First step to learning Japanese

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.

	tabemasu	to eat
	nomimasu	to drink
	kaimasu	to buy

Practice 2

Let's practice the following time words.

	mai-asa	every morning
	mai-ban	every night
	mai-nichi	every day
	tokidoki	sometimes

Practice 3

Let's practice the following words.

	piza	pizza			kaban	bag
	pasuta	pasta			yoofuku	clothes, dress
	yasai	vegetables			jitensha	bicycle

Practice 4

Let's practice the following phrases.

	Nihon ryoori	Japanese foods, Japanese dishes
	Furansu ryoori	France foods, France dishes
	Itaria ryoori	Italian foods, Italian dishes

Practice 5

Let's make sentences and speak it.

	(Watashi wa) Mai-asa koohii o nomimasu.
	I drink coffee every morning.
	Tanaka-san wa mai-ban biiru o nomimasu.
	Tanaka-san drinks beer every night.
	(Watashi wa) Mai-nichi yasai o tabemasu.
	I eat vegetables every day.
	(Watashi wa) Konban pasuta o tabemasu.
	I'm going to eat pasta tonight.
	(Watashi wa) Kinoo Furansu ryoori o tabemashita.
	I ate Furence dishes yesterday.
	Greg-san wa tokidoki Nihon ryoori o tabemasu.
	Greg-san had (ate) Japanese foods sometimes.
	(Watashi wa) Jitensha o kaimasu.
	I will buy a bicycle.
	Susan-san wa kinoo yoofuku o kaimashita.
	Susan-san bought clothes yesterday.