「ねむ〜い！」
= Nemuuui!
= I’m soooo sleepy!
「じゃあ、もう寝りゃいいじゃない!」
= Jaa mou nerya iijanai!
= Then why don’t you go to bed already!
How to use 〜らしい ( = rashii) ＋ Bonus song lesson♪ 「どんなときも」= Donna toki mo
「先生、失恋したらしいよ…」
= Sensei shitsuren shitarashiiyo.
= I heard Sensei has a broken heart.
「マギーらしくないよ！元気だして！」
= That’s not like you, Maggie. Keep your chin up!
(Slang) ノリ ( = nori) & ノる ( = noru) ♪
「みんな、ノってる？」
= Minna notteru?
= Are we having fun? / Are you ready to rock?
「先生ノリノリですね！」
= Sensei norinori desune!
= You are hyped up, Sensei!
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!
Super Basic Words Review Lesson Part 3 (Twitter lesson follow up)
「毎日、一つ一つ積み重ねです。」
= Mainichi hitotsu hitotsu tsumikasane desu.
= You need to build things up one by one everyday.
Is あなた ( = anata) OK to use? 2nd-person pronouns ＋ nicknames
「マギー先生の顔、まんまるだね。」
= Maggie Sensei no kao manmaru dane.
= Your face is really round, Miss Maggie!
「あんたに言われたくないわよ！」
= Anta ni iwaretaku nai wayo!
= Look who’s talking!
(Colloquial) 真逆 = まぎゃく( = magyaku ) + Other “contrary” words!
「僕、小顔でしょ♪」
= Boku kogao desho!
= I have a small face, don’t I?
「わっ！マギー先生の顔デカッ！」
= Wah! Maggie sensei no kao deká!
= Wow! Maggie Sensei’s face is huge!
ふん！
= Fun!
= Huh!
Slang : アリ ( = ari) 「アリですか？ ( = Ari desu ka?) 」
「スイカに塩をかけるのはアリですか？」
= Suika ni shio wo kakeru nowa ari desu ka?
= Do you put salt on your watermelon? / Is it acceptable to put salt on the watermelon?
First-person singular pronoun: 私 ( = watashi) ＋ 自分 ( = jibun)
べた = ベタ = beta (colloquial)
「はい、ベタだけどフランスのお土産！」
= Hai, beta dakedo furansu no omiyage!
= I know it’s very cliché but here is a souvenir from France.
(うわっ！ホントベタ….)
= Uwah! Honto beta….
= Oh my…It IS really cliché….