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In english, “~te ikimasu” & “~ni ikimasu” is very much the same but in Japanese, they were different. “~te ikimasu” represents “doing something and go” where “~ni ikimasu” represents “go and do something”

Example
Kudamono o (kau)katte ikimasu - I will buy fruits to your place
Kudamono o (kau)kai ni ikimasu - I go and buy fruits

~ni ikimasu is a combination of the following scenario
Go to post office - Yuubinkyoku e ikimasu
Buy stamps - Kitte o kaimasu
I go and buy stamps at the post office - Yuubinkyoku e kitte o kai ni ikimasu
Meaning : Kitte (Stamps)

Other Examples
I go and play at friend’s house - Tomodachi no uchi e (asobu)asobi ni ikimasu
Who would you go and meet - Dare ni (au)ai ni ikimasu ka
Meaning : Tomodachi (Friend), Asobu (Play / Visit), Dare (Who), Au (Meet)

Well, in English we normally don’t use “go and” but just “Who would you meet”. Hope this is not too confusing.

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Conversation time to cover what we have learned

Conversation 1
Kobayashi : Where are you going? - Doko e ikimasu ka?
Tony : I go to post office and send letter - Yuubinkyoku e (iku)itte, tegami o (dasu)dashite kimasu.
Meaning : Doko (Where)

Conversation 2
Kobayashi : Is everyone gathered? - Minna (atsumaru)atsumarimashita ka?
Tony : No, Michael is not here - Iie, Maikeru san wa imasen.
Kobayashi : Tony, please call Michael (and come back) - Toni san, Maikeru san (yobu)yonde (kuru)kite kudasai.
Meaning : Minna (Everyone / Everybody), Atsumaru (Gather), Yobu (Call)

Conversation 3
Tony : I go and make a call (and come back) for a while, is it alright? - Chotto denwa o (kakeru)kakete kimasu ga, ii desu ka?
Kobayashi : Ya, please - Ee, douzo.
Meaning : Chotto (A while / A moment), Denwa (Telephone), Denwa o kakeru (Make a call), Douzo (Please / Go ahead)

Conversation 4
Tony : Please wait for a while. I need to take my briefcase and coat at the classroom (and come back) - Chotto (matsu)matte kudasai. Kyoushitsu kara kaban to ko-to o (toru)totte kimasu.
Kobayashi : Then, I wait for you downstair - Jaa, kaidan no shita de (matsu)matte imasu ne.
Tony : Yes, will return soon - Hai, sugu (modoru)modorimasu.
Meaning : Matsu (Wait), Kyoushitsu (Classroom), Kaban (Briefcase), Ko-to (Coat), Toru (Take), Kaidan (Staircase), Shita (Down / Under), Sugu (Soon / Immediate), Modoru (Return)

Conversation 5
Kobayashi : Please bring me 3 cups of tea. Then, please deliver this to Tanaka at second floor - Ocha o mittsu (motsu)motte kite kudasai. Sorekara, 2 kai no Tanaka san ni kore o (todokeru)todokete kite kudasai.
Tony : Yes, understood - Hai, (wakaru)wakarimashita.
Meaning : Ocha (Tea), Mittsu (3), Motsu (Bring / Carry), 2 kai (2nd Floor), Todokeru (Forward / Deliver), Wakaru (Understand)

Enjoy your lesson !!!

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The other day I shown you the usage of “~te kimasu” which mean “doing something and come back”. Today I will cover the opposite way - “Go and do something” (~te ikimasu).

Example
Go out from home - Uchi o (deru)demasu
Buy cake - Ke-ki o (kau)kaimasu
Go to friend’s house - Tomodachi no uchi e (iku)ikimasu
(I will) buy cake and go (to friend’s house)- Ke-ki o katte ikimasu

You only need to mention the purpose. In the above example, the purpose is to buy cake to a friend’s house. So you only need to mention that you are going out to buy cake.

Other examples
I go and put the luggage in the room - Heya ni nimotsu o (oku)oite ikimasu
I go and send letter at the post office - Yuubinkyoku de tegami o (dasu)dashite ikimasu
I go shopping at the department store in front of the station - Eki mae no depa-to de kaimono o (suru)shite ikimasu
Meaning : Heya (Room), Nimotsu (Luggage), Oku (Put), Yuubinkyoku (Post Office), Dasu (Send), Kaimono (Shopping)

Another usage - Doing something and go
I will take a train and go - Densha ni (noru)notte ikimasu
I will bring camera and go - Kamera o (motsu)motte ikimasu
I will wear coat and go - Ko-to o (kiru)kite ikimasu
Meaning : Densha (Train), Noru (Board - for transport), Kamera (Camera), Motsu (Bring), Ko-to (Coat), Kiru (Wear)

Hope it is not too confuse.

