AboutAyumi Expertise I can answer questions regarding Japanese culture, short translations, and written help.
Experience I am fully bilingual in both English and Japanese. I was born in Japan and had lived there for 18 years at which point I moved to the U.S. to further my studies.
Education/Credentials B.A. in Linguistic Studies Emphasis on Secondary Language Training
Question Thanks for taking your time to read my question/s!
I'm very interested in the japanese language.
I've started to study it on my own to begin with and I intend to take a japanese course in august.
My questions are:
Is the difference betweeen the female and male "language" big?
and does it matter if a female speaks the male version?
and how do I say my name "josefine" in japanese?
..and if it's not too much to ask ,may you please help me to translate two sentences?
"dreaming out loud"
and this one is in latin >.<
"ad astra per aspera" meaning: to the stars through difficulties
arigatou gozaimasu ^___^
Answer Josefine-san- Hi!
It's always my pleasure to assist eager students in learning the Japanese language! I hope you continue your studies with much success in your future.
As for your questions:
1. There difference between 'male' Japanese and 'female' Japanese is quite significant.
2. Speech has evolved for both genders to a point where more often than not, a boy with 'pretty Japanese' would seem quite suspicious. Girls with male Japanese is not as bad, as more often than not, the girl is quite masculine in her habits and intends to use intimidating or strong speech to annunciate their status of 'manhood' or 'maturity' through having had a rough up bringing.
3. Your name in Japanese would be: Jyo-se-fi-n.
'Dreamins out Loud' translates to = Yume shite warau yo.
'To the stars through difficulties' is a little more difficult to translate, but the more equivalent translation/expression would be: nakanaka de jinsei no aruiteiru mo houki boshi wo sagashite nai kawatteimasen..
'Life's difficulties are sought through walking and endless searching for your comet.'
