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That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 58 – 21-05-2013
Posted by on May 21, 2013
What’s up guys, Simon aka That Japan Addict here with the Daily Japanese Sentence for Tuesday May 21, 2013. As usually, there will be a list of vocabulary used following today’s sentence. Alright, let’s check it out below
Daily Japanese Sentence for 21-May-2013
姪は車の中でキングストンからマンデビッルまでずっと寝ていた -> “My niece was sleeping in the car all the way from Kingston to Mandeville”
Vocabulary Used
姪（めい） [noun] – niece
車（くるま） [noun] – car
中（なか） [noun] – inside
キングストン [noun, place name] – kingston
マンデビッル [noun, place name] – mandeville
ずっと [adverb] – throughout, all the way
寝る（ねる） [る-verb] – to sleep
So there you have it guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence with quite a bit of vocabulary. Thanks for reading and see you next time!
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 57 – 20-05-2013
Posted by on May 20, 2013
What’s up guys, Simon here with this week’s first Daily Japanese Sentence. As usual, there will be a vocabulary list to go with today’s sentence. That said, it is now time to check out the
Daily Japanese Sentence for 20-May-2013
昨日僕のオンラインコース始まった -> “My online course started yesterday”
Formal: 昨日私のオンラインコースが始まりました。
Vocabulary Used
昨日（きのう） [noun] – yesterday
僕（ぼく） [pronoun, casual] – i, me
私（わたし） [pronoun, formal] – i, me
オンライン [noun] – online
コース [noun] – course
始まる（はじまる） [う-verb, intransitive] – to start
So there you have it guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence for Monday May 20, 2013 with some vocabulary. Recently, I have been thinking of taking online courses so this sentence fits my situation. Anyway, thanks for reading and I’ll see you guys next time.
ーじゃあ、また今度ね
That Japan Addict – Sentence Pattern 63 – 19-05-2013 – Verb (Stem) + にくい
Posted by on May 19, 2013
It is Sunday May 19, 2013 and I am back with this week’s Sentence Pattern. As usual, there will be examples showing how this week’s pattern can be used as well as a list of vocabulary. Let’s check it out below.
Sentence Pattern for 19-May-2013: Verb (stem) + にくい -> “hard to ~”
にくい which is an auxiliary い-adjective attaches to the stem of a verb’s ます form and allows us to indicate that someone or something (typically the sentence’s topic) is hard to ~. Where ~ represents some action. Let’s now look at an example or two.
Examples
この漢字は覚えにくい -> “This kanji is hard to memorize”
同僚が時々話しにくかった -> “My colleagues were always hard to talk to.”
Vocabulary Used
漢字（かんじ） [noun] – kanji (chinese characters)
覚える（おぼえる） [る-verb] – to remember, to memorize
同僚（どうりょう） [noun] – colleague
時々（ときどき） [adverb] – sometimes
話す（はなす） [う-verb] – to talk
So there you have it guys, this week’s Sentence Pattern. Be sure to come back tomorrow when I resume the Daily Japanese Sentence series. Thanks for reading and see you next time!
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 56 – 17-05-2013
Posted by on May 17, 2013
Hey guys, Simon here with today’s Daily Japanese Sentence. As usual, I will have some vocabulary to go with this sentence. Let’s check it out below
Daily Japanese Sentence for 17-May-2013
銀行で働くことが疲れると思う -> “I think working at a bank is tiring.”
Vocabulary Used
銀行（ぎんこう） [noun] – bank
働く（はたらく） [う-verb] – to work
疲れる（つかれる） [る-verb] – to get tired, to tire
思う（おもう） [う-verb] – to think
So there you have it guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence for today May 17, 2013. It would have been out earlier if I were feeling better. Anyway, thanks for reading and see you next time.
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 55 – 16-05-2013
Posted by on May 16, 2013
What’s up guys, Simon here with today’s Daily Japanese Sentence although it is a bit later than usual. Okay, more than a little later than usual. As usual, there will be vocabulary to accompany today’s sentence. So, lets check it out below.
Daily Japanese Sentence for 16-May-2013
同僚と仕事の後にたまに映画を見た -> “Every once in a while I watch movies with colleagues after work.”
Vocabulary Used
同僚（どうりょう） [noun] – colleague
仕事（しごと） [noun, する-verb] – work
後（あと） [noun] – after
たまに [ adverb] – every once in a while, occasionally
映画（えいが） [noun] – movie
見る（みる） [る-verb] – to see, to watch
So there you have it guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence. A little late but better than missing it all together. Thanks for reading and see you next time!
