片仮名　( KATAKANA1)

「ねえ、今からスタバに行ってカフェラテと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

「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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