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TheJapanesePage.com - Beginning Japanese Phrases

For beginner to upper beginner learners of Japanese. Each episode presents a useful vocabulary word and an example sentence. Use shadowing, repetition, and sentence break-downs to fully understand the Japanese. Show notes can be found at https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/

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July 31, 2025 1 min

もう今日(きょう)はこれで終(お)わりにしましょう。

Now | today | as for | this | with | end | decide on

Let’s call it a day right here.

 

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私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)はもう高校生(こうこうせい)です。

My | daughter | as for | high school student | already

My daughter is a high school student already / My daughter is a high school student now.

 

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もうランチは食(た)べましたか?

Already | answer | as for | realized | question marker

Have you eaten lunch already? / Have you eaten lunch yet?

 

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君(きみ)はステーキが好(す)きだろう?

you| as for | steak | subject marker | like | right?

You like steak, right?

 

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あの音(おと)はいったい何(なん)だろう?

that | sound | as for | on earth | what | (I) wonder

I wonder what the sound is.

 

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彼(かれ)のビジネスはきっと成功(せいこう)するだろう。

his | business | as for | most certainly | will succeed

I’m sure his business will be successful.

 

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この計算(けいさん)はこれで間違(まちが)いないだろう。

this | calculation | as for | this | with | fine | should be

The calculation should be fine with this.

 

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太郎(たろう)はきのう友達(ともだち)と一緒(いっしょ)に遊(あそ)んで、きっと楽(たの)しかっただろう。

Tarou | as for | yesterday | friends | with | together | played | surely | enjoyed| must have had

Tarou must have had a lot of fun playing with his friends yesterday.

 

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この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。

this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists

There are many fish in this pond.

 

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靴(くつ)を脱(ぬ)いでから家(いえ)に入(はい)ってください。

shoes| (direct object marker) | taking off | after | house | in | enter | please

Enter the house after taking your shoes off please

 

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私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

I was born in Tokyo

 

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私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

I was born in Tokyo

 

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この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。

this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending

I am planning to take it easy and rest at home this weekend.

 

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この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか?

this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |

May I borrow this book for a just a minute?

 

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最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。

nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think

Lately, children don't seem to want to play outside

 

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この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。

this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read

This book is too difficult for me to read it.

 

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僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。

I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not

I am not good at saving money.

 

 

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海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)をしたいけれど、時間(じかん)とお金(かね)がない。

| overseas trip | direct object marker | want to do | however | time | and | money | don’t have

I want to travel overseas but I don’t have time and money.

 

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今日(きょう)の天気(てんき)はいいけれども, 気温(きおん)がとても低(ひく)いです。

 

Today | limiter marker | weather | as for | nice | however | temperature | subject marker | low | copula

Although it’s nice and sunny today, the temperature is quite low.

 

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僕(ぼく)はまだ、バレンタインデーにチョコレートを一度(いちど)ももらっていません。

 

I | as for | yet | Valentine Day | on | chocolate | direct object marker | even once | haven’t received

I haven’t received a chocolate on Valentine’s Day yet.

 

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