Pronunciation

maska / masuka

Meaning /Usage

verb + ますか？
Very common gobi to form a formal question.
Used as future/present tense.
Past tense –> ましたか？

Examples

東京のどこに住んでますか？
とうきょうのどこにすんでますか？
Where do you live in Tokyo?

今日、蕎麦食べますか？
きょう、そばたべますか？
Are you going to eat soba noodle today?

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ですか？

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Pronunciation

masenka?

Meaning / Usage

verb + ませんか？
Often used to ask someone to do something together.

Examples

月曜の朝、私とシンクロナイズドスイミングしませんか？
げつようのあさ、わたしとシンクロナイズドスイミングしませんか？
Would you like to do synchronized swimming with me Monday morning?

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ですか (without “?” )

Pronunciation

mitai

Meaning /Usage

Follows after adjective or noun.
“seem like”
“I heard that…”
“looks like…”

Similar gobi: らしい

Examples

イチローはシアトルですごい人気あるみたい。
いちろーはしあとるですごいにんきあるみたい。
I heard that Ichiro is very popular in Seattle.

この家、城みたい。
このいえ、しろみたい
This house looks like a castle.

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Pronunciation

yanen

Meaning /Usage

Dialect from Osaka area.
Same usage as です

Examples

あの店のたこ焼きめっちゃ好きやねん。
あのみせのたこやきめっちゃすきやねん。
I really like the takoyaki of the store.

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Pronunciation

yo

Meaning / Usage

Usage1: This is often used when you tell someone a fact, your opinion or advice.
Usage2: When it follows a noun, it sounds very feminine.(similar to わよ)

Examples

Usage1:
あの店のラーメン、辛かったよ
あのみせのらーめん、からかったよ。
The ramen in the restaurant was spicy.

あの、ズボンのチャック、開いてますよ。
あの、ずぼんのちゃっく、あいてますよ。
Ah… the zipper of your trouser is open.

Usage2 (Ending used only by females. Not common in real life.) :
これが私の特製スープよ！
これがわたしのとくせいすーぷよ！
This is my special soup!

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Politeness and Machoness can differ depending on the word precedes.
Related gobi. ですよ, かよ, だよ.

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Pronunciation

yo-

Meaning / Usage

verb + よう。

“Let’s… “

Less formal than ましょう.

Could also mean “I’m going to …” depending on the context.
おはよう(Good morning) is nothing to do with this gobi.

Examples

夕飯はラーメン食べよう。
ゆうはんはらーめんたべよう。
Let’s (I’m going to) eat ramen for dinner.

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Pronunciation

youyo

Meaning /Usage

verb + ようよ。
“Let’s”
“Why don’t we”

A bit lighter than よう.
Similar to ない？

Used for “る”verb (ex.たべる)
For “う”verb (ex かう), おうよ is used.
For “す”verb (ex はなす), そうよ is used.
For “く”verb (ex いく), こうよ is used.

Examples

ねえ、今度の土曜日カラオケしようよ。
ねえ、こんどのどようびからおけしようよ。
Hey, let’s do Karaoke next Saturday.

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Pronunciation

rashii

Meaning / Usage

“I heard that,” “It seems that,”
Used when you are not very sure about something, but you heard it somewhere.
In a conversation, more common to use [[らしいよ], or らしいです。

Examples

日本はドイツより大きいらしい。
にほんはどいつよりおおきいらしい。
I heard that Japan is bigger than Germany.

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だって だそうだ

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