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Phrase of the Day

January 9

  Takarakuji ni 
atarimasu youni. 

I wish I could win the lottery.

Vocabulary / Expressions

takarakuji
宝くじ
lottery
ataru
当たる
to draw, to win

Notes

"~ youni (~ように)" is combined with the formal form (the ~masu form) of the verb and expresses a wish. 

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