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Video Transcription: Words I have learned from W1 and W2

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Video Transcription: Words I have learned from W1 and W2

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はじめました。Kayley Rhinehartです。１８さいです。いちねんせいです。せんこおはゲームです。よろしくおねがいします。

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いま　たんじですか。
くじよんじゆうしです。

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Katakana Progress: ゲーム Announcement Trailer

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Katakana Progress: ゲーム Announcement Trailer

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A few days ago I was watching an announcement trailer for a new
ゲーム release, and I was able to read the katakana below:

ファイナルファンタジーXVI

Needless to say I am super excited to play the next chapter in the series!!! If you haven't seen the trailer yet, I have linked it below.

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I have not gotten a grade on my assignment yet, but, I think I did well and am improving. I struggled a bit with the one phrase I had to prepare, which was in regards to how old I was (12) when I first read my favorite book, The Outsiders. I also forgot how to introduce the author correctly. I think that my tone has gotten better, although maybe I should not have paused when I said that my book was also sad? I was thinking of English tone, and hope that it did not sound too confusing. I am really happy that I was able to show all of my art, which I spend a lot of my time on. In the future, I will work to improve on my flow and have a correct tone when speaking.

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Lately I have really been struggling with sentence structure, and it has caused a lot of issues with my studies the past two weeks. I've been studying a lot, but something is not clicking for me. This was reflected in the many grammar mistakes of my speaking assignment. I have been studying with Kassidy-san, which has helped, but I am still looking for a tutor to help me understand Japanese better. I want to continue learning the language all the way through college, so I will work even harder to get better. I will not give up!!

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このTシヤツは　いくらですか。
そのTシヤツは にせんです。

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ひらがな

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ひらがな

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https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/

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Each of these pronouns are used as a stand alone subject.
あれ = Far Away
これ = Close to Speaker
それ = Close to Someone Else
どれ = Which

These pronouns CANNOT be followed by another noun.

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Customer:
あのう、ばうしはいくらですか。
Waiter/Waitress:
にせんななひゃくえんです。
Customer:
にせんななひゃくえんですか。
Customer (Who Wants To Order):
じゃあ、そのぼうしをください。

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Person A:
それはじしょですか。
You, if it does belong to you:
はい、そうです。
You, if it does not belong to you:
いいえ、ほんです。

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どれ = More Than Two Items
どちら= Which of The Two Items

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Question Words Like:
どれ   or     なに
CANNOT be followed by は
Instead, Use Particle: か

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Each of These Need A Noun After Them To Make Them A Noun Phrase

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Person A:
あれはなんですか。
Person B:
あれはコソビニです。
Person A:
そうですか。

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1) Loan Words
2) Onomatopoeic Words
3) Words The Writer Wishes To Emphasize
4) Scientific Terms For Plants/Animals

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¥ Is Written As えん
$1 = ¥100

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いくらでつか。

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For Katakana, Use ー For Long Vowels.
When Writing Vertically, ー, Will Also Be Written Vertically.
Example:
ケーキ = (keeki)

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This Is A Bicycle:
これはじてんしゃです。
A Bike Costs ¥11,000:
じてんしゃいちまんせんえんです。
This Bicycle Is ¥11,000:
このじてんしゃはいちまんせんえんです。

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ここ　そこ　あそこ　どこ

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ここ　そこ　あそこ　どこ

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ここ = Here, Near Me
そこ = There, Near You
あそこ　= Over There
どこ = Where

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Asking Locations:          "Where Is The Library?"

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Asking Locations:          "Where Is The Library?"

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すみません、としょかんはどこですか。

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When To Use:
よ (I Tell You/You Know)
-Use When The Speaker Wants To Assure The Listener Of What Has Been Said

ね (Isn't It?/Right?/Correct?)
-Use When The Speaker Seeks The Agreement Or Confirmation

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Customer:
あのう、すみません、このとんかつはいくらですか。
Waiter/Waitress:
きゅうひゃくえんです。
Customer:
きゅうひゃくえんですか。じゃあ、このとんかつをください。

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Person A:
これはだれのかばんですか。
Your Reply, If It Is Your Friend Hanah's Bag:
それはハメ、さんのかばんです。
Your Reply If It Is Your Bag:
わたしのです。

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も = "Also" or "Too"
-To Express "Also",Switch は To も

Example:
Hanah and Eva Are Both 18:

Person A:
ハメさんはじゅうはちさいです。
Person B:
エヴャさんもじゅうはちさいです。

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How To Make A Negative Sentence of Noun です？

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How To Make A Negative Sentence of Noun です？

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Change です to じゃないです

Never Use じゃないです As A Stand Alone Noun
-You Must Add A NOUN Before It. Do Not Use It As An Adjective, Either.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlfhXyaGUvo

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1) る Verbs:
-> suffix ends with 'e' or 'i' plus る

２) 'u' Verbs
-> consonant final base + 'u'
-> exception to る: かえる；
r comes from the base, not suffix

