how do you translate " i dont know. maybe." to japanese?
2006-12-24 21:33:16 · 10 answers · asked by greenofied 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
translation #1 - So kamo, yoku shiranai!
That is to say in other words Its probably so, but I really don't know. #1 is not too polite but is very casual like when speaking to friends or someone of equal or lesser value than yourself. However, if you were talking to someone you might give more respect to like the mayor you would probably want to use a more humble translation like
Translation #2 Yoku shirimasen
I don't know which also means "I'm not knowing" (present) or even "I won't know" all have the same meaning in Japanese. You can construct just take any verb put it in base II and add the polite negative ending in the not so polite form it is verb in base I +nai = I don't verb
It depends on a couple of factors, Maybe is kamo or kamoshirenai sometimes its desho or daro just depending on what you don't know about. When speaking another language the best thing I learned about doing it well was to use circumlocution.
2006-12-24 22:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by Brettski 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wakarimasen...tabun
2006-12-25 11:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by kokoro_no_ureshii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In such a context like this?
"Are there still Ninjas in Japan?"
"I don't know, maybe."
I would say, "Saa doudaro? Irukamoshirenai."
2006-12-25 05:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by gundam_shu1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-25 05:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wakkarie masin? Something like that I can't spell.
2006-12-25 05:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you ca go to www.freetranslation.com this is a great site, it will help you a lot
2006-12-25 06:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Vivimos en los Ultimos Dias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shirimasen. ( I don't know)
Tabun (maybe)
2006-12-25 05:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dou darou....
boku/watashi/ore mo yoku shiranai.
2006-12-25 10:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by ★menta★ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wakarimasen, tabun ( I don't know, Maybe)
2006-12-25 10:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by picturesque 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-25 05:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by chemistry_freako 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