Slang: アバウト & 細かい ( = Abauto & Komakai) + Some Twitter words

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「日本なう!」

= Nihon nau! 

(Twitter lingo) meaning “I’m in <JAPAN> right now!”

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:o 「右と左、どっちが欲しい?

= Migi to hidari docchi ga hoshii?

=  “Which one do you want? The Right one or the left one?”

:maggie-small: 「右!!3ミリ位長いから…」

= Migi!! Sanmiri gurai nagai kara…

“The right one! ‘Cause it’s about 3mm longer….”

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頻度 ( = hindo) Frequency

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🙄「さっき食べたばかりじゃない!一日に何回食べたらいいの!」

=Sakki tabeta bakarija nai! Ichinichi ni nankai tabetara iino!)

= You just ate! How many time a day do you need to eat?

🐶「一日5( or 五)食じゃ足りないよ!」

(=Ichinichi goshoku ja tarinaiyo!)

= Just five meals a day is not enough!

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How to use「 もんか」「もんだ」「(だ)なんて」( = monka / monda/ (da)nante)

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 🙄「たった、8ヶ月でこのブログが終わりだなんて誰が信じると思うの?」

= Tatta hachikagetsu de kono burogu ga owarida nante dare ga shinjiru to omou no?

= “Who would believe that this blog would finish in just eight months.”

🐶「でも、人って案外と信じるもんだよ。」

= Demo hitotte angai to shinnjiru mon dayo.

= “But more than you imagine, people are supposed to believe it.”

🤔「そういうもんかなあ…」

= Souiu mon ka naa..

= “I wonder if it is true…”

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April Fool Special Lesson

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「せっかく来てくれましたが、今日でこのブログは終わります。短い間でしたが有り難う!

= Sekkaku kite kuremashitaga kyou de kono burogu wa owarimasu. Mijikai aida deshitaga arigatou!  

Thank you for visiting this site but today is the last day for the blog.

I know it was a short period of time, but thank you so much (for your support)!

 

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謙遜 ( = kenson) : How to sound more humble in Japanese!

Yukari

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「マギー先生って本当に頭がいいですよね。」

 = Maggie sensei tte hontou ni atama ga ii desu yone!

= “Miss Maggie, I think you are really smart.”

🐶「いいえ、私なんてまだまだです。アインシュタインに比べたら…」

 = Iie watashinante madamada desu. Ainshutain ni kurabetara…

=“No way! Far from it. I mean, compared to Einstein….”

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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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How to use (〜Vて)あげる+くれる+もらう = ( ~shite) Ageru+Kureru+Morau

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🐶「ねえ、朝ご飯作ってくれる?」

= Nee asagohan tsukutte kureru?

“Hey, can you make me breakfast?”

「昨日作ってあげたから今日はマギーの番だよ!」

= Kinou tsukutte ageta kara kyou wa Maggie no ban dayo!)

=“I made it for you yesterday, so it’s your turn today!”

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🐶「じゃあお水持って来てくれる?」

 = Jaa omizu motte kite kureru?

= “Then can you bring me water?”

「誰かに持ってきてもらえば!」

= Dare ka ni motte kite moraeba!

= “Have someone bring it to you!”

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🐶 「もうあんたには何もしてあげない!」

= Mou anta niwa nanimo (or nannimo) shite agenai!

= “I won’t do anything for you anymore!”

 「フン!何もしてくれたことないくせに!」

 = Hun! Nanimo (or Nannimo) shite kureta koto nai kuse ni!

=“Ha! You have never done anything for me anyway!”

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