How to use のに ( = noni)

「犬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?

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Conditional : 〜たら = ~tara

Maggie :「ゆかり、掃除が終わったらマッサージしてね。」

= Yukari, Souji ga owattara massaaji shitene.

= Hey, Yukari, when you finish cleaning, give me a massage, OK?

Yukari :「気が向いたらね。」

= Ki ga muitara ne.

= If I feel like it…

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