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Phrase of the Day

March 5

  Nanika omoshiroi no 
yatteru kana. 

I wonder if there's anything good on.

Vocabulary / Expressions

nanika
なにか
something, anything
omoshiroi
面白い
interesting
yaru
やる
to play 

Notes

"Yatteru (やってる)" is a colloquial way of saying "yatteiru (やっている)." When "~ iru (~いる)" is used with the te-form of the verb, it expresses an action which can continue or be repeated. 

"~ kana (~かな)" can be translated as "I wonder ~" in English. Click here to learn more about the expression "~ kana."

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