“Itadakimasu! ” &”Gochisou sama ” (Japanese manners)
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Archive for August, 2009
敬語 (Keigo) Honorific Expressions
お気に召して頂けるかどうかわかりませんが、日頃の感謝の気持ちです。」
Oki ni meshite itadakeru ka dou ka wakarimasen ga higoro no kansha no kimochi desu.
I am not sure if you would like this or not but this is just a token of my appreciation.
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苦情 ( kujyou )
「ちょっと噛んだだけなのに壊れました。」
Chotto kanda dake nanoni kowaremashita.
“I just chewed a little bit and it broke just like that.”
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Today’s Kanji is “気” (=ki) !!
「マギーには気を使うなあ…」
Maggie ni wa kiwo tsukau naa..
♦Maggie makes me nervous so I have to be attentive towards her…
♦I really have to watch my step around Maggie. (Because I don’t want to make her angry.)
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Follow up lesson for the video "一番好きな日本語は何？"
:o 「一番好きな日本語は？」 Ichiban sukina nihongo wa? “What’s your favorite Japanese word?”
「めんどくさい！」”Mendokusai!” ” A lot of work!”
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Additional Lesson "Enryo no katamari!"
「う〜ん、食べたい！ラス１食べたい！」 (Uun rasu ichi tabetai!)
“Oh~~I want the last piece!”
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片仮名 ( KATAKANA1)
「ねえ、今からスタバに行ってカフェラテとフラペチーノ買ってくるからお小遣い頂戴！」
Nee, ima kara sutaba ni itte kafe rate to furapechiino katte kuru kara okodukai choudai!
Hey, I will go to Starbucks to get a Caffe Latte and Frapechino, so gimme some money!
(お小遣い：okozukai = allowance 頂戴 ：chodai = Give me! 買ってくるから : kattekuru kara because I will go buy…)
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恐れ入りますが.. (“Osore irimasuga” ) Formal Japanese
「恐れ入りますが、おかわりを頂けますか？」
Osoreirimasu ga, okawari wo itadakemasuka?
“I am awfully sorry to bother you but could I have a second serving, please?”
（おかわり okawari : seconds, a second helping, a refill
頂けますか？ Itadake masu ka? Could you give me~）
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Body Parts in Japanese Part 2
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えんりょ（する） (Enryo (suru))
Max : 「マギーの家に行くけれども一緒に行く？ 」
Maggie no ie ni iku keredomo issho ni iku?
I’m going to Maggie’s house. Do you wanna come with me?
Cookie : 「ちょっと遠慮しておくよ。」
Chotto enryo shite okuyo.
Well, I’d rather not.
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