vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-squaremessage-square301fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1303arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square301fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJamie@jamie.moelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoYup, that’s why I mentioned they were disrespectful, but are often translated as curses for English understanding.
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoWhat about “baka” or “bakaro” whatever the difference is, which I’ve heard countless times translated as “idiot” in anime?
minus-squareJamie@jamie.moelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoBaka and it’s various forms are actually stupid, fool, idiot, and the like. Calling someone stupid is a pretty common way to insult them, so if you see that, it’s probably pretty literal
Yup, that’s why I mentioned they were disrespectful, but are often translated as curses for English understanding.
What about “baka” or “bakaro” whatever the difference is, which I’ve heard countless times translated as “idiot” in anime?
Baka and it’s various forms are actually stupid, fool, idiot, and the like. Calling someone stupid is a pretty common way to insult them, so if you see that, it’s probably pretty literal