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    Apr201028

    Yukari

    6

    B級グルメ(=Bii kyu gurume) B-Rank Gourmet!

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    「今日は名古屋名物をご紹介します!」

    (=Kyou wa Nagoya meibutsu wo goshoukai shimasu!)

    Today, I’m going to tell you about a well-known Nagoyan speciality.

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    Mar201030

    Yukari

    14

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

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    :razz: 「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.”

    :maggie-small: 「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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    Mar201023

    Yukari

    30

    ちょっと…(=chotto) +あいまい表現(=Aimai hyougen) ambiguous expressions

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    :o 「マギー先生、ちょっと質問があるんですが..」

    (“Maggie sensei, chotto shitsumon ga arun desu ga…)

    Ms. Maggie, I have a little question to ask…

    :maggie-small: 「う〜ん…今、ちょっと…」(=Uun… ima chotto…)

    Umm …. now??

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    Mar201017

    Yukari

    16

    Listening and Reading practice (花粉症+ポケットティッシュ)(Kafunshou+Poketto tissu)

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    :P 「テッシュどうぞ!」(=tisshu douzo!)

    “Here’s tissue for you!”

    :maggie-small: 「それただ?」(=sore tada?)

    “Is it free?”

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    Mar201003

    Yukari

    22

    迷信(=meishin) + 縁起(=engi) Japanese superstitions

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    :maggie-small: 「茶柱が立ってる!あ〜誰かに見せたい!」

    (=Chabashira ga tatteru! Ah…dareka ni misetai!)

    “I got a stalk floating upright in my tea. I wish I could show it to someone!”

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    Feb201012

    Yukari

    17

    Valentine’s Day Lesson 義理と本命 (Giri to honmei)

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    :maggie-small: 「今年も義理チョコばかり!」

    (=Kotoshi mo girichoko bakari!)

    “Just obligatory chocolates again this year…”

    「せめてホワイトデーで元を取らないと…」

    (=Semete howaito dei de moto wo toranaito..)

    “I should at least get what I invested in return on White Day.”

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    Feb201003

    Yukari

    30

    方角(=hougaku) + 節分(=Setsubun) Lesson

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    :grin: 「今年は西南西の方向を向いて食べるんだよ!」

    (=Kotoshi wa seinansei no houkou wo muite taberundayo!)

    “This year, you have to eat it facing west-south-west!”

    :maggie-small: :「お腹すいたからどっちでもいいのに…」

    (=Onaka suitakara docchidemo iinoni…)

    “I don’t care which direction I face… I am hungry…”

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    Jan200901

    Yukari

    14

    明けましておめでとう!(=Akemashite omedetou) Happy New Year!

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    :maggie-small: 「明けましておめでとう!」 (=Akemashite omedetou!)

    “Happy New Year!”

    「お年玉は?」(=Otoshidama wa?)

    “Where is your New Year gift money for me?”

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    Dec200926

    Yukari

    8

    節約 (=setsuyaku) + もったいない(=mottainai)

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    :maggie-small: 「今月は厳しいなあ…」(=Kongetsu wa kibishii naa..)

    “This month is kind of tight..”

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    :maggie-small: 「まだ使えるのに…」(=Mada tsukaeru noni..)

    “It is still usable…” (I can still play with the ball!)

    「もったいない!」(=Mottainai)

    “It is a pitty to throw it away and waste it.”

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    Dec200910

    Yukari

    11

    風邪 (=kaze) Cold Related Lesson!

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