"Pardon us for the interuption"←Could you change this sentence in particular "pardon, interuption" into other expressions? I have a image that the word "pardon" is only used by one word "Pardon?"

And also could you change "price-conscious" into other expressions?
Thank you! : )

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"Pardon us for the interuption"←Could you change this sentence in particular "pardon, interuption" into other expressions?  I have a image that the word "pardon" is only used by one word "Pardon?"

And also could you change "price-conscious" into other expressions?
Thank you! : )

cafinironi · Accepted Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“notice” is just like “information” or “info” or “warning” or “announcement” given to you by someone.
it just means... “thing that tells you some information”
“i got a notice about the noise. you’ll have to be quieter, travis.” (they got a paper saying they’re too noisy)
“there’s an announcement on when the song will start.”

for my example:
“please excuse us for the unwanted announcement.”
“please excuse us for this info that you don’t want.”

for scarlet-HEART’s:
“dear sir, we know that you don’t want this notice. sorry/please forgive.”
“dear (person), we know you didn’t ask for this info, so we’re sorry.”
or something like that.

hope this is hepful!!

amura-a · Answer

Usually I’ve seen this being used:

Sorry for the interruption. / Sorry for the inconvenience.

cafinironi · Answer

“pardon” is the same as “excuse” or “forgive” or “i am/we are sorry”
and is often used like “pardon me/us/them/him/her”

“interrupt” means “stop someone one from doing something” in a very broad way, so there are a lot of synonyms.

so the sentence could be rephrased as:
“sorry to stop what you’re doing”
“please forgive us for suddenly asking”
“please excuse us for the unwanted notice”

“price-conscious” means “aware of the price of something” so someone who is “price-conscious” thinks about how much they spend, and also try to spend as little as possible, and save as much as possible.

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
i would say the ( ) stuff is like “the bracketed words” or “the words in the brackets”

“excuse us” is like “forgive us” and “let us apologise” is just “let us say sorry”
so maybe... i don’t know the nuance, but maybe
“please excuse us” 「恕してください」「許してください」and maybe 「すみません」
“please let us apologise” 「謝らせてください」
maybe. i don’t completely know, but yeah.

hope it helps regardless!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“regardless” means “anyway” “anyhow” kind of like ignoring things. like no matter what. nothing will change it.

“i like all cats, regardless of their fur.” (fur colour doesn’t matter to the person. they like all cats.)

“regardless of who comes near, this dog will always bite.” (it doesn’t matter/isn’t important who comes near the dog. the dog will bite anyone who goes near.)

“my mum is a great person, regardless.” (here, “regardless” means “no matter what” because it has an implied “... of ~~~”. so this person is saying that people can say bad things about their mother, but it won’t be true. their mother is still great.)

“regardless of how old you are, you should always be careful.” (no matter how old you are. it doesn’t matter how old you are. your age doesn’t affect it. etc.)

hope this explanation is helpful!! i tried to make it good ^^’

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
oh, so in my case the “regardless” means, “even though i probably made a bad answer” like “regardless of whether my answer was good or not”

so like a “i hope this helps, even though it could be a bad answer” kind of thing.

what do you usually say in japanese instead of “hope it helps”? or do you just answer & leave it like that?

i would say “and (also)” instead of “then” in that case.

but yeah, cheers, hope it’s useful ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello!

ah, okay, i see! seems weird to me ^^’ ahha

“so, even more, we don’t have a direct translation for adding “regardless” to “hope it helps”. So we have to make indirect translations of it.”
just little edits! ^^ and the two “so”s are fine.
i can get most of the japanese! but i don’t know what 「ずれやん」means as a phrase. 「やん」is for emphasis, right? then what does the 「ずれ」part mean?

ahhh, ok, i see. so that’s what the translation would be, but it isn’t commonly used in japanese and seems kind of weird?

“and in japanese, you can express regret and deep regret” (if the second one is the stronger regret, then have them match in order)
eg.
“i have a cat and a dog, their names are whiskers and bingo.” good! whiskers is obviously a cat name, bingo the dog name (common english pet names)
but if you did them the other way,
“i have a cat and a dog, their names are bingo and whiskers” it sounds like the cat is named “bingo” and the dog is named “whiskers”. so if an animal has a name that isn’t common to their species, then it’d be hard to tell which animal is named what.

sorry if this is something you already knew!! i don’t mean to make you sound bad in any way ^^;

but yeah, there’s no way in written english to do that, that i can think of. other people might say differently. but i think it’s in the tone of spoken english, so it doesn’t really transfer to written. maybe adding the punctuation, which you did, so i think you did well

cheers! hope you’re having a good day

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
オッケー、今から日本語をちょっと使います！
こんにちはー、たかやさん！(漢字は何ですか？それとも、ひらがなで呼べばいいですか？)^_^

thank you for your explanation!! it seems like an interesting verb! i’d probably translate it (or shorten your translation) to “to go off-course” or “to deviate”

“actually, one of the reasons i... private pilot in an english-speaking country/area”

i don’t think “original” is the right word to use in the metaphorical sense.. maybe like, “to go in a different direction is not good, in other words, you shouldn’t deviate from the norm” or “from nature” or something.

“ever since i was born” is the right way to say it, but that phrase doesn’t work with “living” it’s more with actions.
“i’ve been playing violin ever since i was born!”
“he’s been speaking french since he was born.”

so i think, “i’ve liked in osaka, wakayama all my life” is better. i know of the kansai area! but there are so many areas and things in japan, ahha. 
i don’t think there’s any place in particular in australia where people speak kind of coldly. a lot of australians just slur words together, and pronounce vowels differently.

“you haven’t received your uni application results? when will you?” is better. but also “do you know when you’ll hear back?” is a little nicer, because it’s less... pressing. there’s less pressure to answer.
でも、いつ申請結果をもらうことを知りません　:/ ググれますので、後で見出します^_^
(丁寧語かタメ口か使っていいのを知りません^^’)

that park is so pretty, though! the flowers are really cute (but idk what you mean by, “in the end, out town is surrounded” ^^; sorry & idk taguchi or hotaru...... (hotaru... fireflies?))

but nsw is very big! about 800,000 km^2! lol

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
thanks for the corrections! ^^ & the info!

なるほど！ありがとう！^_^ 覚えておきます！
“And I think writing my name in Kanji is a bit of a hassle, so just call me “Takuya” or “たくや” (sorry if you didn’t need me to translate 面倒くさい)
but that’s fair enough! i’ll do so ^^

ah, i live in nsw, but i don’t live in sydney. otherwise i’d have said “sydney” ^^; because i agree, sydney is pretty big!
& i think saying, “but that’s so big!” is best. we usually don’t just use adjectives

ah, geometry is the wrong word! that’s a part of maths, like shapes and stuff, lol. geography is landscapes and maps and such. 
there’s not much around my area, really. except recently with the bushfires. i think most people here have cattle or sheep, or are tradesmen.

