Say Two Words of Japanese and Someone Will Call You Fluent. Now What?
To say I've still got a long way to go in Japanese, say まだまだです (mada mada desu).
You said 「すみません」. They said your Japanese is amazing. You both know that isn't true.
まだまだです
mada mada desu
I've still got a long way to go
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- 日本語お上手ですね。 nihongo o-jouzu desu ne. Your Japanese is really good.
- いえいえ、まだまだです。 ie ie, mada mada desu. Oh no, I've still got a long way to go.
- まだまだです。もっと勉強します。 mada mada desu. motto benkyou shimasu. I've still got a long way to go. I'll keep studying.
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