Lesson Seven (2)^^

LESSON SEVEN (2)

Doko e ikimashita ka. Where did you go?

Let’s learn past tense verbs. For things that happened in the past, we change them to the past form. A ~masu form verb becomes ~mashita. The past tense for ikimasu “go” is ikimashita.

e.g.    Kyō depāto e ikimasu. Today I go to the department store.

Kinō depāto e ikimashita. Yesterday I went to the department store.

Present tense	Past tense	English
Ikimasu	Ikimashita	Go
Kimasu	Kimashita	Come
Kaerimasu	Kaerimashita	Return
Tabemasu	Tabemashita	Eat
Nomimasu	Nomimashita	Drink
Mimasu	Mimashita	Watch
Shimasu	Shimashita	Do
Depāto		Department store
Eiga		A movie
Eigakan		A cinema
Kinō		Yesterday
Kyō		Today
Nani		What
Terebi		TV

Dialogue 1

A         : Kinō doko e ikimashita ka. Yesterday, where did you go?

B         : Ueno Kōen e ikimashita. (I) went to Ueno Park.

Dialogue 2

A         : Kinō nani o shimashita ka. Yesterday, what did you do?

B         : Eiga o mimashita. I watched a movie.

A         : Doko de mimashita ka. Where did you watch the movie?

B         : Eigakan de mimashita. (I) watched at the cinema.

Got to go now! See you soon!

Cheers!

Rintihan Nabi SAW

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Semoga memberi manafaat…

Doa Nabi Muhammad SAW

Ya Allah aku mengadu kepada Mu

Lemahnya kekuatanku, sedikitnya helahku

Dan hinanya aku ini di kalangan orang ramai

Wahai Tuhan yang paling penyayang di kalangan yang penyayang

Engkaulah Tuhan orang-orang yang kena tindas

Dan Engkaulah Tuhanku

Kepada siapa ingin Engkau serahkan diriku wahai Tuhan

Adakah kepada orang jauh yang bermasam muka denganku

Ataupun kepada musuh yang engkau jadikan mereka itu menguasai urusanku

Jika Engkau tidak murka kepadaku wahai Tuhan, aku tidak peduli

Namun afiatMu lah yang paling luas  untuk ku

Aku berlindung dengan wajahMu wahai Tuhan

Yang dengannya diterangi kegelapan

Jangan Engkau turunkan marahMu kepadaku

Dan jangan Engkau halalkan kemurkaanMu kepadaku

Selagi tiada murka Mu kepadaku wahai Tuhanku

Daku tidak peduli

Tidak ada daya dan tidak ada upaya

Melainkan dengan mengharapkan Engkau jua wahai Tuhan.

Lesson Seven(1)^^

Hello…are you having a vacation?

Where are you going today? How do you get there? With whom? Sounds a bit busybody…hahaha… but let’s do it in Japanese.

LESSON SEVEN (1)

Doko e ikimasu ka Where are you going?

Asatte	Day after tomorrow
Ashita	Tomorrow
Basu	Bus
Chikai	Near
Daigaku	University
Dare	Who
Densha	Train
Eki	Railway station
Gakkō	School
Hitori de	Alone
Ikimasu	Go
Inaka	Home town
Itsu	When
Jimusho	Office
Jitensha	Bicycle
Kaerimasu	Return
Kimasu	Come
Kuruma	Car
Shūmatsu	Weekend
Takushi	Taxi
To	With/and
Tōi	Far
Umi	Beach
Yasumi	Holiday

Dialogue 1

A         : Doko e ikimasu ka. Where are you going?

B         : Gakkō e ikimasu. (I’m going) to school.

A         : Nan de ikimasu ka. How are you going (to school)

B         : Jitensha de ikimasu. On a bicycle.

Dialogue 2

A         : Anata wa nan de jimusho e ikimasu ka. How do you go to the office?

B         : Densha de ikimasu. By train.

A         : Jimusho wa eki kara tōi desu ka. Is your office far from the station?

B         : Iie, chikai desu. No, it’s near.

Dialogue 3

A         : Anata no inaka wa doko desu ka. Where is your hometown?

B         : Kyoto desu. Kyoto.

A         : Itsu Kyoto e kaerimasu ka. When are you going back to Kyoto?

B         : Asatte kaerimasu. Tomorrow (I’m) going back.

Questions and answers

1. Anata no inaka wa doko desu ka. Where is your home town?

à Sapporo desu. Sapporo.

2. Nan de gakkō e ikimasu ka. How do you go to school?

à Basu de ikimasu. By bus.

3. Dare to gakkō e ikimasu ka. With whom do you go to school?

à Hiroshi san to ikimasu. I go with Hiroshi.

4. Dare to Tokyo e ikimasu ka. With whom are you going to Tokyo?

à Hitori de ikimasu. I’m going alone.

5. Ashita doko e ikimasu ka. Where are you going tomorrow?

à Umi e ikimasu. (I’m) going to the beach.

 Cheers,

Sensei in the House

Lesson Three ^^

Nani o tabemasu ka.

