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01-31-2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by aphextwin View Post
Nani o nonde imasuka <-- from Rosetta Stone
Nani o nomimasu ka <-- from Pimsleur audio


Thanks

Edit: Oh yeah, the answers given also confuse me...
watashi wa mizu o nonde imasu <-- Rosetta Stone
watashi wa mizu o nomitai desu <-- Pimsleur audio

can someone help me understand all the differences, please?
1. What are you drinking?
2. What do you (habitually) drink? or What will you drink?

The answers are:
1. I am drinking water.
2. I want to drink water. Note The use of "o" here is fine, but it's not the "default" form. The default is が.

Also, stop using romaji immediately. It is a tremendous hindrance to your learning.
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