& of course, i’d be happy to help. what would you like help with?

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
oh!!!!! i’m so sorry! my name’s often spelled wrong, so i try to spell others’ correctly 😓

“There are bushfires in the U.S., too, and a many jet planes are being used to help put them out. I saw that in a magazine.” sounds better. 
yeah, we’re okay for now! it’s been going on for a while now, and i think it’s of a bigger scale than the u.s., lol. 
as for “〜しているそうだね” i would say, “it seems like you do ~~~ a lot, huh!” lol
eg. for your example, it doesn’t quite work, so i would say, “i heard that you pick your nose a lot!”
but for other times it’d work.
eg. “you dribbled on your pillow again???? seems like you do that a lot, huh!” (the “huh” is optional)

“And in Japan, bushfires never happen.”
アメリカよりもオーストラリアの方が乾燥ですがねー　:/ なので、この国は、、、、fire-friendlyだと思います。私に近い森林火災は21万以上ヘクタールの幅ですよ

not sure what you mean by “brothers is said by mother” or “in fact, i was often said that.”
but the rest:
“westerners live in dry places, so just a shower is usually fine, but japan has high humidity, so we/they take baths to get clean. ahh, but in osaka, people who are/live on their own just take showers.”
“実際に” i would say... “virtually” “practically” or “actually”

so yeah, no worries!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
i mean, other people spell my name wrong. like incorrect spelling. it’s “catherine” but it’s been spelled like “cathrine” “kathryn” “katherine” etc. etc. 
it’s also “what do you mean” not “what would you mean”

“my name” is the subject because i used a past participle verb. “is spelled”

“i ate the apple”
“the apple was eaten” 
both sentences mean almost the same thing, but the second one has no thing doing the action, so it could be done by anything/one.
i think this form is like the japanese “〜される”
so like, “i ate the apple” 「(私は)リンゴを食べた」
and, “the apple was eaten” 「リンゴが食べられた」
kind of thing.

“vanish” is very strange to use there. that means, “to disappear” “to not exist” and is also almost always an intransitive verb, a 自動詞, and is rarely used like a transitive verb/他動詞.
you use it when something goes away/disappears, very very quickly.

“she vanished around the corner.” (she ran very fast around the corner, you cannot see her now.)
“the bird vanished in the air.” (the bird disappeared very suddenly, very quickly.)
& transitive:
“the magician vanished the coins in their hand.” (the magician made the coins disappear very quickly.)

thank you for the corrections!! for the fires sentence, “the bushfire that’s close to me is over 210,000 hectares wide.”

ah, okay! yeah, that’s pretty unnatural. i think “my brothers and i are often told ~~ by our mother.” or “my mother often tell my brothers and me ~~.”

“for now” kind of means, “at the moment, but it could change soon.” or “temporarily”. maybe like 「とりあえず」 or 「一先ず」in meaning. or maybe just 「今は大丈夫です」 .

please quote the things you want me to explain 😅 at first i thought you meant, “it’s been going on for a while now, you dribbled on your pillow again” was one sentence that i said.
“it’s been going on for a while now” means “it’s been happening for a kind of long time.” “it’s been occurring for a while.”
“you dribbled on your pillow again” 「(あなたは)もう一度枕にドリブルした」kind of.

ah, okay! it’s hard to translate from japanese because i don’t know what the subject is. sorry about that!

“so it expresses that when i live by myself(or “when i live alone”) i only take showers and not baths.”

ya no worries!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
i think 「そんな感じ」「そんな事」「そんな物」would be like “that kind of thing”

so just “〜 kind of thing” is like 「〜のような感じ」「〜のような事」「〜のような物」

“i now understand ‘vanish’ and ‘for now’ fully from your good examples” would be better.
or “i now know the meanings of ‘vanish’ and ‘for now’ thanks to your good examples”
saying “knew” sounds kind of rude. as if you already knew the meaning.

i mean, like individually quote them. use these: “”
don’t say, please explain “(topic one), (topic two)” when you want me to explain “(topic one)” and “(topic two)” separately.
because “(topic one), (topic two)” sounds like you want me to explain that one thing. ^^’
if this is still confusing, i can try to explain in japanese, if you want.

“what do you mean by that” “what meaning/feeling does that phrase hold/convey” are good.

“no worries” is another way to say, “no problem” or “you’re welcome” or “it was nothing” or “it was no trouble”
“no worries” is like, “i don’t mind” “it caused me no trouble” “i was not worried”

so, yeah. hope it’s helpful for you! ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
maybe something like “i’ll be careful about that” “i’ll take note of that” maybe.

i’m sorry i made you feel bad in the other reply, & do feel free to keep asking them! but it just felt very one-sided (though i guess that’s also due to me not asking much ^^;) so i’m sorry i put a lot of blame on you. i don’t want to make you feel bad for wanting to learn. i’m glad you feel that my responses are helpful ^^

but i feel like the “〜してくれる” is not really translatable into english. it just keeps the same form. it can sometimes be “do ~~ for me” but that doesn’t really work here.

“I appreciate that. And, in return, I will always (be willing to) teach/explain Japanese and/or Japanese culture, or anything else.” would be best. & thank you ^^

“from now on” is good! and “from here on (out)” is good, & means the same thing
i almost fully understand the japanese, but i don’t get this bit: 「〜にはのってなさそうなこと」
i’d be happy to be a bilingual with you, too ^^
also, i didn’t mean to make you switch to formal japanese! so i’m sorry i made you feel the need to

and please, still feel free to ask more questions, even on the one where i was a little rude. i was a little upset at that time, so i’m better now ^^;;; i’m sorry i was so harsh

cheers!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
no worries! ^^ & thank you! i see what you mean.
“so it means content that is not written in textbooks.” is better. just the plurals changed.

as for “willing to” i feel like it’s similar to “be happy to”, so maybe 「喜んで」fits. my dictionary also says 「やぶさかでない」but also says that’s uncommon, so maybe the former’s better ^^

i think “バーン” would be “bang” but we don’t say, “open the door with a bang” (we do say “close the door with a bang” / “the door closed with a bang”)
and “bang” is also used when shooting guns.

so yeah, hope this helps!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
ahha, it’s only been one day, though, no? ^^ though i guess that’s longer than usual.

