Japanese Lessons with Maggie

May201111

「今日、暑い？暖かい？」

= Kyou atsui? Atatakai?

= Is it hot today or warm?

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Apr201121

Yukari

8

怪しい= ayashii + 占い= uranai =fortune-telling

「あなたの未来を占いましょうか？」
= Anata no mirai wo uranaimashou ka?
= Do you want me to read your future?

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Apr201108

Yukari

20

まめ = 忠実 & 豆 = Mame

「返事書いたからね！」

= Henji kaita kara ne!

= I just wrote you a reply, OK?

(The letter says :

ゆかりへ　お手紙ありがとう　マギー

= Yukari ye. Otegami arigatou. Maggie

= To Yukari, Thank you for your letter, Maggie)

「でも私、ここにいるけど…」

= Demo watashi koko ni iru kedo…

= Well, but I’m here…

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Mar201123

Yukari

7

Super Basic Words Part 1 (Twitter lesson review)

「塵も積もれば山となる！」

= Chiri mo tsumore ba yama to naru.

= Many drops make a shower.

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Feb201107

Yukari

11

Family related Japanese Part 1 (Parents + children) +親孝行 = Oyakoukou

「親不孝しちゃだめよ！」

= Oyafukou shicha dameyo!

= Don’t trouble your parents, OK?

「はい、親孝行します。」

= Hai, oyakoukou shimasu

= No, I will be nice to them.

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Jan201126

Yukari

6

Request Lesson 位 = くらい／ぐらい = kurai/gurai

「みんな、どのくらい私のこと好き？」

= Minna donokurai watashi no koto suki?

= How much does everyone love me?

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Jan201105

Yukari

6

福袋 (=fukubukuro) + 得と損 (=toku to son)

「ねえ、マギー、僕が入っていたら超お得じゃない？」

= Nee Maggie, boku ga haitte itara chou otoku janai?

= Hey Maggie, wouldn’t it be a great deal if I were in your “lucky bag”?

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Sep201028

Yukari

9

〜的=〜teki

「私、ちょっと知的にみえるでしょ！」
=Watashi chotto chiteki ni mieru desho!
=I look a bit intelligent, right?

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Sep201021

Yukari

6

Age related lesson! :さばを読む=saba wo yomu

「マギー先生、いくつ？」

= Maggie sensei, ikutsu?

= How old are you, Maggie Sensei?

「２才！」

= Nisai!

=Two years old!

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=Anybody have the guts to eat my homemade dishes?

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