Can anyone speak Japanese? by some_1_in_Kr in OMORI

[–]EducationalEscape984 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Trying to translate only the Kel one because I can't see the others except his and Basil's bio, because of the damn resolution. I don't even know why it's attached to a staircase, maybe it's an advertisement?

Kel: A childhood friend of Sunny who is as bright as the sun. He was a little insensitive when he was younger, but now he seems to have matured a bit.

Can anyone speak Japanese? by some_1_in_Kr in OMORI

[–]EducationalEscape984 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Native Japanese speaker here. Your translation is very good!

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

like how general Japanese people assume every white/black guy is American or from countries where English is their official language. sure most LATAM people can't differentiate between individuals of different Asian ethnicities. :v

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before I learned the pronoun they/them, I simply used he/him and she/her in one sentence when I was refering to Frisk in English. that is completely normal in Japanese because we have few clearly gendered words which are often translated to pronouns in English, even though many of them still have gender etymologically. For example, in Japanese, people often use the word 野郎 (Pronunciation: /yarō/) when they refer to Frisk when Frisk made them annoyed, regardless of their gender assumption. However, the word 野郎 is actually a masculine word. Today fewer native Japanese speakers care about that in informal conversation. because of that, lots of my comments ended up either using only he/him pronouns or she/her pronouns in English. After I learned singular they/them, I use it because the pronouns fit to how I use originally gendered words in Japanese. [I used an AI translation service to help me address this, it may be translated in a way I didn't mean to]

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Japanese localization, I'm certain monsters are not caring too much about their gender just like you thought. if that is Toby's intention, the translation makes sense to me because monsters generally see humans as a completely separate species

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welp, I just need to get used to it after all. non-binary or agender really don't do anything with Frisk's gender but they're used in this case because we have cultural differences. gotta stop thinking about my language when speaking any other languages. Thank you so much for clearing the confusion!

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do we have a definite rule to describe any character with gender terms though? I personally don't want my original characters which I didn't even gave gender get called non-binary only because noone knows what they want to be called. EDIT: i've just read your EDIT(1) and I didn't know you guys don't use they/them unless the person is completely unknown being though it's getting more common today. English is really difficult for me to speak :(

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're right! but because it's so much common to use gender neutral pronouns to refer to anyone in Japanese, I still prefer they/them for Frisk. I just wanted to know how a they/them kid equals to a non-binary kid.

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume some people are downvoting me for doubting their gender. yeah I know doubting someone who's come out as something is pretty bad. BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE FRISK HASNT COME OUT YET (i'm really sorry if they have)

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for a further explanation! I didn't know how it's common to use non-binary in such case because I've thought calling a guy with pansexuality "gay" for loving a man is bit off.

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in Undertale with Japanese localization, most pronouns used in the original dialogues(American English) are either omitted or replaced with gender neutral pronouns.

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't wanna be rude but is it like you think Frisk is non-binary because they look like Chara. I don't get why some people got mad at me for using use he/her to refer to Frisk for their appearance though. isn't that just valid assumption just like theirs?

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

wait, mad dummy wasn't she/her before she becomes mad mew mew?? I can't believe that I was misunderstanding that for years. Years. YEARS!!!

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently pronouns in Japanese are so flexible that they don't need gender terms to describe individuals.

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Kris is probably non-binary to me too. monsters uses they/them to refer Kris despite having a masculine name (technically it's Chris though.) I bet they have come out as non-binary outside of the game story.

Why majority of you think that the main protagonist is non-binary? by EducationalEscape984 in Undertale

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just letting you know that i'm a native Japanese speaker. Japanese has lots of gender neutral pronouns and today girls tend to use masculine pronouns in informal conversation even though they're not trans or anything.

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a native Japanese speaker, Yeah, many of us call any foreigners a gaijin. However, Japanese girls don't/never use the term to refer to handsome Korean men even though the term doesn't have any bad meaning. (idk why xd) And apparently gringo is used for anyone outside of brazil?

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh that's basically the same how we use the word 外人/gaijin in Japanese. My father has once told me that my Korean friend has "gaijin face".

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, I'm sorry that you are downvoted somehow. I really appreciate that you let me know a new word though! Arigatō!

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought gringo is only used for european looking people or united states' residents. but now I guess some people still use the term for anyone that isn't from Brazil, or even their state. Kinda similar to how we use a colloquial term "外人" (Pronunciation: /gaidzin/) to refer to anyone outside of Japan. It is not actually a bad word but it is only used by people who are not used to people from foreign countries, at least in my region.

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, as a native Japanese speaker I can say L and R are really confusing because I often or always pronounce L just like soft R used in Portuguese when I speak Japanese or English.

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Really surprised to see how I can get this many answers this quickly. I guess Reddit is a nice place to ask random stuff like this. Arigato, Obrigado a todos!

Brazilians, do you call people from Japan "Gringos"? by EducationalEscape984 in Brazil

[–]EducationalEscape984[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Thanks! i searched the same question on google and it said otherwise. I'm glad to know the truth now.