"Master" in Japanese ?
Klaus Kessler
How would you translate "Master" into japanese ?
Like in "How are you today, Master ?"
(sama ?)
No kanji please, my screen can´t show it anyway - and I can´t read it
anyway. :)
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>How would you translate "Master" into japanese ?
>Like in "How are you today, Master ?"
>(sama ?)
"sensei"
MfG
kentaro[at]tokyo
Klaus Kessler
AFAIK this means "Teacher".
James
The Japanese word of Sensei accommodates the English words of teacher,
master and even goes as far as referring to doctors and similar
professionals alike.
The only other exception to the rule I have seen is calling someone using
the -san prefix - i.e. Bengoshi-San loosely translated as Mr Lawyer.
IMO I think the gesture of using Sensei or -San is used to show how someone
is an expert at the profession.
James
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Ian Parker
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>Konbanwa, mina-san.
>
>How would you translate "Master" into japanese ?
>
>Like in "How are you today, Master ?"
>(sama ?)
>No kanji please, my screen can´t show it anyway - and I can´t read it
>anyway. :)
>
One uses "sensei" normally. You may use this with your teacher, doctor,
dentist or other professionals. I don't think you'd use it with your
boss unless he'd just taught you something profound.
There is also jukurensha which means a skilled person, an expert.
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Ian Parker
Junn Ohta
> The Japanese word of Sensei accommodates the English words of teacher,
> master and even goes as far as referring to doctors and similar
> professionals alike.
Good point.
The English word of Master accommodates the Japanese words of Sensei,
Go-Shujin-Sama, Danna-Sama, Oyabun, Oyakata, Shishou, Aruji and even
goes as far as referring to bosses and similar leaderships alike. :-)
Sensei = teacher
Go-Shujin-Sama = master, as Darth Vader calls The Emperor
Danna-Sama = master, as a slave calls his master
Oyabun = boss, as a gangster calls his boss
Oyakata = master, as a craftsman calls his boss
Shishou = master, as an apprentice calls his master
Aruji = landlord or shopkeeper, used by a guest of the same rank
Masutaa (master) = master bartendar, barber or alike
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Klaus Kessler
That was exactely what I wanted to know. :)
Thank you !
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>> Danna-Sama = master, as a slave calls his master
>That was exactely what I wanted to know. :)
So, what would the translation to the sentence "How are you today, Master ?"
be?
I want to know it.
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"Genki desu ka, danna-sama." or "danna-sama wa genki desu ka." would be my
bets.
Throw a 'kyou' in there somewhere if you must emphasise the today, but I
don't think it's really necessary to put that in.
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Otsuka Katsumi
> >>> Danna-Sama = master, as a slave calls his master
> >
> > So, what would the translation to the sentence "How are you today, Master?"
> > be?
>
> "Genki desu ka, danna-sama." or "danna-sama wa genki desu ka." would be my
> bets.
A slave must use "keigo" to his master.
And please note that "danna-sama" or "goshujin-sama" frequently means
"husband" these days.
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健太郎
>"健太郎"(Me)
>> Klaus Kessler wrote:
>>>> Danna-Sama = master, as a slave calls his master
>>
>>>That was exactely what I wanted to know. :)
>>
>> So, what would the translation to the sentence
>>"How are you today, Master ?" be?
>> I want to know it.
>
>"Genki desu ka, danna-sama." or "danna-sama wa genki desu ka." would be my
>bets.
>
In the US drama "Roots"?
The situation is very limited to it then.
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kentaro＠tokyo
[PS] i remember a situation suddenly now.
One of the most surprising things in the Western World where
i'd been before was that a Master appears actually when i say
to a man that i want to talk to your manager. In Japan never.
In Japan people never ask "How are you today, master?"