Tag Archives: Japanese learning

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

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「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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学校 (gakkou) : School related Japanese

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「何か、文句ありますか?」

(=Nanka (or Nanika) monku arimasu ka?)

“Any objection?”

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敬語 (Keigo) Honorific Expressions

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お気に召して頂けるかどうかわかりませんが、日頃の感謝の気持ちです。」

Oki ni meshite itadakeru ka dou ka wakarimasen ga higoro no kansha no kimochi desu.

I am not sure if you would like this or not but this is just a token of my appreciation.

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Additional Lesson “Enryo no katamari!”

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:maggie-small: 「う〜ん、食べたい!ラス1食べたい!」 (Uun rasu ichi tabetai!)

“Oh~~I want the last piece!”

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片仮名 ( KATAKANA1)

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:maggie-small: ねえ、今からスタバに行ってカフェラテフラペチーノ買ってくるからお小遣い頂戴!」

Nee, ima kara sutaba ni itte kafe rate to furapechiino katte kuru kara okodukai choudai!

Hey, I will go to Starbucks to get a Caffe Latte and Frapechino, so gimme some money!

(お小遣い:okozukai = allowance 頂戴 :chodai = Give me! 買ってくるから : kattekuru kara because I will go buy…)

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恐れ入りますが.. (“Osore irimasuga” ) Formal Japanese

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:maggie-small: 恐れ入りますが、おかわりを頂けますか?

Osoreirimasu ga, okawari wo itadakemasuka?

“I am awfully sorry to bother you but could I have a second serving, please?”

おかわり okawari : seconds, a second helping, a refill

頂けますか? Itadake masu ka? Could you give me~

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Body Parts in Japanese Part 2

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えんりょ(する) (Enryo (suru))

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Max : 「マギーの家に行くけれども一緒に行く? 」

Maggie no ie ni iku keredomo issho ni iku?

I’m going to Maggie’s house. Do you wanna come with me?

Cookie : 「ちょっと遠慮しておくよ。」

Chotto enryo shite okuyo.

Well, I’d rather not.

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う:うそ(嘘) (u:uso)

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*マギーが世界で一番可愛いよ!

Maggie ga sekai de ichiban kawaiiyo!

Maggie is the cutest in the world!

*嘘!

Uso!

Liar! / No way! / You must be kidding!

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い:いじわる (意地悪)i : ijiwaru

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*「おもちゃ貸してくれる? 」Omocha kashite kureru? ( Can I play with your toys?)

Maggie : だめ! Dame! (No! )

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