To do (verb) - Japanese Lesson 6

http://www.japansociety.org/language_... Japan Society currently offers 12 comprehensive levels of Japanese, as well as a variety of specialized courses and workshops including shodō (Japanese calligraphy). Courses take place year round with Fall, Spring and Summer semesters along with intensive and specialized courses throughout the year, so please stop by or visit our website for more information. http://www.japansociety.org/language_... Please view Lesson 5 for more verbs and vocabulary. In this lesson you will learn a very useful Japanese verb "shimasu" - "to do". Proper sentence structure will also be covered, adding places, people and time to the sentence. Vocabulary: shimasu - to do (something) benkyou o shimasu - to study shigoto o shimasu - to work kaigi o shimasu - to have a meeting kaimono o shimasu - to shop jogingu o shimasu - to jog pati o shimasu - to party tenisu o shimasu - to play tennis kyou - today ashita - tomorrow kino - yesterday asatte - day after tomorrow ototoi - day before yesterday uchi - house kouen - park depato - department store kaisha - company (office building) gakko - school tomodachi - friend sensei - teacher hisho - secretary Sentence structure: Time (day of the week) + Place + de (particle for action at a place) + Person + to (particle for "with whom") + verb Example: Ashita kouen de Mary-san to tenisu o shimasu Tomorrow I play tennis with Mary at the park For more information about Japanese language classes at the Japan Society, please visit our website! http://www.japansociety.org/language_...