3) Irregular Verbs:
-> する and くる

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1) る Verbs
-> replace る with ます
(present-tense affirmative)
-or-
replace る with ません
(present-tense negative)

2) 'u' Verbs
-> replace 'u' with 'imasu’
(present-tense affirmative)
-or-
replace 'u' with '-imasen'
-> in basic terms, the characters are moving up and down the hiragana column
-> examples:
i. む becomes み
ii.く becomes き
iii.す becomes し
-> exception: かえる
present affirmative:かえリます
present negative: かえリません

3) Irregular Verbs
-> する
present affirmative:
します
present negative:
しません
->べんきょうする
present affirmative:
べんきようしょます
present negative:
べんきょうません
->くる
present affirmative:
きます
present negative:
きません

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を: Direct Objects
(pronounced "o")

で: Place of Action

に: Goal towards which things move
Also:
Time @ which an event takes place
-> note:
approximate time shown by substituting ごる or ごるに for に

へ: Goal of Movement

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In Japanese you use the present-tense negative verb plus the question article to extend an invitation

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まいにち-> every day
よく-> often
ときどき-> sometimes
ぜんぜん-> never; not at all
あまリ-> not often; not very much
-> note: ぜんぜん　and  あまリanticipate the negative end of the sentence, spoke any sentences with these two adverbs MUST end with ません

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I've finally learned the first ten Kanji. It is much more complicated than Hirigana or Katakana, but is very interesting. Here is a video link to practice memorization with：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6av8zWSmIpQ

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じ (comes after number to = ) time
とき a moment in time
円　(yen) えん

０ （ゼロ／零）
１ （一）いち
２ （二）に
３ （三）さn
４ （四）よん
５ （五）ご
６ （六）ろく
７ （七）しち・なな
８ （八）はち
９ （九）きゅう・く
１０ （十）じゅ
１００ （百）ひゃく
１,０００ （千、一〇〇〇）せん
１０,０００ （一万）いちまん

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月    げつ Monday
火　 か    Tuesday
水　 すい Wednesday
木　 もく Thursday
金　 きん Friday
土　 ど    Saturday
日　 にち Sunday
曜　よう  Weekday
Example:
昨日は土曜日じゅしちにち 。

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せんぜん = never
あまり = not often
ときどき = sometimes
よく = often
いつも = always
Example->
Q: スポーツをしますか。
A: いいえ、せんぜんしません。

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なか　= inside
そと　= outside
うえ　= on top
した　= under
となり　= next to
ちかく・そは・よこ　= near
みぎ　= right
ひだり　= left
ありだ　= between
+ sentence format for between:
AとBのあいだ
まえ= in front
うし　ろ　= behind
Examples:
1)コーヒーはテーブルのうえです。
2)おかさんのカフェはとしょかんのなかです。

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This chart has been helping me memorize the days of the month!

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I was able to find a list that has links to the pronunciations of the months!
月 = month
January  ichi-gatsu  一月
February  ni-gatsu  二月
March  san-gatsu  三月
April  shi-gatsu  四月
May  go-gatsu  五月
June  roku-gatsu  六月
July  shichi-gatsu  七月
August  hachi-gatsu  八月
September  ku-gatsu  九月
October  juu-gatsu  十月
November  juuichi-gatsu  十一月
December  juuni-gatsu  十二月

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Living/Nonliving: When you want to say "there is/are X"

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Living/Nonliving: When you want to say "there is/are X"

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Living, Moving Things->
います

Nonliving Things, You Have or Own Something, An Event Will Take Place->
あリます

Examples:
1)ねこがいません。
2)スマホがあリます。

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I am glad that overall my flow and pronunciation were correct. I worked especially hard to get my speaking in the assignment as smooth as possible. I clearly still need to work on my sentence structures, as well as the correct uses for それ。I messed up my pronunciation on some of the newer vocabulary words that I have learned, including "ふく"and "そば ".
I am going to continue to work to improve my sentence structures. Likewise, I will practice learning the correct usage spatial words to describe a room and other locations. By the next speaking assignment my goal is to speak concise and fluently in Japanese.

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Japanese News Website to Practice Listening and Reading

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Japanese News Website to Practice Listening and Reading

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Become a good listener of Japanese by listening to our interesting and fun news topics. Each week we discuss important news in simple, clear Japanese. We read it slowly to give you a chance to hear every word and we provide easy popup translations for not just the difficult words but whole phrases along with the readings of the Kanji.

Archive of all lessons and episodes.

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Do you have a question, a request or a bug to report? Drop me a line and I will do my best to help you out. Thanks! Sakura

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Become a good listener of Japanese by listening to our interesting and fun news topics. Each week we discuss important news in simple, clear Japanese. We read it slowly to give you a chance to hear every word and we provide easy popup translations for not just the difficult words but whole phrases along with the readings of the Kanji.

