「お正月でも仕事をすることがあります。」
= Oshougatsu demo shigoto wo suru koto ga arimasu.
= I sometimes even work on New Year’s Day.
Verb present tense /adjective + ことがある ( = koto ga aru)
Verb past tense (〜た form )+ ことがある ( = (~ ta) + koto ga aru)
「このかわいい犬、どこかで見たことがあるなあ…」
= Kono kawaii inu, dokokade mita koto ga aru naa…
= (I think I have seen this cute dog somewhere.)
= This cute dog looks familiar…
「うわ～変な犬！」
= Uwaa henna inu!
= Wow! What a strange dog!
How to use 「〜ない ( = nai)？」
「今日、デートしない？」
= Kyou, deito shinai?
= Do you want to go on a date with me today?
〜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?
々 (踊り字= odoriji ) Japanese iteration mark
「この字、どうやって読むのかなあ…」
=Konoji douyatte yomunokanaa…
= I wonder how I read this letter…
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?