Hobby 2
Kanji time!
We’ve mentioned before that kanji represent words. The kanji 週 and 月 can combine with other words to make different time phrases!
| 先 previous | 先週, 先月 last week, last month |
| 今 now | 今週, 今月 this week, this month |
| 来 coming | 来週, 来月 next week, next month |
| 再 + 来 next + coming | 再来週, 再来月 the week after next, the month after next |
くない vs. くありません
In Japanese, there are lots of subtle little ways to be polite. For example, if a coworker asked you if you could help them, you could respond:
今日は忙しくないです。
I am not busy today.
I am not busy today.
But if your boss asked you if you had time to do an important presentation, you’d say:
今週は忙しくありません。
I am not busy this week.
I am not busy this week.
See the difference? The ending you put on 忙しい — ‑くない versus ‑くありません!
Shall we keep going?
What should we do next week? You can change the ‑ます at the end of a verb to ‑ましょう to give your suggestion!
また会いましょう。
Let’s meet again.
Let’s meet again.
食べましょう！
Let’s eat!
Let’s eat!
Feeling too bossy? To make it more of a question, just add that question word か!
来週は走りましょうか？
Shall we run next week?
Shall we run next week?