Japanese Lessons with Maggie

Jan201015

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「おかわりある？」(=Okawari aru?)

“May I have seconds?” (←Do you have seconds for me?)

「もうない！」 (=Mou nai!)

“No more food left!”

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「マギー先生、彼氏いる？」 (=Maggie sensei, kareshi iru?)

“Miss Maggie, do you have a boyfriend?”

「まだいない…」 (=Mada inai…)

“Not yet….”

Dec200926

Yukari

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節約 (=setsuyaku) + もったいない（=mottainai)

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

“This month is kind of tight..”

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「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

9

風邪　（＝kaze) Cold Related Lesson!

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Dec200906

Yukari

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酔う(=you) to get drunk :Drink related lesson Part 2

「私を酔わせてどうするつもり？」(=Watashi wo yowasete dousuru tsumori?)

”What’s your point in trying to get me drunk?”

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Nov200905

Yukari

4

Lesson about 「笑う」(warau) = to laugh

「ねえ、新しいおもちゃ買って！」

(=Nee, atarashii omocha katte!)

“Hey, buy me a new toy!”

「私の笑顔みたらイヤって言えないでしょ！」

(=Watashi no egao mitara iyatte ienai desho!)

“Once you see my smiling face, you can’t say no, can you”

ヘヘ…（=hehe..)

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Oct200928

Yukari

20

どん引き　Donbiki (Slang)

「皆さん、パーティーの途中ですが、これから試験を始めます。」

(=Minasan, paatii no tochuu desuga korekara shiken wo hajimemasu!)

“OK, everyone! I know we’re in the middle of a party (and we’re all having fun) but I am going to give you an exam now!”

「エ〜〜ッ！！マジで？」

(=Eeeh! Maji de?)

“What? Are you serious?“

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Oct200901

Yukari

7

お風呂＆温泉(Ofuro & Onsen) Learn Japanese from a TV commercial

お風呂(=ofuro) bath

「あ〜さっぱりした！」(=Aa sappari shita!)

“Boy I felt so refreshed!”

「いいお湯だったよ。お先に！」(=Ii oyu datta yo. Osaki ni!)

“It was nice and warm water.(→The bath felt good!) Thank you for letting me go first!”

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Sep200927

Yukari

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色(=iro) : Color related Japanese

「マギー先生は、何色が好きですか？」

(=Maggie sensei wa naniiro ga suki desu ka?)

“Miss Maggie, what is your favorite color?”

「私の好きな色は金色です。なんか金運がよくなりそうな気がするから…」

(=Watashi no sukina iro wa kin iro desu. Nanka kin-un ga yoku narisou na ki ga surukara…)

“My favorite color is gold. Because I feel like it will bring me better luck with money…”

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Sep200913

Yukari

6

At a coffee shop or a restaurant (Video follow up lesson)

「御注文は？」

Gochuumon wa？

“What would like to order ?”

「ステーキ５人前とサラダ３人前お願いします。玉ねぎは抜いて下さい。」

Suteiki go-nin mae to sarada san-nin mae onegai shimasu. Tamanegi wa nuite kudasai.

“Five steaks and three salads please. Please hold the onions.”

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“I just chewed a little bit and it broke just like that.”

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