If I were you __:“moshi watashi dattara__” Japanese Phrase #163
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(もし)私だったら___(moshi watashi dattara)
If I were you ___ / (如果)是我的话___ / (만약) 나라면 ___ / (Nếu) là tôi___
When you want to give someone advice or put yourself in someone’s situation, you would be able to use “(もし)私だったら___(moshi watashi dattara)” which means “If I were you___”. It is the word everyone uses as both casual and formal. The polite way to use it is “(もし)私だったら__します(moshi watashi dattara__shimasu)”. Native speakers often omit “もし” in this case.
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Sample 1
あいつらの間に何があったか知りたくない? (Do you want to know what happened between them?) (难道你不想知道他们之间发生了什么嗎?) (저녀석들 사이에 무슨 일이 있었는지 알고 싶지 않아?) (Bạn có muốn biết những gì đã xảy ra giữa họ không?) (aitsura no aida ni nani ga atta ka shiritaku nai?)
別に興味ないかな。 (Nah, I’m not interested.) (我没什么兴趣。) (별로 관심 없는데.) (Tôi thì hoàn toàn không hứng thú á.) (betsu ni kyōmi nai kana.)
そう?もし僕だったら知りたいけどね。 (Are you? If it were me, I’d want to know about it.) (是吗?如果是我的话一定很想知道。) (그래? 나라면 알고 싶을 것 같은데 말야.) (Thế à? Nếu là tôi thì tôi lại muốn biết đó.) (sō? moshi boku dattara shiritai kedo ne.)
Sample 2
レイと仲直りした? (Did you make up with Rei?) (你和连和好了吗?) (레이랑 화해했어?) (Đã làm lành với Rei chưa?) (rei to nakanaori shita?)
まだだけど・・・ (Not yet…) (还没呢…) (아직인데…) (Tôi vẫn chưa…) (mada dakedo)
そうなんだ。私だったら素直に謝るかな。 (I see. I’d apologize if I were you.) (是这样呀。如果是我的话大概就很乾脆的道歉了。) (그래, 나라면 솔직하게 사과할텐데.) (Thế à. Nếu là tôi thì tôi đã chân thành xin lỗi cô ấy rồi.) (sōna nda. watashi dattara sunao ni ayamaru kana.)
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