14.) [ビデオ]

[ijustlivehere]

 あの。。何これ？？　失礼だが、誰か日本語を分かることできる？　今、おれは英語ができんだそうです。

ルーシー。。謝ることができたならいいのにと思うけど。。分からねぇだろう。くそ。もうしわけねぇ。

そして、スティーヴンは今もへんらしいね。なぜだろう。。

簡単だった人生が急に難しくなった。

もう、頭がいてぇー。誰か助けてくれなー！

(ooc: yes, all this nonsense means Neil's been hit with the Lost in Translation curse. He can speak conversational Japanese on a normal day, but right now that's all he can do. If any one else speaks, yeah, he thinks he's some sort of cool tough guy which is why he talks like this. Also if his grammar is a little messy, it's because it's his (and my) second language. He (we) is (are) doing his (our) best.]

Comments

=D You can? YAY~

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

はーい。やめてことできないだそうだ。

The kanji is lost on me, sadly, since we haven't done much of that yet, but the kana...:D

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...Right, lemme just get myself a dictionary or something so I can understand you...

I THINK IT WOULD BE TOTALLY WITHIN THE RULES FOR ME TO SWITCH TO SPACED KANA FOR YOU. =] =]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

にほんご　の　じしょ　が　もってる？　シーチーに？

OH WOW THEN I CAN READ IT BETTER? My vocab isn't the best, but dammit I can do this!!

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

I mean a Japanese to English dictionary, man.

Done and done. =D I know how kanji can be a bitch, haha.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

あぁ、そう　か。　たすけ　に　なる　かも　しれません。

I'm still learning, but hey, if I can read it, its a good start, right...?

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...And, got it!

Okay, gimme a minute...

...yeah, you think? I can't understand you without one!

Yup! And to be fair, even native speakers struggle with kanji sometimes. 'cause it's ridic.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

うん。じゃ、　この　しゅうまつ、おまえ　は　おまえ　じゃ　ない　だね。へん　だぞ。

Its because symbols can mean multiple things. And you have to draw them a specific way...

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, Dulcie and I got switched this weekend. Thank you for noticing.

And there are just so MANY of them. I've studied so hard and grade school kids still know more. orz

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

おれ　が　けっして　女　に　かわらない　ほしい　んだ。

D: I will keep studying. I like this language, I don't suck at it like I did with Spanish!

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...hold on...


Yeah, I hope it doesn't happen to you. This is the second time it's happened to me, but the first time I've switched bodies with somebody. It's freaky, to say the least.

Omg me too, I totally suck at Spanish but Japanese makes sense to me. Good luck!

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

あたま　が　おかしく　なれる　ところ　だ。

Clearly, people like us weren't meant to learn romance languages.

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...uh...you said it? I think?

Clearly.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

これ　が　もう　すぐ　に　おわっている　こと　ほしい。おまえ　ここ　に　きて　こと　できる？

You'd think that Japanese would be harder to learn due to the characters...

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...uh...hold on....

Yeah, I can come over. Just...don't act too weird that I'm Dulcie for a day, okay? Don't mock me for wearing a dress, it was her idea.

Yeah... at least the pronunciation is forgiving.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

そう　だ。　。。おまえ　は　ドレス　を　きている　と　いいた？

Thank god for that.

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

She won't let me change.

She's got my body all dressed up like some sort of wannabe punk...

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

ざんねん　だ　ね。
じゃ、おれ　なに　も　いう　こと　しない。　やくそく　だ。

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

Uhh...yes? I think?

Sorry, still not getting everything.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

ひどい　だ　ぞ。だいきらい　だ、これ。

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

It's not your fault, man.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

そう　だ　ね。かみたち　の　ばか。

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

さかさ　で、　カンペキ　に　よみとる　こと　できる　から、にほんご　の　 ライトノベル 　と　マンガ 　を　よんでいる。とても　おもしろいんだ。

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...you learned Japanese from reading manga?

Huh. That's sort of impressive.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

そう　で　は　まったく　ない。でも、ありがとう。