More expressions at a dining table
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There are some more additional expressions that are commonly used at a dining table in Japan. Let's practice these now. Click to listen to each expression.
| いただきます。 | I am going to eat. (before eating) |
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| ごちそうさまでした。 | It was a nice meal. (after eating) |
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| おかわりを おねがいします。 | Another bowl, please. |
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| もうすこし おねがいします。 | A little more, please. |
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Review Some Verb Expressions
Do you remember the following expressions that you have learned so far?
These expressions include てform of verbs followed by います. This form expresses a continuous state which results from the past event.
The てform is very important because it is used in various verb expressions. Now you will learn how to change from plain present affirmative form to てform.
| アメリカに すんでいます | |
| セーターを きています | |
| サングラスを かけています | |
| ぼうしを かぶっています | |
| ズボンを はいています | |
| ネクタイを しています | |
| のどが かわいています | |
| おなかが すいています |
Practice て Form of Verbs
Practice this activity : Form of Verbs
Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.
Conjugation Pattern
Can you tell what the conjugation pattern is? I know it is not very simple, but there are some rules of conjugating into てform. The conjugation is determined based on the three verb categories: irregular verbs, る verbs and う verbs?
1. Irregular verbs: There are two irregular verbs in Japanese. You need to memorize this irregular verb formation.
| する | して |
| くる | きて |
もってくる > もってきて
A verb もってくる to bring is a compounded verb of もつ to hold and くるto come, so てform of
もってくる is もってきて.
2. るverbs:
| 食べる | 食べて |
| きる | きて |
| かける | かけて |
| いれる | いれて |
| つける | つけて |
| みせる | みせて |
るverbs: るbecomes て.
3. うverbs:
| 飲む | 飲んで |
| すむ | すんで |
| かぶる | かぶって |
| とる | とって |
| はく | はいて |
| すく | すいて |
| かわく | かわいて |
There are several patterns in う verbs, as follows:
う、つ、る > って
む、ぶ、ぬ > んで
く > いて
ぐ > いで
す > して
There is one exception: いく (to go) > いって
Listen and Learn: てForm Song.
There is a song to remember this て form conjugation. Let’s listen and learn!
Listen to the song to a point where you feel comfortable eoungh to record yourself singing it.
| てform song Sung by Roberta Young |
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う つ る って する して まつ まって うる うって のむ のんで とぶ とんで しぬ しんで かく かいて およぐ およいで はなす はなして |
うverbs Irregular verbs |
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 2 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 2, Part B.
