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Classes 06/25/2025 - Japanese Class 2025-06-25

06/16/2025 - Japanese Class

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Random Words

一昨日 - 2 days ago

慣れる - To get used to it

約束 - Promise

懸命 - Hard Work

外食 - Dining Out

ぜひ - Sure.

飛行機 - Hikōki - Airplane

船 - ふね - Ship

韓国 - かんこく - Korea

Because || から

から = ので

Before ので can be anything (polite or non-polite) and it'll be polite, because ので is polite

お金がないから、友達からお金を借ります

仕事を遅くまでしたので、日本語を勉強しませんでした

彼女と約束したので、家に早く帰ります || Because of a promise with my girlfriend, I will be home early

仕事を遅くまでしたので、集会に遅れました || Because I worked late, I was late to the meeting

日本語がわかりませんから、一生懸命勉強します || I don't understand Japanese, so I'll study hard.

彼女がいますから、お金がありません || I have a girlfriend, so I don't have any money.

子供のために誕生日から、プレゼントを買いましたからお金がありません || I don't have any money because I bought a present for my child's birthday.

Rule for 百

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See if you can find why these are, there's go to be some logic to it, right?

  • Doubtful

  • I looked it up. Its easier just to remember them. TL;DR Rendaku, easier to say

Comparisons ->

A + の方が + B + より + thing your comparing + が + the actual difference + です A + の方が + B + より +thing your comparing + です -> if clarification not needed If the context is clear, like answering a question, can just say A + の方が

A's thing your comparing is {{difference}} then B's thing your comparing.

  • See Examples

中国の方が日本より人口が多いです || China has a larger population than Japan

夏のほうが春より暑いです || Summer is hotter than spring

日本語のほうが英語より難しいです || Japanese is more difficult than English

山田さんの方が川田さんより制が高いす || Yamada-san is more skilled than Kawada-san.

新幹線のほうがバスより早いです || The Shinkansen is faster than the bus.

飛行機のほうが船より早いです || The plane is faster than the boat.

これのほうがそれより重いです || This one is heavier than that

日本は韓国のほうがベトナムより近いです || Korea is closer to Japan than Vietnam is.

Much/More -> ずっと

ずっと -> Adverb -> Adds emphasis to whatever its modifying. Kind of like "more" or "much" or "a lot of...", etc.

日本は韓国のほうがベトナムよりずっと近いです || Korea is much closer to Japan than Vietnam is.

中国の人口の方が日本の人口よりずっと多いです || The population of China is much larger than that of Japan.

飛行機のほうが車よりずっと早いです || Planes are much faster than cars.

FloridaからCaliforniaの方がNew Yorkよりちょっと遠いです || Florida is a little farther from California than New York.

  • He... doesn't know, right? I... don't think so? You haven't told him right? I don't think so? I feel like he knows.

Asking Comparison

A+と, B+と, どちらの方が、ADJ+ですか? -> A and B, which one is more ADJ?

**A+, B+**も, ADJ + です。-> A and B both are ADJ

タクシーと、電車と、どちらの方が、早いですか? -> Taxi, and Train, which one faster?

タクシーも、電車も同じです -> Taxi and Train, both same

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