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Conversation 1
Kobayashi : I am hungry – Onaka ga (suku)sukimashita ne.
Tony : Yeah, very – Ee, tottemo.
Kobayashi : So, let’s go and eat at the nearby Soba restaurant – Jaa, chikaku no sobaya e (taberu)tabe ni ikimashou.
Meaning : Onaka (Stomach), Suku (Hungry), Tottemo (Very), Chikaku (Nearby), Sobaya (Soba Restaurant), Soba (A type of Japanese Mee)

Kobayashi : Don’t you plan to visit my house this Sunday? – Kondo no nichiyoubi, uchi e (asobu)asobi ni kimasen ka?
Tony : Yes, thank you. Is it near from here? – Hai, arigatou gozaimasu. Koko kara chikai desu ka?
Kobayashi : Yes, it takes 15 minutes by walk – Hai, (aruku)aruite 15 fun gurai desu.
Tony : I see, can you write me your address? – Naruhodo, juusho o (kaku)kaite (morau)moraimasen ka?
Kobayashi : Yes – Hai.
Meaning : Kondo (This time), Nichiyoubi (Sunday), Arigatou Gozaimasu (Thank You), Koko (Here), Chikai (Near), Aruku (Walk), Naruhodo (I see), Juusho (Address), Morau (Receive / Get)

Kobayashi : Isn’t this room hot? – Kono heya, (atsui)atsuku arimasen ka?
Tony : A bit hot – Chotto atsui desu ne.
Kobayashi : So, shall we open the window? – Jaa, mado o (akeru)akemashou ka?
Tony : No, please switch off that stove – Iie, sono suto-bu o (kesu)keshite kudasai.
Meaning : Kono (This), Heya (Room), Atsui (Hot), Chotto (A bit), Akeru (Open), Suto-bu (Stove), Kesu (Switch Off)

Kobayashi : Shall i make you coffee? – Ko-hi- o (ireru)iremashou ka?
Tony : Ya, Please – Ee, onegai shimasu.
Kobayashi : Milk and sugar, how would you prefer? – Miruku to satou wa dou shimashou ka?
Michael : No sugar but please add a little bit of milk only – Satou wa irimasen ga, miruku dake, sukoshi irete kudasai.
Kobayashi : How about you, Tony? – Toni san wa?
Tony : I like black coffee more – Watashi wa burakku no hou ga suki desu.
Kobayashi : Yes, understood. Only milk for Michael amd black for Tony – Hai, wakarimashita. Maikeru san wa miruku dake de, Toni san wa burakku desu ne.
Meaning : Ireru (Put in), Onegai Shimasu (Please – requesting for a favour), Miruku (Milk), Satou (Sugar), Dake (Only), Sukoshi (A little), Burakku (Black – for coffee use)

Certain words cannot be translated with their actual meaning in English. So I change a little to make it easier to understand.

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“~mashou” means “Let’s do something”. For example : Let’s play (Asobimashou). It is as simple as ABC 😉

Examples
Kobayashi : Today, where do you go? – Kyou, doko e (iku)ikimasu ka?
Tony : I will be going to Shinjuku – Shinjuku e ikimasu
Kobayashi : How about you? – Anata wa?
Michael : I will be going to Shinjuku too – Watashi mo Shinjuku e ikimasu
Tony : Then, let’s go together – Jaa, issho ni ikimashou ka?
Michael : Alright, let’s go – Ee, ikimashou
Meaning : Kyou (Today), Doko (Where), Issho ni (Together)

Other Examples
Let’s drink coffee at the coffee shop – Kissaten de ko-hi- o (nomu)nomimashou
Let’s erase off the words on the blackboard – Kokuban no ji o (kesu)keshimashou
Let’s sing Japanese songs – Nihongo no uta o (utau)utaimashou
Meaning : Kissaten (Coffee Shop), Kokuban (Blackboard), Ji (Words), Kesu (Erase), Uta (Songs), Utau (Sing)

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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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