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New to Japanese: Expressions of request or polite command
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Expressions of request or polite command. C If you replace kudasai with kudasaimasen ka, you will sound more polite. Cashing a check, making a cash card, etc. are usual services for a bank to offer. However, teaching how to use a machine is an extra one, so Lwin says, "Kono kikai ga tsukaitai n desu ga, oshiete kudasaimasen ka." "I'd like to use this machine. Would you please tell me how to use it? In the third line, Dialogue 7-3. O ...
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New to Japanese: IX. Humble forms of desu and arimasu : De gozaimasu and gozaimasu
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, November 30, 2008. IX Humble forms of desu and arimasu : De gozaimasu and gozaimasu. Those forms are called a humble form. They are used when it is necessary for the speaker to humble himself in order to show a respect, or a deference, etc. to the hearer. They are also used when the speaker realizes the need to be humble talking about the group to which the speaker belongs, or things belonging to the speaker or his group. 1 Ruin de gozaimasu. Subscribe to...
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New to Japanese: Question word ka or mo
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Question word ka or mo. A In the conversation below nani ka means "something" or "anything" and nani. A : Kesa nani ka tabemashita ka. Did you eat anything this morning? Yes, I did.". A : Nani o tabemashita ka. What did you eat? B : Pan o tabemashita. I ate some bread.". In the first sentence, A wants to know whether B ate something this morning or not, so A uses nani ka instead of nani o. B needs not refer to the thing he ate in. A ques...
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New to Japanese: Classification of Japanese sentences
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Classification of Japanese sentences. V Numerals, counters and numbers. A Numerals of Type A from 0 to 10,000 and several counters like -ji for the hour of the day, -en for money, etc., were introduced in either Lesson 1 or 2. As shown there, counters are always preceded by the numerals and never occur as independent words. Japanese has many counters which will be introduced a few at a time. Ji - hour of the day. Mai - things like papers.
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New to Japanese: Particle : Ga
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Before you start the main part of a conversation on the phone, you may tell your name to the listener, "This is A speaking, but." Before you ask a stranger for a direction on the street, you may say "Excuse me, but.". This is A speaking.," "Excuse me.," "etc. will be called introductory remarks. They are necessary to make a conversation go smoothly. Japanese tend to use. Introductory remarks fairly often. Excuse me, but.". When one descr...
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New to Japanese: Classification of Japanese sentences
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Classification of Japanese sentences. II Four types of desu. Desu is classified into four types according to its usage. A Desu shows the equality of the two nouns. 1 Arisu san wa Ejiputojin desu. Alice san is an Egyptian.". 2 Ano otoko no hito wa Ruin san desu. That man is Mr. Lwin.". B Desu used with a -na adjective. 1 Kyoo wa genki desu. Someone* is fine today.". Someone" may be the speaker.). 2 Ano tatemono wa kiree ja arimasen. II Ad...
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New to Japanese: Classification of Japanese sentences
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Classification of Japanese sentences. You have already learned 17 question words which are summarized below here. If you want to ask about :. A things or events which you don't know, use nani or nan ;. 1 Eki no tonari ni nani ga arimasu ka. What is there next to the station? 2 Are wa nan desu ka. B the hearer's choice between the two things, use dochira ;. 1 Hon to kyookasho no dochira o yomimasu ka. 2 Wada sensee wa dochira desu ka.
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New to Japanese: Phrase : Saa and Anoo
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Phrase : Saa and Anoo. Saa is used when someone asks about something and the person who is asked cannot find a proper answer. Saa in Dialogue 5-2 was uttered because Lwin didn't know if No. 85 bus goes to Yagoto. A : Kore wa Tanaka san no hon desu ka. Is this Mr. Tanaka's book? B : Saa, wakarimasen. Well, I don't know.". A : Anoo, sumimasen. A : Kono densha wa Sakae ni ikimasu ka. Does this train go to Sakae? Question word ka or mo.
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New to Japanese: Classification of Japanese sentences
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Classification of Japanese sentences. I Classification of Japanese sentences. Japanese sentences are classified into four and only four types according to the part of speech of the predicate. A Sentences ending in a verb (Introduced in Lesson 1). 1 Ja,kore o kudasai. Then,I'll take this.". 2 Esukareetaa no tonari ni kaban'uriba ga arimasu. There is a bag department next to the escalator.". 3 Aoi no wa gozaimasen. 5 Saizu o machigaemashita.
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New to Japanese: Classification of Japanese sentences
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For you who are new to Japanese Language! Sunday, January 24, 2010. Classification of Japanese sentences. III Normal order of noun phrases. When more than two noun phrases precede a verb, they are normally arranged in the following order. SUBJECT TlME { PLACE { OBJECT { VERB. Noun GA noun (NI) { noun (DE) { noun O { verb. 1 Arisu san wa rokuji ni kissaten de koohii o nomimashita. Alice san drank a cup of coffee at the coffee shop at six o'clock.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Classification ...