~hazu  

Level 5 Tony

“~hazu” means “should / must / ought to”

Q: Kobayashi san ga mada kimasen.
Q: Kobayashi has not come yet.

A: Sō desu ka. Watashi yori saki ni, uchi o deta hazu desu ga.
A: Is it. He came out earlier than me, he should have gone out

Q: Ashita 8 jihan made ni kaisha e ikitai desu ga, nanji no densha ni nottara(noru) ii deshō ka?
Q: I would like to reach office at 8.30, what time of the train should I take?

A: 7 ji 45 fun no de maniau hazu desu.
A: You should be on time by taking the 7.45 train.

Q: Otōto-san wa, go ryōshin ga jiko ni atta koto o shitte iru deshō ka?
Q: Does your brother know that your parent had an accident.

A: Iie, otōto wa mada shiranai hazu desu
A: No, he should not know about it yet.

 

~tsumori  

Level 5 Tony

First of all, I would like to apologize for not posting new lesson for so long as I am tight up with something.

Today, I would like to show you the use of “~tsumori” (will / intend to / plan to do something)

Q: Kyō wa tsukarete(tsukareru) iru yō desu ne? 「今日は疲れているようですね。」
Q: You look tire today?
A: Hai, kinō wa tetsuya datta node, kyō wa massugu kaette(kaeru) neru tsumori desu.　「はい、昨日は徹夜だったので、今日はまっすぐ帰って寝るつもりです」
A: Ya, I had a sleepless night yesterday, I will go back straight to sleep today.

Q: Chuūgoku ni kaettara, dō shimasu ka?　「中国に帰ったら、どうしますか。」
Q: What are you going to do once you are back to China?
A: Daigaku de nihon no rekishi o benkyō suru tsumori desu　「大学で日本の歴史を勉強するつもりです」
A: I will (intend to) study Japan’s history in a University.

Q: Shigoto ga shitai to omoimasen ka?　「仕事がしたいと思いませんか。」
Q: Don’t you wish to work?
A: Uun, kodomo ga ookiku naru made wa, soto de hatarakanai(hataraku) tsumori desu.　うーん、子供が大きくなるまでは、外で働かないつもりです。」
A: Nope, I will not work until my children grow up.

 

Conversation 23  

Conversation and Level 5 Tony

I finally got some time to post. Today I will cover the little complicated and long conversation that includes of what we have learned in all the lessons. This

Jenny: Nihonjin wa, daigaku sotsugyō shitara, sugu kekkon shite shimau desu ne?
Jenny: Will Japanese get marry immediately after graduation?

Kobayashi: Uun, sonna koto nai yo. Demo, kekkon tekireiki to iu no ga atte ne
Kobayashi: Nope, no such thing. However there is a marriageable age.

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Shimau (Shimaimasu)  

Level 5 Tony

Sorry for not updating this site for so long. Today, I will cover the word “Shimau”. If you have spoken to a Japanese, you will notice that many of them use this word very very often. This word is special because you can use it in most of the conversation.

“Shimau” means “to complete something” and “doing something unexpectedly”.

Shimau or Shimaimasu (Present Tense) ; Shimatta or Shimaimashita (Past Tense)

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Conversation 22  

Conversation and Level 5 Tony

Today, I will cover a little complicated conversation from what we have learned so far.

Kobayashi : Mō kabuki o mimashita ka?
Kobayashi : Have you seen Kabuki before?

Tony : Iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen. Demo zehi mitemitai to omotte iru desu ga. Kabuki to iu no wa, itsu goro hajimatta desu ka?
Tony : No, still have not seen yet. But I will certainly watch it one day. When did Kabuki started?

Kobayashi : Nihon no edojidai desu. 1,600 nen goro deshō ne.
Kobayashi : During Japan Edo period. Around year 1,600.

Tony : Mae ni, kabuki ni tsuite kaite aru hon o chotto yonde mita desu ga, yakusha wa otoko no hito dake da sō desu ne.
Tony : Previously, I have read a book about Kabuki. It seems like only male can perform.

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~te mimasu (Let’s Do Something)  

Level 5 Tony

Today I will cover the first lesson of Level 5. The first lesson will be “~te mimasu　「～て見ます」”. This is use to express “Let’s do something“. To use this, you will have to convert the verbs to “te” form.

This time, I will include Hiragana + Katakana + Kanji as many readers requested for it. For beginners, you can also learn how these characters are written in hiragana, katakana & kanji.

Example 1
Tony : Mō 30 bun ijō (matsu)matte iru desu yo. 「もう３０分以上待っているですよ。」
Tony : I have waited for more than 30 minutes.

Kobayashi : Ano hito wa yakusoku o mamoru hito na node, nani ka atta no kamoshiremasen. Mō sukoshi matte mimasu　「あの人は約束を守る人なので、何かあったのかもしれません。もう少し待って見ます」
Kobayashi : That person will keep his promise, maybe he got stuck with something. Let’s wait for a while.

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