Urgent help needed. Trying to reach member of my family.

Oldenbarnevelt · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hello,

I'm trying to reach a member of my family who has travelled to Japan but hasn't been in touch. He should have contacted us so we are somewhat worried and I would like to contact the Student House he resides in.

All I would like you to do is translate these simple English sentences into Japanese.

-I am looking for...

-I do not speak Japanese. I only speak English.

-Can I please talk to someone who speaks English

Please help out. Thanks!

By the way...please spell it out in English syllable. Watashi wa osaka desu ne etc.

MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldenbarnevelt

Hello,

I'm trying to reach a member of my family who has travelled to Japan but hasn't been in touch. He should have contacted us so we are somewhat worried and I would like to contact the Student House he resides in.

All I would like you to do is translate these simple English sentences into Japanese.

-I am looking for...

-I do not speak Japanese. I only speak English.

-Can I please talk to someone who speaks English

Please help out. Thanks!

By the way...please spell it out in English syllable. Watashi wa osaka desu ne etc.

vowel sounds:
a = ah papa
i = ee sound. e sound in "peter"
u= oo sound pool
e= e in pet
o= oh polar

-I am looking for:

"[NAME] wa imas ka"

-I do not speak Japanese.

"Nihongo wakarimasen"

-I only speak English. (though I don't think you'll need this)

"Eigo dake des."

-Can I please talk to someone who speaks English

"Eigo o wakaru hito imasu ka"
"Eigo o wakaru hito kudasai"

Good luck!

Oldenbarnevelt · (#3 (**permalink**))

Thx man! Still a few hours to go before the Japanese sunrise so thx for the lightning fast response.

MMM · (#4 (**permalink**))

Please keep in mind that right now it is 12:30AM in Japan.

EDIT: Ah, you know that.

Let us know that you found him/her.

Oldenbarnevelt · (#5 (**permalink**))

So I wrote down the sentences and recited them to the best of my abilities. Must have made some serious errors cause they didn't understand a goddamn thing. After numerous repititions on my side and some costly minutes, I got a man on the line who spoke English. He assured me my cousin had indeed arrived. Told him that he should tell my cousin to contact his relatives but God knows whether he understood that.

Word of advice to all you Japanophiles: Learn Japanese...

Thx again for all the help. In the end it got the job done.

MMM · (#6 (**permalink**))

Good to hear. Glad it worked out OK...

Powermad147 · (#7 (**permalink**))

MMM is a better mod than all the real mods, neh?

MMM · (#8 (**permalink**))

Don't go saying that!

TheUnknown · (#9 (**permalink**))

^ya, we gotta keep it in our heart

Powermad147 · (#10 (**permalink**))

T_T...Sniff...undewstoowd...aw be a good bwoy