すき- to like (the "u" is not prominently pronounced, so it sounds more like "ski" instead of "suki")猫がすきです。The が can be switched out for は, but it will slightly change the meaning.大すき ー to really like (big like)マッシューさんが大好きです。[I really do tho 🙂 hes the bestest.] uwu :hearteyes:
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Particles は＆が
は＆が have the same definition, but they are not the same.は emphasizes what comes before it (talks about something)が emphasizes what comes after it (identifies something) Ex:私はKirstenです。＜ーPuts emphasis on the name "Kirsten". I am Kirsten.私がKirstenです。＜ー Puts emphasis on "I". I am Kirsten.
I’m honestly the worst at this
I've been kinda stuck on Katakana, so I haven't had much to update. I think I've got a pretty good handle on most of it now, so hopefully I'll be posting more with updates soon. ひらがなRomajiEnglishこれkorethis oneそれsorethat oneあれarethat one (away from speaker and listener)これkore (korera)theseこの （これらの）kono (korerano)theseそれらsore (sorera)thoseその（それらの）sono (sorerano)thoseあれらare (arera)thoseあの（あれらの）ano (arerano)thoseそうですsoudesuquite so, that is rightここkokothis placeそこsonothat… Continue reading I’m honestly the worst at this
I’m still here
I swear... and I still am learning. I just have taken a break from posting as much. I've been trying to find native Japanese speakers to practice with, so it's been taking a lot of my time up. Possessive:I-> わたし（私）you-> あなたwe-> わたしたち can be added to other things, but there's a limit. don't add it to everything I… Continue reading I’m still here
こんにちは！
こんにちは！はいじめまして！わたしはカーステンです。私は二十九歳です。私は高校の管理雅です。お名前は？友達になろう！ SO! That's my first little bit all in Japanese. I did use jisho.org (and a little google translate [yuck!]) to get some of the stuff down that I hadn't learned yet.
Counting and numbers
Woohoo! Numbers! The fun thing about japanese is, you really only need to learn the first 10 and then the following numbers: 100, 1,000, & 10,000. something you didn’t know you already knew. いちにさんし／よん *ごろくしち／なな *はちきゅうじゅうEleven would be じゅういちTwenty にじゅうOne Hundred ひゃく
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
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