Learn how to use the sentence pattern "Let's"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Risa: And I'm Risa. |
| Eric: And welcome to Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 12. Proposing an Activity. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for making suggestions. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, |
| Eric: "Let's eat." |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Risa: [slow] ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Eric: The pattern for making suggestions has 2 elements. First, the masu-stem of the verb "to eat". |
| Risa: ้ฃใน (Tabe-). |
| Eric: Second, the volitional verb ending, which makes a suggestion or proposal. |
| Risa: ใพใใใ (mashล). |
| Eric: Altogether, we have.. "Let's eat." |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) [slow] ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) [normal] ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Eric: To say โLet's do [something].โ in Japanese, you just have to replace the โ-masuโ in a verb or verb phrase with the โmasuโ stem |
| Risa: ้ฃใน (Tabe-) |
| Eric: with โmashล." |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ(Tabemashล.) |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Eric: So remember that to make suggestions, just say a verb or verb phrase with the masu-stem of the verb, connected with mashล. |
| Eric: Here is another example meaning, "Let's go to lunch. " First, the verb phrase "to go to lunch" with the masu-stem of the verb |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใ (Hiru-gohan) |
| Eric: followed by a direction marking particle, |
| Risa: ใซ (ni) |
| Eric: and the masu stem of a verb meaning "to go", |
| Risa: ่กใ (iki) |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใ (Hiru-gohan ni iki-). |
| Eric: Second, the volitional verb ending, which makes a suggestion or proposal. |
| Risa: ใพใใใ (mashล). |
| Eric: Altogether we have.. |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) [slow] ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) [normal] ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) |
| Eric: "Let's go to lunch. " |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) |
| Eric: How do you say - "Let's meet at 5:00." To give you a hint, "to meet" is.. |
| Risa: ไผใใพใ (aimasu). [slow] ไผใใพใ (aimasu). [normal] ไผใใพใ (aimasu). |
| Eric: "Let's meet at 5:00." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) [slow] ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) [normal] ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Japanese. Here we go. |
| Eric: "Let's eat." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Eric: "Let's go to lunch. " |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆผใใฏใใซ่กใใพใใใใ (Hiru-gohan ni ikimashล.) |
| Eric: "Let's meet at 5:00." |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๏ผๆใซไผใใพใใใใ (Go-ji ni aimashล. ) |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for making suggestions, as in.. |
| Risa: ้ฃในใพใใใใ (Tabemashล.) |
| Eric: meaning "Let's eat." |
| Eric: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on JapanesePod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Risa: ใใใใพใใ(Ja, mata.) |
Comments
HideLet's practice in the comments!
Jingใใ
ใใใซใกใฏ๏ผ
ใณใกใณใใใใใจใใใใใพใ๐
Both ๆผ้ฃ (chลซshoku) and ๆผใ้ฃฏ (hirugohan) mean "lunch" in English.
However, there is a slight difference in their usage.
ๆผ้ฃ (chลซshoku) is a bit more formal and is often used in formal settings or written language.
On the other hand, ๆผใ้ฃฏ (hirugohan) is more casual and is commonly used in daily conversation.
So, if you're talking to your friends or family about what you had for lunch, you might say ๆผใ้ฃฏ.
But if you're writing a report or speaking in a formal setting, you might choose to use ๆผ้ฃ.
I hope this helps!
Keep up the great work with your studies:)
Sincerely,
Miho
Team JapanesePod101.com
Whatโs the difference between ๆผ้ฃ and ๆผใ้ฃฏ
Addyใใ
่ณชๅ๏ผใใคใใ๏ผใใใใจใใใใใพใ๐
Yes, this works with any verb ๐
Please let us know if you have any question :)
Sincerely
Ryoma
Team JapanesePod101.com
Does this work with every verb or just some? And if it doesn't, what else would you add to the -masu stem of the verb instead?
Tinaใใใใณใกใณใใฉใใใใใใจใใใใใพใ๏ผ
ใฉใฎๆใๆญฃใใใฆใ่ช็ถใชๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใญใ
ใๆ้ใใใฃใใใใฎใใใซใ"if..."ใไฝฟใฃใฆ่จใใฎใใใใฐใใใใงใ๏ผ
็งใฏใTinaใใใจใขใใใซใใคใไฝใใใใงใใ
Keep up the good work with us!!
Sincerely,
Miho
Team JapanesePod101.com
ๆ้ใใใฃใใใใซใใงใงไผใใพใใใใ
ใฑใผใญใ้ฃในใพใใใใ
่ฆณๅ ๆ ่กใซ่กใใพใใใใ
ใขใใใซใใคใไฝใใพใใใใ
ใขใใใคในใใ ใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ
ใฑใใณใใใ
Thank you for leaving a comment!
A very nice Japanese sentence! Good job!
Sincerely,
Miki H
Team JapanesePod101.com
ๆฑไบฌใงไผใใพใใใ๏ผ