Days Of The Week With Time Grammar! A Way I Was Taught To Remember Them Is With The Mnemonic “nine

This simple challenge is for anyone who is trying to learn a language. Every day of November, try to write a sentence or small paragraph containing all of the words for that day! You may conjugate all you want, you may use several more nouns/verbs/adjectives, as long as the prompted words are there and recognizable.

Post to tumblr or write for yourself! And don’t forget to tag with your language and #NVA November, so that others may help and correct you, and so we can see if it’s possible to make weirder sentences than Duolingo.

Vocabulary list below.

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Japanese Vocabulary

The main topic is common adjectives (12/4/16):

新しい - あたらしい - Atarashii

古い - ふるい - Furui

厚い - あつい - Atsui (Thick, used for nouns besides weather)

薄い - うすい - Usui (Thin)

暑い - あつい - Atsui (Hot, used for weather or temperature)

寒い - さむい - Samui (Cold, used for weather or temperature)

暖かい - あたたかい - Atatakai (Warm, used for weather)

涼しい - すずしい - Suzushii (Cool, used for weather)

大きい - おおきい - Ooki (Big)

小さい - ちいさい - Chisai (Small)

重い - おもい - Omoi (Heavy)

広い - ひろい - Hiroi (Wide)

狭い - せまい - Semai (Narrow)

高い - たかい - Takai (Expensive)

安い - やすい - Yasui (Cheap)

美味し - いおいしい - Oishii (Delicious)

まずい - Mazui (Tasteless, unappetizing) 

可愛い - かわい (Cute)

悪い - わるい (Bad, disgusting)

Learning Japanese Master Post #02.

Here’s a master post for video lessons #51-#100 in the Learning Japanese video series, all view-able for free on YouTube! That’s right, each topic gets its own episode! All arranged in order and linked below. Check out all 200+ video lessons at the official YouTube channel here and the other Master Posts: 1 3

Conjugations of Desu (です) 

Conjugating い-Adjectives 

Conjugating な-Adjectives 

How-to Say “(I/We) want X” and “Do you want X?” (Xがほしいです) 

How-to Say “X wants Y” (Third Person) (XはYをほしがっている) (cont.) 

“VERBAL NOUN ＋ に(行く/来る)” as “Going/coming to do VERBAL NOUN” 

Using adjectives as adverbs 

How-to say “try to do VERB” (VERB て-Form ＋ みる) 

How-to say “in order to VERB/for the sake of VERBing” (VERB Dictionary Form + ために) 

Potential Form (Verb Conjugation) 

て- Form VERB + いる as “has VERB-ed” (Resultant State) 

X ので Y as “Because X, Y” 

How-to say “VERB while VERBING” with Pre-ますForm VERB + ながら + VERB 

How-to use しまう to emphasize finality of an action (て-Form + しまう) 

How-to say “to VERB2 without doing VERB1” (Negative ない-Form VERB1 + で + VERB2) 

How-to say “it is (easy/hard) to do VERB” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + (やすい/にくい) 

The たり-Form - たり-Form V1 + たり-Form V2 + する (Do VERB1, VERB2, and other such things) 

The て-Form as “and” (CLAUSE1 + て + CLAUSE 2 as “CLAUSE1 and CLAUSE2”) 

X までに as “by the time of X” 

How-to say “become (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + なる 

How-to say “make X (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with X を (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + する 

How-to say “Before CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (Dictionary Form C1 + 前に + C2) 

How-to say “After CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (た-Form C1 + 後で + C2) 

How-to say “do nothing but VERB” (て-Form VERB + ばかりいる) 

How-to say “VERB nothing but NOUN” (NOUN + ばかり + VERB) 

How-to say “start VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める) 

How-to say “finish VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 終わる) 

(Dictionary/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようにする as “make an effort (to/not to) VERB” 

(Dictionary/Potential/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようになる as “it has become that” 

How-to say “I think that” (Plain-Form + と思う） 

Volitional Form (Verb Conjugation)

Plain Form + かも知れない as “(may/might/possibly) be _”

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJECTIVE) + すぎる as “(VERB too much/too ADJECTIVE)” 

Volitional-Form VERB + と思う as “I think I will VERB” 

“A (is/isn’t) as ADJ as B” - AはB(と同じぐらい ADJ/ ほど Negative-Form ADJ) 

