1.Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
My opinon is yes. That's why we manage to get through and understand others feelings without words when we go abroad. But there may be some differences how much they express their feelings. I think Japanese sometimes make no sign as cimpared with American.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.
・幸せな happy
・悲しい sad
・寂しい lonely
・嬉しい glad
・怖い fearful
・イライラする irritated
・興奮する excited
・おもしろい interesting
・つまらない bored
・好き like
・嫌い hate
・落ち込む depressed
・安心する relieved
・きれいな beautiful
I came up with many negative words steadily...omg
3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
I have no idea...but if there are some, I somehow catch the basic meaning.
That's right. We can make communication with various people without speaking; difference is just how we express our feelings.
返信削除hi blackberry :0]
返信削除why did you write more negative words?
you're right??
Hi,blackberry!
返信削除I think Japanese vogue-words are very difficult to translate to English.
So how do you think about my idea.
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返信削除hi blackcherry!
返信削除i think so,too. Japanese do not express thier feelings clearly sometimes and it's depends on the sitiation.
you came up with negative words...think about happy things!!!!!
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返信削除That's right.
返信削除Compared with American, Japanese don't express clealy.