“long time no see”は正しいです。(”you”はないです)。でも、”it’s been a while”と”it’s been ages”と”i haven’t seen you in ages”も通常に使われると思います。最初の2つはformallyに使うですが、”ages”との2つはカジュアルのみです。(私には、他の人がそのようなフレーズを先に言う以外、どれも使いません^^;;;)

“few” works fine there! but because you used the plural, “people” you should use “know” not “knows.

maybe! maybe that’s the japanese equivalent... if that’s the case, would something like this make sense?
eg.
Aさん: Bさん魚食べないね
Bさん: えっ？？食べるんだよ！
would that be said? 🤔 
(also, after googling, i found out any verb can be emphatic in english, like the emphatic “do” ^^)

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
^^ hello! 
yeah! “ages” is either “a long time” (like hours/days/months/years, but it’s usually used to make the time sound a lot longer) or literal eras/ages, as in upwards of hundreds/thousands of years.

and thank you for the corrections!! ☺️ & also, “almost” is like “nearly” so it doesn’t work there in your sentence ^^’’
“your japanese is almost natural” is good!

so yeah! hope this helps and all that

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“almost” needs a state/adjective/verb after it, or a verb phrase thing.
“almost finished” “almost full” “almost blue” “almost resembles(looks like) a toad” “almost here” “almost have enough money” "almost standing"
etc.
and so bc “your japanese” is neither, it sounds weird. you can say, “almost all of your japanese is natural” though, because it’s got the pronoun after it.

as for “literal”
it is really just about the real/definite state of something.
eg. the literal meaning of “living room” is either a room that is alive, or a room that you live in. whereas the meaning it’s used for is room where people do things together, like play games and such. not just ‘live’
the literal meaning of ‘bathroom’ is room with a bath, but we still use it for rooms that only have a shower too.

so i guess ‘literal’ is the actual, real meaning, but sometimes isn’t the way something may seem to others. if that makes sense ^^’

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
no worries! you’re not late at all. i’d translate your message as, “I have to study for tests all month, so my replies seem late.” or “I have tests to study for all month, so my replies seem late.” or something along those lines.
the order isn’t strange, but the sentence itself is. i wouldn’t say, “this is true and how would you translate” ... i feel like you don’t need to say, “this is true”
but i guess if you really wanted to say it, maybe something like, “how would you translate this? (also that is the truth)” but even that feels a little strange.

“bc” is just short for “because”. sorry, sometimes i slip and use slang 😅

the format of that sentence is, “~~~ is 〇〇, but sometimes isn’t ***”
“sometimes isn’t the way something may seem to others” isn’t a sentence on its own. a sentence is the full thing. when it’s a piece of a sentence, it’s a phrase.

“i ate the toast for breakfast.” is a sentence.
“the toast for” is a phrase.

so the important phrase, “‘literal’ is the actual, real meaning, but sometimes isn’t the way something may seem to others.” can be:
“‘literal’ is the actual, real meaning. but it(the word ‘literal’) doesn’t seem the same to everyone.”
“but ‘literal’ can be understood differently by different people”
“but some people may take things literally when they shouldn’t”
“but the meaning different to the literal one isn’t understood by everybody.”
“some people might not know the not-literal meaning of something.”

“make sense” means “understandable”
“does that make sense?” = “do you understand?”
“it doesn’t make much sense to me” = “i don’t understand very well”
“oh, that makes much more sense” = “oh, i understand that a lot better”

“seem (to be)” and “looks (to be)” have very similar meanings.
but “seem” includes seeing, thinking, feeling, sensing, whereas “look” only refers to seeing.
“seem” also usually describes things that aren’t visual, like friendliness, happiness, etc. “look” can include these, though it usually only refers to visual info.
there’s also “sounds (to be)” which is only hearing, like from information you hear.

“seems like a good plan to me” ○
“looks like a good plan to me” × (unless it’s a written or otherwise visual plan)

“seems like a cute cat” ○
“looks like a cute cat” ○

“he doesn’t seem very trustworthy.” -> sensing from looks, actions, behaviour etc.
“he doesn’t look very trustworthy.” -> sensing from looks alone

“i mean, it seems like she knows what she’s doing.” -> again from behaviour, voice, etc. etc.
“i mean, it looks like she knows what she’s doing” -> only from looks.

“wow, it seems like a fun game!” from hearing about the game, from seeing things about it, etc. hearing about it on the news, reading about it, etc. 
“wow, it looks like a fun game!” only seeing gameplay, or a trailer or something.

hopefully this is in-depth enough ^^ just reply when you can! studying for tests and such requires a lot.

ところで！別の大学に受け入れられました ^_^ 今日は見出しました！新しい科目は2月23日に始まるので、すぐに本格的に勉強しますっ…でも、楽しむかどうかわかりません😅　テストさられるので。。。but i’m excited anyway ^^

hope your tests will go/are going/have gone decently!! ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“enjoy your new life” sounds very unnatural 😅😅 it sounds like i’m completely changing everything about my life, ahha. maybe, “i hope you enjoy your new course” or something ^^

1月20日に寮に生きれに大学へ戻ります^_^ 。。。？？去年行く大学は日本語の学科はありません; i changed university in order to study japanese officially ^^; sorry for the confusion

ah, i said, “見出しました” right? my dictionary says “見出す” is common 😅 sorry
i meant to say, “i found out (about it) today”

“does this make sense” sounds a lot better. kind of like “does this (paragraph) make sense” or “does this (explanation) make sense”
you’d have to say, “do these sentences make sense” if you wanted it to be plural ^^
でも、ありがとうございます！わかりました ^^ では、文章の末の「っ」はいつ使いますか？

“just” in this case, is a polite/nice thing, to ask for something or allow something. it has a similar feeling to the “only” meaning, though. like you don’t have to do any more than that.
so i’m kind of saying, “feel free to only respond when you have time” and like “don’t feel pressured to respond when you have no time”

oh!! i’m sorry, i missed a backspace. i meant to type 「テストされるので」like, “because i/it will be tested” ^^;;; “kind of weird” is good! but if you include the というのは　part, then maybe “this is kind of weird” “this kind of phrase is a little weird” are good.

“in-depth” is like “informative” “good information” “makes a lot of sense” “fully” “completely”etc.
so i mean, “i hope this is easy to understand” or “i hope this is thorough enough”

そうなんですか！ありがとうございます！では、文章のどこで使うか違いはありますか？それらの例文では、「みたい」はイ形容詞と使いませんから。
もっと例文くれられますか？^_^「みたい」「そう」「よう」が使われる例文ください。like which part of speech is used with each word meaning “seems”/“looks” 。名詞、動詞、イ形容詞、ナ形容詞ですね

でも、読んだものによると、「かわいい」などは「そう」と一緒に使いません。正しいですか？🤔　i read that in japanese, something can’t “look” like an adjective about something you see. like cute, pretty, etc. can’t have “そう” behind it.

