#8 Learn Japanese with a Story: Lukas at the Pet Shop! ๐๐#podcast #learning #japan
Welcome to Lesson 8 of our Beginner Japanese series! Today, we are learning a very important grammar rule: Existence (Ar
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Hello everyone. Welcome to Lon8. Do you like animals? But before that, subscribe to our channel.
Hello. Yes. I love animals. I want a dog. Um, but if you don't use correct Japanese, you might end up buying a robot dog. Lucas.
Grab your notebooks. Get ready to pet a cat. Write down the pose and repeat.
Okay. I'm ready. Woof woof. Today we're going to talk about a very important Japanese word, right?
That's right. Um, can you imagine that when you're studying Japanese, just one mistake in a vowel sound could lead to a misunderstanding like something out of a horror movie?
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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
to exist (for inanimate objects and plants)
ๆบใฎไธใซๆฌใใใใพใใ (There is a book on the desk.)
to exist (for people and animals)
ๅบญใซ็ซใใใพใใ (There is a cat in the garden.)
mistake
ๆๆณใฎ้้ใใ็ดใใพใใ (I will correct the grammar mistake.)
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใพใ (arimasu) | Verb | to exist (for inanimate objects and plants) | ๆบใฎไธใซๆฌใใใใพใใ (There is a book on the desk.) |
| ใใพใ (imasu) | Verb | to exist (for people and animals) | ๅบญใซ็ซใใใพใใ (There is a cat in the garden.) |
| ๅ็ฉ (doubutsu) | Noun | animal | ็งใฏๅ็ฉใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใ (I love animals.) |
| ๆค็ฉ (shokubutsu) | Noun | plant | ๆค็ฉใ็ใใฆใใพใใ (Plants are also alive.) |
| ๆๆ (ishi) | Noun | will or intent | ่ชๅใฎๆๆใงๅใใพใใ (It moves by its own will.) |
| ๅใ (ugoku) | Verb | to move | ใใฎ่ปใฏ้ใๅใใพใใ (This car moves fast.) |
| ๆใ (kowai) | Adjektiv | scary | ใใฉใผๆ ็ปใฏๆใใงใใ (Horror movies are scary.) |
| ้้ใ (machigai) | Noun | mistake | ๆๆณใฎ้้ใใ็ดใใพใใ (I will correct the grammar mistake.) |
| ๅฝ (inochi) | Noun | life | ๅฝใฏใจใฆใๅคงๅใงใใ (Life is very important.) |
| ไบบ้ (ningen) | Noun | human being | ไบบ้ใฏใใพใใไฝฟใใพใใ (We use 'imasu' for humans.) |
โ๏ธ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
ใใใใซ็ฌใ___ใ
ๅ ฌๅใซๅคงใใชๆจใ___ใ
Which verb should you use for a car (่ป)?
ๆๅฎคใซๅ ็ใ___ใ
What does a native speaker think if you say 'Inu ga arimasu'?
ๆบใฎไธใซใใณใ___ใ
Why are plants categorized with 'arimasu'?
ใใใผใใซไบบใใใใใ___ใ
Which of these would use 'imasu'?
็งใฎๅฎถใซใฏใใฌใใ___ใ
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