| Japanese |
English |
| ~が みえます | can be seen |
| ~が きこえます | can be heard |
| もん | gate |
| 本とう に | really, truly [本とう is a noun meaning truth] |
| 本とうですか。 | Is it true/real? |
| ~だけ | only [だけ replaces を, が, は and is used with へ, に, で, から, etc.] |
| 中 | [なか, チュウ] inside, middle |
| 外 | [そと, ガイ] outside |
| ~ませんか。 | Don't you~ [The Japanese answer affirmatively or negatively to the stated form of the verb rather than the action implied; ex: わかりませんか。 would be answered "Yes, I don't understand." Not to be confused with the nagative invitation form.] |
| いいんですか。 | Is it really alright? [the んです ending is fequently used in speaking. When in question form, it invites an explaination from the listener. When used in a statement, it suggest that the speaker feels obligated to explain himself.] |
HHS Shrek