“we only use nouns or adjectives, without putting them in sentences” / “... without putting them in a sentence” are better.
as for the translation, i would say, “conversely(逆に), if you say things like “それは、かわいいです。” “あれはかわいいです。” “私はおにぎりが欲しいです。” , it sounds like a translation or a robot.”
i don’t think there’s any way of showing the difference, in english, between 「かわいい！」and 「それはかわいいです。」(or the other examples) except through tone. but even then, the same tone can still have a different meaning. depends on the context, i think.
i also don’t know if you wanted me to try to translate the whole thing, or just that last sentence ^^; so feel free to ask if i guessed wrong.

cheers, and thank you, too!!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hi again! 久しぶりですね！（1/20日は間違った日付です。すみません。昨日、1/22日、キャンベラに引っ越す予定がありました。）昨日は引っ越すと思ったけど、寮の部屋が汚かったので、両親がスタッフに行って、家に帰りました。きれいになるまでキャンベラに行きません^^‘ 昨日前に、準備していたので、返信できなかったです。すみません！

i hope you’ve been well! and that your exams/tests went well.

it’s kind of just a weird thing to say. it sounds like something really big happened in their life, and they’ve changed a lot. something like being released from prison, escaping a bad/abusive relationship, or getting into the army or something. moving house (引っ越す) is less big of an event.

i have been there for a while, and am going back. i lived near the other uni almost all of last year, and am returning back there, but i am going to study at a different one. ^^ but thank you!

again, i’m nowhere near fluent in japanese, so my translation could be very wrong. i think 頑張る is hard to translate into english. it’s kind of like to persist, or do your best.
so for “テスト勉強を頑張っている”, maybe it could translate to something like, “i’m studying hard for my test” or (less naturally) “i’m doing my best in studying for my test”

when encouraging people/cheering people on (応援する) i think we don’t really say much. if it’s sport, maybe “go (name)!” or something. if it’s a test, “good luck” is common.
also, “struggling with studying for my test” is better than “struggling for my test”.

~~

i don’t know what you mean by “i cannot imagine and wonder why you went to there” sorry
“specifical” isn’t a word, and “literally” does not fit there. so “But it isn’t specific enough, so it would be better to say “去年試験を受けに行った大学は“ or “去年見学に行った大学は” ” would be a good way to say it ^^

also, i’m sorry, but it does feel like you don’t really read what i say ^^;;; 私の説明が長すぎて読まめなかったら、お知らせしてください。そうなら、2〜3つのコメントを喜んで書きますよ
i mentioned i said 「今日は見出しました」to mean, “i found out (about it) today” in my earlier reply. there was no entrance exam either ^^;; which i believe i also mentioned, lol. but yeah, i found out that i got in on that day! 授業は23日に始まります。

“would you mean that you found(見つけた) your entrance exam mark for that university?” makes more sense.

“if you find the number at the place where 掲示している=? the numbers of passed the exam, you can say those, but if and generally to say the former one is natural” i cannot understand what you mean by this, sorry!! could you rephrase what you mean?

~~

~というのは means “to say ~” but i freely translated the sentence.

“cute” and “pretty” were just examples, so i didn’t mean to imply that they are both translations of かわいい. i meant that i read that かわいそう doesn’t have the same overall feeling as other adjectives when そう is attached. sorry for the confusion!

you mentioned a phrase that’s more casual; do you want me to answer more casually? or

i also meant like how they match up with all of the words. which types of words are used with each of them. like an answer of “(part of speech) is used with (“seems/looks” word)” & example would be good! because that’s what i’m most confused about.

cheers & thanks!!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello. thanks for your corrections, and no worries about the late reply! Mine have been late too, so there’s no need to apologise!
i’ll head over & answer that question ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
ah, it means, “to go” but i omitted the place i went to.

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
"all right" or "alright" don't really mean the same as "it's all right" "it's alright"

the "alright" in "it's alright" is like 大丈夫 or "it's okay", or "you're fine", or "it's mediocre/not the best, not the worst."

"alright" on it's own would be like "gotcha", "okay", "i see", "understood", as well as like わかりました and よっしゃ, i think.

as for being natural:
Recently I found that "わかりました" can mean "alright".

But it can also mean "よっしゃ" and "it is all right (correct).

Is this correct?/Is this assumption correct?/Am I correct?

And are these sentences natural?/And are my sentences natural?/And are these sentences of mine natural?

so yeah, hope this helps!

cafinironi · Answer

the "alright" in "it's alright"

is the "alright" from "it's alright"
or "it's alright"の"alright"
the "alright" in that phrase.

kind of like saying, "the 'cat' in 'cat got your tongue?'"
just taking a specific word from a phrase.

"assumption", the noun form for "assume"

"your assumption that i like cats is wrong."
"the man made an assumption that was pretty racist."
"she'll keep making stupid assumptions until you tell her the truth"
it just means something that you have assumed.

as for かしこまりました, there isn't really anything. depending on the service, and what the customer says, it would differ.
but generally, maybe:
okay/certainly/no problem/not a problem/thank you/no worries 
are good?? this is kind of hard to answer, too 😅

hope it helps regardless!!

ah, no,my classes haven't started yet. they begin on the 23rd of february! i'll be doing languages & science, majoring in japanese & earth science. the two colleges on campus are very far away from each other though, ahha
i look forward to it, though!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
i mean, my dictionaries translate it to 仮定 or 推定 ^^

& i think "translates to ~~" is the best way to say that. "into" isn't needed, but it would work there.

"there isn't really anything" 
i mean, i don't think there's a good translation; a good english equivalent to かしこまりました.
伸ばす would be like "lengthen the sound" or "hold the sound" i think!

"regardless"
i believe i explained this one earlier, lol. on another question. but anyway
in this case, it's kind of like "i think my answer isn't helpful, but i hope, despite that, it is helpful."
or "i hope that despite my difficulty answering, it is helpful for you/hope that you understand my explanation"

"How will you spend your days now?" is better, i think.

thank you for the offer!! i'll ask if i have any questions ^^
i'm going to be preparing for classes! i'm brushing up on my japanese basics, but i think i'll mostly be shopping & going to the park a lot, along with preparing for classes. i've also been hanging out with a couple of friends lately :>

oh! so was your last exam today? or is the last one tomorrow? either way, i hope you did well!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
you made a lot of spelling mistakes in your responses this time😅 sorry if they’re just mere typos! i never really know...

!!also, if you don’t want me correcting all of your english, please let me know. i don’t want to be doing something you don’t want me to do ^^ !!

i think, “if we assume that he is right/correct, she is incorrect/wrong(or “has made a mistake”)” is good! 
(both “right” and “correct” are good, and “incorrect” and “wrong” are good. “uncorrect” isn’t a word)

yeah, i think え〜と is a good translation! but i feel it can also be つまり; “in other words”
i think another good english translation for え〜と is “well...” as in, “well, i think that’s a good idea.”
because “i mean” always relates to what was said before. and i don’t think “well” and “i mean” have the same meaning.
“I don’t really know, because I’m a stranger around here” or “I don’t really know; I’m unfamiliar with this area” are good translations for your second example.

