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[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。
[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。 — What/Who is at the place? (Use 'arimasu ka' for things, 'imasu ka' for people/animals).
Read →[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。
[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。 — The person/animal (living) is at a place.
Read →[Thing] は [Place] に あります。
[Thing] は [Place] に あります。 — The thing (non-living) is at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。
[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。 — There is a person/animal (living) at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Thing] が あります。
[Place] に [Thing] が あります。 — There is a thing (non-living) at a place.
Read →AはBが好きです
AはBが好きです — A likes B. (Used to express likes.)
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ききます
ききます — to listen (polite present/future)
Read →かきます
かきます — to write (polite present/future)
Read →お
お — The sound 'o' as in 'orange'.
Read →え
え — The sound 'e' as in 'red'.
Read →う
う — The sound 'u' as in 'flute'.
Read →い
い — The sound 'i' as in 'machine'.
Read →あ
あ — The sound 'a' as in 'father'.
Read →～ようびに
～ようびに — On [day] (for indicating when an event occurs)
Read →きのうは～でした
きのうは～でした — Yesterday was [day].
Read →あしたは～です
あしたは～です — Tomorrow is [day].
Read →きょうは～です
きょうは～です — Today is [day].
Read →～ようび
～ようび — Day of the week (e.g., にちようび - Sunday)
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