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Need some help editing pls~

chichilicious

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hey!
i'm just wondering if anyone could help me edit these sentences as i'm not sure that they are correct~

1. nihon ni itte irai nihon ga suki ni narimashita. dakara, ichi nen mae made, watashi wa nihon de benkyousurukoto ni shimashita.
2. takusan iroirona koto wo keiken shitai.
3. Australia to chigatte, nihon ha sugoku gamitsu de, soreni Australia yori, night life wa totemo ii desu.
4. nihon no ooki no apartment toshite yachin ga takasugiru soudesu.
5. tabun, nihon no daigakusei noyouni one room apartment wo tsukaimasu.

And also...can anyone help me with the sentence structure~
'i like 'something' as well as 'something' for example, if want to say -
i like japanese traditional culture, as well as their modern culture.
 
Hi chichilicious, welcome to JREF!

When asking for proof-reading from next time, please write what you intend to say in English as well, it will make it easier for others to give you offer you advice.

1. nihon ni itte irai nihon ga suki ni narimashita. dakara, ichi nen mae made, watashi wa nihon de benkyousurukoto ni shimashita.
Basically they are very good, except the part marked in red.
It means "until one year ago" which does not fit in the rest of the sentence. What did you want to say? If "one year ago", it should be "ichinen mae ni".

2. takusan iroirona koto wo keiken shitai.
This is good.
To unify the style (polite form) of the whole text, you might add "desu" after "shitai".

3. Australia to chigatte, nihon ha sugoku gamitsu de, soreni Australia yori, night life wa totemo ii desu.
Gamitsu??? In English?

4. nihon no ooki no apartment toshite yachin ga takasugiru soudesu.
Ookii itself is an adjective, you don't have to add "no".
Toshite means "as" or "for".
Nihon dewa ookii apaato wa yachin ga takasugiru soudesu.
(They say that in Japan the rent for a big apartment is too expensive.)
If you simply mean "very expensive", you can say "totemo takai" instead of "takasugiru" (too expensive).

5. tabun, nihon no daigakusei noyouni one room apartment wo tsukaimasu.
This is also good. Tsukaimasu (I'm going to use) is OK, you can also say karimasu (going to rent).

And also...can anyone help me with the sentence structure~
'i like 'something' as well as 'something' for example, if want to say -
i like japanese traditional culture, as well as their modern culture.

You can use "~mo, ~mo".
Watashi wa nihon no dentou bunka mo gendai no bunka mo sukidesu.
Watashi wa nihon no dentou bunka mo sukidesu shi, gendai no bunka mo suki desu.
Just for example.
 
3. Australia to chigatte, nihon ha sugoku gamitsu de, soreni Australia yori, night life wa totemo ii desu.

o ya, that first part is supposed to say - unlike Australia, Japan is very crowded. What is the word for crowded?

and btw, Thank you so much for the help~ (^^)V
 
3. Australia to chigatte, nihon ha sugoku gamitsu de, soreni Australia yori, night life wa totemo ii desu.

o ya, that first part is supposed to say - unlike Australia, Japan is very crowded. What is the word for crowded?

Oh, I see. You mean "kamitsu". But this word means "dense" (in population) and does not really fit...
For "crowded" you can say "konde iru" but it means the place is busy with a lot of people, or the traffic is heavy on the road. Kondeiru is usually used to describe a particular place.
Easy and simple expression to describe the whole Japan is "hito ga totemo ooi" (there are so many people).
 
You can use "~mo, ~mo".
Watashi wa nihon no dentou bunka mo gendai no bunka mo sukidesu.
Watashi wa nihon no dentou bunka mo sukidesu shi, gendai no bunka mo suki desu.
Just for example.
Another way which may be slightly closer to the spirit or feeling behind "as well as" in English would be "B dake de naku A mo..."

Watashi wa nihon no gendai no bunka (dentou bunka) dake de naku, dentou bunka (gendai no bunka) mo suki desu. (I don't only like modern (traditional) culture, but also traditional (modern) culture).

 
hey!
i'm just wondering if anyone could help me edit these sentences as i'm not sure that they are correct~
1. nihon ni itte irai nihon ga suki ni narimashita.
I suppose you can also make it "nihon ni itte (sore) irai (zutto) nihon ga suki desu" (?) although I'm not completely sure which is most natural.


2. For "as well as" I also find "hamochiron" in the dictionary with absolutely no explanation/idea where it came from or what it is doing there.

(Watashi wa nihon no gendai no bunka (dentou bunka) hamochiron dentou bunka (gendai no bunka) mo suki desu.
 
I suppose you can also make it "nihon ni itte (sore) irai (zutto) nihon ga suki desu" (?) although I'm not completely sure which is most natural.

Great, Elizabeth, I overlooked this part...
 
is it right to say 'kimochi ga warukunaru'
if i want to say, 'i feel uncomfortable'
 
is it right to say 'kimochi ga warukunaru'
if i want to say, 'i feel uncomfortable'

When describing yourself, saying "kimochi ga warukunaru" means "I'm getting sick". (Kibun ga warukunaru is another expression.)
As for "I (am beginning to) feel uncomfortable", I'd say "igokochi ga warukunaru" or "ochitsukanai (kimochi ni naru)" but it really depends on the context.
 
oh i see...
so if they ask you - why don't you like 'sentou' (public bath)?
Can you say - ochitsukanai kimochi ni naru...

and i'm also not sure how to say this
- In Tokyo, I can go shopping all night everyday.
Tokyo de mai nichi (all night??) kaimono wo surukoto ga dekimasu.

Thanks again~
 
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