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日本語 - JP

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Grammar

verb types and present conjugation

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forma adjetivos na

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forma i

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How do i use them?

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ちゃ / じゃいけない

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だから

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connector to express "thats why, thats the reason"


雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っています。だから、家(いえ)にいます。→ It is raining, so I stay at home.

明日(あした)はテストです。だから、今夜(こんや)は勉強(べんきょう)します。→ Tomorrow is a test, so I will study tonight.

だけ

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used with a noun to say "only x" it has a nuance of something small


りんごだけ一(ひと)つあります。→ There is only one apple.
時間(じかん)だけ少(すこ)しあります。→ There is only a little time.

だろう

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Used with verbs in infinitive + だろう, nouns + だろう, adj na(remove the na)/i + だろう to express probability "probably + will verb-> probably it will rain", "it seems that it will rain" or "i think that tomorrow it will rain" all of those ways it can be translated


明日(あした)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るだろう。→ Probably it will rain tomorrow.

夜(よる)に雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)るだろう。→ Probably it will snow at night.

空(そら)が暗(くら)い。雨(あめ)だろう。→ It seems that it will rain.

雲(くも)が多(おお)い。嵐(あらし)だろう。→ It seems that there will be a storm.

明日(あした)は寒(さむ)いだろう。→ I think that tomorrow it will be cold.

彼(かれ)は学生(がくせい)だろう。→ I think he is a student.


with a noun + だろう to confirm something. 嘘(うそ)だろう-> it is a lie, right?

どんな

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used to choose between options "what type of"


どんな本(ほん)が好(す)きですか。→ What kind of book do you like?

どんな人(ひと)が来(く)るでしょうか。→ What type of person will come?

がほしい

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used only with nouns to say "i want x"


新(あたら)しい車(くるま)がほしいです。→ I want a new car.
時間(じかん)がほしいです。→ I want time.

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Vocabulary

Cinema night

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Today, dad proposed me to watch a movie!
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Slangs & Idioms & Proverbs

あいちを打(u) つ

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To throw in an appropriate word or sound of agreement during a conversation. When talking with someone, to show that you are engaged in the conversation, you may nod or say things like “That’s right” or “You don’t say!”. Examples of aizuchi in Japanese include 「はい」, 「うん」, 「へえ」, and 「なるほど」. This idiom comes from the rhythm between a blacksmith and his apprentice when they take turns hammering hot metal. The word “ai” means “together,” “tsuchi” means “hammer,” and “utsu” means “to hit.” Just as two people hammering hot metal need careful coordination, people in a conversation also need rhythm and responsiveness.

あけすけに 言 (i)う

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To say something frankly, openly, and without reserve; bluntly. This idiom is used when someone speaks in a very direct manner and often carries a slightly negative implication, since “blunt” suggests a lack of tact. “Ake” means “to open,” and “suke” means “to be transparent.” Another, and probably the original, usage of “akesuke” refers to something opening up so that a gap is created and the other side becomes visible.

口(くち ) が 重(おも ) い

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To be slow to speak; tongue-tied. This expression is used when someone speaks very little or is very quiet. The antonym of this expression is 口（くち）が軽（かる）い, which literally means “one’s mouth is light.” By contrast, this idiom literally means “one’s mouth is heavy.”

口(kuchi) を 割(wa) る

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To confess; to spill the beans; to tell. This expression is very often used when getting someone to confess to a crime, but it can also be used for any kind of information, ideas, or secrets. A similar idiom (not included in this collection) is 口（くち）が軽（かる）い, meaning “one’s mouth is light,” that is, talkative or unable to keep secrets. Literally, this idiom means “to split the mouth in two.” To make someone spill the beans, the expression 口（くち）を割（わ）らせる is used, meaning “to draw out information” or “to get someone to confess something.

口(くち) がかたい

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Tight-lipped; able to keep a secret; lips are sealed. If someone never carelessly discloses information, they can be said to have a “hard” mouth. The antonym of this expression is 口（くち）が軽（かる）い, meaning “one’s mouth is light.” Literally, this idiom means “the mouth is hard.” Because a tight or hard mouth is unlikely to open, secrets are kept safe.

ごますり

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“sesame grinding” (ingratiating oneself, apple-polishing, overtly flattering, toadying, sucking up to one’s superiors) When a person makes an overily ingratiating remark, he or she is “grinding sesame seeds.” Others call attention to the gomasuri either by saying the word, by (nonverbally) making motions with the fist over the palm of the other hand (simulating the grinding of roasted sesame seeds with a pestle and mortar), or by doing both. Like the messy sesame seeds ground up in the mortor, the person seeking favor is sticking to everything (one). 

花に嵐 hanani arashi

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 “Blossoms bring storms”  (Life often brings misfortune at the time of great happiness. ) This fatalistic insight is a shortened version of tsuki ni muragume, hana ni arashi, which is literally translated, “Clouds over the moon, storm over blossoms.”’ It often seems that misfortune looms behind even the happiest moments,

花よりだんご

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“Sweets are preferred to flowers.” (The practical is preferred over the aesthetic.) Every spring on the day of “flower viewing,” Japanese traditionally travel to the countryside or visit parks to appreciate the beauty of nature. Yet human nature being what it is, people seem to show considerably more interest in the food than in the flowers. 

