Blog
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใ (Listing reasons)
N5-G-062 ๏ฝใ (Listing reasons) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็็ฑใ็นๅพดใใใใคใไธฆ(ใชใ)ในใฆ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใAใ ใใBใ ใใใ ใใCใงใใใจใใใใใซใ็ต่ซใซๅใใฃใฆ็็ฑใ็ฉใฟไธใใใคใกใผใธใงใใ Use “Shi” to list multiple reasons or features. It emphasizes that there is more...
GrammarBook N5: ใใใใพใ (To receive)
N5-G-061 ใใใใพใ (To receive) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ่ชฐใใใ็ฉใใใใ๏ผๅใๅใ๏ผใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใไธป่ชใฏใๅใๅใไบบ๏ผ็ง๏ผใใงใใ Use “Moraimasu” when you (or someone else) receive something from another person....
GrammarBook N5: ใใใพใ (To give to me)
N5-G-060 ใใใพใ (To give to me) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ่ชฐใใ **็งใซ** ใใใใใจใใ ใไฝฟใ็นๅฅใชๅ่ฉใงใใๅใๅใไบบ๏ผReceiver๏ผใฏๅฟ ใใ็ง๏ผใพใใฏ็งใฎๅฎถๆ๏ผใใซใชใใพใใ Use “Kuremasu” ONLY when someone gives something **to...
GrammarBook N5: ใใใพใ (To give)
N5-G-059 ใใใพใ (To give) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ็งใใ่ชฐใใธใใใพใใฏใ่ชฐใใใๅฅใฎไบบใธใ็ฉใๆธกใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใฌใผใณใใ่ชๅใฎๆๅ ใใ้ขใใฆใใใคใกใผใธใงใใ Use “Agemasu” when YOU give something to others, or when someone gives...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใงใ (Explanatory Tone)
N5-G-058 ๏ฝใใงใ (Explanatory Tone) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅใชใไบๅฎใงใฏใชใใใๅฎใฏ๏ฝใชใใงใใใจไบๆ (ใใใใ)ใ่ชฌๆใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ็็ฑใ่จใฃใใใ่จใ่จณใใใใใใใจใใซไพฟๅฉใงใใ Use “N desu” to add an explanatory tone (“The thing is…”, “Actually…”). It conveys...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใฎใง (Because – Polite)
N5-G-057 ๏ฝใฎใง (Because – Polite) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใ (Kara)ใใใใไธๅฏงใงๆใใใ็็ฑใฎ่จใๆนใงใใ่จใ่จณใใใใจใใใ็ฎไธใฎไบบใซ่ชฌๆใใใจใใซใใไฝฟใใพใใ Use “Node” to state a reason politely. It is softer than “Kara”...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใใงใ (Because / Reason)
N5-G-056 ๏ฝใใใงใ (Because / Reason) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใชใ๏ผใใจ่ใใใใจใใซใ็็ฑ(ใใใ)ใ็ญใใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใ ใใใงใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใ Use “Kara” to state the reason (“Because…”). It usually comes at the end...
GrammarBook N5: ใงใใใ
N5-G-055 ใงใใใ (Probably / Right?) Supporting / Uncertainty ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใถใ๏ฝใ ใจๆใใพใ๏ผๆจ้๏ผใใใ๏ฝใงใใใญ๏ผ๏ผๅๆใป็ขบ่ช๏ผใใจใใๆๅณใงไฝฟใใพใใใใงใใใใใๆใใใใๆญๅฎใ้ฟใใ่กจ็พใงใใ Use “Deshou” to express probability (“Probably…”) or to seek confirmation (“Right?”). It softens...
GrammarBook N5: ใใช (The Floating Question Mark)
N5-G-054 ใใช (I wonder) Supporting / Uncertainty ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ๏ฝใใชใใใจ็ฌใ่จใ่จใใจใใใ็ขบไฟกใๆใฆใชใใใจใซใคใใฆใ๏ฝใ ใใใ๏ผใใจ่ใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใซใธใฅใขใซใช่ฉฑใ่จ่ใงใใ Use “Kana” at the end of a sentence to express “I wonder…” or uncertainty....
GrammarBook N5: ใ / ใญ (Sentence ending particles)
N5-G-053 ใ / ใญ (Sentence Ending Particles) Core / Conversation Flow ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๆใฎๆๅพใซไปใใฆใๆฐๆใกใใใฅใขใณในใไผใใ่จ่ใงใใ **ใ (Yo):** ็ธๆใ็ฅใใชใใใจใๆใใใจใใใพใใฏ่ชๅใฎๆ่ฆใไธปๅผตใใใจใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ **ใญ (Ne):** ็ธๆใซๅๆใๆฑใใใจใใใพใใฏๅ ฑๆใใใจใ๏ผ๏ผ/โช๏ผใ “Yo” puts emphasis or...
