Youdy 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Watashi wa baka na gaijin! Trying to learn some key phrases in Japanese for my trip to use on the snow already got the basic greetings down:P dunno how they will sound to japanese with my australian accent but anyone know of a website with a guide or just wanna give me the nearest translation of or anything else along these lines Which way to the terrain park? Any cliff drops we can check out? That was steezy! Which run has some nice kickers? When are you gonna come for a ride? Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Originally Posted By: Youdy Watashi wa baka na gaijin! i see. Quote: Which way to the terrain park? shoshinsha shamen wa doko desu ka? Quote: Any cliff drops we can check out? Onsen ni hairitai kedo, hadaka no mama wa hazukashii wa Quote: That was steezy! tofu ni butsukatte shinjimae! Quote: Which run has some nice kickers? Omae wa chikusanjo kara nigete kita no? Quote: When are you gonna come for a ride? teashi no waza wo oshiete kurenai? You can thank me later Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Youdy, I'd think twice before investing a heap of energy into learning these sentances by rote my friend. Oyuki, Having fun yet? LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: Youdy Watashi wa baka na gaijin! How do you live with yourself? Quote: Which way to the terrain park? Watashi ha koko ni irukagiri shinpai gomuyo desu Quote: Any cliff drops we can check out? Shakkin darake no seikatsu wo shiteimasu Quote: That was steezy! Watashi ha watashi narini, jinseikan wo motteimasu Quote: Which run has some nice kickers? Koshi ga itakute tachi mo suwarimo dekinai Quote: When are you gonna come for a ride? Sorewa setsumei suru mademonaku akirakana koto da Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Don't listen to them Youdy, they're pulling your leg! Link to post Share on other sites
axellieb 0 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hehehehehehehegggghhhh!! Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan Originally Posted By: Youdy Watashi wa baka na gaijin! i see. Quote: Which way to the terrain park? shoshinsha shamen wa doko desu ka? Quote: Any cliff drops we can check out? Onsen ni hairitai kedo, hadaka no mama wa hazukashii wa Quote: That was steezy! tofu ni butsukatte shinjimae! Quote: Which run has some nice kickers? Omae wa chikusanjo kara nigete kita no? Quote: When are you gonna come for a ride? teashi no waza wo oshiete kurenai? You can thank me later Link to post Share on other sites
modern_messiah 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 lol....I don't speak japanese (did it for 4 years in school but dropped it as soon as I was allowed to), but I wouldn't take these dudes translations seriously. Obviously we're all nice guys so they're not be a-holes, just having fun I can tell you one thing. 'Ski Lift' in Japanese is 'Skee Rift'. Given the reputation of Japanese people speaking English in popular culture I laughed my arse off when I read that. Just buy a phrase book and see where that takes you lol. The one I've got even has pick up lines in it! Maybe even see what Google can turn up? Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 M you must have the lonely planet Japanese book. I was cracking up with some of the Romance & Dating lines you can learn. I also bought another really good book that is full of everyday conversation and it is done in phonetic's. Lonely Planet dialogue book did come in very handy when we were lost in Otaru and about to miss the last train back to Kutchan. I had a Japanese friend teach me some essential Japanese - On later examination I would have probably been thrown in jail or insulted everyone I spoke to!!! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yes snowhunter! I have had that experience as well. My eldest son took great pleasure in teaching us phrases in perfect pitch that meant something wildly different from what we thought we were saying!!! Bizarre thing is - I work as an interpreter - and while the notion is funny and I have been known to make 'joke like' translations myself - I wouldn't do that to anyone else. Must be too old school!! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 classic Link to post Share on other sites
modern_messiah 0 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 @tokyo....is that a video? I can't see it :-( I'll have to wait till i get home damnit! Snowhunter: I don't have the lonely planet guide but I have Periplus' version. I think they are very similar. If I actually used it for picking up I imagine it'd be the most akward conversation I've ever had lol. A mate of mine has Pimsluer's audio guides as well (cost like $400!!!). He lent them to me but my attention span may be too short to actually learn anything. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I'm using the Pimsleur, they are OK if, as we do, you do one lesson, checking the vocab at lunchtime and repeat the lesson at coffee time the next day and then give yourself the week to let it soak in. Link to post Share on other sites
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