As always, the nuance in Japanese needs me to document this down.
そっか – also means I understand you, shows empathy
たしかに – had different opinion, but now I agree you’re right
まあね – subtle agreement, may have a slightly different opinion, but don’t want to say it aloud
A: 今日、パスタ食べに行かない？ B: うーん、パスタか… 。昨日も食べたんだよね。 A:そっかー。 [A immediately understands and acknowledges B’s reason for not wanting pasta (ate it yesterday).] B: じゃあ、和食は？OOOの定食、美味しいらしいよ。 A: 和食か… 。ちょっと高いんだよね、あそこ… B: あ、そうだった？ランチは手頃な値段って聞いたけど。 A:たしかに、ランチなら大丈夫かも。夜は高いけど。 [A initially hesitates about Japanese food due to price. B provides new info (lunch is cheaper). A uses “たしかに” to agree with B’s point about “lunch price” specifically, shifting from initial price concern to accepting lunch as an option.] B: よかった。じゃあ、和食にする？ A:まあね、和食もいいね。たまには。 [A agrees to Japanese food, but “まあね” and “たまには (tama ni wa – once in a while)” show subtle agreement. It’s acceptable, but not a passionate “YES! Japanese food!”.] B: うん、そうしよう。
Feels like a useful phrase, but I probably don’t know how to make this sentence from scratch, so I might as well write it down 😅
なかったことにしてくれない？
なかった – did not exist, did not happen
こと – thing
にする/にして – A を B にする means to treat A as B, to make A into B
くれない – くれる means to do for me, くれない is would you not do it for me? which is more like “could you please do it for me”
In this sentence, there is a hidden item, like spilling the juice or an “oopsie” is the thing that we want to treat as なかったこと (the thing that didn’t happen).
The literal translation would be: Treat it (the oopsie) assomething that didn’t happen, could you please do it for me?
The context I heard this in was A and B almost had a one-night stand.
In my last week’s diary, I wanted to express that the “old web” was more interesting to me.
So here’s the sentence
昔のウェブはもっと面白い思う。 昔のウェブはもっと面白い思っている。
思う is meant to be more for the moment. 思っている has a longer duration for the thought, or it has been a belief.
In my case, both make sense but with a slight nuance. If I wanted to say I always thought the old web is more interesting, then 思っている would be better than 思う.
While talking about てもらう, my teacher asked me what’s the difference between てほしい 🤔
I was mentioning that てほしい sounds demanding if you’re asking someone to do something for you. If it’s asking someone for a favor and I’d use てもらう. This feels more like てほしい vs. てもらいたい instead.
We talked more on the aspect of “timeline of events happening”.
Basics
てほしい – Expresses my wish/desire
てもらう – Focuses on me “receiving” the favor
Timeline of events
Nothing has happened yet, it’s only me hoping in my head お母さんに今日の夕ご飯を作ってほしい。
Asking mom for the favor お母さん、今日の夕ご飯を作ってもらえますか？
After mom agrees, I tell my brother that mom will be making dinner お母さんに今日の夕ご飯を作ってもらいます。
Notes
If still would like someone to do something with てほしい, usually people will add んですが to make it softer
