Opinion, In my opinion ..

now we will learn about phrase that contain word opinion, and how to tell our opinion in Japaneses language, ok, it's easy, see the patern below

Opinion
意見/いけん - iken

in my opinion ...
私の意見では。。。

there is example when use in sentence
1. In my opinion you are wrong
私の意見ではあなたは間違えているだよ。－　watashino iken deha anata Ha machigaete iru dayo.
2. in my opinion this book is very good.
私の意見では　この本はいいと思います。　－ watashino iken deha kono hon ha ii to omoimasu.

how to express is very nice opinion ?! you can say this one
いい　意見ですね。
ii iken desune..

any other opinion ?
他の意見がありますか？
hokano iken ga arimasuka ?

have nice study

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Would you mind opening the window?

to say Would you mind+... in japanese is easy, you can use the following phrase

...mo yoroshii desuka?　。。。＋も　よろしいですか？
... mo ii desuka? 。。。＋も　いいですか？

this some example for those phrase :

1. Would you mind opening the window?
まど　を　あけても　よろしいですか？　Mado wo aketemo yoroshii desuka
2. Would you mind i read this book ?
この本　を　よんでも　いいですか？ kono hon wo yonde mo ii desuka ?
3. Would you mind i use this ballpoint ?
この　ボルーペン を　使っても　よろしいですか？ kono boru-pen wo tsukatte mo yoroshii desuka
4. Would you mind i take a picture
者品　を　とっても　いいですか？ - syashin wo totte mo ii desuka

it's easy right !

mado : window
akeru : open
(ake-nai, ake-masu,akeru,akeru-toki,akereba,akero,akeyou,aketa)
yoroshii / ii : good, ok
mado o akeru : open the window
hon : book
yobu : read
(yobanai, yobimasu, yomereba, yomero, yonda, yonde)

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Greetings and Daily Expressions

Ohayou gozaimasu. 　おはようございます - (Good Morning)
Konnichiwa. 　こんにちは。-　(Hello/Good afternoon.)
Konbanwa. 　こんばんは。-　(Good evening.)
Oyasuminasai. 　おやすみなさい。-　(Good night.)
Unlike English, it is mostly used before going to bed, but you can say it when your friend live to go home after party for example.
Itte kimasu いって　来ます　ー'll be back when leaving (and planning to return)
Itte rasshai いって　らっしゃい　-（Good bye )go and return -the reply to "ittekimasu", said to the person leaving
Tadaima ただいま　（I'm back )ー　by the person returning home
Okaeri nasai おあ帰りなさい　-(Welcome home ) the reply to "tadaima", to the person returning
Okaeri　お帰り - same as okaerinasai, but this non formal use.
Ogenki desu ka - お元気ですか　－ (are you well / how are you)
Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu どうも　ありがとう　ございます。- (Thank you very much)
Doo itashimashite どう　いたしまして　－　(you are welcome ) to reply arigatou
jya mata ne - じゃ　またね -　(see you)- non formal use
mata ashita - また　明日 - (see you tomorrow) - formal use

note :
People do not say "sayonara（さよなら）" when leaving their own home. "Ittekimasu（いってきます）" is normally used. The response to "Ittekimasu（いってきます）" is "Itterasshai（いってらっしゃい）". "Dewa mata（ではまた）or jya mata(じゃ　また）" is also often used as "see you later", similar to the English expression.

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I am sorry but

I am sorry but, this phrase use when we refuse invitation from our friends, it's simple look this patern

1.もうしわけありませんけど。。。- mousiwake arimasenkedo
2.すみませんけど。。。 - sumimasen kedo
3.ごめんなさいけど。。。- gomennasai kedo
I am sorry but　。。

those third phrase have same meaning,number one more polite than number two and three, see this example below :

1.すみませんけど ほうしありません。- sumimasen kedo housiku arimasen, - i'm sorry but i'd rather you didn't
２．すみませんけど、ちょっと忙しいので。sumimasenkedo, chotto isogashinode. - i'm sorry but i'm little busy.
３．ごめんなさい、じしんがないですね。gomenasai kedo,jishin ga naidesune. - i'm sorry but i don't have feeling to do that

it' easy right ! take your note and make your own sentence, have fun !

