Monday, October 17, 2011

Language Study: Japanese Listening for Gamers (3)

Test your listening skill! Can you follow the dialog of these Final Fantasy XIII characters? The following episode is Chapter 3 of a limited offer Final Fantasy XIII audio drama presentation: Episode Zero - Promise (Encounter). These videos feature Japanese voice actors with English subtitles, and scenes from the game for the background.  

Please note: English translation is provided by Kotoba Doori. In a few cases, translation was altered at the discretion of the video's owner to aid in the understanding and continuity of the storyline.

Chapter 3 without English subtitles:



Chapter 3 with English subtitles:


Japanese script:

LIGHTNING:
セラ?出かけたのか。ん?
Serah? Dekaketa no ka… Nn?

‪NOTE from Serah:
おねえちゃんへ。シチューがあるから暖めて食べてください。この前みたいにナベを焦がさないでね。
Oneechan e. Stew ga aru kara atatamete tabete kudasai. Konomae mitai ni nabe wo kogasanaide ne.

‪LIGHTNING:
気をつけるよ
Ki wo tsukeru yo.

不思議だな。セラが作ると母さんの味になる。
Fushigi dana. Serah ga tsukuru to kaasan no aji ni naru.

‪MOTHER:
まぁ、セラ、とってもおいしいわ。母さんの腕を受け継いだわね。
Maa, Serah, tottemo (totemo) oishii wa. Kaasan no ude wo uketsuida wa ne.

‪LIGHTNING:
は。私は受け継げなかったよ、母さん。
Ha. Watashi wa uketsugenakatta yo, kaasan

‪MOTHER:
気にしない、気にしない。おねえちゃんには、お料理のほかにもやらなきゃいけないことが一杯あるものね。一人でがんばりすぎないで。セラに助けてもらえることだってあるのよ。
Ki ni shinai ki ni shinai. Oneechan niwa oryori no hoka nimo yaranakya naranai koto ga ippai aru mono ne. Hitori de ganbari suginai de. Serah ni tasukete moraeru koto datte aru no yo.

‪LIGHTNING:
料理については助かってるな。
Ryori ni tsuite wa tasukatteru na.

私が働いてる間、一人で練習したんだろうな。一人でがんばっていたのはセラの方か。
Watashi ga hataraiteru aida, hitori de renshuu shita n daro na. Hitori de ganbatteta no wa Serah no ho ka...


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More chapters are available (seven total). They can be found on the same YT channel page.

1 comment:

  1. I have a lot of reading to do on your blog! I noticed that you have an FFXIII category on here which is awesome. Let's hope you can find more things to add in here.
    In fact, it has come to my attention that Square Enix has been releasing a few reports on FFXIII recently. They are basically recaps of FFXIII in preparation for FFXIII-2. Maybe you could do some work with that since it's in Japanese? :)

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