Beginning Japanese Phrases 110: ～と思いますto think (of doing); to wanting to; to plan (to do)

来年(らいねん)は、アメリカに帰(かえ)ると思(おも)います。

next year | as for | America | to | to return | (quotation marker) | to think

 I think I will go back to the US next year.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 109: ～しようと思っています planning; intending to

今年(ことし)は、何(なに)をしますか？

はい、今年(ことし)は日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しようと思(おも)っています。

this year | as for | what | (direct object marker) | to do | (question marker) yes | this year | as for | Japanese language | (direct object marker) | study | intend to do | am thinking

What are you going to do this year? I'm planning to study Japanese this year.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 108: ～そうです It seems; I hear that

天気予報(てんきよほう)によると、今日(きょう)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るそうです。

weather forecast | according to | as for today | rain | fall | appears

According to the weather forecast, it's going to rain today.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 107: ～って you said; I hear that; they said (quotation marker)

今日(きょう)は、雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るって天気予報(てんきよほう)で言(い)っていたよ。

  as for today | rain fall | I hear | weather | forecast | at | was saying | (emphatic) 

The weather forecast said it would rain today.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 106: ご～ください please (do something) [polite]

こちらの資料(しりょう)をご覧(らん)ください。

this | of (connector) | materials | (direct object marker) | look | please 

Please refer to this document.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 105: お～ください please (do something) [polite]

ご自由(じゆう)にお使(つか)いください。

freely | use (polite) | please

Please feel free to use it.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 104: ～まで until

電車(でんしゃ)が来(く)るまでまだ少(すこ)し時間(じかん)があります。

train – (subject) – to come – until – still – a little – time - have

There's still a little time before the train arrives.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 103: ～なさいdo

毎日日本語(まいにちにほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しなさい。

every day | Japanese language | (direct object marker) | study | do

Study Japanese everyday.

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 102: ～たらどうですか？how about if…; what if you (did this)

今日(きょう)は、寒(さむ)いので、ジャケットを着(き)たらどうですか？

today | as for | cold | therefore | jacket | (direct object marker) | if wear | how about | ?

It's cold today, so why don't you wear a jacket?

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 101: ～かもしれません may; might; perhaps

明日(あす)は雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)るかもしれません。

tomorrow | as for | snow | (marker) | fall | might

It may snow tomorrow.

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