Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[delacroix01]

There's a few questions I would like to ask today.

1. http://i.imgur.com/aJoHb.jpg
ダス〇ンも顔負けです
I'm trying to figure out the censored kana. Does anyone have any idea of what it might be? It doesn't seem to be a sensitive word here.

2. http://i.imgur.com/3Es97.jpg
I'm trying to find out the English name for this kind of confectionary. Is ビスケットサンドアイス the same as this one? Or is it different?

3. 千早さまが通いづらいのなら内部から変えていかねばと 思いまして
Can someone please tell me what it means when a verb in its negative conditional form is used with 思う like in the sentence above?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

There's a few questions I would like to ask today.

1. http://i.imgur.com/aJoHb.jpg
ダス〇ンも顔負けです
I'm trying to figure out the censored kana. Does anyone have any idea of what it might be? It doesn't seem to be a sensitive word here.

2. http://i.imgur.com/3Es97.jpg
I'm trying to find out the English name for this kind of confectionary. Is ビスケットサンドアイス the same as this one? Or is it different?

3. 千早さまが通いづらいのなら内部から変えていかねばと 思いまして
Can someone please tell me what it means when a verb in its negative conditional form is used with 思う like in the sentence above?

1. ダスキン
Google and find out what this company does. It should fit the context.

2. That is it.

3. It means "I think I must (verb)".

[Vinnythefox]

Once again I cannot understand the difference between these, sorry to bother you.

物静かな性格
or
静かな性格

I can only venture a guess that 物静か is a noun and 静か isn't a noun. I still can't see the difference between the meaning of the na-adjective form. Since 物静か has the kanji 物 on the front, I can only guess that it is as silent as an object.. but that is a far-fetched assumption.

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Vinnythefox

Once again I cannot understand the difference between these, sorry to bother you.

物静かな性格
or
静かな性格

I can only venture a guess that 物静か is a noun and 静か isn't a noun. I still can't see the difference between the meaning of the na-adjective form. Since 物静か has the kanji 物 on the front, I can only guess that it is as silent as an object.. but that is a far-fetched assumption.

Both are na-adjectives.

The 物 part of 物静か has nothing to do with "object". It is a prefix meaning "somewhat" or "somehow". It is only used with limited words, such as 物静か、物寂しい、物悲しい、物めずらしい, etc.

The difference between 物静かな性格 and 静かな性格 is very subtle. I would say that the former was preferred among better writers/speakers. The former puts a little more emphasis on the "composed" part of the personality while the latter says one is plain "quiet".

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

There's a few questions I would like to ask today.

1. http://i.imgur.com/aJoHb.jpg
ダス〇ンも顔負けです
I'm trying to figure out the censored kana. Does anyone have any idea of what it might be? It doesn't seem to be a sensitive word here. Alternatively it's ダスキン, a company that makes them according to Wikipedia.

2. http://i.imgur.com/3Es97.jpg
I'm trying to find out the English name for this kind of confectionary. Is ビスケットサンドアイス the same as this one? Or is it different?

3. 千早さまが通いづらいのなら内部から変えていかねばと 思いまして
Can someone please tell me what it means when a verb in its negative conditional form is used with 思う like in the sentence above?

The only thing I can figure for #1 is a misspelling of ダスティング (dusting) since she's holding a duster and talking about various household chores. Alternatively, ダスキン, a company that makes dust cloths, and this was done to avoid trademark infringement.

As for #2, the English is "ice cream sandwich." The katakana is ビスケットサンドアイス, an excellent example of 和製英語 in that it is a portmanteau of "biscuit," "sandwich," and "ice cream."

[delacroix01]

Thanks again for the great help, Kyle and masaegu

[EmmanuelC]

Hi guys. Are any of you free to have a look at my thread?

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/gene...eo-guitar.html

It's a guitar related video that I need help translating.

Thank you,
E

[Darnellrbts]

Hey it's me again the person who ask alot of questions lol. I have 4 sentences I made doing a practice from genki workbook. I just wanna make sure there right thx for the help.


1)きむらさんはねんせいですか。
よんねんせい。
2)きむらさんはせんこうですか。
れきしです。
3)きむらさんはなんさいですか。
じゅうきゅうさいです。
４）きむらさんはでんわばんごうですか。
よんさんのろくきゅういちななです。
Ps. They provided the answer but I had to form the question..

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by Darnellrbts

Hey it's me again the person who ask alot of questions lol. I have 4 sentences I made doing a practice from genki workbook. I just wanna make sure there right thx for the help.


1)きむらさんはねんせいですか。
よんねんせい。
2)きむらさんはせんこうですか。
れきしです。
3)きむらさんはなんさいですか。
じゅうきゅうさいです。
４）きむらさんはでんわばんごうですか。
よんさんのろくきゅういちななです。
Ps. They provided the answer but I had to form the question..

#1 きむらさんはなんねんせいですか。 You need the "nan" there to make it a question!
よねんせいです。 You need to end the sentence with です at this level of "formality." Match です with です.

#2 きむらさんのせんこうはなんですか。Your attempt says "Is Mr. Kimura an academic major?"
れきしがくです。 Your attempt used the word "history" as in actual history as opposed to "the subject history."

#3 correct!

#4 きむらさんのでんわばんごうはなんですか。
As for your answer, it's not a real Japanese phone number, and also there's some weirdish stuff about phone numbers that I can't remember off the top of my head and Google is failing me. Some of the numbers are altered slightly I think. But you got it right that the dash is pronounced の.

Your translation attempt says "Is Mr. Kimura a telephone number?"

You made the same mistake twice. I suggest you re-read how to use the particle の.

Of course, assuming you are speaking about Mr. Kimura or to him about himself already, you don't need to use the の at all, and can just leave きむらさん totally out of the questions:
でんわばんごうは（なんですか）？
せんこうは（なんですか）？

[Darnellrbts]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

#1 きむらさんはなんねんせいですか。 You need the "nan" there to make it a question!
よねんせいです。 You need to end the sentence with です at this level of "formality." Match です with です.

#2 きむらさんのせんこうはなんですか。Your attempt says "Is Mr. Kimura an academic major?"
れきしがくです。 Your attempt used the word "history" as in actual history as opposed to "the subject history."

#3 correct!

#4 きむらさんのでんわばんごうはなんですか。
As for your answer, it's not a real Japanese phone number, and also there's some weirdish stuff about phone numbers that I can't remember off the top of my head and Google is failing me. Some of the numbers are altered slightly I think. But you got it right that the dash is pronounced の.

Your translation attempt says "Is Mr. Kimura a telephone number?"

You made the same mistake twice. I suggest you re-read how to use the particle の.

Of course, assuming you are speaking about Mr. Kimura or to him about himself already, you don't need to use the の at all, and can just leave きむらさん totally out of the questions:
でんわばんごうは（なんですか）？
せんこうは（なんですか）？

Thx I will re-read the lesson on no particle, but if im talking to the person I dont have to put there name in the question, thats where i was confused.I was going to do it without the name but I thought I would be doing it wrong. Thx for the help it was much needed.