Feb. 28, 2024
Expensive Mistake (53)
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.
That sucks.
I asked the police man "If I wanted to use Google Map, what should I do?"
He answered "You can use your phone, while it is set a holder. In that case, no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake.
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
Could you teach me? Thank you so much.
運転しながら携帯を使ってて、捕まった。
罰金18，000円を払わなければならなかった。
最悪。
おまわりさんに、「もし、グーグルマップ使いたかったらどうしたらいいの？」と聞きいた。
彼は、「ホルダーに携帯をセットしてあるなら自由に使って問題ない」と言った。
とにかく、高い間違いだった。
日本語だと「痛い出費」というけど英語で言うなら an expensive expense, an expensive mistakeがぴったりの言葉なのかな。
なんて言いますか？教えてください。ありがとうございます。
Expensive Mistake (53)
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.
That sucks.
I asked the police man, "If I wanted to use Google Maps, what should I do?"
He answered, "You can use your phone, while it is set if you put it in a holder.
In that case, there's no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake.
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
Could you teach me?
Thank you so much.
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"Expensive mistake" sounds right! I'm sorry that happened. :(
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction!
Expensive Mistake (53)
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
In English, we usually just say "phone" to refer to a cell phone or smartphone.
I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.
ThaIt sucks.
I asked the police man, "If I wanted to use Google Maps, what should I do?"
He answered, "You can use your phone, while it is set a holder. if it's mounted on the dashboard."
In that case, it's no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake.
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
Could you teachll me?
Thank you so much.
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Sorry to hear that happened!
To emphasize that the mistake caused you to lose a lot of money, you can say "an expensive mistake" or a "costly mistake." But does 痛い出費 mean that you necessarily made a mistake? Or does it just mean that the expense felt very painful (because it was so expensive)? For example, if there's some problem with your car and it costs a lot of money to fix the car, I wonder if you could describe the high expenses to fix a car as 痛い出費.
In English, you can say "painful expense" to describe something that caused you to lose a lot of money but it wasn't necessarily your mistake.
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction and comment. Yes, that's exactly what i wanted to say. If I had to fix my car and it cost a lot of money, I would say 痛い出費.
or if the microwave broke and I had to buy a new one, I would say 痛い出費 as well. Thank you so much, I'll remember the word "painful expense"!
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
Technically it is correct, but most (American) English speakers just say "phone."
I had to pay a ￥18,000 for the fine.
ThaIt sucks.
I asked the police man, "If I wanted to use Google Maps, what should I do?"
He answered, "You can use your phone, whilen it is setin a holder."
You could also say "You can use it while it is mounted." (in a "car mount.")
In that case, no problem."
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
You can say:
* expensive mistake
* costly mistake
* costly error
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Ohh, it is also the law in the US to not hold your phone while driving, so it should be in a car holder or car mount. I'm sorry someone noticed and had to pay such a big fine!
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction! Car mount, new word for me. Thank you!
Expensive Mistake
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
Don't do it, even if it saves time, it won't save you.
I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.
That sucks.
I asked the police man "If I wanted to use Google Map, what should I do?"
He answered "You can use your phone, while it is set a holder.
Yeah that is a great idea
In that case, no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake.
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
Could you teach me?
Thank you so much.
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction!
Thatis sucks.
It's difficult for me to explain why, but "That sucks." does not work idiomatically / rhetorically.
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You would call this an expensive mistake.
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction!
An Expensive Mistake
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I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.Due to which I had to pay a fine of ￥18,000
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I asked the police manofficer "If I wantneed to use Google Maps, what should I do?"
He answerreplied "You can use your phone, while it is set atled in a phone holder.”
In that case, no problem."
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, an expensive mistake" for the fine?
We say an expensive mistake
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction!
Feb. 28, 2024
よりスムーズな翻訳: I was fined ￥18,000 for using my smartphone while driving by a police officer.
That sucked. (又は: What a bummer!) I asked the police officer what to do if I wanted to use GoogleMap.
He answered, "You can use your phone, while it is set a holder. In that case, no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake. We say "itai shippai" in Japanese, but literally means "a painful failure."
In English, people say like "a painful lesson?"
Thanks for any insights in advance.
注：女性の警察官もいるので、"police man "よりも "police officer "の方がいい。
Feb. 28, 2024
tnewfields "while it is set a holder. In that case, no problem." This will be incorrect.
An Expensive Mistake
I got caught using my smartphone while driving.
I had to pay ￥18,000 for the fine.
You can also say "a fine of ￥18,000" or "an ￥18,000 fine."
That sucks.
I asked the police man "If I wanted to use Google Maps, what should I dohave done?"
Or you could say "If I want to use Google Maps, what should I do?"
He answered "You can use your phone, but only while it is set a holder.mounted to the dashboard."
In that case, no problem."
Anyway, it was an expensive mistake.
We say "Itai shuppi" in Japanese, but in English would you say "an expensive expense, " or "an expensive mistake" for the fine?
"An expensive mistake." Another common phrase is "an expensive lesson", if you learned something from the experience.
Could you teach me?
Thank you so much.
Feb. 28, 2024
Thank you so much for your correction!
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