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February 28

  Sukii tte ikkai yattara 
yamitsuki ni naru. 

Once you try skiing, you're hooked.

Vocabulary / Expressions

sukii
スキー
skiing
ikkai
一回
once
yaru
やる
to do, to try
yamitsuki ni naru
病みつきになる
to get hooked

Notes

"~ tte (~って)" is a colloquial topic introducer which translates into "speaking of ~." "~ tara (~たら)" expresses condition.

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