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Beginning Japanese Phrases 123: のですか？ (used when asking questions, seeking an explanation, or to show interest in learning more)

今(いま)、何(なに)をしているのですか？

now | what | (direct object marker) | doing | (question seeking an explanation)

What are you doing now?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 122: ので therefore; because of that

今日(きょう)は、忙(いそが)しかったので、とても疲(つか)れました。

today  | as for | busy | was | therefore | very | tired

Today was a busy day and I'm very tired.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 121: が but; however [connects two phrases while softening a request]

すみません、渋谷駅(しぶやえき)への行(ゆ)き方(かた)がわからないんですが、教(おし)えてください。

excuse me | Shibuya station | to | 's | way to go | (subject/object marker) | don't know | (softens explanations) | teach | please

Excuse me, I don't know how to get to Shibuya station.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 120: V＋終わる to finish (something)

やっとこの長(なが)い小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)み終(お)わりました。

finally | this | long | novel | (direct object marker) | reading | finished

I finally finished reading this long novel.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 119: 一番 #1; the best; -est

北海道(ほっかいどう)と沖縄(おきなわ)と東京(とうきょう)で、一番暑(いちばんあつ)いのはどこですか？

Hokkaido | and | Okinawa | and |Tokyo | at | most | hot| as for which | where | question

Out of Hokkaido, Okinawa, and Tokyo, which place is the hottest?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 118: ～で by; with (means)

タクシーで会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きました。

taxi | by | company | to | went

(I) took a cab to the office.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 117: ～と思います I think; I believe that…

マークさんは肉(にく)が嫌(きら)いだと思(おも)います。

Mark | as for | meat | dislike | (copula) | I think

I think Mark doesn't like meat.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 116: ～と言っていました ~ said

先生(せんせい)は、「明日試験(あしたしけん)がある」と言(い)っていました。

teacher | as for | tomorrow | test | exists | (quotation marker) | said (see vocabulary for explanation)

The Teacher said that there would be an exam tomorrow.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 115: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) Part 2

北海道(ほっかいどう)は、寒(さむ)かったです。

Hokkaido | as for | cold | was

Hokkaido was cold.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 114: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) #1

きのうのパーティーは、楽(たの)しかったです。

yesterday | 's | party | as for | fun | was

Yesterday's party was fun.

 

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