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This lesson covers the sentence pattern "te-mo ii desu ka". With this sentence, you will be able to ask "may I?" in Japanese. Please stay tuned for future lessons on the many usages of te-form!

Notes:

May I read:
よみます　--　よんでもいいですか／yomimasu　-- yonde mo ii desu ka (regular I verb)

このにほんのほんをよんでもいいですか？／Kono nihon no hon o yonde mo ii desu ka?
May I read this Japanese book?


May I drink:
のみます　--　のんでもいいですか／nomimasu -- nonde mo ii desu ka (regular I verb)

このフランスのワインをのんでもいいですか？／Kono furansu no wain o nonde mo ii desu ka?
May I drink this French wine?


May I eat:
たべます　--　たべてもいいですか／tabemasu -- tabete mo ii desu ka (regular II verb)

このケーキをたべてもいいですか？／Kono keeki o tabete mo ii desu ka?
May I eat this cake?


May I watch:
みます　--　みてもいいですか／mimasu -- mite mo ii desu ka (regular II verb)

このえいがをみてもいいですか？／Kono eiga o mite mo ii desu ka?
May I watch this movie?


May I sit:
すわります　--　すわってもいいですか／suwarimasu -- suwatte mo ii desu ka (regular I verb)

このいすにすわってもいいですか？／Kono isu ni suwatte mo ii desu ka?
May I sit on this chair?

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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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