- Explore real Japanese text examples from social media comments, casual emails, and everyday messages.
- Understand how native speakers naturally express themselves.
1Ask for drink！
① 明後日空いてる？飲みに行かない？
Asatte aiteru? Nomini ikanai?
Are you free the day after tomorrow? Do you want to grab a drink?
🔹 空いてる ? Aiteru?
= to be available, to be open, be free
🔹V：行かない Ikanai? ← 行く（いく）= to go
👉「〜ない？」”Nai” is a casual and soft way to invite someone. “〜しない？” = “Wanna ~?” or “ Do you want to to ~？”
🔹飲みに nomini＝ to drink
② 休み！行く！
Yasumi! Iku!
I’m off! I’m in!
🔹Noun：休み（やすみ）Yasumi
= a day off / break
🔹V：行く（いく）Iku
= to go
👉 A short and energetic response. Simple but powerful!
③ どこにする？
Doko ni suru?
Where should we go?
🔹V：する
= to do / to decide on
👉「〜にする？」＝ natural expression meaning “Which one should we choose?”
Where＝Doko
④ 銀座は？
Ginza wa?
How about Ginza?
👉「〜は？」 is a natural and short way to make a suggestion: “What about ~?”
⑤ いいね！行きたいお店ある？
Iine! Ikitai omise aru?
Sounds good! Is there a place you want to go?
🔹V：行きたい ← 行く（いく）
= want to go
🔹N：お店（おみせ）
= shop, restaurant
🔹V：ある
= to exist / to have
👉「行きたい＋名詞」＝ “the place I want to go to”
⑥ 気になる焼き鳥あって、そこ行きたい
Kininaru yakitori atte, soko ikitai
There’s a yakitori place I’ve been curious about. I wanna go there.
🔹V：気になる ← 気にする（きにする）
= to be curious about
🔹V：ある → あって（て-form）
= there is / to have
🔹V：行きたい ← 行く（いく）
= want to go
👉「あって」＝ “and there is…”
👉「そこ行きたい」＝ “I want to go there”
⑦ オッケー！６時でいい？
Okkee! Roku ji de ii?
OK! Is 6 PM good?
🔹Ask：〜でいい？
= Is ~ OK? (confirmation style)
⑧いいよ！iiyo
gotcha /all right/good