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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という ( = toiu ) + こと/と/わけ/もの/のに ( = koto/to/wake/mono/noni) ,etc.

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🐶「皆さん、今日は私の誕生日だというのにケーキもないのですか?」

= Minasan kyou wa watashi no tanjoubi da to iu noni keiki mo naino desu ka?

= “It’s my birthday today, everyone! But you don’t even have a cake for me???”

😟「先生、ケーキというケーキはさっきみんな食べたじゃないですか!」

= Sensei, keiki to iu keiki wa sakki minna tabeta ja nai desu ka!

“Miss, but you just ate all the cakes we had!”

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How to use 〜ていく+〜てくる ( = ~teiku + ~tekuru)

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「雨が降ってきたのにそんなの着ていくの?」

= Ame ga futte kita noni sonnano kite iku no?

=“It has started to rain and  you’re going out like that?”

🐶 「いいの!お洒落していくの!」

= Iino! Oshare shite ikuno!)

“Leave me alone! I wanna go out dressed up!”

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   「もう晴れてきたのにレインコート着てきたの?」

= Mou harete kita noni reinkouto kite kita no?

=  “How come you are wearing a raincoat? The weather has cleared up now.”

🐶 「悪い?」

= Warui?

“Is there any problem?”

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させる + させられる ( = saseru+saserareru) Causative verb Introduction

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🐶 「泣かせるわよ!」

 = Nakaseru wayo!

= “I am going to make you cry!”

MAGI 約束の犬 ( = Yakusoku no inu) The Dog’s Promise

感動の実話 ( = Kandou no jitsuwa) A touching true story

大ヒット上映中 ( = Dai hitto jouei chu) A smash hit movie. Now showing in theaters.

主演 マギー ( = Shuen Maggie)Leading actress Maggie

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