--- In [email protected], "gogo7even" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I'm a beginner Japanese student and I am writing a report on
> Valentine's Day in Japanese. Here is the oral report that I wrote.
> Since I had to look up conjugations I haven't learned yet, most of
> this is very bad. I would really appreciate any help, especially
> using "to omotte" with past-tense verbs. Under each paragraph is
what
> I'm trying to say, in English. kanji o amari yomanai, kana de
> kotaete. roomaji mo ii. Thank you!
> -----
I don't have time to do it all at a time, so just one paragraph (ore
less) for today, OK?
> BARENTAINDEE ni tsuite
>
> BATENTAINDEE no rekishi:
> mainen nigatsu juuyokka ni amerikajin wa okashi ya hana ya
purezento
> o koukanshimasu.
Perfect so far.
> This is done in honor of St. Valentine.
"Kore wa sei barentain o kinen-shite okonawareru mono desu."
> kochira fushigi na seija wa dare desu ka?
You should say "kono nazo no seija/seijin wa dare deshou?"
When you pose a question and give its answer yourself, use "deshou"
not "desuka".
"Kochira" is used when you refer to someone beside you; in this
case "kono" is better.
"Fushigi na seija" sounds like "weird saint", so if you want to
say "this mysterious saint" use the word(s) "nazo no" or "nazomeita".
> BARENTAINDEE no rekishi wa totemo
> fushigi desu yo.
OK.
> MOODAN na BARENTAINDEE wa kirisutokyou to ROOMA no
> dentou ga arimasu.
You might want to say "Genzai no barentaindee wa kirisutokyou to
rooma no dentou ni nezashite imasu."
> BARENTAINsan wa junkyousha deshita.
We usually don't use "san" for historical persons, so just
say "barentain wa" or "sei barentain wa"
> In Ancient
> Rome, he broke the law to give young couples a Christian marriage.
"Kodai rooma de kare wa houritsu o yabutte wakai danjo ni
kirisutokyou no kekkonshiki o agesasemashita."
> aruhitobito wa, ima BARENTAINDEE ga nigatsu no naka kara
> SEINTOBARENTAIN no kaisi o oboeru to omotte imasu.
"Genzai nigatsu juuyokka ni barentaindee o iwau no wa kare no shi o
kinen suru tame da to kangaeru hito mo imasu."
> oumukashi no ROOMA
> no toki, nigatsu wa koushiki no haru no hajimetemashita.
"kodai rooma no jidai dewa nigatsu wa koushiki ni haru no hajimari
to sarete imashita."
> RUUPAKERIA
> ha hanjokuryoku no matsuri deshita.
"Ruperukaria wa houjou no matsuri deshita."
Not pronounced "hanjokuryoku" but "hanshokuryoku".
> FAUNASUsama to sasagemashita,
> kami de nougyou deshita.
"Sore wa rooma no nougyou no kami(sama) de aru Faunusu-shin ni
sasagerareta mono desu."
Sorry, but that's about it for now.
Maybe some more tomorrow.
Kamui
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