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translation help... 2007/10/13 18:51
How do I say:

"Can I practice Martial Arts on the rough?" in Japanese.

Domo arigatou....
by John  

On the rough? 2007/10/13 21:06
John,

"Can I practice Martial Arts on the rough?" in Japanese.

Maybe you'll need to explain what it means in English first, because it is not obvious to me, I'm afraid.

by Dave in Saitama rate this post as useful

Hotel,,, 2007/10/13 21:11
I`m at a hotel and there are stairs to the roof (oops, I said rough before).

I would like to practice my Martial Arts on the roof.
by John rate this post as useful

Roof 2007/10/13 21:41
John,

I see... that makes a lot more sense now.

You might want to wait till a native Japanese spealer turns up, but I wuold say something like:
屋上で武道の練習をしてもいいですか?
Okujou de budou no renshuu wo shitemo ii desu ka?

Although rather than using the general term "budou", it would probably be clearer if you inserted the name of what exactly you intend to practise.
by Dave in Saitama rate this post as useful

kung fu... 2007/10/13 21:53
So...

屋上で Kung Fu 練習をしてもいいですか?

What does "moii" mean? I hear it a lot.

Thanks,
by John rate this post as useful

just to add 2007/10/13 22:03
(...te-form of a verb) mo ii desu ka? = Is it OK I do (the verb)?
by AK rate this post as useful

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