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asking for kanji

this conversation about asking kanji, james ask for nomura about the meaning of kanji , see the conversation below :

James : ええと、野村さん、ちょっといいですか？
野村：　はい、何ですか？
James :このかんじは　なんと読むん　ですか？
野村：　入り口です。
James :どよう　いみ　ですか、まだ分かりません。？
野村：　入るなときはここからですね、でるはぜったいにできません。
James :そうですか？まだ分かりませんね、ゆっくり話してください、
野村：　入るなときはここからですね、でるはぜったいにできません。
James :ええと。。、すみません、英語で言ってくださいませんか？
野村：　This side just for entrance, you cannot exit from here.
James :日本語は私に難しいですね、
野村：　じゃ。。もっと連取いいと思います、がんばってください。

below, i write latin version for those conversation,

James : eeto, nomura san, chotto ii desuka?
nomura：　hai nandesuka ?
James :kono kanji ha nanto yomun desuka?
Nomura : iriguchi desu
James :doyou imidesuka, mada wakarimasen.
Nomura : hairunatokikokokaradesune, deruha zettaini dekimasen.
James :soudesuka, mada wakarimsen, yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
Nomura san: hairunatokikokokaradesune, deruha zettaini dekimasen.
James :ee to sumimasen, eigo de iite kudasaimasenka ?
野村：　This side just for entrance, you cannot exit from here.
James : nihongo ha watashi ni muzukasii desune
Nomura: jya.. motto rensyu ii to omoimasu, ganbattekudasai.

and this the translation's in English.
James : Mr. nomura, pardon me .
Nomura：youp … what can I help ?
James : how to spell this kanji
Nomura : iriguchi desu / entrance
James : what the meaning , I still don’t understand Nomura : when you need enter this room, you would enter from here, you should not exit from here
James : hmm.. could you speak more slowly
Nomura san: hairunatokikokokaradesune, deruha zettaini dekimasen. / when you need enter this room, you would enter from here, you should not exit from here
James : pardon me, please say it in English ?
nomura：　This side just for entrance, you cannot exit from here.
James : japanese is difucult for me
Nomura: i think you just need more practice !

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At leat , Not least than

to say what minimum we have, these use this phrase

No least than / at leasｔ
小さなくたも

see more example below:

1.he has at least ２ ball
彼は小さくたも二ボルーは有ります。- kareha chiisakutamo ni(2) boru- ha arimasu.

2.at least he never late
彼は小さくたもまだ遅れましたよ。　－　kareha chiisakutamo mada okuremashita yo.

3.he bring at least 3 ballpoints.
彼は小さくたも三ボルーペン　持っている。－kare ha chiisakutamo san(3) boruupen motteiru.

now get your note, and practice with this phrase, just remember the phrase words

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Thank You For

say thanks is important to socializing with our friend, or relation, basically we can say arigatou (ありがとう）to express thank for kindness or help from our friends, but thank you for... is more complete, see the patern of phrase below :

Thank You for...
。。。してくれて、ありがとう。

ok,this is the example
1.手伝ってくれて　ありがとうー　tesudatte kurete arigatou - thanks for you help
2.映画館してくれて　ありがとうー　eigakan site kurete arigatou - thanks for the movie
3.メールをしてくれて　ありがとう　－　meru wo site kurete arigatou - thanks for email

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if i were ... , i would ...

some times we think, if i was here i would help you, those sentences khan be write in formula below

If S +were + N, I would
which S = subject
N = Noun
in japanese language
もし＋N+なら、S。。。

look more this example below :
1. もし日本人なら、あなたに結婚することができるのに。　－mosi nihonjin nara, kekkon suru koto ga dekiru noni, - if i japanese people, i would marry with you.

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Think twice before ...

before we want to do something, we need to think more, to express more about that we can use the following phrases

Think　twice before .../ think well
よく考える　 ー yoku kangaeru

1.試験取る前によく考える。- shiken toru maeni yoku kangaeru. - think twice before (you) take exam

2.パーチィ　入る前に　よく考えてください　－patyi irumaeni yokukangaetekudasai - think well before joint the party.

3.アメリにカ行く前によく考えてください　－ amerika ni iku maeni yoku kangaetekudasai - please think twice before you go to america.