Plain-Form A + のに + B as “Even though A, B” 

AてからB as “After A, B” 

Plain-Form + でしょう as “probably ___” 

How-to say “should do VERB/it’s best to do VERB” (た-Form VERB + 方がいい） 

How-to say “should not do VERB/it’s best to not do VERB” (ない-Form VERB + 方がいい） 

Conditional ば-Form (Verb Conjugation + Adjective and Noun Conjugation) 

ば-Form CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 

Negative ば-Form （なければ） CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If not CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 

たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 1 of 2) 

たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 2 of 2) 

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 1 of 2) 

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 2 of 2) 

Plain-Form CLAUSE + (そう/だ) as “heard that ___” 

て-Form VERB + おく as “to do VERB ahead of time” 

How-to ask/allow/deny permission to do something (て-Form VERB + もいいですか） 

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03.10.17 // 23/100 days of productivity // handwritten

i’ve decided that alongside my general duolingo/lingodeer/etc app time, i’m going to devote my handwritten studies to the stuff I’d need to pass the JLPT N5. I’ve missed the cutoff for this year, but I figure that gives me ample time to make sure i’m fully prepared for next year! Also, I’ve been woeful in my kanji study, so it’s probably a good idea to start taking it seriously.

it’s also day 3 of @athenastudying ‘s October Study Challenge! I keep forgetting about the time difference and getting confused as to why i’m a day ahead  (o>艸<)

ig: @hinodestudies

Japanese Vocabularies: Talking about human body

Let’s talk about human body in Japanese!

First, we’ll talk about head (頭 atama). Japanese word for head doesn’t include the face. That is why this word is used often in figurative speech such as 頭が良い (atama ga yoi) which means “smart” or literally “head is good” and 頭が良い (atama ga warui) which means “stupid” or literally “head is bad”. Face in Japanese is 顔 (kao). Notice that the right part is similar to 頭 (atama). Let’s start with the basic of face. Eye is 目 (me), mouth is 口 (kuchi), tongue is 舌 (shita), tooth is 歯 (ha), ear is 耳 (mimi) and the nose is 鼻 (hana). Note that flower is also 花 (hana). They both have different kanji. Another part of 顔 (kao) are まゆ毛 (mayuge: eyebrow), まつ毛 (matsuge: eyelash), くちびる (kuchibiru: lips) ほお (hoo: cheek), あご (ago: chin) and ひたい (hitai: forehead).

Our hand is 手 (te) and finger is (指 yubi). Talking about 指 (yubi), 親指 (oya yubi) is the thumb and literally translated as parent finger. 人差し指 (hitosashi yubi) is index finger and the literal meaning is a finger to point at people. 中指 (naka yubi) literally means center finger. Ring finger is 薬指 (kusuri yubi) which translated as drug finger. In the old days, people use that finger to take their powder drugs since they though it was the cleanest of all. And 小指 (koyubi) literally means small finger. お腹 (onaka) means stomach. When someone is hungry, they said お腹が空いた (onaka ga suita) which literally means that “one’s stomach is empty”. When someone is full, they said お腹がいっぱい (onaka ga ippai) which literally means that “one’s stomach is full”. 足 (ashi) is foot and the toe is 足の指 (ashi no yubi). Note that in Japanese, 足 (ashi) cover for both leg and foot. So if someone said 足が痛い (ashi ga itai), they might mean that their foot or leg is hurt or it also could be both of them. When required, they do have a more distinct word for heel, knee, and other parts though. And that’s all for today! Whew, what a lot of words. And this is not even the complete list! It’s okay if you take it easy and memorize just one part at a time.

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N5 verb list

会う　（あう）- to meet

開く　（あく）- to become open

開ける　（あける）- to open

上げる　（あげる）- to give

遊ぶ　（あそぶ）- to play, to make a visit

あびる - to bathe, to shower

洗う　（あらう）- to wash

ある - to be, to have (inanimate)

歩く　（あるく）- to walk

言う　（いう）- to say

行く　（いく）- to go

居る　（いる）- to be, to have (animate)

