April 7, 2021
私(わたし)は、帽子(ぼうし)を買(か)いました。手袋(てぶくろ)も買(か)いました。
watashi wa, boushi o kaimashita. tebukuro mo kaimashita.
as for me, I - hat - (direct object marker) - bought. gloves - also - bought.
I bought a hat. I also bought gloves.
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March 31, 2021
A: 今(いま)、何(なに)をしていますか？
B: 本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいます。
A: ima, nani o shite imasu ka? B: hon o yonde imasu.
A: now - what - (direct object marker) - doing ? B: book - (direct object marker) - reading
A: What are you doing? B: I'm reading a book.
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March 24, 2021
私(わたし)の妹(いもうと)は、ダイエットをしたのでとてもやせています。やせすぎかもしれません。
watashi no imouto wa, daietto o shita node totemo yasete imasu. yasesugi kamo shiremasen.
as for my younger sister - diet - did - therefore - very - is skinny - too thin - perhaps
Because my younger sister went on a diet, she is very thin. I think she is too thin.
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March 17, 2021
A, きのうは、何(なに)をしましたか？
B, 本(ほん)を読(よ)んだり、昼寝(ひるね)をしたりしました。
- kinou wa, nani o shimashita ka?
- hon o yondari hirune o shitari shimashita.
as for yesterday, what - did?
book - (direct object marker) - things like reading - nap - (direct object marker) - things like doing (nap) - did
- What did you do yesterday?
- I did things like reading a book and taking a nap and so on.
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March 10, 2021
A, 今日は、寒いですね。
B, そうですね。きのうも寒かったです。
A. kyou wa samui desu ne.
B. sou desu ne. kinou mo samukatta desu.
as for today, cold-is-don't you think?
like that-isn't it. yesterday-also-was cold
A. It is cold, isn’t it?
B. Yes, it is. It was cold yesterday also.
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March 3, 2021
ジョンさんは、音楽をききながら、そうじをしました。
jonsan wa, ongaku o kikinagara, souji o shimashita.
as for john (honorific)-music-(direct object marker)-while listening-cleaning-(direct object marker)-did
John did some cleaning while listening to the music.
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