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 54 – 15-05-2013
Posted by on May 15, 2013
What’s up guys, Simon here with the Daily Japanese Sentence for today May 15, 2013. As usual, I will have a list of vocabulary to go with today’s sentence. Let’s check it out below
Daily Japanese Sentence for 15-May-2013
土曜日から絶えず雨が降っている -> “It has been raining constantly since Saturday”
Formal: 土曜日から絶えず雨が降っています。
Vocabulary Used
土曜日（どようび） [noun] – saturday
絶えず（たえず） [adverb] – constantly
雨（あめ） [noun] – rain
降る（ふる） [う-verb] – to fall (eg. rain)
So there you have it guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence. It was only recently that I learned 絶えず and other useful adverbs. Anyway, thanks for reading and see you next time.
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 53 – 14-05-2013
Posted by on May 14, 2013
Hey guys, That Japan Addict here with the Daily Japanese Sentence for today May 14, 2013. As usual, I will have a vocabulary list with today’s sentence. That said, lets check out the…
Daily Japanese Sentence for 14-May-2013
しばらくテニスをしなかったので、下手になった -> “Because I haven’t played tennis in a long time, I became bad at it”
Vocabulary Used
しばらく [adverb] – for a while, for a long time
テニス [noun] – tennis (sport)
下手（へた） [noun, な-adjective] – bad, unskillful
So there you have it, today’s short but cool Daily Japanese Sentence with some cool vocabulary. Hope you found today’s entry useful. See you next time!
ーじゃあ、また今度ね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 52 – 13-05-2013
Posted by on May 13, 2013
Hey guys, Simon here with the first Daily Japanese Sentence for this week. Today’s sentence is somewhat related to me. Anyway, there will be vocabulary to accompany this sentence. That said, here is the…
Daily Japanese Sentence for 13-May-2013
毎日朝御飯を食べる前に、いつも運動する -> “Every morning before eating breakfast, I always exercise.”
Vocabulary Used
毎日（まいにち） [noun] – every day
朝御飯（あさごはん） [noun] – breakfast
食べる（たべる） [う-verb] – to eat
前（まえ） [noun] – before
運動（うんどう） [noun, する-verb] – exercise
So there you have it, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence complete with a list of vocabulary. Hope you found it useful and interesting. Thanks for reading.
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Sentence Pattern 62 – Verb (ます-form) + やすい
Posted by on May 12, 2013
It is Sunday May 12, 2013, what’s up guys, Simon here with this weeks Japanese Sentence Pattern. Along with this week’s pattern, there will be a list of vocabulary. Alright, let’s check it out below
Sentence Pattern for 12-May-2013: Verb stem + やすい -> “easy to~”
The auxiliary い-adjective やすい attaches to the stem of a verb. With is, we can indicate that someone or something (usually the topic of the sentence) is easy to ~. Alright, lets check out some examples of how we can use today’s pattern.
Examples
昨日買った本は読みやすいね -> “The book I bought yesterday is easy to ready, isn’t it?”
新しい課長は一緒に仕事しやすい -> “The new section chief is easy to work with.”
Vocabulary Used
昨日（きのう） [noun] – yesterday
買う（かう） [う-verb] – to buy
本（ほん） [noun] – book
読む（よむ） [う-verb] – to read
新しい（あたらしい） [い-adjective] – new
課長（かちょう） [noun] – section chief
一緒に（いっしょに） [noun] – together (with)
仕事（しごと） [noun, する-verb] – work
So there you have it guys, this week’s Sentence Pattern complete with examples and quite a bit of vocabulary. Hope you find it useful. See you tomorrow when I resume the Daily Japanese Sentence series.
ーじゃあ、またね
That Japan Addict – Daily Japanese Sentence 51 – 10-05-2013
Posted by on May 10, 2013
It is Friday May 10, 2013 and I am back with today’s Daily Japanese Sentence. As I normally do, there will be a list of vocabulary following today’s sentence. That said, let’s check it out below…
Daily Japanese Sentence for 10-May-2013
私は面白くなくても、その映画見たい -> “Even if it isn’t interesting, I want to watch that movie.”
Vocabulary Used
私（わたし） [pronoun] – i, me
面白くなくて（おもしろくなくて） [い-adjective, negative て-form] – not interesting
映画（えいが） [noun] – movie
見たい（みたい） [る-verb, express 1st person desire] – want to see, want to watch
So there it is guys, today’s Daily Japanese Sentence. Hope you found it useful. Be sure to check out this week’s sentence pattern on Sunday. Until next time
ーじゃあ、また今度ね
