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what is just wonder or just curious in Japanese - 11-08-2010, 11:24 AM

i ask my friend some words and she ask me back
"u found this word in your textbook?"
i wanna say like "no, im just wonder or just curious"
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11-08-2010, 02:49 PM

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i ask my friend some words and she ask me back
"u found this word in your textbook?"
i wanna say like "no, im just wonder or just curious"
Probably something like ただ、きょうみがあるだけです would be OK.
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11-08-2010, 08:01 PM

「いいえ、ただの興味(きょうみ)です。」 sounds more natural.

「いいえ、たまたま読んだ(よんだ)のです。」 would also work. (No, I just happened to read it.) 

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「いいえ、たまたま見つけた(みつけた)のです。」  (No, I just happened to come across it.)
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11-09-2010, 12:31 PM

got that thank you very much
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