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Today, I will cover the usage of “~te kimasu” which means “Going out to do something and come back”

Example
Go out from home - Uchi o (deru)demasu.
Buy bread - Pan o kaimasu.
Go home - Uchi ni kaerimasu.
Combination : Pan o katte kimasu (I go out to buy bread back)
Meaning : Pan (Bread), Deru (Go out)

In english, we do not use this kind of phrase but in Japanese, whenever they are do “something and come back”, ~te kimasu is used.

Other Examples
I go drink water & come back - Mizu o (nomu)nonde kimasu
Let’s me have a look at the train schedule and come back - Densha no jikokuhyou o (miru)mite kimasu
I go meet a friend and come back - Tomodachi ni (au)atte kimasu
Meaning : Mizu (Water), Nomu (Drink), Densha (Train), Jikokuhyou (Schedule / Timetable), Tomodachi (Friend), Au (Meet)

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Conversation session time !!! I will cover conversation realted to time & date

Kobayashi : Where do you come from? - Doko kara kimashita ka?
Tony : I’m from America - Amerika kara kimashita
Kobayashi : When did you come? - Itsu goro kimashita ka?
Tony : Exacty 1 year ago - Choudo 1 nen mae ni kimashita
Kobayashi : How many hour it took by flight? - Hikouki de nan jikan gurai kakarimashita ka?
Tony : It took about 14 hours - 14 jikan gurai kakarimashita
Meaning : Doko (Where), Itsu (When), Goro (Around), Choudo (Exactly), Mae (Front), 1 nen mae (1 year ago), Hokouki (Flight / Aeroplane)

Kobayashi : What are you doing? - Nani o shite imasu ka?
Tony : I am studying Japanese Language - Nihongo o benkyou shite imasu
Kobayashi : You study from around what time? - Nan ji goro kara benkyou shite imasu ka?
Tony : I start at around 8 o’clock. When I reach home, I will start immediately after taking dinner - 8 ji goro kara desu. Uchi ni kaette, ban gohan o tabete kara, zutto benkyou shite imasu.
Kobayashi : So, you study for 2 hours, right? - Jaa, 2 jikan gurai desu ka?
Tony : Yes, about that long - Hai, sono gurai desu
Meaning : Benkyou (Study), Ban (Night), Ban Gohan (Dinner), Zutto (All the way / Continuously)

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Today, I will cover those words use for time / date.

From (Kara)
The school starts from 9 o’clock - Gakkou wa 9 ji kara (hajimaru)hajimarimasu.
What time is the departmental store open? - Depa-to wa nan ji kara akimasu ka?
The departmental store is open from 10am - Depa-to wa asa 10 ji kara akimasu.
Meaning : Hajimaru (Start), Asa (Morning), Aku (Open)

To / Until (Made)
The school hour is until 4 o’clock - Gakkou wa 4 ji made desu.
The departmental store is open until 10pm - Depa-to wa yoru 10 ji made (aku)aite imasu.
Meaning : Yoru (Night)

From & To
The school is open from 9 to 4 o’clock - Gakkou wa 9 ji kara 4 ji made desu.
The shop is open from 10am to 10pm - Mise wa asa 10 ji kara yoru 10 ji made aite imasu
I walk from house to the station - Uchi kara eki made (aruku)arukimasu
I go from airport to hotel by bus - Kuukou kara hoteru made basu de (iku)ikimasu
Meaning : Mise (Shop), Aruku (Walk), Kuukou (Airport), Basu (Bus), Hoteru (Hotel)

How long it take (Kakaru - Kakarimasu)
It takes 15 minutes to walk from home to the station - Uchi kara eki made aruite 15 fun kakarimasu
How long it takes from your house to the office - Uchi kara kaisha made dono gurai kakarimasu ka
It takes 1 hour from home to the office - Uchi kara kaisha made 1 jikan kakarimasu
Meaning : Fun (Minute), Gurai (About), Dono Gurai Kakarimasu (How long), Jikan (Hour)

Others
Shuukan - Week — Isshuukan (1 week)
Getsu - Month — Ikka getsu (1 month)
Nen - Year — Ichi nen (1 year)

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“~te” is one of the most important usage in Japanese Language. There is another way of using ~te by combining 2 sentences.

