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ジョンさんは、音楽をききながら、そうじをしました。 jonsan wa, ongaku o kikinagara, souji o shimashita. as for john (honorific)-music-(direct object marker)-while listening-cleaning-(direct object marker)-did John did some cleaning while listening to the music. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-27 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar...

ギターが弾けますか？いいえ、弾けません。 gita- ga hikemasu ka? iie, hikemasen. guitar - (emphasis/object marker) - able to play - ? - no - not able to play. Can you play the guitar? No, I can't. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-26 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar breakdowns as well as sound files of just the Japanese to...

きのう、友達から電話がありました。とても元気そうでした。 kinou, tomodachi kara denwa ga arimashita. totemo genki sou deshita. yesterday - friend - from - phone - was. very - good health - appears - was. Yesterday, a friend called me. He seemed to be doing very well. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-25 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar...

めがね megane – eyeglasses 田中さんは、どの人ですか？めがねをかけた人です。 tanaka san wa, dono hito desu ka? megane o kaketa hito desu. as for Mr. Tanaka, which - person? glasses - wore - person - is. Which person is Mr. Tanaka? He's the one wearing glasses. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-24 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar...

校長先生 kouchou sensei – The school's principal あの人は、誰ですか？あの人は、この学校の校長先生です。 ano hito wa, dare desu ka? ano hito wa, kono gakkou no kouchou sensei desu. as for that-over-there person - who - is ? - that-over-there - person - as for - this - school's - principal - is. Who is that person? That person is this school's principal. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-23 View all episodes here:...

だれのさいふ dare no saifu – Whose wallet? これは、だれのさいふですか？あ、それは、クリスさんのさいふです。 kore wa, dare no saifu desu ka? a, sore wa, kurisu san no saifu desu. as for this - whose - wallet - is it? ah - as for that - Chris - 's - wallet - is. Whose wallet is this? Ah, that is Chris' wallet. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-22 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes...

いとこ itoko – cousin きのうは、わたしのいとこが泊(と)まりに来(き)ました。たくさん遊(あそ)びました。 kinou wa, watashi no itoko ga tomari ni kimashita. takusan asobimashita. As for yesterday - my - cousin - (subject marker) - to stay - for the purpose of - came. much - played. Yesterday, my cousin came over. We had a lot of fun. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-21 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member...

学校 gakkou – school 今日（きょう）から学校（がっこう）が始（はじ）まりました。きのうの夜（よる）はあまり眠（ねむ）れませんでした。 kyou kara gakkou ga hajimarimashita. kinou no yoru wa amari nemuremasen deshita. today - from - school - (subject marker) - started. yesterday - 's - night - (topic marker) - not very much - didn't sleep - was. Today, school started. I couldn't sleep well last night. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-20 View all episodes here:...

近所の猫 kinjo no neko – neighborhood cat 昨日(きのう)、裏庭(うらにわ)に近所(きんじょ)の猫(ねこ)がいました。すぐに逃 (に)げてしまいました。 kinou, uraniwa ni kinjo no neko ga imashita. sugu ni nigete shimaimashita. yesterday, back yard - in - neighborhood - 's - cat - (subject marker) - existed. soon - ran away - did. Yesterday, a neighbor's cat was in my backyard. It quickly ran away. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-19 View all episodes here:...

赤い小鳥 akai tori – a small red bird 昨日（きのう）、裏庭（うらにわ）に赤（あか）い小鳥（ことり）が飛（と）んでいました。とてもきれいでした。 kinou, uraniwa ni akai kotori ga tonde imashita. totemo kirei deshita. yesterday, back yard - in - red - small bird - (subject marker) - was. very - pretty - was. Yesterday, there was a small red bird in the back yard. It was very pretty. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-18 View all episodes here:...

途中 to chuu – midway; on the way 昨日（きのう）は、映画（えいが）を見（み）ました。途中（とちゅう）で寝（ね）てしまいました。 kinou wa, eiga o mimashita. tochuu de nete shimaimashita. as for yesterday - movie - (direct object marker) - saw. in the middle - slept - did. Yesterday, I watched a movie. I fell asleep during it. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-17 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show...

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一緒に issho ni – together with 昨日（きのう）は、子供（こども）たちと一緒（いっしょ）に裏庭（うらにわ）の掃除（そうじ）をしました。とても暑（あつ）かったです。 kinou wa, kodomo tachi to issho ni uraniwa no souji o shimashita. totemo atsukatta desu. as for yesterday - children - together with - in - backyard - 's - cleaning - (direct object marker) - did. very - hot - was. Yesterday, I cleaned the backyard with my children. It was very hot. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-16 View all episodes here:...

今日から kyou kara – from today 今日（きょう）からジョギングを始（はじ）めました。1（いち）キロ走（はし）りました。 kyou kara jogingu o hajimemashita. ichi kiro hashirimashita. today - from - jogging - (direct object marker) - began. one - kilometer - ran. I started jogging today. I ran a kilometer. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-15 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete...

遊びに来る asobi ni kuru - to come for a visit きのうは、おとうさんとおかあさんが家（いえ）に遊（あそ）びに来（き）ました。楽（たの）しかったです。 kinou wa, otousan to okaasan ga ie ni asobi ni kimashita. tanoshikatta desu. as for yesterday - father - and - mother - (subject marker) - (my) house - to - play - for - came. fun - it was My parents visited my house yesterday. I had a great time. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-14 View all episodes here:...

今日（きょう）は、一日中（いちにちじゅう）雨（あめ）が降（ふ）りました。かえるがたくさん鳴（な）いていました。 kyou wa, ichinichijuu ame ga furimashita. kaeru ga takusan naite imashita. as for today - all day - rain - (subject marker) - fell. frogs - (subject marker) - many - cried - existed. It rained all day today. There were many frogs croaking. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-13 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member...

今朝(けさ)は、朝寝坊(あさねぼう)して学校(がっこう)に遅刻(ちこく)しました。 kesa wa, asa nebou shite gakkou ni chikoku shimashita. this morning - as for - morning - oversleeping - and - school - to - late - was I overslept this morning and was late for school. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-12 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar breakdowns as...

今朝けさ、庭にわの赤あかいバラばらの花はなが咲さきました。 kesa, niwa no akai bara no hana ga sakimashita. this morning - garden - 's - red - rose - 's - flower - (subject marker) - bloomed My garden's red roses bloomed this morning. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-11 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar breakdowns as well as sound files...

今日きょうは、朝早あさはやく起おきてジョギングをしました。 kyou wa, asa hayaku okite jogingu o shimashita. as for today - morning - early - woke up and - jogging - did. Today, I woke early and went jogging. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-10 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar breakdowns as well as sound files of just the Japanese to...

近所 kinjo Neighborhood 今朝けさは、犬いぬと散歩さんぽに行いきました。近所きんじょの人ひとに会あいました。 kesa wa, inu to sanpo ni ikimashita. kinjo no hito ni aimashita. as for this morning - dog - with - walk - on - went. neighborhood - 's - person - at - met. This morning, I walked the dog. I met a neighbor. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-9 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/ -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with...