Japanese Phrase A Day Practice Pad. Sam Brier

      Kareshi / Kanojo ga imasu ka?

      Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?

      はい、います。

      Hai, imasu.

      Yes, I do.

      いいえ、いません。

      Iie, imasen.

      No, I don’t.

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      If you are looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend, you can add this phrase:

      It’s important to use the correct verb “to have.” “Imasu” is for people and animals and “arimasu” is for things.

      Hontō desu ka?

      Really?

      Hontō desu.

      Really.

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      In casual conversation, you might hear simply “Honto?

” and the answer “Honto

.”

      In Osaka, “Honto?

” becomes “Homma? ほんま.” Young people tend to say “Maji? / Maji de? まじ./まじで.” instead of “Honto?

.”

      Shinjiraremasen.

      I can’t believe it.

      いいですね。

      Ii desu ne.

      すごいですね。

      Sugoi desu ne.

      It’s cool, huh?

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      In casual converation, the polite negative “masen ません” is replaced with “nai ない,” and in Osaka “nai ない” becomes “hen へん.” Hence, “Shinjirarenai

じられない” is the casual way to say”I can’t believe it” in standard Tokyo dialect, and “Shinjirarehen

じられへん” is the Osaka dialect. Young people often use “Arienai! ありえな い” (impossible!).

      Aishitemasu.

      I love you.

      Watashi mo aishitemasu.

      Watashi mo desu.

      I love you, too.

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      “Watashi 私も” means “I.” Another more manly way to say “I” is “Boku ぼく” or “Ore おれ”.

      “Mo も” means “also.”

      WORK/STUDY

      Days 32–60

      Oshigoto wa nan desu ka?

      What do you do?

      Watashi wa isha / Eigo no sensei desu.

      I’m a doctor / an English teacher.

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      “No の” is a possessive article, which means that the two words on either side of “no” go together. “Eigo no sensei means “English teacher.”

      Doko de hataraite masu ka?

      Where do you work?

      Byōin / Kōkō de hataraite masu.

      At a hospital / high school.

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      “Doko どこ” means “Where?” Question words are usually found at the end of a sentence, but interrogatives such as “where,” who” and “when” are sometimes found at the

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