Entries in the 'Beginner's Guide' Category

Learn how to connect Japanese sentences using ga, kedo and dakara

Sometime back ago we learned about the -te てform, which is use to connect or continue sentences, or also known as “and”. In today’s post we shall learn more on how to connect Japanese sentences using connective words. The use of “but”, “because” and “so” will be covered today. [Read more →]

How to show preference in Japanese using “hoshii” and -tai form

There are 2 ways to show preference in Japanese. One is the adjective word call “hoshii” ほしい、欲しい. Or using the -tai たいform.

Some quick examples below. [Read more →]

Japanese learners tend to be confuse with wa and ga

Many Japanese learners tend to be confused with using the は and the が particle. As previously mention, the は particle is use for introducing new information to the listener, like a topic marker. The Japanese may also use this to emphasis certain things. [Read more →]

Learn Japanese using the “Able” or “not able” forms

How do you say, “Are you able to drink beer?” in Japanese? Let’s take a look.

ビールがのめますか、ビールが飲めますか?

ビール means “Beer” [Read more →]

Learn how to change adjectives to past tense in Japanese

Today I’m going to teach on changing Japanese adjectives into negatives. So what adjectives did we learn in the last post? [Read more →]

Changing Japanese Adjectives to the Negative nai form

Let’s learn some adjectives today. There are 2 kinds of adjectives. The な adjectives and the い adjectives. [Read more →]

Basic forms for Japanese learners part 3 - Using nai form

Previously we touch on ます、て、た and plain forms. In this post, we will learn a new form call the ない form. This form is use to express negation. Let’s take a look at some of the examples. [Read more →]

Basic forms for Japanese learners part 2 - Changing to -te and -ta form

If you have the chance, try listening to a real Japanese talking. Japanese often use the -te form. The て or で form is used to connect words or sentences together. For example, たべ のん いきます. Which literally means, “I eat, drink and go” It may seem like there is no meaning when you are saying, “I eat, drink and go”, but this is just a simple example to get you to understand how to use the て form. [Read more →]