Geraldine Lillie

To say “I play piano” in Japanese, you use ピアノを弾きます. This phrase is used to state that you know how to play the piano or that you play it as a hobby.

In hiragana, “read” is よむ (yomu). The polite form is よみます (yomimasu).

The Japanese phrase for “calendar dates” is 日付.

The Japanese word for hemp is 麻. 麻 is a noun used to refer to the plant species Cannabis sativa.

The English word siren is translated into Japanese as サイレン. The term is used to refer to a device that makes an alarm sound or the sound itself.

The Japanese word 術 (jutsu) translates to “jutsu” in English. In modern Japanese, 術 is rarely used as a standalone word.

The English phrase “cute cat” is translated into Japanese as 可愛い猫.

The Japanese phrase for “I wish you good luck” is ご幸運を祈ります.

The English phrase “where I am from” is translated into Japanese as 出身地. 出身地 refers to a person’s place of birth or where they grew up.

In Japanese, ‘so’ is expressed as だから.