for JLPT N5 Learners (Beginners) Vol.02
こんにちは! In Vol.02, we are going to learn verbs for “School & Work.” These words are very important for your daily life at school or the office. Let’s practice the ます-form and ました-form together, so you can talk about your day in Japanese!
For your study, feel free to take a screenshot of the verb list below. 😊
🎥Video
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🌸 Ako’s Mini Lesson
(1) Make your own sentences
Using the verbs we practiced today, you can now talk about your school life and work! Let’s try to make your own sentences and say them aloud.
Let me make my own sentences too!
Well, what I did today was…
「おはよう」と いいました。 (I said “Ohayou.”)
にほんご で はなしました。 (I spoke in Japanese.)
えいご を べんきょうしました。 (I studied English.)
*えいご / eigo = English (language)
How about you?
Making your own sentences helps you memorize vocabulary much faster! Try replacing the words with your own daily life and practice.
(2) います (imasu) vs あります (arimasu)
As shown in the video, we use います (imasu) for living things and あります (arimasu) for non-living things.
Let’s check the examples from the video again:
- せんせい が います。
“Sensei” is a person (a living thing), so we use います.
We do not say “せんせい が あります.” - こくばん が あります。
“Kokuban” (blackboard) is an object (a non-living thing), so we use あります.
We do not say “こくばん が います.”
Note: There are a few exceptions, but at this level, please remember this simple rule: living things vs. non-living things.
(3) 2 Meanings of ききます (kikimasu)
💡 Check Vol.01 First!
We also learned ききます in Vol.01. Do you remember it?
The video Vol.01 is for “Everyday Life.”
If you haven’t watched it yet, I recommend checking it out too.
Let’s expand your vocabulary!
🔗 [Click here to watch Vol.01 🎥]
Let’s check the example sentence from Vol.01 again:
- おんがく を ききます。 (I listen to music.) Here, ききます means “listen.”
Now, let’s check the example sentence from Vol.02:
- せんせい に ききます。 (I ask the teacher.) Here, ききます means “ask.”
As you can see, ききます has two meanings: “listen” and “ask.” You can understand the meaning from the context (the situation and other words in the sentence).
(4) 2 Meanings of だします (dashimasu)
We also learned だします in Vol.01.
Let’s look at the difference between Vol.01 and Vol.02:
- Vol.01: ごみ を だします。 (I take out the garbage.)
- Vol.02: しゅくだい を だします。 (I hand in the homework.)
In English, we use different words “take out” / “hand in”.
But in Japanese, the core idea of だします is always the same: “to move something from the inside to the outside.“
ごみ を だします = Move the garbage from inside your house to the outside.
しゅくだいをだします = Move your homework from inside your bag to the teacher’s hands.
It is a very useful verb, so please remember both expressions!
Additional Note:
There is one more common way to use だします:
Teacher’s view:
> しゅくだい を だします。 (The teacher gives homework.)
In this case, it means “to give” or “to assign” homework to students.
This also comes from the same core idea: “to move something from the inside to the outside.”
The teacher moves the homework from their hands/plans out to the students!
So, pay attention to who is speaking:
Students だします = Hand in homework.
Teachers だします = Give homework.
📄 Verb List
I made a verb list for you.😊
Review the words to master faster!👍
Feel free to take a screenshot. 📷
🌸Message from Teacher Ako
Great work! How was it? Which word was the most difficult for you? Please let me know in the YouTube comments. Your comments always give me a lot of energy to make the next content! ✨
― Ako
