Rough Translations for Foreign-Language Phrases in "Ashes of the
Phoenix"
   Victar (vctr113062@aol.com)
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[Brackets] enclose the first chapter in which a given phrase appears.
{Brackets} enclose names of "Ashes" characters who speak phrases
of a given language.


****Cantonese Phrases****
 {Kung Lao, Lee Chaolan, Lei Wulong}

   "M-ho yee-see." [Ch. 3]
   "I'm sorry."

   "Nay ho chun!" [Ch. 19]
   "You idiot!"

   "Ting sao! Nay sik teng ma?" [Ch. 19]
   "Stop it! Do you hear me?"

   "Tso sun. Gay ho ma?" [Ch. 3]
   "Good morning. How are you?"

****Japanese Phrases****
  {Heihachi Mishima, Ishida, Jun Kazama, Kazuya Mishima,
Kimura, Kung Lao, Lee Chaolan, Mori, Shimada, Takeshi Fujioka}

   "Ah, waka-shujin. Shibaraku desu ne." [Ch. 4]
   "Ah, young master. It's been a while."

   "Arigato gozaimasu." [Ch. 7] 
   "Thank you."

   "Atama ga itai." [Ch. 22]
   "My head hurts."

   "Baka yo!" [Ch. 4]
   "You idiot!"

   "Chang-san, anata wa betsujin noyou da wa." [Ch. 7]
   "Chang, I don't know you (anymore)."

   "Chigaimasu." [Ch. 8]
   "You're mistaken."

   "Chotto matte!" [Ch. 3]
   "Just a minute!"

   "Chotto nondemo ii desu ka?" [Ch. 3]
   "Is it okay if I drink a little?"

   "Chotto suwate-kudasaimasen ka?" [Ch. 8]
   "Won't you please sit down for a moment?"

   "Dare desu ka!?" [Ch. 22]
   "Who's there!?"

   "Doko-e ikimashoo?" [Ch. 8]
   "Where should we go?"

   "Doo itashimashite." [Ch. 23]
   "You're welcome."

   "Doomo sumimasen." [Ch. 7]
   "I'm so sorry."

   "Dooshite...?" [Ch. 13]
   "Why...?"

   "Dou Huretsu Zen!" [Ch. 15]
   "Fireball!"

   "Eigo ga wakarimasen." [Ch. 22]
   "I don't understand English."

   "Fujioka-san! Doko desu ka?" [Ch. 12]
   "Mr. Fujioka! Where are you?" (-san = standard, respectful form
of address)

   "Ganko da wa ne? Gomen." [Ch. 4]
   "You're stubborn, aren't you? Sorry."

   "_Gomen yo_!" [Ch. 4]
   "_Sorry_, I said!"

   "HANASHITE!" [Ch. 3]
   "LET ME GO!"

   "Hanashite kudasaimasen ka?" [Ch. 16]
   "Won't you please let me go?"

   "Hayaku!" [Ch. 6]
   "Hurry!" 

   "Ii desu." [Ch. 7]
   "It's okay."

   "_Iki-nasai_!" [Ch. 12]
   "_Go_!"

   "Sate doo surun desu ka, waka-shujin?" [Ch. 9]
   "Now what are you going to do, young master?"

   "Issho-ni itte-kudasaimasen ka?" [Ch. 3]
   "Won't you please come with me?"

   "Itadakimasu." [Ch. 3]
   "Thank you." (upon receiving food or drink)

   "Itai. Samui. Totemo samui!" [Ch. 12]
   "It hurts. Cold. So cold!"

   "Itsu...?" [Ch. 11]
   "When...?"

   "Oji-san no mei ga nai!" [Ch. 16]
   "Uncle, your eyes are gone!"

   "Ji-san wa doo da?" [Ch. 6]
   "How are you, uncle?"

   "Jun-chan" [Ch. 8]
   "little Jun" (-chan = diminutive suffix, usually showing
affection/endearment)

   "Kagayaku hikari!" [Ch. 5]
   "Blinding light!"

   "Ki-sama!" [Ch. 3]
   "You bastard!"

