Learning Japanese is all about mastering verbs. Japanese can be a very vauge language. Many Japanese speak in verbs.
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Speak Japanese Fluently VERBS The most important thing you can learn in order to speak Japanese is verbs. If you can understand verbs you will make great progress with your Japanese in a short period of time. The reason why is in real everyday spoken conversation Japanese more often than not drop the subject and object of sentences leaving just the verb. In colloquial speech Japanese can almost have entire conversations just using verbs if the subject and object is understood by the speaker and listener. Understanding who or what is being spoken about can be very confusing unless you know and understand verb forms. Japanese verbs are complex requiring a lot of practice and study to understand them in written Japanese and spoken Japanese. Learning verbs is difficult because there are so many conjugations. I have devised a method to force you to read and learn the sounds of the most common verb conjugations. Learn Japanese JLPT Read Japanese Learn to Speak Japanese POWER METHOD This method is designed to get you to accustomed to the sounds, forms and endings of verbs as quickly as possible. For these exercise don't concern yourself with meaning too much. That will come later. Trying to memorize verbs with complete sentences along with grammar explanations will result in information overload and little or no progress. Here, we just want to program your brain so that you find it easy to understand and catch verbs in colloquial conversation. 1. Play each audio track and repeat aloud after Kaoru Sensei while reading/ following the charts. 2. Read the verb charts and make notes of ones you can't remember or have trouble reading. 3. Play the audio track and repeat after Kaoru Sensei without referring to the charts 4. Repeat and practice for several days NOTE Some of the verbs from these exercises are never said in real conversations or can't be used simply because they wouldn't make sense or there would be no context for them anyway. The whole point of these exercises is just to get you used to the sounds of verb endings and have you be able to recognize them. Copyright ยฉ2007 -Talksushi.com-All rights reserved
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Speak Japanese Fluently
VERBS
The most important thing you can learn in order to speak Japanese is verbs. If you can understand verbs you will make great progress with your Japanese in a short period of time. The reason why is in real everyday spoken conversation Japanese more often than not drop the subject and object of sentences leaving just the verb. In colloquial speech Japanese can almost have entire conversations just using verbs if the subject and object is understood by the speaker and listener. Understanding who or what is being spoken about can be very confusing unless you know and understand verb forms. Japanese verbs are complex requiring a lot of practice and study to understand them in written Japanese and spoken Japanese. Learning verbs is difficult because there are so many conjugations. I have devised a method to force you to read and learn the sounds of the most common verb conjugations.
Learn Japanese JLPT Read Japanese Learn to Speak Japanese
POWER METHOD
This method is designed to get you to accustomed to the sounds, forms and endings of verbs as quickly as possible. For these exercise don't concern yourself with meaning too much. That will come later. Trying to
memorize verbs with complete sentences along with grammar explanations will result in information overload and little or no progress. Here, we just want to program your brain so that you find it easy to understand and
catch verbs in colloquial conversation.
1. Play each audio track and repeat aloud after Kaoru Sensei while reading/following the charts.
2. Read the verb charts and make notes of ones you can't remember or have
trouble reading.
3. Play the audio track and repeat after Kaoru Sensei without referring to the charts
4. Repeat and practice for several days
NOTE
Some of the verbs from these exercises are never said in real conversations or can't be used simply because they wouldn't make sense or there would be no context for them anyway. The whole point of these exercises is just to get you used to the sounds of verb endings and have you be able to recognize them.
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The Japanese present tense verb has two functions. One, to describe what a person does habitually , and two, to describe what a person has planned to do in the future.
ใฟใใณใใใใ Tabako wo suu I smoke Habitual behaviour
ใใผใใฃใผใซใใ Party ni iku I will go to the party Future paln or intention
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LESSON 2 Now we take a look at the masu form. This is the standard polite verb form which you probably already know. It is usually the first verb form you learn in text books. Masu form verbs have exactly the same meaning as plan
form verbs. They are essentially plain form verbs just dressed up to be polite.
Romaji Plain Form Masu Form MeaningShimasu ใใ ใใพใ To do
Kimasu ใใ ใใพใ To come
Tabemau ใในใ ใในใพใ To eat
Mimasu ใฟใ ใฟใพใ To look
Nemasu ใญใ ใญใพใ To sleep
Okimasu ใใใ ใใใพใ To wake up
Nomimasu ใฎใ ใฎใฟใพใ To drink
Kaimasu ใใ ใใใพใ To buy
Hanashimasu ใฏใชใ ใฏใชใใพใ To speak
Arimasu ใใ ใใใพใ To exist
Asobimasu ใใใถ ใใใณใพใ To play
Oyogimau ใใใ ใใใใพใ To swim
Kakimasu ใใ ใใใพใ To write
Machimasu ใพใค ใพใกใพใ To wait
Norimasu ใฎใ ใฎใใพใ To ride
Shinimasu ใใฌ ใใซใพใ To die
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The past simple tense โ notice all the verbs end in โshitaโ
Romaji Simple Past Form MeaningShita ใใ Did
Kita ใใ Came
Tabeta ใในใ Ate
Mita ใฟใ Saw/watched
Neta ใญใ Slept
Okita ใใใ Woke up
Nonda ใฎใใ Drank
Katta ใใฃใ Bought
Hanashita ใฏใชใใ Spoke/talked
Atta ใใฃใ Had
Asonda ใใใใ Played
Oyoida ใใใใ Swam
Kaita ใใใ Wrote
Matta ใพใฃใ Waited
Notta ใฎใฃใ Rode
Shinda ใใใ Died
LESSON 4
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Here is the past tense masu form. Notice all the verbs end in mashita.
