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kinakolatte · 26 days

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小説の語彙力（１）

名詞 // Nouns：

基調（きちょう）basic tone, basic theme 後年（こうねん）in (one's) later years 権現（ごんげ）incarnation 酸味（さんみ）sourness, sour taste 駄洒落（だじゃれ）bad joke 店内装飾（てんないそうしょく）in-store decoration 末裔（まつえ）descendant 装い（よそおい）outfit

動詞 // Verbs：

あやす　soothe, comfort, humor 利かせる（きかせる）season (e.g. with salt), bring out, use 渋る（しぶる）be reluctant, be unwilling, balk なつく　become emotionally attached 放る（ほうる）neglect, abandon, leave alone

形容詞 // Adjectives：

渋い（しぶい）bitter, sour, harsh, grim

その他 // Other：

後々（のちのち）later 機転が利く（きてんがきく）be quick-witted 散々（さんざん）severely, harshly 駄々をこねる（だだ）throw a tantrum

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kinakolatte · 28 days

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改まった形｜Polite Forms

In formal settings like in a business meeting or at a public gathering some words are switched with politer forms. You often hear them when somebody is giving a speech, holding a presentation or on TV. But they appear in written form as well, especially in business context. Basically, everywhere where keigo is used, it is also expected to apply politer forms.

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kinakolatte · 29 days

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kinakolatte · 30 days

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The 6 Differences Between は and が

DIFFERENCE 1

The important fact is AFTER は

• この犬は私のベットです。This dog is my pet.

You want to emphasize that this is not a stray dog. It is not someone else's pet dog. It is MY PET. So anything comes after は is the main part you want the listener to pay attention to.

The important fact is BEFORE が

• この犬が私のベットです。This dog is my pet.

You want to emphasize that THIS IS THE DOG that is my pet. Not other dogs. Imagine you're at a park and there are 3, 4 other dogs playing together with your dog and you want to tell your friend that THIS DOG is the one that is your pet dog, other dogs are not yours. So, what comes before が is the main part you want to tell the listener.

More examples:

• このケーキはおいしいです。This cake is DELICIOUS! (You want to tell your friend that this cake is indeed very good. Your emphasis falls on おいしい, so you use は, because the important fact is AFTER は.

• このケーキがおいしいです。THIS CAKE is delicious. (You want to tell your friend that among all the cakes on the buffet table, this particular cake you are pointing to is the most delicious one. Others are not good.) Your emphasis falls on この��ーキ (THIS CAKE), so you use が, because the important fact is BEFORE が.

DIFFERENCE 2

New information and things that you mention for the first time, use が. Old information or topics that have been mentioned earlier but is now repeated again, use は.

• 学校にマイクという男がいます。There is boy named Mike in my school.

You started the conversation with your friend by saying there's a new student named Mike in the school. That is the first time you mentioned Mike. It is new information, therefore use が.

• マイクはアメリカ出身です。Mike is from America.

You mention Mike the 2nd time now and it is no longer a new information. It is considered old information, therefore use は.

DIFFERENCE 3

Stating facts without adding your personal opinion or judgment use が. By adding your own opinion or judgment, use は.

• 外に猫がいます。There is a cat outside.

You are just merely stating a fact that there is a cat outside. This sentence doesn't include your description about the cat. No personal opinion or judgment about the cat.

• あの猫は白いです。The cat is white in colour.

You are putting your description, your judgment into the sentence about the cat. When you are adding your own thoughts, opinion, description about something, use は.

• 日本の料理はおいしいです。Japanese food is tasty.

You are putting your opinion/judgment about Japanese food in your sentence, therefore, use は.

DIFFERENCE 4

When you make comparison, use は. When you eliminate other options, use が.

• お茶は好きですが、コーヒーは好きじゃありません。I like tea but I don't like coffee.

DIFFERENCE 5

If two actions are done by the same person, use は. If two actions are done by two different persons, use が first, then use は for the second action.

• 私はごはんを食べるとき、テレビを見ます。I have my meal and I am watching TV.

• 私がごはんを食べるとき、父はテレビを見ます。When I have my meal, my father watches TV.

DIFFERENCE 6

To modify a phrase into a noun, use が.

• これは彼女が作ってくれたケーキです。

What cake is this? This is the cake that is baked by my girlfriend. The phrase 「彼女が作ってくれた」 is to modify the cake, to describe about the cake.

Quiz Time

• 部屋は広いです。

• 部屋が広いです。

In English, both sentences mean "The room is spacious." But what is the difference?

