Step 1. Learn Hiragana: (For Words of Foreign Origin)

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)
AIUEO HA HI HU HE HO
*HU = FU
KA KI KU KE KO MA MI MU ME MO
SA SI SU SE SO YA .. YU .. YO
*SI = SHI
TA TI TU TE TO RA RI RU RE RO
*TU = TSU *R = L
NA NI NU NE NO WA ... ... WO N
GA GI GU GE GO KYA . KYU . KYO KYO U [today]
*SYA =
SHA
ZA ZI ZU ZE ZO SYA . SYU . SYO SYA SHI N [photos]
*ZI = *SYU =
JI SHU
*SYO =
SHO
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Learn Japanese STEP.1 (for biginners) HIRAGANA HYOU
*CYA =
CHA
DA DI DU DE DO CYA . CYU . CYO O CYA [tea]
*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
LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE
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.
● 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.
● Japanese basic Perticles
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3ji ni denwa shite kudasai.

TIME ni
(Please call me at 3 o'clock.)
at
Gakkou de Eigo wo benkyou shiteimasu.
PLACE de
(I study English at school.)
5ji made ni kaeri nasai.
TIME made ni
(Come home by 5 o'clock)
Kono E ha Pikaso ni yotte kakareta mono desu.
by PERSON1 ni yotte
(This picture was painted by Picasso.)
Sensei ni okorareta.
PERSON2 ni
(I was scolded by a teacher.)
Gakkou ha nanji kara desuka?
TIME kara
(From what time does your school start?**)
from
Sono yubiwa dare kara moratta no?
PERSON kara
(From who did you get the ring?**)
8 gatsu ni America ni ikimasu.
TIME ni
(I will go to the US in August.)
in
Otouto ha kouen de asonde iru.
PLACE de
(My borther is playing in the park.)
Asa no 9 ji kara 5 ji han made office ni imasu.
TIME made
(I will be in my office from 9 in the morning to 5 thirty.)
Sensei ni tegami wo kaita.
PERSON he/ni
(I wrote a letter to my teacher.)
to
Tokyo he ikitai nodesuga..
PLACE1 he/ni
(I'd like to go to Tokyo..)
Tokyo made ikura desuka?
PLACE2 made
(How much does it cost to Tokyo?)
Watashi ha Nihongo wo benkyou shiteimasu.
ha(wa)
(I study Japanese.)
Dare ga ittano desuka?
(Who said that?)
ga
Otouto ga kaette kita.
(My brother came home.)[emphasis on subjects])
Malaysia de durian wo tabeta koto ga aru.
OTHERs wo
(I've eaten durian in Malaysia.)
Eigo no hon wo katta.
(I bought an English book.)

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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ADJECTIVEs
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.
● 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)
Formal When If
Base Negative Order Let's PAST TENSE
Basic U+ E+ ENGLISH
U A + NAI E OU! **TA/DA
I + MASU TOKI BA
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

*wa(not A)
Wara u i masu u toki e ba e ou! Wara t ta smile
nai
Other "AIUEO" Hiraku(open), Toru(take), Hanasu(speak), Tobu(fly/jump),
Conjugation Tomaru(stop*intransitive), etc
**How to conjugate PAST TENSE:

The end letter of
PAST TENSE EXAMPLE
the BASE WORD
Au (meet) --> Atta
U,TU,RU U --> t + ta Tatu (stand) --> Tatta
Yaru (do) --> Yatta
KU KU --> i + ta Kaku (write) --> Kaita
SU SU --> si + ta Kakusu (hide) --> Kakusita
Sinu (die) --> Sinda
NU,MU,BU NU -->n + da Nomu (drink)--> Nonda
Asobu (play) --> Asonda
Au --> Ai mashita, Kaku --> Kaki mashita
masu mashita
Kakusu --> Kakushi mashita, Shinda --> Shini mashita
*"1 dan" conjugation
If
Base Negative Formal Basic When Order Let's ENGLISH
xE + PAST TENSE
ru NAI MASU xU + TOKI xO YOU! + TA
BA
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"
Tomeru(stop *transitive), Iru(stay), Nageru(throw), Deru(go out of..), etc
Conjugation
*"SA" conjugation
When If
Base Negative Formal Basic Order Let's PAST
URU + URE + ENGLISH
U+RU I+NAI I+MASU IRO I+YOU! TENSE
TOKI BA

