--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], herry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sorry, but you're wrong. "Ureshii desu" means "I'm glad/happy." > > The word "ureshii" means an internal state, like all the other "- > > shii" ending adjectives (i.e. kanashii=sad, kurushii=painful, etc.) > > though it is applied to an external state of various emotions. > > > Hmm. Is this a common occurence? I find this surprising, since even > westerners usually hardly express how they feel but instead describe > the state of the condition. E.g. I'd say, "It's great that you won > the lottery".. not "I feel great that you won the lottery." My > impression of japanese society is that they don't express their > emotions readily.
I don't know if your impression of the Japanese society is right or not, but I agree with you about the usage of "ureshii". I myself find the Japanese sentence a bit strange. At least, I wouldn't use the word "ureshii" in that situation. I think most Japanese would say something like "X-san no conpyuutaa de nihongo ga tsukaeru you ni naru to iidesu ne." (Note that the pronoun "kimi" is not used.) Maybe the person said it because s/he is talking to a non-Japanese. Kamui ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
