Let’s Talk about Greetings // the Casual Side

Family // Rewind

Let’s review your family members! Do you remember the difference between “your family” and someone else’s family?

Verbs // Rewind

Let’s recap our verbs! YAY! Watch this short video to review your simple verb structures and meanings.

A Successful Presentation is…

Today, we are reviewing some practical tips for speaking in front of people.

And to rev up your public speaking skillzzzzz…

Word of the Day

We are starting a new tradition – WORD OF THE DAY! Get pumped up! Here are a few examples.

TODAY’S WORD OF THE DAY IS:

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Practical Japanese // One Word…

 

やめて　やまる　stop

だめ no good

いけません　do not

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1. How do you say, “to have” (an object like an ice cream cone)?
2. What does this mean in English? ハンバーガー　が　あります。
3. Tell me your favorite Japanese word!
4. 

To Have

IMASU and ARIMASU (IRU and ARU) are the existence verbs.
Both verbs are used to show existence and also to say “have”.

IRU is used to living and animate objects, while
ARU is used for non-living inanimate objects.

Examples:

1. Neko ga imasu.
There is a cat. / I have a cat.

2. Enpitsu ga arimasu.
There is a pencil. / I have a pencil.

IMASU is used in combination with the TE-FORM of a verb to make any verb into the “on going present tense form”.

This makes any verb into the English “-ing” form. Just add IMASU to the TE form (command form) of any verb.

Examples:

1. Aruiteimasu.
I am walking.

2. Tabeteimasu.
I am eating.

3. Miteimasu.
I am looking.

Motteimasu means “am holding, am carrying, owning”

So you can say “I have a TV”.

1. Terebi wo motteimasu.

This can mean “I own a TV” or “I am holding a TV.”

You can also say:

2. Terebi ga arimasu.

This can mean “I have a TV” or “There is a TV”.

ねこを かっています。(NEKO O KATTE IMASU = I have a cat)
ラスベガスに すんでいます。(RASUBEGASU NI SUNDE IMASU = I live in Las Vegas)
にほんごの じしょを もっています。(NIHONGO NO JISHO O MOTTE IMASU = I own a Japanese dictionary)

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