Japanese Skill:Activity 2

Activity 2 is the 34th skill in the Japanese language course. It has 6 lessons.

Grammar Notes[]

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Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

それから (so-re-ka-ra) = and then/after that (used for joining sentences together)
しています (shi-te-i-ma-su) = doing
してください (shi-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please do
結婚 (ke-kkon) = marriage (けっこん)
結婚する (ke-kkon-su-ru) = to get married (けっこんする)
結婚していますか？(ke-kkon-shi-te-i-ma-su-ka) = is/are you married? (けっこんしていますか)
結婚しています (ke-kkon-shi-te-i-ma-su) = I am married (けっこんしています)
洗濯 (sen-taku) = laundry (せんたく)
洗濯する (sen-taku-su-ru) = (to) do the laundry (suru-verb) (せんたくする)
洗濯します (sen-taku-shi-ma-su) = I do/I will do the laundry (せんたくします)
掃除 (sou-ji) = cleaning; dusting; sweeping; scrubbing (そうじ)
掃除する (sou-ji-su-ru) = (to) clean up; (to) dust; (to) sweep; (to) scrub (suru-verb) (そうじする)
掃除してください (sou-ji-si-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please clean up (そうじしてください)
掃除しましょう (sou-ji-shi-ma-shou) = let's clean up (そうじしましょう)
家の掃除 (ie-no-sou-ji) = housework (いえのそうじ)
家の掃除をしてください (ie-no-sou-ji-wo-shi-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please do the housework (いえのそうじをしてください)

Lesson 2[]

すぐに (su-gu-ni) = immediately
シャワー (sha-waa) = shower/showers
どうやって = how; in what way; by what means
読む (yo-mu) = to read (よむ)
読んでいます (yo-n-de-i-ma-su) = I am reading (よんでいます)
読んでいますか？(yo-n-de-i-ma-su-ka) = are you reading? (よんでいますか)
読んでください (yo-n-de-ku-da-sa-i) = please read (よんでください)
浴びる (a-bi-ru) = ₍₁₎ to take (a shower); to dash over oneself (e.g. water); (...) (v1, vt) (あびる)
浴びています (a-bi-te-i-ma-su) = am/is/are taking (a shower) (あびています)
浴びてください (a-bi-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please take (a shower) (あびてください)
浴びます (a-bi-ma-su) = I take (a shower) (あびます)
浴びません (a-bi-ma-se-n) = I do not take (showers) (あびません)
帰る (kae-ru) = ₍₁₎ to go home; to return (to origin); to come home; to go back (v5r, vi) (かえる)
帰ってください (kae-tte-ku-da-sa-i) = please go home (かえってください)
帰っていいですか？(kae-tte-i-i-de-su-ka) = can I go home? (かえっていいですか)
帰ります (kae-ri-ma-su) = I go home (かえります)

Lesson 3[]

開ける (a-ke-ru) = ₍₁₎ to open (a door, etc.); to unlock; (...) (v1, vt) (あける)
開け (a-ke) = open (あけ)
開けて (a-ke-te) = open (あけて)
開けます (a-ke-ma-su) = I open/I will open (あけます)
開けてください (a-ke-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please open (あけてください)
飲む (no-mu) = to drink; to gulp; to swallow (のむ)
飲んでください (no-n-de-ku-da-sa-i) = please drink (のんでください)
食べる (ta-be-ru) = to eat (たべる)
食べています (ta-be-te-i-ma-su) = I am eating (たべています)
食べてください (ta-be-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please eat (たべてください)
座る (suwa-ru) = ₍₁₎ to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position) (v5r, vi) (すわる)
座って (suwa-tte) = sit (down) (すわって)
座ります (suwa-ri-ma-su) = I sit/I will sit (down) (すわります)
座りましたか？(suwa-ri-ma-shi-ta-ka) = did you sit? (すわりましたか)
座ってください (suwa-tte-ku-da-sa-i) = please sit (down) (すわってください)
書く (ka-ku) = to write; to compose; to pen (かく)
書いて (ka-i-te) = write (かいて)
書いています (ka-i-te-i-ma-su) = I am writing (かいています)
書いていません (ka-i-te-i-ma-se-n) = I am not writing (かいていません)
見る (mi-ru) = to see; to look; to watch; to view (みる)
見ましょう (mi-ma-shou) = let's watch (みましょう)

