State of Being Part 1

PRESENT POSITIVE/NEGATIVE


POSITIVE
(Subject) am/is/are (Object-None)
(Subject) WA (Object-None) DESU.

Example
I am a missionary.
WATASHI WA SENKYOUSHI DESU

She is American.
KANOJO WA AMERIKA-JIN DESU.

Japan is a country.
NIHON HA KUNI DESU.

NEGATIVE
(Subject) am/is/are NOT (Object-None)
(Subject) WA (Object-None) DEWA ARIMASEN.

I am NOT a missionary.

WATASHI WA SENKYOUSHI DEWA ARIMASEN.

She is NOT American.

KANOJO WA AMERIKA-JIN DEWA ARIMASEN.

Japan is NOT a country.

NIHON HA KUNI DEWA ARIMASEN.

PAST POSITIVE/NEGATIVE

POSITIVE

(Subject) was/were (Object-None)

(Subject) WA (Object-None) DESHITA.

Example

I was a missionary.

WATASHI WA SENKYOUSHI DESHITA.

She was American.

KANOJO WA AMERIKA-JIN DESHITA.

Japan was a country.

NIHON HA KUNI DESHITA.

NEGATIVE

(Subject) was/were NOT (Object-None)

(Subject) WA (Object-None) DEWA ARIMASEN DESHITA.

I was NOT a missionary.

WATASHI WA SENKYOUSHI DEWA ARIMASEN 

DESHITA

.

She was NOT American.

KANOJO WA AMERIKA-JIN DEWA ARIMASEN 

DESHITA

.

Japan was NOT a country.

NIHON HA KUNI DEWA ARIMASEN 

DESHITA

.

Gramer SVO with Be Verb

In English, a simple sentence is constructed as SUBJECT+BE VERB+OBJECT (NOUN or ADJECTIVE).

In Japanese, the same sentence will be structured in order of SUBJECT+OBJECT+BE VERB.

Share Testimony

STATE WHAT YOU KNOW.

---MAIIN PARTS OF SENTENCES---

WATASHI  WA  (THE FACTS THAT YOU KNOW)  KOTO  WO  SHITTE  IMASU.
わたし　　は　　(THE FACTS THAT YOU KNOW)　　こと　　を　　しって　　います。
I know that (THE FACTS THAT YOU KNOW).

---THE FACTS THAT YOU KNOW---

IESU  KIRISUTO  GA  IKITE  ORARERU
イエス・キリスト　が　いきて　おられる
Jesus Christ lives

IESU  KIRISUTO  GA  SUKUINUSHI  DE  ARU
イエス・キリスト　が　　すくいぬし　　で　　ある
Jesus Christ is the Savior

MORUMON  SHO  GA  SHINJITSU  DE  ARU
もるもん　　しょ　　が　　しんじつ　　で　　ある
the Book of Mormon is true

KAMISAMA  GA  TEN  NO  OTOUSAMA  DE ARU
かみさま　　が　　てん　　の　　おとうさま　　で　　ある
God is the Heavenly Father

KAMISAMA  GA  WATASHITACHI  WO  AISHITE  ORARERU
かみさま　　が　　わたしたち　　を　　あいして　　おられる
God loves us

JOSEFU  SUMISU  GA  YOGENSHA  DE  ARU 
じょせふ・すみす　　が　　よげんしゃ　で　　ある
Joseph Smith is a prophet

KYOUKAI  GA  SHINJITSU  DE  ARU
きょうかい　が　　しんじつ　　で　　ある

EXPREE GRATITUDE and LOVE

---MAIN PARTS OF THE SEMTENCES---

(NOUN/NOUN PHRASE)  NI  KANSHAS  SHITE  IMASU.
(NOUN/NOUN PHRASE)　に　かんしゃ　　して　　います。
I am grateful for (NOUN/NOUN PHRASE).

WO  AISHITE  IMASU
(NOUN/NOUN PHRASE)  WO  AISHITE  IMASU.
(NOUN/NOUN PHRASE)　を　　あいして　います。
I love (NOUN/NOUN PHRASE).

