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Ame ga furu sō desu – It’s likely going to rain.

“~Sō” is used when you are mentioning something that you are not sure that it is going to happen. Other examples :

Tenki yohou ni yoru to, kyō wa gogo kara hareru sō desu – According to the weather forecast, it will likely be a sunny day in the afternoon.

Terebi no nyu-su ni yoru to, kōtsūjiko ga maitoshi (fueru)fuete iru sō desu – According to TV news, traffic accident is increasing every year

Meaning : Tenki (Weather), Yohou (Forecast), Yoru To (According To), Gogo (Afternoon), Hareru (Be Sunny), Nyu-su (News)m Kōtsūjiko (Traffic Accident), Maitoshi (Every Year), Fueru (Increase)

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It’s conversation time again…

Conversation 1
Tony : Moshimoshi, Kobayashi-san. Eiga no kippu ga arun dakedo, ashita (miru)mi ni ikanai?
Tony : Hello, Kobayashi. I have movie ticket, shall we watch it tomorrow?

Kobayashi : Ikitai kedo, ashita wa isogashikute ikenai wa. Asatte no nichiyōbi wa dō?
Kobayashi : I would like to but I am very busy tomorrow. How about a day after tomorrow on Sunday?

Tony : Ii yo. Dakedo nichiyōbi wa komu kara naa. Chotto hayame ni itte (narabu)naranda hō ga ii yo.
Tony : Great, but it will be too crowded on sunday. It’s better for us to queue up earlier.

Kobayashi : Sō ne.
Kobayashi : Yeah, I agree.

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Most probably all you guys can still remember the use of Verbs. Today, I will show you how to use verbs to express “Can Do Something”

Example
Can See – Mieru
Can Talk – Hanaseru
Can Walk – Arukeru

For this usage, we have to use the “4th sound” of hiragana (a i u e o).

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Today I am going to cover the usage of Give (~te ageru / ~te sashi ageru) & Receive (~te itadaku / ~te morau / ~te kureru). Similar with some words, there are Polite & Inpolite way of usage. When translating back to English, there won’t be any

Very Polite
I lend you a car- Kuruma o kashite sashi agemasu
I buy you a bicycle – Jitensha o katte sashi agemasu

Polite
I lend you a car- Kuruma o kashite agemasu
I buy you a bicycle – Jitensha o katte agemasu

Impolite
I lend you a car- Kuruma o kashite yarimasu
I buy you a bicycle – Jitensha o katte yarimasu

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Today, I will cover some complicated conversations. Be ready….

Conversation 1
Tony : Ohayō gozaimasu. Ame ga (furu)futtari (Yamu)yandari shite, iya na tenki desu ne. Good Morning. The weather is bad as the rain comes and goes.

Kobayashi : Ee, Nihon no 6 gatsu wa tsuyu to itte, mai nichi konna tenki ga (tsuzuku)tsuzukun desu yo. Yeah, In Japan, rainy season falls in every June. During this season, this kind of weather will go on every day.

Tony : Tsuyu ake wa itsu desu yo. When the rainy season ends?

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“Kyū Ni” means “Suddenly”. Example:
It’s suddenly rains – Ame ga kyū ni (furu)furi dashimashita

The train suddenly moves – Densha ga kyū ni (ugoku)ugoki dashimashita

Dad suddenly got angry – Chichi ga kyū ni (okoru)okori dashimashita
Meaning : Ame (Rain), Densha (Train), Ugoku (Move), Chichi (Dad), Okoru (Angry / Mad)

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“~ri” is used to indicate that you will / can do multiple things. This should be used to attach in past tense verbs.

Example :
Kaku (Write) – Kaita (Past Tense) = Kaitari

Q : Where wouldyou go during summer holiday? – Natsu yasumi ni wa doko e ikimasu ka?
A : I’ll go to sea and mountain – Umi e ittari, yama e ittari shimasu.
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Umi (Sea), Yama (Mountain)

Remember, the “~ri” used in tha last verb must be followed by “shimasu”

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Today, I will start a first level 4 lesson on the usage of “~shi”. This is use for a combination of 2 subjects like the following example :

Subject : I play tennis. I play golf. – Tenisu o shimasu. Gorufu o shimasu.
Q : Do you play sports? – Anata wa supo-tsu o shimasu ka?
A : Yes, I play tennis as well as golf – Hai, tenisu mo suru shi, gorufu mo shimasu
Meaning : Supo-tsu (Sports), Tenisu (Tennis), Gorufu (Golf)

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It’s being a while without any new post. This was due to my laptop being hit by lightning and the motherboard was burnt. Anyway I got it back now and would like to cover the last part of Level 3 before moving into Level 4.

Conversation 1
Tony : Have you decided what to do during summer holiday – Natsu yasumi, dō suru ka, (kimeru)kimeta
Kobayashi : No, not yet. How about you – Uun, mada. Toni-san wa
Tony : I have decided to go camping in August – Kimatte iru no wa 8 gatsu no kyanpu dake da yo
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Kimeru (Decide), Kyanpu (Camp)

Conversation 2
Kobayashi : My car could’t go out because there’s a big truck parking in front of my house – Uchi no mae ni ookii torakku ga (Tomaru)tomatte ite, kuruma o dasu koto ga dekinain da.
Tony : When was the truck parked there – Sono torakku, itsu kara (Tomeru)tomete aru no
Kobayashi : Hmm, I think it’s being there for 30 minutes – Sō da naa, mō 30 bun naru ka na
Meaning : Torakku (Truck), Tomaru / Tomeru (Stop / Park), Itsu (When)

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