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osakaboi 11-08-2010 11:24 AM

what is just wonder or just curious in Japanese
 
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"

Columbine 11-08-2010 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by osakaboi (Post 836448)
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.

Decimus 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.) 

or

「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.)

osakaboi 11-09-2010 12:31 PM

got that thank you very much


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