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1.Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
Yes, they are. When people feel happy, they smile but when they feel sad, they cry or frown. There might be difference of expressions of feelings between different countries but I think feeling, emotions are common and these can cross the world.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.
うれしいhappy pleased glad 悲しいsad 怒ったangry わくわくするexcited
心地よいcomfortable 混乱してconfused いらいらするnervous 哀れなsorry
いらいらさせるannoy
3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
なつかしい
I want to say なつかしい in English sometime and try to translate it into English but I can not find English word. I think it is the one of Japanese special feeling.
hey chiken!
返信削除thanks for your comment :0p
i don't think たいぎい could be TIRED.
it's more like DISGUSTING, i guess..
Hi,chiken.
返信削除I really agree with your thinking.
I also worry how to express "なつかしい" when I talk to foreigner.
Probably, I used "good memory" in English insted of なつかしい.
But It is a bit diffarent meaning, isn't it??
Hello, chiken :) I agree with your opinion on no.3. It could be translated English, but we cannot express that special feeling enough. It is not just a simple word, isn`t it?
返信削除Hi chiken.
返信削除It certainly seems to be true.
なつかしい is difficult to translate into English.
There are some feelings that similar. However, they are slightly different nuance.
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