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Back to SearchBeginning Japanese Phrases 193: ～がいる/～がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for living organisms including human)
Episode 203
この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。
this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists
There are many fish in this pond.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]
Episode 202
靴(くつ)を脱(ぬ)いでから家(いえ)に入(はい)ってください。
shoes| (direct object marker) | taking off | after | house | in | enter | please
Enter the house after taking your s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]
Episode 201
私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。
I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born
I was born in Tokyo
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1 year, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]
Episode 200
私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。
I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born
I was born in Tokyo
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1 year, 2 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation
Episode 199
この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。
this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending
I am planning to take it easy and …
1 year, 3 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ～てもいいですか？ Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]
Episode 198
この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか？
this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |
May I borrow this book for a just a minute?
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1 year, 4 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ～たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]
Episode 197
最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。
nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think
Lately, chil…
1 year, 5 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much
Episode 196
この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。
this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read
This book is too difficult for me t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~; not … [casual form for ～ではない/～ではありません]
Episode 195
僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。
I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not
I am not good at saving money.
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1 year, 6 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 184: ～けれど but; however; although; though (shortened from けれども and perfectly interchangeable)
Episode 194
海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)をしたいけれど、時間(じかん)とお金(かね)がない。
| overseas trip | direct object marker | want to do | however | time | and | money | don’t have
I want to tr…
1 year, 6 months ago