Re: [sumo] Non-sumo Translation request

[Carl Freire <cfreire@ix.netcom.com>]

At 12:59 AM -0400 10/1/03, Barbara Ann Klein wrote:
> Sorry to intrude, but I need to speak a few sentences in Japanese that I
> just can't seem to put together myself.  Can anyone be so kind as to tell me
> (in romaji) how to say:

I'm going to use the ugly romanization that involves using "u" after 
"o" or "u" to indicate a long "oh" sound.

> What time does your flight leave Narita?

Blankblank-san no hikou wa nanji ni Narita kara shuppatsu shimasu ka?

> Do you know the flight number?

Furaito bangou wa shitte imasu ka?  (or instead of "shitte imasu ka" 
use "gozonji desu ka" for extra politeness, like, 'n' stuff, y'know)

> What time do you arrive in New York?

Nyuu Youku ni nanji ni touchaku shimasu ka?

> Do you know the address of your hotel?

Blankblank-san no hoteru no juusho wa shitte imasu ka/gozonji desu ka?

> Would you like me to meet you at the airport?

This one requires a little finesse, because if you ask what this 
person *wants* so directly he or she is likely to say you needn't 
bother out of politeness.  Better to say the equivalent of "Shall I 
go to meet you at the airport?"

Kuukou made ni mukae ni ikimashou ka?

Hope the flight arrives on time!

Cheers,
Carl
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Carl Freire
Oakland, California
cfreire@ix.netcom.com
cfreire@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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