ha hima desu ka ? or it would be more polite and nice way to say as
Konya ha ojikan ga arimasu ka?

waaaaaaaa.. okay they are all words i dont know... except for the desu....

suiyoubi no = ?
yoru ha = ? (is 'ha' a japanese particle also? why and when do you use 'ha'?)
yokattara = ?
isshoni = ?
ega = ? (wo?)
mimasen = ?

konya ha = ? (the 'ha is it like 'wa' ?)
hima = ?

ojikan = ?
arimasu = when do you use this word?

sorry....

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by samokan

hitotsu --> one
sekai - world
ichi - one
ai - love

thus : one world , one love

why not ichi sekai, ichiai
when to use the word sekai? is it like "FIRST"? or you only use that word when using the word 'one' at the beginning of the sentence?

thank you so much for translating by the way.

[whatsmyname]

is this correct:

すみません、えご　が　わかりますか
わたしの　なまえは　章　です。

is it correct hiragana?
sumimasen, ego ga wakarimasu ka?
watashi ga namae wa akira desu?

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by Kuroneko

Thats noting compared to "I need to study"

Benkyoushinakerebanarimasen (thats one word not a phrase)

since it's with 'en' doesn't it mean, i dont need to study? otherwise you'd say, benkyoushinakerebanarimasu. ?

whew, what a word... i said it without breathing.

[Eomer]

Hi, Whatsmyname.

Originally Posted by whatsmyname

umm... sorry if i keep on doing this like this but i was reading the thread from page 1 to keep up... perhaps you can help me the word order of the sentence... to improve my vocabulary. thank you.
dyoubi no (?) hiru wa (?) hima (?) desu (are) ka (japanese question form)
lol, it seems that the only word i know is 'are'

isshou ni (? [and also when do you have to use the particle (if it is a particle) 'ni']) hirugohan o (lunch, or maybe i'm wrong?) tabe (to eat?) dekakemasen (?) ka (i know this one already... )

doyoubi= Saturday, hiru= daytime, the particle "no" is a possesive particle and works very much like "'s". eg. Chris's bag = kurisu no kaban.
Hima = Free time.

土曜日の昼は暇ですか。
doyoubi no hiru wa hima desu ka?
Are you free Saturday daytime?
(lit. As for Saturday daytime, is it free time?)


issho (ni) = together (with). (note. the particle "ni" has at least 6 or 7 different meanings, don't worry about it just learn them as you go).

hirugohan = lunch
o = particle which marks an object (eg. kuruma o kaimasu = I will buy a car, nani o nomimasu ka? = what will you drink?)

tabe = this is the "masu" stem of the verb taberu (to eat) with "ni" like that it means "for eating" (or something like that).

dekakemasen = I won't go out, when you add the particle "ka" it becomes "won't you go (come) out?"

一緒に昼御飯を食べに出かけませんか。
issho ni hirugohan o tabe ni dekakemasen ka?
Won't you come out for some lunch with me?


”what does 'ano' mean and when do you have to use it?”

あの
ano
that
(when talking about something away from both you and the person you are talking with).

Originally Posted by whatsmyname

waaaaaaaa.. okay they are all words i dont know... except for the desu....

suiyoubi no = ?
yoru ha = ? (is 'ha' a japanese particle also? why and when do you use 'ha'?)
yokattara = ?
isshoni = ?
ega = ? (wo?)
mimasen = ?

konya ha = ? (the 'ha is it like 'wa' ?)
hima = ?

ojikan = ?
arimasu = when do you use this word?

sorry....

suiyoubi = Wednesday
no = (already done this one..)
yoru = night
ha = ? (is 'ha' a japanese particle also? why and when do you use 'ha'=see below)
yokattara = If it's good/o.k.
isshoni = (this one too)
eiga = movie (wo?) ("wo" or "o" they're both the same.)
mimasen = won't watch. (again, with ka = won't you watch?)

konya = tonight
ha = ? (the 'ha is it like 'wa' ?) yes, same as "wo" and "o". The o and wa are actually just to make pronunciation easier, when you write them in Japanese they'll have to become （は）"ha" and （を）"wo".

hima = (done this too)

ojikan = polite way of saying "time". The "o" is the polite prefix, "jikan" is time.
arimasu = when do you use this word? = this literally means "exists" or "is (there)" it's an intransitive verb which means you can't say "watashi ha orenji wo arimasu" coz it would read like "I'll exist an orange".. so you have to say "orenji ga arimasu" or "There is an orange" (lit. An orange exists)

so..
水曜日の夜は暇ですか、良かったら一緒に映画を見ませ んか。
Suiyoubi no yoru ha hima desu ka? Yokattara isshoni eiga wo mimasen ka?
Are you free on Wednesday night? If it's ok shall we watch a movie together?
(Lit. As for Wednesday night, is it free time?, if it's ok, won't you watch a movie with me.)

Originally Posted by whatsmyname

why not ichi sekai, ichiai
when to use the word sekai? is it like "FIRST"? or you only use that word when using the word 'one' at the beginning of the sentence?

一つ
hitotsu
one (this "one" is used when counting tangible things, sometimes a counter is used instead)

for example, at the bar
生ビール一つ。 or 生ビール一本。
nama biiru hitotsu　or nama biiru ippon.
1 beer. 1 bottle of beer.

