Category: Basics

Thank you.

The word “ありがとう arigatō ” is derived from the adjective “ありがたい arigatai “, meaning rare or infrequent, and has become a greeting that expresses gratitude to others. ありがとう。  a ri...

Go

Plain Form / Casual   い   行く。   i ku go.   Polite   い  行きます。   i ki masu I’ll be there. Negative   い  行かない。   i ka...

あります・います

N が + あります / います “あります arimasu ”      is indicates the presence of a thing. “ある aru ” is dictionary form & implified form.   The “N”...

Be-ある

ある【有る、在る】aru Meaning : Exists. 、 Things exist. ” ある aru ” is one of the most commonly used words in Japanese. It is an important word not only because it...

Kekkoudesu

けっ こう 結 構 で す。 kekkou desu A word with roughly four meanings. 「Wonderful.」 「No problem.」 「No, thank you.」 「Quite.」 “Wonderful.” is used, for example, to compliment a friend’s...

Meet

Plain Form / Casual  あ 会う。  a u meet. Polite  あ 会います。  a i ma su I will meet. ろっ ぽん ぎ         あ 六本木で会います。 roppongi de a...

Buy

Plain Form  /   Casual   か 買 う buy.  ka  u Polite   か 買います。    ka  i ma su I’ll buy. Negative   か 買わない。    ka wa...

Go, Come, Return

                    い go = 行く i ku                     い go = 行きます i...

What is Furigana?

We already know that the Japanese language has several types of characters (hiragana, katakana, and kanji). Reference → Basically Furigana is an information, written in hiragana / katakana about the...

How to answer the questions

Here we look at how to make a sentence asking for something. Let’s take a look at how to answer the question Is she a doctor? If you want to...

Pronunciation changes

1  When”は ha” is pronounced as “わ wa“. 2  When Pronounce “へ he” as “え e“. 1 When “は ha” is pronounced as “わ wa“. When to read ‘wa‘? The...

Is/Are~?

Here you will learn a simple question of type [A is B ?]. You will learn simple questions of the type. Note:  In Japanese, when you ask the person you...