4.彼に結婚する前によくかんがえる。　-kare ni kekkon suru maeni yoku kangaeru - thik twice before you married with him.

this phrase is more like idioms for think it well, let's try to make other sentence.

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About....

in this sectin let's learn to make sentence in English with first word is about ..
then change to Japanese language, it's easy
look the formula below :

About ...
...について。 - nitsuite

for more explanation how to use those phrase see some example below :
1. 私は５年ほど金型設計について勉強しまた。 - watashiwa 5 nen hodo kanagata sekkei nitsuite benkyoushimashita - i was learn about molding design in 5 years.
2. ゴミの分けてについて、この髪読んでください　－gominowakete nitsuite, kono kami yonde kudasai - about garbage searation please read this paper.

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I would like ...

those English ekspresion is important when we want to some think..,what is the phrase in japanese language that meant i would like.. or i want..

。。。したい/。。。ほしい
... sitai / ... hoshii

look at example below :

1. この　本を読みたいです。 －　kono hon o yomitai desu, - i want to read this book
2. この本を借りたいですね、- kono hon o karitaidesune, - i would like to borrow this book
3. コーヒーに砂糖を入れてしたいです。　- kohi ni sato o iretesitaidesu, - i would like sugar in my coffe
4. 疲れましたから、早く寝ってしたいですね、－　tsukaremasitakara,hayaku nettesitai desune　－because i feel tired, i want to sleep quikly
5. いい車ですね、私いはほしいな。。－ii kuruma desune, watashiwa hoshii na.., - nice car! i want too.. (i loved too)
6. 明日は外食べしたい気分ですね。　－ ashita wa gaisoyokusitai kibun desune - i feel like eating out tomorrow

how does the example, it's easy right, now try to make your our sentences...

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Time and Calendar

TIME

1 o’clock ichiji (一時)
2 o’clock niji (に時)
3 o’clock sanji （三時）
4 o’clock yonji 　 （四時）
5 o’clock goji (五時）
6 o’clock rokuji （六時）
7 o’clock shichiji （七時）
8 o’clock hachiji （八時）
9 o’clock kuji (九時）
10 o’clock juuji （十時）

1 minutes ippun　　　　　(一分)
2 minutes nifun　　　　　(２分)
3 minutes sanpun 　　　(三分）
4 minutes yonpun　　　　（四分）
5 minutes gofun　　　　　(五分）
6 minutes roppun　　　　（六分）
7 minutes nanafun　　　（七分）
8 minutes happun　　　　（八分）
9 minutes kyuufun　　　（九分）
10 minutes juppun　　　　（十分）

this example for mentioning a time in Japanese language
1.何時　ですか？- nanji desu ka. - what time is it ?
2. 五時です。 　 - go ji desu - 5 o' clock
3. 六時午後です。 - roku ji gogo desu　－　6 o' clock PM
4. 何時　会いますか。 － when we'll meet?
5. 二時　十五分　まえ　です。 －it's quarter to two.
6. 午前　九時　五分　ぐらいです。 　gozen kyuu ji gofun gurai desu - about 9.05 A.M
7. 十時半です。 　－ jujihan desu - it's 6.30

半 han half Goji han desu. It’s 5:30.
過ぎ sugi after Juuji juugofun sugi desu. It’s 10:15.
まえ mae before Juuji juugofun mae desu. It's a quarter to ten..
午前 gozen a.m. Gozen hachiji desu. It’s 8 a.m.
午後 gogo p.m. Gogo juuji desu. It’s 10 p.m.
正午 shougo noon

Relative Time
朝 asa morning
昼 hiru noon
午後 gogo afternoon
夕方 yuugata evening

一昨日 ototoi day before yesterday
昨日 kinou, sakujitsu yesterday
今日 kyou today
明日 ashita tomorrow
明後日 asatte day after tomorrow

先々週 sensenshuu week before last
先週 senshuu last week
今週 konshuu this week
来週 raishuu next week
再来週 saraishuu week after next

先々月 sensengetsu month before last
先月 sengetsu last month
今月 kongetsu this month
来月 raigetsu next month
再来月 saraigetsu month after next

一昨年 ototoshi year before last
昨年 sakunen last year
去年 kyonen last year
今年 kotoshi this year
来年　 rainen next year
再来年 sarainen year after next

