Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
こんなのいいかも
English translation:
This one looks good
Added to glossary by
Dr. M. S. Niranjan
Mar 20, 2013 04:26
11 yrs ago
Japanese term
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こんなのいいかも
Non-PRO
Japanese to English
Social Sciences
Slang
Day to day speech while shopping
How would one translate this?
Proposed translations
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Change log
Apr 1, 2013 04:47: Dr. M. S. Niranjan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Dr. M. S. Niranjan
India
India
Native in Japanese
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English
India
Expert Japanese Technical Translation
Native in: English , Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English
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This one looks good
This expression is used mostly by girls (or women) who usually say this phrase to imply that "this one looks good" without implying any doubt in what they are saying. There is also the other meaning "This one looks better" if a comparison is being made at that time.
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Note added at 21 mins (2013-03-20 04:47:26 GMT)
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I do not think there is any doubt expressed by this phrase. It is never used as a question or a doubt, but just as an opinion, that too a positive opinion.
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Note added at 31 mins (2013-03-20 04:57:10 GMT)
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Just compare the two:
1. "ねー、見て、こんなのいいかも”
2. "こんなのいいかしら”
The second one expresses some doubt, not the first one.
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Note added at 21 mins (2013-03-20 04:47:26 GMT)
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I do not think there is any doubt expressed by this phrase. It is never used as a question or a doubt, but just as an opinion, that too a positive opinion.
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Note added at 31 mins (2013-03-20 04:57:10 GMT)
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Just compare the two:
1. "ねー、見て、こんなのいいかも”
2. "こんなのいいかしら”
The second one expresses some doubt, not the first one.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, noted. :) |
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David Gibney
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Professional, punctual translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
I wonder if this one is good.
Depends on the context, but "I wonder if this one is good?" or "this one is probably good."
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Note added at 4 mins (2013-03-20 04:30:12 GMT)
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one / one like this / something like this / this thing
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one / one like this / something like this / this thing
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the lightning quick response. :) Could it be "Is it that good?" expressing doubt about the quality? |
1 hr
this could be good
「かも」doesn't necessarily express doubt, but is used to express indecision at times. When i hear 「こんなのいいかも」I picture a conversation between a person and another person, like at a store trying to decide on an item and thus suggesting an item to the other person.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-03-20 05:37:54 GMT)
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i forgot to include "possibly". "This could (possibly) be good"/this could work, etc..but depends on what "this" is
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-03-20 05:37:54 GMT)
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i forgot to include "possibly". "This could (possibly) be good"/this could work, etc..but depends on what "this" is
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7 hrs
Yuki Okada
Canada
Canada
Native in Japanese
Canada
Engineering translator
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
I kind of like it.
I would like to see the context, but this expression is almost always on the affirmative. The person definitely thinks it is good, but is still shopping.
Peer comment(s):
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Kara ph.D.
: This is exactly what occurred to me.
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ありがとうございます。
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michiko tsum (X)
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ありがとうございます。
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8 hrs
Naoki Watanabe
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
&
English
United States
Technical Translation and Interpreting
Native in: English , Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
You might like this one./Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed
Since this phrase is used in a shopping site, I guess it is used to recommend similar products (push marketing) to customers. Walmart and Amazon use the following phrases.
Walmart: People Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Amazon: Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed
If it used in a sentence, I would translate it as "You might like this one". If this phrase is used as a header I would translate it as "Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed"...followed by images of similar products. Note that both Amazon and Walmart capitalize each word.
Walmart: People Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Amazon: Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed
If it used in a sentence, I would translate it as "You might like this one". If this phrase is used as a header I would translate it as "Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed"...followed by images of similar products. Note that both Amazon and Walmart capitalize each word.
11 hrs
This might work.
Another option.
Discussion
Thanks a ton!
Shobhana
So I don't think ”this could be good" means "is it that good?".