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~Kamo Shiremasen is to be placed at the end of a sentence that represents that something may be carried out

Example
Q : Kobayashi san mo kimasu ka - Is Kobayashi also coming?
A : Saa, konai kamo shiremasen - Well, maybe he is not coming

Q : Mō 2 ji 50 bun desu ga, mada Toni san ga kimasen - It’s already 2.50 but Tony have not come yet
A : Jaa, 3 ji no densha ni (maniau) maniawanai kamo shiremasen - So, we may not be able to take the 3 o’clock train

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Today I will cover a little complicated in conversation session. This time, I will test placing the meaning in an “acronym” code where you can hover your mouse to the words for meaning. I will test this out fr a while. Please comment whether it is better or otherwise.

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Omoimasu (Omou) is used when you are expressing that you are thinking of doing something. The usage is “Verb follow by Omoimasu”.

Example :
Q : What would you read? - Nani o yomimasu ka
A : I think I’m going to read a novel - Shōsetsu o (yomu)yomō to omoimasu

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Kobayashi : Irasshai
Kobayashi : Welcome

Tony : Kono hen de manshon o (sagasu)sagashite irun desu ga
Tony : I am searching for a apartment in this area

Kobayashi : Go-yosan wa o-ikura desu ka
Kobayashi : How much is your budget?

Tony : 7, 8 man en gurai desu
Tony : 70 to 80 thousand yen

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“Yō Na” is used to mentioned something that is similar.

The color is same as rose color - Bara no yō na iro o shite imasu

His character is like a child - Kodomo no yō na seikaku o shite imasu

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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 :

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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 - Jidensha o katte sashi agemasu

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

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

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