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今年もよろしくお願いします。

today05/1月/23

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明けましておめでとうございます。

お正月は両親の家でおせちを食べたり、初詣はつもうでに行ってのんびり過ごしました。

今年も日本語の勉強をがんばりましょう。2023年がすばらしい一年になりますように。

I ate too much during new year holiday, but it was really nice to spend my time with family.

Thank you for learning Japanese, wishing you and yours all the best in 2023.

Instagram for beginner level Japanese

today26/1月/22

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I’ve started posting Instagram for beginner level learners.

初級しょきゅうレベルの日本語が学べるインスタグラムをはじめました。 Instagram



For advanced students, I recommend podcast.

上級レベルの方はポッドキャストがおすすめです。

Spotify Amazon Apple google



Difference between similar grammar points.

Pick up expression :Vたとたん

Vocabulary: 含まれている(ふくまれている) →be included  心がける → keep in mind

What does “unzari” mean?

today11/9月/21

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大阪の緊急事態宣言きんきゅうじたいせんげんが9月30日まで延長えんちょうになるそうです。

もうコロナにはうんざりです。 


The government decided to extend the state of emergency in Osaka again.

The word “unzari” means fed up with or sick and tired of something.

I have been hearing this word often during the pandemic.

Normaly うんざり sounds very strong, but it has been more than a year , so may be we can’t help using “unzari” these days.


「うんざり」はもう我慢がまんできないくらい嫌な気持ちのときに使います。同じことばかりでもうきたなぁ、本当にがっかりしたなぁというときに使います。


例:毎日暗いニュースばかりでうんざりしている。

  暗いニュースにはもううんざり!

Difference between particle “to” and “ya”

today14/8月/21

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「と」も「や」も英語えいごの「and」みたいに使うつかことができます。名詞めいしと名詞をつなぐときに使います。

①テーブルのうえにりんごみかんがあります。

②テーブルの上にりんごみかんがあります。


Both と (to) and や ( ya ) connect nouns the way ” and ” in English does. Using と is for a list of all items, while や is for a sample of representative items. ” There are noun1 ‘ ya ‘ noun2 ” means “there are noun1, noun2, and other things.”


③テーブルの上にりんごやみかんなどがあります。


Sometimes you can add など ( nado ) after the last noun. など ( nado ) means etc., so you can emphasize that there are more items.


Pluralization

today01/8月/20

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The Japanese language is not so strict about pluralization as English is.

Normally the word ねこ which means cat , can be a cat, some cats or cats in general. There are some specific words and suffixes to pluralize nouns, but when you are a beginner please don’t worry too much about whether they are singular or plural.


ねこが好きです。  I like cats ( in general )



あそこにねこがいます。can be “there is a cat over there” or “there are some cats over there”.



友だちと学校へ行きます。 can be ” I go to school with my friend ” or ” I go to school with my friends.”


Sentence ending particle “yo”

today23/6月/20

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“Yo” indicates mild emphasis when the speaker is very sure of what she or he is saying.


このクッキーとてもおいしいですよ。

This cookie is delicious. ( so I recommend this cookie. )


It is often used to convey informarion which the listener doesn’t know.

パーティは何時なんじからですか。→ 3時からですよ。

What time does the party start? → It starts at 3:00. 


You can use “yo” to get someone’s attention.

ばんごはんですよ!  Dinner’s ready!!



“Yo” can also be used when the speaker is making a judgment, so be careful not to put too much stress on it, and do not overuse it; otherwise you might sound aggressive.