Pimsleur Japanese I — Lesson 3
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Japanese |
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| but |
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| yet |
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[uk] |
| But [I] am not skilled yet. |
| でもまだ上手じゃありません。 |
| でもまだじょうずじゃありません。 |
| demo mada jouzu ja arimasen. |
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| well/skilled |
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| [I] don’t understand well. |
| 能く分かりません。 |
| よくわかりません。 |
| yoku wakarimasen. |
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disagreeable,
unpleasant |
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“na” adjective |
| Bad weather, isn’t it. |
| 嫌なお天気ですね。 |
| いやなおてんきですね。 |
| iyana otenki desu ne. |
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indeed / very
much |
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| Thank you very much. |
| どうも有り難う御座います。 |
| どうもありがとうございます。 |
| doumo arigatou gozaimasu. |
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polite |
| Thanks a lot. |
| どうも有り難う。 |
| どうもありがとう。 |
| doumo arigatou. |
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informal |
| Hello / Good Day |
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[uk] pronounced “wa” [1] |
| Japan |
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| Japanese person |
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| Japanese language |
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| America |
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katakana |
| American person |
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| How about you? |
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[uk] Usually written in kana.
[1] こんにちは could be romanized as kon nichi wa, a contraction of kono nichi wa (“How about this day”). Thus は is really the particle wa.
