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    Archive for 'Grammar'

    Feb201117

    Yukari

    24

    Conditional : 〜たら = ~tara (*Request Lesson)

    Maggie :「ゆかり、掃除が終わったらマッサージしてね。」

    = Yukari, Souji ga owattara massaaji shitene.

    = Hey, Yukari, when you finish cleaning, give me a massage, OK?

    Yukari :「気が向いたらね。」

    = Ki ga muitara ne.

    = If I feel like it…

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    Dec201010

    Yukari

    10

    ~となる VS ~になる (= ~ to naru VS ~ ni naru)

    「僕も日本語の先生になる!」
    = Boku mo nihongo no sensei ni nau!
    = I ‘m going to be a Japanese teacher,too!

    「大変よ…」
    = Taihen yo…
    = It’s tough, you know..

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    Dec201004

    Yukari

    10

    Request lesson その場合は VS それなら(=Sonobaaiwa VS sorenara)

    「雨が降ってきたよ!」

    = Ame ga futte kitayo!

    = It has started to rain!

    「それならもう帰る!」

    = Sore nara mou kaeru!

    = Then I’ll go home now.

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    Nov201020

    Yukari

    17

    〜なきゃ&〜なくちゃ (~nakya & ~ nakucha) suffixes

    「マギーもっと痩せなきゃモテないよ!」
    = Maggie motto yasenakya motenai yo!
    = Maggie, you won’t attract anybody if you don’t lose weight.

    「ダイエットしなくちゃ!」
    = Daietto shinakucha!
    = You have to go on a diet.

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    Sep201020

    Yukari

    2

    Request Lesson : 〜そう=~ sou =looks (like) 〜, going to ~

    「マギー落ちそう!」

    = Maggie ochisou!

    = Maggie, you are going to fall!

    「マギー重そう…」

    = Maggie omosou…

    = Maggie looks heavy…

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    Sep201014

    Yukari

    34

    Request lesson : ちゃう&ちゃった=chau & chatta

    「もうやんなっちゃう、この暑さ!」
    =Mou yan nacchau, kono atsusa!
    =I am sick of this heat!

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    Sep201008

    Yukari

    19

    Request Lesson : When and how to use ん=n (**のです→**んです)

    「マギー先生、これからどこに行くんですか?」
    =Maggie Sensei korekara dokoni ikun desu ka?
    =Where are you going now, Maggie Sensei?

    「今から買い物に行くんだ。」
    =Ima kara kaimono ni ikunda.
    =I’m going shopping now.

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    Apr201024

    Yukari

    21

    Request Lesson という(=toiu) ということ(=toiukoto) and many more!

    toiu2

    :maggie-small: 「皆さん、今日は私の誕生日だというのにケーキもないのですか?」

    (=Minasan kyou wa watashi no tanjoubi da to iu noni keiki mo naino desu ka?)

    “It’s my birthday today, everyone! But you don’t even have a cake for me???”

    :roll: 「先生、ケーキというケーキはさっきみんな食べたじゃないですか!」

    (=Sensei, keiki to iu keiki wa sakki minna tabeta ja nai desu ka!)

    “Miss, but you just ate all the cakes we had!”

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    Apr201008

    Yukari

    14

    Requested Lesson: 「~もんか」「~もんだ」「~(だ)なんて」(~monka/=monda/~(da)nante)

    monda

    waa  「たった、8ヶ月でこのブログが終わりだなんて誰が信じると思うの?」

    (=Tatta hachikagetsu de kono burogu ga owarida nante dare ga shinjiru to omou no?)

    “Who would believe that this blog would finish in just eight months.”

    :maggie-small: 「でも、人って案外と信じるもんだよ。」

    (=Demo hitotte angai to shinnjiru mon dayo.)

    “But more than you imagine, people are supposed to believe it.”

    !nemui! 「そういうもんかなあ…」

    (=Souiu mon ka naa..)

    “I wonder if it is true…”

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    Mar201013

    Yukari

    29

    Requested Lesson 「〜ていく+〜てくる」(~teiku + ~tekuru)

    teiku

    :shock: 「雨が降ってきたのにそんなの着ていくの?」

    (=Ame ga futte kita noni sonnano kite iku no?)

    “It has started to rain and  you’re going out like that?”

    :maggie-small: 「いいの!お洒落していくの!」

    (=Iino! Oshare shite ikuno!)

    “Leave me alone! I wanna go out dressed up!”

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    tekuru

    :???:  「もう晴れてきたのにレインコート着てきたの?」

    (=Mou harete kita noni reinkouto kite kita no?)

    “How come you are wearing a raincoat? The weather has cleared up now.”

    :maggie-small: 「悪い?」(=Warui?)

    “Is there any problem?”

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