芋[のこ]を洗(あう)よう

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“like washing [a bucketful of] potatoes” (so crowded you can hardly turn around, jam-packed, mobbed with people) Summer weekends at the beach in Japan are impossible. The beaches are so crowded that you can hardly make space for your beach mat. When hordes of people play in the waist-deep ocean waters, wave after wave jostles them into each other. This commotion resembles a wooden bucketful of potatoes sloshing around while being washed by the agitator. Usage is restricted to water-related scenes. 

言(い)わぬが花(はな)

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“Not saying is the flower” (some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden). Since one can never truly “take back” what one says, there is great value in thinking things through before opening one’s mouth. Much harm and misunderstanding can result from ill-chosen words, which leads to the philosophical observation that “not saying is the flower.”

転がる石に苔むさず

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“A rolling stone gathers no moss?” Staying at it pays off; patience is a virtue. For the Japanese, moss is something to be admired. Associated with beauty, moss grows on rocks and in the pathways of old temples in places like Kyoto. Yet the stone that continues to tumble will never have moss. So this expression is often used to admonish others to stay put, to continue on in the same job. Ironically, this expression is also used by some Japanese to mean the very opposite, i.e., the meaning understood by Americans: keep moving or you'll get old.
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Dialogues

family

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talk to me about your family, what things do each person like? do you guys do something together?

family traditions

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do your family does any type of special tradition (eg. going on vacations always to this place, enoying at nights movies, doing something special for x)

holidays

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what would be your dream holiday? describe the things that you would like to do there, do you have different dream holidays depending on the season?

family differences

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what are the differences between your family and you? does one person hate something you like? do their thoughts differ from something that you think?

Weekend (past)

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Tell me what you did this weekend. What did you do when you woke up? Did you eat something different? Could you watch movies, do a little walk? Be as specific as you can

Weekend (future)

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What will you do this weekend? With whom will you do it? Do you want to do something special or relax?

Ideal weekend

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What would your ideal weekend look like? With who would it be? What things would you do?

Morning Routine

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What does your morning routine look like? When do you wake up? Do you always have the same for breakfast (if you even have)? Do you have any rituals like working out as soon as you wake up, or taking a shower first thing in the morning?

Routines

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When do you wake up? Is that a normal time? Tell me what things you do in your whole morning? Do you cook, study, go to the gym? When do you eat normally? How would you improve your routine?

City

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Describe to me your city, the prices in it, the places you normally go, if you want to do different things do you have natural places to visit like lakes, mountains in your city?

City problems

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Tell me about some problems your city has. Does it pollute a lot? Do you have outdoor places for activities? Are there concerts or activities to have fun? Could you do something to improve that?

City festivals

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Does your city have special festivals like fairs, carnivals, special days to do something?

Food Preferences

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Do you prefer sweet or salty? Tell me about some foods that you like and dislike! What about beverages? Do you have comfort food?

Food problems

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What do you think of enterprises that throw away a lot of food everyday? What would you do if you were them? Do you think we will have food problems as we go up in population?

Places preferences

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Are you a city or nature person? If you are a city person, where do you like to go the most? Is there anybody you like to do it with?; If you are a nature person, do you prefer beaches or mountains? Can you stand mosquitoes or other insects? Would you ever consider moving out of the city?

Eating snacks

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What are your favourite snacks? Do you buy them normally or do you eat them once in a while? Why? Do you have cravings sometimes for any type of snack? Or do you prefer fruits and more natural food?

Sport

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Do you practice any type of sport? Do you have any favourite sports team? Who and why is it your favourite?

Movies

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What is your favourite movie? Do you have any genre that you are interested in? Why are you interested or not? Where do you watch them? In cinemas or at home?

Movies 2

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If you could be any character in a movie who would it be? What was your last movir you watched?

Actors

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Who is your favourite actor(s)? Why is that person your favourite?

Series

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What type of series do you like? Why do you like them? Do you have time to watch a whole season quickly or does it take some time?

Pets

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Do you have pets? If so, what pet do you have? What things do they like to do? Do they do something fun or not “common”?; If not, why don’t you?

Wild animals

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Do you like wild animals? What things made you hate them or love them? Have you ever seen one in a zoo or in the wild?

Feelings

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What things make you feel happy? And stress? How do you deal with bad things? Do you celebrate when you accomplish something? Do you use music to get into a mood?

Work(actual)

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What is your current job? What things do you like and hate about it? Do the people you work with make it easier or harder?

Work (dream job)

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What is your dream job? What made you want to be in that job? Do you think everything is good in that job or are there some bad things?

Cooking

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Do you like cooking? Would you like to learn new recipes? What is your comfort food to eat? If so, how do you prepare that food?

Holidays

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What is your dream destination when traveling? What things make it your favourite? Where would you like to travel next?

Holiday activities

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When you are on holiday, how do you relax? What is your favourite thing to do when traveling?

Tourism problems

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Why is good tourism? And why is it bad? Do locals benefit from it or suffer from mass tourism?

Nature

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Do you like being in nature? Have you ever done camping? Tell me where you have gone and your favourite views from that place.

Nature problems

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What is the biggest problem we are facing regarding nature? How should we protect nature? And the flora and fauna?

Environment

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How can we protect the environment? What things do you personally do to protect it? Do you think products should always have plastic or not?

Businesses

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Would you like to have a business? If so, what type of? If not, why not? What would you try to do in your business? What are the good and bad things of having a business?

Business in the economy

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How do you think businesses affect the local economy? Or do they benefit the local economy? What type of businesses do you normally go to? Are they shopping ones, food ones, or what type of?

Books

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Do you like books? What is your favourite genre? Have you been reading any books recently? If so, tell me about them. If not, why aren’t you?

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