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| | | Japanese translation:uchi no haishya(-san) | Explanation:
Actually, the phrases "my dentist" and "our dentist", like the majority of Japanese expressions, are typically gender-nuetral.
To say "my", either women or men can say "watashi no" (a woman might pronounce it as "atashi no")
To say "our", its "watashitachi no", or perhaps more appropriately for the family dentist, "uchi no"
Dentist is "haishya" ('tooth doctor'), but the honorific "san" would usually be attached at the end.
So, you can say "uchi no haishya-san" to mean "our dentist." |
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3 hrs uchi no haishya(-san)
Explanation:
Actually, the phrases "my dentist" and "our dentist", like the majority of Japanese expressions, are typically gender-nuetral.
To say "my", either women or men can say "watashi no" (a woman might pronounce it as "atashi no")
To say "our", its "watashitachi no", or perhaps more appropriately for the family dentist, "uchi no"
Dentist is "haishya" ('tooth doctor'), but the honorific "san" would usually be attached at the end.
So, you can say "uchi no haishya-san" to mean "our dentist."
| | | Grading comment | Arigatou gozaimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! |
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