レッスン1 午前6時におきます
ブルさんはけんせつ会社の社長です。
buru-san wa ken setsu ga isha no sha chōdesu
Mr. Bull is the president of a construction company.
まわりからは「ブル社長」とよばれています。
mawari kara wa “buru sha chō” to yoba rete imasu
He is called “President Bull” by those around him.
ブルさんは午前6時におきます。
buru-san wa gozen rokuji ni okimasu
Mr. Bull wakes up at 6 AM.
ブルさん buru-san | Mr. Bull |
けんせつ会社 けんせつがいしゃ kensetsu gaisha | construction company |
社長 しゃちょう shachō | president (of a company) |
まわり mawari | around, surrounding |
午前 ごぜん gozen | A.M. |
午後 ごご gogo | P.M. |
おきます okimasu | wake up |
朝ごはんをたべます あさごはんをたべます asagohan wo tabemasu | eat breakfast |
In Japanese, verbs are placed at the end of a sentence.
There are two types of basic forms for Japanese verbs: the dictionary form, which ends in the vowel -u, and the -ます (masu) form, which ends in -ます(masu).
For example, the basic forms of “eat” in Japanese are:
たべる
ta be ru
たべます
ta be ma su
The -ます(masu) form is commonly used in Japanese conversations and formal writing, and it is also prevalent in general honorific expressions. So, it’s recommended to start studying with the -ます form as the basic form.
When creating sentences in Japanese to express doing something at a specific time, you add the particle “に” (ni) after the time. This “に” particle indicates the time at which the action takes place.
午前6時におきます。
gozen rokuji ni okimasu.
wake up at 6 AM.
Please rearrange the words
Q1:Mika-san goes to bed at 11 p.m.
Q2:I take a walk at 7am.
ねます nemasu | sleep |
さんぽします sampo shimasu | go walking |
1. みかさんは午後11時にねます。
2. わたしは午前7時にさんぽします。