Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Have you studied Japanese in a classroom environment? If so, do these requests sound familiar? Mina-san, mite kudasai. Mina-san, kiite kudasai.
In this lesson, we’ll learn to follow instructions in this Japanese lesson. We’ll also learn the Japanese instructions for making a cup of ramen.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Beginner Lessons (S4). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Good review lesson!
Please check the example verbs table in the PDF. The te forms of “to show” and “to teach” are not shown correctly. The verbs are written twice in their plain form.
I think I might have found another mistake in the romaji for the example sentence of “Could you put water in the bucket”. Water is written as muzu, isn’t water mizu?
kyou no bangumi wa tanoshikatta ga, pirania ni totemo kowai desu.
tabeta koto ga nai desu. soshite, tabekunai!!!
mata
The mother may not have been as overtly against the wedding as Myu’s father was, but in the long run, I think she’s turning out to be much, much worse !!!
What’s the difference between tojiru and shimeru (same kanji = “to close”)?
A personさん>Both mistakes are fixed now. Thank you for paying close attentions
Hoao Paulo san>そうですね。ピラニアは とても こわい ですね。Soudesune. Pirania wa totemo kowai desu ne! わたしも たべたくない です!Watashi mo tabetaku nai desu!
プチクレアさん> Hahahahaha! I was thinking the same! Let’s see what will happen next!
rufus709san> That’s abit complicated question. For example, Tojiru can be used for “me o tojiru” (close one’s eyes) but Shimeru can’t be used for closing the eyes. If the door/window is a western style which you pull or push to open/close, I think we use Tojiru more often. If it’s a sliding door/window which you slide to the side, I think we use Shimeru more often. So when the train door closes, the announcement should be “tobira ga shimari masu” instead of “tobira ga toji masu.” Also, it is said that “shimeru” is used for actions that requires more force compared to “tojiru“. I know this explanation isn’t enough….but for now hope it helped a bit
Love the review lesson.
The picture of the piranha is a bit creepy though.
Hirokoさん,
有難うございます for your explanation of 扉が閉まります versus 閉じる (とじる). I am still working my way through all the Newbie lessons, trying to get to beginner level.
JapanesePod101.comは一番です.
In the pdf for this lesson on Page 6, a reference is made to “Nihongo Dojo Style You and Beyond 19″ - I am pretty new to this site and am doing the first beginner season as well as this beginner season 4 so I am unfamiliar with Nihongo Dojo - where do I find it?
Thanks!
Mara in Brooklyn NY
Mara, if I’m not mistaken, Nihongo Doujo is basically the previous Newbie season, season 3. From 3 of July, 2007, that is Newbie lesson 31, and till the end of the season 3 Newbie series.
Just to follow up, I know the set expression “me o sameru”, but how would one say literally “to open (one’s) eyes”? I would think logically it’d be “me o akeru” but that just sounds strange.
Also, I remember a beginner lesson explained the “wo” particle can be read as both “wo” and “o”. Is it a purely arbitrary or are there instances where one pronunciation is preferred over the other? For instance, when preceded by a word ending with an “o” sound..
rufus709さん> To wake up (not to get up) is me ga sameru literally means “the eyes are roused/awaked.” me o akeru is simply “to open eyes”
For o and wo, both refers to particle を = wo, but yes it sounds o when pronounced. It sounds like o.
Thanks for your reply, SashtheRed - I guess I’ll get to that season eventually.
Thanks for the great lesson.
I was watching the video vocab for this lesson and I could swear that for question 9 スイッチ that the pronunciation is つける.
Am I hearing this correctly?
Brett-san,
Thank you for pointing it out. We’ll fix it as soon as possible!
Category: Beginner Lessons (S4) |
Grammar: Verb conjugation, te form of verbs | Function: following instructions, taking orders | Topic: instructions, orders | Politeness Level: Polite
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