i

Title : 'i'

John: どうしたの?
Nancy: 彼からのメッセージには、どこにもアイが無いんです。
John: え、「愛」が無い? それでメッセージには何て書いているの?
Nancy: "Let's have coffee at Starbucks!"


Words and phrases

どうしたの?: What's the matter with you? (casual, spoken expression)
彼 (かれ) : he
彼から : from him
彼からの : which is from him (adjective)
メッセージ : a message
彼からのメッセージ : a message from him
メッセージには : in the message
どこにも : anywhere (used with a negative phrase)
無い (ない) : Such a thing is not here/there. It is missing.
アイ : English letter 'i' in the context
アイが無い : There is no 'i' letter. The letter 'i' is missing.
無いんです : I don't have it. It's missing. I can't find it. (casual, spoken expression)
え?: What?
愛 (あい) : love
愛がない : There is no love. You don't love him/her.
愛がない?: Isn't there any love?
それで : then, so, therefore
何て?(なんて?) : What? (casual, spoken expression)
書く (かく) : to write (verb)
書いている (かいている) : It's written on it.
書いているの?: Are you writing it? (present progress), Do you write it? (current and recent activity), Is it written on it? (situation)
何て書いているの?: What's written on it?



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

アイリス

片道切符

Why Do Newspapers Continue on Another Page?