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んじゃない？」
= 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.
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?
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…
Daily Basic Phrases (Twitter follow up lesson)
November 6, 2012 in Beginners, Sentence pattern, useful phrases
「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!
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!
Super Basic Words Part 7 (Twitter follow up lesson)
June 6, 2012 in Beginners, Super Basic Words, Vocabulary
「みんなの日本語もぐんぐん伸びるよ！」
= Minna no nihongo mo gungun nobiruyo!
= I bet your Japanese will grow bigger and bigger.
Super Basic Words Part 6 (Twitter Follow Lesson)
March 13, 2012 in Beginners, Super Basic Words, Vocabulary
「継続は力なり」
= Keizoku wa chikaranari
= Persistence (Continuing something steadily) leads to Power
「あきらめたらかみつくよ。」
= Akirametara kamitsukuyo.
= I’ll bite you if you give up.
Location particles : に vs で
February 16, 2012 in Beginners, Grammar
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日本に行きたいなあ…
= Nihon ni ikitainaa…
= I wanna go to Japan.
日本でマギーと遊びたい…
= Nihon de Maggie to asobitai…
= I’d love to play with Maggie in Japan…
お開き = ohiraki + 開く＝ひらく＋あく, 開ける = ひらける・あける
January 31, 2012 in Beginners, Kanji, Vocabulary
「そろそろお開きにしましょう！」
= Sorosoro ohiraki ni shimashou!
=Let’s finish the party now.
「えっ！？ケーキは？」
= Eh!? Keiki wa?
= What!? What about these cakes?
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