GrammarBook N5: Polite vs. Casual Switching in Japanese
N5-G-052 Polite/Casual Switching (ไฝฟใๅใ) Supporting / Social Dynamics ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ธๆใจใฎ้ขไฟใซใใฃใฆ่ฉฑใๆนใๅคใใใซใผใซใงใใใไธๅฏงไฝ๏ผใงใใปใพใ๏ผใใฏ็คพไผ็ใช่ท้ขใใใไบบใธใใๆฎ้ไฝ๏ผใฟใกๅฃ๏ผใใฏ่ฆชใใไบบใธไฝฟใใพใใ This is the social rule of switching between Polite (Desu/Masu) and Casual (Plain)...
GrammarBook N5: Plain Negative Form in Japanese
N5-G-051 Plain Negative Form (Casual Negative) Supporting / Casual Speech ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ้ใจใฎไผ่ฉฑใงไฝฟใใๅฆๅฎๅฝข๏ผ๏ฝใชใ๏ผใใงใใใใใคๅฝข๏ผNai-form๏ผใใจใๅผใฐใใพใใใ๏ฝใชใใงใใ ใใใใชใฉใฎๆๆณใไฝใใจใใซใไฝฟใใพใใ This is the casual negative form used with friends (“I don’t…”)....
GrammarBook N5: Plain Past Form in Japanese
N5-G-050 Plain Past Form (Casual Past) Supporting / Casual Speech ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ้ใจใฎไผ่ฉฑใงไฝฟใใ้ๅปๅฝข๏ผ๏ฝใ๏ผใใงใใใใฟๅฝข๏ผTa-form๏ผใใจใๅผใฐใใพใใไฝใๆนใฏใใๅฝข๏ผTe-form๏ผใใจๅใใงใใ This is the casual past form used with friends. It is...
GrammarBook N5: Plain Present Form in Japanese
N5-G-049 Plain Present Form (Casual Speech) Supporting / Casual Speech ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ้ใๅฎถๆใจ่ฉฑใใจใใฎใใฟใกๅฃ๏ผใซใธใฅใขใซ๏ผใใฎๅฝขใงใใใใพใๅฝขใใงใฏใชใใ่พๆธๅฝข๏ผDictionary Form๏ผใใไฝฟใใพใใ This is the casual form used with friends and family....
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใ๏ฝใใใใพใ
N5-G-048 ๏ฝใใ๏ฝใใใใพใ (Varied actions) Supporting / Listing ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใคใใฎๅไฝใฎไธญใใใไปฃ่กจ็ใชใใฎใ2ใ3ๅใใใฏใขใใใใฆไผใใ่กจ็พใงใใใAใใใใใBใใใใใใพใ๏ผไปใซใใใใใฉ๏ผใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใใ Use this pattern to list representative actions (“I do things like A and B…”)....
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใฆใใ (The strict sequence)
N5-G-047 ๏ฝใฆใใ (After / Since) Supporting / Sequence ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใAใใใฆใใใใใBใใใใใจใใ่กๅใฎ้ ็ช(ใใ ใใฐใ)ใใฏใฃใใ่จใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใพใใใๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใฆใใ๏ผใใฃใจ๏ผ๏ฝใใฎใใใซใใ๏ฝใใฆใใไปใพใงใใจใใๆๅณใงใไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to emphasize the sequence “After doing A, I do B”....
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝๅใซ / ๏ฝๅพใง (Before/After)
N5-G-046 ๏ฝๅใซ / ๏ฝๅพใง (Before / After) Supporting / Sequence ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ่กๅใฎ้ ็ช(ใใ ใใฐใ)ใ่ชฌๆใใ่กจ็พใงใใใAใใใๅใซBใใใใใAใใใๅพใงBใใใใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใๅ่ฉใฎๅฝขใซๆณจๆใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใ Use these patterns to describe the order of actions (“Before doing...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใชใใงใใ ใใ
N5-G-045 ๏ฝใชใใงใใ ใใ (Please don’t) Supporting / Request ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ธๆใซใ๏ฝใใชใใงใปใใใใจไธๅฏงใซ้ ผใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใๅ่ฉใฎใใใคๅฝข๏ผNai-form๏ผใใไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to politely ask someone NOT to do something (“Please don’t…”). It...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใปใใใใใงใ
N5-G-044 ๏ฝใใปใใใใใงใ (Advice) Peripheral / Advice ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ธๆใซใ๏ฝใใใปใใใใใใใจใขใใใคในใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใใใใใใใจใงใใใๅ่ฉใฏใใฟๅฝข๏ผ้ๅปๅฝข๏ผใใไฝฟใใฎใใใคใณใใงใใ Use this pattern to give specific advice (“You’d better…”, “It’s better to…”). Even though it...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใใจใใใใพใ
N5-G-043 ๏ฝใใใจใใใใพใ (Experience) Peripheral / Past Tense ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ้ๅปใซใใใใใ็ต้จ(ใใใใ)ใใใใใใ่ฉฑใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใๆจๆฅ๏ฝใใใใฎใใใชๅใชใ้ๅปใฎๅบๆฅไบใงใฏใชใใใไบบ็ใงไธๅบฆใงใใใใใจใใใใใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใใ Use this pattern to talk about past experiences (“I have done…”). It refers to...