• Beginning Japanese Phrases 175: ~はどうですか?(#2) how is ~?
    Jul 18 2024

    新(あたら)しい仕事場(しごとば)はどうですか。

    New | workplace| as for | how is ?

    How do you like your new workplace?

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 174: ~はどうですか?(#1) how about ~?
    Jul 11 2024

    黒(くろ)のジャッケットが嫌(いや)なら黄色(きいろ)のジャッケットはどうですか?

    black| of | jacket | subject marker |dislike | if | yellow | jacket | topic marker | how about

    If you don’t like the black jacket how about a yellow one?

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 173: ~のが好き like doing ~; like to do ~
    Jun 27 2024

    私(わたし)の母(はは)は、洗濯(せんたく)をするのが好(す)きだと言(い)います。

    I | ‘s | mother | as for | laundry | direct object marker | do |like to | copula | quotation marker | say |copula

    My mother tells me that she likes doing laundry.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 172: ∼のが下手be not good at ~; be bad at ~; be poor at ~
    Jun 20 2024

    私(わたし)の弟(おとうと)は絵(え)を描(か)くのがとても下手(へた)です。

    my| brother | as for | picture; drawing| direct object marker | draw | topic marker | very | is not good at

    My brother is terrible at drawing pictures.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 171:~か… ~ or … ; either ~ or …
    Jun 13 2024

    今日(きょう)のランチは、カレーかうどんを食(た)べたい。

    today| ‘s | lunch | as for | curry | or | udon | (direct object marker) | eat | want

    I feel like eating curry or udon for lunch today.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 170: まだ~していない haven’t done ~ yet
    Jun 6 2024

    私(わたし)はまだあの映画(えいが)を見(み)ていません。

    I | as for | yet | the | movie | direct object marker | haven’t seen

    I haven’t seen the movie yet.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 169: ∼のが好き to love to do ~/ like to do ~
    May 30 2024

    私(わたし)の兄(あに)は登山(とざん)をするのが好(す)きです。

    my| brother | as for | direct object | mountain climbing | loves

    My brother loves mountain climbing.

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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 168: ∼のが上手 be good at ~
    May 23 2024

    私(わたし)の母(はは)は歌(うた)を歌(うた)うのが上手(じょうず)です。

    my| mother | as for | song | (direct object marker) | to sing | is good at

    My mother is good at singing.

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