In 部屋は広いです, it shows a comparison contrast nuance (read DIFFERENCE 4). If you say this, the listener will believe that you are making a comparison of this room with all the other rooms in the house. You want to say this room is spacious, whereas the other rooms are smaller in size.

In 部屋が広いです, you are merely stating a general fact about this room being spacious (read DIFFERENCE 3). You are not making any comparison. Your sentence has no added personal judgement or opinion. You are stating a fact about the room being spacious.

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kinakolatte · 1 month

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This post is an addition to 敬語の5分類｜The 5 Types of keigo.

尊敬語の特定形

謙譲語Ⅰの特定形

謙譲語Ⅱの特定形

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kinakolatte · 2 months

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N5 文法: じゃいけない・ちゃいけない

じゃいけない・ちゃいけない= must not

Different versions depending on register:

てはいけない- formal

じゃいけない- standard

ちゃいけない- standard

ちゃダメ・じゃダメ- casual

How to use:

てverbs-

Use the verb’s て form, but then remove the て

たべる -> たべて -> たべちゃ

“taberu” -> “tabete” -> “tabe cha”

でverbs-

If the て form is で, then ちゃ turns to じゃ

のむ -> のんで -> のんじゃ

“nomu” -> “nonde” -> “nonja”

Examples:

寝る前にスマホを見ちゃダメよ。= You shouldn't look at your phone before going to bed

２０歳未満の人はお酒を飲んじゃいけません。= people under 20 must not drink alcohol

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kinakolatte · 4 months

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文学作品から学ぶ語彙

名詞 // Nouns：

応酬（おうしゅう）reciprocation 咳払い（せきばらい）cough, clearing one's throat 沈黙（ちんもく）being silent 風貌（ふうぼう）looks, appearance 眼差し（まなざし）look, gaze 申し子（もうしご）child that was prayed for

動詞 // Verbs：

圧倒する（あっとう）overwhelm 後ずさる（あとずさる）back off 悟る（さとる）understand, comprehend 忍び込む（しのびこむ）steal in たじろぐ　wince, flinch, recoil 身を乗り出す（みをのりだす）lean forward

形容詞 // Adjectives：

異様な（いよう）bizzare 勤勉な（きんべん）diligent ちょっとした　slight, minor, trivial 間抜けな（まぬけ）stupid, idiotic 無秩序な（むちつじょ）chaotic

その他 // Other：

そうともさ！　Exactly right! その分（ぶん）to that extent 足らず（たらず）a little less than, just under

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kinakolatte · 4 months

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kinakolatte · 4 months

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If you have doubts about the statement that I made a few days ago, I want to tell you something.

First of all, I get boring very easily, so when I want to be productive (like these all polyglots on youtube who study for eight hours a day) after a few days I become tired and it is possible that I will just give up. Obviously, I do a lot of exercises from textbooks, but when I don't feel like doing them, I just watch a dorama or video with grammar or vocab explanation.

Second of all, I'm also a tutor so I have to look for creative and interesting materials every day. Videos are the best option for homework because I can include a study material and interests of my students. If you're an ESL student like I was, you know that the best way to improve your language skills is by watching videos on topics you like or writing fanfictions lol - just by using the Internet.

Language learning should be all about fun and slow, but effective progress, not about speedrunning (I love speedruns tho).

It's your daily reminder that you should treat watching videos in your target language as a substantial part of your learning. No, studying from books is not 'more important' nor is watching films 'less important'.

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kinakolatte · 4 months

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It's your daily reminder that you should treat watching videos in your target language as a substantial part of your learning. No, studying from books is not 'more important' nor is watching films 'less important'.

#so yeah don't think that watching yt is a waste of time and it's 'cheating'#immersion baby #langblr #japanese langblr #studyblr #studying #study blog #study motivation

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kinakolatte · 5 months

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Free PDF Workbooks for Japanese, Spanish, Korean, etc. (30+ languages)

If you’re looking to practice a bit and remember your target language better… here are tons of free worksheets/workbooks for 34 languages (Japanese, Spanish, Korean, French, German, Italian, etc, etc.)

It’s the same type of “fill in the blank” workbook across all of their languages but the magic in actually rewriting things over and over is that the words end up sticking. Plus, there are English sections where you’ll have to force yourself to remember and write the word/phrase in the target language - which is even better for your memory (called active recall - forcing yourself to remember). I’m personally a big fan of this approach and I’d do similar to pass vocab quizzes in my HS & uni language classes.

If you’re interested, give these a go.

