Japanese Lessons with Maggie

Jun201124

「マギー先生お休みをとったらどうですか？」

= Maggie Sensei oyasumi wo tottara dō desuka?

= Maggie Sensei, why don’t you take a vacation?

「じゃあ、お言葉に甘えて旅行に行ってきます！」

= Jaa okotoba ni amaete ryokō ni itte kimasu!

=Then I will accept your nice suggestion and go traveling!

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Jun201121

Yukari

23

指切り+ 約束 =yubikiri+yakusoku (Mini Lesson #142)　

「約束ね！指切りしよ！」

= Yakusoku ne! Yubikiri shiyo!

= Let’s make a promise with pinkie?

「針、千本かあ…」

= Hari senbon kaa…

=Um…(if I break my promise, I need to swallow) one thousand needles, huh?

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Jun201117

Yukari

12

甲斐 = かい = kai (Mini Lesson #141)

「食べることが生き甲斐なの！」

= Taberu koto ga ikigai nano

= I live for eating!

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Jun201115

Yukari

6

ちゃら／チャラ = chara (Mini Lesson #140)

一年間の家賃、これでチャラにして下さい。

= Ichinenkan no yachin kore de chara ni shite kudasai.

= Let me give you this to cover this year’s rent and we’ll call it square.

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Jun201111

Yukari

6

縄張り = なわばり = nawabari (Mini Lesson #139)

「ここに入らないでよ！」

= Koko ni hairanai deyo!

= Don’t come in here, OK?

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= Hey Master! Give me a cup of green tea, please.

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