Won't you do (verb), V.masenka

... masenka, is usual to use as invitation, we can invite some one by using this form, it's can mean that we invite some one to do something like party, play some music and other's, the from are

Verb, Masenka
Won't you do

for example

トラ君明日あそびに行きませんか
tora kun, ashita asobini ikimasenka?
hey tora, tomorrow will you come to my house.

ひまだったら、図書館へ行きませんか。
himadattara, tosyokan he ikimasenka.
if you have free time, will you (with me) going to library

明日花火に行きますか
ashita hanabi ni ikimasenka
Won't you going to see fireworks tomorrow ?

this usage is for inviting some one to do some thing, rather than just asking theri intentions.

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Please let me do, V (sa) sete kudasai

it's polite from to gain some permission from some one. it's more polite than V.te kudasai.
this form also very often and usual used to gain permission from someone to do some thing. the basic formula is

"Verb Causative from+ てください"
Please let's me do Verb

here some example

私に払わせてください
watashini harawasete kudasai
please, let me pay...

疲れましたから　ちょっと休ませてください
tsukaremashita kara chotto yasumasete kudasai
cause i'm tired please let's me take a rest.

この設計はぜひ私にさせてくださいませんか
kono sekkei ha sehi, watashini sasetekudasaimasenka
please let's me do those design.

私に運転させてください
watashini unten sasetekudasai
please let's me drive.

後で戻って来ますから、ちょっと　このかばんを置かせてください。
ato modotte kimasu kara, chotto kono kaban wo okasetekudasai.
becouse i'll back, please hold the bag for me.

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V. tari + V tari, Enumeration

it's important to answer some question about what we do in Sunday, or in holiday, some times we will answer like, "i read a book, writing kanji and learn japanese"

when use tari, use the following formula
V.a tari + V.b Tari simasu
do Verb.a and Verb.b and other...

for example
本を読んだり、テレビを見たりします
hon wo yondari, terebi wo mitari
reading a book and watching TV

カラオケをしたり、買い物したりします
karaoke wo sitari, kaimonositari simasu
doing karaoke, and shopping

this expression is used when listing up two or three of variety things that one does.

here other example
子供のごろ　毎日　公園で　あそびたり　歌をうたりします
kodomono goro mainichi kouen de asobitari utawoutari shimasu
when (i) child everyday i playing in ground, and singing a song.

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particle de

particle de , で　is use to tell place, or when we want to show the place that something done, we can use formula

Place + de + Verb　/ sentence

example

東京で　働いています。
tokyo de hataraite imasu.
(I) working in tokyo

家で　ご飯を　食べます。
ie de gohan wo tabemasu.
(I) eat meal in home.

アパトで　ご飯を　作ります。
apato de gohan wo tsukurimasu
(I) make meal in apartment.

大阪で　日本語を　勉強します。
Osaka de nihongo wo benkyousimasu.
(I) learn japanese in Osaka.

コンビニ　で　コーヒを買います。
combini de kohi wo kaimasu.
(I) buy coffe in convenient store

秋葉原で　パソコンを　売ります。
akihabara de pasokon wo urimasu.
(I) sell notebook in akihabara.

after you see the pattern, be careful for this sentence
tokyo ni imasu
i'm in tokyo

becouse the meaning is veru different.

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Usefull Daily expression of japanese

おはよう　ございます　－　Ohaya Gozaimasu - Good Morning, use until about 11 AM.
こんにちは　－　Konnichiwa (write with konnichiha) - Good Afernoon, use until sundown, but some time it's use in some greeting in television program although it was night.
こんばんは　－　konbanwa (write with konbanha) - Good evening.
お休みなさい - oyasumi nasai ( Good Night) - it use to say hello before going to bed, and sometimes use to say hello after working, or going home from office.
失礼します　－　shitsureishimasu - excuse me, it polite expression to says excuse me, or you just can saya " sitsurei.."
お元気ですか　- O genki desuka - " How do you today? " / you are fine to day?, use when asking some one condition.
また会いましょう　- Mata aimasyou - " see you later" use when say good by to some one, but maybe will meet again in other time. for your friends, you can also say "ja mata ne"
バンザイ　－banzai -When a bunch of people gather to celebrate something,
they often stand up at the same time, raise both arms over their
heads simultaneously, and shout banzai (hurrah) together three times.
ども　ありがとう　ございます　－ domo arigatou gozaimasu " you are welcome" this expression use to reply arigouto "thanks.
こひらこそ　-kochira koso - use to reply arigoto.
いただきます　－　itadakimasu - says before eat some food, and some times it mean thanks if we say it after we got same think.
お疲れさま　でした　- otsukaresama desita - " thanks for your work today" it say for sameone go home after work.
いかがですか　- ikaga desuka - "do you like it?" says after offering same think to somebody.
楽しみにしています　- tanoshi mini site imasu - says when we got offering some great think that scheduled in future.

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verb yasui, verb nikui- easy to do (V), hard to do (v)

this simple formula to express something difficult to do and something hard to do, basic formula to conjugate verb with nikui （にくい）and yasui （やすい）first must learn second verb sound change.

Verb second sound
the hiragana at the end of the verb should be changed to the second sound (a i u e o), from dictionary verb form change vokal U with i at the end of word. that formula use when verb end with U vokal in groups I.
for example

nomu > nomi ( to drink)
kaku > kaki ( to write )
yomu > yomi ( to read )
kiku > kiki ( to listen)
kau > kai ( to buy)
uru > uri ( to sell)
narau > narai ( to learn)


For Groups II, end with ru and before ru is e vocal group (A, I , U, E, O),
for this groups verb, doesn't need to change, but just delete the ru in end of verb
for example
taberu > tabe (to eat)
kakeru > kake ( to use)
manaberu > manabe ( to learn)


exception, groups III
for miru change with mi, and kuru with ki suru with shi
benkyou suru > benkyou shi ( to study)
shoji suru > shoji shi ( to clean)

Easy To Do Verb + yasui

to express that something is easy to to, just put verb that learn in above before yasui, for example

1. easy to eat
tabe + yasu = tabe yasui
食べやすい。

2. easy to study
benkyoushi + yasui = benkyou shiyasui
勉強しやすい。

3. easy to sell
uri + yasui = uri yasui
売りやすい。

4. easy to listen
kiki + yasui = kiki yasui
聞きやすい。

5. this medicine is easy to drink
kono kusuri ha nomiyasui desu.
この　くすり　は　飲みやすいです。

Hard To Do, Verb + Nikui
same with yasui, just replace yasui with nikui, for example

1. difficult to eat
tabe + nikui
食べにくい

2. nato is difficult to eat
nato ha tabenikui desu
ナト　は　食べにくいです。

3. english is difficult to learn
eigo ha benkyoushiyasui desu.
英語は勉強しにくいです。

4. kanji is difficult to write.
kanji ha kakinikui desu.
漢字は　書きにくいです。

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Potential Verbs Exception

some of verb that was have nuances potential verb doesn't have potential form, or when intransitive verb have nuances of potential, there is no need to make them into the potential form. There are two verbs [見える] and [聞こえる] that mean that something is visible and audible

see some sample expression below :
1. dana san, sumimasen, koe ga yoku kikoemasen.
ダナさん、すみません、声が良く聞こえません。
Mr. dana, sorry (I) can hear your voice clearly

2. megane kakerebe, chisai ji mo yoku miemasu.
メガネ　かければ、小さい字も　良く見えます。
if using glasses, (I) can see a small letter as well.

3. kyoharereba, mukono yama ga mieru.
今日は晴れば、山が見える。
if cleared up today the mountain will visible.

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