in japanese...dai 5 ka

Konnichiwa! O genki desu ka? Hello! How are you doing?
Now that you have woken up and greeted your friends and family and asked them how they do, it is time to introduce yourself or something.

first of all, when learning japanese, do not do a direct conversion from english to japanese. I'll tell you while in our history lesson 1 later (:

to introduce something, we use the particle 'wa'. what does particle mean?
Take example, in english to introduce something, we use the particle 'is'. This is a table, that is a chair.
that is just an example to explain what 'particle' mean. however, 'wa' does not mean 'is'.


first, 3 new words:
1) watashi = I = wah-ta-she
2) anata = you = ahh-na-ta
3) kore = this = co-ray

to introduce yourself/someone:
I am Avriel = watashi wa Avriel desu = wah-ta-she wah Avriel dess
I am Dylan = watashi wa Dylan desu
You are Jaron = anata wa Jaron desu
You are Vanessa = anata wa Vanessa desu

to introduce something/someone:
this is Sebestian = kore wa Sebestian desu
this is Anthony = kore wa Anthony desu
this is a chair = kore wa isu desu (you can guess now 'isu' means chair)
this is a table = kore wa tsukue desu

Right.. so now, go out there and introduce everything... if you dont know the word for the object, use the english words. the point is to get the grammar right (:

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for those who want to understand why wa is used in the sentence.
1) there are many reasons why a particle is used in a sentence.
2) wa is used right behind the subject/thing of topic.
eg. this is a table. the subject/thing you are talking about is what you are pointing at.
eg. I am John. the subject/thing you are talking about is I. and the name to the subject is John.
eg. so what should "this is a book" be? this is the subject/thing you are talking about is what you point at, which is the 'this thing' so you say kore WA hon desu. hon = book. = sounds like horn without the r.
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in japanese...dai 4 ka

Right so now that we have some basic understanding on how words are formed, lets return to some simplier things..
Greetings!

example 1:
A: Konnichiwa! O genki desu ka?
B: genki desu.

example 2:
*B fell down. A walks to B.
A: Daijobu desu ka?
B: Daijobu desu.

*This is inaccurate, but helps at the beginning of japanese learning.
when you are SAYING something, end with desu. <like a full stop>
when you are ASKING something, end with desu ka? <like question mark>

in japanese...dai 3 ka

in japanese, like english, we have verbs, adjectives etc..
verbs end with MASU.
eg.
eat = tabemasu
drink = nomimasu
brush/polish = migakimasu
meet = aimasu
play = abimasu/hikimasu <- playing a game and playing an instrument is different type of play in jap.
go = ikimasu
come = kimasu
understand = wakarimasu

so if you see a word ending with masu, its a verb.
the opposite of a verb ends with en.

eg.
not eat = tabemasen
not drink = nomimasen
not brush/polish = migakimasen
not meet = aimasen
not play = abimasen/hikimasen <- playing a game and playing an instrument is different type of play in jap.
not go = ikimasen
not come = kimasen
not understand = wakarimasen

whoooo.. one day we'll all be speaking in jap.. and the good thing is when no one knows what we are saying (:

in japanese...dai 2 ka

ashita *tmr* ahh-she-ta
nanji ni*what time* nan2 ji2
okimasu *wake* ohh-key-mass
ka *? *car-r*
ashita nanji ni okimasu ka?

in japanese...dai 1 ka

in japanese, changing the last few characters changes the tense or meaning.
eg.. end with
tai = want to do something.
masu = going to do
katta = did
te= please do
so
migakimasu = going to brush teeth
migaite = please go and brush teeth
migakitai = want to brush teeth
migakikatta = brushED teet

So what's really important is to the find verb for a word, then convert it around to get the tense you want (:

where japanese meets english

Since i started speaking Japanese, i have never been able to find a good source where one can learn japanese from proper basics to advance, except in my Japanese school of course. (:

So i've decided i'd probably create a source where others can learn japanese from the basics to the advance.

Hi I'm Avriel... hence the title Japanese with avriel!
If you think you have benefited in some way, do drop me an email: avriel_lim@yahoo.com.sg!
you may also check out my magic website at: www.hidden-street-magic.weebly.com

Have fun!

この　Website　は　日本語　を　おしえます！
私は　日本語を勉強しましたから　今まで　いい　日本語のWebsite　が　ありせん　から、このWebsite　を　はじめます。

私たち　いっしょに　にほんご　を　なおります！（：