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How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - zachandhobbes - 2010-09-11
In english, sighing is obviously represented with the word 'sigh'.
For instance if I'm online and I find something disappointing, I'll comment:
"Sigh... that was bad."
How do I write that in Japanese? The "Sigh" part I mean.
Thanks
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How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - nest0r - 2010-09-11
After reading this post, all I can say is... やれやれ...
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - mezbup - 2010-09-11
ため息
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - ta12121 - 2010-09-11
やれやれあんたは…
冗談!,冗談!
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - masaman - 2010-09-11
はぁ…
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - thecite - 2010-09-11
ぁぁあああー
(low then high tone)
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - gyuujuice - 2010-09-11
I'll add one more:
へとへと
「へとへと、チョつかれた。」("sigh- I am super tired")
This is used to show that you are physically tired rather than showing boredom or something is pitiful etc.
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - BlackMarsh - 2010-09-12
やれやれ、まったく
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - zachandhobbes - 2010-09-12
Wow, lots of different ways!
I guess they all work? Or perhaps for different situations?
The guys on lang-8 who I asked (natives... I believe) said はぁ and あぁ. Also ため息 but somehow I don't think that they say that every time they sigh.
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - thecite - 2010-09-12
zachandhobbes Wrote:Wow, lots of different ways!溜息 is the word for sigh, はあ and the like are the way people actually express it.
I guess they all work? Or perhaps for different situations?
The guys on lang-8 who I asked (natives... I believe) said はぁ and あぁ. Also ため息 but somehow I don't think that they say that every time they sigh.
Just like we don't say "sigh", we say "ughhh" etc.
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - zachandhobbes - 2010-09-12
Ah, so ため息 is like the word "sigh", やれやれ would be like "Sigh... I'm pissed" if you wrote it in a text message, and "はぁ" is like "ughh" like you would say in real life?
Of course you could probably put はぁ in the text message too?
am I just overanalyzing or what
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - thecite - 2010-09-12
Yeah, that's pretty much it. やれやれ is more like 'tsk-tsk'.
The carry the same meaning in every medium.
edit:
まったく／ったく／ったくもう。。。 are what you would use when you're pissed off.
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - Sheepy - 2010-09-13
まったく for me
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - Nuriko - 2010-09-13
”あーあ”も多いですね
How to 'sigh' in Japanese (in text form of course) - smaching - 2010-09-29
I was playing FF8 the other day - there's a guy in the Garden Library that is working on an assignment and he says something like "FFUUUuuuuuuuuu". If that helps.