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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

you love me

Japanese translation:

Suki deshoo?

Added to glossary by Will Matter
Nov 11, 2004 22:33
21 yrs ago
English term

you love me

Non-PRO English to Japanese Other Music ethics
i would like to know how to be able to tease someone and say "you love me" in a teasing way.
Proposed translations (Japanese)
4 +2 Suki deshoo?

Proposed translations

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1 hr
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Suki deshoo?

You could say "Suki deshoo" which is sort of like "You probably like me, don't you?". You could also be a little sarcastic and say " Zenzen suki ja nai desu, ne" which is "You don't like me at all, do you?" but if you say it the right way i'm sure they'll get it. It's not really easy to make a positive statement in a teasing way in Japanese, saying something that implies the opposite but doesn't really mean it is much easier and this is where the "teasing" comes in.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kurt Hammond : I dont agree with Zenzen suki ja nai desu ne but agree with "suki desho?" . It is very contextual, and probably a million ways to say, depending on the precise context. the asker should exercise caution esp. when not fluent himself.
15 hrs
OK. Thanks. I didn't think that there was a really good way to answer this, for the reasons stated above and tried to give the asker a choice but agree the "Zenzen" one is far from perfect.
agree Daniel Mencher
9 days
Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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