“Oh, sorry! I asked you the same question again ... Would this sentence be natural? ... We express regret in doing something with this word.”

funnily enough, i think i’ve also answered that one before, for you lol.
but i think 〜してしまった is similar to “accidentally did (x)” or something. or just expressed in the tone.
eg. “Oh no! I left the window open!” or “Oops, I fell asleep early.” would have しまった, if it were in japanese. so i think there’s no real translation for it, but it is usually said with a regretful tone ^^ and sometimes you can add, “accidentally” but not always. that’s the best way i can describe it, i think!

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“despite ~~” is exactly the same as “in spite of ~~” so the “of” is omitted when you use “despite”, because “despite” is a preposition, and “spite” is a noun(in this case). and so they’re two different kinds of words, & so can’t be used with the same grammar as they are. you never use “of” with “despite”

“i think that this can be translated to どのような……” is better. and “the most polite” is the correct phrase ^^
“how are you spending your days now?” is also good! and “how do you spend your days now?” is okay, but it doesn’t feel right in this context, so i wouldn’t recommend it at the moment. it sounds a little like a movie line.
also, i don’t know what you mean by, “next polite” at all ^^;

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again, “i think this sentence can be translated to ~~” is better ^^ 
but yeah, i think that sounds good! i would have translated it to “それで、(or では、)最終(最後？)の試験は終わったの？” but i don’t know, lol.

cheers! i’m glad my responses are nice to read ^^ glad they’re not boring!! 
also sorry i didn’t write any of this, lol, i’m about to go to bed, and this answer was long ^^;

so yeah, goodnight!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
no. “this time” refers to the time right now. “at this time” has a broader meaning. it also sounds more formal/official. “this time” implies that there will be more times that happen. like if you go to your friend’s house a lot, the current or next time when you’re at their house will be “this time”
“at this time” means “right now” or just “now”

“This time I’ll beat Ben in smash bros!” (they have played a lot, this is one time of many games)
would this be 「今回こそスマブラにベン負かすよ！」?
“We cannot release the results at this time.” (can’t release the results right now)
and would this be 「現在は、結果を開示できません」?
cheers!

“sorry if they’re mere typos!”
so, i don’t know if those mistakes are just typos(misspellings) or intentional; i don’t know if that’s how you’re meaning to spell the words. “mere” is another word for “only” or “just”
“i never really know...”
just means “i don’t know” and that i can’t figure out if they are typos or intentional spelling.

“Please check out severealy to my English sentences anytime” → “Please thoroughly/critically check my English sentences all the time” (“severely” was spelled wrong, and also doesn’t have the right feel to it. it makes it sound dangerous)
“I also correct your Japanese do that.” → “I will also correct your Japanese as such” (“as such” kind of means “the same as I said before”. i can give more examples if need be)

“I always give you a same questions to uou accidentally!” → “I seem to always accidentally ask you the same questions!”

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i see! thank you!
i’d probably translate 迷う as “to hesitate” in this case, but it seems to have a lot of translations.
“I hesitated about which way I should go” “I hesitated to solve a problem I had to do”

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i see! i would say, “the second most polite” or “the next most polite (noun)” 
“the next polite” makes it sound like it’s the same level of politeness, or that it’s later in time.

but yeah, all good! ^^ hope this one helps, too!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello again! sorry for being a little late. yes, “currently” “at this time” and “at the present time” all have the same meaning.

“next one” or “the next one” are both unnatural. i don’t know what “one” you’re talking about ^^’ maybe just “next” is best!
“is “the next one” more natural saying?” → “is “the next one” a more natural saying?”
“in this case, it needs conjunction word like に” → “it needs a particle like に”
i don’t think “conjunction” is the right word to use here. i would probably just use “particle” because conjunctions are words like “and” “but” “because”; they link sentences together.
“In this case, to add conjunction word is the one can be felt weird.(←would these sentences natural?)” → “In this case, using a particle would make the sentence feel weird/unnatural. (is this sentences natural?)”
but these explanations are very helpful! ありがとうございます！

あっ、ところで、質問あります。「ありがとうございます」と「ありがとうございました」はどう違いますか？「〜ございました」が過去形であることがわかっていますが、英語では「thank you」のみが使われるので、どんな場合に使うかわかりません。教えてくださいね！

“You said ‘severely’ makes dangerous.”→ “You said ‘severely’ makes it sound dangerous.”
“Could you please tell me that more specifically with some examples?” → “Could you please explain further with some examples?”

“severely” stems(comes from) the word “severe” which means very bad/intense, or strict/serious/important(but like a bad important). it’s also used when there are really serious wounds on people, like if a person is “severely injured” then they have very serious injuries. 
examples:
“She’s been severely injured. She needs immediate medical attention.” (really badly injured)
“You will be punished severely for your actions.” (strict/strong/harsh punishment)
“That consequence sounds kinda severe. Are you sure?” (harsh/strict consequence)

“would it to use “mention” natural?” → “would it be natural to use “mention”?”
“say” “mention” or “mentioned” all are fine! they would all work in place of “said”

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“as such” also kind of means “in itself” or “in kind”
i googled it because it’s very hard to explain, and i think i am wrong in how i used it. it seems that “in kind” is a better phrase to use instead of “as such”..... sorry!

regardless, here are some examples with “as such” (with the correct usage) and some with “in kind” (what i should have used):

“such as”:
“he was a curious cat and, as such, explored everywhere in the house.” (“such” referring to “curious cat”)
“the baby was small, but she had big eyes, making her the favourite. as such, she was given more attention than her brother.” (“such” referring to “the favourite”)
読んだサイトによると、この「such」は名詞をしか指しません。名詞がない場合は、使いません。
例えば
“the cat was curious and, as such, explored everywhere in the house.” → as what? (needs to be a noun.)

“in kind”:
“If you treat me well, I’ll treat you in kind.” (i’ll treat you well, too) 
“Sydney banned all vegetables from Melbourne, and Melbourne responded in kind, banning all vegetables coming from Sydney.” (responding in the same way by banning)

“Plus why would the word “anytime” less natural than the word “all the time in the above sentences?” → “Plus why would the word “anytime” be less natural than the phrase “all the time” in the above sentence?”
“any time” is like a “feel free to do this” kind of thing. like i should correct sometimes, or all the time, depending. “all the time” implies that you want me to correct everything. i’ve made a drawing demonstrating this, too ^^
so yeah, “any” is like any that something happens, it could be once, three times, eight million, or all the time. all the time is just that; at every point in time.

