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10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2025-11-20.md

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-# Last Weeks Homework
-Synopsis for Japanese Class 2025-11-13:
-This class introduced a range of new vocabulary, including adjectives like "sad" (悲しい) and "patient" (我慢強い), nouns such as "wife" (奥さん) and "homework" (宿題), and verbs like "to get used to" (慣れる) and "to invite" (誘う). We also covered the grammar point for expressing apologies using 「〜てすみませんでした」.
-
-# Random Words
-- 日の出 (ひので) -> Sunlight
-- 使いやすい (つかいやすい) -> To Be useful
-- 離島 (りとう) -> Small islands off a big island
-- 困る ( こまる) -> To get in trouble
-- 天気予報 ( てんきよほう) - Weather report
-- 嵐 (あらし) -> Storm
-
-## Try to // みる
-
-conjugate a verb to て form, and then stick みる at the end. みる is its own verb, and can be conjugated as such:
-
-~みてもいいですか? -> Is it ok if I try...?
-~みたい -> I want to try....
-
-### Examples
-
-新しいレストランに行ってみます。
-Try to go to a new restaurant
-
-この服は着てみてもいいですか？
-Is it ok if I try these clothes on?
-
-この靴はサイズが合いますか？履いてみてもいいですか？
-These shoes my size fit? Can I try them on?
-
-この本は面白いですか？読んでみてもいいですか？
-Is this book interesting? May I read it?
-
-この辞書は使いやすいですか？見てみてもいいですか？
-Is this dictionary useful? May I look at it?
-
-沖縄のがまを見てみたい
-I want to try to see the caves
-
-## Hearsay//~そうです
-
-To express something you heard, you can stick そうです at the end. You have to use the regular, non-polite form of a verb, not the polite form. You can use either a verb or a noun, but if you use a noun, you have do add だ after it (regular form of です). 
-
-今日は雨だそうです。
-I heard today it will rain
-今日は雨が降るそうです
-I heard today it will rain (verb version)
-
-To add the source of the information, add the source, then stick ~によると at the end.
-
-今日は天気予報によると雨が降るそうです
-According to the weather forecast, I heard today it will rain
-
-You can also use an adjective, but its usually "Became ADJ", so you need to use ADJ turned into and ADV, then add なる after it. Also works with certain nouns, depends on context.
-
-明日は天気予報によると寒くなるそうです
-I heard from the weather report that tomorrow will become cold
-
-週末は天気予報によると嵐になるそうです
-I heard from the weather report that it will be come stormy this weekend.

20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md

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     - *Example*: 本をなくして、すみませんでした (I'm sorry for losing the book.)
     - *Example*: 宿題を持って来なくて、すみませんでした (I'm sorry for not bringing the homework.)
 
+- **Trying To (〜てみる)** - 2025-11-20: To express the idea of trying something out, you conjugate a verb to its て-form and then append the verb みる. Since みる is a regular verb itself, it can be conjugated into other forms, allowing for flexible expressions.
+    - **Formula**: Verb (て-form) + みる
+    - **Conjugation Examples**:
+        - `〜みてもいいですか?` - Is it okay if I try...?
+        - `〜みたい` - I want to try...
+    - **Usage Examples**:
+        - *新しいレストランに行ってみます。* (I'll try going to a new restaurant.)
+        - *この服は着てみてもいいですか？* (Is it okay if I try on these clothes?)
+        - *この靴はサイズが合いますか？履いてみてもいいですか？* (Do these shoes fit my size? Can I try them on?)
+        - *この本は面白いですか？読んでみてもいいですか？* (Is this book interesting? May I try reading it?)
+        - *沖縄のがまを見てみたい。* (I want to try to see the caves in Okinawa.)
+
+- **Hearsay (〜そうです)** - 2025-11-20: This pattern is used to report information that you have heard from another source. It is appended to the plain (non-polite) form of verbs andい-adjectives. For な-adjectives and nouns, you must add だ before そうです.
+    - **Formula**: Plain Form (Verb/Adjective) + そうです
+    - **Formula (Noun/な-Adj)**: Noun/な-Adj + だ + そうです
+    - **Citing a Source**: To mention where you heard the information, use the pattern: `[Source] + によると`.
+    - **Usage Examples**:
+        - *今日は雨だそうです。* (I heard it will rain today.)
+        - *天気予報によると今日は雨が降るそうです。* (According to the weather forecast, I heard it will rain today.)
+        - *明日は天気予報によると寒くなるそうです。* (I heard from the weather report that it will get cold tomorrow.)
+        - *週末は天気予報によると嵐になるそうです。* (I heard from the weather report that it will become stormy this weekend.)
+
 ## Vocabulary
 
