YOU SAID:
I ate a hotdog, it was pretty good.
INTO JAPANESE
私はホットドッグを食べた、それはかなり良かった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate a hot dog, which was pretty good.
INTO JAPANESE
私はホットドッグを食べたが、それはかなり良かった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate a hot dog, but it was pretty good.
INTO JAPANESE
私はホットドッグを食べたが、かなり良かった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate a hot dog, but it was pretty good.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.