how to say "because it's ..." Hi !! I need help for something: Wanted to say for example: because it's raining, I'll not go out I know: raining: 雨が降って and dictionary told me for "going out": 外出 So how to express the "because it's ..." ?? *-* Thanks a lot for your help !

翻訳はいいですか？ (is that a good translation (jp->eng)) Hi ! I wanted to translate that: 「寝子」と書いて「猫」。 猫になりたいと思う時もあるけれど、猫会社も大変そうです。 first line hard to translate because it's a pun (same pronounciation, 「寝子」「猫」= "neko") "small sleeper" is written like "cat". second line: sometimes I though to become a cat, but the cat's life is hard.

どの文？ (wich sentence?) どの文？ ("wich sentence?") wich of them is correct: for: "I try to speak japanese" 私は日本語お話ためす or 私は日本語お話せますためす Is that right ? "I can write japanese" : 私は日本語おかきこむできます ? thanks

pronounciation kun/on Hi there, 1) Is there a rule concerning the pronounciation for kanji ? I've red that if the kanji is alone, we use KUN pronounciation, and if he is not alone, we use ON... Is that right ? so what is the pbm with for example tanaka (name): 田中 田: On: den, Kun: ta he is not alone so why do we use the Kun pronounciation ? 2) Another question, for some kanji, there is 2 pronounciation: ex: 弟: On: tei or dai but only one meaning: little brother. so which of them do we use ? thanks for reading

カラオケゲーム カラオケゲーム JP: 私はカラオケゲーム見つけたい、フリーだったら。 あなたは私を助けことができるか？ ENG: I want to find a karaoke game, and free if it can be. Can you help me ? PS: I search a game with japaneses songs to train myself to speak japanese :P

Difference between ソーダ and ラムネ Hi !! I was just wondering, what is the difference between ソーダ (soda) and ラムネ (something like lemonade) (I was looking for メロンソーダ but It's hard to find in Europe, but I found both of them on internet, so what is the difference ?) Thanks !!!

qu'est-ce que: l'Okara ? こんばんは! je cherche de l'okara, mais impossible à trouver dans des épiceries, est-ce la même chose que la "poudre de soja" ? merci !

what does ※ mean Hi ! I found it several times, but can't find a translation for: ※ so what it really means ? thx !

(using numbers): 3 or 三 I would like to understand why we usually say: 私は20才。 and not 私は二十才。 because 二十 is 20 no ? :o