「GTOは古いです。今やGSMです。」
= GTO wa furui desu. Imaya GSM desu.
= GTO is old now. It’s time for GSM!
予約 = yoyaku : How to make a reservation in Japanese
「ご予約は何名様ですか？。」
= Goyoyaku wa nanmei sama desu ka?
= How many people in your party?
「4匹です！」
= Yon-hiki desu.
= Four “dogs” !
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…
How to use のに ( = noni)
「犬な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)?
「同じ女子な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?
How to use 一応 ( = ichiou)
「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…
Super Basic Words Part 7 (Twitter follow up lesson)
「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.
Direct & Indirect speech ＆って ( = tte)
「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!
How to use 〜よう ( = ~ you)
「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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「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.
Kansai dialect with ヤンヤンマギー先生 ( = Yanyan Maggie Sensei)
「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