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How to use 一応 ( = ichiou)

June 12, 2012 28 Comments

「どうして食べないの?」

= Doushite tabenai no?

= How come you’re not eating?

「一応、ダイエットしているから….」

= Ichiou daietto shiteirukara…

= I am sort of on a diet…

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Super Basic Words, Vocabulary

Super Basic Words Part 7 (Twitter follow up lesson)

June 6, 2012 6 Comments

「みんなの日本語もぐんぐん伸びるよ!」

= Minna no nihongo mo gungun nobiruyo!

= I bet your Japanese will grow bigger and bigger.

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Grammar, JLPT N3

Direct & Indirect speech &って ( = tte)

May 7, 2012 173 Comments

「マギーってフラダンス踊れるの?」

= Maggie tte furadansu odoreru no?

= Can you hula dance, Maggie?

「ダンスは下手だって聞いたよ。」

= Dansu wa hetadatte kiita yo.

= I heard you are not a good dancer.

「踊れるってば!」

= Odorerutteba!

= I’m telling you! I can dance!

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Grammar, JLPT N4

How to use 〜よう ( = ~ you)

April 3, 2012 372 Comments

「みんながわかるようにがんばって教えます!」

= Minna ga wakaru you ni ganbatte oshiemasu!

= I will do my best and teach you so that everybody can understand.

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Super Basic Words, Vocabulary

Super Basic Words Part 6 (Twitter Follow Lesson)

March 13, 2012 6 Comments

「継続は力なり」

= Keizoku wa chikaranari
 
= Persistence (Continuing something steadily) leads to Power
 
「あきらめたらかみつくよ。」
 
= Akirametara kamitsukuyo.
 
= I’ll bite you if you give up.
 
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Kansai dialect with ヤンヤンマギー先生 ( = Yanyan Maggie Sensei)

February 29, 2012 12 Comments

「マギー、ボーボーやん!」

= Maggie booboo yan!

= Your hair is a mess!

「モコモコやん!」

= Mokomoko yan!

= You look soft and fluffy

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Grammar

Location particles : に vs で ( ni vs de)

February 16, 2012 130 Comments

日本に行きたいなあ…

= Nihon ni ikitainaa…

= I wanna go to Japan.

日本でマギーと遊びたい…

= Nihon de Maggie to asobitai…

= I’d love to play with Maggie in Japan…

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Kanji, Vocabulary

お開き ( = ohiraki) : The difference between 開く( = ひらく・あく ) & 開ける ( = ひらける・あける )

January 31, 2012 30 Comments

「そろそろお開きにしましょう!」

= Sorosoro ohiraki ni shimashou!

= Let’s finish the party now.

「えっ!?ケーキは?」

= Eh!? Keiki wa?

= What!? What about these cakes?

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Grammar, JLPT N3

わけではない & わけがない ( = Wake dewa nai & Wake ga nai )

January 13, 2012 146 Comments

「もう一週間も彼から連絡がないの。」

= Mou ishuukan mo kare kara rennraku ga nai no.

= He hasn’t contacted me for over a week now!

「まだふられたわけではないじゃない。」

= Mada furareta wake dewa nai janai .

= But that doesn’t mean you’ve been dumped yet.

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Super Basic Words, Vocabulary

〜納め=~osame + Super Basic Words Part 5 (Twitter lesson follow up)

December 24, 2011 20 Comments

「これで今年は仕事納めです!」

= Kore de kotoshi wa shigoto osame desu!

= This is the last work of the year.

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