--- In [email protected], "Fred Kemp"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hiya ! Boku wa Blue Leaf !
>
> (in case the kana doesn't display perfectly, I have typed out the
> roomaji next to the kana)
>
> 1.) If I wanted to say "Japan's finest" or "Japan's greatest",
would
> I say ??????????ê ¨nippon ichi)?
That's correct. (I can't read the Japanese part.)
> 2.) I had seen the word ?????I?????????l (oresama). Now, I know
this
> means "I,me", but would this be considered more informal
than ??????
> (ore)?
No. "Oresama" is an arrogant form "ore", used in sentences
like "Oresama no iu toori ni shite ireba iinda." (You just do what I
say.) As you know, "sama" is usually used after someone else's
name, but this one is used after "ore" (I, me), so you know how it
would sound when someone actually used it.
> 3.) Does anyone know of any movies released in America with
Japanese
> subtitles availible?
> EX. Kill Bill Vol.1, Kill Bill Vol.2, Empire of the Sun
Sorry. Can't help you with this one.
> 4.) If you wanted to address someone as "Master", would
> ????????t????????l
> (oshishousama) be more common than ?????E°? (sensei)?
No. "Oshishousama" is not a common word, at least in modern Japan.
Use "sensei" at all times--you can't go wrong with it.
> (These last two questions are just out of curiousity)
>
> 5.)(This is for those who have been to England)
> ?????E©p?????}?????????Ù'????E©p????????????Ù'?ÖE?s?????????????
Æ'???????E¢Ü'???????B
> (Daieitoshokan ka daieihakubutsukan e itta koto ga arimasu ka.)
> (Have you gone to the British Library or the British Museum
before?)
The translation is correct. The Japanese is correct, but I would
say "Daieitoshokan ka daieihakubutsukan e itta koto WA arimasu ka."
> and 6.)(For those who have been to China)
> ????????????Ì'????E¢???Ì'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'?s
> ?????????????Æ'???????E¢Ü'???????B
> (Banri no choujou ka kokyuuhakubutsuin e itta koto ga arimasu ka.)
> (Have you gone to the Great Wall of China or the Palace Museum*
> before?)
The answer is the same as above.
Kamui
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