“And please forgive,permit me to make the same questions accidentally to you!” → “And please forgive me when I ask you the same questions over and over again!” (“over and over again”は必要がありませんが、これとの方が自然です。)
sure ^^ we’re both learning! it would be rude of me to not forgive, i think.

“I hope you spend a good day and learn much things about Japanese.” → “I hope you have a good day, and learn a lot about Japanese.”
“much” is for uncountable things, or things that are difficult to count (bread, rice, rain). “a lot” is for both countable and uncountable (people, grass, buildings, oil), and often used for concepts or actions. “many” is for countable things (cats, pens, blades of grass, lamps).

興味もあります。たかやさんは、大学で英語の授業に入っていますか？それとも、自分で英語を勉強していますか？

cheers! i hope you enjoy learning lots about english! ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477
hello! & thank you.

“would it to use “mention” natural” is an unnatural phrase, as the phrase, “would it to use” is very unnatural. “would it” has to be followed by “be”, and then by an adjective, i think. or “would” can be followed by the gerund of a verb. 
eg. 
“would it be safe to assume that’s wrong?”
“would using a pen work?” 
etc.
this is because “it” in “would it” refers to the action mentioned later in the question (in the first example’s case, “it” refers to assuming.)

“forgive,permit me to make the same questions” is also unnatural. 
“forgive me to do (x)” is just unnatural, as forgiveness is done after an action, and this makes it sound like you want someone to forgive while you do something.
“permit me to do (x)” is natural, but doesn’t work in this circumstance. it sounds like i should encourage it, lol ^^’
“make questions” is not grammatically correct. “ask” is the verb that’s used with questions.

i don’t know what you mean by “are there any other cases that uses like that expression” at all, sorry.

“Your Japanese correction” → “Correction of your Japanese” (former sounds like the correction is owned by me)

also, when i asked the question in japanese, you didn’t answer ^^’’’’ is there a reason? or?
& thank you for the corrections!

“The other Japanese of yours are very natural!” → “The rest of your Japanese is very natural!”

“The baby was small, but she had big eyes, making her the favourite. As the favourite, she was given more attention than her brother.”
“As she was the favourite, she was given more attention than her brother.”

“In particular, “as such” part.” → “In particular, the “as such” part.” 
“Are these my sentences natural?” → “are these sentences natural?” or “are these sentences of mine natural?”

“I hope we could learn a lot of things to day too!” → “I hope we can learn a lot today, too!”

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“Plus I feel somewhat weird to this sentence” → “Plus I feel this sentence is somewhat weird:”
“Because two gerunds “drawing”, “demonstrating” lasts.” → “Because there are two gerunds, “drawing” and “demonstrating””

actually, in this case, neither “drawing” nor “demonstrating” are gerund verbs. “drawing” is a noun in this case. a drawing is just something someone drew. and “demonstrating” here, is what the drawing is doing. the drawing is demonstrating what i am trying to say.

similar to “i saw a frog eating grapes” where “eating” is not gerund, it’s something the frog is doing.

“In the end, in the words, would you mean that it is strange to use the word “things” as the word “concepts?” → “Regarding the end of your explanation, would you mean that it’s strange to use the word “things” instead of “concepts””?

no, i wouldn’t say that. the correction was more about your use of “much” rather than about “things”.
the sentence could have been, “and learn many things about Japanese” or “and learn lots of things about Japanese.”

no, classes start on the 24th. it’s orientation week right now ^^

cheers, and hope you have a good one!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
ah, no worries! i don't want you to feel pressured to reply immediately! so that's all good ^^ 
also, "late" isn't a verb, so you could say "So I'm sorry, I'll be late in replying." instead

& thank you!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477

“Cannot we always emphasize the word ‘specifically’? So would the phrase ‘more specifically’ always less natural? Or omly this case?”
↘︎“Can we not emphasize the word ‘specifically’? Would the phrase ‘more specifically’ always be less natural? Or only in this case?”

“more specifically” just sounds strange to me. sort of like “more well” or something. There are plenty of adverbs that can be used like this, but “specifically” doesn’t feel right with that grammar.
maybe something like “could you be more specific, and give some examples?” would be a good alternative way to word it.
i think “specifically” has a slightly different meaning to “be specific” though it’s hard for me to think of what that difference is.

by “strict” i mean that it’s a strong punishment, and kind of not easy to get away from. i pretty much just used it to mean the same as “harsh”; that the consequence was big & not good, and the person who will make the consequence happen is strict.

isn’t the grammar for let(or make) someone do something the 〜させる conjugation?
so then, like “allow/permit me to make mistakes” would then be like “間違えさせてください” or something?
or is 許す just more common to use?

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it’s understandable for sure, but i would be questioning how truly native someone is if they say something like “my these sentences” or “these my sentences” if it was on purpose. ^^;; it just sounds really strange to have two determiners after one another. 
“english native speaker” is okay to say! but “native english speaker” is better.

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Are Takaya taking class of English at univercity? Or are you studying that by yourself?
↘︎Are you taking English classes at university? Or are you studying it by yourself?
(you say ‘is (name) doing x?’ but not when you’re talking to the person. university has an s, not a c)

I took a unit of English at the first, second grade, but our department doesn't focus on that. 
↘︎I took a English units in my first & second grade, but the department doesn’t focus on that.

so it was easy and not done hardly.
↘︎ So it was easy and not very thorough/standard/professional.
(“hardly” means ‘not very’, and doesn’t mean ‘in a hard way’)

My English is like my prfile, to get a aircraft certificate in English speaking country, in studying pharmaceutical sciences, webcites of english have much information, in particular infection, 
↘︎”My English is like my profile” →(your english... your goals for english? reason for learning english? “my english is to get a certificate”, doesn’t make much sense ^^; and the japanese doesn’t provide much explanation there, as i would have translated that differently)

↘︎My...??... is to get an aircraft certificate in an English speaking country, and to study pharmaceutical science. English websites have a lot of information, in particular about infection. (or ‘diseases’)

(also, ‘English websites have a lot of information, in particular about infection’ is natural, but it feels like an unfinished sentence; like there should be something more after ‘infection’
like, ‘English websites have a lot of information, in particular about infection, so I want to be able to read and understand it.’ or something like that.)

I want to be able to speak English because I have been studied that from elementary school. 
↘︎ So I want to be able to speak English because I have been studying it since elementary school.

From these reasons I'm studying English by myself. 
↘︎ So I’m studying English by myself.

And these days, I met a Japanese-American at medical translation class. 
↘︎ Recently, I met a Japanese-American in a medical translation/interpreting class.

Sometimes when we meet, we do a small talk! I'm asking much about various things!
↘︎ Sometimes when we meet, we have small talk! I ask a lot about various things!

