Talk:yatta

The article says it needs pronunciation information, but it seems as though it already does. Is that in reference to the Japanese entry? Because, for instance, the article for 'futon' also has pronunciation info for the English entry but not the Japanese one, but it doesn't have a tag requesting pronunciation info.

The answer to the question of the pronunciation of 'yatta' in Japanese though would be, I'm pretty sure: /jäʔtä/ would be the best IPA representation to my understanding. Not much if any differentiation in volume stress for either syllable over the other, and having a brief glottal stop in the middle (like the English "Uh-oh").

Tehmikuji (talk) 05:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll remove the tag, you're right. As for the Japanese, I'm surprised about the glottal stop (and I think it's customary to mark the breaks between morae), but I don't actually know Japanese. If you're not sure, try asking a seasoned Japanese editor like User:Eirikr. --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 05:48, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

RFV discussion: October–November 2012
Tagged but not listed. - -sche (discuss) 23:57, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Cited. Astral (talk) 18:49, 26 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I think we should gloss this as "only among fans of Japanese comics and Japanese animation". Nobody would use this term unless they were a Naruto fan or whatever. Equinox ◑ 21:02, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * "Chiefly" would probably be more accurate than "only." Much of this term's more recent popularity can be attributed to Hiro Nakamura on Heroes. Japanese character, American show. Or maybe "chiefly among Japanophiles" or "chiefly among fans of Japanese culture?" Astral (talk) 22:33, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Also popularized in Internet culture by Happatai's faddishly memed song and WTFy music video "Yatta!". ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 22:50, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Kind of the "Gangnam Style" of its day, wasn't it? In that it was intended as a satirical commentary on the culture of living beyond one's means, but that message was lost on most Western viewers, who just saw it as amusingly bizarre. Astral (talk) 23:28, 26 October 2012 (UTC)


 * RFV-passed. - -sche (discuss) 04:08, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

I don't at all see how this is "English." English speakers are simply using a Japanese word, with absolutely no difference in meaning from the usage in the original language. It also hasn't entered the everyday vocabulary of most English-speakers or even just Americans, as phrases like "sayonara" or "bon voyage" have. It's no more an "English" word than many other words and phrases frequently used by Japanophiles but not by the greater English-speaking world (e.g., "baka" or "itadakimasu".) WP Ludicer (talk) 20:29, 29 March 2019 (UTC)