Afrikaans— https://www.afrikaanspod101.com/Afrikaans-workbooks

Arabic— https://www.arabicpod101.com/Arabic-workbooks

Bulgarian— https://www.bulgarianpod101.com/Bulgarian-workbooks

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English— https://www.englishclass101.com/English-workbooks

Filipino— https://www.filipinopod101.com/Filipino-workbooks

Finnish— https://www.finnishpod101.com/Finnish-workbooks

French— https://www.frenchpod101.com/French-workbooks

German—https://www.germanpod101.com/German-workbooks

Greek— https://www.greekpod101.com/Greek-workbooks

Hebrew— https://www.hebrewpod101.com/Hebrew-workbooks

Hindi— https://www.hindipod101.com/Hindi-workbooks

Hungarian— https://www.hungarianpod101.com/Hungarian-workbooks

Indonesian— https://www.indonesianpod101.com/Indonesian-workbooks

Italian— https://www.italianpod101.com/Italian-workbooks

Japanese— https://www.japanesepod101.com/Japanese-workbooks

Korean— https://www.koreanclass101.com/Korean-workbooks

Norwegian— https://www.norwegianclass101.com/Norwegian-workbooks

Persian— https://www.persianpod101.com/Persian-workbooks

Polish— https://www.polishpod101.com/Polish-workbooks

Portuguese— https://www.portuguesepod101.com/Portuguese-workbooks

Romanian— https://www.romanianpod101.com/Romanian-workbooks

Russian— https://www.russianpod101.com/Russian-workbooks

Spanish— https://www.spanishpod101.com/Spanish-workbooks

Swahili— https://www.swahilipod101.com/Swahili-workbooks

Swedish— https://www.swedishpod101.com/Swedish-workbooks

Thai— https://www.thaipod101.com/Thai-workbooks

Turkish— https://www.turkishclass101.com/Turkish-workbooks

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Vietnamese— https://www.vietnamesepod101.com/Vietnamese-workbooks

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kinakolatte · 5 months

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Basic adjectives in Japanese

大きい (おおきい) - big

小さい (ちいさい） - small

高い (たかい) - tall/high

低い (ひくい) - short

新しい (あたらしい) - new

古い (ふるい) - old

きれい（な） (きれい)（な） - beautiful/clean

汚い (きたない) - dirty

明るい (あかるい) - bright

暗い (くらい) - dark

簡単（な） (かんたん)（な） - easy

難しい (むずかしい) - dificult

速い (はやい) - fast

遅い (おそい) - slow

おいしい (おいしい) - tasty

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kinakolatte · 6 months

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Hey guys, I hope you know this site! It's super useful and, what is the most important, free! You can do exercises from Genki 1 and Genki 2 there.

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kinakolatte · 7 months

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I finished Genki 1 today! I'm sooo happy! I've done everything from A to Z!

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kinakolatte · 8 months

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Why is the wording for this so sick

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kinakolatte · 8 months

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Words and phrases with [電] kanji

電気 (でんき) - electricity, light + 電気をつける (でんきをつける) - to turn the lights on +電気を消す (でんきをけす) - to turn the lights off +電気がつきません (でんきがつきません) - the light doesn't work

電車 (でんしゃ) - train +電車に乗る (でんしゃにのる) - to get on the train +電車を降りる (でんしゃをおりる) - to get off the train

電話 (でんわ) - telephone +電話番号 (でんわばんごう) - telephone number +電話をかける (でんわをかける) - to make a call +電話する (でんわする) - to talk on the phone +電話を切る (でんわをきる) - to hang up

電卓 (でんたく) - calculator

電池 (でんち) - battery

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kinakolatte · 9 months

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Days of the week + time expressions

日曜日 (にちようび) - Sunday

月曜日 (げつようび) - Monday

火曜日 (かようび) - Tuesday

水曜日 (すいようび) - Wednesday

木曜日 (もくようび) - Thursday

金曜日 (きんようび) - Friday

土曜日 (どようび) – Saturday

→ Time expressions:

今日（きょう）- Today

明日（あした）- Tomorrow

あさって - The day after tomorrow

昨日（きのう）- Yesterday

一昨日（おととい）- The day before yesterday

週末（しゅうまつ）- Weekend

週（しゅう）- Week

祝日（しゅくじつ）- National Holidays

前の週（まえのしゅう）- The previous week

次の週（つぎのしゅう）- The next week

今朝（けさ）- This morning

今晩（こんばん）- This evening

来週の火曜日（らいしゅうのかようび）- The next Tuesday

先週の金曜日（せんしゅうのきにょうび）- The last Friday

今年（ことし）- This year

去年（きょねん）- Next year

来年（らいねん）- Last year

今月（こんげつ）- This month

来月（らいげつ）- Next month

先月（せんげつ）- Last month

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