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08-09-2009, 09:45 AM

I'm sorry, I didn't think that you would assume I'm referring to a textbook.

Singular words are easy enough to look up but I didn't know if the translation of "Nyu kaze" into "new wind" was actually correct. It seems to be, I just wanted to check with someone who may know. Like I said, it's rough and obviously not something you'd see in a textbook but as a Japanese word being spelled using the English alphabet, does it make sense? That's all I was wondering.

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08-09-2009, 01:20 PM

The transliteration of ニュー風 to Roman alphabet would be Nyu kaze. Pronunciation: New (unless you're from Noo Joizie) CarZe (the "ze" of "zest") - And yes, "new wind" (music?) would be direct; maybe "fresh breeze" as the nuance.


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08-09-2009, 01:54 PM

Isn't the standard word for new, 'atarashii'? Nyu Some call this fashion Japlish. There is Poglish too (Polish-English).
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08-09-2009, 09:57 PM

Quote:
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Singular words are easy enough to look up but I didn't know if the translation of "Nyu kaze" into "new wind" was actually correct.
On the top of that:

Trust your dictionary when it comes to simple word, not like "nyu kaze" when it has informal English loanwords. Disrespecting your dictionary is a grave insult to learning a new language.

Love your dictionary.


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