| The Japanese word | |
正月 |
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| is pronounced | |
| shougatsu | しょうがつ | |
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| new year’s day | |
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お正月は何するの?
oshōgatsu wa nani suru no? What are you doing for New Year? |
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もうすぐお正月です。
mōsugu oshōgatsu desu. It will soon be New Year. |
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お正月は何してるの?
oshōgatsu wa nani shi teru no? What are you doing for New Years? |
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お正月は何してるの?
oshōgatsu wa nani shi teru no? What are you doing for New Year's? |
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まもなく楽しい正月だ。
mamonaku tanoshī shōgatsu da. I'm looking forward to the New Year holidays. |
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お正月休みはどうするの?
oshōgatsu yasumi wa dō suru no? What are you planning to do for the New Year vacation? |
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正月がすぐそこまで来ている。
shōgatsu ga sugu soko made ki te iru. New Year's Day is close at hand. |
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今年はお正月は日曜日にあたる。
kotoshi wa oshōgatsu wa nichiyōbi ni ataru. This year New Year's Day falls on Sunday. |
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お正月に私と踊ったお友達かも~?
oshōgatsu ni watashi to odotta o tomodachi kamo ~? Isn't that the friend I danced with on New Year's? |
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みんなお正月の準備で忙しいのです。
minna oshōgatsu no junbi de isogashī no desu. Everybody is very busy getting ready for the New Year. |
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日本では老いも若きも正月を祝います。
nippon de wa oi mo wakaki mo shōgatsu o iwai masu. Young and old in Japan celebrate New Year's Day. |
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正月は家族と過ごす時間が長いのです。
shōgatsu wa kazoku to sugosu jikan ga nagai no desu. At the New Year, we spend a lot of time with our family. |
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正月の伝統的な行事が嫌いな人もある。
shōgatsu no dentō teki na gyūji ga kirai na hito mo aru. Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual. |
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正月の伝統的な行事が嫌いな人もいる。
shōgatsu no dentō teki na gyūji ga kirai na hito mo iru. Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual. |
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中国では、旧暦にしたがって正月を祝う。
chūgoku de wa, kyūreki ni shitagatte shōgatsu o iwau. In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar. | In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar. |
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日本ではお正月にお餅を食べる習慣があります。
nippon de wa oshōgatsu ni o mochi o taberu shūkan ga ari masu. There is a custom of eating rice cakes for New Year's in Japan. |
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オフィスが正月休みで10日間閉まっていました。
ofisu ga shōgatsu yasumi de ichi zero nichikan shimatte i mashi ta. The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday. |
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みなさん、楽しいクリスマス、そしていいお正月を。
minasan, tanoshī kurisumasu, soshite ī oshōgatsu o. I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. |
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彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
kare wa ichi nen chikaku mo arukōru rui o kotowatte i ta ga, oshōgatsu no koro ni kin o yabutte mata moto ni modotte shimatta. He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

