Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Japanese Language Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [transcription]

Questions asking for or related to audio transcription.

16 questions
2
votes
1 answer

Why is the English word "studio" transcribed as スタジオ?

So I'm aware that transcription into Japanese is not always clear-cut, and there are plenty of exceptions. It sort of makes sense that "Australia" is オーストラリア not *オーストレリア and "stadium" is スタジアム not *ステージアム, perhaps because those are partial…
Vun-Hugh Vaw
  • 1,235
  • 1
  • 9
  • 18
2
votes
1 answer

what is the transcription of the following audios?

I need the japanese transcription of the following audios... audio 1 and audio 2. These audios are part of the anime Holy Knight (OVA). Context: a vampire girl is captured by the opposing side. I understand most of it, but I fail to understand what…
Veron
  • 583
  • 4
  • 8
2
votes
3 answers

What's Neo saying?

In "The Matrix Revolutions", at the final showdown, there's a brief exchange: Smith: アンダーソン君　お帰り Smith: 会いたかった Neo:　今夜が最後だ That's what the subtitles say, anyway. The dub is almost identical for Smith (he adds "君に" at the start of the second…
Ken
  • 21
  • 1
1
vote
2 answers

How to add spaces in Japanese transcriptions in romaji?

Is there any rules to add spaces when transcripting Japanese using the Latin alphabet? Per instance, Google Translate transcripts a sentence such as "空は青いと思います" into "Sorahaaoi to omoimasu". Why not "Sora ha aoi to omoimasu"? There is also some…
Chatanga
  • 11
  • 1
1
vote
1 answer

What is the proper form of "In the beginning" for this sentence?

Okay, so I fixed my first problem. Now, I have to find the proper form of "in the beginning." Should it be はじめに、すなおだった (hajime ni, sunaodatta,) or はじめは、すなおだった (hajime wa, sunaodatta?)
JeremiahTDK
  • 133
  • 6
1
vote
1 answer

ほうをかす lend a hou

I was watching another 45 second video, same theme as the last one about 'Illegal uploads', but ran into some trouble with the above. I will post the entire subtitles for context purposes. 違法だよ！あげるくん It's illegal! Ageru-kun あげるくん遊ばないの？ Aren't you…
SomaRise
  • 699
  • 3
  • 9
1
vote
2 answers

Is this some kind of Japanese slang?

I am working on amateur translation for a videogame, this game was originally in Japanese and another team translated the texts into English. Check out this video, from the English subtitles (activate the CC subs from youtube player to see them),…
Infrid
  • 113
  • 3
1
vote
1 answer

"Put down the sword" in "The Last Samurai" movie

There is a scene with 木剣 in "The Last Samurai" movie where a samurai says "かたな X": https://youtu.be/5MQC5uCPuGE?t=75 I can't understand what is the X verb ?
Syspulse
  • 13
  • 2
1
vote
1 answer

Introducing yourself in Japanese when you have a Roman name?

While reading online, I found numerous websites that had "Romaji translations" of names that use the Roman alphabet. For example, the Japanese version of Jordan is said to be either Jo-dan or Yorudan. So how do introduce myself? "Watashi no namae wa…
Jordan
  • 13
  • 3
1
vote
1 answer

What is Naruto saying in this video?

I need the Japanese transcription. Here's the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXWhFAD4SQ#t=2m04s (from 02:04 to 02:42). Here's what I could understand so far (mistakes included... I also didn't understand Naruto's first…
Elliot
  • 9
  • 3
0
votes
1 answer

I heard this word/compound in an anime and I can't find a single example of it online, am I understanding it correctly? (参加出）

During an exchange in which a character asks another to participate in an event, the other character replies　さんかで。(I'm writing it in hiragana 'cause I'm still not sure of the kanjis.) Context-wise the only possible meaning for that phrase…
Mary Zep
  • 45
  • 6
0
votes
1 answer

In kanji 外, why is タ used instead of ソ?

Why is タ used instead of ソ in 外 despite it's read as ソト?
Sarai Jaime
  • 17
  • 1
0
votes
1 answer

Transcribing Feuz

I was wondering how you would transcribe Feuz into Japanese. The word is pronounced like "Foyts". I am thinking it would be フォイツ?
user12326
  • 9
  • 1
0
votes
1 answer

Is this transcription correct?

I saw a video clip with English subtitles and tried to transcribe the Japanese audio. Can anyone tell me if I did it correctly? English subtitles: monster get out ; you've got no right to drink that water; get outta here; Attempted transcription…
Crimson
  • 45
  • 3
-1
votes
1 answer

Is the pronunciation for the following sentences incorrect?

In the following phrase I've transcribed from the audio the following sentence: dinner no sai ko no spice wa naaaan da? In the subtitles it says, What's the best spice for dinner? The next audio portion is: gok ke sho no kai na? And the…
1.21 gigawatts
  • 101
  • 4
1
2