Learn Japanese STEP.1 (for biginners) HIRAGANA HYOU

STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE SENTENCEs
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE

STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA

KATAKANA

(for words of foreign origin)

A I U E O

HA HI HU HE HO

*HU = FU

KA KI KU KE KO

MA MI MU ME MO

SA SI SU SE SO

*SI = SHI

YA .. YU .. YO

TA TI TU TE TO

*TU = TSU

RA RI RU RE RO

*R = L

NA NI NU NE NO

WA ... ... WO N

GA GI GU GE GO

KYA . KYU . KYO

KYO U [today]

ZA ZI ZU ZE ZO

*ZI =
JI

SYA . SYU . SYO

SYA SHI N [photos]

*SYA =
SHA
*SYU =
SHU
*SYO =
SHO

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Learn Japanese STEP.1 (for biginners) HIRAGANA HYOU

DA DI DU DE DO

CYA . CYU . CYO

O CYA [tea]

*CYA =
CHA
*CYU =
CHU
*CYO =
CHO

BA BI BU BE BO

PA PI PU PE PO

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Learn Japanese STEP.2 Learn Perticles

STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE

STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)

Making yourself understood in foreign language is pretty difficult, isn't it?
I think the proper way of using perticles (Jyoshi) helps it a lot in Japanese.
There are a lot of Japanese basic perticles. Which perticle should be used depends
on the verbs.
Please be in your mind the basic structure of Japanese sentense before you learn
the perticles.

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Basic structure of Japanese sentences

SUBJECT

+ MODIFIERS

+ PREDICATE(VERBs)

Watashi ha

ringo wo

tabeta

I ate an apple.

Otouto ha

toshokan he

itta

My brother went to a libraly.

SUBJECT + MODIFIERS

+ PREDICATE(NOUNs)

Watashi ha

Tokyo daigaku no

gakusei desu.

I am a student of Tokyo University.

Chichi ha

isha desu

My father is a docter.

SUBJECT + MODIFIERS

+ PREDICATE(ADJECTIVEs)

Kyou ha

hontou ni

atusi desu ne

It's hot today, isn't it?.

[Omitted]

sorewo kiite

ureshii yo

Im very happy to hear that.

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Japanese basic Perticles

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at

TIME

ni

3ji ni denwa shite kudasai.
(Please call me at 3 o'clock.)

PLACE

de

Gakkou de Eigo wo benkyou shiteimasu.
(I study English at school.)

by

TIME

made ni

5ji made ni kaeri nasai.
(Come home by 5 o'clock)

PERSON1

ni yotte

Kono E ha Pikaso ni yotte kakareta mono desu.
(This picture was painted by Picasso.)

PERSON2

ni

Sensei ni okorareta.
(I was scolded by a teacher.)

from

TIME

kara

Gakkou ha nanji kara desuka?
(From what time does your school start?**)

PERSON

kara

Sono yubiwa dare kara moratta no?
(From who did you get the ring?**)

in

TIME

ni

8 gatsu ni America ni ikimasu.
(I will go to the US in August.)

PLACE

de

Otouto ha kouen de asonde iru.
(My borther is playing in the park.)

to

TIME

made

Asa no 9 ji kara 5 ji han made office ni imasu.
(I will be in my office from 9 in the morning to 5 thirty.)

PERSON

he/ni

Sensei ni tegami wo kaita.
(I wrote a letter to my teacher.)

PLACE1

he/ni

Tokyo he ikitai nodesuga..
(I'd like to go to Tokyo..)

PLACE2

made

Tokyo made ikura desuka?
(How much does it cost to Tokyo?)

OTHERs

ha(wa)

Watashi ha Nihongo wo benkyou shiteimasu.
(I study Japanese.)

ga

Dare ga ittano desuka?
(Who said that?)

Otouto ga kaette kita.
(My brother came home.)[emphasis on subjects])

wo

Malaysia de durian wo tabeta koto ga aru.
(I've eaten durian in Malaysia.)

