'mada mada dane'...what's this phrase mean?

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'mada mada dane'...what's this phrase mean?

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can someone please tell me what the phrase 'mada mada dane' means?

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well it means "no, not yet"
u saw Prince of tennis right??
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yep :mrgreen:

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haha
i saw it too
its soooo kool :D
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I KNOW!!!! its my favourite anime :heh: :mrgreen:

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me too me too!!^^
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mada mada dane means you still have lots more to work on
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mada-mada-dane wrote:mada mada dane means you still have lots more to work on
Ha ha! Thats awesome

Yeah, it's a politeness thing, like if some one told you that you can speak really good Japanese, it would be polite to say "iya, mada mada" wich would mean, "On no, I still have a long way to go"
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WOW! ....I wanna learn!
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That’s the name of a member on these forums.
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geishaboy wrote:
mada-mada-dane wrote:mada mada dane means you still have lots more to work on
Ha ha! Thats awesome

Yeah, it's a politeness thing, like if some one told you that you can speak really good Japanese, it would be polite to say "iya, mada mada" wich would mean, "On no, I still have a long way to go"

Hello, by the way I'm just new here :) just want to know if you can translate "I still have a long way to go" with no "Oh no" thanks :)
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I still have a long way to go.
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私はまだずっと遠くだ。
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mada-mada-dane? can i ASk how to say it in japanese the word : hey, i really like you. please..
um.... can i say... vampires in the hat around????
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