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| to play a musical instrument |
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| I am learning; I am taking lessons: -te form of nara(w)u +imasu) |
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| to learn; to take lessons |
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| I can hear; (something) is audible: -masu form of kikoeru) |
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| to be audible; an intransitive verb |
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| (something looks or sounds) beautiful: -ku form of utsukushii) |
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| to be skillful at; to be good at |
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| to be unskillful at; to be not good at |
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| the title of a famous Japanese song praising the beauty of cherry blossoms |
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| cherry tree; cherry blossoms |
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| the title of a famous Japanese song about the moon over a ruined castle |
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| Beethoven, a famous composer |
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| Mozart, a famous composer |
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| a Japanse string instrument (place an accent on the first syllable) |
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| moo donogurai. . . -te iru |
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| (how long have you been (do)ing. . . . |
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| (five) years; a counter for years |
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| still; not yet; "mada" repeated for emphasis |
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| to like to (do such and such) |
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| the best; the most; I (like) . . . the best |
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| (a) and (b) and such things |
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| nanika gakki o hiku koto ga dekimasu ka? |
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| Are you able to play any musical instruments (or) Can you play any musical instruments? |
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| piano o hiku koto ga dekimasu |
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| I am able to play the piano (or) I can play the piano. |
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| Buraun-san wa nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekimasu. |
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| Mr Brown is able to speak Japanese (or) Mr. Brown can speak Japanese. |
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| moo dono gurai piano o naratte imasu ka? |
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| How long have you been taking piano lessons? |
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| moo gonen gurai naratte imasu. |
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| I've been learning for about five years. |
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| Moo dono gurai nihongo o benkyoo shite imasu ka? |
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| How long have you been studing Japanese? |
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| ja zuibun joozu deshoo ne! |
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| Then, you must be pretty good at it! |
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| Oh, no. I'm still clumsy at it. |
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| uta o uta(w)u koto ga daisuki desu. |
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| ongaku o kiku koto ga suki desu. |
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| I like to listen to music. |
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| watakushi wa mainichi ongaku o kikimasu. |
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| I listen to music every day. |
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| watakushi wa mainichi ongaku o kiku koto ga suki desu. |
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| I like to list to music every day. |
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| nihon no uta ga ichiban suki desu. |
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| I like Japanese songs the best. |
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| watakushi wa kurashikku no ongaku ga ichiban suki desu. |
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| I like classical music the best. |
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| Buraun-san ga kurasu de ichiban joozu desu. |
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| Mr. Brown is the best (most skillful) in the class. |
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| Fujisan ga nihon de ichiban kirei na yama desu. |
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| Mt. Fuji is the prettiest mountain in Japan. |
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| 'sakura sakura' toka 'koojoo no tsuki' wa hontoo ni ii desu. |
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| (songs such as) "Cherry Blossoms" and "The Moon Over the Ruined Castle" are really good. |
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| Beetooven toka Mootsuarto nado wa honto ni subarashii to omoimasu. |
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| I think (composers like) Beethoven and Mozart are really wonderful. |
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| shakuhachi no oto ga ichiban utsukushiku kikoemasu. |
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| The sounds of the shakuhachi sound the most beautiful. |
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| piano no oto ga kikoemasu. |
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| The sounds of the piano are audible (or) I can hear the piano sounds. |
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| Study plain and polite forms in this chapter! |
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