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How to write resume for a part time job interview.

We, Japanese, use a template for resume like this. usual template https://next.rikunabi.com/tenshokuknowhow/archives/909/ This template is very usual. All Japanese have used once for applying for a part time job. This can be bought at conv…

What kind of clothes should you wear on a part time job interview.

You may think that there are more strict way to show your politeness in Japan. Especially, on a job interview, you would be worry about how you should look for a job interviewer to get your job. In this article, I will show you especailly …

きのうは あめでした/ it was rain.

あめ means "rain" as noun. あめでした means "was rain.". "でした" is the past tense form of "です". "あめ" is a noun, so you can just connect with "です" or "でした" to make sentence. きのう means "yesterday". きのうは あめでした means "it…

きのうは あめでした/ it was rain.

きのう means "yesterday". あめ means "rain" as noun. あめでした means "was rain.". "でした" is the past tense form of "です". きのうは あめでした means "it was rain.".

How to count things.

when you count something like apple, egg, watch, bag, you say like... 1つ(ひとつ)/ 1 2つ(ふたつ)/ 2 3つ(みっつ)/ 3 4つ(よっつ)/ 4 5つ(いつつ)/ 5 6つ(むっつ)/ 6 7つ(ななつ)/ 7 8つ(やっつ)/ 8 9つ(ここのつ)/ 9 10…

つくえの うえに しゃしんが あります / there is a photo on the desk.

あります means "there is ~" or "~ exists". This is the same function as "います". But, "あります" is for living creature, and "あります" is for things(non-living creatures). しゃしんが あります "しゃしん/photo". So, this means "There is ph…

あそこに たなかさんが います / There is Tanaka-san over there.

~が います means "there is ~" or "~ exist.". "が" is a subject marker, which name the word in front of "が" as a subject. We learned the particle "は", which works in similar way to "が". It can be switched one another. However, "は" is…

~から、~ / ~, so ~

AからB means "A, so B.". A is the reason for B. At first, see what sentence for A. きょうは こどもの たんじょうび です "きょう/today", "こども/child", "たんじょうび/birthday". so it means "Today is a birthday of (my) child.". We will put t…

わたしは にほんごが すこし わかります / I understand Japanese a little.

すこし means "a little". わかります means "understand". すこし わかります means "understand a little". にほんごが すこし わかります means "understand Japanese a little". わたしは にほんごが すこし わかります means "I understand Japanese a …

さくらは きれいな はなです / Cherry blossoms are beautiful flowers.

さくら means "Cherry blossoms". きれいな means "beautiful" which is adjective. and it's end with "な", so it called as na-adjective. はな means "flower". きれいな はな means "beautiful flower". You can put an adjective just in front of the…

ふじさんは たかいです。/ Mt. Fuji is high.

AはBです。 use "A is B" grammer to explain about A with the adjective B. ふじさんは たかいです ふじさん/Mt. Fuji. たかい/high. it means "Mt. Fuji is high.". I introduce common usuful adjectives with example sentences in the following. さく…

もう メールを おくりました / I sent mail already.

もう this means "already". おくります おくりました these are the verb in present and past tense for "send". もう メールを おくりました this means "I sent mail already.".

まいけるに おかしを もらいました。/I got snacks from Micheal.

に this is the particle, which means "from" in this case. This particle has another meanning "to". It's confusing... まいけるに means "from Micheal.". もらいます もらいました the above one is in a present tense for "get". the below is in p…

わたしは たなかさんに おかしを あげます / I give snacks to Tanaka-san.

たなかさん this is a name of person. "Tanaka-san". おかし it means "snacks, sweets, candy". あげます this means "give". に this particle means "to". たなかさんに it means "to Tanaka-san". わたしは たなかさんに おかしを あげます it means "I…

こんにちはは えいごで "Hello"です / "Konnichiwa" is "Hello" in English.