 ### Nouns
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 - **Places:** おうこくかいかん (Kingdom Hall), くうこう (airport), こうえん (park), しやくしょ (city hall), としょかん (library), びじゅつかん (art museum), ゆうびんきょく (post office)
 - **Time & Frequency:** あさって (day after tomorrow), いちにちじゅう (all day), おととい (two days ago), こんど (next time), しょうがつ / しんねん (New Years), まいしゅう (every week), 将来 (しょうらい) - near future
 - **Food & Drink:** ごはん (rice/meal), しお (salt), すきやき (sukiyaki), やきにく (BBQ), やしょく (late night snack), 洋食 (ようしょく) - Western food
-- **Objects & Concepts:** いさん (heritage), えんぴつ (pencil), かばん (bag), くるま (car), けいたい (cell phone), しごと (work), しつもん (question), せいしょ (Bible), でんしゃ (train), りょこう (trip/travel), 洋食 (ようしょく) - Western food, 合格発表 (ごうかく はっぴょう) - pass exam announcement, 給料 (きゅうりょう) - salary, 実現 (じつげん) - achievement/realization, 公開講演 (こうかいこうえん) - public talk, 緊張 (きんちょう) - nervousness, 区域 (くいき) - Congregation Territory, 忍耐 (にんたい) - Patience (from God), 基地 (きち) - Military Base, 遅刻 (ちこく) - Delay, 宿題 (しゅくだい) - Homework, 教科書 (きょうかしょ) - Text Book
+- **Objects & Concepts:** いさん (heritage), えんぴつ (pencil), かばん (bag), くるま (car), けいたい (cell phone), しごと (work), しつもん (question), せいしょ (Bible), でんしゃ (train), りょこう (trip/travel), 洋食 (ようしょく) - Western food, 合格発表 (ごうかく はっぴょう) - pass exam announcement, 給料 (きゅうりょう) - salary, 実現 (じつげん) - achievement/realization, 公開講演 (こうかいこうえん) - public talk, 緊張 (きんちょう) - nervousness, 区域 (くいき) - Congregation Territory, 忍耐 (にんたい) - Patience (from God), 基地 (きち) - Military Base, 遅刻 (ちこく) - Delay, 宿題 (しゅくだい) - Homework, 教科書 (きょうかしょ) - Text Book, 日の出 (ひので) - Sunlight, 離島 (りとう) - Small islands off a big island, 天気予報 (てんきよほう) - Weather report, 嵐 (あらし) - Storm
 
 ### Verbs
 
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 - **見送る (みおくる)** - To send off, to see off
 - **出迎える (でむかえる)** - To go to entrance, and welcome other person
 - **誘う (さそう)** - to invite
+- **困る (こまる)** - To get in trouble
 
 ### Adjectives
 
-- **い-Adjectives:** あたらしい (new), あつい (hot), いそがしい (busy), おいしい (delicious), おおきい (big), さむい (cold), ちいさい (small), むずかしい (difficult), やさしい (easy/kind), やすい (cheap), 悲しい (かなしい) - Sad (serious), 我慢強い (がまんづよい) - Patient
+- **い-Adjectives:** あたらしい (new), あつい (hot), いそがしい (busy), おいしい (delicious), おおきい (big), さむい (cold), ちいさい (small), むずかしい (difficult), やさしい (easy/kind), やすい (cheap), 悲しい (かなしい) - Sad (serious), 我慢強い (がまんづよい) - Patient, 使いやすい (つかいやすい) - To be useful
 - **な-Adjectives:** かんたん (easy), きれい (pretty/clean), げんき (healthy), しずか (quiet), じょうず (skilled), すき (likeable), べんり (convenient), ゆうめい (famous), 残念 (ざんねん) - Disappointed/Too bad
 - **Like/Dislike Scale:** 大好き (love) > 好き (like) > 嫌い (dislike) > 大嫌い (hate)