GrammarBook N5: ใช-adjectives
N5-G-021 ใช-Adjectives (Present & Negative) Supporting / Adjectives ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใใฏใๆๆณ็ใซใฏใๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใใจๅใใฐใซใผใใงใใ ๅฆๅฎๅฝข(ใฒใฆใใใ)ใฏใๅ่ฉใจๅใใใใซใ๏ฝใใใใใพใใใใไฝฟใใพใใ Na-Adjectives behave almost exactly like Nouns. To make them negative, add “ja...
GrammarBook N5: ใ-adjectives
N5-G-020 ใ-Adjectives (Present & Negative) Supporting / Adjectives ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใใง็ตใใๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ(ใใใใใ)ใงใใ็ฉ(ใใฎ)ใฎ็ถๆ (ใใใใใ)ใๆง่ณช(ใใใใค)ใ่ชฌๆใใพใใ ๅฆๅฎๅฝข(ใฒใฆใใใ)ใไฝใใจใใฏใๆๅพใฎใใใใๅใฃใฆใใใใชใใใใคใใพใใ i-Adjectives always end in the Hiragana “i”. To make them negative, you...
GrammarBook N5: Aใฏ Bใซ ใใใพใ / ใใพใ (Location Sentence)
N5-G-019 Aใฏ Bใซ ใใใพใ / ใใพใ (Location) Core / Sentence Pattern ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ไบบใ็ฉใใใฉใใซใใใใใ่ชฌๆใใๆใงใใใใฏใใงใใใใฏใๆฑบใใฆใใใซใใงๅ ดๆใๆๅฎใใพใใ Use this pattern to describe the specific location of an...
GrammarBook N5: ใใใพใ / ใใพใ
N5-G-018 ใใใใพใ / ใใพใ (Existence) Core / Verbs ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) 1. ็ฎ็(ใใใฆใ): ใใใใพใ/ใใพใใใฏใไบบใ็ฉใใใใใซๅญๅจใใ (There is…)ใใใจใใพใใฏใๆใฃใฆใใ (I have…)ใใใจใ่กจใใพใใ 2. ไฝฟใๅใ: ็ใใฆใใใใฉใใใงๅ่ฉใๅคใใใพใใ 1. Purpose: To state...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใใ / ๏ฝใพใใใงใใ
N5-G-017 ๏ฝใพใใ / ๏ฝใพใใใงใใ (Polite Past) Supporting / Verb Conjugation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ่ฉ(ใฉใใ)ใฎใ้ๅปๅฝข(ใใใใ)ใใงใใ็ตใใฃใใใจใๆธ(ใ)ใใ ใใจใ่ฉฑใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ This is the polite PAST tense. Use it for actions that...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใ / ๏ฝใพใใ
N5-G-016 ๏ฝใพใ / ๏ฝใพใใ (Polite Present) Core / Verb Conjugation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ่ฉ(ใฉใใ)ใฎไธๅฏง(ใฆใใญใ)ใชๅฝขใงใใใใพใใใฏในใคใใON๏ผใใพใ๏ผใใใพใใใใฏในใคใใOFF๏ผใใพใใ๏ผใ This is the polite form of verbs. “Masu” is positive (I...
GrammarBook N5: Japanese Verb groups (u/ru/irregular)
N5-G-015 Verb Groups (U / Ru / Irregular) Core / Verbs ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅ่ฉ(ใฉใใ)ใฏ3ใคใฎใใผใ ใซๅใใใพใใใใใ็ฅใใชใใจใใใพใๅฝข(ใใ)ใใไฝใใพใใ๏ผ Japanese verbs are divided into 3 Groups. This determines how...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใ (also)
N5-G-014 ใ (Also / Too) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใใฏใใณใใผใใฎในใฟใณใใงใใใ็งใ๏ผใใใใใ๏ผใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใๅคงไบใชใซใผใซใฏใใใฏใใใใใใใใฎไปฃใใใซไฝฟใใจใใใใจใงใใ “MO” is the “Copycat Stamp”. Use it to say “Me too!” or “This...
