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Brad · (#1 (**permalink**))

It will be great if someone can help me to translate the following sentences to English. I guess it's a simple one

kore wa nan to I mas ka? e go deska?

Thanks a million!

Harumaki · (#2 (**permalink**))

How do you call this? (what is this) Is it English?

Brad · (#3 (**permalink**))

thanks Haru!

then what does it mean? Any special meaning?
I don't really understand..

How do you call this? I'm single because my parents-in-law don't have kids?

KyleGoetz · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Brad

thanks Haru!

then what does it mean? Any special meaning?
I don't really understand..

How do you call this? I'm single because my parents-in-law don't have kids?

No, the translation he gave is

Quote:

How do you call this? (what is this) Is it English?

. The in-law comment is his sig, not the answer to your quesion.
To make this more native English (Haru is a Dutch),

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What does this mean? Is it English?"

chryuop · (#5 (**permalink**))

That is why romaji is bad

I kept reading it これはなんといますか instead of いいますか and couldn't understand how "is this with what"? has a meaning (I was so stupid to think the error was いる instead of ある and not います instead of 言います duh).