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For today, let me introduce to you Japanese word Oshiete (教えて).
Oshiete (教えて) is a verb. It means “tell me”, “teach me”, “explain to me”.
It comes from noun oshie (教え) which means "teachings", knowledge or skills.
By adding te (て), it becomes a verb that expresses our request to someone to tell/share us his/her knowledge/info about something.
When you use it in daily conversation, you should also use kudasai (ください) to add politeness element after the word: It will become “oshiete kudasai” (教えてください)
Now let’s learn the word in the sentence!
l Eki e no michi wo oshiete kudasai.
(駅への道を、教えてください。)
l Please tell me the way to the station
l Kono mise no ninki menyuu no reshipi wo oshiete īdesuka.
l Please tell me the recipe of this restaurant menu
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Thesaurus: These is other word related to oshiete:
★Kono shouhin ni tsuite setsumei shite kudasai.(この商品について説明してください。)（Oshiete≒Setsumei shite）
英訳：Please explain about this product
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