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Basic forms you must know part 3 2008-03-28 12:01:11 Previously we touch on ます、て、た and plain forms. In this post, we will learn a new form call the ない form. This form is use to express negation. Let’s take a look at some of the examples.
たべる、食べる becomes たべない、食べない (don’t eat)
おしえる、教える becomes おしえない、教えない (don’t teach)
Let’s take a closer look!
In the verb, たべる, the る is [...] Read more:Basic
Basic forms you must know part 2 2008-03-28 10:25:44 て or で form
The て or で form is used to connect words or sentences together. For example, たべて のんで いきます. Which literally means, “I eat, drink and go” It may seem like there is no meaning when you are saying, “I eat, drink and go”, but this is just a simple example to get you [...] Read more:Basic
Basic forms you must know 2008-03-27 05:12:53 There are some forms that you must learn. Let’s take a look at the basic forms that you will encounter most of the time.
ますform
The ます form is a polite form. For example たべますTabemasu。Which means “eat” in a polite way of saying. As you can see that the -ますmasu form is added at the end [...] Read more:Basic
A more in-depth look into Japanese sentence structure 2008-03-26 00:51:45 In my previous post, I discussed about the basic sentence structure and how Japanese
people think to form sentences. Now, let’s take a look at more basic Japanese sentences.
これ は かれ の ペン です”kore wa kare no pen desu” means “This is his pen”
So think of the arrow that goes from これは”kore wa” to かれ の”kare no” and then to ペン です”pen [...] Read more:depth look
Let’s make more sentences 2008-03-25 10:08:08 これ は わたし の かばん ですkore wa watashi no kaban desu
So what does the above sentence means?
It means “This is my bag”
Let’s break down this slightly more difficult sentence.
これ は わたし の かばん です
これ ”kore” means “this”
は ”wa” is a particle where new information is introduce here, so the speaker wants to give new information to the listener about the bag
わたし ”watashi” means “I” or “my”
の ”no” is a [...] Read more:sentences
Your first Japanese sentance 2008-03-24 04:36:33 After you have fully memorize the first few most commonly used Japanese
words. Its time to understand some sentences. Lets take a look at the following sentences.
わたし は がっこう に いきますwatashi wa gakkou ni ikimasu
The above sentence means, I go to school.
Now Japanese sentences are different from English sentences as they are post-position. Some of you might not understand [...]
Common Japanese words you must know 2008-03-23 09:55:58 Before making your first sentence, you need to know a few vocabularies. Let’s start off with the most common words.
わたし、私watashi ＝ I、me
あなたanata = You
これkore = this
それsore = that
かばん、鞄kaban = bag
こんにちはkonnichiwa = hello, good afternoon
おはようございますohayou gozaimasu = Good morning
いきます、行きますikimasu = to go, will go
きます、来ますkimasu = to come, will come
どこdoko = where
のみます、飲みますnomimasu = to drink, will drink
たべます、食べますtabemasu = to eat, [...] Read more:Japanese
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Improving hiragana and katakana readings 2008-03-19 03:27:56 Assume that you have study the hiragana and katakana chart fully, you might think that you are able to read it already. You are right to say that, but how fast can you read hiragana and katakana words? You probably still have to think a little before saying the word out. Being able to read [...]
How to study for hiragana and katakana 2008-03-17 09:11:07 Do you find difficulty memorizing all the characters? Here are some 3 learning methods that I can share with you.
Lets start with memorizing hiragana
Method number 1
Take the first 5 hiragana characters out(あ、い、う、え、お),and then take a piece of paper and try to write them down while looking at the first 5 hiragana characters. Keep doing it [...]
Building Foundations - Hiragana and Katakana 2008-03-16 10:02:00 Japanese is made up of 3 components of the writing system namely, hiragana, katakana and kanji. So the first thing you need to memorize is the hiragana.
Hiragana consists of 46 main characters that needs to be memorize. There are 2 particular characters that is not required to be memorize because it is not used anymore [...] Read more:Building
, Foundations
Adjectives you must learn 2008-04-01 12:36:42 Let’s learn
some adjectives today. There are 2 kinds of adjectives. The な adjectives and the い adjectives.
