Today's lesson: Communication

Mina-san, Konbanwa.

Jeremi desu.

Today's lesson: Communication.

How's the Japanese revision going, guys? Hopefully all is well!

The content of today's lesson will be based on communicating and expressing emotions.

We will learn a lot of useful verbs, and some nouns.

Yet again, this lesson is suitable for any individual willing to learn Japanese! ( Reading previous blog posts is reccomended).

Well, Gokooun o inorimasu! ( Good luck !)

Learning new vocabulary (Now integrated with sentences after each word)

To speak- Hanasu (Hanashimasu)

Hanasu- To speak

Hanashimasu- Nihongo ga hanashimasu ka?- Are you able to speak Japanese?

(Nihongo- Japanese, hanashimasu- to speak, ka- to question)

Hanasu- Eigo ga hanasu omoidashimashita- I remember speaking English.

(Eigo- English, hanasu- speak (Not at end of sentence), omoidashimashita- Present tense of the verb "to remember")

HANASU - TO SPEAK / TALK

は な す- Hanasu

To laugh- Warau (Waraimasu)

Warau (Waraimasu) - To laugh

Waraimasu- Itsumo waraimasu ka?- Do you always laugh?

(Itsumo- always, waraimasu-to laugh, ka- indicating quesiton)

Warau- Warau ga dekimasu ka?- Are you able to laugh?

(Warau-laugh, ga-connecting warau to dekimasu, dekimasu- to be able to)

WARAU / WARAIMASU- TO LAUGH

WARAU- わらう

An agreement- Kyootei, A contract- Keiyaku.

Kyootei- An agreement (typically verbal).

Keiyaku- A contract (legally binding document).

Keiyaku- Doko wa keiyaku desu ka? (Where is the contract?)

(Doko-where, wa- particle like is, keiyaku- contract, desu ka- polite indicating question)

KEIYAKU and KYOOTEI= CONTRACT and AGREEMENT.

KEIYAKU- けいやく

KYOOTEI- きょおてい

To hug- In Japanese, there is a gairaigo version of hug which is used just as much as it's Japanese counter part in a lot of situations. It's good to learn both.

Gairaigo

(Noun) Hug- Hagu

(Verb) To hug- Hagu suru

Non-gairaigo

Noun) Hug- Hoyou

(verb) Hug- Hoyousuru.

To wave- The Japanese word for waving (as in the social gesture), is Tewofuru . (The Japanese word for a physical wave is typically Nami (Think about the word Tsunami) )

I waved my hands before!- Tewofuru deshita!

Thanks for reading my bite sized lesson!

Please enjoy ;)

Konbanwa, Mina-san.

Jeremi Desu.

Today's lesson:

First, and foremost, I'd like to apologise for the relatively lack of activity. This is because I am only just beginning to get back into routine with high school starting back up, and all. Today's lesson will be focused on vocabulary you may find in a Japanese RPG ( Role playing game, for those of you not video game savvy) ! However, it's usefulness will be essential in any situation (specifically in a fictional / fantasy setting ; ) ). Let's move on!

Kana of the day time!:

Hiragana:

Ta-た Chi-ちTsu- つ Te-て To-と

Katakana:

Ta-タ Chi-チ Tsu-ツ Te-テ To-ト

Hack, slash and bang! (Part 1: Vocabulary)

Magic user: Mahotsukai (Maho means magic by itself. Where as Tsukau, means "to use")

Mahotsukai: Magic user

Warrior: Senshi

Senshi: Warrior

Healer: Chiryoosha (In Japanese the "y" is typically silent)

Chiryoosha: Healer

Sword: Tsurugi

Tsurugi: Sword (or perhaps in this case Aoi pikapika no Tsurugi- Blue sparkling sword. Aoi- Blue, Pikapika- To sparkle, Tsurugi- Sword)

To slash: Harau (Slash), or Kiri Haraimasu ( I am slashing). ( Haraimasu means to pay, if you don't add kiri, then it will not mean slashing).

Harau, or Kiri haraimasu= Slash, to slash.

To perform magic: Tejina o suru (Tejina means magic, Te meaning hands, and jina meaning things. (However, you should use koto when referring to things))

Tejina o suru: To perform magic.

Let's go! (Or even Let's do this!): Ikuze (Informal), or Ikimasho!

Ikuze, Ikimasho- Let's do this! (Let's go!)

Bow (As in archery): Yumi ( Archery is referred to as "Kyuudo" in Japanese).

Yumi: Bow

Arrows- Ya

Ya- Arrows

Shoot (as in from a weapon, be it gun or bow): Utsu, or Uchimasu.

