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โI am planning to visit Tokyo this fall. What kind of clothes should I bring? Is it already cold in October?โ
Translate it into Japanese.
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ใใใฎ็งใซๆฑไบฌใธ่กใไบๅฎใงใใใใฉใใชๆ่ฃ ใง่กใใฐใใใงใใ๏ผ10ๆใฏใใๅฏใใงใใ๏ผใ
ใใใฎ็งใซๆฑไบฌใธ่กใใใจๆใใใ ใใฉใใฉใใชๆ่ฃ ใง่กใใฐใใใใชใ๏ผ10ๆใฏใใๅฏใ๏ผใ
ใ็งใซๆฑไบฌ่กใใใจๆใใใใใฉใใฉใใชๆๆใฃใฆใใฃใใใใใจๆใ๏ผ10ๆใฃใฆใใๅฏใใใใฃใ๏ผใ
Key Phrase
10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏ
“to be … in October”
When you use the “be verb” (such as is/am/are), it is often translated as ใ10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏใ.
(For other verbs, translate asใ10ๆใซใ.)
ใ10ๆใฏ้ญใใใใใใงใใใ
โFish is delicious in October.โ
*Generally speaking, I talk about October being the best season for fish every year.
ใ10ๆใซใฏ้ญใใใใใใชใใพใใใ
โFish become tasty in (/by) October.โ
*The fish is not tasty now, but the fish will be fatty and delicious by October.
*If you putใใซใ, the nuance will be “by the time October comes around.” This is because ใใซใฏใ is an abbreviation of ใ๏ฝใฎ้ ใซใฏใ. Therefore, it is best to use it in the months of the year before October.
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1. ๅฌโ็ง
ๅฌ is winter and ็ง is fall/autumn.
2. ๆใฃใฆใใโๆใฃใฆใใ
Your country โ Japan
If you are the speaker and in your country, it’s better to use ๆใฃใฆใใ. If you have already arrived in Japan and brought something from your country, you can use ๆใฃใฆใใ.
3. ไฝใๆใโไฝใฎๆใ
When you want to say “what …(noun)” in questioning sentences, you say ใไฝใฎ…(noun)ใ. Or you can also say ใใฉใใช…(noun)ใ”what kind of …”
4. ใใใงใใโใใใฎใใใใงใใ
For “what …(noun) should I … (verb)?” sentence, you can say ใไฝใฎ(/ใฉใใช) …(noun)ใ…(verb)ใใใฎใใใใงใใ(/ใใใฐใใใงใใ)๏ผใ.
In this case, you can say: ไฝใฎๆใๆใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใงใใ๏ผ
5. ๅฏใใฃใโๅฏใ
Since you are talking about general October weather (temperature), you should use the present tense here
Nice that you used ใใใชใ๏ผใ
One thing, the casual form uses ใใใช(ใ)ใ. On the other hand, the formal form (ใงใ/ใพใ) uses ใใใญ(ใ)ใ. So, in this case, you should say ใๆใฃใฆใใใพใใใญใ๏ผใ
๏ผ๏ผๆใซใใๅฏใใงใใ๏ผโ10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏใใใๅฏใใงใใ๏ผ is better
For the formal one, the first sentence is very nice and smooth!
1. 10ๆใซโ10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏ
When “in October” is used with “be verb”, it’s mostly translated as 10ๆใฏ or 10ๆใซใฏ.
2. ใงใใใ๏ผโใงใใใใ๏ผ Check out the sentence in red letters ๐ ใๅฏใใงใใใ๏ผใ sounds like you already know how cold it gets in October in Japan and asking someone to agree with you. So it’s better to use ใงใใใใ here.
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For the casual one, if you modify 10ๆใซโ10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏ thing as in No.1, that’d be perfect!
That’s great you choose the casual style for the 2nd sentence for self-talking
If you modify it from 10ๆใฎใซ to 10ๆ(ใซ)ใฏ, that’d be perfect!
In this sentence, using ใใฃใฆใใ is a bit unnatural.
But when you are talking to someone in Japan, for example, and you want to talk about things from his point of view, you use ใใฃใฆใใ.
e.g., “Let me know if there’s anything you want me to bring to Japan.”
ใๆฅๆฌใซ”ๆใฃใฆใใฆ”ใปใใใใฎใใใฃใใๆใใฆ๏ผใ
You can also use it to talk about yourself in Japan, imagining what you will be like after you arrive in Japan.
e.g., “I don’t want to regret that I should have brought this or that, so I have to make sure I don’t forget anything.”
ใใใใใใใ”ๆใฃใฆใใใฐ”ใใใฃใใฃใฆๅพๆใใใใชใใใใๅฟใ็ฉใใชใใใใซใใชใใกใใใ
You can use that when you speak in the position of yourself or someone else in Japan (the point of arrival). Hope that makes sense!
There’s nothing to modify
Thank you for participating! Here are my feedback
Tokyoโๆฑไบฌ๏ผใจใใใใ๏ผ
ใใใใ๏ผใใใพใโ่กใใคใใใงใ๏ผใใใคใใใงใ๏ผ
ใใใใ means “to plan” but it’s more like for something negative like “to scheme”.
Let’s use ใใคใใใ(“to be willing to”; “to have a plan”).
ใใฌในโๆ or ๆ่ฃ
In Japanese, ใใฌใน means a formal dress like a gown.
(ใใฌใน)ใโ(ๆ)ใ
Use the ใใใ particle for the object of the verb.
ใใฃใฆโๆใฃใฆ๏ผใใฃใฆ๏ผ
I guess it’s just a typo
(ๅๆๅฏใ)ใโ(ๅๆใฏ)ใใ(ๅฏใ)
The place to put ใใ is here or at the very beginning.
So you can modify like:
ใใฎ็งๆฑไบฌใซ่กใใคใใใงใใใฉใใชๆใๆใฃใฆ่กใใฐใใใงใใใๅๆใฏใใๅฏใใงใใใ
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