Could Someone Please Translate This?

[gashunum]

Sorry if I created in wrong forum

Does anyone know the japanese for precious friend that is stated by alyssa in hime-omake (alyssa's episode) or stated by erstin in her letter to nina ?

Thank you.

[Quarkboy]

Originally Posted by gashunum

Sorry if I created in wrong forum

Does anyone know the japanese for precious friend that is stated by alyssa in hime-omake (alyssa's episode) or stated by erstin in her letter to nina ?

Thank you.

I can't be sure this is the exact quote, but "precious friend" is 90% likely to be "taisetsu na tomodachi"

[gashunum]

I know the taisetsuna tomodachi, but it doesnt sound like that, it sounds like kakeganai iritachi

[hooliganj]

I'm pretty sure you've got kakegaenonai (irreplacable). For the second half, I'm not certain, but it could be something like furunajimi (old friend).

[gashunum]

Yup its kakegaenonai thanks, but still not sure the second one, I think I also heard the phrase in konjiki no gash bell but not sure which episode

[Quarkboy]

Originally Posted by gashunum

Yup its kakegaenonai thanks, but still not sure the second one, I think I also heard the phrase in konjiki no gash bell but not sure which episode

Maybe "osananajimi" = "friend since childhood"?

[Furudanuki]

Two English --> Japanese questions:

#1 - What is the Japanese term for "fansub"?
#2 - I'm looking for a word or phrase that would be used to respond in a dismissive manner to a question whose answer is self-evident, or a comment that states the obvious. Not something truly venomous, but what an irritated person might say to a schoolmate, sibling or co-worker. For example: Question = "Hey, did you know that oranges are colored orange?" Response = "Well, duh!"

Thanks!

[raikage]

1. No idea -- I'm honestly not sure if people follow American shows in Japan to that degree of fandom. It would likely be a slang word, as well.

2. Hm...
Atari-mae might work (it means "obviously") but I would use a quick grunt of acknowledgment (you're listening, but you don't care enough to make a proper response). It's more of a body language and intonation response, just like it would be in English.

[WanderingKnight]

1. ファンサッブ！　(Nah, just taking a guess there )
2. Yeah, I think 当たり前じゃない？, said in an interrogative manner, would be the dismissive phrase you might be looking for.

[Quarkboy]

Originally Posted by WanderingKnight

1. ファンサッブ！　(Nah, just taking a guess there )
2. Yeah, I think 当たり前じゃない？, said in an interrogative manner, would be the dismissive phrase you might be looking for.

If you were a male speaking to another male, I think it would be closer to "Duh!" to phrase it 当たり前だろう！ It depends on how forceful you want to be.

[WanderingKnight]

Or maybe a straight and short 当たり前っしょう！, but the でしょう phrases sound more female to me.

I just remembered 当然だろう！　(touzen darou). That could also work, though it could sound a bit more formal, perhaps.

[Furudanuki]

Many thanks to everyone who responded to my question! Cookies for all...

[DingoEnderZOE2]

I would like to know exactly what is the big difference between the words "Suki" and "Ai".

I've always believed that when someone says "Suki da" It would translate into "I like you" and "Ai shite masu" would translate into "I love you". But then again there appears to be people who believes that expressing your feelings through the simple words "I like you" doesn't translate right and it should be translated into "I love you" instead which in turn gives "Ai shite masu" no mean in my opinion.

So can anyone explain exactly how the two are different and how they could be translated?

[WanderingKnight]

Well, in my opinion, "suki" is closer to the Spanish verb, querer, applied to a person. It can be directly translated as to want in English, but if applied to person, it conveys a much more intimate meaning than "I like you". However, if you want to see it in English, "suki" means strictly to like in English. Remember that it can be applied to things, too. "Ai" is seldom or never applied to things.

[Gaiarth]

It was explained to me once that using "Ai" put a lot more 'weight' behind a declaration of love, whilst using "Suki" puts less of a burden on the other person. Sort of the difference, in English, between saying you like/love someone and you adore them, maybe.

[Ewok]

好き still holds allot of weight, I would say it to my fiancé, but at the same time I could say the same thing about some of my other female friends - the context is very important.

[-KarumA-]

i had a question, i recently found a fan made site hosting fanart of GSD (mostly Shinn x Athrun art, no hardcore stuff)

however the site hosts a small fan made comic of 3 chapters i was wondering if someone could translate them.. but im not sure if it is allowed to be posted up (the pictures i wont post up in A-Suki) because of some adultery content..(not really hentai hardcore.. but still contains a sexual scene in the first chapter)

would it be allowed to post the link to the online viewable comic with a request on translation?

[Lord Raiden]

Originally Posted by xris

Wouldn't it be a good idea to state which language you wanted these to be translated into?

I would very obviously like this translated in Japanese. I thought that's all we were doing here. Just from Japanese to english, or vice versa. But since that's apparently changed, or no longer the case, I'll edit my original post to state Japanese as the prefered language to have this translated into.

EDIT: Done. For those who missed the original post, it's located here. Thanks.

[Newprimus]

For those with great knowledge of Japanese, how do you tell the difference between the written forms of grandmother and aunt?

[FatPianoBoy]

Different kanji:

Aunt: 叔母さん
Grandmother: お婆さん