これー : This [refers to things in the possession of the speaker]それー : That [refers to things that are in possession of the person you're speaking to]あれー : That (over there) [refers to things that are away from both you and the speaker] これは鉛筆。それは鉛筆。あれは鉛筆。
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Job Board (Practice Using my friends)
Matt - IT 情報技術Erica - Butcher 屠殺人Katie - CSR/store clerk てんいんKirsten(me) - Administrative Assistant 管理補助Dad - Teacher せんせいMom - para-pro/teacher assistant 準拠員Alexis - company employee かいしゃいん Ericaは屠殺人です。Katieはてんいんです。Alexisはかいしゃいんです。私の母は準拠員です。私のお父さんはせんせいです。 I threw in a little bit of the "no" particle. I have been using apps, duolingo, hey japan, busuu, etc... They covered the no particle in those. I don't quite have… Continue reading Job Board (Practice Using my friends)
Introducing yourself ＆ Name Enders
私はKirstenです。私 is the "I", は is the particle which in this sentence means "am", and です indicates that the tense is present. My name is Kirsten and I do know how it is written in Katakana, however, I'm not entirely sure yet how to type it. (: I've looked ahead and my short break from… Continue reading Introducing yourself ＆ Name Enders
The many ways to say “I” and “you”
"I" わたし（私）- the neutral and most standard say to say "I". It is polite, but not overly polite, so it is a fit-all self identifier. わたくし（私）- a more formal way to say わたし, and is used in very formal situations for males, and normal-ish / formal situations for females. あたし -very feminine, and probably shouldn't… Continue reading The many ways to say “I” and “you”
Using Names
You can put names in those A/B spots as well.Ex: Koichi-san is a teacherこういちさんはせんせいです。 When saying someone else's name, you'll add さん to be polite. 1-2 stroke kanji Common Japanese Nouns 1-20
What is a particle? / “First” Particle は
A particle is a word that usually holds sentences together (am, is, are, and, etc...) は is pronounce like わ. は would be used as am/is/are depending on tense in the sentence. ぶどうはくがまのです。Grapes are fruitsSo it would be in the format AはB。 For the sake of having examples, here's a snippet of text from TextFugu… Continue reading What is a particle? / “First” Particle は
I’m back! Memory recall
Hello! I finally feel well enough that I'm not wholly thinking about my mouth pain. So, recalling what I've learned. です（Desu） - it isじゃありません（Jaarimasen） - it is notでした (Deshita) - it wasじゃありませんでした (Jaarimasen deshita) - it was notYou can add か (ka) to the end of them to turn them into questions, 何ですか？
じゃありませんでした(it was not)
Just something I recall from the other day when I was reading ahead. いいえ、ねこ。じゃありませんでした。犬でした。 No, it was not a cat. It was a dog. Again, the (i) in deshita is "silent" so it's pronounced like desh-ta
It was (でした)
Pronounced desh-ta (no I sound) https://videopress.com/v/ZOxSzwT7?preloadContent=metadata Ahhhhhh 🤐😬😳 Eep. Please don't judge too harshly. That was the best way I could work on pronunciation and remembering things. Next up will be combining the past with the negative, but it's 10:30 on, EST and Im going to bed!
First ten nouns First 4 kanji 一、二、七、九 One (ichi), two(ni), seven (shichi), nine (kyuu)
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