Practice talking about past experiences in Japanese
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| Do you know how to talk about past experiences in Japanese? |
| Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about past experience. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| はい、大すきです。わたしは 子どものとき いわてに いました。いわての すしは ほんとうに おいしいです。 |
| Hai, daisuki desu. Watashi wa kodomo no toki Iwate ni imashita. Iwate no sushi wa hontou ni oishii desu. |
| Yes, I love it. When I was a child, I lived in Iwate. The sushi there is really delicious. |
| だから、小さいとき よく 食べました。 |
| Dakara, chiisai toki yoku tabemashita. |
| So, I ate it often when I was little. |
| In this dialogue, there are two important sentences. |
| First is |
| わたしは 子どものとき いわてに いました。 |
| Watashi wa kodomo no toki Iwate ni imashita. |
| のとき (no toki) |
| Means "when." |
| Then, |
| だから、小さいとき よく 食べました。 |
| Dakara, chiisai toki yoku tabemashita. |
| とき (toki) |
| Also means "when." |
| The difference is that のとき goes after nouns like 子ども (kodomo) |
| And とき goes after adjectives like 小さい (chiisai) |
| Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson. |
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