Japanese Language Lesson 5: 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
In this lesson you will learn 4 new verbs, nomimasu, tabemasu, mimasu and kikimasu and how to correctly use them in sentences.
Vocabulary:
| English | Romaji | Hiragana/Katakana | Kanji |
|---|---|---|---|
| to drink | nomimasu | のみます | 飲みます |
| to eat | tabemasu | たべます | 食べます |
| to see, to watch | mimasu | みます | 見ます |
| to hear, to listen | kikimasu | ききます | 聞きます |
| what | nani | なに | 何 |
| tomorrow | ashita | あした | 明日 |
| today | kyou | きょう | 今日 |
| yesterday | kino | きのう | 昨日 |
| movie | eiga | えいが | 映画 |
| coffee | kohi | コーヒー | |
| steak | suteki | ステーキ | |
| apple | ringo | りんご | |
| radio | nihon no ongaku | ラジオ | |
| japanese music | nihon no ongaku | にほんのおんがく | 日本の音楽 |
| tv | terebi | テレビ | |
| milk | miruku | ミルク | |
| wine | wain | ワイン | |
| cupcake | kupukekki | カップケーキ | |
| yes | hai | はい | |
| no | iie | いいえ |
ka = used at end of sentence to form question
o = particle used after object
Sentence structure
1 ) time + object + o + verb
2 ) time + nani + o + verb + ka (to ask what someone is eating, drinking, listening to, watching)
Ex:
1 ) time + object + o + verb
kino (time) + nihon no ongaku (object) + o + kikimashita (verb)
きのう (time) にほんのおんがく (object) を ききました (verb)
Yesterday I listened to Japanese music.
2 ) time + nani + o + verb + ka
ashita (time) + nani (object) + o + nomimasuka (verb)
あした (time) なに (object) を のみますか(verb)
What will you drink tomorrow?