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42 Cards in this Set
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My friend Linda came from America yesterday.
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Kinō Amerika kara tomodachi no Rinda-san ga kimashita.
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How long (lit. "until when")is Linda staying in Japan?
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Rinda-san wa itsu made Nihon ni imasu ka.
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She'll be in Tokyo until this Friday. She'll only be in Tokyo three days. Then she's taking a trip with me.
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Konshū no kin-yōbi made Tōkyō ni mikka dake imasu. Sorekara watashi to issho ni ryokō o shimasu.
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Where are you going?
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Doko ni ikimasu ka.
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We'll go to Kyoto and Nara and see (things like) old temples and gardens.
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Kyōto to Nara ni itte, furui o-tera ya niwa o mimasu.
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Then Linda returns to America on Thursday of next week.
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Soshite Rinda-san wa raishū no moku-yōbi ni Amerika ni kaerimasu.
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Mrs. Smith's friend Linda arrived yesterday from America.
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Sumisu-san no tomodachi no Rinda-san wa kinō Amerika kara kimashita.
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She is staying in Japan until Thursday of next week.
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Raishū no moku-yōbi made Nihon ni imasu.
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Linda
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Rinda
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stay
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imasu(iru)
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this week
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konshū
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(for) 3 days
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mikka
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only
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dake
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after that
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sorekara
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Nara (city and prefecture)
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Nara
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temple
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o-tera
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Yesterday, after work, I had a meal with my friends, and returned home at 9 o'clock.
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[Watashi wa] Kinō shigoto no ato de tomodachi to shokuji o shite, 9-ji ni uchi ni kaerimashita.
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Mr. Clark has been in Japan since last May and will stay until next March.
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Kurāku-san wa kyonen no 5-gatsu kara Nihon ni imasu. Soshite rainen no 3-gatsu made [Nihon ni] imasu.
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Mr. Tanaka studies two hours every day.
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Tanaka-san wa mainichi 2-jikan benkyō o shimasu.
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Mr. Hayashi listens to the news on the radio before breakfast. After the meal, he reads the newspaper.
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Hayashi-san wa asa-gohan no mae ni rajio de nyūsu o kikimasu. Shokuji no ato de shimbun o yomimasu.
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after work
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shigoto no ato de
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after
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no ato de
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(for) 2 hours
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2-jikan
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(counter)
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-jikan
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for
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-kan
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before breakfast
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asa-gohan no mae ni
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before
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no mae ni
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How long did you study Japanese?
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Howaito-san wa donogurai Nihon-go no benkyō o shimashita ka.
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Only 4 weeks, 2 hours a day.
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4-shūkan dake shimashita. Mainichi 2-jikan shimashita.
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How did you find Japanese?
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Nihon-go no benkyō wa dō deshita ka.
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It was a little difficult but fun.
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Sukoshi muzukashikatta desu ga, omoshirokatta desu.
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Will you have some sake?
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O-sake wa ikaga desu ka.
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No, thank you, not today. (lit. "As for today, no thank you.")
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Kyō wa kekkō desu.
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Why?
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Dōshite desu ka.
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Because I came by car (and thus I'm driving).
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Kuruma de kimashita kara.
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4 weeks
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4-shūkan
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(counter)
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-shūkan
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a little
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sukoshi
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Every morning I listen to the news and then go to the office.
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Maiasa nyūsu o kiite, kaisha ni/e ikimasu.
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I met Mr. Tanaka and had dinner with him. And then I went home.
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Tanaka-san ni atte, issho ni ban-gohan o tabemashita. Soshite uchi ni kaerimashita.
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How long do you study Japanese at home? Only 30 minutes. (lit. "(I) only do it for 30 minutes.")
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Donogurai uchi de Nihon-go no benkyō o shimasu ka. 30-pun dake shimasu.
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I didn't go anywhere yesterday. I was at home.
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Kinō doko ni/e mo ikimasen deshita. Uchi ni imashita.
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