S uru i nai i masu uru toki ure ba i ro i you! Sita do

Other "SA" Benkyou suru(study),Gaishutsu suru(go out), Denwa suru(make a phone
Conjugation call), etc
*"KA" conjugation
Base Negative Formal Basic When If Order Let's

PAST TENSE ENGLISH
U+RU O+NAI I+MASU URU + TOKI URE + BA OI --
K uru o nai i masu uru toki ure ba oi Kita come
*Negative PAST TENSE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE PRESENT NEGATIVE PAST EXAMPLE

Asoba nakatta
-- nai nakatta
I didnt play.
Nemasen desita
masu masen masen desita
I didnt sleep.
*How to distinguish "1dan" conjugated verbs from "A I U E O" ones
TABERU, OKIRU, NOMU, HANASU, KANGAERU, URU,

WHICH ONE?
MIRU, OKU, TUKURU
..E or ..I TABERU, OKIRU, KANGAERU, MIRU 1 dan conjugation
..A or ..U or ..O NOMU, HANASU, URU, OKU, TUKURU AIUEO conjugation
EXCEPTION KIRU (Cut), HASIRU (Run), SIRU (Know), KAERU (Go
AIUEO conjugation
..E or ..I home), HAIRU (enter), HERU (decrease),..etc
There are more conjugated forms. And there are some exception forms.
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STEP 3. VERBs
STEP 3. Learn ADJECTIVEs (KEIYOUSHI)
There are two kinds of adjectives, i adjectives and NA adjectives.
● i adjectives (adjectives ending at "i")
modify a noun NEGATIVE PAST PAST NEGATIVE

+desu/-- Englsih
+i + kunai + katta(desu) + kunakatta
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..
atsui(hot,thick),omoi(heavy),karui(light),nikui(hete),kitsui(tight),chiisai(small),ookii(big),kawaii(cute)
OTHERs
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.]
● NA adjectives
modify a noun NEGATIVE PAST PAST NEGATIVE

+desu/+deshita Englsih
+ na + jyanai/dehanai + datta + jya nakatta/deha nakatta
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
chuujitsu(faithful,loyal,devoted),baka(foolish),seikaku(correct,precise),zankoku(cruel)
OTHERs
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.]
● 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".
● 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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STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS
98 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

99 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
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STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS (TOP)
1th week of August. 98
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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.)
.

2nd week of August. 98
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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.)
.
3rd week of August. 98
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1. (Long time no see.)

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.)
.
4th week of August. 98
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1. (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)

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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1st week of September. 98
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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.)
.

2nd week of September. 98
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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.)
.
3rd week of September. 98
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1. (I hope so.)

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.)
.
4th week of September. 98
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1. (It's wasteful.)

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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1st week of October. 98
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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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2nd week of October. 98
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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.)
.
3rd week of October. 98
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1. (I envy you.)

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)

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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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".]

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.)

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?)

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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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.)
.
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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.)
.

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"!!)
.

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.)

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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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!))

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!)
.
2nd week of January. 99
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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)

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.. )

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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4th week of January. 99
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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.)

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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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?)

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 3. VERBs
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?)
.
*
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!)
.

3. (be in time.)
e.g.
A:
(Were you in time for the last train yesterday?)
B:
(Nop. I spent all night at Dennys.)
.
*
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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STEP 3. VERBs
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!)
.

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
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..)
.
*
3. (well acquainted)

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
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?)
.
*

3. (go out with.. )
e.g.
A:
(Hey, are you going out with Yamada?)
B:
(Are you kidding? He is just a friend.)
.
*
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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STEP 3. VERBs
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,)

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 3. VERBs
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)

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
SUPPOKASU --> suppokasareru(passive)

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STEP 3. VERBs
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.)
.