Wake at 7 0′clock. Take breakfast. - 7 ji ni (okiru)okimasu. Asa gohan o tabemasu.
Wake at 7 o’clock, then / and take breakfast - 7 ji ni okite, asa gohan o tabemasu.
Meaning : Okiru (Wake), Asa (Morning), Gohan (Rice), Asa Gohan (Breakfast)

When you are using 2 or more verbs to express the action, you should use ~te for the verbs use before the end and ~masu for the last verb.

Go back home. Watch TV - Uchi ni (kaeru)kaerimasu. Terebi o mimasu.
Go back home then / and watch TV - Uchi ni kaette, terebi o mimasu.
Meaning : Uchi (Home), Kaeru (Go back)

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“~nagara” is use for combining 2 actions into one sentence

Example 1
Drinking Beer - Bi-ru o (nomu)nonde imasu
Watching Television - Terebi o (miru)mite imasu
I am drinking beer while watching television - Biru o nominagara, terebi o mite imasu

Meaning : Bi-ru (Beer), Terebi (Television)

Example 2
Singing a Song - Uta o (utau)utatte imasu
Walking - (Aruku)Aruite imasu
I am singing a song while walking - Uta o utainagara, aruite imasu

Meaning : Uta (Song), Utau (Sing), Aruku (Walk)

See, Its simple.

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Long time no see guys & gals. Today I will cover the usage of “~te imasu” which means “doing something”. On how to convert from normal form to “te” form, please refer to my previous post.

Drink coffee - Ko-hi- o nomimasu
Drinking coffee - Ko-hi- o nonde imasu
Drank coffee - Ko-hi- o nomimashita

I am writing a letter to friend - Tomodachi ni tegami o (kaku)kaite imasu
I am not writing postcard to friend - Tomodachi ni hagaki wa kaite imasen
I am singing oddies - Mukashi no uta o (utau)utatte imasu
I am not singing new song - Atarashii uta wa utatte imasen
Meaning : Tomodachi (Friend), Tegami (Letter), Hagaki (Postcard), Mukashi (Olden Days), Uta (Song)

Q : What are you doing? - Nani o (suru)shite imasu ka?
A : Swimming at the pool - Pu-ru de (oyogu)oyoide imasu
Meaning : Nani (What), Pu-ru (Pool)

Once you have master the conversion of ~te form, everything will be easier.

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Before I move further on other usage of ~te, I will post some examples of how to converse using the ~te form we have learned so far.

Conversation 1
Tony : Excuse me, can you please take photo for me? - Sumimasen, shashin o (toru)totte kudasai?
Watanabe : Yes. Ready. I’m taking - Hai. Ii desu ka. Torimasu yo.
Meaning : Sumimasen (Excuse Me / Sorry), Shashin (Photo)

Conversation 2
Tony : Wait a moment. Please repeat again- Chotto (matsu)matte kudasai. Mou ichido (iu)itte kudasai.
Watanabe : Can’t you hear? - Kikoemasen deshita ka?
Tony : Yes, please say louder - Hai, motto ookii koe de itte kudasai.
Meaning : Chotto (A Moment), Matsu (Wait), Mou (Again), Ichido (One more time), Kikoemasen (Can’t hear), Motto (More), Ookii (Big / Large), Koe (Voice), Ookii Koe (Loud)

Conversation 3
Jen : Please come to the station at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning - Ashita no asa, 7 ji ni eki e (kuru)kite kudasai
Yoda : 7 o’clock. It’s too early - 7 ji desu ka. Zuibun hayai desu ne.
Jen : Yeah. Please don’t be late - Ee. (Okureru)Okurenaide kudasai.
Meaning : Ashita (Tomorrow), Asa (Morning), Zuibun (Very), Okureru (Late / Delay)

Conversation 4
Yoda : Hurry Up. Class is starting - (Isogu)Isoide kudasai. Jugyou ga (hajimaru)hajimarimasu yo.
Watanabe : OK, coming now - Hai, ima ikimasu.
Yoda : Oh, but please don’t run at the corridor - Aa, demo rouka wa (hashiru)hashiranaide kudasai.
Meaning : Isogu (Hurry), Jugyou (Class / Lesson), Hajimaru (Start / Begin), Rouka (Corridor), hashiru (Run)

Enjoy your lesson !!!

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