Duu yuu supiiku Japaniizu? Each syllable has a consonant and a vowel.It is also applied to the foreign rooted words. Foreign words pronunciation In Japanese, all syllables traditionally end with one of five vowels: A, I, U, E, and O. This poses a challenge when incorporating foreign words, many of which end with consonants. To […]
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“ON” and “KUN” in Kanji Here is an easy introduction to Kanji. Kanji is a set of characters that originated in China and was introduced to Japan a long time ago. These characters are used in the Japanese writing system alongside Hiragana and Katakana. Due to their Chinese origins, Kanji characters in Japanese often have
Kodomo yori omoi desu In this lesson, you will learn how to compare things in Japanese. Unlike in English, adjectives themselves do not change to indicate comparison. To compare things in Japanese, you add より (yori) to the object being compared. This structure helps to clearly express the comparative relationship. Particle “yori” By adding より,
Massaaji no gakkou Here are 4 tips about Japanese pronunciations.✓ Double length vowels✓ N-sound (ん)✓ Small ya, yu, yo (ゃ, ゅ, ょ)✓ Small tsu (っ) Double length vowels Double-length vowels are slightly longer than single vowels. If a single vowel lasts 0.1 seconds, then a double vowel lasts 0.2 seconds.Here are some images to help
Dare ga suki desuka? “nani” and “dare” In this lesson, you learn about “what” and “who.” “What” is “nani”, and “who” is “dare”. These are simply nouns. “nanno” and “dareno” “Nani” is a noun, and when it connects to other nouns, it changes to “nanno,” meaning “what kind of.” “Dareno” means “whose.” nanno hon (what
Koko wa anzen desu Kore wa shio desu. (This is salt.)Kono shio wa yasui desu. (This salt is cheap.) Here, we learn how to point things out. These things can be physical objects or topics that you are discussing. In Japanese, these markers are related to the distance from yourself and the distance from the
Intaanetto wa benri desu Noun-adjective Another type of adjective is a noun-adjective, which does not have an i-sound at the end (except for some words). Noun-adjectives are also called na-adjectives because they connect to nouns with a na-sound. In this course, I refer to them as noun-adjectives as this better represents their function. Affirmative Add
Satousan wa yasashii desu 2 types of adjectives There are two types of adjectives: i-adjectives and noun-adjectives. These two types conjugate differently. Today, we will learn about i-adjectives. Most i-adjectives are unique to the Japanese language, while most noun-adjectives are made up of Kanji characters or foreign-rooted words. i-adjective yasashii oishii chiisai ookii takai Noun-adjective
Nanasan no keetai Functions of particles The table below lists some particles and their meanings. By attaching these particles to words, the words gain effective functions. With these particles, the word order in Japanese is relatively flexible. Below are some key particles: wa ga o ni e de no Topic subject object point direction place,
Taijin janaidesu Watashi wa firipinjin desu. (I am a Filipino.)Taijin janaidesu. (I am not Thai.)Gakusei janaidesu. (I am not a student.)Sanjuukyuu sai jaarimasen. (I am not 39 years old.) Here you will learn how to make a negative version of “desu.” Simply replace “desu” with “janaidesu.” “jaarimasen” is also used in more formal situations. Words