Japanese Numbers / Days of Week, Month

• What is the order of a Japanese sentence?

  Subject, Time word, Place, Activity
• What can an "activity" in a Japanese sentence be?

  A single verb or a verb with an object
• How would you say "I watched a movie in town at 6 o'clock" in Japanese?

  Watashi-wa rokuji-ni machi-de eiga o mimashita.
• What does 'desu' mean in Japanese?

  It is ...
• What does 'desu ka' mean?

  Is it ...?
• What does 'desu ne' imply in a conversation?

  It is a confirmation seeking phrase, meaning "isn't it?"
• What does 'desu yo' express?

  It is ...!
• What does 'deshita' mean?

  It was ...
• What does 'ja nai desu' mean?

  It is not ...
• How is 'ja nakatta desu' used in a sentence?

  It means "It was not ..."
• What is the relationship between 'nai desu' and 'arimasen'?


  'Nai desu' is the same as 'arimasen'
• What is the pattern for "do/play X" in Japanese?

  1. o shimasu
• How would you say "I play rugby" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa ragubi o shimasu.
• What is the pattern for "eat X" in Japanese?

  1. o tabemasu
• How would you say "I eat sushi" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa sushi o tabemasu.
• What is the pattern for "drink X" in Japanese?

  1. o nomimasu
• How would you say "I drink juice" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa juusu o nomimasu.
• What is the pattern for "listen to X" in Japanese?

  1. o kikimasu
• How would you say "I listen to music" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa ongaku o kikimasu.
• What is the pattern for "read X" in Japanese?

  1. o yomimasu
• How would you say "I read books" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa hon o yomimasu.
• What is the pattern for "watch X" in Japanese?

  1. o mimasu
• How would you say "I watch TV" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa terebi o mimasu.
• What is the pattern for "go to X" in Japanese?

  1. ni ikimasu
• How would you say "I go to school" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa gakkoo ni ikimasu.
• What is the pattern for "come to X" in Japanese?

  1. ni kimasu
• How would you say "I come to school" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa gakkoo ni kimasu.
• What is the pattern for "return home to X" in Japanese?

  1. ni kaerimasu
• How would you say "I return home to Japan" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa nihon ni kaerimasu.
• What is the pattern for "return home from X" in Japanese?

  1. kara kaerimasu
• How would you say "I return home from America" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa america kara kaerimasu.
• What is the pattern for "go as far as X" in Japanese?

  1. made ikimasu
• How would you say "I will go as far as Tokyo" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa Tookyoo made ikimasu.
• What is the pattern for "study X" in Japanese?

  1. o benkyoo shimasu
• How would you say "I study Japanese" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa nihongo o benkyoo shimasu.
• What is the pattern for "learn X" in Japanese?

  1. o naraimasu
• How would you say "I learn Japanese" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa nihongo o naraimasu.
• What is the pattern for "become a X" in Japanese?

  1. ni narimasu
• How would you say "I will become a teacher" in Japanese?

  Watashi wa sensei ni narimasu.
• What does 'X-deshoo' imply in Japanese?

  Probably is X