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Explains how …たい, 欲しい, and …て欲しい work. By reading this, you’ll be able to say “to want” “to want to do” and “want someone to do” in Japanese.
Last time, you learned how to express judgments like “漢字は難しそうです (Kanji looks difficult),” and “漢字は難しいようです (It seems that Kanji is difficult).” Then, what if you would like to say that you want to learn Japanese? In this lesson, you will learn how to express your desire.
Explains how to express various levels of certainty by using the phrases: だろう, かもしれない, はずだ, and に違いない.
You have started a new section called “modality.” This is a grammatical term which you can simply consider to mean “the speaker’s feelings.” For example, you will learn how to express certainty, judgments, volition, commands, requests, obligation, etc. In this lesson, you will tackle how to express various levels of certainty.
Explains expressions related to numbers and amounts. After reading this, you’ll be able to express “only,” “just,” “nothing but,” and “too” in Japanese.
Last time, you learned how to express comparison, e.g. “田中さんは玉ねぎより芋を食べます (Tanaka-san eats potatoes more than onions).” Then, if you would like to say, “Tanaka-san eats ONLY potatoes,” what should you say? In this lessons, we will delve deeply into the world of numbers and amounts.
Explains how to express volition using …(よ)う and つもりだ. By reading this, you’ll be able to say “will do,” “going to do,” and “intend to do” in Japanese.
Last time, you learned how to express desires like “テレビが欲しい (I want a TV),” and “テレビが見たい (I want to watch TV).” Now, you know how to say what you want to do. Then, if you would like to say “I intend to buy a TV,” what should it be? In this lesson, you will tackle how to express volition.
Explains how to express judgments by using そうだ, ようだ, みたいだ, and らしい, and what the difference of the usages is.
Last time, you learned how to express various levels of certainty, e.g. スマートフォンは便利 かもしれない・なはずだ・に違いない (Smartphones may / should / must be useful). There are still other types of sentence patterns to express your judgement, e.g. “Smartphones look useful,” and “I heard that smartphones are useful.” This is what you will learn in this lesson.
Carefully explains how to make the te-form and the usages of present progressive tense and resultant states.
Last time, you learned what the plain form can express, which are the two usages of present tense: constant states like “歯を磨くことは大切です (Brushing teeth is important),” and customary actions like “毎朝歯を磨きます (I brush my teeth every morning),” and future tense: “今から歯を磨きます (I will brush my teeth from now).” Then, if you want to say, “I’m brushing my teeth,” how would you say it? In this lesson, you will learn present progressive tense and resultant states.
Explains how to express comparison. After reading this, you’ll be able to express “-er,” “more,” “-est,” and “most” in Japanese.
Last time, you learned how to express quotations and definitions, e.g. “ボブは日本語が上手と聞いた (I heard that Bob is good at Japanese).” However, if you would like to say “I heard that Bob speaks Japanese better than John,” what should you do? In this lesson, you will learn how to express comparison.
Explains what function …ていく and …てくる have and how to utilize them for speaking natural Japanese.
Last time, you learned how to express giving and receiving, e.g. 田中さんが日本語を教しえてくれた (Tanaka-san taught [me] Japanese). By using the helping verb: てくれる, you can express your gratitude. In Japanese, helping verbs have an important role. In this lesson, you will learn other key helping verbs.
