On this page, you can learn how to say somebody is good at doing something in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| My older sister is good at using scissors. |
| a ne wa ha sa mi wo tsu ka u ko to ga jo u zu de su |
| 姉ははさみを使うことが上手です。 |
One by one
- 姉（あね） → my older sister
- は → no meaning
- はさみ → scissors
- を → no meaning
- 使うこと（つか・うこと） → using
- が → no meaning
- 上手（じょう・ず） → good at
- です → is
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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2016.11.12
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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2016.11.28
Vocabulary: Basic nouns 1
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese nouns.
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2016.12.08
Vocabulary: Basic nouns 2
On this page, you can learn very basic Japanese nouns.
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2016.12.13
【Vocabulary】Tools
Do you know chopsticks, fork, scissors or pencil in Japanese? Let's check them all here.
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2017.10.25
Grammar
good at + verb-ing:【verb dict. form + ことが上手です】
On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for 'good at + verb-ing'.
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2016.11.26
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- My older brother is good at driving a car.
- My mother is good at speaking Japanese.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 父はコーヒーを作ることが上手です。
- 弟ははしで食べものを食べることが上手です。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.