And if you write long sentences Japanese like introduction like I don't know. I will correct those into natural ones too! : )
↘︎ And if you write long sentences in Japanese, like an introduction or something, I will correct those too! : )

ok! thanks ^^ i’ll think about something i can write about for you to correct. i have nothing at the moment, lol.

but yeah, as always i hope this is helpful! cheers

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello! ^^
“Sorry for a late reply”
↘︎”Sorry for my late reply”

no worries about the late reply. it’s all good. i’m super sorry for mine also being very late.

“Because we feel that you make mistake on purpose and you want people to forgive yourself.”
↘︎”Because it feels like you’re making mistakes on purpose and want people to forgive it.”

“So in such a case”
↘︎”So in a case like this”
↘︎”So in that case”

i see!! thank you very much ^^ i can see how it would work like that

“Btw does the word ‘more’ always less natural to decorate adverb like ‘specifically’?”
↘︎”Btw does the word ‘more’ always seem/sound/feel less natural to add to adverbs like ‘specifically’?”

‘more’ kind of depends, i think.
it can be used with nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. noun: “more people” adjective: “more blue” adverb: “more slowly” verb: “run more” (in a verb’s case it must be after the verb). 
after googling it, it seems like “more specifically” is a grammatical phrase, and so it doesn’t make it an adverb. it just means to be more specific in something.

eg. “my cat, bruce, is a shorthair, more specifically, a british shorthair.” (british shorthair being a type of shorthair)
“the harbour bridge is a famous place in australia, more specifically in sydney.” (sydney obviously being in australia)

so that’s likely why i felt it was unnatural. hope this helps!!

“In Japanese, we use that word ‘more’ like below.”
↘︎”In Japanese, we use ‘more’ like below.”

“How was your first class?” is the most natural, but “How are your classes going?” feels like it would be the best way to ask it. 
「入学式」を聞いたことがありませんので、どんな答えがいいかもわかりません^^’’’’「entrance ceremony」？？英語ではこの文は意味がないと思うので。orientationの式という意味ですか？説明してくれば嬉しいです！
私の授業は、うまくいっていると思います！日本語の授業で話すべきですが、とってもゆっくりしましたので、少し気にしました。宿題はボイスの録音しないといけないが、自分の高低アクセントが心配されます^^’ でもいい練習ですね。。。たかやさんは英語をよく練習しますか？クラスメイトと話すのを覚えていますが、その方以外は？答えなくてもいいです^^

as for your handwritten messages, i haven’t typed them this time. please let me know if you would like me to continue typing them out! and if you write any dense kanji, please type them out too ^^ it’s hard to read sometimes if the strokes are too close. i’m too used to typed, lol. so far they’ve been ok, though!!! thank you for also writing out answers

thank you, and i hope you’ve a great day ^^

cafinironi · Answer

& the jp one :>

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
that’s fair. no worries!!

ah, when i write questions in jp, please also answer those. 「入学式」という言葉は本当にどういう意味かわからないので ^^”

「日本語の授業で話すべきですが、とってもゆっくりしましたので、少し気にしました」
i meant like “i have to talk in the jp class, but i’m very slow so it worries/worried me a little.”
would 「日本語の授業で話さなればなりませんが、私が遅く話すのでちょっと心配します」or something similar be better? :o

i see!! thank you for all of your corrections!
ah. what about your english speaking/listening abilities, then? or are you mostly interested in the written side of english?

i’ve also made a twitter just a little bit ago, so i’ll be sure to follow you on it!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“it’s like sayng people like bullying say... or proud people say”
↘︎ “It’s like what bullies say... or proud people say.”

oh, ok!! i see, thank you for the corrections!!

i worry about that because it makes the class finish quicker, if i can’t think of what to say, and i feel like it makes the person i speak with also at a disadvantage :/
like, because i’m slow, it takes longer for me to answer, and so there’s less chances to practice it! kinda

& that’s fine! i can’t practice speaking online either, at the moment

btw, are you going to be finished editing soon? ^^ lol

形! i see! thanks!!

ah, also, thanks for answering my other questions!! but please, if i ask it in jp, i would very much appreciate if you also answer in jp!! ^^ i do ask it in japanese for a reason, lol. but yeah, thank you!!!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
“Sorry! It might be 言い過ぎ(over) above to say that bullies and proud say.”
↘︎ “Sorry! It might be an exaggeration to say that bullies and proud people say that.”
“I should just have said”
↘︎”I should have just said”
what do you mean by rigid? rigid is like hard & unchanging, or hard to change.

“i worry about that because it makes the class finish quicker, if i can’t think of what to say, and i feel like it makes the person i speak with also at a disadvantage”
so i’m slow at talking in japanese, so it takes a long time for me to respond, and the classes finish before i can finish the work. and i feel like because i’m slow, the person/people i speak with also can’t finish the lesson because i can’t keep up. does that make more sense?

& thank you!! ^^

1/2

cafinironi · Answer

2/2!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello!! just asking, is that all? is it done? & also, am i to respond to your writing by writing on them, or by typing? ^^
cheers!!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
ok! no worries ^^ can you from now say when you've sent everything? so i don't accidentally reply early or anything :>

mm!! i can do digitally! i didn't buy a printer lol, i got a drawing app on my ipad, so i'll be able to do it on there!!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
ok! this will take a while, haha. bare with me!
i still don’t know what kind of image you’re trying to make ^^’’ how would you say it in jp? i can try to find a good way from there :>

thank you for the translation!! why did you say “to translate もし〜 is not natural”? i don’t think i would have used もし anyways haha

“Is the person that you talk with Japanese?”
↘︎ “Are the people you talk with Japanese?”
“I think that it’s important that you make ready for what you’ll say there before, and record that Japanese sound when you talk with.”
↘︎”I think that it’s important to prepare & think about what you’ll say beforehand, and record their voice when you talk with them.”

nope! they’re classmates, so they’re also learning. the teachers are japanese, but we don’t really do conversations with the teachers in japanese. there’re too many students lol

i think i would translate “いつでも力になるから” as “i’d always be happy to help you!”
words of encouragement are hard haha. there are stock (basic) phrases that people use, but they sound fake/insincere a lot. but i suppose phrases like “you’ll get there (eventually/in the end)!” or “i reckon you’ll do fine” are ok!

