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ありがとうございました - 06-26-2008, 02:25 PM

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文法がいいと思って、ちょうど分かりました。
(I think your grammar is good and I can understand you perfectly)
how about this sentense?

あなたの文法は良いと思います。ちゃんとわかりました よ。


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あなたの英語が少し変ですけど英語は色々な話す方があ るから、心配しないでください。
(Although your English is a little bit strange, don't worry because there are many ways you can speak English.)
あなたの英語は少し変ですけど、英語には色々な話し方 があるので、心配しないでください。

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とにかく、あまり書けません。日本語は去年だけ初めて 勉強したんです。
(Anyway, I can't write much. I only started studying Japanese last year)
日本語の勉強は去年始めたばかりなので、あまり書けま せん。

I don't know what's the best Japanese for "anyway" in this sentense,
but "とにかく"doesn't sound natural here to me.

mmm

How about 「といいますか」 「っていうか」?

These are colloquial expressions.
The second one is very casual, used between close friends or used by very young people,
If you come to Japan, you will hear 「っていうか」quite often.
I use the second one when I am with friends, but I won't use it when I am with someone
elder than me.

by the way
"anyway"
Do you use this only when you want to change the subject?
or for any other reason?

Japanese have many ways of saying "anyway".
When we want to change the subject
some people might say 「さて」

I guess your dictionary told you "anyway" = "とにかく" right?
Does it tell you any other words?



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Here are a few small mistakes.

but it's never been easy!
but it hasn't been easy
Thank you!

I meant "it is" never been easy,
I haven't use "it's" as "it has".

so you were right! It was my mistake!

I just wonder maybe people in NZ
they don't use "it's" as "it has" ?
but maybe
people in the USA, they do?

I have been working with people from the north America
since I came back to Japan, and I found
there are many things they don't say but
I say because I was told so in Australia.

such as " ta!", "No worries" "toilet" "rubish bin"
"Have you got..."

I found it's very interesting.


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grammer
grammar
I see.
I often make mistakes "-er" "-ar" sometimes "-or"
They sound very similer.


Thank you very much!

I noticed you are from NZ.
One of my good friends is living in Nelson.
She is running a Japanese restaurant there.

I would like to visit NZ in the near future, but the air fare is soooo expensive!



kylie Mole Rules I miss her !!!!


Last edited by loveskyliemole : 06-26-2008 at 02:58 PM.
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