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Japanese lessons (14) particles “ni” & “de”
2015年12月15日 grammar
Nihongo no JOSHI 「ni」 to 「de」 no tsukai-kata How to use particles “ni” & “de.” Nihon-go no joshi niwa “wa” “ga” “ni” “e” “to” “de” nado ga ari-masu. Joshi wa shokyuusha ni totte mottomo muzukashii bunpoo koomoku no hitotsu desu. kyoo wa kihonteki na “ni” to “de” toiu futatsu no joshi no tsukai-kata o benkyoo shimashoo! にほんごのじょしには 「は」「が」「に」「へ」「と」「で」などが あります。 じょしは しょきゅうしゃにとって もっとも むずかしい ぶんぽう こうもくの ひとつです。 きょうは きほんてきな 「に」と「で」という ふたつの じょしの つかいかたを べんきょうしましょう！ For beginners, particles are one of the most difficult part about learning Japanese. Today, let’s learn how to use the particles “ni” & “de.” ■ Joshi “ni” ／ じょし「に」 = Place + Particles “ni” つかいかた tsukaikata (usage) れいぶん reibun (example sentences) ① direction to (place) watashi wa ashita Hawai ni iki-masu. I will …
Japanese lesson 12 － How do you say “Where did you buy (get) it?” in Japanese.
2015年7月28日 grammar
Japanese lessons 12 Nihongo no joshi “de” / Japanese particle “de” ① watashi wa keiko desu. ＝ I am Keiko Yamada. →「wa」： Subject marker (“wa” indicates the main topic of a sentence.) ② watashi wa kaban o kai-mashita. ＝ I bought a bag. →「o」： Object marker (“o” is placed after a noun and it indicates the noun is the direct object.) ③ watashi wa depaato de kaban o kai-mashita. ＝ I bought a bag at a department store. →「de」：Place marker (“de” indicates the place where an action or an event take place.) ④ watashi wa 3gatsu 3ka ni depaato de kaban o kai-mashita. ＝ I bought a bag at a department store on March third. …
Japanese lessons 11 – verb past tense in Japanese
2015年7月27日 grammar
Japanese lessons 11 Dooshi no kakokei / verb past tense in Japanese tense affirmative negative form non-past tense (present / future ) tabe masu tabe masen past tense tabe mashita tabe masendeshita Nihongo no “kakokei (past tense) ” o tsukuru no wa totemo kantan desu. 「masu」o「mashita」ni kaeru dake desu. shita no rei o mite-mimashoo! To make Japanese past tense is very simple. Just change the masu ending to mashita. Look at the examples below. ① watashi wa kinoo raamen o tabe-mashita. わたしは きのう ラーメンを たべました。 I ate (had) Ramen yesterday. Affirmative past tence : masu → mashita Negative past tense : masen ＋ deshita = masendeshita. ② watashi wa kinoo …
Japanese Lessons 10 – Frequency adverbs in Japanese
2015年7月6日 grammar
Learn how to use and where to place adverbs of frequency in Japanese! kaiwa / Conversation 「yoku eiga o mi-masu」”How often do you watch movies” A: John-san, yoku eiga o mi-masu ka? B: hai, yoku mi-masu. horaa to komedii o yoku mi-masu. Yamada-san wa? A: iie, amari mi-masen. watashi wa geemu no hoo ga suki-desu. B: watashi wa zenzen geem o shimasen. A: eh? dooshite? geemu wa omoshiroi desu yo. <translation> A: John, do you often watch movies? B: Yes, I often do. I often watch horror movies and comedy movies. How about you, Mr. Yamada? A: No, I don’t often watch (movies). I prefer (playing) games. B: I …
Japanese Lessons 9 – Japanese verbs ; affirmative & negative forms
2015年7月4日 grammar
Japanese verbs / Basic 10 verbs Let’s learn Japanese verbs! Dooshi verbs 1 たべべます tabe-masu to eat 2 のみます nomi-masu to drink 3 みます mi-masu to look, to watch 4 よみます yomi-masu to read 5 ききます kiki-masu to listen 6 かきます kaki-masu to write 7 かいます kai-masu to buy 8 はなします hanashi-masu to talk, to speak 9 つくります tsukuri-masu to make 10 します shimasu to do, to play ■ Bun no koozoo / Sentence Structure ① Watashi wa mainichi terebi o mi-masu. (I watch TV every day. ) → Subject + time expression + verb + object ② Ashita watashi wa tenisu o shimasu. (Tomorrow, I will (or am going to) …
Japanese Lessons 8 – Asking time in Japanese ; “What time does it start?”
