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anata wa utsukushii desu.

English translation: You are beautiful.

17:26 Dec 6, 2004
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)
Japanese term or phrase: anata wa utsukushii desu.
said to me by a friend just wondering what it means
Autumn
English translation:You are beautiful.
Explanation:
A friend, you say?!!
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shhogg
Local time: 18:32
Grading comment
Thanks so much for the help.. He figuered I couldn't find out what it ment. But i proved him wrong you guys are great!! i'll come back if he tries to stump me again.!!! :)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9You are beautiful.
shhogg
5You are very pretty.
humbird


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
You are beautiful.


Explanation:
A friend, you say?!!

shhogg
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks so much for the help.. He figuered I couldn't find out what it ment. But i proved him wrong you guys are great!! i'll come back if he tries to stump me again.!!! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  humbird: Yah, I know why you are wondering, shhogg.
1 hr
agree  tappi_k: and of course, utuskushii, as beautiful, doesn't just mean pretty on the surface. lovely you should have a friend who says that of you!
4 hrs
agree  KathyT: Sure! Just the sort of thing "friends" say to each other all the time! ;-)
5 hrs
agree  Takako Whilden
5 hrs
agree  truemegamisama: yup, means "You are beautiful." So do you wanna keep braggin' ? Just kidding!
8 hrs
agree  Carmen Álvarez: Right :)
11 hrs
agree  ejprotran
11 hrs
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: i'd prefer "beautiful" for "utsukushii" in most cases. -
15 hrs
agree  Cornelius Conant: What I also find amusing is that "Anata" is really the form of "you" an old married couple would use. You've got a great friend there haha
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
You are very pretty.


Explanation:
Nothing wrong with another answer, but this is one more way to say it. As you see it is essentially the same.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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