「かわいさでは誰にも負けないわよ。」
= Kawaisa dewa darenimo makenai wayo.
= Nobody can beat my “cuteness”
「このドラマ面白みに欠けるよね。」
= Kono dorama omoshiromi ni kakeru yone.
= This drama lacks of interesting factor.
= This drama is kind of dull.
NEW! How to use Vておく ( = te oku)
「晩御飯にまたトロ、買っておいてね。」
= Bangohan ni mata toro, katte oite ne.
= Buy me fatty tuna for dinner again for me.
「もう、これ以上、遊ばせておかないからね。勉強するよ！」
= Mou, kore ijou, asobasete okanai karane. Benkyou suruyo!
= I am not going to let you play anymore. We are going to study now, OK?
How to modify a noun in Japanese
「僕と、となりにいるパンダとどっちがかわいい？」
= Boku to tonari ni iru Panda to docchi ga kawaii?
= Who is cuter? Me or the Panda next to me?
Wh-ever/No matter wh/how: ても/でも ( = temo/demo)
「いくら働いても仕事が終わらないの…」
= Ikura hataraite mo shigoto ga owaranai no…
= No matter how much I work, I can’t get my work done…
Noun+ particle + の ( = no) + Noun : への／での／との ( = eno/deno/tono, etc.)
私への感謝の気持ちは、晩御飯で示してね。
= Watashi eno kansha no kimochi wa bangohan de shimeshite ne.
= Try expressing your appreciation for me by (buying me) dinner.
How to express your feelings with よかった ( = yokatta)
猫に生まれてよかった !
= Neko ni umarete yokatta.
= We are very happy to have been born cats.
How to use もう & まだ ( = mou & mada)
「あの～…もう１時間も待っているんですが…昼ご飯はまだですか？
もう１２時ですよ。」
= Anoo…Mou ichijikan mo matte irundesuga… hirugohan wa mada desu ka?
Mou juuniji desu yo.
= Excuse me…. I’ve been waiting for one hour already. Isn’t my lunch ready yet?
It’s already 12 o’clock you know.
How to ask for a favor / make a request
「ちょっと、背中のトトロ取ってもらえる？」
= Chotto, senaka no totoro totte moraeru?
= Hey, can you remove the Totoro from my back?
How to use けど ( = kedo) / だけど ( = dakedo)
「今日の夕食だけど、ステーキとトンカツとフライドチキンだけでいいからね。」
= Kyou no yuushoku dakedo, suteiki to tonkatsu to furaido chikin dakede ii karane.
= As for today’s dinner, all I need is just a steak, pork cutlets and fried chicken, OK?
How to use にしては & わりに(は)（ = ni shite wa & warini (wa) )
「私にしては日本語の勉強がんばってるよ。」
=Watashi ni shite wa nihongo no benkyou ganbatteru yo.
= I have been studying Japanese really hard — well, really hard for me.