I've worked over seven years as a cashier and let me tell you this happens with people you know. You can't leave "the zone" and don't notice when someone special is around.
I hate it when Japanese is ambiguous on the person. I wish at least a 私 were standard part of the sentence so I knew who it was referring to... Sorry about the messed-up translations!
ThunderBird said: I hate it when Japanese is ambiguous on the person. I wish at least a 私 were standard part of the sentence so I knew who it was referring to... Sorry about the messed-up translations!
Well, because in standard speech, who is speaking to who is already known to both parties. There is only 2 people here. But we are the ones looking at this from a 3rd party perspective.
Tetsamaru said: Well, because in standard speech, who is speaking to who is already known to both parties. There is only 2 people here. But we are the ones looking at this from a 3rd party perspective.
Which just about renders it unknowable whether they're speaking about themselves, or asking the other party, doesn't it? I also seem to have missed an episode, so the last one I remembered was Marisa offering to treat Reimu for her hard work, so I assumed she's shopping for dinner now (for some reason, in a head scarf), hence assuming Alice as the cashier.
Probably need to work on your japenese-fu. Reading it myself, I can easily understand it. Even though Alice's speech bubble doesn't have "I"(私), what Moonspeaker edited your translated to was how I was reading it.
Tetsamaru said: Probably need to work on your japenese-fu. Reading it myself, I can easily understand it. Even though Alice's speech bubble doesn't have "I"(私), what Moonspeaker edited your translated to was how I was reading it.
Working on it for the third year going, but this feels like something I'm going to mess up forever. Good thing the JLPT doesn't have a translation unit, otherwise I'd be failing it for sure...
BeepWill you be using a plastic bag?Because I'm WorkingGeeeez, Marisaa!
Nooootice meeee!
Don't ignore me!BeepBeepWould you like some disposable chopsticks too?I brought my own shopping bag, so I'm fine.Oh, I noticed you all right. But since I'm workin' an' all...Arrrgh