| hajime-masu |
means to start.Japanese verbs take object before verbs as the oposite
as English case.
| Kaigi(o) |
hajime-masu |
We'll start the meeting(You can say <meeting> instead
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| Kangee-kai(o) |
hajime-masu |
We'll start the welcome party.<kai>means to meet
persons. |
| Soobetsu-kai(o) |
hajime-masu |
We'll start the send-off party. | |
| hajime-te |
means for the first time.
| Nihon wa |
hajimete |
desu |
This is my first time to come Japan" |
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Hajimete |
tabe-mashita |
I ate it for the first time |
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Hajimete |
A-san to ai-mashita |
I met A-san for the first time. | "Kiki-masu"
means to hear.So make the sentence means"I heard it for the first
time" |
Hajimete
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means (please)start.
| Jugyoo(o) |
hajimete kudasai |
Please start the lesson. |
| Renshuu(o) |
hajimete kudasai |
Please start the
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| own name desu |
means My name is ______. |
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--jin desu/age desu/Occupation desu///You can introduce your
nationality,age,occupation. |
 LESSON 1. |
Can you imagine how many words are hidden in the
greetings?
And these slanted words
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Thank you. |
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to have |
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idea |
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I have a good idea. |
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The most important greeting <
arigatoo-gozaimasu>
contains the most important verb <ari-masu>=<to have>.
Present/party/chance/gap/power/rule/noruma/plan/space.....ga-arimasu.(I
have a present)
Melon/low-fat-milk/Japan
Times/bathroom/air-con/meeting.....wa-arimasu-ka? (Do you have a
melon?)
There are 2 types of<Take care of yourself>in Japanese.
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tsukete |
kudasai |
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Take care of yourself. |
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tsukete |
kudasai |
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Turn on the TV, please. |
Radio/air-con/denki=light /hi(=fire).....o tsukete
kudasai.(=Turn on the .......)
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Take care of yourself.(only to the sick people) |
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daiji |
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Rule is important. |
Communication/Shigoto=work/Kazoku=family/Tomodachi=friend/Jikan=time/O-kane=money....wa
daiji desu.
Many books adopt <Take care of yourself> because the
phrase is important
but they don't introduce the important verb <turn
on> or adjective <important>.
I know it takes a lot of effort to
remember words so I want to reduce your effort by 50%.
| Lucky |
desu |
Of course this pattern is the
simplest.
Case by case/nonsence/shock/simple/no
touch/no coment/over/safe/
OK(=daijoobu).....desu.
<OK> sometimes means
<Daijoobu desu> and sometimes means <Wakari-mashita>.
I recommend
not to use OK but to use Daijoobu desu or Wakali-mashita when you speak in
Japanese.
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Shitsurei |
shi-masu |
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May I come in? |
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shitsurei |
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John is rude. |
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<Shitsurei>'s first meaning is
<rude>.
Please put <san>after another person's name just like you
put <desu>after adjectives:[Lucky desu].
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Shitsurei |
shi-masu |
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Good bye |
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shi-masu |
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Cancel |
shi-masu |
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I will cancel. |
<Shi-masu> means <to
do/play>.
Golf/tennis/ski/....shi-masu.(I
play golf.)
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E-mail |
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kudasai |
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Please send me an e-mail |
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Relax |
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kudasai |
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Please relax. |
<Kudasai> means
<please>.
E-mail/menu/coke/cocoa/Newsweek/chocolate.....kudasai.
Relax/enjoy/u-turn/back/stop/copy/check/shampoo/cut/kiss......shite-kudasai.
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all you can speak immediately.
Japanese is really easy for English
speakers.
Maybe you feel Japanese language is easy for Chinese
people
because you can see a lot of Chinese characters on the papers.
But
we Japanese have accepted not only KaNji but also English words.
I will show
you the fact that Japanese is truly easy for you in my school.
If you
are interested in my school, E-MAIL kudasai.
I will send you number system
with my e-mail..
If you join my
lesson, you must
listen & speak Japanese
from the first day.
I will give you papers written Japanese paradigm like
this now you can see here.
You can't see many explanation but only
grammar core frame in those papers.
You can see grammar system
visually.
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Politeness marker for others name. |
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Politeness marker for noun/adjective. |
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Politeness marker for verb. |
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ma |
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to do |
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kudasai |
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please do |
If you can't speak Japanese, I will
refund your money.
I'm looking forward to seeing you in my school!
Thank
you.
Sincerely yours,
KUBO, Sachiko
| Audio-visual Tokyo Language School <Japan
Club> |
| framelang@aol.com |
| http://members.aol.com/framelang/index.htm |
| 5 minutes from Shinjuku.st/10 seconds from Higashi-nakano
st. |
