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How to say it in japanese...
How can we say in japanese for example : " I wan't that " differently as " kore o kudasai" I only wnat to know how the form of sentence.
Thanks^^
Jan 21, 2011 9:12 PM
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Actually "I want that" doesn't mean "sore kudasai".
"sore kudasai" => (please) give me that
"sore hoshii" => I want that
□ I want that:
<casual>
sore hosii (それ欲しい)
<formal>
sore ga hoshii desu (それが欲しいです)
□ give me that (please):
<casual>
sore cho-dai (それ頂戴)
<formal>
sore wo kudasai (それを下さい)
But generally we are apt to say "I want this" as a question. It would be the same as English. For instance, people tend to say "May I have it?" instead of saying "please give me that". In Japanese, most of the time, we use the same way as they are. Below are the examples.
□ give me that => May I have this?
<casual>
kore moraeru? (これ貰える?)
<formal>
kore wo itadake masuka? (これを頂けますか?)
January 22, 2011
Je voudrais connaître la forme de phrase pour dire je veux... Par exemple :" Je veux manger"
February 2, 2011
Salut, Elise! Je n´ai pas compris ce que tu voudrais savoir. La construction de "kore/sore/are ô kudasai" (donne moi celui-ci/là) est parfaite! Tu pourrais aussi dire "kore/sore/are ga hoshii-desu" (je veux celui-ci/là), mais la première forme est plus commun!
January 21, 2011
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