Japanese Lessons with Maggie » 2010

Oct201030

「今のカレちょっとハズレだったかも…」

= Ima no kare chotto hazure dattakamo…

= My current boyfriend could be a bad choice..

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Oct201028

例の〜= reino~ (Mini Lesson#134)

「あ〜肩こった〜！」
= Aa. Kata kottaaa!
= Oh my shoulders are so tight…

「ゆかり、例のやつ持って来て！」
= Yukari, rei no yatsu motte kite!
= Yukari, bring me “that thing”!

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Oct201023

旬　= shun (Mini Lesson #133)

「初物だ！」

= Hatsumono da!

= These are the first pears of the season!

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Oct201021

★究極の選択= Kyuukyoku no sentaku　どっち？=Docchi?

「いじわるな犬とやさしい猫とどっちがいい？」

= Ijiwaruna inu to seikaku no ii neko to docchi ga ii?

= Which one would you pick, a mean dog or a nice cat?

「う〜ん…」= Uuun…

= Umm…

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Oct201018

ダサい = dasai (Mini Lesson #132)

「ねえ、この服、ちょっとダサくない？」

= Nee kono fuku chotto dasauku nai?

= Hey, don’t you think this clothes is a bit tacky?

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Oct201014

ググる=guguru + Net slang

「僕、チョ〜セレブなんだけどググってみて！」
= Boku choo serebu nandakedo gugutte mite!
=I am a super celebrity. Try googling me!

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Oct201013

Travel Japanese: 空港にて=kuukou nite=At the airport

「ただいま！」

=Tadaima!

=I’m back!

「お土産は？」

=Omiyage wa?

=You got a souvenir for me?

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Oct201009

As you can see, I’m in Hawaii now! But I hope you’ll take advantage of this short break to go back and catch up on all my old lessons! And review! It’s very important to review! See you all in a couple of days!

= Say good bye to your “cat fur”(= thin and too soft hair)

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