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Back to SearchBeginning Japanese Phrases 133: ～てあげる to do a favor for
Episode 133
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 grandmo…
2 years, 9 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 132: ～てくれる please do; do something (for me)
Episode 132
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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2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 131: ～てもらう get someone to do something; to receive; to take; to accept
Episode 131
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…
2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 130: ～ても even if
Episode 130
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 th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 129: あげる give
Episode 129
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 pres…
2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 128: あいだに during; while into
Episode 128
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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2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 127: ようになる to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Episode 127
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 be…
2 years, 11 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 126: ～つもり mean to; intend to
Episode 126
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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2 years, 11 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 125: ～くなる to become [adjectives change to a くbefore なる]
Episode 125
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 | becam…
2 years, 11 months ago
Beginning Japanese Phrases 124: がる to show signs of being (something); to feel; to think
Episode 124
新(あたら)しいゲームを欲(ほ)しがる子供(こども)はたくさんいます。
new | game | (direct object marker) | want | to feel | children | as for (topic marker) | many | exist
There are …
3 years ago