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so just to be certain; in the part of the conversation where amanda says "i studied japanese before i went to class"; the 1st part of the sentence does not have to be in the past tense?  "itta mie ni"

Hi 雨-san,

'わ' can be used like 'よ' at the end of the sentence, but sounds softer. That's why it's often used by women.  

Why is there a "わ" at the end of "ラーメンはいらないわ。"?

Thanks a lot! :)

Hi ジエゴさん

Thank you for pointing out the mobile version's misatke.  You're right.  The 7th scene should be the 5th scene.  We'll fix it as soon as possible!

 

の does not always mean a question.  It can be used at the end of a question sentence, but it often is used just to emphasize etc.  When の is added, it often makes the speaker's words sound softer and casual. 

Hope this helps!

Why does Amanda add の to the end of some of her phrases, even if its not a question? Also, I'd like to point out that in the mobile version the image with amanda asking 「二日」appears before the one where she asks about kenichi's english lessons, which can be quite confusing. (This happens at least in Chrome for Android)

I think I'd be just as grumpy as Amanda if I had to wake up at half five too!

Kenichi-san's mother is really mean!

I know what you mean, Rogelio-san. I always struggle between "free translation" and "literal translation." In our lessons, example sentences are usually translated literally, and they can sound odd in English. In manga lessons, I tend to translate the conversations "freely" so that they can sound more natural. Anyway, I feel amazed that you noticed this!

This will sound obvious, but ひる Means Lunch in the above context. well anyways just trying to help. ^_^

Ops, you're right again; We talked about ～と思う in the lesson "Just Think About It." Another expression "～たいと思う" will be introduced in a later lesson. Thank you!