ごめんなさい！！通話あまりしたくないです。自分の顔、口でも撮ることは好きじゃなく、少し不快な感じがします。でも、私の手下記の写真にも理由書きました。たかやさんの提案よりも役に立たない(“less useful”をどうやって訳すかわかりません^^’)が、この方から学べると思います!!
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p.s. i kind of changed my mind, haha. i might be ok with sending video clips. but maybe just of the mouth ^^ sorry for the contradictory(saying the opposite things) messages!! ^^;;;;;

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english says: 
“yeah! when i write my name fast, it looks like that, haha” 
and at the signing part, says “like at the end of letters. when you sign, “from ~~”. what you wrote sounds like you were saying “from catherine”

cafinironi · Answer

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corrected “be” to “have”
(“In English, “そういえば”, “ところで” are thought to be the same meaning as “by the way”
↘︎ “In English, “そういえば”, “ところで” are thought to have the same meaning as “by the way”)

i wrote “try to keep it straight” next to your writing of “virus” ^^

“huh” is like asking for confirmation or agreement in this circumstance, kinda like “hey” or “right?” but has more certainty; you’re pretty sure it’s correct.
eg. A: The exam is on Monday, huh.
B: Yup
or
B: No? wasn’t it on Tuesday?
A: Oh! You’re right. It is.

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“is this “o”? if yes, the tops should be closer.”
“i just rewrote what you were trying to write before. ^^”

“nice :)”

“i’ve been using 丁寧語 up til now. are you saying i should use plain form from now?”

“ah! yes. but i didn’t know it was informal!”

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woooooooooo!

so i noted your “haven’t” looked a little weird. the one you added “cool!” too, lol. the “a” looks like an s.

at the bottom, it says “almost! but i see your other ones are good.” i accidentally drew a line over it haha sorry

anyway! 以上です！done! hope these help!! ^^ as always
cheers!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello! no worries as always. sorry for my short reply, i haven’t had time to write lately, but i’ll do my best to do it soon ^^

“I understood your thoughts”
↘︎”I understand”

however, i wanted to ask, regarding the writing stuff. you’ve been correcting in a way that makes me confused whether i should be using です ます or plain form ^^;;;;; i don’t know when it’s appropriate/ok to drop the ます or です from a sentence

& thank you very much for your corrections! they’re very helpful, as usual!

also, i have no idea what バレット means, sorry about that!!! ^^’

& for your final message:
“you need not it literally, you can translate it like you refer in daily life.”
↘︎”you don’t need to do it literally, just everyday language is fine.” (you can say “you need not do it literally” but that sounds archaic/really really old)

i’d probably translate that as “I think something we could do is what Kate and I have been doing; sharing unlisted Youtube videos.” or something like that

cheers!! hopefully i’ll have time to write soon ^^

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hello! finally i’ve had enough time to write ^^

“I forgot it, but she said that she went to that college of maybe Merborn.”
↘︎”I forgot it, but he said that she went to that college, maybe in Melbourne.”
“Do you learn by online now?”
↘︎”Are you learning online now?”
“I memorize that you’re studying various things like earthquakes and Japanese so on though.”
↘︎”I remember you said you’re studying various things like earthquakes, Japanese, and so on.”
i don’t know many unis/colleges in melbourne, so i definitely don’t know any that sound like バレット^^’’
you can see for yourself! just google anu (or australian national university); that’s the one i go to. i think it’s a little difficult, but not too bad

“You refer it’s less natural”
↘︎”You mentioned it’s less natural”
so i think “understood” “got it” etc. only work like that when they’re on their own. if they’re in a sentence, it makes it sound like you did understand, but now you don’t
eg.
a: “i said i like cats”
b: “i understood that part. but then why did you bring up hyenas?”
(so b understood something that a said, and then the next thing a said made b confused. if that makes sense)
if it doesn’t, you might just have to remember it somehow ^^’’

“If you are, what do you say in this flow, situation?” - i don’t know what you mean here, sorry.
“Today I read that it stops to send newspaper not degitcal because of Covid19.”
↘︎”Today I read that they’re only making digital newspaper copies because of COVID-19.”
i’m good though! i think australia & canberra are getting better. the last new covid case here was on the 6th i think, but before then there were maybe none! so it’s definitely dying down a little now. i hope it doesn’t spike anytime soon ^^” how about you? & your area?

& here’s my writing!
(also, sometimes it’s a little hard to read your handwriting due to quality, would you be able to use one of the photo-scanning apps that’ll make the contrast bigger? like what i’ve done to my image this time ^^ if you can’t, that’s ok too! it’s been 98.9% readable so far)
cheers!

cafinironi · Answer

@iwamoto4477 
hey! haha
still editing? ^^

Scarlet-HEART · Answer

@iwamoto4477

Unwanted
=Something that is not wanted
=ほしくない (もの)
⏩ if you said that something or someone is unwanted you mean that you do not want them or that nobody wants them.

出る
=to go out/to come out
=to leave/exit
etc

Scarlet-HEART · Answer

@iwamoto4477

EXPLANATION OF THE NOTICE:

Dear Sir, I know that you don't like/want the appearance of this notice. So SORRY!!......

You were working, suddenly this notice came up and you really did not want it. Here this "notice (on your picture)" is the UNWANTED NOTICE.

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@iwamoto4477

Do you know the meaning of WANT?

If something is UNWANTED, then it means it is NOT WANTED!!

"Pardon us for the interuption"←Could you change this sentence in particular "pardon, interuption" into other expressions? I have a image that the word "pardon" is only used by one word "Pardon?"And also could you change "price-conscious" into other expressions?Thank you! : ) Vedi una traduzione

Usually I’ve seen this being used:Sorry for the interruption. / Sorry for the inconvenience.

@iwamoto4477 Unwanted=Something that is not wanted=ほしくない (もの)⏩ if you said that something or someone is unwanted you mean that you do not want them or that nobody wants them.出る=to go out/to come out=to leave/exitetc

@iwamoto4477 EXPLANATION OF THE NOTICE:Dear Sir, I know that you don't like/want the appearance of this notice. So SORRY!!......You were working, suddenly this notice came up and you really did not want it. Here this "notice (on your picture)" is the UNWANTED NOTICE.

@iwamoto4477 Do you know the meaning of WANT?If something is UNWANTED, then it means it is NOT WANTED!!

@iwamoto4477 hey! hahastill editing? ^^

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"Pardon us for the interuption"←Could you change this sentence in particular "pardon, interuption" into other expressions? I have a image that the word "pardon" is only used by one word "Pardon?"

And also could you change "price-conscious" into other expressions?
Thank you! : )

Usually I’ve seen this being used:

Sorry for the interruption. / Sorry for the inconvenience.

@iwamoto4477

Unwanted
=Something that is not wanted
=ほしくない (もの)
⏩ if you said that something or someone is unwanted you mean that you do not want them or that nobody wants them.

出る
=to go out/to come out
=to leave/exit
etc

@iwamoto4477

EXPLANATION OF THE NOTICE:

Dear Sir, I know that you don't like/want the appearance of this notice. So SORRY!!......

You were working, suddenly this notice came up and you really did not want it. Here this "notice (on your picture)" is the UNWANTED NOTICE.

@iwamoto4477

Do you know the meaning of WANT?

If something is UNWANTED, then it means it is NOT WANTED!!

@iwamoto4477
hey! haha
still editing? ^^