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Beginning Japanese Phrases 62: しか shika – only; nothing but

私(わたし)は、猫(ねこ)を一匹(いっぴき)しか飼(か)っていません。

watashi wa neko o ippiki shika katte imasen.

as for me, I – cat – (direct object marker) – one (animal) – only - have

I only have one cat.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 61: ～方 ~kata – way to; method; way of doing

その考(かんが)え方(かた)には、賛成(さんせい)できません。

sono kangae kata niwa, sansei dekimasen.

that | thinking | way of | as for | approve | (I) cannot

I can't approve of that line of thinking.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 60: ～方 ~kata – way to; method; way of doing

泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)を教(おし)えてください。

oyogi kata o oshiete kudasai.

swimming | method | teach | please

Please teach me how to swim.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 59: ～にくい ~nikui – difficult to

あの先生(せんせい)の授業(じゅぎょう)は、分(わ)かりにくいです。

ano sensei no jugyou wa, wakari nikui desu.

that | teacher | 's | class / lesson | understand | difficult | is

That teacher's class is hard to understand.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 58: ～やすい ~yasui – easy to

この本(ほん)は、読(よ)みやすいです。

kono hon wa, yomi yasui desu.

this – book – as for (this book) – read – easy to - is

This book is easy to read.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 57: といいです to ii desu – it would be good if; I hope (Part 2)

試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)するといいですね。

shiken ni goukaku suru to ii desu ne.

test – on – passing grade – to do – would be good

I hope (I or you) will pass the exam.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 56: といいです to ii desu – it would be good if; I hope

明日(あした)、晴(は)れるといいですね。

ashita, hareru to ii desu ne.

tomorrow | to be sunny | would be good

I hope it will be sunny tomorrow.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 55: 歌いながら utainagara – while singing

お父(とう)さんは、歌(うた)を歌(うた)いながら、シャワーを浴(あ)びます。

otousan wa, uta o utainagara, shawa- o abimasu.

father | as for | song | (direct object marker) | sing – while | shower | (direct object marker) | showering

My father takes a shower while singing a song.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 54: 聴きながら kikinagara – while listening

音楽(おんがく)を聴(き)きながら、本(ほん)を読(よ)みます。

ongaku o kikinagara, hon o yomimasu.

music | (direct object marker) | listen while | book | (direct object marker) | read

While listening to music, (I) read a book.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 53: すればよかった sureba yokatta – I wish (I) had done… (with する verbs)

もっとゆっくり運転(うんてん)すればよかったです。

motto yukkuri unten sureba yokatta desu.

more – slowly – drive – would have been better

I wish (I/you) had driven slower.

 

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