On this page, you can learn how to talk about multiple activities you have with your family in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| I often watch TV and play tennis with my family. |
| wa ta shi wa yo ku ka zo ku to te re bi wo mi ta ri , te ni su wo shi ta ri shi ma su |
| 私はよく家族とテレビを見たり、テニスをしたりします。 |
One by one
- 私 → I
- は → no meaning
- よく → often
- 家族（か・ぞく） → family
- と → with
- テレビ → TV
- を → no meaning
- 見たり（み・たり）、 → watch
- テニス → tennis
- を → no meaning
- したり → play
- します。 → no meaning
Vocabulary
【Japanese Vocabulary】My family
What you learn: my mother, my father, my older sister, my older brother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my aunt, my uncle / Extension: Use 一番上の for the oldest and 一番下の for the youngest to describe people in your family. Put a counter for people after brothers or sisters if you want to talk about more than one brother or sister.
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Vocabulary: Basic verbs 1
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese verbs.
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Vocabulary: Basic verbs 2
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese verbs.
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Vocabulary: Basic nouns 1
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese nouns.
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Vocabulary: Basic nouns 2
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese nouns.
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2016.12.13
Vocabulary: Basic words – places 2
On this page, you can learn basic Japanese vocabulary for places.
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Grammar
【Japanese Grammar】たり、たりします (tari, tarishimasu) = verb and verb: how to join or list verbs, using た form
Let's learn how to say the following sentences in Japanese: I read books and watch TV. I talk with friends and play games. My father reads newspaper and drinks coffee. My mother makes cakes and listen to music.
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2016.10.01
Adverbs of Frequency
On this page, you can learn Japanese adverbs of frequency.
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2016.11.03
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- I often eat breakfast and listen to music with my family.
- I sometimes buy food and eat chocolates with my family.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 私はよく家族とラジオを聞いたり、本を読んだりします。
- 父はよく家族とうたをうたったり、コーヒーを飲んだりします。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.