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I'm translating a manga chapter where a girl calls a guy "ecchi" in a playful manner while they're on a date. He was asking her why she changed her lipstick, and she replies, "It's because I was thinking of kissing you, ecchi!"

What's the best way of making this come across in English? "You pervert" sounds far too harsh, and "You naughty boy" or "You bad boy" sound too condescending. This is not an H-manga, by the way, so her reply has no overtly sexual overtones.

Any suggestions?

Just a simple "Perv!" comes to mind. I feel like it's a little more playful, less harsh.

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Just a simple "Perv!" comes to mind. I feel like it's a little more playful, less harsh.

Thanks for the suggestion, and apologies for not replying immediately. She actually says "you pervert" for a different reason a couple of panels later on, though, so I may have to stick with "you bad boy" instead for the panel in question for the sake of variety.

I need some help here (QwQ), the word くまいんご is roughly translated into bear's argot/jargon and it doesn't make any sense?! Is this some Japanese in-joke or something??? Any help is much appreciated thanks T_T

EDIT: So after doing some extensive research I found out that the words don't really have a meaning of their own, it's just something the particular female character says for moeness I guess. Sorry for bothering and intruding into this thread L(^w^)/

This post has been edited by chung2795: Mar 17 2015, 17:08

this is really useful, I'll have to save this. Thanks

Hei I need some help and suggestion with the English translation of "もシ". So help needed and appreciated (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Hei I need some help and suggestion with the English translation of "もシ". So help needed and appreciated (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Thank you for these!

Wow this thread is pretty sweet mate. It's old as hell now, but still useful. Thanks.

Why does the word masochist get abbreviated/censored as 'M' in hentai? Is it considered rude like calling a penis a dick?

Why does the word masochist get abbreviated/censored as 'M' in hentai? Is it considered rude like calling a penis a dick?

It's not really being censored. Think of it as slang. It's worth remembering that Japanese, and casual Japanese in particular, is full of contracted terms. This includes English loanwords.

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WOW thanks so much man! I'm reading some japanese manga I got form a bookstore and it's hard getting used to all of the slang.

YAY thanks man, it really helps me (^ ^)b

Thanks a lot, this has been very helpful.

Hey, this is really helpful thanks! Just a quick question, but when do people know how to translate japanese words into English swear words? Like in what instances would you slip that in?

Hey, this is really helpful thanks! Just a quick question, but when do people know how to translate japanese words into English swear words? Like in what instances would you slip that in?

I think that depends completely on the context, if person A talks to person B and they have a friendly relationship f.e lovers, coworkers or just friends used words like ボケ(boke), 馬鹿-ばか-バカ(baka) are used in a friendly manner.

translating words like 女郎(slut), 売女(whore) etc. requires a deeper look in the meaning, are they used to make the situation more "spicy" i would categorize them as "friendly" if they are on bad terms i would categorize them as swear word.

Of course there always exceptions especiall in forced/rape situations.

But the difference between
You fucking slut/whore
or
You slut/whore

is pretty obvious

Oh man. Great post. I want to become a manga translator someday. I have to study a lot 😰.

ズコズコ is a new one i ran into. Something like "shaking?"

ズコズコ is a new one i ran into. Something like "shaking?"

Thrusting (fucking) noise

Ahh. I've doubtless run into it as an onomatopoeia before, but this is the first time i've seen it in a speech bubble. Thanks!

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