Japanese Lessons with Maggie

Archive for 'Japanese manners'

Jul201013

Yukari

19

就活=shuukatsu :Job Hunting In Japan!

「あなたの特技はなんですか？」

=Anata no tokugi wa nan desu ka?

=So what are you good at?

「ええと..、犬の散歩です。」

=Eeto…, inu no sanpo desu.

=Well… walking dogs.

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Yukari

4

労る（いたわる） Caring Expressions *Formal (Requested Lesson)

「不器用だけど、あなたのことを思いながらこの鶴を折りました。」

(=Bukiyou dakedo, anata no koto wo omoi nagara kono tsuru wo orimashita.)

“I am clumsy but I folded this paper crane thinking of you!”

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Yukari

8

お土産(Omiyage) gift or souvenir (Japanese culture)

「お土産，皆さんでどうぞ！」(=Omiyage、 minasan de douzo!)

“Here’s a souvenir (gift) for everyone!”

（ん？大統領からのお土産？）(=N? Daitouryou kara no omiyage?)

(“What? Is it a gift from the President?”)

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