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
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
Elementary Japanese Lesson 1
こんばんは。Today, I decided to take a short break from TextFugu and start my Elementary Japanese book. With being where I'm at in TextFugu, I'm skimming through everything I know. There's tons of vocab and this post is really super long. I committed myself to finishing the lesson, which made this post /hella/ long. ExpressionJapaneseRomajiNotesNotesGood morning… Continue reading Elementary Japanese Lesson 1
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)
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
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