Classroom
Are we there yet?
To ask or say if something has already happened, you use the word もう.
もう授業は始まっています。
The class has already started.
The class has already started.
もうその本を読みましたか。
Have you read that book yet?
Have you read that book yet?
To show that you have not yet done something, you can use the word まだ.
映画はまだ始まっていません。
The movie has not started yet.
The movie has not started yet.
バナナはまだ食べていません。
(I) haven’t eaten the bananas yet.
(I) haven’t eaten the bananas yet.
Permission Slips
To ask for permission to do something in Japanese, you put the verb in て form and add いいですか at the end of the sentence.
教科書を見ていいですか？
Can (I) look at my textbook?
Can (I) look at my textbook?
チョコレートを食べていいですか?
Can (I) eat chocolate?
Can (I) eat chocolate?
Rules are rules!
Sometimes, you just need to tell people what they can or can't do. To say someone can't do something, use the て form and add はいけません.
テストでは教科書を見てはいけません。
(You) cannot look at the textbook during the exam.
(You) cannot look at the textbook during the exam.
ほかの学生のテストを見てはいけません。
(You) cannot look at another student’s test.
(You) cannot look at another student’s test.