For い adjectives
あつい、熱い warm, hot
さむい、寒い cold (use to describe weather only)
As you can see that for the い adjectives, there is an い sound at the end. That is why its call the い adjective. So let’s make [...]
“Able” or “not able” ? 2008-04-05 02:19:47 How do you say, “Are you able to drink beer?” in Japanese? Let’s take a look.
ベールがのめますか、ビールが飲めますか？
ビール means “Beer”
The か is a particle added at the end to mark the sentence as a question
As for が, this particle is use together with the -eru form. This particle will be covered later.
and のめますか means “Able to drink?” [...]
Changing adjectives to past tense 2008-04-03 03:04:49 Today I’m going to teach on changing adjectives into negatives. So what adjectives did we learn in the last post?
For い adjectives
あつい、熱い becomes あつかった です(was hot, was warm)
さむい、寒い becomes さむかった です(was cold)
To make an い adjective into a past tense, you simple drop the い and replace it with かった です. Note that you are learning the polite [...] Read more:Changing
Japanese learners tend to be confuse with wa and ga 2008-04-06 02:50:32 Many Japanese
learners tend to be confused with using the は and the が particle. As previously mention, the は particle is use for introducing new information to the listener, like a topic marker. The Japanese may also use this to emphasis certain things.
While for the が particle, it is use as a subject marker, [...]
Learn Japanese using the “Able” or “not able” forms 2008-04-05 02:19:47 How do you say, “Are you able to drink beer?” in Japanese
? Let’s take a look.
ビールがのめますか、ビールが飲めますか？
ビール means “Beer”
The か is a particle added at the end to mark the sentence as a question
As for が, this particle is use together with the -eru form. This particle will be covered later.
and のめますか means “Able to drink?” [...]
Learn how to change adjectives to past tense in Japanese 2008-04-03 03:04:49 Today I’m going to teach on changing Japanese
adjectives into negatives. So what adjectives did we learn in the last post?
For い adjectives
あつい、熱い becomes あつかった です(was hot, was warm)
さむい、寒い becomes さむかった です(was cold)
To make an い adjective into a past tense, you simple drop the い and replace it with かった です. Note that you are learning the [...]
Common Japanese Adjectives you must learn 2008-04-01 12:36:42 Let’s learn
some adjectives today. There are 2 kinds of adjectives. The な adjectives and the い adjectives.
For い adjectives
あつい、熱い warm, hot
さむい、寒い cold (use to describe weather only)
As you can see that for the い adjectives, there is an い sound at the end. That is why its call the い adjective. So let’s make [...] Read more:Japanese
, Common
Must know basic forms for Japanese learners part 3 2008-03-28 12:01:11 Previously we touch on ます、て、た and plain forms. In this post, we will learn a new form call the ない form. This form is use to express negation. Let’s take a look at some of the examples.
たべる、食べる becomes たべない、食べない (don’t eat)
おしえる、教える becomes おしえない、教えない (don’t teach)
Let’s take a closer look!
In the verb, たべる, the る [...] Read more:Japanese
Must know basic forms for Japanese learners part 2 2008-03-28 10:25:44 Learn Japanese
with confidence!
て or で form
If you have the chance, try listening to a real Japanese talking. Japanese often use the -te form. The て or で form is used to connect words or sentences together. For example, たべて のんで いきます. Which literally means, “I eat, drink and go” It may seem like there [...]
Must know basic forms for Japanese learners part 1 2008-03-27 05:12:53 Learning Japanese
may seem easy at first, but there are some forms that you must learn. These forms may suddenly make learning Japanese becoming very difficult at the beginning. But with practice and daily usage, you may soon find that learning Japanese isn’t that difficult after all. Let’s take a look at the basic forms that you will [...]
Let’s make more Japanese sentences 2008-03-25 10:08:08 これ は わたし の かばん ですkore wa watashi no kaban desu
So what does the above sentence means?
It means “This is my bag”
Let’s break down this slightly more difficult sentence.