Eigo no hon wo katta.
(I bought an English book.)

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no

Boku no hon ni sawaruna yo.
(Don't touch my book.)

Kouen no sakura ga kirei da.
(Cherry blossom in the park is very beautiful.)

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STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE

STEP 3. VERBS (DOUSHI)

Doushi (Hiragana version)

Japanese verbs have many conjugated forms. There are some rules of the
conjugation. Whenever I see the conjugation chart, I wonder if non-Japanese
people understand and use them.
Bacause It's very difficult for even Japanese.

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Basic conjugation of Japanese verbs

"A I U E O" conjugation (5dan)
"1 dan" conjugation
"SA" conjugation
"KA" conjugation
Negative PAST TENSE
How to distinguish "1dan" conjugated verbs from "A I U E O" ones

*"A I U E O" conjugation (5dan VERBs)

Base
U

Negative
A + NAI

Formal
Basic
I + MASU

When
U +
TOKI

If
E +
BA

Order
E

Let's
OU!

PAST TENSE
**TA/DA

ENGLISH

Asob u

a nai

i masu

u toki

e ba

e

ou!

Aso n da

play

Kak u

a nai

i masu

u toki

e ba

e

ou!

Ka i ta

write/drow

Yar u

a nai

i masu

u toki

e ba

e

ou!

Ya t ta

do

Yom u

a nai

i masu

u toki

e ba

e

ou!

Yo n da

read

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Wara u

*wa(not A)
nai

i masu

u toki

e ba

e

ou!

Wara t ta

smile

Other "AIUEO"
Conjugation

Hiraku(open), Toru(take), Hanasu(speak), Tobu(fly/jump),
Tomaru(stop*intransitive), etc

**How to conjugate PAST TENSE:

The end letter of
the BASE WORD

PAST TENSE EXAMPLE

U,TU,RU

U --> t + ta

Au (meet) --> Atta
Tatu (stand) --> Tatta
Yaru (do) --> Yatta

KU

KU --> i + ta Kaku (write) --> Kaita

SU

SU --> si + ta Kakusu (hide) --> Kakusita

NU,MU,BU

NU -->n + da

Sinu (die) --> Sinda
Nomu (drink)--> Nonda
Asobu (play) --> Asonda

masu

mashita

Au --> Ai mashita, Kaku --> Kaki mashita
Kakusu --> Kakushi mashita, Shinda --> Shini mashita

*"1 dan" conjugation

Base
ru

Negative
NAI

Formal Basic
MASU

When
xU + TOKI

If
xE +
BA

Order
xO

Let's
YOU!

PAST TENSE

ENGLISH
+ TA

Mi ru

nai

masu

ru toki

re ba

ro

y ou! ta

look/see

Tabe ru

nai

masu

ru toki

re ba

ro

y ou! ta

eat

Ne ru

nai

masu

ru toki

re ba

ro

y ou! ta

sleep

Other "1 dan"
Conjugation

Tomeru(stop *transitive), Iru(stay), Nageru(throw), Deru(go out of..), etc

*"SA" conjugation

Base
U+RU

Negative
I+NAI

Formal Basic
I+MASU

When
URU +
TOKI

If
URE +
BA

Order
IRO

Let's
I+YOU!

PAST
TENSE

ENGLISH

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S uru

i nai

i masu

uru toki ure ba i ro

i you!

Sita

do

Other "SA"
Conjugation

Benkyou suru(study),Gaishutsu suru(go out), Denwa suru(make a phone
call), etc

*"KA" conjugation

Base
U+RU

Negative
O+NAI

Formal Basic
I+MASU

When
URU + TOKI

If
URE + BA

Order
OI

Let's
--

PAST TENSE ENGLISH

K uru o nai

i masu

uru toki

ure ba

oi

Kita

come

*Negative PAST TENSE

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE PRESENT

NEGATIVE PAST

EXAMPLE

--

nai

nakatta

Asoba nakatta
I didnt play.

masu

masen

masen desita

Nemasen desita
I didnt sleep.

