「今日、デートしない？」
= Kyou, deito shinai?
= Do you want to go on a date with me today?
How to use 「〜ない ( = nai)？」
〜と & 〜ないと ( = ~ to & ~ naito) conditional
「ジャーキーくれないといたずらするよ！」
= Jaakii kurenai to itazura suruyo!
= Trick or “dog treats”!!
(If you don’t give me “dog treats”, I will play a trick on you!)
〜ずに ( = zuni) & 〜ないで ( = naide)
「これ並ばずに買えたの？」
= Kore narabazu ni kaetano?
= Kore narabazu ni kaetano?
= Did you get this without standing in line?
How to use the particle も ( = mo) & 「一★も」
「猫語は一言も話せません。」
= Nekogo wa hitokoto mo hanasemasen.
= I can’t speak a word of Cat language.
How to use 〜たり ( = tari ) & 〜たりして ( = tarishite)
「休日は、食べたり寝たりして過ごしています。」
= Kyuujitsu wa tabetari netari shite sugoshite imasu.
= I spend my days off eating, sleeping and etc.
〜くせに ( = ~ kuseni)
「この車、ナビついてないの？」
＝Kono kuruma navi tsuite naino?
= This car doesn’t have a navigation system?
「免許持ってないくせに！」
= Menkyo motte nai kuseni!
= You don’t even have a driver’s license. (So you have no right to complain.)
Casual suffix : 〜っけ ( = kke)
「あれ？何を作るんだっけ？」
= Are? Nani wo tsukurun dakke?
= Umm? What was I going to cook now?
= Are? Nani wo tsukurun dakke?
= Umm? What was I going to cook now?
How to use なんて ( = nante)
「マギー先生なんて聞いたことないよ。」
= “Maggie sensei” nante kiita koto naiyo.
= I have never heard of “Maggie sensei”.
V + やすい & V + にくい ( = V + yasui & V + nikui)
「これお箸では食べにくいよ！」
= Kore ohashi de wa tabenikui yo!
= It is hard to eat this with chopsticks.
V + きれない ( = kirenai) & V + きる ( = kiru)
「お弁当を食べるのが待ちきれません！」
= Obentou wo taberu no ga machikiremasen!
= I can’t wait to eat my boxed lunch!!
「そんなに一人で食べきれないでしょ。」
= Sonnani hitori de tabekirenai desho.
=I bet you can’t eat all that yourself.