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luvs2sing

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4. When I was in elementary school..

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2020, 08:05 PM

Dec 2020

a Japanese-American family lived across the street for a few years, and I spent a lot of time with the kids. I learned a few simple phrases so I could communicate with their mother who spoke little English. Fifty-plus years later, all I remember is “Domo arigato, Terry-San”.

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350 Phrases Every Japanese Beginner Must Know [View all] yuiyoshida Dec 2020 OP

Years ago I tried learning Japanese in my car Mme. Defarge Dec 2020 #1

LOL! I'm terrible at languages but needed to learn some basics of several. spooky3 Dec 2020 #2

I was stationed in Japan on 1978-79. Before leaving... 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #3

When I was in elementary school.. luvs2sing Dec 2020 #4

I started first grade in Japan, we had Japanese maids (whom we adored) and my mother loved Karadeniz Dec 2020 #5