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Jan201008

Jan200903

Yukari

17

タメ口 (Tameguchi) +ヤバい(Yabai) Slang

「マギー先生、今日のレッスン、やばかったっす！」
Miss Maggie! Your lesson today was totally awesome!”

「なれなれしいなあ…」
” He is way too casual with me!”

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Dec200921

Yukari

0

ぼやく (=Boyaku) +流行語(=Ryuukougo)

「どうしてクリスマスに働かなきゃいけないの？」

(=Doushite kurisumasu ni hatarakanakya ikenaino?)

”How come I have to work at Christmas?”

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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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Aug200931

Maggie

2

“Itadakimasu! ” &”Gochisou sama ” (Japanese manners)

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Aug200927

Maggie

3

敬語　(Keigo) Honorific Expressions

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

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