Learn Japanese From Dramas

Here is the second part of the expressions from Hirugao, episode 2! Expressions お世辞じゃないですよ！ Oseji ja nai desu yo! -It's not just an empty compliment. 案外優しいですね。 Angai yasashii desu ne. - You are surprisingly kind. エレベーターが来てますよ。 Erebe-ta- ga kitemasu yo. - The elevator/lift is here. *Note: kuru = to come; but the continuous form - "kite imasu" - means: "it came and still is here" not : "is coming". M onologue 1 結婚して５年、初めて家を飛び出しました。でも、行く当てなんてありません。 Kekkon shite go-nen, hajimete ie wo to-bi da-shimashita. Demo i-ku tou-te nante arimasen. - After 5 years of marriage, (it was) the first time, (when) I ran away from home. But it's not like I had a place to go. (literally: 当てない, tou te nai = without purpose or aimlessly) site: Japanesevideocast Monologue 2 男の人はいつもずるい。 ドアは叩くくせに、自分では開けようとしません。 女が鍵を開けて，「ここだよ」と、 優しく声を掛けてあげなければ、何事もなかったふりをして、通り過ぎてしまうのです。 Otoko no hito ha itsumo zurui. Doa ha tataku kuseni, jibunde ha akeyou ...

Hello and welcome to a Japanese learning blog that you've been looking for! There are many reasons to enjoy Japanese dramas. I will make sure you learn while you watch them. We will make dialogues from dramas our source of fluent Japanese 😼 Talk to me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/learnjapanesefromdramas Let the fluency begin! ライアーゲームスタートです (Laia- ge-mu suta-to desu) - Let the liar game begin! * source:  cinemacafe.net *A catchphrase from a drama "Liar game".

Japanese greetings As you may already know, we use certain language patterns in Japanese. It's the same rule, as in English, when you ask a person "How are you?", before actually talking to them. They are customary. Firstly, let's remind ourselves such set expressions and occasions when they are used: We say ただいま（戻りました) Tadaima (modorimashita)  ("(I came back) just now"), when we get back home, and お帰り Okaeri / 　お帰りなさい　Okaerinasai ("Welcome home"), when we greet someone, who just came back.  We also say 　行って来ます　Ittekimasu ("I'll be back", literally "I'll go out and be back" ), when we go out, and 　行ってらっしゃい　Itterasshai ("Go and be back"), when someone is leaving. Before eating, we would say 　いただきます Itadakimasu ("I'm receiving gratefully"), and ご馳走様でした　Go-chisou-sama (deshita ) ("It has been a feast/ It was delicious"), after we ate the food someone made or bought for us. ...

Today I will introduce you some expressions with easy kanji, but a big impact! Read out-loud with me! Expressions 一度出したものは結構よ! Ichido dashita mono ha kekkou yo! - Once I give something, I don't want it back. 私そろそろ帰らなきゃ! Watashi, soro soro kaeranakya! - I should be going now. お母さんは召使いじゃないだよ！ O kaasan meshi tsukai ja nai dayo! - Mum is not your kitchen maid!  (literally:meal-preparer) Short dialogue A: 僕はこんな話しかできません。面白い男ではありません。 Boku ha konna hanashi shika dekimasen. Omoshiroi otoko de ha arimasen. B: あたし笑いたくて来たわけじゃありません。 Atashi waraitakute kita wake ja arimasen. A: I can't talk about anything else than this. I'm not the funny kind of guy. B: I didn't come here, because I wanted to laugh. oops,spoiler alert! ;) / photo: matome.naver.jp Bonus aphorism about love 恋って女をきれいにするけど、不倫は女を強くする。サワちゃん強くなったわね！ Koi tte, onna wo kirei ni suru kedo, furin ha onna wo tsuyoku suru.  Sawa-chan tsuyoku natta wa ne. - Love makes a woman beautiful, ...

Continuing with Hirugao! How was the first episode? Did you find all expressions covered in our previous posts? This week we are going to go through the second episode, so prepare your brains! After you learned the quotes, watch the second episode of Hirugao and catch'em all! Expressions 全然似てない！ Zen-zen ni-tenai. - It doesn't resemble you at all. あいつは喧嘩売ってるだけなんだ、俺に。 Aitsu ha kenka utteru dake nanda, ore ni. - He just was picking the fight with me/ He was just provoking me. note: In colloquial language, especially in spoken Japanese,  particles and 'i' from 'iru' may be omitted. Normally you should say and write "Kenka wo utte i ru". あなたはそんなに要領悪いの？ Anata ha sonna ni you-ryou waru-i no? - Are you that inefficient? / Are you that bad at dealing with things? Learn Japanese from Rikako-san ^ / Photo: ameblo Short dialogue A: 俺と遊びだったのかよ?!　 Ore to asobi datta no ka yo?! B: そうよ。欲求不満の主婦野遊び。若い体だけが目的だった。もう飽きたわ！ Sou yo. Yokk...

Let's bring the third part of the expressions from Hirugao ! We're still in the first episode, because it was simply great! Today you'll learn a bit edgy - but still usable - language! ;) Enjoy! 夫は同性愛者ではありません。美しくありたいだけです。 otto ha dou-sei-ai-sha de wa arimasen. utsukushiku aritai dake desu. -My husband isn't gay. He just wants to be pretty. あたしは若い男とチャラチャラ不倫をするより、暖かい家庭が作りたいんです 。 atashi ha wakai otoko to chara-chara furin wo suru yori,atatakai ka-tei ga tsukuritai ndesu. - Instead of fooling around with young men, I want to create a loving home. Hirugao ep.1/Photo:Ritsunodoramaland.wordpress.com And a long passage for today - Sawa-chan's prayer (or actually, a curse) ! (1)神様ごめんなさい。あたしのしてしまったことは本当にいけないことです。心からお詫びして改めます。 (2)でも、一つだけ言わせてください。あんな素敵なおうちと家族がいるのに、不倫するなんて罰当たりです！ (3) どうか、あの女の不倫が旦那さんにバレて、地獄に堕ちますように。 (1) kamisama gomennasai. atashi no shite shimatta koto ha hontou ni ikenai koto desu. kokoro kara o-wa-bi shite aratamemasu. (2) demo, h...