*How to distinguish "1dan" conjugated verbs from "A I U E O" ones

TABERU, OKIRU, NOMU, HANASU, KANGAERU, URU,
MIRU, OKU, TUKURU

WHICH ONE?

..E or ..I

TABERU, OKIRU, KANGAERU, MIRU

1 dan conjugation

..A or ..U or ..O NOMU, HANASU, URU, OKU, TUKURU

AIUEO conjugation

EXCEPTION
..E or ..I

KIRU (Cut), HASIRU (Run), SIRU (Know), KAERU (Go
home), HAIRU (enter), HERU (decrease),..etc

AIUEO conjugation

There are more conjugated forms. And there are some exception forms.
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Learn Japanese STEP.3 Learn Adjectives

STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE

STEP 3. Learn ADJECTIVEs (KEIYOUSHI)

There are two kinds of adjectives, i adjectives and NA adjectives.

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i adjectives (adjectives ending at "i")

+desu/--

modify a noun
+ i

NEGATIVE
+ kunai

PAST
+ katta(desu)

PAST NEGATIVE
+ kunakatta

Englsih

YASASHii

yasashi i

yasashi kunai

yasashi katta

yasashi kunakatta

easy/kind

iSOGASHii isogashi i

isogashi kunai

isogashi katta

isogashi kunakatta

busy

ii

i(yo) i

yo kunai

yo katta

yo kunakatta

good

WARUi

waru i

waru kunai

waru katta

waru kunakatta

bad

SAMUI

samu i

samu kunai

samu katta

samu kunakatta

cold(feeling)

TSUMETAI tsumeta i

tsumeta kunai

tsumeta katta

tsumeta kunakatta

cold(touching)

HOSHii

hoshi i

hoshi kunai

hoshi katta

hoshi kunakatta

to want

NAi

na i

na kunai*1

na katta

there is nothing..

..TAi*2

..ta i

..ta kunai

..ta katta

..ta kunakatta

want to do..

..NiKUi*3

..niku i

..niku kunai

..niku katta

..niku kunakatta

difficult to do..

OTHERs

atsui(hot,thick),omoi(heavy),karui(light),nikui(hete),kitsui(tight),chiisai(small),ookii(big),kawaii(cute)
ureshii(happy),ippai(full),kashikoi(smart),okashii(funny/strange),omoshiroi(interesting),tanoshii(enjoyable)

*1: very rare
*2: VERBs(MAS form) + ..TAI = want to ..
(eg. tabe(mas)+tai=tabetai,want to eat)
*3: VERBs(MAS form) + ..nikui = difficult to do..
(eg. tabe(mas)+nikui=tabenikui,difficult to eat)

Ano ringo ha oishikunakatta.
[The apple wasn't good(delicious).]
Kono HP ha ji ga chiisakute minikui*3.
[It's difficult to to see this HP beacuse the fonts are small.]
Oji ha yasashii hito datta.
[My uncle was a nice person.]