Weekdays
月曜日 Monday getsuyoubi
火曜日 Tuesday kayoubi
水曜日 Wednesday suiyoubi
木曜日 Thursday mokuyoubi
金曜日 Friday kinyoubi
土曜日 Saturday doyoubi
日曜日 Sunday nichiyoubi

Months
January 一月 ichigatsu
February 二月 nigatsu
March 三月 sangatsu
April 四月 shigatsu
May 五月 gogatsu
June 六月 rokugatsu
July 七月 shichigatsu
August 八月 hachigatsu
September 九月 kugatsu
October 十月 juugatsu
November 十一月 juuichigatsu
December 十二月 juunigatsu

Season, Time of Year

Actually The Japanese people are often very proud of their four distinct seasons; summer, spring, winter and fall. they have also one more - the rainy season,but rainy season will come between spring and summer .

春 haru spring
夏 natsu summer
秋 aki autumn
冬 fuyu winter
梅雨 tsuyu rainy season

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Japanese Basic Words Order

Sentence structure
The basic Japanese word order is Subject Object Verb. Subject, Object, and other grammatical relations are usually marked by particles, which are suffixed to the words that they modify, and are thus properly called postpositions.

The basic sentence structure is topic-comment. For example, Kochira-wa Tanaka-san desu (こちらは田中さんです). Kochira ("this") is the topic of the sentence, indicated by the particle -wa. The verb is desu, a copula, commonly translated as "to be" or "it is" (though there are other verbs that can be translated as "to be"). As a phrase, Tanaka-san desu is the comment. This sentence loosely translates to "As for this person, (it) is Mr./Mrs./Miss Tanaka." Thus Japanese, like Chinese, Korean, and many other Asian languages, is often called a topic-prominent language, which means it has a strong tendency to indicate the topic separately from the subject, and the two do not always coincide. The sentence Zō-wa hana-ga nagai (desu)　(象は鼻が長いです) literally means, "As for elephants, (their) noses are long". The topic is zō "elephant", and the subject is hana "nose

BASIC WORD ORDER
The sentence order is very different from English. In English we use Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) but in Japanese it is usually Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). look at example below
English - I drink coffee (S - V - O)
Japanese - 私は　コーヒ　を　飲みます（watashi ha kohi o nomimasu) (S - O - V)

Make Question ?
when make question in japanese, you just add ka （か） in end of sentence, see example below :
雪さんはりんごがすきですか？ yukisan ha ringo ga suki desuka? - mrs.yuki do you like apple ?
田端さん、パンを食べますか？tabatasan ha pan wo tabemasuka? mr. tabata dou you eat bread ?
いつ　帰りますか？itsu kaerimasuka - when go home ?
この　かばん　は　いくらですか？kono kanban ha ikura desuka?- how much this bag ?
今、何時ですか？ima, nanji desuka - now what time is it ?

remember:

1.ha it spell with wa when it's became particle in sentence
2. particle かka is added to the end of statements
3. Word order is not changed as in English
4. In Japanese (see right example) the ? (Question mark) is not required (optional)
5. Just like in English, the last syllable goes up in intonation
6. In spoken Japanese sometimes the ka can be dropped if you have the upwards
intonation at the end. But for now, let's stick to using the ka

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Let's Shopping

Shopping (かいもの）kaimono

Japanese department stores are much bigger than their North American counterparts. Many of them have five to seven, or even more floors, and you can buy almost anything there. Department stores used to be called "hyakkaten (百貨店）," but the term "depaato （デパート）" is more common today.

this common exspresion that use by Sales Counter
いらっしゃいませ- Irasshaimase = welcome
いかがですか - Ikaga desu ka = How do you like it?
何かお探しですか -Nanika osagashi desu ka = May I help you?
かしこまりました - Kashikomarimashita = Certainly

Here are some useful expressions for shopping
これは　いくら　ですか - kore wa ikura desuka = how much this ?
じゃ　これ　を　ください - jya.. kore o kudasai = i take this
ー　が　ありますか - .... ga arimasuka = do you have ....
みかん　が　ありますか？ mikan ga arimasuka = do you have orange ?
ちょっと　みて　も　いい　ですか。- chotto mite mo ii desu ka = can i look it ?
すかって　みて　も　いい　ですか。- sukatte mite mo ii desu ka = can i try use it ?

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