The Basics: Direct vs Natural Translation Flashcards
direct translation
直訳
(ちょくやく)
free/natural,liberal translation
意訳
いやく
行ってきます
(い)
Direct: I will go and come back
Natural: I’ll be back
お風呂を入れたよ
(ふ * ろ)(い)
Direct: I put it in the bath
Natural: I drew a bath
明日寒くなりますね。
(あした)(さむ)
Direct: Tomorrow it will get cold (won’t it?)
Natural: It’ll be cold tomorrow
私は百円しかないです。
(わたし)(ひゃく)(えん)
Direct: I have nothing, except 100 yen.
Natural: I only have 100 yen.
明日休みたいので、お店をお願いできませんか。
(あした)(やす)(みせ)(ねが)
Direct: Since I want to rest tomorrow, can I request the store?
Natural: I want to take the day off tomorrow, do you think you can handle the store?
週末は雨だから、家でゆっくりしよう。
(しゅうまつ)(あめ)(うち)
Direct: Since the weekend is rain, let’s do it slow at the house.
Natural: Since it’s going to rain on the weekend, let’s just relax at the house.