28.[✐3]〜し、〜し I have no money and no time, you know.

[✐3. Moderato]  :｢おかねもないし、じかんもないし｣：「〜shi(し)」add information to a statement implying that something is among others. In colloquial Japanese, you can make your point by ending the sentence with 「shi(し)」. 

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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.

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“I have no money and no time, you know….”

[00:07]

Hello everyone.  

First, we practice “adj. + shi”.

Repeat after me

[00:15]

i-adjective

1.  hot

2.  many

3.  old

4.  cheap

5.  heavy

na-adjective

6.  quiet

7.  cheerful/energetic

8.  anxious/uneasy

9.  free/vacant

10.  dislike

Repeat after me

[01:14]

1.  This restaurant is delicious and cheap so I recommend.

2.  This hotel is quiet and clean so I’d like to come again.

3.  I don’t feel well today and it’s cold outside so I stay at home.

4.  This PC is old and (runs) slow so I want a new one. 

5.  He is good at cooking and handsome, and affable.

6.  It’s already late and I am up early tomorrow so I’d better get going soon.

[03:06]

Let’s practice “iru” and “aru” next.

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