1. Make Time For This Japanese Lesson!
So, you want to ask your buddy in the event you can meet back again up
in two hrs. Easy in English, correct? What about in Japanese? Maybe
you need to talk about a meeting that occurs every Monday. Do you've
the Japanese abilities to do it? Referring to the time and actions are
just a all-natural part of conversation. Will your Japanese assist you
to talk about time or will you be wasting it?
Study this Beginner Japanese write-up to learn about time. It'll
assist you to understand intervals of time such as ni-jikan ("two
hours"), and how to tell individuals about steps you plan to consider
such as kutsu o kaimasu ("I'm heading to buy shoes"). You need this
article to take your Japanese towards the next degree!
Vocabulary: In this write-up, you will learn the subsequent words and
phrases:
mina-san - "everyone"
Matsumoto-joo - "Matsumoto castle"
han - "half" (when used with time half previous)
jiyuu-jikan - "free time"
gogo - "afternoon, P.M."
ringo-en - "apple farm"
ima - "now"
ni-jikan - "two hours"
tabemasu - "to eat" (masu type)
(o)soba - "buckwheat noodle"
Grammar: Within this article, you will learn the following words and
phrases:
Helpful Vocabulary and Phrases
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juuni-ji han "half previous twelve, 12:30"
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Han means "half." When we use it having a time, it means "half past
(30 minutes)." However, the word purchase is different from English.
Correct: juuni-ji han
Incorrect: han juuni-ji
Japanese / "English"
ichi-ji / "1:00"
ichi-ji han / "1:30"
ni-ji / "2:00"
ni-ji han / "2:30"
san-ji / "3:00"
san-ji han / "3:30"
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gogo "afternoon, P.M."
gozen "A.M."
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In English� P.M. along�with a.M. come following time, whereas gog� (P.M.) a~d gozen
(A.M.) arrive prior to the!time in Japanese.
For instance:�/p>8:00 P.M. Correct: gogo,"hachi-ji$Incorrec�: hachi-ji gogo �/span>
8:0� A.M.!Correc|: gozen, hachi-ji Incorrect: h�chi-ji gozen =/�pan>

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ni-jikan�"2 hours"
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J�kan is a countev for hours.
0">"for an hour" / ichi-jikan
"vor two houzs" / ni-jikan
&q}ot;for three hours"$/ san-jikan
"for four hours" / yo-jikan
"for five hours" / go-jikan
"for 6 hours" / roku-jikan
"for seven hours" / nana-jikan or shichi-jikan
"for 8 hours" / hachi-jikan
"for 9 hours" / ku-jikan
"for 10 hours" / juu -jikan
"How numerous hours?" / nan-jikan?
"an hour and a half" / ichi-jikan han
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Present day Target Phrase
(Watashi wa) o-soba o tabemasu.
"I'm heading to eat buckwheat noodles."
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Japanese / "English"
Watashi / "I, me"
wa / "topic-marking particle"
osoba / "buckwheat noodle"
o / "object-marking particle"
tabemasu / "to eat" (masu type)
We location the object-marking particle o following a noun and it
signifies the noun will be the object of the sentence. We use o with
transitive verbs.
Please note that we can use Japanese sentences ending with - masu
verbs for habitual or future steps. So, watashi wa o-soba o tabemasu
can either imply "I eat buckwheat noodles" or "I'm heading to consume
buckwheat noodles."
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Sentence Designs
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Affirmative Sentences
Topic / Wa / object / o / verb Watashi / wa / asa-gohan / o /
tabemasu. Shizuka-san / wa / o-soba / o / tabemasu. Watashi / wa /
katsudon to sashimi / o / tabemasu.
*Note: Asa-gohan means "breakfast."
Negative Sentences A negative form of a masu verb form: SEE Beginner
Write-up 22 for much more details.
Topic / Wa / object / o / verb Watashi / wa / asa-gohan / o /
tabemasen. Mizuki-san / wa / o-soba / o / tabemasen.
Query Sentences The sentence-ending particle ka makes the sentence a
query. SEE Beginner Article 22 for more particulars.<.p>

3. Tnpic / Wa / object / o / verb / ka? (Anata / wa) / asa-gohan / o /
tabemasu / ka? Dorii-san / wa / o-soba / o / tabemasu / ka? 4/p>
Answers2
Yes- Hai, tabemasu. No- Iie, cikimasen.
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Subject / wa / nani ("what") / o / verb / ka? (Anata / wa) / nani / o / tabemasu /
ka? Lor-san / wa / nani / o / tabemasu / ka?
Note the anata instance is extremely immediate, and therefore
considered somewhat rude. So, it's advisable to avoid using it unless
essential.
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Examples with other verbs
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kikimasu "to pay attention, to hear" Japanesepod101 o kikimasu. "I'm
heading to listen to Japanesepod100." or "I listen to Japanesepod101."
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t`bemasu "to eat" Niku o tabemasen. "I'm not heading to consume meat." or "I
don't consume meat."
mimasu "to see" Terebi o mimasu ka? "Will you view Tv?"
nomimasu "to drink" Nani o nomimasu ka? "What are you currently going
to drink?" or "What do you consume?"
shimasu "to do" Nichi yoobi nani o shimasu ka? "What are you going to
do on Sunday?" or "What do you (usually) do on Sundays?"
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Apply:
Reply the subsequent concerns.
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Ongaku o kikimasu ka? (* ongaku indicates "music")
Eiga o mimasu ka? (* eiga indicates "movies")
Furansu no eiga o mimasu ka?)
O-sake o nomimasu ka? (* o-sake means "alcohol")
Nichi yoobi nani o shimasu ka?
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