Common Japanese Phrases and Sentence Patterns

Example sentences

1.

Kangaete ite mo, imi ga nai. Yatte miyoo.

kangaete iru be thinking, be considering, kangaete te form of kangaeru; consider, think
imi [sv] meaning, nai nai form of aru; there is not, don't have
yatte miyoo Let's try to do, Let's try doing, yatte te form of yaru; do, perform, play
-te miru try to do, try doing (and see how it is), miyoo volitional form of miru

2.

Nihon no kaisha wa kaigi ga oo-sugiru. Asa kara ban made kaigi o shite mo imi ga nai.

kaisha company, kaigi meeting, conference, oo-sugiru too many, too much
ooi many, a lot, [stem] + sugiru too much, too many
asa kara ban made from morning to night, all day long, asa morning, ban night, evening

3.

Kore ijoo giron shite mo, imi ga nai. Kimemashoo.

kore ijoo -te mo even if I do it any further
kore ijoo more than this / any further, any more, any longer
giron [sv] discuss, kimemasu to decide, -mashoo (stem +) Let's do

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4.

Hantoshi ijoo kono kusuri o nonde iru kedo, kooka ga nai. Kore ijoo nonde mo, imi ga nai.

hantoshi a half year, ijoo [A] or more, [A] or over
kusuri o nomu to take medicine (set phrase), kusuri medicine, drug, pill, tablet, nomu to drink
-kedo but, kooka ga nai has no effect, be not effective, doesn't work, kooka effect, effectiveness

5.

Ima no shigoto wa tanjun-sagyoo bakari. Ima no shigoto o tsuzukete mo, imi ga nai. Tenshoku shiyoo.

ima no shigoto current job, ima no current, present (something), shigoto [sv] work, job
tanjun-sagyoo simple task, simple work, tanjun [na] simple, sagyoo [sv] work
-bakari (noun +) only, all, tsuzukete te form of tsuzukeru; continue, keep on
tenshoku [sv] change jobs, switch companies, shiyoo volitional form of suru; Let's do

6.

En-Yasu de bukka ga dondon agaru. Chokin shite mo, imi ga nai. Tooshi shiyoo.

en-yasu weak Yen / low value of Yen, en Japanese Yen, yasui inexpensive, low price, cheap
-de cause marker; by, because, due to
bukka prices, cost of living, dondon more and more, rapidly , agaru to go up, rise
chokin [sv] saving money, deposit money in a bank, tooshi [sv] investment

Practice the following words

1. imi[sv] meaning 2. imi ga nai there is no meaning, it's meaningless 3. arimasu / aruthere is, to have 4. kangaemasu / kangaeruto think, consider 5. yarimasu / yaruto do, perform, play 6. kaishacompany 7. kaigimeeting, conference 8. oo-sugirutoo many, too much 9. ooimany, a lot 10. sugimasu / sugiru (stem +) do too much, do too many 11. asamorning 12. bannight, evening 13. kore ijoo more than this / any further, any more, any longer 14. ijoo[A] or more, [A] or over 15. giron[sv] discuss 16. kimemasu / kimeruto decide 17. hantoshia half year 18. kusurimedicine, drug, pill, tablet 19. kusuri o nomuto take medicine

20. nomimasu / nomuto drink 21. kooka ga nai has no effect, be not effective, doesn't work 22. kookaeffect, effectiveness 23. ima no shigotocurrent job 24. ima nocurrent, present (something) 25. shigoto[sv] work, job 26. tanjun-sagyoosimple task, simple work 27. tanjun[na] simple 28. sagyoo[sv] work 29. -bakari (noun +) only, all 30. tsuzukemasu / tsuzukeruto continue 31. tenshoku [sv] change jobs, switch companies 32. en-yasuweak Yen / low value of Yen 33. yasuiinexpensive, low price, cheap 34. bukkaprices, cost of living 35. dondonmore and more, rapidly 36. agarimasu / agaruto go up, rise 37. chokin [sv] saving money, deposit money in a bank 38. tooshi[sv] investment