testsudatte kudasai... (domo arigatou gozaimasu)
can anyone help me if these sentences are correct? i wonder if the translations for these japanese idiomatic expressions/ common phrases are correct.. domo arigatou gozaimasu!
i'll try my luck - undameshi o yatte miyo
i was merely joking- tada jyodan o ittano da
i tried had but to no avail - hone o otta ga dame datta
it's up to you - kimi no kangae shidai
it is pretty tough - sore wa ochigai
it is beyond my power- boku no chikara dewa dekinai
he will come to his senses- kangae naosu daro
he is a hopeless case- ano otoko wa dame da
he is smarter than he looks - mita tokoro yori riko da
he shows off - ano hito wa ibaru
he has a warm heart - nasako bukai hito da
he took the matter to the heart - kare wa sono ken o shindaishita
that is his forte - sore wa ano hito no ohako desu
he is living a fast life - ano otoko wa hade na kurashi o shite iru
he is good for nothing - ano hito wa kiyo na otoko da
he broke his word- ano hito wa yakusoku o yabutta
beat it - nigero
leave it alone - hotte oke
dont tell stories - uso o yuna
cool off- ki o ochitsuke tamae
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he is living a fast life - ano otoko wa hade na kurashi o shite iru
-Not exactly.
"He lives showy life. He is spending a lot of money for luxury items and funs."
he is good for nothing - ano hito wa kiyo na otoko da
-"That person manages everything deftly."
he broke his word- ano hito wa yakusoku o yabutta
-Correct
beat it - nigero
-"Run away!"
leave it alone - hotte oke
-Correct
dont tell stories - uso o yuna
-Correct. "iuna" is often pronounced as "yuuna" in casual conversation.
cool off- ki o ochitsuke tamae
-Correct.
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What you need is translation from Japanese to English, right?
i'll try my luck - undameshi o yatte miyo
-I assume the Japanese sentence should be "....yatte miyou". (Last vowel is long.) It may be "Let's try our luck" or "I'll try my luck."
i was merely joking- tada jyodan o ittano da
-Correct.
i tried hard but to no avail- hone o otta ga dame datta
-Correct.
it's up to you - kimi no kangae shidai
-Correct.
it is pretty tough - sore wa ochigai
-Means "It's completely wrong."
it is beyond my power- boku no chikara dewa dekinai
-Correct.
he will come to his senses- kangae naosu daro
-Correct. The subject may be he or she.
he is a hopeless case- ano otoko wa dame da
-Correct.
he is smarter than he looks - mita tokoro yori riko da
-Correct. The subject may be he or she or you.
he shows off - ano hito wa ibaru
-Means "That person behaves arrogantly." "That person behaves as if he/she was superior than others."
he has a warm heart - nasako bukai hito da
-Correct. It should be "nasake bukai hito da". Otherwise it doesn't make sense.
he took the matter to the heart - kare wa sono ken o shindaishita
-"Shindaishita" doesn't make sense. Isn't it "shinpaishita" ?
If so, it means "he worried about the matter."
that is his forte - sore wa ano hito no ohako desu
-Correct.
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undameshi o yatte miyo
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うんだめしをやってみよ(運試しをやってみよ)
tada jyodan o ittano da
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ただじょうだんをいったのだ(ただ冗談を言ったのだ)
×i tried had but to no avail
↓
○I had tried but to no avail.
hone o otta ga dame datta
↓
ほねをおったがだめだった(骨を折ったがだめだった)
kimi no kangae shidai
↓
きみのかんがえしだい(君の考え次第)
sore wa ochigai
↓
?
boku no chikara dewa dekinai
↓
ぼくのちからではできない(僕の力ではできない)
kangae naosu daro
↓
かんがえなおすだろう(考え直すだろう)
ano otoko wa dame da
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あのおとこはだめだ(あの男はだめだ)
mita tokoro yori riko da
↓
みたところよりりこうだ(見たところより利口だ)
ano hito wa ibaru
↓
あのひとはいばる(あの人は威張る)
nasako bukai hito da
↓
なさけぶかいひとだ(情け深い人だ)
he took the matter to the heart - kare wa sono ken o shindaishita
↓
?
sore wa ano hito no ohako desu
↓
それはあのひとのおはこです(それはあの人の十八番です)
十八番=得意
ano otoko wa hade na kurashi o shite iru
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あのおとこははでなくらしをしている(あの男は派手な暮らしをしている)
ano hito wa kiyo na otoko da
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あのひとはきようなおとこだ(あの人は器用な男だ)
he broke his word- ano hito wa yakusoku o yabutta
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あのひとはやくそくをやぶった(あの人は約束を破った)
nigero
↓
にげろ(逃げろ)
hotte oke
↓
ほうっておけ
uso o yuna
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うそをいうな(嘘を言うな)
言うな
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×yuna
○iuna
ki o ochitsuke tamae
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きをおちつけたまえ(気を落ち着けたまえ)
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