Lesson 4[]

閉める (shi-me-ru) = to close; to shut (v1, vt) (P) (しめる)
閉め (shi-me) = close (しめ)
閉めてください (shi-me-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please close (しめてください)
閉めます (shi-me-ma-su) = I close/I will close (しめます)
閉めました (shi-me-ma-shi-ta) = I closed/it is closed (しめました)
電気 (den-ki) = electricity/the light/lights (でんき)
つける (tsu-ke-ru) = ₍₁₃₎ to turn on (light) (v1, vt) (uk) (verb with plenty of meanings)
つけてください (tsu-ke-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please turn on
つけました (tsu-ke-ma-shi-ta) = I turned on
立つ (ta-tsu) = ₍₁₎ to stand up; to stand; to raise (v5t, vi) (たつ)
立ちましょう (ta-chi-ma-shou) = let's stand up (たちましょう)
立ちませんでした (ta-chi-ma-se-n-de-shi-ta) = I did not stand up (たちませんでした)
立っています (ta-tte-i-ma-su) = I am standing (たっています)
立ってください (ta-tte-ku-da-sa-i) = please stand up (たってください)
早い (haya-i) = early (adjective) (はやい)
早く (haya-ku) = early (adverb) (はやく)

Lesson 5[]

帰る (kae-ru) = to go home; return (to origin); to come home; to go back (かえる)
帰りました (kae-ri-ma-shi-ta) = I went home (かえりました)
ちょっと (cho-tto) = a little bit
少し (suko-shi) = little while / little bit (すこし)
もう少し (mou-suko-shi) = a little while more / a little bit more (もうすこし)
待つ (ma-tsu) = ₍₁₎ to wait; ₍₂₎ to await; to look forward to; (...) (v5t, vt, vi) (まつ)
待ち (ma-chi) = wait (まち)
待ちます (ma-chi-ma-su) = I wait/I will wait (まちます)
待ちました (ma-chi-ma-shi-ta) = I waited (まちました)
待って (ma-tte) = wait (まって)
待っています (ma-tte-i-ma-su) = I am waiting (まっています)
待ってください (ma-tte-ku-da-sa-i) = please wait (まってください)
消す (ke-su) = ₍₂₎ to turn off (power); (...); (1) to erase; to delete (v5s, vt) (けす)
消して (ke-shi-te) = turn off (けして)
消してください (ke-shi-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please turn off (けしてください)
消しました (ke-shi-ma-shi-ta) = I turned off (けしました)
勤める (tsuto-me-ru) = ₍₁₎ to work (for); to be employed (at); (...) (v1, vt) (つとめる)
勤めて (tsuto-me-te) = employed as/at (つとめて)
勤めています (tsuto-me-te-i-ma-su) = I am working (つとめています)
勤めていました (tsuto-me-te-i-ma-shi-ta) = worked/employed (つとめていました)
勤めます (tsuto-me-ma-su) = I work/I will work (つとめます)
勤めました (tsuto-me-ma-shi-ta) = I worked (つとめました)

Lesson 6[]

ドア (do-a) = door
ゆっくり = slowly
携帯電話 (kei-tai-den-wa) = mobile/cell phone (けいたいでんわ)
話をします (hanashi-wo-shi-ma-su) = we are going to talk (はなしをします)
台 (dai) = counter for machines and furniture (だい)
二台 (ni-dai) = two machines/furniture (にだい)
三台 (san-dai) = three machines/furniture (さんだい)
持つ (mo-tsu) = to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry (もつ)
持っています (mo-tte-i-ma-su) = to have/possess, to hold/carry (in my hand) (もっています)