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1) In addition to someone else:
わたしもサンドイッチをたべます。
2) In addition to something else:
わたしはサンドイッチもたべます。
3) Never start a sentence with も

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Double Particles with Similarity Marker も

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Double Particles with Similarity Marker も

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に -> にも
へ -> へも
で -> でも
と -> とも
から -> からも
まで -> までも
Example:
わたしは月曜日にクラスがあリます。
水曜日にもあリます。

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Telling The Time Versus How Much Time Has Passed

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Telling The Time Versus How Much Time Has Passed

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1)くじにべんきょします。
2)くじかんべんきょします。

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[time] から[time]まで
二時から四時までです。

or use individually
二時からです。
四時までです。

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えつ/あつ
incredulous "what?"
あつ
also used when you suddenly remember/notice something

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と has two functions
1) と (and) *only connects nouns
わたしはえいごと日本ごをはなします。
2) と (together with)
わたしはケトさんとジムにいきます。

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い and な
Exceptions:
きれい、ゆうめい、きらい

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I was nervous during this reflection, because I did not want to forget the correct usage of past tense forms in my sentences. Likewise, I did not want to forget the vocabulary related to describing the things that I did in my childhood. I am, however, glad to see that my flow consistency was maintained and that my pronunciation has improved! I need to make sure that my intonation isn't misleading and that my accuracy improves, but I am glad to see that I am beginning to improve with my speaking and understanding when I practice shadowing.

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が is a conjunctive particle that links sentences together as one.

Ex:
日本のたべものはおいしいです。＋
でも、たかいです。
＝
日本のたべものはおいしいですがたかいです。

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そしてconnects sentences when adding similar info.

Ex:
日本のたべものはおいしいです。そして、ゆうめいです。

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ませんか is used to suggest "won't you" or "why don't we"

Ex:
やすみに、いっしゃにピクニックに行きませんか。

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Okurigana are "send-off" hiragana that are used to write grammatical endings after kanji

Ex:
大きい
見る

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Describing Places and Things with Adjectives

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Describing Places and Things with Adjectives

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Format:
X(Noun) は Y(Adjective) です。
ー＞
ですat the end of adjective sentence shows the speaker's polite attitude towards the listener.

Ex:
レイさんのうちはやさしいです。

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おおきいー＞おおきく:
おおきくないです。
or
おおきいくありません。

Exception:
いいですー＞よくない
よくないです。
or
よくありません。

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Adverbs with Adjective       とても or ちょっと

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Adverbs with Adjective       とても or ちょっと

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Can be used to modify adjective "every" or "a little" and あまり(+negative) to say "not so"

Ex:
とても+Affirmative
りょうのへやはとてもちさいです。

ちょっと+Affirmative
りょうのへやはうちょっとあついでう。

あまり+Negative
りょうのへやはあまりおおきくないです。

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(Add in front of either to indicate a strong reaction)

Ex:
A:
Bさんはコーヒーがすきですか。

B:
Like:
はい、すきです。
Dislike:
いいえ、あまりすきじゃないです。
No Opinion:
すきでもきらいでもないです。

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【初音ミク】て形の歌 げんき / 【Hatsune Miku】Nihongo Te-form song Genki U-verb & irregular verbs

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お can be used at the beginning of words to add smoothness and nuance of social refinement.

Female speakers tend to use お more often than male speakers.

お is not used for foreign words and negative connotation words.
Exception:
おトイル is used by female speakers sometimes.

お Modified Word Examples:
おさかな、おてら、おふろ

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Means "very much"

Example:
どうもありがっとう。
or
どうもすみません。

When used alone, it acts as an abbreviation of the examples above.

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Means "accompany"

Example:
がくせいをびじゅつかんいつれていきます。

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To ask, instruct, or encourage the listener to do something,て form of verbs + ください is used.

Example:
すみませんが、おなまえをしえてください。

This is NOT to be used to a superior.
Instead, use:
〜てくださいませんか。

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1) Making requests and giving instructions.

2) Indicating "and" (chronological relationship) = conjoining verbs.

3)Indicating "after" (adding temporal emphasis)

4) Expressing means.

5) Cause and effect.

6) Asking permission.

7) Telling prohibition.

Example (6):
せんせい、おトイルに行ってもいいですか。

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て form DOES NOT have tense. Tense and speech style is carried by the last verb phrase.

The actions and events must usually take place within a short period of time and be related to one another in some sense. They should also be listed in the same order in which the events occurred.

Indicating chronological relationship/cause-effect because て form loosely connects phrases without specifying how they should be related.

Example Without Specifying Order:
しゅくだいをして、テレビを見ました。

Example Specifying Order:
しゅくだいをしてから、テレビを見ました。

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To Ask Permission:
て Form of Verb + も + いいですか

Example:
パソコンらつかってもいいですか。
To Grant Permission:
て Form of Verb + も + いいです

Example:
パソコンらつかってもいいです。

To Express Something is Not Allowed:
て Form of Verb + は + いけません

Example:
クラスでスマホをつかってはいけません。

To Deny Permission:
すみませんが、ちょっと。。。

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Giving Directions Video + Extra Vocabulary

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Giving Directions Video + Extra Vocabulary

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Asking for and Giving Directions in Japanese【トラベル日本語】