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#1864

Hi there!

Given your English translation, I would rephrase the first sentence as:

私はレストランで食べたが、後で食べるためにもっと食事を注文しました。

I think this is a more natural way to express that thought. Also, you wrote 食べります, and since the verb 食べる is an Ichidan Verb, the 「り 」is not necessary.

The second sentence has an extra sentence nominaliser (こと and の) but we only need one. In this case, we use の when using 上手 or 下手, so it ends up being:

私は日本語を話すのが上手になりたいから、今日も勉強しなきゃ。

I added も after 今日 in order to make it sound more natural.

As for sentence number 3, you missed the small っ in the verb 入る, which is a Godan verb. Since the person above this post is asking, I’ll put a link of a thread I made about Japanese Conjugations in the reply to that post. I think you should check it out too :blush:.

Anyway, here’s the corrected 3rd sentence:

この場所に入ってはいけません。

HTH!

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#1865

Here’s a thread I made, with videos that explain Japanese verb conjugations. Personally, I think this is the best way to learn them (rather than the way it’s taught in books such as Genki I, which I think is confusing). It’ll make more sense once you watch the videos posted there. Here’s the link:

Once you learn the conjugation rules, if you want to practice them, there’s this website, as well as an app (if you prefer) that can be used for that purpose:

WEBSITE: Don's Japanese Conjugation Drill

HTH!

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#1866

友1：えっ？彼女かのじょに泣なかせたのかい？
友2：彼女かのじょが泣ないてたからこそ謝あやまったんだよ。

Translation

Friend 1: What? You made your girlfriend cry?
Friend 2: It’s precisely because she was crying that I apologized.

Corrections welcome :hugs:

#1867

Wow, I learned a lot from these!
このスレッドを読む、だから新しい言葉は知る。

Translation

I read this thread, that way I learn new words.

Please correct + improve upon my Japanese (❁´◡`❁)

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#1868

You have to rephrase your ideas so that they sound natural in the other language. For example, in Japanese it is common to give the reason first before stating the action taken.

Also, in this case, you want to use the verb 学ぶ = “To Learn” since the verb 知る means “To Know”. So you end up with the following sentence:

新しい言葉を学ぶためにこのスレッドを読む。

HTH!

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#1869

I see, thank you so much! Why does ために sound more natural than だから here? Does it convey more of an intentional causation, like I’m choosing to take Action A to cause Action B?

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#1870

ために is often translated as “in order to,” so it seems to match your intended meaning better. So:
新あたらしい言葉ことばを学まなぶためにこのスレッドを読よむ。
Might be translated something like:
“I read this thread in order to learn new words.”

だから has a meaning more like “because,” which is similar but sounds a little different from what I think you’re trying to convey. So:
このスレッドを読よむ。だから、新あたらしい言葉ことばを学まなぶ。
Might be translated something like:
“I read this thread. Because of that, I learn new words.”
You can also instead write it as:

このスレッドを読よむから、新あたらしい言葉ことばを学まなぶ。
To get something more like:
“Because I read this thread, I learn new words.”

So I guess you’re right, there’s more intention to ために than だから. I’ve never thought of it that way before, but it’s a good way to distinguish them quickly.

Hope that makes sense and was maybe a little helpful. :sweat_smile:

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#1871

今日、「ばかり」を使う言葉しか勉強しなかった。 :exploding_head:

母ははは要いらないものばかり買かってる。
この授じゅ業ぎょうが難むずしくなっているばかりだ。
記き念ねん日びを忘わすれたばかりに、彼女かのじょが僕ぼくのことと別わかれた。

Translation

All my mom buys is stuff she doesn’t need.
This class keeps getting harder.
Just because I forgot our anniversary, my girlfriend broke up with me.

Corrections welcome :smiley:

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#1872

私は毛糸を買いたいけど、配送費が高すぎる。配今のバーゲンセールの割引は配送費に比べて小さい。配送費が無量セールに待ちなきゃいけない。

Translation | 翻訳

I want to buy yarn, but the shipping fee is too expensive. The current sale isn’t enough to make up for the shipping costs. I have to wait for a ‘free shipping’ sale.

It’s not an exact translation, since I wrote the Japanese first, and then tried to reiterate my feelings in English. Corrections/suggestions are welcome.

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#1873

よく 健康 けんこうのために 毎日 まいにちに 散歩 さんぽするは 必要ひつようです。

Translation

It is necessary to take a walk every day for good health.

#1874

今私は仕事しているですが、今夜休みます。

Translation

I’m working now, but I’ll take tonight off.

誰かがあそこに私の数学の本を動かしたですか？

Translation

Did someone move my math book over there?

Corrections welcomed & appreciated :slight_smile:

#1875

なぜか「訳がない」という文法を覚えることができる訳がない。でも、全然覚えられないみたいだ。

Translation / 英訳

For some reason, there is no way I can remember the “訳がない” grammar. But it looks like I can’t remember it.

#1876

今、日本語のクラスで日本語を勉強しています。

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#1877

私は毎日画面を見すぎます。でも仕事のせいで仕方がありません。

Trans

I look at screens too much every day. But I can’t help it because of work.

corrections are welcomed

#1878

私は昨晩夢を見た。夢の中で、 夜空は紫だった。思えば、 全ても紫だった。迚も紫の夢だった。

Translation

I had a dream last night. In my dream, the night sky was purple. Come to think of it, everything was purple. It was a very purple dream.

I really wanted to use 思えば. Originally, I wanted to say “Come to think of it, it could have been because I played Skyrim. Skyrim’s night sky is very purple.” The idea was way too complex for me to express though…
Please correct and improve upon my Japanese ♪(^∇^*)

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#1879

先週末は水族館から追い出された。そちらの人々はとても意地悪！何が問題分かりません。標識は「フラッシュ写真をとるか動物に餌をするな」って言った。「釣りは禁止されている」って言わなかった。

Translation

I was kicked out of the aquarium last weekend. The people over there are very mean! I don’t know what the problem is. The sign said, “Don’t take flash photography or feed the animals.” It didn’t say, “Fishing is prohibited.”

Corrections are welcome

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#1880

「しりとり」をやるので色々な単語を覚えることができて嬉しいです。特に「漢字尻取」の方が大好きですよ。

Translation / 英訳

I’m glad I can learn lots of new words by playing Shiritori. I especially love Kanji Shiritori, you know!?

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#1881

別にいいけど、望むところだぞ！

Translation / 英訳 ?

https://youtu.be/CJulx2Zg_oU?feature=shared

#1882

きょう あたたかい と わたしは いそがしい

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#1883

私の友達はイチゴを摘んで。イチゴのジャム作った。私はパンを焼いている。ジャムとパンを一緒に食べる。

Translation

My friend picked strawberries. She made strawberry jam. I’m baking bread. We’re going to eat jam and bread together.

Please correct and improve upon my Japanese ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

True story! While the dough rises, I’m studying Japanese and she’s studying Spanish.
I wish I could say it in an archaic way for humor. Something like, “My fellow neighbor harvested a great crop of strawberries from her field. I’m baking bread and bartering for her fruit preserves. We will break bread and enjoy the spoils of our labor together.”

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