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Beginning Japanese Phrases 154: ～やすい easy to (do)

あの先生(せんせい)の説明(せつめい)は、とても分(わ)かりやすいです。

that | teacher/doctor | ‘s | explanation | as for | very | understand | easy to

That doctor's explanation is very clear.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 153: ～にくい difficult to (do)

 

あの先生(せんせい)の説明(せつめい)は、わかりにくい。

that | teacher/doctor | ‘s | explanation | as for | understand | difficult to

That teacher’s explanation is hard to understand.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 152: ～に比べて compared to

去年(きょねん)に比(くら)べて、今年(ことし)はとても暑(あつ)い。

next week | I | as for | 40 years old | to become

Compared to last year, this year is very hot.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 151: ～になる to become; to change into

来週(らいしゅう)、私(わたし)は40歳(さい)になる。

next week | I | as for | 40 years old | to become

Next week I turn 40.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 150: にする to choose; to have

私(わたし)はハンバーグ定食(ていしょく)にするわ。

I | as for | Hamburg steak | set meal | will have | (feminine)

I'll have the Hamburg steak special.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 149: なければいけない must; have to; should

生活(せいかつ)のために働(はたら)かなければならない。

living | for the purpose of | work | must

We must work for a living.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 148: なければいけない must; have to; should

明日(あした)の朝(あさ)、早(はや)く起(お)きなければいけないので、もう帰(かえ)ります。

tomorrow | ‘s | morning | early | get up | must | therefore | before long | return home

I have to get up early tomorrow morning, so I'm going home now.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 147: なくてはならない must; have to

明日(あした)までに借金(しゃっきん)を返(かえ)さなくてはならない。

tomorrow | by | debt | (direct object marker) | pay back | must

I have to pay my debt by tomorrow.

 

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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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