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How to use なかなか ( = nakanaka)
Clyde:「僕、なかなかイケメンでしょ！」
= Boku nakanaka ikemen desho!
= Don’t think I am a fairly handsome guy?
Khloe: 「こんなかわいい猫はなかなかいないよ」♩
= Konna kawaii neko wa nakanaka inaiyo!
= I bet you can’t find a cute cat like me easily.
/ It is not easy to find a cute cat like me, you know!
Visiting someone’s house in Japan Part 2
「コーヒーどうぞ！」
= Kouhii douzo!
= Here’s your coffee.
「どうぞお構いなく…」
= Douzo okamai naku…
= Please don’t trouble yourself.
(コーヒー飲めないんだけど…)
= Koohii nomenain dakedo…
= I don’t drink coffee but…
How to use ばかり ( = bakari)
🐶「お腹すいた…」
= おなかすいた…
= Onaka suita…
= I’m hungry…
😌「さっき、食べたばかりじゃない。」
= さっき、たべたばかりじゃない。
= Sakki tabeta bakarijanai.
= But you just ate, you know.
〜ながら ( = nagara)
「ねえ、見て！マギー先生、寝ながら仕事をしているよ。」
= Nee mite! Maggie Sensei nenagara shigoto wo shiteiruyo.
= Hey, look! Maggie Sensei is working while sleeping!
Japanese Net Slang-Twitter (X) Slang (ツイッター用語 = Tsuitta yougo)
「仕事ダン！おやつなう！昼寝うぃる！」
= Shigoto dan! Oyatsu nau! Hirune uiru!
= Done with my work! Snack now! Will take a nap!
Daily Basic Phrases (Twitter follow up lesson)
:maggie-small: 「毎日、一言私のこともほめてみて下さい。」
= Mainichi hitokoto watashi no koto mo homete mite kudasai.
= Please try to give me one compliment every day.
!nemui! 「先生は、花よりも美しいです。」
= Sensei wa hanayori mo utsukushii desu.
= You are more beautiful than flowers, Sensei!
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…
数字 ( = suuji) numbers + counters introduction
「お一ついかがですか？」
= Ohitotsu ikaga desuka?
= Would you like one?
理由 ( = riyuu) :How to make excuses & explain reasons in Japanese （ので、から、せいで, etc…= node, kara, seide,etc)
「カレシが逃げたのは私が美しすぎたからよね。」
=Kareshi ga nigeta no wa watashi ga utsukushi sugita kara yone.
=The reason why he left me was because I was too beautiful…
「それとも私がモテすぎたせいかなあ。」
=Sore tomo watashi ga motesugita sei kanaa.
=Or maybe it is because I was too popular with the boys…
Slang: アバウト ＆ 細かい ( = Abauto & Komakai) + Some Twitter words
「日本なう!」
= Nihon nau!
(Twitter lingo) meaning “I’m in <JAPAN> right now!”
: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….”