Romaji Masu Past Form MeaningShimashita ใใพใใ Did
Kimashita ใใพใใ Came
Tabemashita ใในใพใใ Ate
Mimashita ใฟใพใใ Saw/watched
Nemashita ใญใพใใ Slept
Okimashita ใใใพใใ Woke up
Nomimashita ใฎใฟใพใใ Drank
Kaimashita ใใใพใใ Bought
Hanashimashita ใฏใชใใพใใ Spoke/talked
Arimashita ใใใพใใ Had
Asobimashita ใใใณใพใใ Played
Oyogimashita ใใใใพใใ Swam
Kakimashita ใใใพใใ Wrote
Machitmashita ใพใกใพใใ Waited
Norimashita ใฎใใพใใ Rode
Shinimashita ใใซใพใใ Died
LESSON 5
Now we are moving on to the simple negative verb form.
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Romaji Simple Negative MeaningShinai ใใชใ Don't or won't do
Konai ใใชใ Don't or won't come
Tabenai ใในใชใ Don't or won't eat
Minai ใฟใชใ Don't or won't see/watch
Nenai ใญใชใ Don't or won't sleep
Okinai ใใใชใ Don't or won't get up
Nomanai ใฎใพใชใ Don't or won't drink
Kawanai ใใใชใ Don't or won't buy
Hanasanai ใฏใชใใชใ Don't or won't speak/talk
nai ใชใ Don't have
Asobanai ใใใฐใชใ Don't or won't play
Oyoganai ใใใใชใ Don't or won't swim
Kakanai ใใใชใ Don't or won't write
Matanai ใพใใชใ Don't or won't wait
Noranai ใฎใใชใ Don't or won't ride
Shinanai ใใชใชใ Don't or won't die
LESSON 6
The negative masu form. Notice how all the verbs end with โmasenโ
Masu Form Masu Form Meaning
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Shimasen ใใพใใ Don't or won't do
Kimasen ใใพใใ Don't or won't come
Tabemasen ใในใพใใ Don't or won't eat
Mimasen ใฟใพใใ Don't or won't see/watch
Nemasen ใญใพใใ Don't or won't sleep
Okimasen ใใใพใใ Don't or won't get up
Nomimasen ใฎใฟใพใใ Don't or won't drink
Kaimasen ใใใพใใ Don't or won't buy
Hanashimasen ใฏใชใใพใใ Don't or won't speak/talk
Arimasen ใใใพใใ Don't have
Asobimasen ใใใณใพใใ Don't or won't play
Oyogimasen ใใใใพใใ Don't or won't swim
Kakimasen ใใใพใใ Don't or won't write
Machimasen ใพใกใพใใ Don't or won't wait
Norimasen ใฎใใพใใ Don't or won't ride
Shinimasen ใใซใพใใ Don't or won't die
LESSON 7
Now things start to get a little tricky with the past negative form. It is important to note the double consonants ใใฃใ. All double consonants are written with a small ใค. The ใฃ is defined as the glottal stop. A glottal stop is a speech sound articulated by a momentary, complete closing of the glottis in the back of the throat. It is a one-syllable pause to prepare the mouth to pronounce the next syllable.
Romanji Past Negative Meaning
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Shina-katta ใใชใใฃใ Didn't do
Kona-katta ใใชใใฃใ Didn't come
Tabena-katta ใในใชใใฃใ Didn't eat
Mina-katta ใฟใชใใฃใ Didn't see/watch/look
Nena-katta ใญใชใใฃใ Didn't sleep
Okina-katta ใใใชใใฃใ Didn't get up
Nomana-katta ใฎใพใชใใฃใ Didn't drink
Kawana-katta ใใใชใใฃใ Didn't buy
Hanasana-katta ใฏใชใใชใใฃใ Didn't speak
Na-katta ใชใใฃใ Didn't have
Asobana-katta ใใใฐใชใใฃใ Didn't play
Oyagana-katta ใใใใชใใฃใ Didn't swim
Kakana-katta ใใใชใใฃใ Didn't write
Matana-katta ใพใใชใใฃใ Didn't wait
Norana-katta ใฎใใชใใฃใ Didn't ride
Shinana-katta ใใชใชใใฃใ Didn't die
LESSON 8
The negative past tense masu form. Notice how all the verbs end with โmasen deshitaโ
Romaji Masu Past Negative MeaningShimasendeshita ใใพใใใงใใ Didn't do
Kimasendeshita ใใพใใใงใใ Didn't come
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