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Beginning Japanese Phrases 146: なくてもいい need not; don’t have to

今日(きょう)は、日曜日(にちようび)なので学校(がっこう)に行(い)かなくてもいいです。

today | as for | Sunday | therefore | school | to | don’t have to go

Today is Sunday, so you don't have to go to school.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 145: ～のですか？ Or んですか？ (used with explanations or to show an expectation)

こんな夜中(よなか)に何(なに)をしているんですか？

such a | middle of night | in  | what | (direct object marker) | doing | (explanation question)

What are you doing out at this time of night?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 144: ～ので therefore; because of that

この部屋(へや)はとても暑(あつ)いので、クーラーをかけてください。

this | room | as for | very | hot | therefore | air conditioner | (direct object marker) | turn on | please

This room is very hot, please turn on the air conditioner.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 143: お～です (polite request or question)

ポイントカードはお持(も)ちですか？

point card | as for | (polite) carry | do you?

Do you have a loyalty card?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 142: お～になるwill become; will happen (polite)

 

先生(せんせい)は来週(らいしゅう)の火曜日(かようび)にお帰(かえ)りになります。

Teacher | as for | next week | ‘s | Tuesday | on | will return

The teacher will return next Tuesday.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 141: らしい seems; appears

うわさでは、あの俳優(はいゆう)さんは離婚(りこん)したらしい。

Rumor | as for | that | actor | as for | divorce | did | it appears

Rumor has it that actor got a divorce.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 140: をしている has; to judge as being; to think of as

あの歌手(かしゅ)は、とてもいい声(こえ)をしています。

that | singer | as for | very | good | voice | (direct object marker) | has

That singer has a very nice voice.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 139: ～がする Is doing ~

どこかで猫(ねこ)の鳴(な)き声(ごえ)がします。

somewhere | at | cat | ‘s | crying voice | is doing

Somewhere a cat is meowing.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 138: あとで after

晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)のあとで、お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ります。

dinner | (limiter) | after | bath | in | enter

After dinner, I will take a bath.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 137: まえに before (doing something); prior to

寝(ね)るまえに歯(は)を磨(みが)きましょう。

to sleep | prior to | tooth | (direct object marker) | polish

Brush your teeth before going to bed.

 

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