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Back to SearchBeginning Japanese Phrases 143: お～です (polite request or question)
Episode 143
ポイントカードはお持(も)ちですか？
point card | as for | (polite) carry | do you?
Do you have a loyalty card?
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2 years, 7 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 142: お～になるwill become; will happen (polite)
Episode 142
先生(せんせい)は来週(らいしゅう)の火曜日(かようび)にお帰(かえ)りになります。
Teacher | as for | next week | ‘s | Tuesday | on | will return
The teacher will return next Tuesday.
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2 years, 7 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 141: らしい seems; appears
Episode 141
うわさでは、あの俳優(はいゆう)さんは離婚(りこん)したらしい。
Rumor | as for | that | actor | as for | divorce | did | it appears
Rumor has it that actor got a divorce.
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2 years, 7 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 140: をしている has; to judge as being; to think of as
Episode 140
あの歌手(かしゅ)は、とてもいい声(こえ)をしています。
that | singer | as for | very | good | voice | (direct object marker) | has
That singer has a very nice voice.
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2 years, 7 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 139: ～がする Is doing ~
Episode 139
どこかで猫(ねこ)の鳴(な)き声(ごえ)がします。
somewhere | at | cat | ‘s | crying voice | is doing
Somewhere a cat is meowing.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 138: あとで after
Episode 138
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)のあとで、お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ります。
dinner | (limiter) | after | bath | in | enter
After dinner, I will take a bath.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 137: まえに before (doing something); prior to
Episode 137
寝(ね)るまえに歯(は)を磨(みが)きましょう。
to sleep | prior to | tooth | (direct object marker) | polish
Brush your teeth before going to bed.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 136: てもかまわない it’s all right with (me) if; it’s no problem if; it doesn’t matter
Episode 136
夜遅(よるおそ)くてもかまわないので、電話(でんわ)してください。
night | late | even | don't mind | therefore | phone call | do | please
It doesn't matter if it's late at night, ju…
2 years, 9 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 135: たら if…then (indicates supposition)
Episode 135
もし明日雨(あすあめ)が降(ふ)ったら、運動会(うんどうかい)はありません。
if | tomorrow | rain | (marks what falls) | if fall |sports competition | as for | doesn't exist
If it rains t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 134: が marks a preface to a request to soften the request
Episode 134
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 M…
2 years, 9 months ago