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Back to SearchBeginning Japanese Phrases 123: のですか？ (used when asking questions, seeking an explanation, or to show interest in learning more)
Episode 123
今(いま)、何(なに)をしているのですか？
now | what | (direct object marker) | doing | (question seeking an explanation)
What are you doing now?
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3 years ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 122: ので therefore; because of that
Episode 122
今日(きょう)は、忙(いそが)しかったので、とても疲(つか)れました。
today | as for | busy | was | therefore | very | tired
Today was a busy day and I'm very tired.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 121: が but; however [connects two phrases while softening a request]
Episode 121
すみません、渋谷駅(しぶやえき)への行(ゆ)き方(かた)がわからないんですが、教(おし)えてください。
excuse me | Shibuya station | to | 's | way to go | (subject/object marker) | don't know | (softe…
3 years, 1 month ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 120: V＋終わる to finish (something)
Episode 120
やっとこの長(なが)い小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)み終(お)わりました。
finally | this | long | novel | (direct object marker) | reading | finished
I finally finished reading this long…
3 years, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 119: 一番 #1; the best; -est
Episode 119
北海道(ほっかいどう)と沖縄(おきなわ)と東京(とうきょう)で、一番暑(いちばんあつ)いのはどこですか？
Hokkaido | and | Okinawa | and |Tokyo | at | most | hot| as for which | where | question
Out of …
3 years, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 118: ～で by; with (means)
Episode 118
タクシーで会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きました。
taxi | by | company | to | went
(I) took a cab to the office.
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3 years, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 117: ～と思います I think; I believe that…
Episode 117
マークさんは肉(にく)が嫌(きら)いだと思(おも)います。
Mark | as for | meat | dislike | (copula) | I think
I think Mark doesn't like meat.
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3 years, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 116: ～と言っていました ~ said
Episode 116
先生(せんせい)は、「明日試験(あしたしけん)がある」と言(い)っていました。
teacher | as for | tomorrow | test | exists | (quotation marker) | said (see vocabulary for explanation)
The …
3 years, 3 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 115: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) Part 2
Episode 115
北海道(ほっかいどう)は、寒(さむ)かったです。
Hokkaido | as for | cold | was
Hokkaido was cold.
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3 years, 3 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 114: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) #1
Episode 114
きのうのパーティーは、楽(たの)しかったです。
yesterday | 's | party | as for | fun | was
Yesterday's party was fun.
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3 years, 3 months ago