If I were you ：”moshi watashi dattara” Japanese Phrase #163

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If I were you ：“moshi watashi dattara” Japanese Phrase #163

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(もし)私わたしだったら___(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)私わたしだったら___(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)私わたしだったら__します(moshi watashi dattara__shimasu)”. Native speakers often omit “もし” in this case.

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Sample 1

tatsuya

あいつらの間あいだに何なにがあったか知しりたくない？ (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?)

yuka

別べつに興味きょうみないかな。 (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.)

tatsuya

そう？もし僕ぼくだったら知しりたいけどね。 (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

yuka

レイと仲直なかなおりした? (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?)

tatsuya

まだだけど・・・ (Not yet…) (还没呢…) (아직인데…) (Tôi vẫn chưa…) (mada dakedo)

yuka

そうなんだ。私わたしだったら素直すなおに謝あやまるかな。 (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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