1.Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
Yes, I think so. For example, it cries when it is sad, and it laughs when it is happy. The middle of the forehead is wrinkled if angry, and the corners of the mouth fall if crying. It's common all over the world.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.
楽しい interesting
悲しい sad
悔しい regrettable
面白い funny
恥ずかしいashamed
嬉しい pleased
苦しい hard
退屈 boring
怒る angry
幸せ happy
好き like
嫌い hate
羨ましい envious
嫉妬 jealous
3 Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
Yes, I have. For example...
- When I go into someone’s room: 失礼します
- When I go out: いってきます／いってらっしゃい
- お蔭様で
hey candy :)
返信削除I agree with you!
お陰様で...it's very typical Japanese word,isn't it?
I was confused when I had the same problem before, but now I think I don't need to translate just directly. We can tell the feeling with another way!! :D
hi candy!!
返信削除when i went to England, i visited a school, and there is a Japanese class in the school. If teacher asked "おげんきですか？”to students, they answered ”はい、おかげさまでげんきです。”I do not know how teacher tell them about "おかげさまです" in English, but they used it. I should have asked the teacher about it!!
hello candy!
返信削除I like eat candy very much!^_^
I think"お蔭様で"such words and sentences maybe can use "Thankfully" or " Thank Godness" to translated into English. So that foreigners can understand what's the meaning of the "お蔭様で". Also,in my opinion,there are not exactly words existence to translate one language to another language in the world.Specially,the dialects and the unique words.There are too difficult to translate.
On the other hand, I think maybe Japanese are courteous person in the world.~_~
Hi!
返信削除When we enter someone's room, we say "失礼します".
But I think Americans say "Hi." that's all.
It is very easy!!
Hello, I really agree with you.
返信削除Japanese say すいません, 失礼します, something like apologizing.
On the other hand, Americans say "Thank you," and they do not apologize so much.
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返信削除I agree with you.
返信削除I thought these phrase's transration.
「失礼します」→"Can I come in?"
「いってきます」→"I'm leaving"
「いってらっしゃい」→"Have a good day"
It's just my opinion. I don't know the right answers.
I agree with Ms.blackcherry as well.
We can say in other words.
"お蔭様で" is difficult to say in English.
返信削除Japanese have many respect words.