• Beginning Japanese Phrases 201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]
    Jul 31 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now
    Jul 17 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now
    Jun 12 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?
    May 29 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…
    May 1 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will
    Apr 24 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be
    Apr 10 2025

    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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  • Beginning Japanese Phrases 194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~
    Mar 20 2025

    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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    2 mins