--- In [email protected], Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Konnichiwa mina, > > I need help with a short note in Japanese (just these few sentences below). Could someone help me? Arigatou -------->
I'll try my best, even though I am not Japanese myself. Japanese is not so difficult to learn as it is to use. Certain nuances in communication can only be picked up by immersion in a Japanese-only environment. Language isn't just about grammar and semantics. < I play classical, fusion, and folk music. I am not signed with a record label, however, my parents have their own record label and I've published 12 songs.> Watashi wa KURASHIKARU, HYUUJON, to yômingaku wo kanademasu. Ongaku- gaisha to majiwatte iru koto ga arimasen. Demo, watashi no oya wa ongaku-gaisha ga arimasu. Watashi wa 12 no uta o shuppan shimashita. < Thanksgiving Day is an important day for many families in the US - it is a day of togetherness.> Ongi-no-hi wa takusan no AMERIKA no kazoku de jûyô-na kinenbi desu. Tôitsu no hi desu. < Please tell me about the holidays you celebrate in Japan. > > -Lance> Watashi wo Nihon no kinenbi ni tsuite katatte kudasai. - RANSU *************** A few questions. Is the person you are writing to someone you know personally or only as a professional? If the latter, be sure to use "humble" language if he is a high-ranking professional. Where "yômingaku" was inserted, I put that to mean Western folk music. What exactly did you mean by "folk music"? I could have inserted "yôminka" to say that you sing (as opposed to only playing music). Do you sing or do you play music, or both. Also, where "ongaku-gaisha" was inserted, it means "music company". I could have used REIBORU, but I suppose you meant a music company (which we know, of course, as a record label). The number 12 is read "Jû-ni" in Japanese. "Ongi" is a Japanese word for a debt of gratitude. This is what Thanksgiving is about, so I inserted the word. Are you writing the note in Rômaji or regular Japanese script? - Arian I. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/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/
