Such as:
I want to sing, but my throat hurts...
2007-11-16 08:10:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
There are many ways. Japanese language depends on a situation where you are.
If you are with close friends, "Demo" is ok. So "Boku (Watashi:if you are a girl) wa utaitai, 'demo' nodo ga itaikara utaenai". Also "Kedo" can be used.
However, if you are with client, customer or superior, "demo" or "kedo" is not suitable. It sounds impolite. In this case, "sikasi", "sikasinagara" could be used. So the phrase becomes "Watashi wa utaitai desu, 'sikasi (sikasinagara)' nodo ga itainode utaemasen."
There are some others.
2007-11-16 15:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The most common form is demo (でも) but there's other ways.
2007-11-16 10:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
"demo"-I would say "boku utatetai demo nodo ga itai" but I'm not a native speaker.
2007-11-16 09:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
*"I want to sing, but my throat hurts"
"Utai tain da'kedo' nodo ga itakute..."
"Utai tai no, 'demo' nodo ga itakute..."
"Utai tai 'ga' nodo ga itai..."
2007-11-16 15:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by AuntieZoey 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"shikashi"
"kedo"
"keredomo"
"demo"
2007-11-17 12:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shikashi = but
2007-11-16 20:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by smith 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its "demo" trust me
2007-11-16 09:58:20 · answer #7 · answered by bbgurl5036 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