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Beginning Japanese Phrases 134: が marks a preface to a request to soften the request

もしもし、田中(たなか)ですが、佐藤(さとう)さんはいらっしゃいますか？

hello | Tanaka | is | however | Satou | Mr. | as for | available | (question marker)

Hello, this is Tanaka, is Mr. Sato there?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 133: ～てあげる to do a favor for

彼(かれ)は、おばあさんの重(おも)い荷物(にもつ)を持(も)ってあげた。

he | as for | grandmother | 's | heavy | luggage | (direct object marker) | carry | gave

 He helped his grandmother with her heavy bags.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 132: ～てくれる please do; do something (for me)

日本語(にほんご)を教(きょう)えてくれてありがとうございます。

Japanese language | direct object marker | teach and | receive and | thank you

Thank you for teaching me Japanese.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 131: ～てもらう get someone to do something; to receive; to take; to accept

彼女(かのじょ)は、朝起(あさお)きられないので、お母(かあ)さんに起(お)こしてもらう。

she | as for | morning | can't wake | therefore | mother | by | wake | receive

 She can't get up in the morning, so her mother wakes her up.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 130: ～ても even if

いくら調(しら)べても答(こた)えは見(み)つからなかった。

however much | investigating | answer | as for | couldn't find

 No matter how much research I did, I could not find the answer.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 129: あげる give

彼(かれ)は、奥(おく)さんに誕生日(たんじょうび)プレゼントをあげました。

he | as for | wife | to | birthday | present | (direct object marker) | gave

 He gave his wife a birthday present.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 128: あいだに during; while into

夏休(なつやす)みの間(あいだ)に、富士山(ふじさん)に登(のぼ)りたいです。

summer vacation | during | Mt. Fuji | want to climb

I want to climb Mt. Fuji during summer vacation.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 127: ようになる to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)はドラマをよく見(み)るようになりました。

recently | he | as for | drama | (direct object marker) | often | to see | has come to be that…

Lately, he has been watching a lot of dramas.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 126: ～つもり mean to; intend to

彼女(かのじょ)は、彼(かれ)と結婚(けっこん)するつもりでした

she | as for | he | with | marry | to do | intend to | did

She was going to marry him.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 125: ～くなる to become [adjectives change to a くbefore なる]

さっきから急(きゅう)にお客(きゃく)さんが増(ふ)えて、お店(みせ)が忙(いそが)しくなりました。

recently | suddenly | customers | (subject marker) | increased and | store (polite) | busy | became

Recently, the number of customers suddenly increased and the store became busier.

 

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