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- In the example that you give, it means "try to eat a little bit of it and see if you like the taste". I will comment that lentil soup often looks somewhat unappealing but it can be very tasty so I can well imagine someone encouraging a friend who is reluctant to eat it "Now come on, have a taste. If you would try this lentil soup, you'd see how much you like it!"0 votedFebruary 23, 20211
- Ha! This is a source of great amusement to my family. My wife and kids who grew up in California like to make fun of me because I (who grew up in New York) pronounce potato as potayDah, tomato as tomayDah. I also pronounce water as waDah. I disagree with Bill who says "the t sound is correct". That's just language fascism that insists that there is one correct pronunciation and that all the regional variations from the one correct standard are wrong. I would guess that, in Japan there is probably a standard pronunciation (Tokyo/Kanto) and people in other parts of Japan (e.g. Kyoto/Kansai) speak somewhat differently. So do Japanese say the Tokyo dialect is "correct" and others are "wrong"? Perhaps some do but I imagine people living in Kansai feel they are speaking Japanese perfectly correctly. There's a joke in the southern U.S. that kids there grow up speaking English perfectly normally but then some go North for college and get a job and, before you know it, they pick up an accent. The joke here is that people in the U.S. say that people in the South speak with a "Southern accent" but, of course, people in the South consider their speech to be, well, natural. You might enjoy this song " Let's Call The Whole Thing Off with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOILZ_D3aRg&ab_channel=wheel0 votedFebruary 23, 20210
- の has many uses in Japanese. In your question, you are asking about the use of の to indicate positional relationship (in front of, behind, to the side of, above, below). Since you speak French and Italian, you might consider の to be similar in meaning to "de" in French and "di" in Italian but "de" and "di" change in those languages depending on the context within the sentence whereas の does not change in the same way. le devant de la boulangerie [the front (noun) of the bakery] (because "devant" is being used as a noun in this sentence, you have to use "de" to indicate the positional relationship] devant la boulangerie [in front of the bakery] (here "de" is dropped because "devant" is not being used as a noun] mon bus s'arrête devant la boulangerie [my bus stops in front of the bakery] la parte anteriore del panificio [the front part of the bakery] il mio autobus si ferma davanti al panificio [my bus stops in front of the bakery] But Japanese doesn't change the form used in these different contexts. It deals with all them more simply by simply using の and the direction So you have パンやのまえ [in front of the bakery] パンやのうしろ [the back, of the bakery; behind the bakery] パンやのうえ [the top of the bakery; on top of, above the bakery] パンやのした [the bottom of the bakery; below the bakery]0 votedFebruary 22, 20211
- I’m thankful to the providence. I’m insomniac and i would like to try a sleep gum but not ready to waste money for nothing and i received today a sampler 😇 A "sampler" usually involves a variety of different items such as a sampler package of chocolates might have several (even as many as 12-20) different kinds of chocolates with only one or two of each kind. If what you received was one piece of "sleeping gum", then you might say "I received a sample" or "I was given a sample".0 votedFebruary 22, 20210
- Understanding use of "conocer" and "saber" in "knowing someone" So... I'm trying to understand different nuances of "knowing someone" and when to use "conocer" vs. "saber". Please review text below and tell me what I got right and what needs improvement. Simplest situation: Do you know Juan Gabriel? (i.e. do you know him personally?) - ¿Conoces a Juan Gabriel? But... what if I don't expect that you know him personally? What if I'm just trying to find out if you have ever heard of him? That is, do you know that he is the most famous Mexican singer? Do you know his songs? Do you know who Juan Gabriel is? - ¿Sabes quién es Juan Gabriel? (from Google Translate) Or... is "conocer" still better here? ¿Conoces el cantador mexicano, Juan Gabriel? Finally, let's forget Juan Gabriel the singer. Imagine there's a bunch of children in a classroom and you want to know which one is Juan Gabriel. How would you ask this? Do you know which (child) is Juan Gabriel? - ¿Sabes cuál es Juan Gabriel? (from Google Translate) But... my instinct is to say ¿Sabes lo quién es Juan Gabriel?August 11, 201940
- How to translate "Man weise Vorwürfe der Diskriminierung zurück und distanziere sich von Rassismus." The sentence comes from an article in Die Welt about an incident at KFC Berlin... "Der Verantwortliche vor Ort habe mehrmals versucht, mit den Personen zu sprechen und die Situation friedlich zu klären. „Nach vergeblichen Schlichtungsversuchen sah er sich gezwungen, zum Schutz der Mitarbeiter und der Gäste die Polizei zu verständigen.“ Man weise Vorwürfe der Diskriminierung zurück und distanziere sich von Rassismus. Die Berliner Polizei bestätigt den Eingang eines Notrufs „wegen einer randalierenden Person“. Darüber hinaus gab es keine Informationen." My memory is shaky as to usage of the word "man". I think the right translation of the sentence is "He (der Verantwortliche vor Ort) rejected the allegations of discrimination and distanced himself from racism." Do you agree? If not, please explain how I have gotten it wrong. Thank you.September 8, 201810
- Need help understanding this phrase " in einem Statement, das WELT vorliegt" The phrase is from this sentence: "Die KFC-Zentrale in Deutschland teilte in einem Statement, das WELT vorliegt, mit: Das Wohlbefinden der Gäste habe höchste Priorität. " I think a rough translation is as follows but I want to make sure that I got it right... The KFC-Central in Germany issued a Statement, that was presented to Die Welt, saying ....September 6, 201820

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