Author: Nandita Gadgil
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A Heartfelt Thank You to My Readers

Over the past year, many of you have followed, commented, encouraged, and gently nudged me to keep writing here on WordPress and today, I just want to say thank you. Your support truly means more than you know.These days, I often wonder if writers will even have an existence when…
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Minna No nihongo Lesson 49

Vocabulary Verbs Ryoushimasu – use Tsutomemasu – work kakemasu – sit on sugoshimasu – spend/pass time Keigo are honorific expressions. talking in formal situations, they are divided into 2 types, sonkeigo and kenjyogo. Here are few examples in Sonkeigo. irashshyaimasu – be, go, come (respectful equivalent of imasu, ikimasu, kimasu)…
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Minna No nihongo Lesson 48

Vocabulary Verbs oroshimasu – put down, lower, unload – todokemasu – deliver sewa o shimasu – take care of okuonshimasu – record Grammar
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 47

Vocabulary Verbs fukimasu – (wind) blow – वारा वाहणे moemasu – (rubbish) burn – कचरा जाळणे Nakunarimasu – pass away – निघून जाणे, गेले – मरण atsumarimasu – (people) gather – लोक गोळा होणे wakaremasu – (people) part, separate – लोक वेगळे होणे shumasu – (sound/ voice) be heard, taste,…
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MinnanoNihongo Lesson 46
Vocabulary Verbs – watashimasu – hand over – दुसऱ्याकडे देणे kaette kimasu – come back – परत येणे demasu – (a bus) leave, depart – जाणे todoshimasu – (parcels) be delivered – पोहोचवणे niyuugakushimasu – enter (a university) – विद्यापीठात जाणे Sotsugiyoushimasu – graduate (from a university) – विद्यापीठातून उत्तीर्ण…
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 45

Vocabulary Verbs shinjimasu – believe, trust – विश्वास ठेवणे kyanserushimasu – cancel – रद्द करणे shirasemasu – inform – कळवणे Grammar
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MinnanoNihongo lesson 44

Vocabulary Verbs nakimasu – cry – रडणे waraimasu – laugh, smile – हसणे nemurimasu – sleep – झोपणे kawakimasu – to dry a shirt – शर्ट वाळणे nuremasu – to wet a shirt – शर्ट ओला होणे suberimasu – slip – घसरणे okimasu – to happen accident – अपघात होणे…
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MinnanoNihongo_ Lesson 43
Vocabulary Verbs fuemasu – exports increase – निर्यात वाढणे erimasu – exports decrease – निर्यात कमी होणे agarimasu – price increase – किंमत वाढणे sagarimasu – price decrease – किंमत कमी होणे kiremasu – string break – दोर तुटणे toremasu – button fall off – बटण गळून पडणे ochimasu –…
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Football Jersey
When I was a kid, we played various sports, obviously Indian. There were teams and being a part of school team, we had colors to represent our team. Yes…we used to wear it with pride and show unity… Etc. We used to watch cricket all the time so we knew…
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Japanese training
There are many of them, to mention a few… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/japanese-with-shun/id1550709885 https://japan-dev.com/blog/japanese-podcasts Informative and helpful!! Working on JLPT N4 EXAM, MinnanoNihongo lesson 42 Vocabulary Verbs tsitsumimasu – wrap – गुंडाळणे wakashimasu – boil – उकळणे mazemasu – mix – मिसळणे Keisanshimasu – calculate – मोजणे narabimasu – stand in a queue,…