Monthly Archives: October 2009

どん引き　Donbiki (Slang)

October 28, 2009 in Slang

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:maggie-small: 「皆さん、パーティーの途中ですが、これから試験を始めます。」

(=Minasan, paatii no tochuu desuga korekara shiken wo hajimemasu!)

“OK, everyone! I know we’re in the middle of a party (and we’re all having fun) but I am going to give you an exam now!”

「エ〜〜ッ！！マジで？」

(=Eeeh! Maji de?)

“What? Are you serious?“

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させる+させられる (saseru+saserareru) Causative verb tense

October 24, 2009 in Grammar

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:maggie-small: 「泣かせるわよ！」(= Nakaseru wayo!) “I am going to make you cry!”

MAGI 約束の犬 (=Yakusoku no inu) The Dog’s promise

感動の実話 (=Kandou no jitsuwa) A touching true story

大ヒット上映中 (= Dai hitto jouei chu) A smash hit movie. Now showing in theaters.

主演　マギー (=Shuen Maggie）Leading actress Maggie

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微妙 Bimyou (Slang)

October 22, 2009 in Slang

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「ここのランチ美味しかった？」(=Koko no ranchi oishikatta?)
“How was the lunch at this place?”
「ビミョ〜..」(=Bimyoo..)
“Not really…”

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「さすが！」(Sasuga!)

October 21, 2009 in useful phrases, Vocabulary

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憂鬱

「”ゆううつ”という漢字はこの様に書きます！」

(=”Yuutsu” to iu kanji wa kono you ni kakimasu!”)

This is how we write the kanji “Yuutsu” (melancholy).

「さすが、マギー先生！」

(=Sasuga, Maggie-sensei!)

“You are GREAT (as we all know), Miss Maggie!”

「先生、”ばら”はどう書くんですか？」

(=Sensei, “bara” wa dou kakun desu ka?”)

“Miss, how do you write “bara”(=rose) (in kanji)?”

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お土産(Omiyage) gift or souvenir (Japanese culture)

October 15, 2009 in Japanese culture, Japanese manners

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「お土産，皆さんでどうぞ！」(=Omiyage、 minasan de douzo!)

“Here’s a souvenir (gift) for everyone!”

（ん？大統領からのお土産？）(=N? Daitouryou kara no omiyage?)

(“What? Is it a gift from the President?”)

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学校 (gakkou) : School related Japanese

October 6, 2009 in Vocabulary

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「何か、文句ありますか？」

(=Nanka (or Nanika) monku arimasu ka?)

““Any objection?”“

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お風呂＆温泉(Ofuro & Onsen) Learn Japanese from a TV commercial

October 1, 2009 in Japanese culture, TV commercial

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お風呂(=ofuro) bath

「あ〜さっぱりした！」(=Aa sappari shita!)

“Boy I felt so refreshed!”

「いいお湯だったよ。お先に！」(=Ii oyu datta yo. Osaki ni!)

“It was nice and warm water.(→The bath felt good!) Thank you for letting me go first!”

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