「冗談はさておき、今日は試験をします。」
= Joudan wa sateoki, kyou wa shiken wo shimasu.
= All jokes aside, I am going to give you an exam today.
How to use つく / ついている= tsuku/ tsuite iru (Mini Lesson)
「なんか鼻についてるよ！」
= Nanka hana ni tsuiteruyo!
= You have something on your nose!
「マギー先生の頭にもなにかついていますよ。」
= Maggie sensei no atama nimo nanika tsuite imasuyo.
= You have something on your head, too, Maggie Sensei.
「取って！」
= Totte!
= Get rid of it!
調子 ( = choushi) (Mini Lesson )
「みんな、調子どう？」
= Minna choushi dou?
= How is it going, everyone？
お先に = osaki ni (Mini Lesson )
「お先にどうぞ！」
= Osaki ni douzo!
= Please go ahead!
「いえ、いえ、どうぞ、お先に！」
= Ie ie douzo osaki ni!
= No, you go ahead, please!
プチ ( = puchi) (Mini Lesson )
「このロールケーキ、プチプラだけど、美味しいね！」
= Kono rouru keiki puchipura dakedo oishii ne.
= This rolled cake is inexpensive but it’s good, isn’t it?
わざわざ = wazawaza
「えっ！？わざわざ来たのにゆかり留守なの？」
= Eh!? Wazawaza kita noni Yukari rusu nano?
= What? I came here all the way but Yukari is not here (at home) ?
なんだ…
= Nanda…
= Oh well…
誰でも & 誰にも = Dare demo & Dare nimo (Mini Lesson)
「マギー、日本語なんて誰でも教えられるよ。」
= Maggie, Nihongo nante daredemo oshierareru yo.
= Hey, Maggie, anybody can teach Japanese, you know.
「日本語を教える情熱は誰にも負けないわよ！」
= Nihongo wo oshieru jōnetsu wa darenimo makenai wayo!
= Nobody can beat my passion for teaching Japanese!
お言葉に甘えて ( = okotoba ni amaete) (Mini Lesson )
「マギー先生お休みをとったらどうですか？」
= Maggie Sensei oyasumi wo tottara dō desuka?
= Maggie Sensei, why don’t you take a vacation?
「じゃあ、お言葉に甘えて旅行に行ってきます！」
= Jaa okotoba ni amaete ryokō ni itte kimasu!
=Then I will accept your nice suggestion and go traveling!
指切り+ 約束 ( = yubikiri+yakusoku ) (Mini Lesson )
「約束ね！指切りしよ！」
= Yakusoku ne! Yubikiri shiyo!
= Let’s make a promise with pinkie?
「針、千本かあ…」
= Hari senbon kaa…
=Um…(if I break my promise, I need to swallow) one thousand needles, huh?
甲斐 = かい ( = kai) (Mini Lesson )
「食べることが生き甲斐なの！」
= たべることがいきがいなの!
= Taberu koto ga ikigai nano
= I live for eating!
