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...
GrammarBook N5: Basic Counters in Japanese
N5-G-042 Basic Counters (ๅฉๆฐ่ฉ) Supporting / Numbers ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใฏใๆฐใใใใฎใซใใฃใฆๆฐๅญใฎๅพใใซใคใ่จ่๏ผๅฉๆฐ่ฉ๏ผใๅคใใใพใใใๅฝขใใซๆณจ็ฎใใใฎใใใคใณใใงใใ In Japanese, counting words change depending on the shape or nature of the object....
GrammarBook N5: Duration Expressions
N5-G-041 Duration Expressions (ๆ้ใฎ้ทใ) Supporting / Numbers ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใฉใฎใใใ้ทใ๏ผๆ้๏ผใใ่กจใ่จ่ใงใใใ๏ฝๆ๏ผPoint๏ผใใจใ๏ฝๆ้๏ผLength๏ผใใๅบๅฅใใพใใใใ These expressions measure the length of time (Duration). Learn to distinguish between a point...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใซ๏ฝๅ (frequency and rates)
N5-G-040 ๏ฝใซ๏ฝๅ (Frequency expressions) Supporting / Numbers ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ1้ฑ้ใซ1ๅใใใ1ๅนดใซ2ๅใใชใฉใใฉใฎใใใใฎ้ ปๅบฆ(ใฒใใฉ)ใงไฝใใใใใใ่ชฌๆใใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใซใคใ (Per)ใใจใใๆๅณใงใใซใใไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to express frequency or rate (“Once a week”, “Twice a...
GrammarBook N5: ใง (Transportation)
N5-G-039 [ไนใ็ฉ] ใง ่กใใพใ (Transportation) Supporting / Particles ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใฉใใใฃใฆ๏ผๆๆฎต๏ผใ่กใใใ่ชฌๆใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใไนใ็ฉใฎๅ่ฉใฎใใจใซใใงใใใคใใพใใใ๏ฝใไฝฟใฃใฆใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใใ Use “DE” to mark the means of transportation (“By train”, “By car”). It...
GrammarBook N5: Verb Stem + ใซ่กใ(Go to do)
N5-G-038 Verb Stem + ใซ่กใ (Go to do) Supporting / Purpose ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไฝใใใใซ่กใใใจใใ็งปๅใฎ็ฎ็ใ่ฉณใใ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใพใๅฝขใใใใใพใใใๅใฃใๅฝข๏ผStem๏ผใซใใซใใใคใใพใใ Use this pattern to say you are going somewhere TO...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใซ่กใใพใ / ๆฅใพใ (Go to doโฆ)
N5-G-037 ๏ฝใซ่กใใพใ / ๆฅใพใ (Go to do…) Core / Purpose ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไฝใฎใใใซ่กใ๏ผๆฅใ๏ผใฎใใใจใใ็งปๅ(ใใฉใ)ใฎ็ฎ็(ใใใฆใ)ใ่กจใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใใซ่กใใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to express the PURPOSE of going or coming...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใปใฉ๏ฝใชใ (Not asโฆ asโฆ)
N5-G-036 ๏ฝใปใฉ๏ฝใชใ (Not as… as…) Peripheral / Comparison ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใAใฏBใใ๏ฝใ ใใฎ้(ใใใ)ใฎใใฟใผใณใงใใใAใฏBใฎใฌใใซใพใงใฏๅฑ(ใจใฉ)ใใชใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใAใฏBใปใฉ๏ฝใชใใใจ่จใใพใใ Use this pattern to say “A is not as [Adjective] as B”. It...
GrammarBook N5: Aใ ใใกใฐใ ๏ฝใงใ (The most / The best)
N5-G-035 Aใ ใใกใฐใ ๏ฝใงใ (The most / The best) Supporting / Adjectives ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใฐใซใผใใฎไธญใงใNo.1ใใๆฑบใใ่กจ็พ๏ผๆไธ็ด๏ผใงใใใ๏ฝใฎไธญใงใAใไธ็ช๏ผๆใ๏ผ๏ฝใ ใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to express the superlative (“The most…”,...
GrammarBook N5: Aใฏ Bใใ ๏ฝใงใ (Comparison)
N5-G-034 Aใฏ Bใใ ๏ฝใงใ (Comparison) Supporting / Adjectives ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) 2ใคใฎใใฎใๆฏ(ใใ)ในใ่กจ็พใงใใใAใฏ Bใใใใฃใจ๏ฝใ ใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใใใใฏๆฏ่ผใฎๅบๆบ(ใใใ ใ)ใ่กจใใพใใ Use this pattern to compare two items. “A is more [Adjective] than...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใใใใ (Shall Iโฆ?)
N5-G-033 ๏ฝใพใใใใ (Shall I…?) Supporting / Offer ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไฝใๆไผใใพใใใใ๏ผ๏ผ็ณใๅบ๏ผใใพใใฏใใฉใใใพใใใใ๏ผ๏ผ็ธ่ซ๏ผใใจใใ2ใคใฎๆๅณใใใใพใใ Use this pattern to offer help (“Shall I…?”) or to consult with someone (“Shall...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใใใ
N5-G-032 ๏ฝใพใใใ (Won’t you?) Core / Invitation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ธๆ(ใใใฆ)ใไธๅฏง(ใฆใใญใ)ใซ่ช(ใใ)ใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใพใใใใใใใ็ธๆใฎ้ฝๅ(ใคใใ)ใ้ ๆ ฎ(ใฏใใใ)ใใใใใใใใใฃใใ๏ฝใใพใใใ๏ผใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใใ This is a polite way to invite someone (“Won’t you…?”). It is more polite...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใใใ
N5-G-031 ๏ฝใพใใใ (Let’s do) Core / Suggestion ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไธ็ทใซ๏ฝใใใใใจ่ช(ใใ)ใฃใใใๆๆก(ใฆใใใ)ใใใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ่ฑ่ชใฎ “Let’s” ใซ่ฟใใงใใ Use this pattern to make a suggestion or invitation (“Let’s do…”). It...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใจใใงใใพใ (The ‘Can Do’ Badge)
N5-G-030 ๏ฝใใจใใงใใพใ (Potential / Can do) Supporting / Potential ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ่ฝๅ(ใฎใใใใ)ใใใๅฏ่ฝๆง(ใใฎใใใ)ใใ่กจใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใใ่ฝๅใใใใใ๏ฝใใใใจใๅฏ่ฝใ ใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ Use this pattern to express ability or possibility (“I can do…”). You...