「私の言う通りに毎日、日本語を勉強しないと後悔しますよ。」
= Watashi no iu toori ni mainichi, nihongo wo benkyou shinai to koukai shimasuyo.
= I bet you will regret if you don’t study Japanese every day.
How to use きっかけ ( = kikkake)
「人生、きっかけをただ待っていてはいけないよ。」
= Jinsei, kikkake wo tada matte ite wa ikenaiyo.
= Don’t just wait for a chance in your life.
How to use 済む( = sumu), 済まない( = sumanai)
Kiki: 「わたしのおやつをとったらただではすみませんよ。」
= Watashi no oyatsu wo tottara tada de wa sumimasen yo.
= If you steal my snack, you are not going to get away with it.
Jiro: 「早くこのレッスンを済ませて遊ぼうよ！」
= Hayaku kono ressun wo sumasete asobou yo!
= Let’s finish up this lesson and play!
How to use 知る ＆ わかる ( = shiru & wakaru)
Snowy: 「ちょっとやせたんだけどわかる？」
= Chotto yasetan dakedo wakaru?
= I lost a little weight. Can you tell?
Zoey: 「私の好きな食べ物知ってる？」
= Watashi no sukina tabemono shitteru?
= Do you know what my favorite food is?
「にんじんだよ！」
= Ninjin dayo!
= Carrots!
How to use でも ( = demo)
「魚でも日本語の先生になれますか？」
= Sakana demo nihongo no sensei ni naremasu ka?
= Even a fish can be a Japanese teacher?
How to use 〜か／〜かどうか ( = ~ ka/ ~ ka douka)
「今日は、なにやるの？」
= Kyou wa nani yaru no?
= What are you going to do today?
「今からスパに行こうか考え中…」
= Ima kara supa ni ikou ka kangaechuu…
= I am thinking about whether I should go to a spa or not…
How to use ぶり＆っぷり( = buri & ppuri)
「いい飲みっぷりだね！」
= ii nomippuri dane.
= You drink a lot!
How to use ために ( = tameni)
「美容のためにもう寝ます。」
= Biyou no tame ni mou nemasu.
= I am going to have my beauty sleep now.
How to use 次第 ( = しだい= shidai)
「着替えが終わり次第レッスンします。」
= Kigae ga owari shidai ressun shimasu.
= I will start the lesson as soon as I finish changing my outfit.
「僕のように日本語がうまくなるかどうかはみんなの努力次第です。」
= Boku no you ni nihongo ga umaku naru ka douka wa minna no doryoku shidai desu.
= Whether your Japanese gets as good as mine or not depends on your efforts.
How to use つもり ( = tsumori)
「大きくなったらライオンになるつもりです。」
= Ookiku nattara raion ni naru tsumori desu.
= I am going to be a lion when I grow up.