September 6, 2010 in Formal Japanese
「マギー先生、いつもお世話になっております。」
=Maggie Sensei, itsumo osewa ni natte orimasu.
=Maggie Sensei, thank you for always taking care of me. (Thank you for all your work for me.)
(ゴーヤって..)
=Gouyatte…
=What!? Goya?
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May 18, 2010 in Formal Japanese, Japanese culture, useful phrases
「ゆかりのおやつも食べちゃいました…。ごめんね。」
Yukari no oyatsu mo tabechaimashita. Gomenne…
“I ate Yukari’s snack as well. Sorry! “
Yukari :「えっ！？許さない！」
Eh? Yurusanai!
“What!? I won’t forgive you!”
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January 25, 2010 in Formal Japanese, Japanese manners
「不器用だけど、あなたのことを思いながらこの鶴を折りました。」
(=Bukiyou dakedo, anata no koto wo omoi nagara kono tsuru wo orimashita.)
“I am clumsy but I folded this paper crane thinking of you!”
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August 27, 2009 in Formal Japanese
お気に召して頂けるかどうかわかりませんが、日頃の感謝の気持ちです。」
Oki ni meshite itadakeru ka dou ka wakarimasen ga higoro no kansha no kimochi desu.
I am not sure if you would like this or not but this is just a token of my appreciation.
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August 15, 2009 in Formal Japanese, useful phrases
「恐れ入りますが、おかわりを頂けますか？」
Osoreirimasu ga, okawari wo itadakemasuka?
“I am awfully sorry to bother you but could I have a second serving, please?”
（おかわり okawari : seconds, a second helping, a refill
頂けますか？ Itadake masu ka? Could you give me~）
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