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Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]

私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

I was born in Tokyo

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation

この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。

this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending

I am planning to take it easy and rest at home this weekend.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ～てもいいですか？ Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]

この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか？

this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |

May I borrow this book for a just a minute?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ～たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]

最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。

nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think

Lately, children don't seem to want to play outside

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much

この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。

this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read

This book is too difficult for me to read it.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~; not … [casual form for ～ではない/～ではありません]

僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。

I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not

I am not good at saving money.

 

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 184: ～けれど but; however; although; though (shortened from けれども and perfectly interchangeable)

海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)をしたいけれど、時間(じかん)とお金(かね)がない。

| overseas trip | direct object marker | want to do | however | time | and | money | don’t have

I want to travel overseas but I don’t have time and money.

 

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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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