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Phrase of the Day

March 3

  Bideo o miru noni daigamen no terebi ga hoshii na. 

I want to get a wide-screen TV for videos.

Vocabulary / Expressions

bideo
ビデオ
video
miru
見る
to watch
daigamen
大画面
wide-screen 
terebi
テレビ
TV
hoshii
欲しい
to want

Notes

Since "bideo (ビデオ)" and "terebi (テレビ)" are from the English words, "video" and "television," it is written in katakana.

"~ noni (~のに)" translates into "in order to~" or " in the process of doing~."

"Na (な)" is a sentence ending particle which expresses a casual remark of wishful thinking.  

Click here to learn expressions of desire.

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