   "Kochira desu. Issho-ni itte." [Ch. 7]
   "This way. Come with me."

   "Kochira koso." [Ch. 7]
   "It's nothing" or "Not at all" (in response to an expression of
gratitude)

   "Kodomo ja nai!" [Ch. 7]
   "I'm not a kid!"

   "Konban wa." [Ch. 7]
   "Good evening."

   "Konnichi wa, ji-san." [Ch. 4]
   "Good morning, Uncle."

   "KOROSHITE-YARU!" [Ch. 19]
   "I'LL KILL YOU!"

   "Kusou..." [Ch. 8]
   "Damn you..."

   "Lei o ai shite-imasu." [Ch. 20]
   "Lei, I love you."

   "Lei-san ga itsumo osewa ni natte-orimasu." [Ch. 7]
   "You've always been kind to Lei, and I appreciate it."

   "Liu Kang wa soya de baka baka BAKA!" [Ch. 4]
   "Liu Kang, you are a rude idiot idiot IDIOT!"

   "Masaka! Kono hito wa..." [Ch. 2]
   "It can't be! This person is..."

   "Mata... nigeru no ka?" [Ch. 20]
   "Are you... running away again?"

   "Minna shinde-imasu." [Ch. 4]
   "They're all dead."

   "Mishima-sama" [Ch. 1]
   "Lord Mishima" (-sama = an honorific showing great respect)

   "Moo ichi-do itte-kudasai?" [Ch. 3]
   "Could you please repeat that?"

   "Namae wa nan da?" [Ch. 4]
   "What's your name?"

   "Nani?" or "Nan da?" [Ch. 11]
   "What?"

   "Nan no hanashi-o shite-irun desu ka!?" or "...shite-irun da?" [Ch.
3]
   "What on earth are you talking about!?"

   "Nan no mondai ga arimasu!?" [Ch. 7]
   "What is your problem!?"

   "Naze...?" [Ch. 22]
   "Why...?"

   "Nemutte." [Ch. 6]
   "Sleep." (command)

   "Nihun gurai da." [Ch. 9]
   "It's been about two minutes."

   "Ohayoo." [Ch. 18]
   "Good morning."

   "Oki-nasai! Daijoubu ka?" [Ch. 22]
   "Wake up! Are you all right?"

   "Saa." [Ch. 18]
   "Guess." or "How should I know?"

   "Sayonara." [Ch. 4]
   "Goodbye."

   "Shikata ga arimasen." [Ch. 15]
   "It can't be helped."

   "Shimatta!" [Ch. 5]
   "Oh, no!" or "Damn!"

   "Shogai!" [Ch. 5]
   "Barrier!"

   "Shou Zen!" [Ch. 15]
   "Rising Blade!"

   "Soo desu ka?" [Ch. 14]
   "Is that so?"

   "Soo desu, hana-chan. Ee. Saiban-e ikimasu." [Ch. 12]
   "Indeed, little flower. Yes. I will go to the trial."

   "Soo desu nee..." [Ch. 14]
   "Let me think..."

   "Taihen osewa ni narimashita." [Ch. 7]
   "I am very much indebted to you."

   "Tamarimasen." [Ch. 5]
   "I can't stand it."

   "Tasukete..." [Ch. 15]
   "Help me..."

   "Tondemo nai!" [Ch. 4]
   "Never!"

   "Totemo ii desu, Heihachi kun." [Ch. 2]
   "Excellent, Heihachi buddy." (-kun = informal, chummy means of
address)

   "Urusai!" [Ch. 9]
   "Shut up!"

   "Utsukushii desu." [Ch. 3]
   "You're beautiful."

   "Wakarimasen." [Ch. 18]
   "I don't understand."

   "WAKARIMASU YO!" [Ch. 3]
   "I KNOW THAT!"

   "Watashi?" [Ch. 3]
   "I?" or "Who, me?"

   "Watashi-tachi wa anata no tomodachi desu." [Ch. 7]
   "We're your friends."

   "Watashi wa baka." [Ch. 11]
   "I'm an idiot."

