So how's your Japanese?

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

--Go small bears. Makes sense. I doubt if the word "cubs" translates into japanese very well. I think it would be cool to see banners at Wrigley (or should I say the Fuku-dome), that would say "Go Cubs Go" in japanese. I'm sure it would get alot of attention from the japanese media.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

then in football season you can just take out the "small" part...genius!

[Omar]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

then in football season you can just take out the "small" part...genius!

 

Fukudome has a great & accurate arm... Bears need a QB... Hmmm...

[OleMissCub]

BONZAI!!

 

That's all I know.

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

then in football season you can just take out the "small" part...genius!

 

Fukudome has a great & accurate arm... Bears need a QB... Hmmm...

 

--Funny stuff! BTW, Ole Miss-- what does bonzai mean? I feel I should know this but at this particular time, I am experiencing a severe brain cramp. Ouch!

[David]

I'm pretty sure Bonsai is the art of cutting those little trees.

[cubscausestress]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

then in football season you can just take out the "small" part...genius!

 

Fukudome has a great & accurate arm... Bears need a QB... Hmmm...

 

--Funny stuff! BTW, Ole Miss-- what does bonzai mean? I feel I should know this but at this particular time, I am experiencing a severe brain cramp. Ouch!

 

 

bonsai means potted plant

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

then in football season you can just take out the "small" part...genius!

 

Fukudome has a great & accurate arm... Bears need a QB... Hmmm...

 

--Funny stuff! BTW, Ole Miss-- what does bonzai mean? I feel I should know this but at this particular time, I am experiencing a severe brain cramp. Ouch!

 

 

bonsai means potted plant

 

---I can see it all now. I finally get the opportunity to meet Kosuke Fukudome...so I bow and say Domo arigato mister roboto. domo. domo. Boku wa nihongo o hanasimasu (which I have no idea what that means). Bonsai! Yeah I know, it's time to get back to work.

[OleMissCub]

 

--Funny stuff! BTW, Ole Miss-- what does bonzai mean? I feel I should know this but at this particular time, I am experiencing a severe brain cramp. Ouch!

 

I just know that it was something the Japanese would yell during WWII when they would do human wave charges. Not sure what it means.

[GhostRunner]

Banzai: Japanese battle cry; means "ten-thousand years"

 

Bonsai: Japanese art of tree miniaturization; means "potted plant"

[David]

Banzai: Japanese battle cry; means "ten-thousand years"

 

Bonsai: Japanese art of tree miniaturization; means "potted plant"

 

 

Then what's "bonzai?" :shock:

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

Banzai: Japanese battle cry; means "ten-thousand years"

 

Bonsai: Japanese art of tree miniaturization; means "potted plant"

 

--Banzai! May the Cubs win the World Series for ten-thousand years!

[Bull]

Banzai: Japanese battle cry; means "ten-thousand years"

 

Bonsai: Japanese art of tree miniaturization; means "potted plant"

 

--Banzai! May the Cubs win the World Series for ten-thousand years!

 

It seems like they haven't won it in 10000 years. I must have winning soon.

[series65cubsfan]

I'm not at all sure how accurate this is, but it's my best guess. I know we have people here who are fluent in the language, or at least have a better knowledge of it than I do, so if I'm wrong please correct me, since I want to make sure I have it right as much as anyone else.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/gocubsjp.png

 

I don't speak Japanese, however those are the characters in the Kanji (high) form. I'm fluent in Chinese and many of the characters are the same. However, I'm not sure what the 'popular' or common form of the words are. Or if more people use one form or the other.

[BCVM22]

I don't speak Japanese, however those are the characters in the Kanji (high) form. I'm fluent in Chinese and many of the characters are the same. However, I'm not sure what the 'popular' or common form of the words are. Or if more people use one form or the other.

 

I used the kanji characters partially because I saw the "small bear" characters used on this. I assumed, very possibly erroneously, that whomever designed the shirt had enough command of the language to know factually that it was the more common/accepted way to write "Cubs" in Japanese.

 

I also used the kanji because my command of the language is limited to a few common words and what my preferred online kanji dictionary can tell me; otherwise I can't speak, write or translate the language to save my life. :-#

[Tyrant]

boku wa nihongo o hanasimasu

 

It's actually "hanashimasu."

[Mephistopheles]

its both.

[Warpticon]

boku wa nihongo o hanasimasu

 

It's actually "hanashimasu."

 

Depends on the method of romanization.

 

ore no nihongo warui da ze.