Japanese Language Weekly Newsletter - Monday, September 29, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Proper answer to 「何名様ですか」 I have a question about how to properly answer a question. At restaurants, the hostess will often ask 「何名様ですか」 ("How many in your party?") For example, if you have four people in your party, is it … word-choice   asked by Monburan 9 votes answered by Yuuichi Tam 6 votes Difference between ごめんください and お邪魔します On a recent question, 非回答者さん wrote the following comment: Tokyoites say ごめんください all the time when entering another person's home. I cannot even think of another phrase that could replace it. … word-choice   asked by snailboat 7 votes answered by Yuuichi Tam 9 votes Respectful way to say "policeman" Let's say I want to call a policeman, or I am in a n-person conversation involving a policeman and I want a word to refer to the policeman. And let's say I want a respectful word. I believe おまわりさん … word-choice politeness   asked by Nicolas Raoul 5 votes answered by Dave 5 votes How is "gomen" used? I don't even know if this is the correct place to post this. The only source that I'm in touch with the Japanese language is through anime. So my question, which I understand that could be kinda … words   asked by libathos 5 votes answered by Joshua Carmody 3 votes How do you politely and gratefully reply to an invitation to be published? Is there a set phrase for politely replying to an invitation to have your academic paper published as a journal article? I presented a paper at a Japanese academic conference, and I've received an … nuances politeness   asked by seijitsu 5 votes answered by user3683045 3 votes after saying "ありがとう" to someone, they can't renege without hard feelings? In the thread titled usage cases for 「ありがたい」? many very good answers were given. However, one issue that was not addressed was (when speaking formally) whether ありがたい brings an end to the thought. What … word-choice   asked by user312440 4 votes answered by naruto 5 votes Explanation of 歌にのせて From JapanesePod101, with their translation: ミュージカルは、歌【うた】にのせて物語【ものがたり】を展開【てんかい】する。 A musical can tell a story with songs. I understand that のせる means (amongst other things) "to take on board". Does … grammar words   asked by Viridian 3 votes answered by user4092 0 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: 童貞が許されるのは小学生までだよね - translation of まで I'm interested in an exact translation of the particle まで used in this Internet meme: In case you can't read the image, here's a transcription: 「えーマジ　童貞!?」 「キモーイ」 「童貞が許されるのは小学生までだよねー」 … grammar translation particles   asked by vovick 4 votes answered by Earthliŋ 5 votes When should I replace kanji with hiragana? When should I write 海山 and when should I write うみやま? kanji hiragana   asked by jim 9 votes answered by istrasci 12 votes Can you answer these? Making 『たくさん」act as a full-fledged 形容動詞{けいようどうし} dic.yahoo.co.jp、weblio.jp、and other dictionaries, state that the parts of speech for「たくさん」are noun and 形容動詞。imho, usage cases where たくさん is used as 形容詞 is uncommon. I have seen たくさん take the な … part-of-speech   asked by user312440 2 votes Proper usage of 語 and 言語 and 言葉 when speaking about someone's language Japanese language is 日本語. But if I want to say The language of Japanese people - should I write 日本人の言{げん}語{ご}? And if I want to say the same about animals, for example cat - like cat's language - is … grammar word-choice usage   asked by Ernestas Gruodis 2 votes meaning of シュワーっと I'm currently reading a children's book about numbers with sentences of the form: numberは　j1 j2 where j1 and j2 are japanese words and j1 starts sounding similar to number. I am stuck with 4は　 … words meaning   asked by user2740 2 votes

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