ニコニコ動画 Class, March 9, 2009

犬を飼っています。
X I keep a dog.
O I have a dog.

犬は好きですか？
X Do you like dog?
O Do you like dogs.

どんな犬が好きですか？
X What kind dog do you like?
O What kind of dogs do you like?

何匹飼っていますか？
X How many of dogs do you have?
O How many dogs do you have?

She chewed off his face.

How many toys
has Maggie broken?

Are you a dog person
or a cat person?

They look alike.

あなたの犬は可愛いです。
X Your dog is pretty.
O Your dog is cute/adorable.

どんな犬が好きですか？
What kind of dogs do you like?

どんな種類の犬ですか？
What kind of dog is that?
What type of dog is that?
What breed of dog is that?

a mutt
I'm a mutt.
a mixed breed
a mix
I'm of mixed descent.

What kind of camera is that?

What type of camera is that?

What brand of camera is that?

What make of camera is that?

Did you get the make?

Where was that camera made?

Today's weather:
雨がぽつぽつ降って来たね。
It's sprinkling.
It's sprinkling rain.

ザアザア降りだね.
It's raining hard.
It's pouring.
It's pouring down rain.
It's pouring rain.
It's pouring down.
It's pouring outside.
It's really coming down.
It's coming down in buckets.
"It's raining cats and dogs."
(I never use this, but
it some people use it.)

多くの人は 小沢氏に民主党の代表を辞任して欲しい
Most people want Ozawa to quit as leader of the as the head of the Democratic Party of Japan.
to step down
to resign