わざわざ = wazawaza (Mini Lesson #145)
June 30, 2012 in Mini Lesson from No.124, Vocabulary
「えっ！？わざわざ来たのにゆかり留守なの？」
= Eh!? Wazawaza kita noni Yukari rusu nano?
= What? I came here all the way but Yukari is not here (at home) ?
なんだ…
= Nanda…
= Oh well…
How and when to use のに(=noni) *Request Lesson
June 20, 2012 in Grammar
「犬なのにヴィトンが欲しいの？」
= Inu nanoni Viton ga hoshii no?
= Even though you are a dog, you want a Louis Vuitton (bag)?
「同じ女子なのに私の気持がわからないの？」
=Onaji joshi nanoni watashi no kimochi ga wakaranai no?
= How can you — as a woman — not understand how I feel?
Request Lesson How/When to use 一応= ichiou
June 12, 2012 in useful phrases, Vocabulary
「どうして食べないの？」
= Doushite tabenai no?
= How come you’re not eating?
「一応、ダイエットしているから….」
= Ichiou daietto shiteirukara…
= I am sort of on a diet…
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.
Direct & Indirect speech ＆って(=tte)
May 7, 2012 in Grammar
「マギーってフラダンス踊れるの？」
= Maggie tte furadansu odoreru no?
= Can you hula dance, Maggie?
「ダンスは下手だって聞いたよ。」
= Dansu wa hetadatte kiita yo.
= I heard you are not a good dancer.
「踊れるってば！」
= Odorerutteba!
= I’m telling you! I can dance!
Request Lesson : ~よう(=you)
April 3, 2012 in Grammar
「みんながわかるようにがんばって教えます！」
= Minna ga wakaru you ni ganbatte oshiemasu!
= I will do my best and teach you so that everybody can understand.
Request Lesson ★Sh♥t Japanese Students Say (Video Follow up)
March 15, 2012 in Colloquial, Slang, Video follow up
「私、かわいくない？」
= Watashi kawaikunai?
= Don’t you think I am cute?
「ねえねえ、かわいっしょ！」
= Nenee kawaiissho!
= Hey, I’m cute, right?
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.
Kansai dialect with ヤンヤンマギー先生= Yanyan Maggie Sensei
February 29, 2012 in Video follow up
「マギー、ボーボーやん！」
= Maggie booboo yan!
= Your hair is a mess!
「モコモコやん！」
= Mokomoko yan!
= You look soft and fluffy!
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…
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