Nihongo - First Step

Grammar Notes

Nomimasu means "to drink".

Tabemasu means "to eat".

Kaimasu means "to buy".

O is the particle which follows the object of the verb to show which the object is.
The word order is [subject] wa [time] [object] o verb.
When the subject is "I" or "You", it is usually moitted.

Since there is not clear distinction between the present and the future tenses in Japanese languge,
Koohii o nomimasu can be "I'm going to drink coffee" or "I drink coffee" which is one's habitual action.
In order to make it clear, you can add a specific time word to your statement.

Practice 1

Let's practice the following verbs.

	たべます	to eat
	のみます	to drink
	かいます	to buy

Practice 2

Let's practice the following time words.

	まいあさ	every morning
	まいばん	every night
	まいにち	every day
	ときどき	sometimes

Practice 3

Let's practice the following words.

	ピザ	pizza			かばん	bag
	パスタ	pasta			ようふく	clothes, dress
	やさい	vegetables			じてんしゃ	bicycle

Practice 4

Let's practice the following phrases.

	にほん　りょうり	Japanese foods, Japanese dishes
	フランス　りょうり	France foods, France dishes
	イタリア　りょうり	Italian foods, Italian dishes

Practice 5

Let's make sentences and speak it.

	(わたしは) まいあさ　コーヒーを　のみます。
	I drink coffee every morning.
	たなかさんは　まいばん　ビールを　のみます。
	Tanaka-san drinks beer every night.
	(わたしは) まいにち　やさいを　たべます。
	I eat vegetables every day.
	(わたしは) こんばん　パスタを　たべます。
	I'm going to eat pasta tonight.
	(わたしは) きのう　フランス　りょうりを　たべました。
	I ate Furence dishes yesterday.
	グレッグさんは　ときどき　にほん　りょうりを　たべます。
	Greg-san had (ate) Japanese foods sometimes.
	(わたしは) じてんしゃを　かいます。
	I will buy a bicycle.
	スーザンさんは　きのう　ようふくを　かいました。
	Susan-san bought clothes yesterday.