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07-11-2006, 10:15 PM
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translation please?
Could somebody help me with translation of attached kanji, please?
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Nagababa
ask for divine protection Ame no Murakumo Kuki Samuhara no Ryuo
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07-12-2006, 12:24 AM
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Re: translation please?
"Okage sama de."
Basically, it means, "Thanks to you" (as in, "Yes, my shodan test went well, thanks to you").
-- Jun
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07-12-2006, 02:14 PM
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Re: translation please?
Thanks, Jun!  |
Nagababa
ask for divine protection Ame no Murakumo Kuki Samuhara no Ryuo
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07-12-2006, 04:46 PM
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Re: translation please?
I have heard this most frequently as the "thanks" in the context of "how are you?" ... "fine, thanks":
"O genki desu ka?"
"Hai, genki desu... O kage sama de"
(not literal translations but colloquial translations)
Chris
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Last edited by cguzik : 07-12-2006 at 04:50 PM.
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07-12-2006, 04:54 PM
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Re: translation please?
The same basic translation of "thanks to you" that I provided applies in your example as well.
-- Jun
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07-13-2006, 02:09 AM
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Re: translation please?
Okage-sama-de...is not the only phrase expressing indebtedness to someone. Here is another one:
私が成功したのは君のお陰だ。
Watashi ga seikou shita no wa kimi no okage da.
I owe my success to you / I am greatly indebted to you for my success.
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07-14-2006, 10:25 AM
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Re: translation please?
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Peter A Goldsbury wrote:
Okage-sama-de...is not the only phrase expressing indebtedness to someone. Here is another one:
Watashi ga seikou shita no wa kimi no okage da.
I owe my success to you / I am greatly indebted to you for my success.
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Could you give us a little pronunciation help with this one, too, Peter?
Domo arigato!
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jon harris
Life is a journey...
Now, who took my @#$%! map?!
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07-15-2006, 02:13 AM
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Re: translation please?
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Jon Harris wrote:
Could you give us a little pronunciation help with this one, too, Peter?
Domo arigato!
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Hello Jon,
Actually, the use of kimi and the coloquial da indicates that you are speaking to a close friend. If you wanted to tell your teacher the same thing, you would say: Watashi ga seikou shita no wa Sensei no okage desu, with a short pause after wa.
What pronunciation problems are you thinking of particularly?
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