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2answers
401 views
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How to playfully scold someone?
I haven't heard from a good friend for a while, I would like to reproach him playfully, but have no clue what the appropriate thing to say would be.
Would 恥を知れ! be appropriate if said in a funny ...
2
votes
1answer
125 views
Alternate meaning of 見えない when used as an expression?
I've always learned that 見えない means "unseen" or "invisible".
However, lately I've been seeing quite a few Japanese people in online games that, upon failing to complete some (usually very difficult) ...
3
votes
3answers
220 views
〜くてform from a verb
I ask here my question because I couldn't find anything on internet.
My problem is about 〜くて form for a verb.
I asked to a japanese friend what does mean "会いたくて" for example.
She told me that there is ...
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6answers
307 views
Greeting a person over the internet
So I was wondering, how do japanese people greet each other when they are, for example, writing on a blog or recording a video? My doubt comes from the fact that their greetings will be directed ...
7
votes
3answers
813 views
When to use 早速ですが
I usually hear 早速ですが used as a phrase in the office. After looking on examples in the net, it somehow mean "Well then" in English. Is the phrase just the same as "じゃ" or "では"?
For example:
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6
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2answers
218 views
Is ほんの一瞬【いっしゅん】だけ redundant?
When using the phrase ほんの一瞬, I somehow feel compelled to insert だけ afterwards. This seems to be somewhat common (over one million hits for "ほんの一瞬だけ" on Google), but does it seem silly in terms of ...
5
votes
3answers
288 views
Is it normal to use ただいま in situations other than ただいま戻【もど】りました?
By itself, I would say that 「ただいま」 means something like "just now". I've used it a few times in sentences like this, but it feels somewhat awkward, as I am always reminded of ただいま戻【もど】りました.
So, for ...
5
votes
3answers
570 views
how can I say “what about…?” in Japanese?
I was writing to my japanese friends, and I got some doubts.
Hope it wasn't asked here before.
How can I express "what about ..." in Japanese? Particularly:
What about having some breaks?
What ...
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vote
1answer
292 views
Difference of 「なんとかなる」 vs. 「だいじょうぶ」
are 「なんとかなる」 and 「だいじょうぶ」the same?
大丈夫か？
なんとかなるか？
大丈夫よ。
何とかなるよ。
大丈夫さ。
なんとかなるさ。
だいじょうぶだった。
なんとかなった。
大丈夫じゃない/だいじょうぶじゃなかった。
なんとかならない/なんとかならなかった。
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thanks
sorry if ...
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1answer
215 views
Temperature abbreviations?
A certain dialog in my book has a man describing the symptoms of his cold to the doctor. It reads thus:
医者：熱はありますか。
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