Lost in TranslationN5

What you thought they said

I have captured your SOUL in this mystical device, ancient one! THERE IS NO ESCAPE!

What they actually said

I took a photo of the cherry blossoms in the park.

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N5hanami-park

I took a photo of the cherry blossoms in the park.

Neutral

公園(こうえん)で桜(さくら)の写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)りました。

Casual

公園(こうえん)で桜(さくら)の写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)った。

Vocabulary
撮るto take (a photo)公園park桜cherry blossom写真photograph
Grammar
〜をobject marker〜ましたpolite past tense
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