Mini Japanese Lesson as a Welcome Post!
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening wherever you are in the world!
Welcome everyone to my very first post!π
In this post I will give you a mini lesson in Japanese. Or rather, I will share with you what I have learned.
I have been learning Japanese for quite a while now and I think it would be great if I can share my knowledge with other people.
I am learning other languages as well, and as the blog name says, I am going to be sharing this journey of learning languages with you. So whenever I learn a new sentence pattern or a new expression, I will share it here.
So, let the lesson begin!π
"I may eat"
How do we say this in Japanese?
This is what this post is going to be about!π
So, first, let's learn how to say the words we have in this sentence. 'I', and, 'eat'.
I = watashi = η§ (γγγ)
To eat = taberu =ι£γΉγ (γγΉγ) : this is the dictionary form.
In Japanese there are 2 ways of speaking, casual way and polite way. In formal situations we use the polite form. The polite form of verbs ends with γΎγ(masu). So (tabeRU) becomes (tabeMASU). In informal situations, for example when you are talking to a friend or with your family we use the casual way of speaking.
So, (I eat) in Japanese is :
ROMAJI: watashi wa taberu.
KANJI: η§γ―ι£γΉγ
HIRAGANA:γγγγ―γγΉγ
(casual, when you are talking with your friends or family)
or,
ROMAJI: watashi wa tabemasu.
KANJI: η§γ―ι£γΉγΎγ
HIRAGANA: γγγγ―γγΉγΎγ
(polite, formal, in formal situation).
Notice the γ― (wa) added before the verb (taberu - to eat). This is the structure of a Japanese sentence:
subject + γ― or γ (ga) + the verb.
If you want to say: I read, you would say:
watashi wa yomu. (Yomu θͺγ) is the verb (to read) in Japanese.
Alright.. Now, how to say (I may eat), which is the main topic of this post.
Simply, add (kamo shiremasen γγγγγΎγγ) at the end of the sentence!π
I eat = watashi wa taberu.
I may eat = watashi wa taberu kamo shiremasen.
Notice that we add (kamo shi re ma se n) to the dictionary (casual) form of the verb. This is very important!
Let's try some more examplesπ
I may read.
watashi wa yomu(to read) kamo shiremasen.
I may go to the party!
watashi wa paatii ni(to the party) iku(to go) kamo shiremasen.
I may study.
watashi wa benkyou suru (to study) kamo shiremasen.
That's it!
How was my explanation? π
I hope you could learn something from this post! Please let me know in the comments section and tell me how I can improve the quality of my posts. Was this post easy to understand? Was it not? How can I make it better? I would be thankful if you could tell me.
Thanks for reading, and see you again soon!
Have a nice day!π
Welcome everyone to my very first post!π
In this post I will give you a mini lesson in Japanese. Or rather, I will share with you what I have learned.
I have been learning Japanese for quite a while now and I think it would be great if I can share my knowledge with other people.
I am learning other languages as well, and as the blog name says, I am going to be sharing this journey of learning languages with you. So whenever I learn a new sentence pattern or a new expression, I will share it here.
So, let the lesson begin!π
"I may eat"
How do we say this in Japanese?
This is what this post is going to be about!π
So, first, let's learn how to say the words we have in this sentence. 'I', and, 'eat'.
I = watashi = η§ (γγγ)
To eat = taberu =ι£γΉγ (γγΉγ) : this is the dictionary form.
In Japanese there are 2 ways of speaking, casual way and polite way. In formal situations we use the polite form. The polite form of verbs ends with γΎγ(masu). So (tabeRU) becomes (tabeMASU). In informal situations, for example when you are talking to a friend or with your family we use the casual way of speaking.
So, (I eat) in Japanese is :
ROMAJI: watashi wa taberu.
KANJI: η§γ―ι£γΉγ
HIRAGANA:γγγγ―γγΉγ
(casual, when you are talking with your friends or family)
or,
ROMAJI: watashi wa tabemasu.
KANJI: η§γ―ι£γΉγΎγ
HIRAGANA: γγγγ―γγΉγΎγ
(polite, formal, in formal situation).
Notice the γ― (wa) added before the verb (taberu - to eat). This is the structure of a Japanese sentence:
subject + γ― or γ (ga) + the verb.
If you want to say: I read, you would say:
watashi wa yomu. (Yomu θͺγ) is the verb (to read) in Japanese.
Alright.. Now, how to say (I may eat), which is the main topic of this post.
Simply, add (kamo shiremasen γγγγγΎγγ) at the end of the sentence!π
I eat = watashi wa taberu.
I may eat = watashi wa taberu kamo shiremasen.
Notice that we add (kamo shi re ma se n) to the dictionary (casual) form of the verb. This is very important!
Let's try some more examplesπ
I may read.
watashi wa yomu(to read) kamo shiremasen.
I may go to the party!
watashi wa paatii ni(to the party) iku(to go) kamo shiremasen.
I may study.
watashi wa benkyou suru (to study) kamo shiremasen.
That's it!
How was my explanation? π
I hope you could learn something from this post! Please let me know in the comments section and tell me how I can improve the quality of my posts. Was this post easy to understand? Was it not? How can I make it better? I would be thankful if you could tell me.
Thanks for reading, and see you again soon!
Have a nice day!π
Read your post & really enjoyed it. Keep it up.
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