Japanese Language Lesson 7: To give & To Receive
In this lesson you will learn 2 very useful Japanese verbs “agemasu” – to give and “moraimasu” – to receive. Proper sentence structure will also be covered, adding places, people and time to the sentence.
Vocabulary:
| English | Romaji | Hiragana/Katakana | Kanji |
|---|---|---|---|
| to give | agemasu | あげます | |
| to receive | moraimasu | もらいます | |
| today | kyou | きょう | 今日 |
| tomorrow | ashita | あした | 明日 |
| yesterday | kino | きのう | 昨日 |
| day after tomorrow | asatte | あさって | 明後日 |
| day before yesterday | ototoi | おととい | 一昨日 |
| watch | tokei | とけい | 時計 |
| cake | keki | ケーキ | |
| book | hon | ほん | 本 |
| expensive | takai | たかい | 高い |
| delicious | oishii | おいしい | 美味しい |
| japanese book | nihon no hon | にほんのほん | 日本の本 |
| friend | tomodachi | ともだち | 友達 |
Sentence structure:
Subject + wa (particle) + Time (day of the week) + Person + ni (particle) + adjective + noun (object) + o (particle for “object”) + verb (agemasu / moraimasu)
Example:
Suzuki san wa ototoi tomodachi ni takai tokei o agemashita
すずきさん は おととい ともだち に たかい とけい を あげました
The day before yesterday Suzuki san gave an expensive watch to his friend.