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December 9

  Ano mise de 
baagen yatteru yo.

That shop is having a sale.

Vocabulary / Expressions

ano
あの
that
mise
store, shop
baagen
バーゲン
bargain
yaru
やる
to hold

Notes

Since "baagen (バーゲン)" is from the English word "bargain," it is written in katakana

"~ yatteru (~やってる)" is a colloquial way of saying "~ yatteiru (~やっている)." "~ iru (~いる)" is combined with the te-form of a verb and expresses an action in progress or state of completion of an action. 

"Yo (よ)" is a sentence ending particle which emphasizes a statement.

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