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NA adjectives

+desu/+deshita

modify a noun
+ na

NEGATIVE
+ jyanai/dehanai

PAST
+ datta

PAST NEGATIVE
+ jya nakatta/deha nakatta

Englsih

KANTAN

kantan na

kantan jyanai

kantan datta

kantan jyanakatta

easy

SHINSETSU

shinsetsu na

shinsetsu jyanai

shinsetsu datta

shinsetsu jyanakatta

kind

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MURI

muri na

muri jyanai

muri datta

muri jyanakatta

impossible

(FU)KANOU

(fu)kanou na

(fu)kanou jyanai

(fu)kanou datta

(fu)kanou jyanakatta

(im)possible

TASHIKA

tashika na

tashika jyanai

tashika datta

tashika jyanakatta

sure

FUKUZATSU

fukuzatsu na

fukuzatsu jyanai

fukuzatsu datta

fukuzatsu jyanakatta

complicatig

KANDOUTEKI kandouteki na

kandouteki jyanai kandouteki datta kandouteki jyanakatta

moving,touching

MUDA

muda na

muda jyanai

muda datta

muda jyanakatta

no use/waste

TEINEI

teinei na

teinei jyanai

teinei datta

teinei jyanakatta

polite

NETSHIN

nestshin na

netshin jyanai

netshin datta

netshin jyanakatta

eager

OTHERs

chuujitsu(faithful,loyal,devoted),baka(foolish),seikaku(correct,precise),zankoku(cruel)
chiteki(intelligent),tokubetsu(special),ijiwaru(nasty),fu.kouhei(un.fair),rakutenteki(optimistic),hikanteki(pessimistic)

Kono mondai ha kantan datta.
[This question was easy.]
Sore ha tashika nahanashi desuka?
[Is it a certain information?]
Kono mondai ha kantan datta.
[This question was easy.]
Kare no doryoku ha muda jyanakatta.
[His effort wasn't in vain.]

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How to distinguish i and NA adjectives..

Most adjectives that end at "i" when they modify nouns are "i adjectives".
But there are some exceptions such as "kirei". "kirei" is a "NA adjective".

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Other conjugation of adjectives

i or NA?

become to be..

became to be..

too..

too.. so..

make it ..

i

yasashi i

yasashi kunaru

yasashi kunatta

yasahi sugiru

yasashi sugite..

yasashi kusuru

i

kanashi i

kanashi kunaru

kanashi kunatta

kanashi sugiru

kanashi sugite..

i

na i

na kunaru

na kunatta

nasa sugiru

nasa sugite..

na kusu

i

samu i

samu kunaru

samu kunatta

samu sugiru

samu sugite..

samu kusuru

NA

kanou na

kanou ni naru

kanou ni natta

--

--

kanou ni suru

NA

fukuzatsu na fukuzatsu ni naru fukuzatsu ni natta fukuzatsu sugiru fukuzatsu sugite.. fukuzatsu ni suru

NA

ijiwaru na

ijiwaru ni naru

ijiwaru ni natta

ijiwaru sugiru

ijiwaru sugite..

NA

kouhei na

kouhei ni naru

kouhei ni natta

fukouhei sugiru* fukouhei sugite..* kouhei ni suru

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Living Japanese Expression..

LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE
STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

98

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99

Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

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Living Japanese Expression..

LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE
STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

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1.

(to get surprised)

e.g.

A:

(I'm surprised to hear that you are going to the US.)

B:

(Yes. Please come to visit me there.)
.

2.

(Please tell me)

e.g.

A:

(Could you tell me your E-mail address?)

B:

(Sorry. I don't have an E-mail address.)
.

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1.

(I don't like it so much.)

e.g.

A:

(What is your next class?)

B:

(English. I don't like the teacher so much.)
.

2.

(I'm too tired)

e.g.

A:

(How are you?)

B:

(I'm tired to death.)
.

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(Long time no see.)

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(Hi! Long time no see. How are you?)

B:

(Yeah. I'm ok. And you?)
.

2.

(It's troublesome.)

e.g.

A:

(Why don't you answer my E-mail?)

B:

(Because it's troublesome for me.)
.

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(to live by myself)

e.g.

A:

(Keiko, do you live by yourself or live with your parents? )

B:

(I live by myself. So I miss them.)
.

2.

(to have no choice)

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e.g.

A:

(Oh. We missed the last train.)

B:

(There is nothing for it but to pick up a taxi. How much do you have?)
.

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please

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STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

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1.

( It's very fast.)

e.g.

A:

(How old is Tarou now? )

B:

(He will be 6 years old this year. He will go to an elementally school next year.)