GrammarBook N5: The Particleใจ (and/with)
N5-G-013 ใจ (And / With) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใจใใฏใๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใจๅ่ฉใใใฃใใ็ต(ใใ)ใถใๆฅ็ๅค(ใใฃใกใใใใ)ใใงใใ 1. ไธฆๅ(ใธใใใค): AใจB (A and B) – ใใใงๅ จ้จ(ใใใถ)๏ผ 2. ๅไฝ(ใฉใใ)ใฎ็ธๆ(ใใใฆ): ๅ้(ใจใใ ใก)ใจ (With a...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใธ (direction marker)
N5-G-012 ใธ (Direction Marker) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใธใใฏใ็งปๅ(ใใฉใ)ใฎใๆนๅ(ใปใใใ)ใใๅผท่ชฟ(ใใใใกใใ)ใใพใใใใใฎๆน(ใปใ)ใธๅ(ใ)ใใใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใใ “HE” marks the direction of movement. It emphasizes “Heading towards” a place rather than...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใง (action location marker)
N5-G-011 ใง (Action Location) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใงใใฏใใขใฏใทใงใณ๏ผๅไฝ๏ผใ่กใใๅ ดๆ๏ผในใใผใธ๏ผใใ่กจใใพใใใใใงไฝใใใ่กใใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ “DE” marks the location where an action takes place. It acts like a “Stage”...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใซ (time and destination marker)
N5-G-010 ใซ (Time & Destination) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใซใใฏใ็ป้ฒ(ใใณใใ)ใๆ(ใฏใ)ใฎใคใกใผใธใงใใ 1. ๆ้(ใใใ)ใฎใใณใใคใณใ: ใ6ๆใซใ (At 6:00) 2. ็งปๅ(ใใฉใ)ใฎใดใผใซ: ใๆฅๆฌใซ่กใใ (Go to Japan) “NI” marks...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใ (object marker)
N5-G-009 ใ (Object Marker) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใใฏใๅไฝ(ใฉใใ)ใฎใ็(ใพใจ)ใใ่กจ(ใใใ)ใใพใใใไฝใใใใใฎใใไผ(ใคใ)ใใใจใใซไฝฟ(ใคใ)ใใพใใ “WO” marks the “Target” of an action (Direct Object). It tells us WHAT you...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใ (identifier/existence marker)
N5-G-008 ใ (Subject/Existence Marker) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใใฏใๅไฝ(ใฉใใ)ใใใไบบใใใใใซๅญๅจ(ใใใใ)ใใใใฎใใใณใใคใณใใงๆ(ใ)ใ่จ่ใงใใใ่ชฐใ๏ผใใไฝใ๏ผใใใฏใฃใใใใใพใใ “GA” identifies the Subject specifically. It marks WHO is doing the action or WHAT...
GrammarBook N5: The Particle ใฏ (topic marker)
N5-G-007 ใฏ (Topic Marker) Core / Particle ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใฏใใฏใๆ(ใถใ)ใฎไธปไบบๅ ฌ(ใใ ใใใใ)ใซในใใใใฉใคใใๅฝ(ใ)ใฆใๅฝน็ฎ(ใใใ)ใใใพใใใใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑ(ใฏใช)ใใพใใ๏ผใใจใใๅๅณ(ใใใ)ใงใใ “WA” acts like a spotlight. It highlights the Topic of the sentence. It signals:...
GrammarBook N5: ใใฎ/ใใฎ/ใใฎ/ใฉใฎ (Kono-Sono-Ano-Dono)
N5-G-006 ใใฎใปใใฎใปใใฎใปใฉใฎ + Noun Core / Specifying ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใฎใปใใฎใปใใฎใใฏใๅฟ (ใใชใ)ใๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใจใปใใใงไฝฟใใพใใๆ(ใใณ)ใงๅ ทไฝ็(ใใใใฆใ)ใชใขใใๆ(ใ)ใใคใกใผใธใงใใ “Kono/Sono/Ano” must ALWAYS be followed by a Noun. They act like a pointing finger...
GrammarBook N5 : ใใใปใใใปใใ (Ko-So-A-Do)
N5-G-005 ใใใปใใใปใใ (Ko-So-A-Do) BootCamp Week 1 / Studio Month 1 ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) PDFใ่กจ็คบใงใใพใใใใใฆใณใญใผใ ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใซใปใใใฎใใใใปใใใปใใใใฏใใใฎใจ ใใชใ ใฎ ใใใ๏ผDistance๏ผใง ใใใใพใใ Japanese demonstratives change depending on the...
GrammarBook N5: NใฎN (The ใฎ Particle)
N5-G-004 NใฎN (Noun NO Noun) Core / Foundation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใฎใใฏใ2ใคใฎ ๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใ ใคใชใ ใใชใฎใใใช ๅฝนๅฒ(ใใใใ)ใงใใใ็งใฎๆฌใใฎใใใซใๆๆ(ใใใใ)ใ ๆๅฑ(ใใใใ)ใ ่กจ(ใใใ)ใใพใใ “NO” acts like glue connecting two nouns....
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใงใใ (The Question particle)
N5-G-003 ๏ฝใงใใ (Question Particle) Core / Foundation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใใฏใๆใฎๆๅพใซใใฃใคใใฆใๆ็ซ ใ่ณชๅใซๅคใใ้ญๆณใฎ่จ่ใงใใ “Ka” is a magic word attached to the end of a sentence to turn...
GrammarBook N5:๏ฝใงใฏใใใพใใ (A is not B – [Negative])
N5-G-002 ๏ฝใงใฏใใใพใใ (A is not B) Core / Foundation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ๏ฝใงใฏใใใพใใใใฏใ็ฉไบใฎๅๅใๆญฃไฝใๅฆๅฎใใๆใๅบๆฌ็ใชๅฝขใงใใ The โA wa B dewa arimasenโ structure is the most basic way...