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Usages of koko
ここ で 靴 を 脱いで も いい です か？koko de kutu wo nuide mo ii desu ka?
Is it okay to take off my shoes here?
ここ は 図書館 です。koko ha tosyokan desu.
This is a library.
ここ で 名前 を 書いて も いい です か？koko de namae wo kaite mo ii desu ka?
May I write my name here?
ここ は 禁煙 だ から、 外 なら 大丈夫 です。koko ha kinen da kara, soto nara daizyoubu desu.
It’s non-smoking here, so outside is okay.
ここ で 自由 に 座って も いい です。koko de ziyuu ni suwatte mo ii desu.
You may sit freely here.
ここ は 図書館 じゃない。koko ha tosyokan zyanai.
This is not a library.
ここ なら、 日本語 を 勉強 できる。koko nara, nihongo wo benkyou dekiru.
I can study Japanese here.
今日 は 少し 疲れて いる けれど、「ここ まで 勉強 して おいて よかった」 と 将来 の 自分 が 思える よう に、 日記 に 短い 感想 だけ 書いて から 寝ます。kyou ha sukosi tukarete iru keredo,「koko made benkyou site oite yokatta」 to syourai no zibun ga omoeru you ni, nikki ni mizikai kansou dake kaite kara nemasu.
I’m a bit tired today, but so that my future self can think, “I’m glad I studied this much,” I’ll write just a short reflection in my diary and then go to sleep.
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