Hi there! I’m on diet now, another regime of diet. I started my diet on Feb 28, 2011 and suppose to end it end of this month. It is a two-month diet program, a low-carb diet. Up to now, I’ve lost 9.5 kg! Amazing isn’t it? Well, I’ll tell you more about my diet in my next entry. Now, because I’m on diet, I always feel hungry and all I can think about is  food, and eating. That’s why I came up with this topic today, Nani o tabemasu ka literally means “what do you eat?” or “what do you want to eat?”

Vocabulary

Asa gohan	Breakfast
Ban gohan	Dinner
Hiru gohan	Lunch
Ikaga desu ka	How about…
Jūsu	Juice drink
Kōhī	Coffee
Mada	Not yet
Maiasa	Every morning
Mainichi	Every day
Maiban	Every night
Mazui	Awful/tasteless
Miruku	Milk
Mō	Already
Nomimashita (past tense)	Drink
Nomimasu (present tense)	Drink (verb)
Nomimono	Drink (noun)
Ocha	Tea
Oishii/umai	Delicious
Pan	Bread
Ryōri	Food/cooking
Sushi	Sushi
Sandoitchi	Sandwich
Tabemashita (past tense)	Eat
Tabemasu (present tense)	Eat
Tabemono	Food (in general)
Tabemasen ka.	Won’t you like to eat?

Dialogue 1

A: Mō asa gohan o tabemashita ka. Have you eaten your breakfast?

B: Iie, mada desu. No, not yet.

A: Ja, issho ni tabemasen ka. Well, let’s eat together.

B: Ii desu ne. That’s a good idea.

     Nani o tabemashō ka. What are we going to eat?

A: Sandoitchi wa ikaga desu ka. How about sandwiches?

A: Ii desu ne. Ikimashō. That’s good. Let’s go.

Dialogue 2

A: Maiasa nani o tabemasu ka. What do you eat every morning?

B: Pan o tabemasu. (I) eat bread.

A: Nani o nomimasu ka. What do you drink?

B: Miruku to kōhī o nomimasu. (I) drink milk and coffee.

Questions and answers

1. Nani o tabemasu ka. What would you like to eat?

àSushi o tabemasu. I’d like to eat sushi.

2. Nani o nomimasu ka. What would you like to drink?

àOcha o nomimasu. I’d like to drink tea.

3. Ryōri wa dō desu ka. How’s the food?

àOishii desu. Delicious.

4. Ryōri wa oishii desu ka. Is the food delicious?

àHai, oishii desu. Yes, it’s delicious /  Iie, mazui desu. No, it’s awful.

Ok see you soon!

Sensei in The House.

Lesson Six ^^

Hi there…

There are two types of adjectives in Japanese 1) i-adjectives 2) na-adjectives. This is how you use i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

1) i-adj+noun

Ōkii uchi         à big house

2) na-adj+noun

Kirei na uchi    à beautiful house

LESSON 6 – Adjectives Part 1

Donna hito desu ka. What kind of person?

Atarashii (i-adjective)	New
Chiisai (i-adjective)	Small
Dō	How
Donna	What kind
Furui (i-adjective)	Old
Haha	My mother
Hansamu/kakko ii	Handsome/good looking
Hito	Person
Kanojo	Girlfriend
Kareshi	Boyfriend
Kawaii (i-adjective)	Cute
Kibishii (i-adjective)	Strict
Kirei (na-adjective)	Beautiful
Machi	Town
Muzukashii (i-adjective)	Difficult
Okāsan	Your mother
Ōkii (i-adjective)	Big
Omoshiroi (i-adjective)	Interesting
Onaji	Same
Onna	Female
Onna no hito	Female person
Otoko	Male
Otoko no hito	Male person
Otōsan	Your father
Sabishii  (i-adjective)	lonely
Se ga hikui (i-adjective)	Short
Se ga takai (i-adjective)	Tall
Shiken	Examination
Shinsetsu (na-adjective)	Nice/kind
Takai  (i-adjective)	Expensive
Toshi	City
Uchi	House
Yasashii (i-adjective)	Easy
Yasui (i-adjective)	Cheap

Dialogue 1

Mika    : Sarah san no otōsan wa donna hito desu ka. What kind of person is your father?

Sarah   : Kibishii hito desu ga, shinsetsu desu. He’s strict but a kind person.

Mika    : Okāsan wa? (How about) your mother?

Sarah   : Haha mo onaji desu. My mother also the same.

Notes: “Haha” is referring to one’s own mother, meanwhile “okāsan” is referring to other people’s mother. Same goes to “chichi” for one’s own father and “otōsan” is for other people’s father.

Questions and answers

1. Anata no otōsan wa donna hito desu ka. What kind of person is your father?

à Kibishii hito desu. A strict person.

2. Anata no kareshi wa donna hito desu ka. What kind of person is your boyfriend?

à Hansamu na hito desu. A handsome person.

3. Anata no uchi wa donna uchi desu ka. What kind of house is your house?

à Chiisai uchi desu. A small house.

4. Tokyo wa donna toshi desu ka. What kind of city is Tokyo?

à Ōkii toshi desu. A big city.

5. Nihon ryōri wa dō desu ka. How’s Japanese food?

à Oishii desu. Delicious.