How to use なかなか ( = nakanaka)

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Clyde:「僕、なかなかイケメンでしょ!」

= Boku nakanaka ikemen desho!

= Don’t think I am a fairly handsome guy?

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Khloe: 「こんなかわいい猫はなかなかいないよ」♩

= Konna kawaii neko wa nakanaka inaiyo!

= I bet you can’t find a cute cat like me easily.

/ It is not easy to find a cute cat like me, you know!

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〜くせに ( = ~ kuseni)

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「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.)

 
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