Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
Japanese translation:
残念でしたね
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MICHIRU YABU
Aug 17, 2005 00:23
19 yrs ago
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English term
Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
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I would like to say this in Japanese, both formal and informal, please.
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 4 | 残念でしたね |
MICHIRU YABU
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| 4 | Informal: 残念だね/気の毒にね Formal: お気の毒さまです/心の底からお悔やみ申し上げます(if someone die |
redcabbage
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| 3 | ついてないね(informal) あなたの不運をお聞きして私も残念に思います(formal) |
Kazumichi Sato (X)
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Proposed translations
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残念でしたね
幅広い事柄について使えると思います。
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21 mins
ついてないね(informal) あなたの不運をお聞きして私も残念に思います(formal)
あなたの 不運を お聞きして 私も 残念に 思います
anatano huunwo okikshite watashimo zannennni omnoimasu
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-08-17 00:48:26 GMT)
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typo, zannenni omoimasu.
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-08-17 00:52:22 GMT)
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typo, okikishite.
anatano huunwo okikshite watashimo zannennni omnoimasu
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-08-17 00:48:26 GMT)
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typo, zannenni omoimasu.
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-08-17 00:52:22 GMT)
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typo, okikishite.
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redcabbage
Native in: Bikol 
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Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese, Tagalog to English, and 9 more.
Informal: 残念だね/気の毒にね Formal: お気の毒さまです/心の底からお悔やみ申し上げます(if someone die
Although「ついていないね」is also correct, 「気の毒」or「残念」sounds more sympathetic to the listener.
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-08-17 01:35:09 GMT)
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Use 「心の底からお悔やみ申¥し上げます」 (kokoro no soko kara okuyami moushi agemasu) if someone died.
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-08-17 01:35:09 GMT)
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Use 「心の底からお悔やみ申¥し上げます」 (kokoro no soko kara okuyami moushi agemasu) if someone died.
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