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 3. VERBS
ADJECTIVEs
STEP 1. Learn KATAKANA (for words of foreign origin)
HIRAGANA
AIUEO HA HI HU HE HO
*HU = FU
KA KI KU KE KO MA MI MU ME MO
SA SI SU SE SO YA .. YU .. YO
*SI = SHI
TA TI TU TE TO RA RI RU RE RO
*TU = TSU *R = L
NA NI NU NE NO WA .. .. WO N
GA GI GU GE GO KYA . KYU . KYO KYA N DI- [candy]
*SYA =
SHA
ZA ZI ZU ZE ZO *ZI = SYA . SYU . SYO SYO K KU [shock] *SYU =
JI SHU
*SYO =
SHO
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Learn Japanese STEP.1 (for biginners) KATAKANA HYOU
*CYA =
CHA
DA DI DU DE DO CYA . CYU . CYO CYA N SU [chance] *CYU =
CHU
*CYO =
CHO
BA BI BU BE BO
PA PI PU PE PO

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Japanse!
Now there are a lot of people who study Japanese or who want to study
TOP Japanese all over the world.
LET'S CHAT IN I am making this page to help those people who want to speak our
language.
JAPANESE!
I think Japanese is one of the most difficult languages.
STEP 1. Learn It is not enough to learn Japanese in this limited space at all.
HIRAGANA and But I hope this page will make you interested in Japanese.
KATAKANA (Japanese
Characters) If you find this page helpful for your Japanese,
STEP 2. Learn please let me know via E-mail.
PARTICLES (JYOSHI) I would be very grad and appreciate it. Thank you.
STEP 3. VERBs
ADJECTIVEs
ADVERBs
STEP 3. VERBs
Living Japanese ADJECTIVEs
Expressions ADVERBs
● STEP 4. Living Japanese Expressions
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Learn Japanese STEP.

1 (for biginners) HIRAGANA HYOU

STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)

STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA

KATAKANA (for words of foreign origin)

GA GI GU GE GO KYA . KYU . KYO KYO U [today]

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STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)

STEP 2. Learn PARTICLES (JYOSHI)

Making yourself understood in foreign language is pretty difficult, isn't it?

● Basic structure of Japanese sentences

SUBJECT + MODIFIERS + PREDICATE(VERBs)

SUBJECT + MODIFIERS + PREDICATE(NOUNs)

SUBJECT + MODIFIERS + PREDICATE(ADJECTIVEs)

● Japanese basic Perticles

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3ji ni denwa shite kudasai.

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no Boku no hon ni sawaruna yo.

If you have any questions about this page or Japanese.

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STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)

STEP 3. VERBS (DOUSHI)

Doushi (Hiragana version)

● Basic conjugation of Japanese verbs

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

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

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**How to conjugate PAST TENSE:

*"1 dan" conjugation

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S uru i nai i masu uru toki ure ba i ro i you! Sita do

Base Negative Formal Basic When If Order Let's

*Negative PAST TENSE

POSITIVE NEGATIVE PRESENT NEGATIVE PAST EXAMPLE

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

TABERU, OKIRU, NOMU, HANASU, KANGAERU, URU,

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STEP 1. Learn HIRAGANA and KATAKANA (Japanese Characters)

STEP 3. Learn ADJECTIVEs (KEIYOUSHI)

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

● i adjectives (adjectives ending at "i")

modify a noun NEGATIVE PAST PAST NEGATIVE

*1: very rare

Ano ringo ha oishikunakatta.

modify a noun NEGATIVE PAST PAST NEGATIVE

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MURI muri na muri jyanai muri datta muri jyanakatta impossible

Kono mondai ha kantan datta.

● How to distinguish i and NA adjectives..

● Other conjugation of adjectives

i or NA? become to be.. became to be.. too.. too.. so.. make it ..

If you have any questions about this page or Japanese.

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LET'S MAKE A SENTENCE

STEP 4. LIVING JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS

98 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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