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For all those times you ask yourself, “Onyomi or Kunyomi??”
I think this is really, really useful for you guys!
How To Use だめ/ Expressing "You Must Not..."
I like to go to my local museum and check out the art. The DIA has one of my favorite pieces. Next to the piece there is a small sign that says “Do not touch the art”. Say you were in a museum in Japan. You would want to know that’s what the sign said, wouldn’t you? (You might get into trouble if you didn’t).
Let’s learn about expressing actions that MUST NOT be taken.
Here’s the basic formula behind expressing things that you must not do.
て-form of Verbは「だめ・いけない・ならない」
If you can’t remember, or don’t know how to conjugate a verb to it’s て-form; you can check out this post I made previously explaining it.
A crucial part of feeling confident in what you’re saying, is understanding what you’re saying, so lets make sure we know what だめ、いけない、and ならない mean.
だめ(dame):useless, no good,forbidden
いけない(ikenai):bad
ならない(naranai) :This is a negative form of なる which means “to become”.
Lets take a look at this in action!
Oh yeah! one other thing! だめ is more casual. いけない and ならない are mostly interchangeable, but ならない is usually used for things that apply to groups of people (so a rule, like “don’t touch the art”). Okay, now lets go!
美術を触ってはならない。→Bijitsu wo sawatte wa naranai → You must not touch the art.
ここに入っては「だめ・いけない・ならない」→ Koko ni haitte wa (dame/ikenai/naranai). → You must not enter here.
それを食べてはだめ!→ Sore wo tabete wa dame! → You can’t (must not) eat that!
ここに泳いではならない。→ Koko ni oyoide wa naranai → You must not swim here.
動いてはだめ。→ Ugoite wa dame. → You must not/ Don’t move.
まだ出てはいけない。→ Mada dete wa ikenai. → Don’t/ You must not leave yet.
Not too hard, right? Reblog, or comment and add your own practice sentences expressing what you must not do. Later on I’ll make a post explaining how to create sentence that express actions that must be taken.
頑張ってください。一緒に日本語を勉強することを続きましょう!
Japanese Vocabulary Builder: Twitter 🐣
One small thing you can do to further expose yourself to your target language is to change the language of your social media account! It’s a small change that forces you to get accustomed to the alphabet and new vocabulary.
Below is everything I think is necessary to navigate through Twitter in Japanese. To set your language to Japanese, simply go to Settings and Privacy > Account > Language, and set the language to “日本語 ー Japanese”!
Some of these translations are not direct!
TOP BAR
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モーメント Moments
通知(つうち)Notifications
メッセージ Direction Messages
キーワード検索(けんさく)Search Twitter
ツイート Tweet
DROP DOWN MENU
プロフィール Profile
リスト Lists
モーメント Moments
オートプロモート Subscriptions
Twitter広告(こうこく)Twitter Advertisements
アナリティクス Analytics
設定とプライバシー(せってい)Settings & Privacy
ヘルプセンター Help center
キーボードショートカット Keyboard shortcuts
ログアウト Logout
COMPOSING A TWEET
いまどうしてる? What’s happening?
別のツイートを追加(べつのツイートをついか)Add another tweet (start a thread)
キャンセル Cancel
TWEET OPTIONS
ツイートへのリンクをコピー Copy link to this tweet
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○○さんをミュート Mute [person]
○○さんをブロックする Block [person]
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モーメントに追加(ついか)Add to moment
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フォロワー Followers
いいね Likes
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メディア Media
画像と動画(がぞうとどうが)Pictures and videos
固定されたツイート(こてい)Pinned tweet
おすすめのユーザー Who to follow
○○○○年○月に登録(とうろく)Registration date
誕生日(たんじょうび)Birthday
MESSAGES
メッセージを作成(さくせい)Send direct message
すべてを既読にする(きどくにする)Mark all as read
TWITTER INFORMATION
Twitterについて About
ヘルプセンター Help Center
規約(きやく)Terms
プライバシーポリシー Privacy Policy
クッキー Cookies
広告について(こうこく)Advertisements
ブランド Brand
アプリ連携(れんけい)Applications
採用情報(さいようじょうほう)Jobs
マーケティング Marketing
広告掲載方法(こうこくけいさいほうほう)Advertise
開発者(かいはつしゃ)Developer
SETTINGS
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メールアドレス Email
言語設定(げんごせってい)Language settings
タイムゾーン Timezone
国(くに)Country
動画ツイート(どうが)Video tweets
動画の自動再生(どうがのじどうさいせい)Video automatic start
タイムライン Timeline
重要な新着ツイートをトップに表示(じゅうようなしんちゃくツィートをトップにひょうじ)Show important tweets at the top
全ツイート履歴(ぜんついーとりれき)Your twitter archive
アカウントを削除する(さくじょ)Deactivate your account
OTHER SETTINGS
現在のパスワード(げんざい)Current password
新しいパスワード(あたらしい)New password
新しいパスワードを再入力(さいにゅうりょく)Re-enter new password
Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五段」, and う verbs and る verbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五段「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する
する verbs: する verbs are made by adding する to a noun. To ask questions・質問する・しつもんする To be surprised・びっくりする To call・電話する・でんわする To do the cleaning・掃除する・そうじする To do the washing・選択する・せんたくする To get married・結婚する・けっこんする To go shopping・買い物する・かいものする To have a meal・食事する・しょくじする To reserve・予約する・よやくする To study・勉強する・べんきょうする To take a walk・散歩する・さんぽする To travel・旅行する・りょこうする
諦めないで|あきらめないで|don’t give up
- softer, often used by women
Whatevers in Japanese
There are different expressions in Japanese that can be understood as “whatever”:
なんでもいい。"Anything’s fine"
どうでもいい。"Any way is fine"
どこでもいい。"Any place is fine"
いつでもいい。"Any time is fine"
だれでもいい。"Anyone will do"
かってにして。"Do what you want"
まいいか。"well,I guess that’s fine"
ワットエバ。"whatever(in English)“
Hope this was useful to you all mina-san!
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