A:

(Is he?(Already?) Wow! It's really fast to children grow up, isn't it?).
.

2.

(I'm (It's) not in good shape.)

e.g.

A:

(You didn't come, did you? Why not?)

B:

(I had something wrong with my stomach yesterday.)
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1.

(It's (He's) my type.)

e.g.

A:

(Wow! She is nice!)

B:

(Not my type though.)
.

2.

(I'm crazy about it.) **This is a new slang

e.g.

A:

(Why is your phone line always busy lately?)

B:

(Sorry. I'm crazy about PC lately.)
.

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(I hope so.)

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(How was the test yesterday?)

B:

(It was terrible.)

A:

(Don't worry. It's said that the half of them can pass it.)

B:

(I hope so.)
.

2.

(to have nothing to do and to be bored)

e.g.

A:

(on a phone)

(Why don't you come now?)

B:

(Thank you for asking me that! I've been feeling so bored since the morning.)
.

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(It's wasteful.)

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e.g.

A:

(Hey! What a waste to leave so much on your plate!)

B:

(Well..I'm already full.)

A: [

]

[Who does she think pay for it?]
.

2.

(It's very popular now.)

e.g.

A:

(Why are you wearing setta?) **"

" is a kind of old Japanese style

sandals.

B:

(Huh? You don't know? Setta is very popular lately.)
.

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STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

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1.

( to get disappointed..)

e.g.

A:

(Did'nt you say you were going to the US ? )

B:

(I couldn't get VISA. I got really disapponted.)

.

2.

(Move [out of the way].)

e.g.

A:

(Can you move to the side.)

B:

(Oops, sorry, sorry, I was in your way?
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1.

(to make a coffee(Green tea))

e.g.

A:

(Can I make some coffee?)

B:

(I prefer green tea.)
.

2.

(to feel jealous)

e.g.

A:

(Why did you have a quarrel with your boyfriend?)

B:

(Because he is jealous of guys who I talk to.)
.

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(I envy you.)

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(Do you have any plans of your summer vacation?)

B:

(I will go to Australia for traveling. How about you, Youko?)

A:

(I have a part time job. I really envy you.)
.

2.

(I'm (It's) OK.)

e.g.

A:

(I heard your husband got a food poison. Is he alright?)

B:

(Yes, It was pretty bad though, he is ok now. )
.

4th week of October. 98

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1.

((NOUN) + do)

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e.g.

1:

(Denwa + suru)

(I will call you soon.)

2:

(FAX + suru)

(Can I fax THIS? )

3:

(Ocha + suru)

(Hey, Let's have a tea break now.)
.

2.

[When you want to ask something to do.. or just want to do something. ]

e.g.

1:

(Excuse me, could you tell me how to go to Tokyo station, please?)

2:

(Well.. sorry.. I want you to pass this to her.)
.

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STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

1st week of November. 98

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1.

(So so.)

e.g.

A:

(How was the exam?)

B:

(Not bad. How about you?)
.

2.

(no words in English)

[When you ask someone to do something.. you can use it as "thank you".]

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(Are you going to the library? So can you give back this book?)

B:

(OK. )

A:

(Thanks. Here it is. )
.

2nd week of November. 98

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1.

(I see.)

e.g.

A:

(polite)

(How do you know my sister?)

B:

(She was a classmate at the highschool.)

A:

(Oh. I see. She was.)
.

2.

(That's a big help.)

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e.g.

A:

(Thanks for the notebook. That was a big help.)

B:

(You are welcome. It will cost you much.)
.

3rd week of November. 98

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1.

(too bad.)

e.g.

A:

(Did you join the party yesterday?)

B:

(Yeah. But there were only guys there.)

A:

(Oh. That's too bad.)
.

2.

(What's wrong?)

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(What's wrong with you? You look pale.)

B:

(I have a head ache.)
.

4th week of November. 98

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1.

(I'm mad.)

e.g.

