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    わたし は にほんご を おしえます。
    I teach Japanese/ I am going to teach Japanese/ I will teach Japanese.
    わたし は えいご を ならいます。
    I learn English/ I am going to learn English/ I will teach Japanese.
    Are all of these translations correct? Not really sure about the “I am going” one…

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    Aye, they work. The one concern to keep in mind is the slight ambiguity of “I am going” in English – it’s got about three meanings:

    - “I’m going to the park” = I am moving myself to the park
    - “I’m going shopping” = I am moving myself somewhere in order to do shopping
    - “I’m going to learn English” = I will, in the future, learn English

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