Moto Learning Doujou: #25-4 Japanese Speaking and Writing from Scratch with Moto for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level, “Plain Style, なAdj/Noun past affirmative +ら = If”

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

to go watch 　　　　　　みにいきます miniikimasu

to eat out 　　しょくじに　いきます syokujini ikimasu

to graduate from- -をそつぎょうします wo sotsugyousimasu

to be back 　　　　　　　もどります modirimasu

start to make/ cook つくりますはじめます tukuri　hajimemasu

Step2 Grammar

So, Today’s grammar topic is “Plain Style, なAdj/Noun past affirmative +ら = If”.

I cited below [*1] sentence and translation from Page 158 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English. To make dialogue structure, based on [*1] sentence, I wrote [*2] sentence as Person B’s line. I added “[ ] My grammar interpretation”.

“☆☆Basic Example Dialogue”

A ひま　だった　ら、　てつだって　ください。 [*1] 　　　

hima　datta 　 ra、 tetsudatte　kudasai。

Please lend me a hand, if you are free.

[Full sentence is ”This time, we will practice “Plain Style, なAdjective, past affirmative”+ら　as “If clause”. ひまな is なAdjective and its Plain Style, past affirmative is ひまだった. I think we can use this phrase when we ask friends/family to assist in workplace or study. When we ask someone (not close with)politely, it could be better to say, もし　おじかんが　あったら、てつだってください。　or もし、おじかんがあれば、てつだって　いただけませんか。]

B わかりました。

wakarimasita

Sure.

[We can also use Plain Style, Noun, past affirmative to make “If clause”. E.g. びょうき（Noun）,　びょうき　だった is plain style past affirmative, put ら and we can getびょうきだったら. Example sentence: もし、チンさんが　びょうき　だったら、＝　“If Mr. Chin is sick, -“. ]

Step3　Speaking Exercise

Watch the video. You can use Speaking Practice Sheet.

Speaking Practice Video↓

https://youtu.be/xnrls-ybDnk

“Practice Sheet”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15VaBIRUC2F89HLgLDOl2qB9UtRwAoY1J/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 “Plain Style, なAdj/Noun past affirmative +ら = If” 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 “Plain Style, なAdj/Noun past affirmative +ら = If” 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:　今週、ベンさんは学校に来ませんでしたね。なにかベンさんについ知っていますか。

B:　先週、ベンさんにあった時、少し熱があると言っていましたよ。まだ、病気で休んでいるのかもしれませんね。

A:　もし、まだベンさんが病気だったら、お見舞いにいきませんか。

B:　そうですね。じゃあ、まず、ベンさんにメッセージを送って、様子を聞いてみますね。

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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