こんにちは this is a greeting expression which means "Hello.". こんにちはは "Hello"です。 this means "'Konnichiwa' is 'Hello'". こんにちはは えいごで "Hello"です。 I put "えいごで" which means "by English (in English)". This means "'Konnic…

にほんごで メールを かきます / I write mail in Japanese.

にほんご means "Japanese language.". にほんごで "で" is a method marker. So, it means "by Japanese" which is "in Japanese" in proper English. You can use "で" to express what language or character type you use to do the action. にほんごで …

なにで たべますか? / By what do you eat?

で this is a method marker. なにで なに means "what". なにで means "by what". なにで たべますか? "たべますか? / eat?". So, this means "By what do you eat?". This is used when you want to ask which the person eat by chopsticks, spoon, fork…

わたしは ぱそこんで えいがを みます / I watch a movie on PC.

ぱそこん this means "PC(Personal computer)". えいが this means "movie". みます this means "see, watch, look". This is masu-form. ぱそこんで the particle "で" means "by". It is the method marker in this case. This means "by PC". わたしは ぱ…

いきましょう / will go

いきます this is the masu-form of "go". いき+ましょう Keep the masu-form stem "いき", and change the ending to "ましょう". いきましょう this means "go" with willingly accepting invitation by other. いっしょに かふぇに いきませんか? This …

いっしょに かふぇに いきませんか? / Shall we go to a café together?

いっしょに It means "together". かふぇ It means "café". いきません this means "don't go". いきませんか? this is a question form because "か" is put at end. This means "don't go?, shall we go?" with which you can ask someone to go. The rea…

どこで わいんを かいますか?/ where do you buy wine?

わいんを かいますか? "わいん/wind", "かいます/buy". This means "You buy wine?". どこ means "where". どこで put the particle "で" at the end. It means "at where, in where". どこで わいんを かいますか? Means "Where do you buy wine?".

えきでしんぶんをかいます / I buy a newspaper at a station

えき It means "station". しんぶん It means "newspaper ". かいます It means "buy". しんぶんを かいます It means "buy newspaper". えきで the particle "で" means "at, in". So, this means "at the station". えきで しんぶんを かいます This means…

たべません。/ I don't eat

たべません this can be divided into two parts. たべ + ません "たべ" is a stem of the verb "eat". As you learned before, masu-form of this verb is "たべます" which is "たべ+ます". Masu-form is a positive sentence. And, you change "ます" in…

なにも~ません / I don't do anything.

なにも たべません。 "なに/ What", "たべません / not eat". This sentence means "I don't eat anything.". "も" is used here as an object marker. This is an idiom. You use always "なにも" for "anything". なにも のみません。 It means "I don't d…

何を~ますか? / What do you do?

何 "何(なに) / what". 何を "を" is put after "何", so that you mark "何" as the object. 何を食べますか? "食べます(たべます)/ eat". this sentence means "What do you eat?". As in Enlgish, "What do you eat?" is asking "what do you eat usua…

本を読みます / I read a book.

本 This can be write "ほん" in Hiragana. "本 / book". 読みます This can be write "よみます" in Hiragana. "読みます / read". 本を読みます Connecting these words. "本 / ほん / book" is the object. So you need to put "を" to the object right …

わたしは30さいです。/ I am 30 years old.

30さい Saying someone's age, there is a counter for number of age. It's "さい". You need to put this counter after the number. "30さい" means "30 years old". わたしは 30さい です。 This is "AはB / A is B" grammer. It means "I am 30 years o…

~はだれですか? / Who is ~?

だれ This means "Who". As in English, this word is usually used in a question. Aは だれ This is "AはB / A is B" grammar. This means "Who is A.". This sentence sounds a little strange when the intonation of the ending part doesn't go high p…

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AもBです / A is also B

AもBです This looks like "AはBです / A is B" grammer. However, "も" is used instead of "は". ”も” means like "also, as well". So, this sentence means "A is also B.". あなたも にほんじん です。 "あなた/you, にほんじん/Japanese". So, this me…