Originally Posted by whatsmyname

is this correct:

すみません、えご　が　わかりますか
わたしの　なまえは　章　です。

is it correct hiragana?
sumimasen, ego ga wakarimasu ka?
watashi ga namae wa akira desu?

this would be:
すみません、えいごがわかりますか
わたしのなまえは章です。
no need for the spaces when using Japanese characters, and the い was missing from えいご。

is it correct hiragana?
sumimasen, ego ga wakarimasu ka?
watashi no namae wa akira desu.

Originally Posted by whatsmyname

Thats noting compared to "I need to study"

Benkyoushinakerebanarimasen (thats one word not a phrase)
since it's with 'en' doesn't it mean, i dont need to study? otherwise you'd say, benkyoushinakerebanarimasu. ?

whew, what a word... i said it without breathing.

When saying "have to" in Japanese you have to say "if I don't, it'll be bad (lit. won't become good)

so..
勉強しなければなりません
benkyoushinakerebanarimasen
Lit. If I don't study it won't become good
I have to study.

(btw. if you want a quick "casual" way to say " I gotta do ~(whatever)" you can just say.. for example "tabenakya" = I gotta eat, "kaeranakya" = I gotta go home..)

if you wanna say "I don't have to study" it's..

(私は)勉強しなくてもいいです
(watashi ha) benkyoushinakute mo ii desu
Lit. If I don't study it's ok.



well, I really hope that helps

Regards,
Eomer.

mou sugu nenakya!

[whatsmyname]

Originally Posted by Eomer

Hi, Whatsmyname.


doyoubi= Saturday, hiru= daytime, the particle "no" is a possesive particle and works very much like "'s". eg. Chris's bag = kurisu no kaban.
Hima = Free time.

土曜日の昼は暇ですか。
doyoubi no hiru wa hima desu ka?
Are you free Saturday daytime?
(lit. As for Saturday daytime, is it free time?)


issho (ni) = together (with). (note. the particle "ni" has at least 6 or 7 different meanings, don't worry about it just learn them as you go).

hirugohan = lunch
o = particle which marks an object (eg. kuruma o kaimasu = I will buy a car, nani o nomimasu ka? = what will you drink?)

tabe = this is the "masu" stem of the verb taberu (to eat) with "ni" like that it means "for eating" (or something like that).

dekakemasen = I won't go out, when you add the particle "ka" it becomes "won't you go (come) out?"

一緒に昼御飯を食べに出かけませんか。
issho ni hirugohan o tabe ni dekakemasen ka?
Won't you come out for some lunch with me?


”what does 'ano' mean and when do you have to use it?”

あの
ano
that
(when talking about something away from both you and the person you are talking with).



suiyoubi = Wednesday
no = (already done this one..)
yoru = night
ha = ? (is 'ha' a japanese particle also? why and when do you use 'ha'=see below)
yokattara = If it's good/o.k.
isshoni = (this one too)
eiga = movie (wo?) ("wo" or "o" they're both the same.)
mimasen = won't watch. (again, with ka = won't you watch?)

konya = tonight
ha = ? (the 'ha is it like 'wa' ?) yes, same as "wo" and "o". The o and wa are actually just to make pronunciation easier, when you write them in Japanese they'll have to become （は）"ha" and （を）"wo".

hima = (done this too)

ojikan = polite way of saying "time". The "o" is the polite prefix, "jikan" is time.
arimasu = when do you use this word? = this literally means "exists" or "is (there)" it's an intransitive verb which means you can't say "watashi ha orenji wo arimasu" coz it would read like "I'll exist an orange".. so you have to say "orenji ga arimasu" or "There is an orange" (lit. An orange exists)

so..
水曜日の夜は暇ですか、良かったら一緒に映画を見ませ んか。
Suiyoubi no yoru ha hima desu ka? Yokattara isshoni eiga wo mimasen ka?
Are you free on Wednesday night? If it's ok shall we watch a movie together?
(Lit. As for Wednesday night, is it free time?, if it's ok, won't you watch a movie with me.)




一つ
hitotsu
one (this "one" is used when counting tangible things, sometimes a counter is used instead)

for example, at the bar
生ビール一つ。 or 生ビール一本。
nama biiru hitotsu　or nama biiru ippon.
1 beer. 1 bottle of beer.



this would be:
すみません、えいごがわかりますか
わたしのなまえは章です。
no need for the spaces when using Japanese characters, and the い was missing from えいご。

is it correct hiragana?
sumimasen, ego ga wakarimasu ka?
watashi no namae wa akira desu.



When saying "have to" in Japanese you have to say "if I don't, it'll be bad (lit. won't become good)

so..
勉強しなければなりません
benkyoushinakerebanarimasen
Lit. If I don't study it won't become good
I have to study.

(btw. if you want a quick "casual" way to say " I gotta do ~(whatever)" you can just say.. for example "tabenakya" = I gotta eat, "kaeranakya" = I gotta go home..)

if you wanna say "I don't have to study" it's..

(私は)勉強しなくてもいいです
(watashi ha) benkyoushinakute mo ii desu
Lit. If I don't study it's ok.



well, I really hope that helps

Regards,
Eomer.

mou sugu nenakya!

domo arigatou gozaimasu!!!
i took down some notes so that the new words will stick in my brain.

[yamashita]

hi what means

anata to chatto ii


?

do you want to chat with me or something like that??

[Eomer]

Originally Posted by yamashita

hi what means

anata to chatto ii


?

do you want to chat with me or something like that??

anata to = with you

chatto = chat

ii = this means good or "ok" and here is said like a question, so..

"ii?" = is it ok?

あなたとチャットいい？
anata to chatto ii?
Is it ok if I chat with you?.

はい、どうぞ