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Learn Hardcore Japanese: negai - wish

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 16
/negai

negai

Word

願ねがいnegai

Meaning

wish

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of negai

願ねがい　が　かなえば、　将来しょうらい　海外かいがい　で　働はたらきたい　です。negai ga kanaeba, shourai kaigai de hatarakitai desu.

If my wish comes true, I want to work overseas in the future.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

毎年まいとし　神社じんじゃ　で　{同じ}onazi　{願い}negai　を　します。maitoshi jinja de onaji negai o shimasu.

Every year I make the same wish at a shrine.

願ねがい　が　ある　なら、　神社じんじゃ　に　行いきましょう。negai ga aru nara, jinja ni ikimashou.

If you have a wish, let’s go to the shrine.

願ねがい　が　かなう　日ひ　を　待まって　います。negai ga kanau hi o matte imasu.

I'm waiting for the day when my wish comes true.

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