Utsu! Uchimasu- Shoot! To shoot / I am shooting.

War, to be in combat: Tatakai (to fight), sensou (the noun for war), Sentoo shimasu (I am in combat).

Sentoo shimasu, sensou, tatakai: To be in battle, war, fight.

Gun: Teppo

Teppo: Gun (Utsu, and uchimasu can be used for "shoot" when referring to guns as well)

To kill: Korosu (koroshimasu).

Korosu, Koroshimasu: To kill.

Part 2: New vocabulary into phrases. (General recap)

Why are you shooting? Because they (people) are killing - Naze uchimasu ka? Karera wa koroshimasu kara.

(Naze- Why, uchimasu-to shoot, karera- they, wa-are, koroshimasu- killing, kara-because)

Arrow of moon light!- Ya no tsuki hikari!

I really like your bow. Why? Because its shooting arrows- Anata no yumi ga suki. Doshite? Ya ga utchimasu kara. (Anata no-your, yumi-bow, suki- like. Doshite- why. Ya-arrows, utchimasu- shooting, kara-because)

Let's do this!- Ikuze!

That gun is very dangerous! Don't shoot! Please!- Sono teppo wa abunai yo! Uchimasen wo kudasai! (sono-that, teppo-gun, abunai-dangerous, yo-! (exaggeration) . Uchimasen- don't shoot, wo kudasai- please.)

Sun fire slash!- Taiyou no kaji harau! (Taiyou no-sun's, kaji-fire, harau-slash).

Today's lesson: Ordering sushi (or at a Japanese establishment)

Mina-san, Konbanwa.

Jeremi desu.

Today's Kana of the day:

Hiragana:

さ-Sa し- Shi す- Su せ- Se そ- So

Katakana:

サ- Sa シ- Shi ス- Su セ- Se ソ-So

Today's lesson: Ordering sushi!

Today's lesson will focus on the ability to efficiently and freely order at a Japanese outlet. Today's context will be based more around sushi, but is flexible in other areas, too. We will be learning a few general words (Such as food, drink, etc), verbs, nouns and adjectives which are relevant towards purchasing.

Let's begin!

First phase of lesson: Learning new vocabulary

Chopsticks- Ohashi

Ohashi- Chopsticks

Salmon- Sake (Pronounced exactly like the alcoholic rice beverage, but also means salmon)

Sake- Salmon

Tuna- Maguro

Maguro- Tuna

Sushi store- Sushiya ( A common name for many foreign sushi stores)

Sushiya- Sushi

Ginger- Shooga

Shooga- Ginger

Horse radish- Wasabi (Quite commonly referred to as Wasabi, even in Western nations)

Seaweed- Kaiso ( Kai meaning sea, so can refer to plant)

Kaiso- Seaweed

Napkin (Serviette)- Napukin (Yes, this word is a Gairaigo word)

Napukin- Napkin

Discounted- Waribiki

Waribiki- Discounted

To want something- Hoshii

Hoshii- To want

To sell - urimasu (uru)

Urimasu (Uru) - To sell

To buy- kaimasu (kau)

Kaimasu (kau)- To buy

Food- Tabemono (The word for Japanese food specifically is Washoku)

Tabemono- Food

Drink- Nomimono (Notice the verb to drink is "Nomimasu", adding mono makes it the verb. This is the same with Tabemono, adding mono to Taberu). Please take note that O-cha is the Japanese word for tea (which doesn't directly mean green tea, but usually is referred to green tea due to its availability in Japan).

Nomimono- Drink

Phase 2: Using learned vocabulary into formed sentences.

Are you offering discount?- Waribiki ga arimasu ka?

Waribiki- discounted, ga-particle connecting waribiki to arimasu, arimasu- to do.

This sushi store is my favourite!- Kono sushiya wa okiniiri desu.

(Kono- This, sushiya- sushi store, wa- is, okiniiri-favourite.)

I want that sushi- Sono sushi ga hoshii desu.

(Sono- that, ga-particle connecting sushi to hoshii, hoshii- want)

Ginger, please- Shooga wo kudasai.

(Shooga- ginger, wo- another particle, kudasai- please.

Ikura wa nan desu ka?

I want tuna sushi!- Maguro no sushi wa hoshii desu.

(Magura no- Tuna (posessive to sushi), hoshii-to want)

Where is the sushi store?- Doko wa sushiya desu ka?

(Doko wa- where is, sushiya- sushi store, desu ka- ??)

Thanks for reading my lesson!

Ganbatte mina-san!