A:

(Have you got back the money from Tarou?)

B:

(No, I haven't yet. I'm really angry with him.)
.

2.

(That's correct.)

e.g.

A:

(Does the word "correct" spell like this?)

B:

(That's correct.)
.

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STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

1st week of December. 98

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1.

(I know where it is.)

e.g.

A:

(Do you know where my watch is?)

B:

(Yes. I know where it is. Your watch was on the table.)
.

*

2.

(I'm used to it.)

e.g.

A:

(Were you stood up again?[She didn't show up the date with him.] )

B:

(Yeah. It's ok. I know that's the way things are.)
.

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2nd week of December. 98

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1.

(I treat you to.. )

e.g.

A:

(I will treat you to this today.)

B:

(Oh, really? OK, so I will order something expensive.)
.

2.

(finally)

e.g.

A:

(Hey! I finally got it!!)

B:

(Got what??)

A:

(I got who you look like. )

B:

(,,,Who?)

A:

(You look like the Martian in "Mars Attack"!!)
.

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3rd week of December. 98

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1.

(to get lost. )

e.g.

A:

(Hey, you were late, weren't you?)

B:

(Sorry. I got lost on my way.)
.

2.

(I catch a cold.)

e.g.

A:

(A.. Achoo!!)

B:

(Oh? Did you catch a cold?)
.

4th week of December. 98

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1.

( I was relieved.)

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e.g.

A:

(How's your mother's condition?)

B:

(Yeah, she is ok now. I was relieved so far.)
.

2.

(taking the trouble to do something..)

e.g.

1.

(Oh! Did you take the trouble to bring this for me?)

2.

(Thanks for coming all the way to see me.)
.

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STEP 3. VERBs
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STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

1st week of January. 99

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1.

(You are great!)

e.g.

A:

(Hotels are fully booked. I couldn't make a reservation.)

B:

(Huh? I've already booked hotel a month ago.)

A:

(Really? You are great!)
.

2.

(tell me exactly! (You decide!))

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

Soretomo shokuji?

(Where are we going from now? Have a drink or have dinner?)

B:

(Anything is ok..)

A:

(Anything..? well.. hey! Tell me exactly what you want!)
.

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1.

(That's odd.. )

e.g.

A:

(Is it 7:00 now?)

B:

(Now.. It's 7:30.)

A:

(Really.. that's odd. My watch is 30 minutes slow.)
.

2.

(Good luck/Take care of yourself)

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(When are you coming back to Japan next?)

B:

(I think.. will be next fall. )

A:

(Ok.. So.. take care of yourself! )
.

3rd week of January. 99

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1.

(not so good)

e.g.

A:

(How's my HP?)

B:

(Not so interesting..)
.

2.

(I don't care a bit what you call me.. )

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Living Japanese Expression..

e.g.

A:

(Well Can I buy a new PC?)

B:

(No, you can't.)

A:

(Stingy.. )

B:

(I don't care what you call me.)
.

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1.

(to speak fluently)

e.g.

A:

(Where is Ms.Lee originally come from?)

B:

(She is Malaysian.)

A:

(Does she speak English?)

B:

(English? yeah very fluently.)

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Living Japanese Expression..

.

2.

(Could you relax?)

e.g.

A:

(How long did you have new year's holiday?)

B:

(For one week.)

A:

(So could you a bit relax?)

B:

(Not at all! Kids were too noisy. I prefer being at my office.)
.

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STEP 3. VERBs
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STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

February. 99

1.

(If I were ..)

e.g.

A:

(Well.. Keiko hasn't given 1000 yen back to me yet. I wonder if she might
forget..)

B:

(Oh.. If I were you, I would tell her frankly.)
.

2.

(often..do)

e.g.

A:

(What does "otsukare sama" mean?)

B:

(Well.. I think.. It means "You did a good job!" .. )

A:

(Do you commonly use the sentence?)
.
A:

(Do you often go to the library?)

