Moto Learning Doujou: #6-1 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “かいます/のみます/たべます, Transitive verb”

①Improvement of Speaking and Writing

こんにちは。モトです。I am Japanese and I am teaching Japanese. In this series, I will share my practice way for N5 Beginner and Intermediate level learners who want to review.

If learners are studying Japanese only for JLPT as test preparation, it might be difficult to improve speaking and writing Japanese actually, because the test does not cover Speaking and Writing. Thus, we set a Goal to improve Speaking and Writing in this series while learning JLPT N5 Beginner topics.

Features and Advantages

・While using Practice Sheet, we try to remember Question and Response sentences as Dialogue to learn how to use word and grammar. (Using story or dialogues, it could be easier to remember them efficiently.)

・It is also good to partially hide some words in tables in Practice Sheet by hand to check your progress or you can also change part of words and make another sentence like improvisation music.

・After Speaking, through making your sentences, you can improve Writing. (Based on your sentences, it is good to make your Practice Sheet and play Dialogues with other learners.)

・I will apply Minna no Nihongo to speaking and writing practice that covers almost all topics introduced by Genki so Genki user can also use this series.

(I will cite English translation from the textbook as it is, or I try to translate some expressions by myself. Now I am also learning English so my translation and explanation could be not correct or not natural, sorry for that.)

②Instruction of Exercise

Before Speaking & Writing exercises, check vocabulary and grammar.

Step1 Vocabulary

I referred to words (I marked with☆) and their translations from Page 40-41 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English. I also added other words.

drink 　　　　　 ☆ のみます nomimasu

eat 　　　　　☆ たべます tabemasu

water 　　　　　☆ みず　　　 mizu

meat 　　　　　 ☆ にく　　　 niku

gyoza 　　　　ぎょうざ　　　gyouza

Japanese green tea 　　　にほんちゃ　　 nihoncha

cake 　　　ケーキ　　　　　 keeki

cookie 　　　クッキー　　　　kukkii

see, look at, watch 　 ☆ みます　　　　 mimasu

To order (item) ちゅうもんします cyuumonsimasu

write 　　　　☆ かきます　　　　 kakimasu

composition, essay さくぶん　 sakubun

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “かいます/のみます/たべます、Transitive verb”.

I cited below [*1] sentences from Page 51, Lesson 6, 練習B-3 in みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ第Ⅱ版本冊, I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A なにを　かいますか。[*1]

nani wo　kaimasuka

What do you buy? / What will you buy?

[かいます means “buy” that is transitive verb so it requires “Noun + をparticle” as Object. In a question sentence, it requires “なにWhat + を”. Like we have already learned, present form covers “present tense” or “future tense”. The above sentence does not have any adverb and context so I can interpret 2 ways “what do you-” asking daily habit or “What will you-” asking future plan.]

B かばんを　かいます。[*1]

kaban wo 　kaimasu。

I will buy a bag.　/ I buy a bag

[If we put specific adverb like まいにち＝everyday, we can easily understand that the sentence uses present form and present tense. Or, If we put adverb to indicate “future” in a sentence such as “あとで＝later”, we can easily understand that the sentence uses present form and future tense. ]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/tK_1qwaeVO8

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MXa17R4VwImDurJwZ9OwNaD0o30erc-l/view?usp=sharing

Step4 Writing Exercise

(W1) Read the above “☆☆Basic Example Dialogue” between Person A and B. The Dialogue contains Grammar topic in each time.

(W2) Try to make your dialogue between Person A&B like “☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”. In your dialogue, please try to use this time grammar topic “かいます/のみます/たべます、Transitive verb” appropriately. Millions of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate.

N5 level learner, if you have difficulty to write Dialogue style sentence, it is OK to write single sentences with grammar topic and OK to use only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word).

(W3) It is good to ask your teacher or Japanese friends to correct your sentences.

“For Intermediate Level Learners”

(W4) See the below “☆Advanced Example Dialogue”. Like the example, try to use this time Grammar topic “かいます/のみます/たべます、Transitive verb” at least once and make your original Dialogue. In other words, if you just use the topic at least once, you do not have to use the topic anymore and you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.

“☆Advanced Example Dialogue”

A:　僕はホットコーヒーにします。Bさんは何を飲みますか。

[It seems A & B are in a café. Nounにします means “I will order Noun=item.” ]

B:　そうですね。なんか、体に良さそうなものを飲みたいですね。

A:　　普段は何をよく飲んでいるんですか。

[のみますーのんでいますーのんでいる（Tefrom, Plain Style present）]

B:　　普段は、よく野菜ジュースをミキサーで作って、飲んでいますよ。豆乳に、少しだけ蜂蜜を入れて、人参、セロリ、ほうれん草、トマトなどで作ります。

So, like this, while using Today’s grammar topic, write your dialogue and if you add [ ] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and correct your sentences.

(If you have a difficulty to find out someone to correct your sentences and want to ask me to correct your sentences, check my “Moto Writing Doujou”.)

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