要る　（いる）- to need

入れる　（いれる）- to put in

歌う　（うたう）- to sing

生まれる　（うまれる）- to be born

売る　（うる）- to sell

起きる　（おきる）- to get up

置く　（おく）- to put

教える　（おしえる）- to teach, to tell

押す　（おす）- to push, to stamp

覚える　（おぼえる）- to remember

泳ぐ　（およぐ）- to swim

降りる　（おりる）- to get off, to descend

終わる　（おわる）- to finish

買う　（かう）- to buy

返す　（かえす）- to return something

帰る　（かえる）- to return, to go back

かかる - to take time or money

書く　（かく）- to write

かける - to call by phone

貸す　（かす）- to lend

借りる　（かりる）- to borrow

消える　（きえる）- to disappear

聞く　（きく）- to hear, to listen, to ask

切る　（きる）- to cut

着る　（きる）- to put on 

曇る　（くもる）- to become cloudy/dim

来る　（くる）- to come

消す　（けす）- to erase, to turn off

答える　（こたえる）- to answer

コピーする - to copy

困る　（こまる）- to be worried

咲く　（さく）- to bloom

差す　（さす）- to stretch out, to raise

散歩する　（さんぽする）- to stroll

死ね　（しね）- to die

閉まる　（しまる）-  to close, to be closed

閉める　（しめる）- to close something

締める　（しめる）- to tie

知る　（しる）- to know

吸う　（すう）- to smoke

住む　（すむ）- to live in

する - to do

座る　（すわる）- to sit

掃除する　（そうじする）- to clean, to sweep

出す　（だす）- to put out

立つ　（たつ）- to stand

頼む　（たのむ）- to ask

食べる　（たべる）- to eat

違う　（ちがう）- to differ

使う　（つかう）- to use

疲れる　（つかれる）- to get tired

着く　（つく）- to arrive at

作る　（つくる）-to make

つける - to turn on

勤める　（つとめる）- to work for someone

出かける　（でかける）- to go out

できる - to be able to

出る　（でる）- to leave, to go out

取る　（とる）- to take something

撮る　（とる）- to take a photo or film

鳴く　（なく）- to chirp, roar, croak etc

無くす　（なくす）- to lose something

習う　（ならう）- to learn

並ぶ　（ならぶ）- to line up, to stand in line

並べる　（ならべる）- to line up, to set up

なる - to become

脱ぐ　（ぬぐ）- to take off clothes

寝る　（ねる）- to sleep, to go to bed

登る　（のぼる）- to climb

飲む　（のむ）- to drink

乗る　（のる）- to ride, to get on

入る　（はいる）- to enter, to contain

はく - to wear, to put on trousers

始まる　（はじまる）- to begin

走る　（はしる）- to run

働く　（はたらく）- to work

話す　（はなす）- to speak

貼る　（はる）- to stick

晴れる　（はれる）- to be sunny

引く　（ひく）- to pull

弾く　（ひく）- to play an instrument

吹く　（ふく）- to blow (wind)

降る　（ふる）- to fall (rain, snow)

勉強する　（べんきょうする）- to study

曲がる　（まがる）- to turn, to bend

待つ　（まつ）- to wait

磨く　（みがく）- to brush teeth, to polish

見せる　（みせる）- to show

見る　（みる）- to see, to watch, to look

持つ　（もつ）- to hold

休む　（やすむ）- to rest

やる - to do

行く　（ゆく）- to go

呼ぶ　（よぶ）- to call out, to invite

読む　（よむ）- to read

練習する　（れんしゅうする）- to practice

分かる　（わかる）- to be understood

忘れる　（わすれる）- to forget

渡す　（わたす）- to hand over

渡る　（わたる）- to go across

German Vocabulary: Literature

Die Literatur - literature

Das Buch - book Das Taschenbuch - paperback Der Buchladen - bookshop Die Bücherei - library

Der Leser (m) - reader Die Leserin (f) - reader

Der Autor (m) - author Die Autorin (f) - author Der Schriftsteller (m) - writer Die Schriftstellerin (f) - writer Der Text - text Die Geschichte - story

Die Epik - epic

Die Erzählung - narrative Die Kurzgeschichte - short story Der Roman - novel Die Novelle - novella Das Märchen - fairy tale Die Fabel - fable Die Parabel - parable Das Epos - epic poem Der Kriminalroman - crime novel Die Kinderliteratur - children’s literature Die Autobiographie - (auto)biography Die Memoiren - memoirs Das Tagebuch - diary Die Frauenliteratur - feminist literature Die Belletristik - fiction Das Sachbuch - non fiction Der Kriegsroman - war novel