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B:

(Not at all. But I often go to book shops. )
.

3.

(It's boring.)

e.g.

A:

(What are you reading now? Is it interesting?)

B:

(It's boring. Because it's my assignment.)
.

4.

(Sorry, I can't.. )

e.g.

A:

(Will you be free this Sunday?)

B:

(Nop. Because I'm going to see a movie with my friend.)

A:

(So.. what about the next Sunday?)

B:

(Sorry, I will be busy forever.. )
.

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STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

March. 99

1.

(to look just like..)

e.g.

A:

(Who is this? [looking at a picture.] )

B:

(My dad. I look just like him, don't I?)
.

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2.

(I got it!)

e.g.

A:

(Hey.. does he look like anyone?)

B:

(He? Well.. yeah yeah.. looks like someone..)

A: W

(I got it! It's Mr. Bean!)
.

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3.

(be in time.)

e.g.

A:

(Were you in time for the last train yesterday?)

B:

(Nop. I spent all night at Dennys.)
.

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4.

(It's not surprising.., It's only proper..)

e.g.

A:

(He did quit his job?)

B:

(It's not surprising, since he did such a thing.)
.

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May. 99

1.

(messy/confused)

e.g.

A:

(I went to my BF's place yesterday.)

B:

(How was that?)

B:

(It was really messy in his room.)
.

2.

(Give me.)

e.g.

A:

(Wow, your watch is cool!)

B:

(Even if you say "Give me!" I will never give you.)

A:

(Stingy,, GIVE ME!)
.

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3.

(It fits s.o perfectly.)

e.g.

A:

(at a fitting room)

(I wonder it's little too small for me.)

B:

(I don't think so. It just fits you.)
.

4.

(Anything/Anyone/Whichone/Anywhere is

ok.)

e.g.

A:

(Whichone do you wanna eat, Chinese food or Italian food?)

B:

(Whione is ok. By the way, your treat, isn't it?)
.

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STEP 3. VERBs
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June. 99

1.

(None of your business.)

e.g.

A:

(Won't you get married yet? Your father must be worried about it.)

B:

(It's none of your business!)
.

2.

(not big deal/not so serious/not so good)

e.g.

A:

(I heard you had a trafic accident. Right?)

B:

(Yeah, it wasn't so serious though..)
.

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3.

(well acquainted)

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e.g.

A:

(Where should we meet next Sunday?)

B:

(Well.. Do you know about Shinjyuku very well, Mr.Tanaka?)
.

4.

(getting along with person)

e.g.

A:

(You look blue, don't you? Did you have a quarrel with your wife or
something?)

B:

(Yeah.. I'm not getting along with her lately.)

A:

(Oops.. sorry.. )
.

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STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

July. 99

1.

(Everything's going wrong.)

e.g.

A:

(Oh, it started raining. Everything's going wrong today.)

B:

(What's wrong with you?)

A:

(I left my umbrella this morning. Besids I was late.)
.

2.

(to like/ take to..)kini iranai(to dislike/not favorite)

e.g.

A:

(Happy birthday! Here is a present for you.)

B:

(Thanks! Can I open it now? [opening] Wow! This is so cute! Wasn't it
expensive?)

A: *

(Do you like it?)
.

*

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3.

(go out with.. )

e.g.

A:

(Hey, are you going out with Yamada?)

B:

(Are you kidding? He is just a friend.)
.

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4.

(to make fool of../to make light of..)

e.g.

A:

(Look at this bread. It's got moldy.)

B:

(Ugh..it has. They are making light of the customers.)
.

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Aug.99

1. Kokodake no hanashi (This is between you and me.)

e.g.

A:

(Our boss goes out quite often lately, doesn't he?)

B:

(This is between you and me, he seems to be going to ask for loans.)
.

2. mushimushi suru (be muggy/be humid)

e.g.

A:

(How hot it is! Is the air conditioner working?)