Vocab: Tell About Self and Family

MUSUKO: Son
MUSUME: Daughter
MAGO: Grandchild
GIRI-NO-MUSUKO: Son-in-law
GIRI-NO-MUSUME: Daughter-in-law
CHOUNAN: The oldest son
JINAN: The second oldest son
CHOUJO: The oldest daughter
JIJO: The second oldest daughter
SUEKKO: The youngest child
ISHA: Medical doctor
BENGOSHI: Loyer
SHUFU: Homemaker
SIGOTO: Job/Occupation
OKOSAN: Child (Polite form - use this when you ask question)
KODOMO: Child (Regular form - use this when you state about your child)

Tell About Self and Family

STATEMENTs

MUSUKO  GA  (# OF SONS) NIN TO  MUSUME  GA (# OF DAUGHTERS) NIN IMASU.
むすこ　　が　(# OF SONS)　にん　と　むすめ　　が　(# OF DAUGHTERS)　にん　います。
I havce (# OF SONS) sons and (# OF DAUGHTERS) daughters.

CHOUNAN  WA  (OCCUPATION) WO SITEIMASU.
ちょうなん　は　(OCCUPATION)　 を　　しています。
The oldest son's occupation is (OCCUPATION).

MAGO  WA  (# OF GRANDCHILDREN)  NIN  IMASU.
まご　　は　　(# OF GRANDCHILDREN)　　にん　います。
I have (# OF GRANDCHILDREN) grandchildren.

WATASHI  NO  SHIGOTO  WA  (OCCUPATION)  DESU.
わたし　　の　　しごと　　は　　(OCCUPATION)　　です。
My occupation is (OCCUPATION).

QUESTIONs

OKOSAN  WA  NAN  NIN  IMASUKA?
おこさん　　は　　なん　にん　いますか？
How many children do you have?

OSHIGOTO  WA  NANI  WO  SARETE  IMASUKA?
おしごと　　は　　なに　　を　　されて　　いますか？
What is your occupation?

Vocab for Introductions

KONNICHIWA: Hello
HAJIMEMASHITE: Nice to meet you
WATASHI: I
ANATA: You
AMERICA: America
CARIFORUNIA: California
SHUMI: Hobby
KAZOKU: Family
KURU: to Come
NAMAE; Name
NANI: What
SHUSSIN: Hometown

HOBBIES
RYOURI: Cooking
DOKUSHO: Readhing
ONGAKU: Music
WOOKINGU: Walking

NUMBERS
ICHI: One
NI: Two
SAN: Three
YON: Four
GO: Five
ROKU: Six
SHICHI: Seven
HACHI: Eight
KYUU: Nine
JUU: Ten
JUU-ICHI: Eleven
JUU-NI: Twelve
NIJUU: Twenty
NIJU-ICHI: Twenty-one
SAN-JUU: Thirty
YON-JUU: Fourty
HYAKU: A Hundred
HYAKU-ICHI: A hundred and one
HYAKU-JUU: A handred and ten
NIHYAKU: Two hundreds
SEN: A Thousand
NI-SEN: Two thousands
ICHI-MAN: Ten thousands

HIRAGANA / KATAKANA Practice

Here is some video for you to be able to practice your pronunciations of Hiragana/Katakana

Introduce self / Know others

Introduce Yourself

KONNICHIWA.

こんにちは。

Hello!

HAJIMEMASHITE.

はじめまして。

Nice to meet you.

WATASHI  WA  (Your Name)  DESU.

わたし　は　 (Your Name) 　です。

My name is ___________.

WATASHI  WA  (Place you are from) KARA  KIMASHITA.

わたし　は　(Place you are from)　から　きました。

I came from (Place you are from).

WATASHI  NO  KAZOKU WA  (# of family) NIN DESU.

わたし　の　かぞく　は  (# of family) にん　です。

I have (# of family) in my family.

WATASHI  NO  SHUMI  WA ___________________ DESU.

わたし　の　しゅみ　は＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ DESU。

My hobby is _________________.

Questions to Get to Know Others

(ANATA   NO)   NAMAE   WA   NAN    DESUKA?

(あなた　の)　なまえ　は　なん　ですか?

What is your name?

DOCHIRA  SHUSSHIN  DESUKA?

どちら　しゅっしん　ですか？

Where are you from?

KAZOKU  WA  NANNIN  DESUKA?

かぞく　は　なんにん　ですか？

How many people in your family?

SHUMI  WA  NANDESUKA?

しゅみ　は　なんですか？

What is your hobby?