Thursday, February 14, 2013

Alternatives to がんばって

The common expression for "Good luck!" in Japanese is 「頑張ってください」 (ganbatte kudasai), or its more direct equivalent,「 頑張れ!」. I came across a forum thread today and found pretty good alternatives, which I copy word for word below:


http://oshiete1.goo.ne.jp/qa43591.html
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp...il/q1121112131
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp...il/q1011387620

(テストなどこれから受ける場合)
For taking tests
Good luck and take it easy! Everything is going to be fine with you!
リラックスして頑張って!きっとうまく行くよ
Rirakkusu shite ganbatte! Kitto umaku iku yo!


(落ち込んでるとき)
When someone's down
No worries. It was just not your day! Take it easy.
そんなに考えすぎないで。ただ運がわるかったんだよ
Sonna ni kangaesuginaide. Tada un ga warukattan da yo.

☆☆ 励まし 言葉 ☆☆
Encouraging words
There's nowhere to go but forward.
前進あるのみ。
Zenshin aru nomi.

Don't be afraid of making a mistake.
間違えることを恐れてはいけない。
Machigaeru koto wo osorete wa ikenai.

Every failure is an opportunity to learn.
失敗から学べばいい。
(直訳 : すべての失敗は学ぶ機会)
Shippai kara manabeba ii.

Continuity is power.
継続は力なり。
Keizoku wa chikara nari.

1 comment:

  1. Hey this was super useful; thank you! 継続は力なり!

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