   "Watashi wa hayaku arukimasen, ne?" [Ch. 8]
   "I'm not walking that fast, am I?"

   "Yamete!" [Ch. 7]
   "Stop it!"

   "Yameta hoo ga ii desu yo." [Ch. 7]
   "You'd better quit it."

****Korean words****
  {Baek Doo San, Seung Mina}

   "HYUNGDO!" [Ch. 21]
   "MURDERER!"

   "K-... komapso..." [Ch. 24]
   "Th-... thank you..."

****Mandarin Chinese Phrases****
  {Kung Lao, Lei Wulong, Liu Kang, Wang Jinrey}

   "Aw xiao-pengyou, zhe mei na me huai." [Ch. 6]
   "Aw kid, it's not that bad."

   "Banren banma guaiwu. Kuai, xiao-pengyou." [Ch. 6]
   "Centaurians. Quickly, kid."

   "BI ZUI!" [Ch. 8]
   "SHUT UP!"

   "Bu ke-qi, xiao-pengyou." [Ch. 6]
   "You're welcome, kid."

   "Deng yi deng! Ting xia!" [Ch. 6]
   "Wait! Stop!"

   "Hao." [Ch. 7]
   "Good."

   "Hei jing. Kongdong. Leng. Zher teng!" [Ch. 2]
   "Dark. Empty. Cold. It hurts!"

   "Mei guan-xi." [Ch. 17]
   "It's okay."

   "Meiyou... sheme do meiyou." [Ch. 7]
   "Nothing... it's nothing."

   "Ni bu dong!" [Ch. 6]
   "You don't understand!"

   "Ni hao." [Ch. 6]
   "Hello."

   "Ni hao mei." [Ch. 7]
   "You're so beautiful."

   "Ni lei le." [Ch. 6]
   "You're exhausted."

   "Ni shi shei?" [Ch. 2]
   "Who are you?"

   "Ni shou shang le." [Ch. 6]
   "You're hurt."

   "Ni yi-ding yao xiang xing wo." [Ch. 6]
   "You must trust me."

   "Qing zai shuo yi-bian?" [Ch. 6]
   "Could you repeat that?"

   "...shenme...?" [Ch. 2]
   "...what...?"

   "Ta-men zen-me zhe-me man?" [Ch. 13]
   "What is taking them so long?"

   "Ting hao." [Ch. 7]
   "Listen up."

   "...toutong..." [Ch. 3]
   "...headache..."

   "Wo ai ni." [Ch. 25]
   "I love you."

   "Wo bu dong. Qing shuo man dianr?" [Ch. 6]
   "I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?"

   "Wode linghun..." [Ch. 3]
   "My soul..."

   "Wo hao teng." [Ch. 7]
   "It hurts."

   "Wo hen houhui." [Ch. 3]
   "I'm really sorry."

   "Wo jiao Wulong Lei. Qing duo zhi jiao." [Ch. 6]
   "I'm Lei Wulong. How do you do."

   "Wo xuyao jiu." [Ch. 3]
   "I need a drink."

   "Wo zai nar...?" [Ch. 3]
   "Where am I...?"

   "Wo zai xiang shenme?" [Ch. 5]
   "What am I thinking?"

   "Xiang xing wo!" [Ch. 6]
   "Trust me!"

   "Xiao-pengyou, ni hao ma?" [Ch. 6]
   "Kid, are you okay?"

   "Xiao-pengyou, ni xingle ma?" [Ch. 6]
   "Kid, are you awake?"

   "Xiexie ni." [Ch. 3]
   "Thank you."

   "You guaiwu." [Ch. 6]
   "There are monsters."

   "Zai-jian, xiao-pengyou." [Ch. 6]
   "Goodbye, kid."

   "Zhang'aiwu!" [Ch. 15]
   "Barrier!"

   "...zhe bing bu huai...!" [Ch. 5]
   "...it's not that bad...!"

   "Zhe bu shi zhende." [Ch. 3]
   "It's not real."

