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I really like my Japanese class, because Japanese is interesting, and our teacher is good. |
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日本語はおもしろいし、先生はいいし、 私は日本語の授業が大好きです。 日本語はおもしろいし、先生はいいし、 私は日本語のじゅぎょうが大好きです。 |
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This apple looks delicious. |
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I didn't know the kanji, so I asked a friend of mine. |
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pg 14 漢字がわからなかったので、 日本人の友だちに聞いてみました。 |
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I've been to Tokyo, but never been to Hokkaido. |
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pg 14 東京なら行ったことがありますが、 北海度は行ったことがありません。 |
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I shampoo three times a week. |
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pg 15 私は一週間に三回髪を洗います。 私はいっしゅうかんにさんかいかみをあらいます。 (period) に (frequency) |
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I want a good kanji dictionary. |
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pg 32 いい漢字の辞書がほしいです。 いいかんじのじしょがほしいです。 ほしい is an い-adjective, and conjugates as such. The object of desire is ually followed by が. |
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I don't have much desire for money. |
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pg 32
お金はあまりほしくありません。 ほしい is an い-adjective, and conjugates as such. The object of desire is ually followed by が. |
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pg 33 明日は雨が降るかもしれません。 or 明日は雨が降るかもしれない。 かもしれない is placed after the short form of predicates (in affirmative and negative, past and present) |
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I will give the woman a fish. The woman gave the man a fish. |
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pg 34 私はその女の人に魚あげます。 その女の人は男の人に魚をあげました。 あげる —> I)You)Others I give to you;
You give to others; I give to others; Someone gives to someone else.
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My parents may give me a new car. My big sister gave me an old dictionary. |
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pg 34 両親が私に新しい車をくれるかもしれません。 姉が私に古い辞書をくれました。 くれる <— I)You)Others Someone gives me;
You give me; Someone gives you;
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I received an old dictionary from my sister. |
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pg 34 僕は姉に古い辞書をもらいました。 僕は姉から古い辞書をもらいました。 (recipient) は/から (giver) に/から もらう |
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Why don't you buy an alarm clock? |
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pg 36 目覚まし時計を買ったらどうですか。 The initial た in たらどうですか stand for the same ending as in the past tense short form of a verb in the affirmative. |
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As many as twenty students showed up for the party yesterday. |
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pg 36 今日のパーテーには学生が二十人も来ました。 noun (が|を) + number + も |
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I only have one dictionary. |
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pg 37 私は日本語の辞書を一冊しか持っていません。 noun (が|を) + number + しか + negative predicate |
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I must make a hotel reservation (in preparation for my stay). |
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pg 55 ホテルを予約しておかなぶちゃいけません。 The te-form of a verb plus the helping verb おく describes an action performed in preparation for something. |
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the book that I bought yesterday the book that is on the table
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I (generously) lent my sister money (to help her out of her destitute conditions) |
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pg 74 私は妹にお金を貸してあげました。 私はいもうとにお金をかしてあげました。 te-form + あげる —> I)You)Others I do something for you;
You do something for others; I do something for others; Somebody does something for someone else
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A friend helps me with my homework (for which I am grateful) |
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pg 75 友だちが宿題をてつだってくれます。 ともだちがしゅくだいをてつだってくれます。 te-form + くれる <— I)You)Others Somebody does something for me;
You do something for me; Somebody does something for you.
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Would you help me out? (Polite) |
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pg 76 ちょっと手伝っていたでけませんか。 We use the te-form of a verb plus いただけませんか to make a polite request. |
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pg 76 雨が降らないといいですね。 You can use the present tense short form + といいですね to say that you hope something nice happens. |
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pg 77 試験がやさしいといいんですが。 しけんがやさしいといいんですが。 To say what you hope for your own good, you can use
といいんですが. This shows the speaker's attitude is more tentative and makes the sentence sound more modest. |
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I will get the visa issued when I go to Tokyo. |
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pg 78 東京に行く時、ビザを取ります。 東京に行く時、ビザをとります。 (sentence A 時 sentence B)
The sentence A always ends with
a short form, either present or past. |
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I'm sorry that I stood you up. |
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pg 80 デートの約束を忘れて、ごめん。 デートのやくそくをわすれて、ごめん。 You use the te-form of a verb to describe things
you have done that you want to apologize for. |
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Sorry that I did not tell you earlier. |
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pg 81 もっと早く言わなくて、ごめん。 When you want to apologize for something you failed to do, you use ~なくて, the short, neg. te-form of a verb. (ない becomes なくて) |
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