[N5] に

Good morning,

Today I will be sharing about に.

Structure 

Vに行きます
Vに来ます
Vに帰ります

V stands for verb

に shows the purpose for the paired verb.

Example

iPadを取りに帰った。
I came back to take my iPad.

ジュースを買いに行った。
I went to buy a juice.

空手を習いに来った。
I came to  study Karate.



Have a nice day.

[N5] The difference between 降りる and 下りる

Good morning, today I will cover about the difference between 降りる and 下りる. Both verbs are pronounced as O-ri-ru.

As I am a Chinese, both of the words appear to have the same meaning in Chinese. However in Japanese, it is not exactly the same.

降りる is used when you want to get off something while 下りる is used when you are going down.

Examples of 降りる

エレベーターから降りる

Get off the elevator

電車を降りる

Get off the train

Examples of 下りる

階段を下りる

Go downstairs

[N4/5] The difference between 出る and 出かける

Hello, I am here to share with you the difference between 出る and 出かける. Although they look seemingly the same however they are not.

Meaning of 出る 

Getting out

Meaning of 出かける 

Getting out with a destination in mind



Usage of 出る 

学校を出る
I left school


Usage of でかける

買い物に出かける
I went to shop


As you can see, both of the verbs are similar. Please do not mix up both of them.

[N5] How to say the date?

Hello,

I am back with a short post on how to say the date. I think it is really important to learn how to say the date as we have to get our basics strong. Personally, I still have some problems remembering all of them, but I will try my best.


１日: ついたち
２日:ふつか
３日:みっか
４日:よっか
５日:いつか
６日:むいか
７日:なのか
８日:ようか
９日:ここのか
１０日:とおか

Above dates are from 1 to 10

[N5] Use of で

Good afternoon,

For N5 Japanese, we are taught to use で to describe a way/method to perform a particular task.

Example

はさみで紙を切ります。
I used the scissors to cut the paper

はさみ: Scissors
紙(かみ）: Paper
切ります: to cut

辞書で日本語を習います。
I used a dictionary to study Japanese

辞書(じしょ): Dictionary
日本語(にほんご): Japanese
習います(ならいます): to learn

バスで学校に行きます。
I go to school by bus

バス:　Bus
学校(がっこう): School
行きます(いきます): to go

[N5] The difference between つける and 開ける

Hi,

My first post will be about the differences between tsukeru (つける) and akeru (開ける).

Meaning

つける: Switch/Turn on

開ける: Open

There are tons of similarities between them but we have to choose the appropriate word for the right context.

Example


テレビをつける: Switch on the TV

パソコンをつける: Switch on the computer

MP3をつける: Switch on the MP3 player


ドアを開ける: Open the door

窓を開ける: Open the window

蓋を開ける: Open the lid


I will add more examples as time goes by.
See you :)

Let's learn Japanese together

Greetings,

I am Jin from Singapore.
I am currently learning Japanese right now.
The aim of this blog is to share what I have learnt to everyone.
Thus, I hope all of you will benefit from reading this blog.
Please look forward to my first post.
I will try to write a post a day.
Thank you and have a nice day!