Editing Talk:Spice & Wolf:Volume1 Chapter 01 (section)

== Discussion ==

(1) What does おつかれきん mean? For that matter, how do people normally translate おつかれ?

: おつかれ - thanks for your hard work. emphasis on "hard work". おつかれさん or おつかれさま generally means the same thing.  - [[User:Tsuyuri|Tsuyuri]] 02:12, 25 feb 2008 (GMT +8)

: But what about the meaning of おつかれきん? I know おつかれ literally means 'It's been tiring', but this (and similar literal translations) usually don't sound normal in English. I know 'Good job' is a common (interpreted) translation. Doesn't fit here though, I wanted to hear some others, and maybe get ideas for this and future instances of おつかれ. - [[User:AlephNull|AlephNull]] 15:19, 25 February 2008 (PST)

: おつかれ is actually a short form (or it may seem a little more informal) derived from おつかれさん or おつかれさま. in my opinion "おつかれさま" is a more correct, formal and common way of using it. they all have the same meaning.  - [[User:Tsuyuri|Tsuyuri]] 00:57, 27 feb 2008 (GMT +8)

: Sorry, I typoed おつかれさん as おつかれきん a long while back. Someone corrected it, but I didn't notice. >.< Thanks for the info. - [[User:AlephNull|AlephNull]] 09:05, 29 February 2008 (PST)