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数分間すうぷんかん

suupunkan

、

時間じかん

jikan

をさいてくれませんか

wosaitekuremasenka

。

助たす

tasu

けていただきたいのですが

keteitadakitainodesuga

。

Can you spare me a few minutes? I need your help.

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キャシー

kyashii

が

パーティー

paateii

で

何なん

nan

を

着き

ていたか

teitaka

覚おぼ

obo

えていますか

eteimasuka

。

Do you remember what Kathy had on at the party?

Or; whether or not; either... or...

お

茶ちゃ

cha

か

コーヒー

koohii

でもいかがですか

demoikagadesuka

。

Would you like tea or coffee?

Some- (e.g. something, someone)

Hmm; huh; I wonder (if, why, etc.); it might (be); maybe; perhaps it's (because of); could it be (that)

お

返事へんじ

henji

が

来こ

ないのですが

nainodesuga

、

私わたし

watashi

の

メール

meeru

が

届とど

todo

かなかったのではないかと

kanakattanodehanaikato

気き

になっています

ninatteimasu

。

Since I haven't received an answer, I was wondering if maybe my mail never gotdelivered to you.

Shouldn't we...?; why don't we...?; what about...?; how about...?; let's...; may I...?; could you...?

この

kono

論議ろんぎ

rongi

はやめようではないか

hayameyoudehanaika

。

Let's put a stop to this discussion.

Some (amount); roughly; about; circa; more or less; or so

うちの

uchino

先祖せんぞ

senzo

には

niha

有名ゆうめい

yuumei

な

人ひと

hito

がいく

gaiku

人ひと

hito

かいる

kairu

。

Our family has some distinguished ancestors.

Won't you...?; why don't you...?; couldn't you (e.g. have done differently)?; shouldn't you...?

あなたは

anataha

彼かれ

kare

らにお

ranio

礼状れいじょう

reijou

を

書か

くべきだと

kubekidato

思おも

omo

いませんか

imasenka

。

Don't you think you ought to write them a thank-you note?

Why should...?; why would...?; would I (really)...?; who could have (guessed, foreseen, etc.)...?; how could...?; how should...?

これ

kore

以上何いじょうなん

ijounan

を

欲ほ

しがることがあろうか

shigarukotogaarouka

。

What more could I want?

OK?; (you) understand?; got it?; really?; right?; didn't (I, you, etc.)...?

そうするなと

sousurunato

警告けいこく

keikoku

したではないか

shitadehanaika

。

I warned you not to do so, didn't I?

Oh; wow; how (incredible, strongly, badly, etc.)

あの

ano

時とき

toki

は

、

どんなにうれしかったか

donnaniureshikattaka

表現ひょうげん

hyougen

できません

dekimasen

。

I cannot express how pleased I was then.

Come to think of...;... you say?; ah; now that (you, it, etc.)...

Prefix

Very

Suffix

-al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y

Adverb (fukushi), archaism

In that way

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