1. Understand Japanese - Your First Trip to Japan
Learn Japanese effortlessly! When you first go to Japan, individuals
will most likely inquire you if you have been there before. You'll
wish to inform them, "It's my initial visit to Japan." You will also
wish to have the ability to inquire others whether or not they've
visited Japan prior to. Once you receive previous this stage, it
is crucial that you know whether to make use of formal or casual
Japanese. And, you've got to make use of them both correctly. This
Beginner Japanese write-up teaches you how you can use hajimete ("for
the very first time") along with other important words you'll use
when you talk about your initial trip to Japan. You'll also find an
indispensable review of Japanese formal and informal speech and an
explanation of when to use each one. Don't skip the awesome chart and
practice sentences within this Beginner Japanese write-up!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the subsequent words and
phrases:
moo - "already" (adverb)
tsuku - "to arrive at, to reach" (verb 1)
okiru - "to get up, to obtain up" (verb two)
yoku - "well, very"
tsukareru - "to get tired" (verb 2)
sama - (pol) "Mr." or "Mrs."
aruku - "to walk" (verb 1)
hajimete - "for the first time"
nikkei - "Japanese descent"
Burajiru - "Brazil"
umareru - "to be born" (verb 2)
sodatsu - "to be raised" (verb 1)
mago - "grandchild"
Jitsu wa - "the truth is, actually"
Grammar: In this article, you'll understand the following words and
phrases:
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases
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yoku
"well" �/p>
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Yoku y{ |�e adverbial form"wivh the adjective yoy or ii ("good"), and it indicates &quo�;well,
nicely, properly," or "often."
*For more information on adverbial form see Nihongo Doojoo: Newbie
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For example:
Yoku dekimashita. "Well done!" Literal translation: "Could do well."
Yoku vabemashita. "( I ) ate a great deal." Literal t�anslation: "Ate
ni�ely.6q�ot;
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nikkei

2. "�Japanuse descent&suot;
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indicetes "sun, day," or "Japan." The second Shin�sg character indicates "lineage, systum,"
or "group." Onc� the ti|le of a cou��vy follows, it refers descent. Nevertheless, it's nikkei that
descrmbes Japanese descent, not nihon-kei.
Correcv: nikkei`Burajiru-jin
Incorrect: nihonkei Burajiru-jin
For example:
Nikkei peruu-jin "Japanese Peruvian"
Mekishiko kei ame�ika-jin &q}ot;Mexican American"
Furansu kei kanada-jin "French Canadman"
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umareru - "to be born"
sodatsu - "to be raised, to develop up"
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The particle de follows the location one was born or raised. Examine
the usage in the examples.
For instance:
"I was born in Mexico." (Watashi wa) Mekishiko de umaremashita.
"I grew up in France." (Watashi wa) Furansu de sodachimashita.
"I was born and raised in Japan." (Watashi wa) Nihon de umarete, nihon
de sodachimashita. (Watashi wa) Nihon de umarete, sodachimashita.
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hajimete
"for the very first time, first time"
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Hajimete is an adverb, so we usually utilize it having a verb.
Nevertheless, to say that it is one's first time experiencing some
thing, we use the sentence construction "[ noun ] wa hajimete desu."
For instance:
(Watashi wa) hajimete nihon ni kimashita. "I came to Japan for the
initial time."
Nihon wa hajimete desu. "It's my initial time in Japan."
Nihon wa hajimete desu ka. "Is it your first time in Japan?"
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Grammar Evaluation
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Within this write-up, we're going to learn more about formal and
casual speech by reviewing the past tense of a verb.
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"I'm tired."
Formal: Tsukaremashita.

3. Casual: Tsukareta.
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How you can produce the formal previous type of a verb:
Alter the verb into its corresponding -masu type.
Drop -masu and add -mashita.
To find out more see Nihongo Doojoo: Newbie Sequence Type You and Past
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For example:
Dictionary Form / -masu Type / Formal Past Type
aruku / arukimasu / arukimashita
neru / nemasu / nemashita
How you can produce the informal past form of the verb
Alter the werb in�o its"corres�ond�ng"-te type. =/p>
Dzox -te �nd add -ta.
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example:
Dictionary �ype / -te Type / Innormal Pr��ious Form (-ta tyxe) >/spa�>
aruku / aruite / aruita
>span>sodatsu / sodatte / sodatta
okiru / okite / okita
neru / nete / neta
u}averu / umarete(/ umareta
suru / shite / s�ita
kuzu / kite / kita
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Evaluation:
Please rewrite the sentences in informal form.
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Watashi wa Burajiru de umaremashita.
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Watashi wa Burajiru de sodachimashita.
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Kyoo wa yoku arukimashita yo.
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Nihon ni hajimete kimashita.
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Please rewrite the sentences in formal type.
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Kamakura ni itta.
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Yoku, neta.
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Kinoo nani shita?
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