2015年6月29日 grammar
Kaiwa ／ Conversation A: Kaigi wa nan-ji ni hajimari-masu ka? B: Etto…. 4 ji ni hajimari-masu yo. A: 4 ji desu ne. Soshite, nan-ji ni owari-masu ka? B: 5 ji gurai ni owari-masu yo. A: Soo desu ka. doomo. <Translation> A: What time will the meeting start? B: Let me see…., It will start at 4pm. A: 4pm…. And what time will it end? B: It will end around 5pm. A: Okay, thank you. ■ Tango ／ vocabulary 1. hajimari-masu (~ start, ~ begin) 2. owari-masu (~ to be finished, ~ end) 3. kaigi (meeting, conference) 4. etto… ( let me see) 5. ~ ji gurai (around ~ o’clock) 6. ni (at) …
Japanese Lessons 7 – Asking the time in Japanese ; ” From what time?”
2015年6月27日 grammar
Japanese lessons 7 From what time? 「nan ji kara desu ka?」 ■ Kaiwa (conversation) A: Sumimasen … Ashita no kaigi wa nan-ji kara desu ka？ B: Gogo 3ji kara desu yo. A: Soo desu ka. Doo mo. <translation> A: Excuse me… What is the starting time for tomorrow’s meeting (conference)? B: It’s from three pm. A: Okay, thank you. ■ Tango (vocabulary) 1. kara ／ from 2. made ／ to, until 3. gogo／ pm 4. ashita ／ tomorrow 5. kaigi ／ meeting, conference 6. doomo ／ thank you ※ Soo desu ka (with falling intonation) ／ it has a lot of meaning ; I see, Okay, Uh-huh etc., ■ Bunpoo …
Japanese lessons 6 – How to say “What time is it?” in Japanese
2015年6月21日 grammar
How to say “What time is it?” in Japanese (2) pun/fun = minutes ; depending on afre which number it follows. numbers minites (fun or pun) 1 ichi 00:01 ip pun 2 ni 00:02 ni fun 3 san 00:03 san pun 4 shi / yon 00:04 yon pun 5 go 00:05 go fun 6 roku 00:06 rop pun 7 shich / nana 00:07 nana fun 8 hachi 00:08 hap pun 9 kyuu 00:09 kyuu fun 10 jyuu 00:10 jyup pun 11 jyuu ichi 00:11 jyuu ip pun 12 jyuu ni 00:12 jyuu ni fun 30 san jyuu 00:30 san jyup pun / han (= half) ■ Examples 1. …
Japanese Lessons 5 – How to say “What time is it?” in Japaense (1)
2015年6月21日 grammar
Japanese lessons 5 Learn how to tell time in Japanese. 1. “-ji” = o’clock Careful with ★(4 o’clock, 7 o’clock, 9 o’clock) number time (“ji” means “o’clock) 1 ichi 1:00 ichi ji 2 ni 2:00 ni ji 3 san 3:00 san ji 4 shi / yon 4:00 ★yo ji 5 go 5:00 go ji 6 roku 6:00 roku ji 7 shichi / nana 7:00 ★shichi ji 8 hachi 8:00 hachi ji 9 kyuu 9:00 ★ku ji 10 jyuu 10:00 jyuu ji 11 jyuu ichi 11:00 jyuu ichi ji 12 jyuu ni …
