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Phrase of the Day

January 15

  Futsukayoi ni nattemo
shiranai kara. 

I won't take care of you 
if you have a hangover.

Vocabulary / Expressions

futsukayoi
二日酔い
hangover
shiranai
知らない
the negative form of 
the verb "shiru (to know)"

Notes

"~ temo (~ても)" which is combined with the te-form of verbs and the particle "mo" translates into "even if." "~ kara (~から)" which is used at the end of a sentence, indicates censure or warning to the listener. 

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