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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!

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理由 ( = riyuu) :How to make excuses & explain reasons in Japanese (ので、から、せいで, etc…= node, kara, seide,etc)

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「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…

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

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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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