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Learn another Japanese expression そうです (sou desu), also known as 目の"そう" (me no "sou"), to make a guess that "It looks like ~" by judging the appearance of a thing. 20. Japanese Grammar for Cause and Reason Understand the Japanese grammar ので (node) for cause and reason. ...
The difference between written language and conversational language in Japanese is much greater than in English.Japanese lettersoften use classical grammar patterns which are seldom used in conversation. Although there are no particular rules when writing to close friends, there are many setexpressionsand...
34. sou desu ka ( そうですか ) — Is that right? Saying this while nodding is a polite way to show that you’re paying attention when someone tells you something new. You can also use: sokka ( そっか ) soudane ( そうだね ) soune ( そうね ) These are less formal, but general...
For example, if someone pulls off a flawless performance of ‘Clair De Lune’, you can say ‘Kanpeki na piano ensou desu ne!’ (完璧なピアノ演奏ですね!), or ‘What a beautiful piano performance!’ Subarashii 素晴らしい Wonderful, splendid The word subarashii (素晴らしい / すばらし...
About These lessons cover the basics of grammar, pronunciation, and writing, along with several sentence structures and useful vocabulary and expressions. The...
sou desu ka: "Is that so?" or "Are you sure?' hontoudesu: "It is true," or "It is a fact." honki: "Really."Honmeans true, andkimeans spirit or state of being. Example:Honki desu ka?("Are you serious?") “”, Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, 2019. ...
The 'wa' here is the topic marker "wa", a particle (grammar word) always spelled は 'ha' for historical reasons. This is the same wa as in the sentence "Watashi wa [name] desu". So konnichiwa is idiomatic, having a meaning different from the sum of its parts. Literally, it would...
*maa maa desu[mah- mah- des]- I’m so so/ Not bad, thank you --- PHEW! Long haul, this one. For those of you who liked this, I’m also uploading hiragana tutorials.Check those out as well Tags:arashi,grammar,japanese,lesson,tutorial ...
problem with English education in Japan is that it's still oriented towards rote learning of grammar rules and spelling, rather than actually learning how to speak and understand the language - because it's easier to test kids on grammar and such than on if they can conduct a simple ...