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チキンの味がする Chikin no aji ga suru

It tastes like chicken.

果物は持ち込めないと税関で言われた。 Kudamono wa mochikome nai to zeikan de iwa re ta.

Customs told me fruit was not allowed in.

祖母の家に泊まりに行った。 Sobo no ie ni tomari ni itta.

I went to stay at my grandmother's house.

僕のおじは若い時英語とドイツ語を勉強した。 Boku no oji wa wakai toki eigo to doitsu go o benkyō shi ta.

My uncle studied English and German when he was young.

結局、彼が独断で決めたことが後で問題になったということだ。 Kekkyoku, kare ga dokudan de kime ta koto ga atode mondai ni natta toyuu koto da.

It turns out what he decided on his own caused trouble later.

高速には乗らず、下道をまっすぐお願いします。 Kōsoku ni wa nora zu, gedō o massugu onegai shi masu.

No highway, please. Just go straight on local roads.

そちらの対応次第では、考えざるを得ません。 Sochira no taiō shidai de wa, kangae zaru o e mase n.

Depending on your response, we'll have to reconsider.

お電話ありがとうございます。ABC商事です。 O denwa arigatō gozai masu. ABC shōji desu.

Thank you for calling. This is ABC Trading.

私も同じことを自問していました。 Watashi mo onaji koto o jimon shi te i mashi ta.

I've been asking myself the same question.

彼女が抜けた穴は簡単には埋まらないとは気づかなかった。 Kanojo ga nuke ta ana wa kantan ni wa umara nai to wa kizuka nakatsu ta.

I didn't realize the gap she left won't be filled easily.

あなたのお母さんの誕生日はいつですか? Anata no okāsan no tanjō bi wa i tsu desu ka?

When is your mother's birthday?

並んでいますか? Naran de i masu ka?

Are you in line?

あいにく手が離せなくて。 Ainiku te ga hanase naku te.

Unfortunately, I can't step away right now.

どうやら私たちが積んできた経験が今回生きたらしい。 Dōyara watashi tachi ga tsun de ki ta keiken ga konkai iki ta rashii.

Apparently, the experience we'd built up paid off this time.

子どもの頃から絵を描くのが好きだ。 Kodomo no koro kara e o egaku no ga suki da.

I've liked drawing since I was a child.

搭乗案内は日本語と英語で流れます。 Tōjō annai wa nihongo to eigo de nagare masu.

Boarding announcements are in Japanese and English.

どうやってチケットをもらえるか教えてくれますか? Dō yatte chiketto o moraeru ka oshie te kure masu ka?

Can you tell me how I can get a ticket?

空港シャトルは30分おきに出ています。 Kūkō shatoru wa 30 fun oki ni de te i masu.

The airport shuttle runs every thirty minutes.

その計画は延期されたみたいだよ。 Sono keikaku wa enki sa re ta mitai da yo.

It looks like the plan got postponed.

たぶん彼が作ったアプリはよくできてると思う。 Tabun kare ga tsukutta apuri wa yoku deki teru to omou.

I'm pretty sure the app he built is really well made.

これは本物ですか? Kore wa hommono desu ka?

Is this real?

もし二人の人間が長い間同じ部屋にいたら明らかに口論するだろう。 Moshi ni nin no ningen ga nagai ma onaji heya ni i tara akiraka ni kōron suru daro u.

Obviously if two people are in the same room for a long time, they are going to bump heads.

彼が言い出したアイデアが採用されたようだね。 Kare ga īdashi ta aidea ga saiyō sa re ta yō da ne.

It seems the idea he floated got adopted.

諦めなければ、なんとかなるよ。 Akirame nakere ba, nantoka naru yo.

It'll be fine as long as we don't give up.

彼女が下した決断には相当な覚悟が要ったはずだようだね。 Kanojo ga kudashi ta ketsudan ni wa sōtō na kakugo ga itta hazu da yō da ne.

It seems the decision she made must have taken real resolve.

今テレビを見てるところ。 Kon terebi o mi teru tokoro.

I'm watching TV now.

犬の散歩に行った Inu no sampo ni itta

I took my dog for a walk.

若輩者ですが、よろしくお願いします。 Jakuhai sha desu ga, yoroshiku onegai shi masu.

I am still inexperienced, but I will do my best.

会議が来週に延びたと思う? Kaigi ga raishū ni nobi ta to omou?

Do you think the meeting got moved to next week?

うまくいけば、大きく前進できる。 Umaku ike ba, ōkiku zenshin dekiru.

If it works, it's a big step forward.

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