“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King
Let’s give this idea a try. We’ll keep things nice and simple for now.
Translate the following sentences from English → Japanese and Japanese → English. If you miss one, figure out what you did wrong and then keep going. You’ll get addition practice later in this lesson as well.
I’ll wait here for you.
ここにまってあげる。
このかんじを教えてあげる。
I’ll teach you this kanji (for you).
Will you read this word (for me)?
このことばをよんでくれる？
ここに来てくれる？
Will you come here (for me)?
にほんごで話してくれる？
Will you speak in Japanese (for me)?
Now try to come up with a few sentences on your own. Keep it easy, keep it simple. What are some verbs you just learned? Try to use those (and remember what they are from memory to help build your knowledge up).
Let’s take a look at some variations on this, now.