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• Question #27

  What do you say in Japanese when someone hasn’t finished his or her food?

• Answer

  The answer is:
  Mottai nai／もったいない
  That’s wasteful.

  A: おなか　いっぱい。このハンバーガーすてるよ。
  Onaka ippai. Kono hanba-ga- suteru yo.
  I am full. I am going to throw away this hamburger, ok?
  B: もったいないよ。　いぬのジョンにあげたら？
  　　MOTTAI NAI yo. Inu no John ni agetara?
  It’s a waste. Why don’t you give it to John the dog?