(Colloquial) 真逆= まぎゃく= magyaku + Other “contrary” words!

August 23, 2011 in Colloquial, Slang, Vocabulary

「僕、小顔でしょ♪」

= Boku kogao desho!

= I have a small face, don’t I?

「わっ!マギー先生の顔デカッ!」

= Wah! Maggie sensei no kao deká!

= Wow! Maggie Sensei’s face is huge!

ふん!

= Fun!

= Huh!

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Slang : アリ= ari 「アリですか?」

August 9, 2011 in Slang

「スイカに塩をかけるのアリですか?」

=Suika ni shio wo kakeru nowa ari desu ka?

= Do you put salt on your watermelon?Is it acceptable to put salt on the watermelon?

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Request Lesson : 私+自分= watashi + jibun (First-person singular pronoun)

August 5, 2011 in Beginners, Grammar

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