   "Zhe hen jin-ji!" [Ch. 6]
   "It's urgent!"

   "Zhe-li tai chao-le. Wo tou teng. Qing ni-men li-kai..." [Ch. 10]
   "It's too noisy. I have a headache. Please go away..."

   "Zhe mei na-me huai. Wo mei shenmei shi." [Ch. 6]
   "It's not that bad. I'm fine."

****Spanish Phrases****
  {Kabal, Lei Wulong}

   "Ay, caraaaajo!" [Ch. 10]
   "Oh, shiiiit!"

   "Ay, la cabeza..." [Ch. 12]
   "Oh, my head..."

   "Dios mio!" [Ch. 8]
   "My God!"

   "Donde esta...?" [Ch. 8]
   "Where is it...?"

   "El diablo ha venido para mi! Necesito una arma ahora mismo!"
[Ch. 8]
   "The devil has come for me! I need a weapon right now!"

   "Esta aqui. Me lo puedo sentir." [Ch. 8]
   "It's here. I can feel it."

   "...esta chingada camisa?" [Ch. 12]
   "...this fucking shirt (straitjacket)?"

   "Este es ridiculoso!" [Ch. 12]
   "This is ridiculous!"

   "La chica es loca." [Ch. 12]
   "The girl is nuts."

   "La chica ya sabe de mi maldicion. Ella es mi guardia, si lo puedes
creer." [Ch. 8]
   "The girl already knows about my curse. She's my guard, if you
can believe it."

   "Lo siento chica..." [Ch. 8]
   "I'm sorry, girl..."

   "Lugarteniente." [Ch. 12]
   "Lieutenant."

   "Madre de Dios!" [Ch. 2]
   "Mother of God!"

   "Magica mala." [Ch. 10]
   "Evil magic."

   "Maria, no salgas de mi..." [Ch. 2]
   "Maria, don't leave me..."

   "Muy bien." [Ch. 12]
   "Fine." or "Okay."

   "No chica, hay gran peligro detras de ti!" [Ch. 8]
   "No girl, there is great danger behind you!"

   "...no es importante!" [Ch. 10]
   "...it's not important!"

   "No hay tiempo por esto!" [Ch. 10]
   "There isn't time for this!"

   "No me digas mentiras!" [Ch. 8]
   "Don't tell me lies!"

   "No quiero herirte, pero tengo que-" [Ch. 10]
   "I don't want to hurt you, but I must-"

   "No se nada." [Ch. 10]
   "I have no idea."

   "No soy brujo-" [Ch. 20]
   "I'm not a witch-"

   "Por que esperas?" [Ch. 8]
   "What are you waiting for?"

   "Que diferencia hace? Ellos pueden destruir al sindicato-" [Ch.
16]
   "What difference does it make? They can destroy the syndicate-"

   "Que es tu problema?" [Ch. 16]
   "What is your problem?"

  "Que loco..." [Ch. 8]
  "What crazy person..."

   "Que pasa?" [Ch. 12]
   "What's going on?"

   "Quita esta camisa de fuerza!" [Ch. 12]
   "Take off this straitjacket!"

   "Tu acumulas las cosas mas extraordinarias en el sombrero." [Ch.
18]
   "You keep the strangest things in your hat."

   "Tu eres policia y yo soy reo; antes del Apocalipsis, habriamos
tratado de matar al uno al otro!" [Ch. 2]
   "You're police and I'm a criminal, before the Apocalypse, we
would have tried to kill each other!"

   "Tu no sabes nada de mi vida." [Ch. 8]
   "You don't know anything about my life."

   "Un momento." [Ch. 12]
   "One moment."

   "Un poco." [Ch. 8]
   "A little."

   "Virgen Maria salve a ti." [Ch. 8]
   "Virgin Mary save you."

   "Voy a vivir. Me oyes?" [Ch. 2]
   "I'm going to live. Do you hear me?"

   "Yo asesine a un policia una vez, al igual que tu!" [Ch. 2]
   "I once killed a cop who was just like you!"

   "Yo lo hago." [Ch. 10]
   "I'll do it."