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This lesson covers sentence pattern "te-kudasai." It is a way to say the magic word "please" in Japanese using te-form. Please stay tuned for future lessons on the many usages of te-form!

Notes:

Please Listen:
ききます　--　きいてください／kikimasu -- kiitekudasai
to listen (regular I verb)

このCDをきいてください。／Kono CD o kiitekudasai.
Please listen to this CD.


Please Read:
よみます　--　よんでください／yomimasu -- yondekudasai
to read (regular I verb)

このにほんのほんをよんでください／Kono Nihon no hon o yondekudasai.
Please read this Japanese book.


Please Watch:
みます　--　みてください／mimasu -- mitekudasai
to see (regular II verb)

このおもしろいえいがをみてください／Kono omoshiroi eiga o mitekudasai.
Please watch this interesting movie.


Please Deliver:
とどけます　--　とどけてください／todokemasu -- todoketekudasai
to deliver (regular II verb)

このパッケージとどけてください／Kono pakkeeji o todoketekudasai.
Please deliver this package.


Please Come:
きます　--　きてください／kimasu -- kitekudasai
to come (irregular verb)

あしたにじにきてください／Ashita niji ni kitekudasai.
Please come at two o'clock tomorrow.

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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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