03-03-2010, 01:15 PM
I know this is probably not the type of answer you want... But...
If you do not speak Japanese, and are not really familiar with the language and it`s sounds - I highly suggest against giving a speech in Japanese. I would stick with giving the speech in English and then adding a word of congratulations in Japanese at the end. This will go over much more naturally and be appreciated by your friend and their family. If you were to give a long speech (which that would be for a language you do not know) you risk making terrible mistakes that can change meaning, embarrassing your friend, and making everyone else who doesn`t understand a bit uncomfortable.
If you do speak Japanese fairly well - put your attempt at a translation and you can get some help. Otherwise, really, I cannot express how uncomfortable this has the chance of making someone at a wedding.
If anyone is trying to find me… Tamyuun on Instagram is probably the easiest.
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