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Maggie Sensei’s site is halfway back.

May 1, 2013 in Uncategorized

gomennasai

「もう少しお待ち下さい。」

= Mousukoshi omachi kudasai.

= Thank you for your patience.

「ごめんね。」

= Gomenne!

= I am sorry!

Hi everyone! It has been a long time!  We apologize that our site was down for a month.  I couldn’t access this site at all for a month and there was no way to inform you what happened.

I guess we had a problem upgrading WordPress…. Fortunately we have a great webmaster who has been trying to fix this site. It seems like there are so many things to do…

We still can’t see all the lessons.

Please wait patiently until we fix everything. We will  do that little by little.

Last but not least, I really miss you everyone and can’t wait to make new lessons!

みんな大好き!= Minna saisuki = Love you all!

 

 

Japanese Net Slang-Twitter Slang (ツイッター用語= Tsuitta yougo)

March 5, 2013 in Slang


「仕事ダン!おやつなう!昼寝うぃる!」

= Shigoto dan! Oyatsu nau! Hirune uiru!

= Done with my work! Snack now! Will take a nap!


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How to use 〜じゃない(= janai) & 〜んじゃない(=~ njanai)

February 13, 2013 in Beginners, Grammar

犬がアカデミー賞を取ったっていいじゃない?」

= Inu ga akademiishou wo tottatte iinjanai?

= It’s perfectly OK if a dog wins an Academy award, right?

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〜たい&がる(=~ tai & garu) and 〜がり(=~gari)

January 15, 2013 in Beginners, Grammar

「寒っ!!」

= Samu!!

= Coooold!!

「早くストーブにあたりたい…」

= Hayaku sutoubu ni ataritai…

= I want to get in front of the heater asap.


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Super Basic Words Part 9+ Trend word 女子力(= joshiryoku)

November 27, 2012 in Beginners, Slang, Super Basic Words, Vocabulary

「私は女子力UP! みんなは語彙力UPね!」

= Watashi wa joshiryoku appu! Minna wa goiryoku appu ne!

= I will work on the “Woman Power” and  you guys should work on the “Vocabulary Strength”, OK?

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Request lesson : How and when to use はず(=hazu)

November 14, 2012 in Beginners, Grammar, Sentence pattern

「今年の秋までにはカレができるはずだったのに…」

= Kotoshi no aki made niwa kare ga dekiru hazu datta noni…

= I was supposed to be able to get a boyfriend by this autumn…


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Daily Basic Phrases (Twitter follow up lesson)

November 6, 2012 in Beginners, Sentence pattern, useful phrases

:maggie-small: 「毎日、一言私のこともほめてみて下さい。」

= Mainichi hitokoto watashi no koto mo homete mite kudasai.

Please try to give me one compliment every day.

!ase! 「先生は、花よりも美しいです。」

= Sensei wa hanayori mo utsukushii desu.

You are more beautiful than flowers, Sensei!

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How to use 程= ほど= hodo

October 10, 2012 in Grammar

「彼のこと、忘れようとすればするほど、思い出しちゃう…」

= Kare no koto wasureyou to sureba suruhodo, omoidashichau.

= The more I try to forget about him, the more I remember him….

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Super Basic Words Part 8

September 5, 2012 in Beginners, Super Basic Words, Vocabulary

「GTOは古いです。今やGSMです。」

= GTO wa furui desu. Imaya GSM desu.

= GTO is old now. It’s time for GSM!


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予約= yoyaku : How to make a reservation in Japanese

August 17, 2012 in Japanese culture, Practical, Travel Japanese, useful phrases, Vocabulary

「ご予約は何名様ですか?。」

= Goyoyaku wa nanmei sama desu ka?

= How many people in your party?

「4匹です!」

= Yonhiki desu.

= Four “dogs” !

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