#jlptn3

[hakonohakoda]

Hello everyone! Welcome to my japanese learning diary!

Some ground facts: I've been studying Japanese on and off for a long long period of time with varying success. Finally last December I hit my first measurable goal. I passed the N5! (Very much unofficially with an app- mind you)

I was happy with my success and made a plan to pass the N4 in the next 3-4 months and the N3 around this time next year. These were vague goals I hadn't committed to very much. However as I shared these plans my friend laughed at me and told me there was no way I could do it. So me, being a reasonable adult absolutely ignored his opinion and continued on my merry way happily.

Who am I kidding? I took offence and upped my arrogance x100. One thing led to another and we now have a gamble going. According to that I absolutely must pass by February 12th 2024.

It has been a couple of days and to answer the question of do I regret this? Absolutely. But I'm a woman of my word and this is now a thing that will happen. Come hell or high water.

Currently my study plan is to study vocab, kanji and grammar in renshuu. I'm also reading a small picture book a day at tadoku.org as well as listening to beginner podcasts. I'm also watching japanese gaming streams but to be completely honest my understanding of them is less than 10% and mostly I do it for fun. Let's just call it passive learning :D

I'm a big fan of statistics so I'll share some here.

These are my current renshuu stats. 1075 words, 117 kanji and 63... grammar? I don't think they are seperate grammar points. To be completely honest with you I've no idea what this means.

To compare to what you need to know for N3

~650 kanji

~3750 vocab words

So im around a 4th or 5th of the way there. It will be a long journey ahead. Possible? Yes absolutely. Lots of hard work, long hours and frustration? Also yes. Absolutely.

But with this said I'm off to wrestle my daily reviews into submission! Thank you for reading and if you are interested in seeing where this journey will end up in make sure to hit that follow button!

[isshonihongo]

JLPT N3 - うちに

【What Does it Mean?】

うちに actually has several different meanings. The one we will be looking at in this post is the "while A is true, B holds" meaning. Here is a chart to help you:

Let's say that you are in the mood for some Chinese food, but the store is going to close in an hour. You might say, "While the Chinese place is still open, let's order some food."

The idea is that you only have a certain amount of time to order while the shop is open. When that time is up, ordering will become impossible. An alternative way to say this is, "Before the Chinese place closes, let's order some food."

If you look at the Japanese, the "while" translation is closer to what is actually being said. However, the "before" translation may be easier to understand as you are getting used to this grammar pattern.

【How Do You Use It?】

Now that we know the meaning, let's look at how we can use うちに:

The chart above says that if you use うちに with a verb, the verb can be in positive or negative nonpast form (so not 〜した or 〜しなかった).

いるうちに = while (the subject) is in or at a place...

忘れないうちに = while (the subject) doesn't forget...

If you use うちに with an adjective, keep the い ending.

若いうちに = while (the subject) is young...

Finally, if you use うちに with a noun, you have to connect them with the particle の. (This tells us that うち is actually a noun too!)

独身のうちに = while (the subject) is unmarried...

【Examples】

Finally, let's look at some examples:

①｛年を取りすぎない｝うちに｛また、イギリスへ行きたい｝。

= While I'm not too old, I want to go to England again

= I want to go to England again before I get too old.

②｛独身の｝うちに、｛いろいろなことをやってみたいです｝。

= While I'm unmarried, I want to try doing many different things

= Before I get married, I want to try doing many different things.

③ ちょっと冷まして、｛熱い｝うちに｛食べないように｝。*

= Let your food cool off a little; while it's hot, don't eat it.

= Let your food cool off a little; don't eat it while it's still hot.

Notice that in example #3, the "before" translation wouldn't work.

【Conclusion】

So there you have it! There are several other ways that うちに is used, but for now I think this N3 grammar point will help you express yourself in more natural Japanese. Let me know if you have any questions by leaving a comment down below!

Rice & Peace,

– AL (アル)

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[the-nihongo-adventure]

Sending luck to everyone taking the JLPT exam tomorrow! 頑張ってくださいね!

ぜったいに合格しますように!!☺️🙏

[tagengo]

寿退社：ことぶきたいしゃ　

Resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman).

＊彼女は先月寿退社しました。

She resigned from our company last month due to her marriage.

[wenative]

How to say “morning” in Japanese.

morning

朝 (あさ)

asa

early morning

早朝（そうちょう）

sōchō

Every morning

毎朝（まいあさ）

maiasa

Get up in the morning

朝起きる（あさおきる）

asa okiru

I’m not a morning person.

寝起きが悪い（ねおきがわるい）

neoki ga warui

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[lunloo]

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[itsmeali]

I found this cute website (almost all in Japanese) to learn Japanese grammar thanks to rinkodesu (lindie botes on YouTube)

Here’s the link for those of you who’d like to learn some grammar too :

https://study.u-biq.org/14.html

Online Japanese Study Lesson 14 - い形容詞