On this page, you can learn how to say if it is easy or difficult to use dinnerware in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| It is difficult to use chopsticks. |
| ha shi wo tsu ka u no wa mu zu ka shi i de su |
| はしを使うのはむずかしいです。 |
One by one
- はし → chopsticks
- を → no meaning
- 使う（つか・う） → use
- の → to
- は → no meaning
- むずかしい → difficult
- です → is
Vocabulary
【Vocabulary】Dinnerware
Do you know fork, knife, chopsticks or dish in Japanese? Let's check them all here.
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【Japanese Vocabulary: adjectives】to describe appearance
scary（こわい）cute（かわいい）cool（かっこいい）tall（せがたかい）short（せがひくい）beautiful（うつくしい）young（わかい）handsome（ハンサムな）ugly（ぶさいくな）
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Grammar
It is adjective to verb:【verb dict. form + のは adjective】
On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for 'It is adjective to verb'.
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Note
You can use the sentence below to say the same thing as the key sentence on this page.
はしで食べるのはむずかしいです。
It is difficult to eat with chopsticks.
Note: easy
Use かんたんな if you want to say ‘easy’ instead of ‘difficult’.
はしを使うのはかんたんです。
It is easy to use chopsticks.
drop off な of かんたんな in a sentence.
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- It is difficult to use a fork.
- It is easy to use chopsticks.
Task 2: Change into English.
- ナイフを使うのはかんたんです。
- スプーンを使うのはむずかしいです。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.