Vocabulary Question words
who（だれ／da re）what（何／なに／na ni）what time（何時／なん・じ／na n ji）where（どこ／do ko）when（いつ／i tsu）how much（いくら／i ku ra）why（なぜ／why）why（...
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Form 【Japanese Grammar: Form】Verb Dictionary Form
Verb Dictionary Form is what you can find in a dictionary. It is also called Plain Present Positive Form which is one of the four basic forms in Verb Plain Form. Remember, Verb Dictionary Form finishes with 'u sound'. For example, たべる（ta be ru）which is 'to eat', きく（ki ku）which is 'to listen' and so on.
Sentence pattern 【Japanese grammar】verb てform + はいけません (wa ikemasen) = not allowed to + verb: How to express prohibition
Let's learn how to say those sentences in Japanese: I am not allowed to talk to my mother. I am not allowed to drive a car. You are not allowed to drink beer. You are not allowed to swim in the river. Students are not allowed to eat in a classroom.
Form 【Japanese Grammar: Form】Verb てForm
On this page, you can learn what Verb てForm is and how it is used in sentences.
Difference 【Difference】between Verb Polite Form and Verb Plain Form
For example, 'to eat' in Polite Form is たべます and that in Plain Form is たべる. Verbs in Polite Form are used in a formal occasion and to show respect to people. Verbs in Plain Form are used amongst friends in a casual situation.
Alphabet 【Alphabet】Katakana
On this page, you can learn Katakana, which is one of the three Japanese alphabets. Katakana is mainly used to write loan words, which stem from countries other than Japan.
Alphabet 【Alphabet】Hiragana
On this page, you can learn one of the most important Japanese alphabets, Hiragana. It is used to write words which stem from (were born in) Japan.
Alphabet 【Learn Japanese from scratch】What alphabets do Japanese people use?
There are three different types of alphabets they use. They are Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. You should know what Romaji is when you learn Japanese as it helps to learn it with English alphabets. See more details on this page.
Culture and News Japanese ice cream
In the video below, you can see a variety of ice cream you can buy in Japan. For example, she introduces a Yuzu sherbet....
Difference 【Difference】between と (to), ば (ba) and ら (ra)
Introduction
と, ば and ら are used in the sentence pattern below:
Sentence 2 + if or when + Sentence 1
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Sentence 1...