Please view Lesson 6 for more verbs and vocabulary.

In this lesson you will learn 2 very useful Japanese verbs "agemasu" - to give and "moraimasu" - to receive. Proper sentence structure will also be covered, adding places, people and time to the sentence.

Vocabulary:

agemasu - to give
moraimasu - to receive
kyou - today
ashita - tomorrow
kino - yesterday
asatte - day after tomorrow
ototoi - day before yesterday
tokei - watch
keki - cake
hon - book
takai - expensive
oishii - delicious
nihon no hon - japanese book
tomodachi - friend

Sentence structure:

Subject + wa (particle) + Time (day of the week) + Person + ni (particle) + adjective + noun (object) + o (particle for "object") + verb (agemasu / moraimasu)

Example:

Suzuki san wa ototoi tomodachi ni takai tokei o agemashita
The day before yesterday Suzuki san gave an expensive watch to his friend.

1. Introduction to Japanese
2. Counting Numbers 1 - 100
3. Days of the Week and Days of the Month
4. Going to a Destination
5. 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
6. To do (verb)
7. To Give & To Receive
8. Family Members
9. Telling Time
10. Particles
11. Interrogatives and Counters
12. Interrogatives
13. Locations
14. To like, To understand, To be good at
15. Adjectives
16. Invitations
17. Te-form conjugation
18. Te-form: Sentence Connection
19. Te-form: Te Kudasai
20. Te-form: Te mo ii desu ka
21. Te-Imasu
22. Nai-Form
23. Nai-de Kudasai
24. Nakereba Narimasen

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