Here is Anai Chihiro’s confession, with English subtitles, from the video game AKB 1/149 Renai Sousenkyo Love Election.
While today is not exactly the right time for a Halloween party, the main thing about Chihiro’s confession is that she is speaking in her native Hakata dialect. For the most part, there isn’t any Hakata-dialect specific vocabulary here, but you may notice that the suffixes of certain verbs are slight different.
In any case, it’s a cute change from the usual standard Japanese, so enjoy it!
Here is a transcript with inline English translations.
Main scene
はー、やっと帰った。あおいとさおり。
Ah…. Aoi and Saori finally left.
でも今日は粘ったなぁ。
Today was pretty long.
でもやっぱり楽しかったね、ハロウィンパーティー。
But this Halloween Party was so fun, wasn’t it?
今日は友達って紹介しとったけど、今度からは彼氏じゃだめかなぁ?
Today, I introduced you as my “friend”, but next time, can I call you my “boyfriend”?
ちゃんと付き合って欲しいけん
I want you to be with me…
Confession
デザート出すの忘れとった。
I forgot about dessert.
カボチャアイス、千尋が作ったっちゃ。
I made pumpkin ice cream.
2人で食べよっか。
Let’s eat it together?
Rejection
そっか。
I see.
ハロウィンパーティー終わっちゃった。
This halloween party is over.
Author: jerry
Sometimes editor. Sometimes translator. Mostly a proofreader. I like Japan and things.