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Beginning Japanese Phrases 183: けれどもbut; however; although

今日(きょう)の天気(てんき)はいいけれども, 気温(きおん)がとても低(ひく)いです。

 

Today | limiter marker | weather | as for | nice | however | temperature | subject marker | low | copula

Although it’s nice and sunny today, the temperature is quite low.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 182: まだ～ていない haven’t done ~ yet

僕(ぼく)はまだ、バレンタインデーにチョコレートを一度(いちど)ももらっていません。

 

I | as for | yet | Valentine Day | on | chocolate | direct object marker | even once | haven’t received

I haven’t received a chocolate on Valentine’s Day yet.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 181: どうやって how; in what way; by what means

どうやってピラミッドが建設(けんせつ)されたかは今(いま)でも謎(なぞ)だ。

how | pyramid | subject marker | was built | question marker | topic marker | even now | mystery | copula

It is still a mystery how pyramids were constructed.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 180: ～の中で…が一番 。。。 ~ is the most … in/among…

クラスの中(なか)で、山田君(やまだくん)が一番背(いちばんせ)が高(たか)い。

class | in/ among | Yamada | courtesy title |subject marker | the most | tall

Yamada is the tallest in his class.

 

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 179: ～にしましょう let’s decide on (something) / let’s do (something)

今日(きょう)の夕飯(ゆうはん)はカレーにしましょう。

Today | ‘s | dinner | as for | curry | decide on | let’s

Let’s have curry for dinner tonight.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 178: ～がいる/～がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for something alive including human)

この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。

this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists

There are many fish in this pond.

 

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 177:～が欲しい want to

私(わたし)は家事(かじ)をしてくれるロボットが欲(ほ)しい。

I | as for | housework | direct object marker | do | for me | robot |subject marker | want

I want a robot that can do housework for me.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 176:～ましょうか？shall I ?; shall we?

これで今日(きょう)の仕事(しごと)は終(お)わりにしましょうか？

With this | today | ‘s | task | as for | end |make | shall we

Shall we end today’s task right here?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 175: ～はどうですか？(＃2) how is ~?

新(あたら)しい仕事場(しごとば)はどうですか。

New | workplace| as for | how is ?

How do you like your new workplace?

 

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 174: ~はどうですか？(＃1) how about ~?

黒(くろ)のジャッケットが嫌(いや)なら黄色(きいろ)のジャッケットはどうですか？

black| of | jacket | subject marker |dislike | if | yellow | jacket | topic marker | how about

If you don’t like the black jacket how about a yellow one?

 

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