you silly girl

06:41 Apr 12, 2000
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: you silly girl
speech
" you silly girl"
always appears on TV but never seemed to catch it!
dreammakers


Summary of answers provided
naantatte, mattaku baka na onna-no-ko ne!
Harold Slovic
naShouga-nai ko dana!
Nana Kato
naバカな子ね...バカな子
Kevin Snow


  

Answers


8 hrs
antatte, mattaku baka na onna-no-ko ne!


Explanation:
The above translation of "you silly girl" is spoken, colloquial Japanese, and is just one of many possibilities.
Hope this is good for you! Hal and Yasue Slovic for J.E.T. (Japanese/English Translations)

Harold Slovic
Local time: 04:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 23
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18 hrs
Shouga-nai ko dana!


Explanation:
"Shouga-nai ko dana" literally means
that the girl (ko) is hopeless, but
it conveys humorous tone.

Nana Kato
Local time: 20:42
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13 days
バカな子ね...バカな子


Explanation:
Full sentence depends on who is saying it. The first would be used by a woman... the second my a man. Hope it helps. Of course, the translation depends entirely on the context in which it is used.

Hope this helps.

Kevin Snow
United States
Local time: 04:42
PRO pts in pair: 2
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