Week 6

The main topics last night were:
*adjectives - giving compliments and also giving opinions on past events
*inviting some one out
*-te form of verbs

Adjectives:
Following on from last week, we practiced giving compliments:
kawaii kaban desu ne
arigatou
doko de kaimashita ka
TK max de kaimashita, yasukatta desu yo

Then page 141 of the book, using negative masu form to invite some to do something:
ikimasen ka -Wouldn't you like to go?
isshoni eiga o mimasen ka - Wouldn't you like to come to the cinema with me

This section of the book also focussed on making arrangements using +mashou
This is simply the masu form, but the masu is changed to mashou and is used to mean "let's"
eki de aimashou - Let's meet at the station
densha de ikimashou - Let's go by train

We practiced inviting people out and making arrangements to meet, but I also gave some useful phrases for politely refusing an invitation:
chotto.... - well....(usually precedes a "no")
tsugou ga warui desu - It's not convenient
youji ga arimasu - I have something to do

All suitably vague and polite.

Finally, I introduced the -te form of the verb. We will be covering this again next week so this was just a taster. The -te form is used a lot and although initially it seems hard because the -te form of a verb doesn't always look much like it's masu form, it is very regular and once you get your head round it, it will help you understand much more Japanese.

I have uploaded worksheets on to blackboard for this and we will look at it again next week.

If I haven't had your homework paragraph for feedback please let me have it next week. If anyone would like a one-to-one tutorial, I will be in uni on Tuesday and Weds afternoons so email me and make an appointment.