これ は わたし の かばん です
これ ”kore” means “this”
は ”wa” is a particle where new information is introduce here, so the speaker wants to give new information to the listener about the bag
わたし ”watashi” means “I” or “my”
の ”no” is a [...] Read more:Japanese
, sentences
Compare Japanese girls with other girls 2008-04-07 23:09:54 Let’s take a break from learning Japanese
today. Some of you would probably be having a headache if I were to teach more forms today. In today’s post, let’s compare Japanese girls with other girls.
So what is so nice about Japanese girls? Before we go on, let me show you this commercial from Japan. [...] Read more:Compare
How to show preference in Japanese using “hoshii” and -tai form 2008-04-09 05:25:14 There are 2 days to show preference in Japanese
. One is the adjective word call “hoshii” ほしい、欲しい. Or using the -tai たいform.
Some quick examples below.
くるま が ほしい - I want a car.
いぬ が ほしい - I want a dog.
ねこ が ほしい - I want a cat.
When you want to show that you want an object that is a noun, you use the [...]
Learn how to connect sentences in Japanese 2008-04-10 02:25:47 Sometime back ago we learned about the -te てform, which is use to connect or continue sentences
, or also known as “and”. In today’s post we shall learn more on how to connect Japanese
sentences with other sentences. The use of “but”, “because” and “so” will be covered today.
Let’s start with using “but”. There are [...]
How to Speak, Write, Read, Listen and Understand in Japanese 2008-04-12 04:46:20 Learning the Japanese
grammar, forms, vocabularies and other common expressions just by finding on the web does not help you to fully become able to S.W.R.L(Speak, Write
, Read, Listen
) and understand in Japanese. You have to get a hands on. In order to S.W.R.L and understand in Japanese, get started learning with hiragana and katakana [...] Read more:Understand
Intermediate Japanese forms you must know 2008-04-14 02:28:45 In order to bring your Japanese
to the next level, there are a couple more forms to learn. Let’s get started.
How do you express assumption? By adding the でしょう or だろう
たべる でしょう - You will eat it, right?
たべた でしょう - You ate it, right?
たべない でしょう - You won’t/don’t eat it, right?
たべなかった でしょう - You didn’t eat it, right?
Pretty simple right? [...] Read more:Intermediate
How to use “when” in Japanese or -tara form 2008-04-16 10:10:08 This form very useful and commonly use by the Japanese
. The examples below will show you how to change from the plain verb to -tara forms
たべる(to eat) becomes たべたら(when you eat)
はなす(to speak) becomes はなしたら(when you speak)
あるく(to walk) becomes あるいたら(when you walk)
およぐ(to swim) becomes およいだら(when you swim)
よぶ(to call) becomes よんだら(when you call it)
のむ(to drink) becomes のんだら(when [...]
How to show progression in Japanese using the -teiru form 2008-04-16 03:56:34 Let’s say you are doing something. Like say for example, eating. You probably would want to tell a friend, I am eating in Japanese
. So today we will learn on using -ている -teiru form.
たべる becomes たべている which means “Eating”
And to add the polite -masu form
たべている becomes たべています
Just drop the る and add the ます after [...]
Using passive sentences in Japanese, the -rareru form 2008-04-17 04:29:59 Let’s learn how to form passive sentences
in Japanese
. By using the -rareru form, you can prove to your friends that your Japanese grammar has improved by a huge margin So let’s take a look at some of the passive words you often use in English conversation.
I was scolded by my teacher.
せんせい に しかられた、先生 に 叱られた
sensei ni shikarareta
せんせい、先生sensei [...]
6 Ways to Improve Your Japanese Learning Ability using Quizlet 2008-04-18 15:00:38 Since the introduction to Quizlet, I’ve come up with 6 ways to improve your Japanese
learning ability.
If you are a total newbie on learning hiragana and katakana, start creating your own set of hiraganas first. Probably the first 10 sounds namely, あ、い、う、え、お and か、き、く、け、こ. As you become familiar, you should proceed to the next 10 hiragana [...] Read more:Improve
, Learning
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