Forum: Japanese Language

Hello, I'm not sure if anyone remembers me. I got scared away when the site swtiched ownership (?), but I noticed that at least some of the old people stayed behind, and that made me feel better. My questions are, 彼に殺して欲しかった how would you translate this? It's completely throwing me, and...

I love how everyone is very helpful and eager to spread the 日本語 joy. However, some of the repeating answers have gotten a little annoying. For example, in the gakusei thread, the question was answered with the same answer numerous times. This is not necessary. While it may be good to show off...

LavaBug and I have talked about modding a little bit and have noticed something: Sometimes, people try to "show off" their Japanese skills. While I think it is wonderful and fantastic that people can understand a difficult language, there is a time and a place to "show off" and prove your...

This game is very common and well known, especially in Japanese language forums. So, here it is for your enjoyment! The first person starts with a word. ねこ　(neko, cat) the next poster makes a word starting with the last character. ねこ　－　こんにゃく　（konnyaku, jelly stuff) then the poster...

I'm stuggling with a doujinshi I'm translating and I'm proud to say that I've translated so far a quater of the doujinshi. It's a Naruto yaoi doujinshi and right now I'm trying to translate this sentence that Sasuke is saying to Naruto. Half of it I get, but even though I know what the words mean...

"...soushite, kare wa tengoku, kanojo wa chi datta..." Is this how you would say, "... and then he was heaven and she was earth..."? Also, what is the common word for "earth" anyways? I have no clue and I don't think I should rely on a dictionary with too many different words for "earth"...

I should get my own subforum for this.... XP With the ~なさい　form, is there a way to make it negative? For example if I wanted to say something like "Don`t do that" is to say something like "Don`t do that" is that even possible with ~なさい？ Is, for example, ないなさい possible? Thanks again.

I'm actually starting to learn some japanese with some turkish and 4 other langs. o.o I'm trying though:cool: I go on xat alot which gets me used to tons of different types of lang. I have learned some words in japanese so yayz for me:cool:I can finally chat to people in the lang.

Hello! There is an auction that I am following on yahoo auctions japan, but I cannot read it. Could someone tell me if this auction is for the figure shown OR if it is just for a photograph of said figure. Time is of the essence! Thanks :D ...

Okay, well I've been learning Japanese on and off for a little while, and since I'm a song writer I thought it'd be neat to try and write a few verses of my songs in Japanese. However, I'm not sure how correct I'm getting, since I only know basic sentence structure and I've been using an online...

I have been Lightly Studying Japanese ( Self Study) For the past Couple months, I have gotten decently far at least to my accord ^^ >.>.. Anywho been wondering about Secondary/Post Secondary Japanese Classes Lately. For my Senior Gr.12 year I was thinking of Transferring to the only School in...

Hello folks, Every now and then when I do lyrics or shows, I run into phrases I just don't get. Some time ago, it was 「そうこなくちゃ！」　 I googled and found "Now you're talking!" So far so good. Now here's another one, mind helping me out? ここぞって時 or ここぞという時 Ex. 「プレゼント渡そうと思ったのに…。

What words have you learned since getting into anime? List them and their definition as you know it. Examples: Baka: Stupid Hentai: pervert or adult cartoons Ryoko: Demon Caller

hey, I speak japanese, wanna chat? konnichiwa, kimi wa hanashi tai desu? (P.S If you can type or use a translator for japanese, I'll talk that way)

Thta's interesting, what's written on this awatar? ?

I'm working on a script, and the episode title is short and simple, but I'm not quite sure what would sound best in English. ある愛のデデデ I think it's that 'Aru Ai' part that gets me. Literally, isn't that something like 'Certain Love'? But 'Dedede of a Certain Love' sounds odd, to say the least....

I want to get rosetta stone, since it:s supposed to be good, but what would you recommend I use/do?