Questions tagged [conversations]
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What is the Japanese equivalent of "mhm"?
In English conversations, when I listen to someone speak, I have a habit of intermittently uttering "mhm" just to let the other person know I'm listening to what he/she is saying. Is there a Japanese equivalent of this? I'm thinking of "はい", but I…
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Are possessive particles implied in a conversation?
Today, in my Japanese class, my sensei presented a conversation which went as the following:
Person A: Bさんのせんこうはなんですか。
Person B: コンピューターかがくです。
Person A: わたしもコンピューターかがくです。
My confusion comes on the placement of も. Since the question is about the…
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Why does 「...ことと思います」mean "I hope that ..."?
In this Hinative question about the best way to translate the simple small-talk phrase "I hope you had a good weekend", two native Japanese speakers both reply with a "...ことと思います" pattern: 「いい週末だったことと思います。」「よい週末を過ごしたことと思います。」 (Although they also…
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How do I apologize for unintentionally saying something linked to other people's private difficulties?
I was in conversation with an acquaintance. They start talking about their kid, so I said something intended as a compliment to their child, but that led to them telling me about their kid's congenital disorder, which I didn't expect to hear at all.…
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How rude is it to speak to a Japanese stranger informally instead of using the polite form?
Are there any native Japanese here that could tell me how rude it is to speak informally to Japanese people I have never met instead of using the polite form? I'm assuming it's more rude the older the stranger is than me?
This came up recently when…
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What's the difference between shokumotsu (食物) and tabemono (食べ物),
They both convey the meaning of "meal" or "food", but I don't know which one I should use. Which ones would be used most of the time for everyday-conversations? Would these two sentences mean the…
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向こうも向こうで What does this mean in this context ? (mukou mo mukou de) Is this some kind of Japanese Idiom?
Context: MC talking with 2 girls in his team. The detective (who was helping MC to clear his name from the false accusation of police and find out who is the real murderer) has left the crime investigation after received a warning letter from the…
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A dialogue from 『狼と香辛料』
ロレンス： 俺、いや、俺達は商人だ。儲かれば何でもいい、笑うのは金が入ってから、泣くのは破産してからだ。そして俺達は笑うんだ。
ホロ： ああ すっとした。ま、ここ数百年まともに会話しとらんのじゃ喜怒哀楽に脆くなっとる。これでぬしの前で二度泣いたがな、ぬしの前でなくても泣いたじゃろう、何か言いたいか分かるかや？
ロレンス： 勘違いするなと
ホロ： うむ
ロレンス： 俺も稼ぎのために相手してやってるんだからな。ミローネ商会が話を持ち掛けてくるまで逃げることが俺達の仕事だ。その最中にめそめそされると…
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What's the response to あなたにもっと早くしてなんて言われる覚えはないですよ。?
I found this conversation from a JLPT listening section. Here goes the question.
あなたにもっと早くしてなんて言われる覚えはないですよ。
There are 3 choices. Pick one that is the proper response.
１ すみません。失言でした。
２ そうですか。今度は覚えてくださいよ。
３ ええ、私もそのこと、忘れていました。
The site I found…
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Keeping track of the speaker/subject in written conversation
This question may be a bit broad/vague but any advice would be much appreciated.
I'm struggling to follow the implied topic in the book I'm reading. The book is mostly just a conversation between lots of people with very little supporting narrative…
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My Japanese friend often says 中(なか) in our real life conversations - what does it mean?
She seems to use it as if it's a conversation filler, and I never really understood what it meant.
When I asked what she means by that, she says it's like "something between us". I just nodded and said "Ohhh" but I didn't really understand.
She…
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「佐藤さんも入らない？」 vs 「佐藤さんも入ろうか。」
女性：田中君。テニス部に入ったのね。面白い？
男性：
a - うん、佐藤さんも入らない？
b - うん、佐藤さんも入ろうか。
I wanted to know why 'a' is correct and 'b' is incorrect. The woman is saying "so you entered a tennis club, is it interesting?" Then the guy answers "sure why don't you enter also…
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キミの心が、綺麗なのがいけないんだよ? >> What does this mean ? "Why is your heart ,it's beauty made me so hopeless/defenseless against you ?"
Context is a girl talking with MC ,looks like they're about to H
Girl: キミとひとつになるってことに……私、期待してる。
身体の奥、熱くなって……胸の鼓動が早くなって
なんだろう、この気持ちは……もしかして、一目惚れってやつなのかな。
私にはそんなこと、絶対にないと思ってたのに
キミの心が、綺麗なのがいけないんだよ?
I don't understand this sentence, my guess is "Why…
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What does 張ってた (hatteta) mean in this context?
Context: a detective is talking with the police who is the real culprit behind the recent crime. This police threw away his disguise costume to erase evidence, but it has been found by the…
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話がすっきり what does this means?
話がすっきり >>What does this means in this context?
2 girl are talking about MC, who was arrested by police. The police suspecting MC is the murderer of a crime.
G1: 無実なのだから、そのうち帰してもらえるのではないか
G2:…
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