[TAG] Japanese help

[Kat Tanaka]

On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 11:17:16AM -0800, Mike Orr wrote:
> Perhaps look for an expression that's similar in English and Japanese
> rather than the closest translation to "I love you".  I don't know
> Japanese but maybe something like "LIsa is my favorite" or "Lisa is
> the one".  Even if it doesn't say all of "I love you", she'll remember
> the unspoken part every time she sees it.  And when a Japanese guest
> sees the scroll, maybe they'll think, "I wouldn't say that but it
> sounds pretty cool."

While you're not far wrong in principle, I think what you're missing is 
that any sort of declaration like that is by its very nature (of being a 
public declaration) somewhat juvenile from a Japanese perspective. It's 
not just about the wording.

Now, doing the equivalent of building the Taj Mahal, that would translate 
just fine. ;)


Kat
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