• Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]
    Feb 20 2025

    靴(くつ)を脱(ぬ)いでから家(いえ)に入(はい)ってください。

    shoes| (direct object marker) | taking off | after | house | in | enter | please

    Enter the house after taking your shoes off please

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]
    Jan 31 2025

    私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

    I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

    I was born in Tokyo

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]
    Jan 16 2025

    私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

    I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

    I was born in Tokyo

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    Dec 26 2024

    この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。

    this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending

    I am planning to take it easy and rest at home this weekend.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ~てもいいですか? Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]
    Nov 28 2024

    この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか?

    this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |

    May I borrow this book for a just a minute?

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ~たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]
    Oct 31 2024

    最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。

    nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think

    Lately, children don't seem to want to play outside

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much
    Oct 24 2024

    この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。

    this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read

    This book is too difficult for me to read it.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~; not … [casual form for ~ではない/~ではありません]
    Oct 10 2024

    僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。

    I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not

    I am not good at saving money.

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    2 mins