B:

(Yeah. It's working. It's muggy today, isn't it?)
.

3. shoujiki iuto (Honestly,)

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e.g.

A:

(Have you read the book I lent you yet?)

B:

(Sorry! Honestly I lost the book. )
.

4. kan ni sawaru(get on one's nerves)

e.g.

A:

(What's wrong with you suddenly getting mad. Did something I said get on
your nerves?)

B:

(Yeah. Actually it got on my nerves.)
.

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STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

Sep.99

1. bakabakashii (ridiculous)

e.g.

A:

(To cut nails in evening is said inauspicious, you know?)

B:

(That's ridiculous. You are quite superstitious, aren't you?)
.

2. amayakasu (to spoil a person)

e.g.

A:

(Taro eats too much between meals and doesn't eat so much in meals.)

B:

(It seems that we've spoiled him too much. )
.

3. PiN to kuru (to ring a bell)

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e.g.

A:

(Wow! Is the murderer of the case his wife?)

B:

(Something rang a bell when I saw the news for the first time.)
.

4. suppokasu (stand someone up)

e.g.

A:

(How was the date yesterday? What did she look like?)

B:

(..I don't know. Because I was stood up.)
.

*OMiAi = a meeting with a view to marriage
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STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)

Oct.99

1. kuchi ga katai (being able to keep a secret.)

e.g.

(He seems to be able to keep a secret. Why don't you ask his advice? )
.

2. kuchi ga suberu (to slip out of one's lips)

e.g.

(I'm sorry, it just slipped out of my lips.)
.

3. kuchi ga warui (to have a sharp tongue/blunt-spoken)

e.g.

(The chief is a blunt-spoken person though, not so bad.)
.

4. kuchi ga umai (being good at flattery)

e.g.

(I suppose that the kind of person who is good at flattery is able to get
promotion easily.)
.

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5. kuchi ni suru (1.to mention 2. to eat)

e.g.

1.

(I don't want to mention even the name as I hate the person like him.)

2.

(It seems that he hasn't eaten anything enough for the last week.)
.

6. kuchi ni au / awanai (one's to taste/not to one's taste in food)

e.g.

(This food might not be to ordinary Japanese taste.)
.

7. kuchi ga karui (being unable to keep a secret.)

e.g.

(You'd better not to tell Yamada-san about this conversation, as he is such a
person who can't keep a secret.)
.

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STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBS
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE

STEP 1. Learn KATAKANA (for words of foreign origin)

HIRAGANA

A I U E O

HA HI HU HE HO

*HU = FU

KA KI KU KE KO

MA MI MU ME MO

SA SI SU SE SO

*SI = SHI

YA .. YU .. YO

TA TI TU TE TO

*TU = TSU

RA RI RU RE RO

*R = L

NA NI NU NE NO

WA .. .. WO N

GA GI GU GE GO

KYA . KYU . KYO

KYA N DI- [candy]

ZA ZI ZU ZE ZO

*ZI =
JI

SYA . SYU . SYO

SYO K KU [shock]

*SYA =
SHA
*SYU =
SHU
*SYO =
SHO

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DA DI DU DE DO

CYA . CYU . CYO

CYA N SU [chance]

*CYA =
CHA
*CYU =
CHU
*CYO =
CHO

BA BI BU BE BO

PA PI PU PE PO

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LET'S LEARN JAPANESE !

Now there are a lot of people who study Japanese or who want to study
Japanese all over the world.
I am making this page to help those people who want to speak our
language.
I think Japanese is one of the most difficult languages.
It is not enough to learn Japanese in this limited space at all.
But I hope this page will make you interested in Japanese.

If you find this page helpful for your Japanese,
please let me know via

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I would be very grad and appreciate it. Thank you.

STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)
STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
ADVERBs
STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
LET'S MAKE SENTENCEs

LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE!
LET'S READ EASY STORIES!

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