So I'm learning japanese. I've put the above phrases in google translate and
they translate differently.

One says, "Nihon to iu monogatari" which I understand as simply a story called
japan.

Now the other one is weird. It says, "Mukashibanashi to iu na no monogatari"
which I understand to be a story with a name of old story.

Can't I just say, "Mukashibanashi to iu monogatari"?
CC BY-SA 4.0
2023-07-12T08:14:53.960
100260
2023-07-12T10:06:33.973
57016
question
translation
A story called japan vs a story called old story, their difference in japanese
**Yes, you can also say "Mukashibanashi to iu monogatari".**

There are many different ways to try translate something, and computer
translation simply chooses the one that is most likely to be match the source
language. If you click on the output translation, there are usually a few
alternative translations suggested, and its worth looking at them even if you
only have a basic level of the language.

Also, even I found your title confusing. Computer translations have
limitations and can easily make mistakes when things can be interpreted in
different ways. Putting things like quotation marks into the sentence should
make it easier to translate.
CC BY-SA 4.0
2023-07-12T10:06:33.973
100263
2023-07-12T10:06:33.973
55721
100260
answer