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MMM 01-15-2010 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CCSUCaboose (Post 795220)
Okay, I am trying to learn Japanese, but I am also trying to read the Japanese Book Of Mormon, not because I want too know what it says, but to help with my Japanese through reading it. I don't need to understand everything it, but I want to do this.

Knowing what your goals are makes it easier to help.

CCSUCaboose 01-15-2010 06:51 PM

Goody :D Hopefully you'll be able to

KyleGoetz 01-15-2010 08:28 PM

OK, so please type it in Japanese, share with us your attempt at translation, and we can help. That's how things usually go down around here.

CCSUCaboose 01-15-2010 09:50 PM

I did, look at the first post.

MMM 01-15-2010 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CCSUCaboose (Post 795252)
I did, look at the first post.

A translation is changing it from one language into another.

You just wrote the pronunciation of the Japanese characters. Without seeing the actual Japanese in Japanese there is no way to be sure about a translation into English.

KyleGoetz 01-15-2010 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM (Post 795254)
A translation is changing it from one language into another.

You just wrote the pronunciation of the Japanese characters. Without seeing the actual Japanese in Japanese there is no way to be sure about a translation into English.

Yes, this is what I meant.

Watch:
僕はさびしい
boku wa sabisii is a transliteration
I am lonely is a translation

Translations change language. Transliteration changes merely the writing system.

CCSUCaboose 01-16-2010 09:37 PM

Okay, so how can I write the hirigana and kanji out to you?

KyleGoetz 01-16-2010 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CCSUCaboose (Post 795374)
Okay, so how can I write the hirigana and kanji out to you?

There is a sticky that explains it on this very forum. Read it.

CCSUCaboose 01-17-2010 12:14 AM

Okay well I could only find out how to write katakana with my keyboard so I had to use a little Photoshop magic! Now, I found that the kanji for 'watashi' is what was used. But the book spelled it out 'watakushi' so I'm confused, but other than that... here it is:

The stuff surrounded in blue is the tiny hirigana they used next to the kanji to spell it out.

MMM 01-17-2010 12:20 AM

You didn't see this?

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...s-your-pc.html


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