Shopping 1
The gift that keeps on giving!
It’s nice to give people things! In Japanese, you put に after the person you’re giving something to.
田中さんに花をあげます。
(I) will give flowers to Mr. Tanaka.
(I) will give flowers to Mr. Tanaka.
赤ちゃんにケーキをあげます。
(I) will give cake to the baby.
(I) will give cake to the baby.
When you receive a gift, you put に after the kind someone who’s giving you the item!
姉にドレスをもらいます。
(I) will get a dress from my older sister.
(I) will get a dress from my older sister.
このお財布は母にもらいました。
(I) got this wallet from my mother.
(I) got this wallet from my mother.
Long Sounds
Sometimes in Japanese, words are pronounced a little differently from how they’re written!
ei / ē
とけい, せんせい
(long え sound)
(long え sound)
ou / ō
どうも, きょう
(long お sound)
(long お sound)
In the hint text for this course, we write the English letter transcriptions as they sound‑‑ē instead of ei, and ō instead of ou!
It’s important for me!
To say what is important for someone, you can put にとって after the person it’s important for. Then put 大切です at the end of the sentence.
この猫は私にとってとても大切です。
This cat is very important to me.
This cat is very important to me.
あなたにとってお金は大切ですか？
Is money important to you?
Is money important to you?