Der Titel - title Der Untertitel - subtitle Das Kapitel - chapter Die Einleitung - introduction Das Vorwort - preface Die Anmerkung - note Das Zitat - quote Der Prolog - prologue Der Epilog - epilogue Der Absatz - paragraph Die Zeile - line Die Seite - page

Die Handlung - plot Die Rahmenhandlung - frame story Die Nebenhandlung - subplot/secondary plot Der Inhalt - content Die Rückblende - flashback Die Vorausdeutung - foreshadowing Der rote Faden - the central theme Die Figur - character Die Hauptfigur - main character Die Nebenfigur - secondary/minor character Der Held (m) - hero Die Heldin (f) - hero Die direkte Rede - direct speech Die indirekte Rede - indirect speech Der Bewusstseinsstrom - stream of consciousness    Der Höhepunkt - climax

Die Lyrik - poetry

Das Gedicht - poem Der Dichter (m) - poet Die Dichterin (f) - poet Der Vers - verse Der Reim - rhyme Die Strophe - strophe Die Gedichtform - type of poem Die Ballade - ballad Das Sonett - sonnet Das Lied - song Die Ode - ode Die Hymne - hymn

Das Drama - drama (play)

Die Dramatik - drama Die Tragödie - tragedy Die Komödie - comedy Die Tragikkomödie - tragicomedy Der Akt - act Die Aufführung - performance Die Darstellung - acting Der Schauspieler (m) - actor Die Schauspielerin (f) - actress Die Szene - scene Die Bühne - stage Das Bühnenbild - stage set Die Rede - speech Der Monolog - monologue Der Dialog - dialogue Der Konflikt - conflict Die Katastrophe - catastrophe

Die Literaturepochen - Literary Periods

Die Mittelalterliteratur - Medieval Literature (750-1500) Der Humanismus - Humanism (1500–1650) Der Barock - Baroque (1600–1720) Die Aufklärung - The Enlightenment (1680–1789) Der Sturm und Drang - Storm and Stress (1760s-1780s) Die Weimarer Klassik - Weimar Classicism (1788–1832) Die Romantik - Romanticism (1790s-1880s) Der Realismus - Realism (1848–1890) Der Naturalismus - Naturalism (1880–1900) Der Expressionismus - Expressionism (1910–1920) Die Exilliteratur - literature written in exile during Nazi Germany Die Nachkriegsliteratur - Post-war Literature (1945–1967) Die Zeitgenössische Literatur - Contemporary Literature (since 1989)

+ “literature” in some other languages: Albanian: letërsi Danish: litteratur Icelandic: Bókmenntir Italian: letteratura French: Littérature Arabic: الأدب Turkish: Edebiyat Afrikaans: literatuur Swahili: fasihi Zulu: izincwadi Filipino: panitikan Maori: tuhinga Bengali: সাহিত্য Chinese (Traditional): 文學 (wénxué)

There’s this theory that in any given language, there are 600 basic words that are really, really good to know, because, you guessed it, they are the most common. Up next: a long list of determiners, including numbers (below the cut because wow, long).

this　－　これ

that　－　それ・あれ

my　－　私の（わたし）

your　－　あなたの

his　－　彼の（かれ）

her　－　彼女の（かのじょ）

It’s a bit rude to use ‘his’ and ‘her’ like this (and 彼女 by itself often means ‘girlfriend’, too), so often you’d use [name]の instead for the same result.

its　－　Nounの

our　－　私達の（わたしたち）

all　－　全部（ぜんぶ）・全て（すべて）

some　－　何らか（なん）

no　－　ありません・ない・なし

any　－　何でも（なん）

many　－　たくさん

much　－　多い（おお）

more　－　もっと

a few　－　少ない（すく）

several　－　複数（ふくすう）

whole　－　全体（ぜんたい）

a little　－　少し（すこ）

a lot of　－　大いに（おお）

both　－　両方（りょうほう）・とも

neither　－　も (In a negative sentence!)

each　－　それぞれ

every　－　毎〇〇

Ex.　毎年（まいとし）＝every year

other　－　他の（ほか）

another　－　もう

same　－　同じ（おなじ）

different　－　違う（ちがう）

such　－　そういう

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