| In animes, I noticed that characters often use the term "yada yada." I was kind of surprised, because I know people where I live (the U.S.) saying that to have the same meaning as the term "good grief!" Actually, at the moment, I can only remember my mom and maybe grandma saying it, but I think I've heard other people use it in that context (as opposed to "yada yada yada" meaning "blah blah blah"). So does "yada yada" come from Japanese, or did Japanese borrow it from somewhere else? (I'm a little interested in linguistics, so it's really bothering me! lol) |
| Are you sure you don't mean "yare yare"? |
Neiru2012 said: Yeah, the two is pretty different. But yeah, girls seem to have a knack of saying that. I think I rarely hear any guys do it.Are you sure you don't mean "yare yare"? If not, then it could just be a fansub thing. I hear yada yada pretty common. As for where it came from, a simple google search would answer that for you. Might not be 100% accurate, but hey, it doesn't exact need any. |
| I once heard Rie Kugimiya saying "Yada yada" and it seemed to be translated to "ew." Not sure about this though. Oh wait, found the vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgH_QNvYghU |
| Yeah, it sounds like you mean "yare yare." It's a pretty common phrase in anime, roughly meaning "geez" or "oh my." Or, if you're one Jotaro Kujo, it's "yare yare daze." |
| If it's translated as 'good grief' or sth similar I also think it's probably 'yare yare' because 'yada yada' is an interjection which is used to express disgust or refusal. So as stromgoddes said, I guess it can be translated with 'ew', depending on the context. From my anime experience, it's usually used by girls/females. I believe it comes from 'iya da'. |
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| No, no, it is "yada yada". I've seen Macross. Those two girls at the cockpit do it all the time when someone bad happens. |
| I'm assuming she's saying "iya da". Sometimes Japanese people say the same word twice like "mada mada" (you've still got a ways to go), "mata mata " (there you go again), "yare yare," etc. When it's repeated twice it gets more of a cynical/sarcastic tone, sort of playfully. In this case I think it's often used when they're talking about someone who's creepy/weird. It's more common to just say "iyada" or "iyada na" or just "iyaaaaa-!" Okay maybe not the last one. |
| I've noticed a lot of things in japanese that are kinda similar to things we say here.. Maybe my imagination? |
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| 'Yada' means something like do not (do it), I will not. It is not borrowed. It is a Japanese word. |
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| If a character uses it, he/she gives me the impression that he/she is fed up or exasperated. |
| Not a Jap. language expert, but as much as i know its more of a like "i don't want (to)", "stop it..", etc, it depents of context, its not that easy to translate Jap>Eng. "Yare yare" is more like "oh my, oh my". |
| LUL |
| http://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/linguistics/697489-yada_yada.html Apparently Google is hard to use. |
Tyestor said: It sounds the same but they aren't saying yada yada. The OP actually seems to be referring to iya da, as Fui pointed out, and it means a rejection. Using it twice just means they are adding more emphasis to the rejection. Anyway, it sounds similar but it's not the same.http://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/linguistics/697489-yada_yada.html Apparently Google is hard to use. |
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| could it be yatta yatta ? ta sounds the same or very similar to da |
bottle said: But that word has positive connotations, specifically used to celebrate a victory.could it be yatta yatta ? ta sounds the same or very similar to da |
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| I thought it was "yare yare" |
| I thought "yada yada" was sort of a colloquial term for "etcetera", cutting a sentence or paragraph short when it's implied the listener knows what will follow in said sentence or paragraph. At least in English. So you're probably thinking of something else. Besides that, I just know "pera pera" in Japanese is the equivalent of "blah blah" in English. I think... |
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| It's not "yada", it's "iyada" (いやだ). It's a more childish way of saying "no", usually. In English, yada/yadda means something completely different. They don't have anything to do with each other. I see it used in English as meaning "etc". For example, "You need to put away your shirts, shoes, yada yada." |
magmellJun 14, 2011 9:29 AM
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| yada means no no way but i have no idea what yada yada is nya!! |
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| When I first saw this topic I also tought you meant "Iyada / いやだ" who should mean something like No way, Not likely, ... I think both "Iyada / いやだ" & "Yada / やだ" can be use, in my opinion Yada is a colloquial form of Iyada, like they do for "Watashi / 私" and "Atashi / あたし" for "I" and some other words, and they are using the words twice like "Iyada Iyada" to intensify the negation/sentence or something. Well I might be wrong but that's what I think about it, I would also like to know more about this if someone know^^ I already heard english people who used Yada Yada but I did not know what they meant, now I do, thanks :p |
| thought it was ara ara~ |
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