「どいてよ！」
= Doite yo.
= Move over!
「じゃあ、私も旅行に連れてってよ。」
= Jaa, watashi mo ryokou ni tsuretetteyo.
= Then take me along for the trip too!
Hi everyone!
Today’s guest angel teacher is Minky-Sensei.
It looks like Minky Sensei wants to go traveling.
*****
Hi, I am Minky. よろしくね！= Yoroshikune! = Nice to meet you!
Yes, Maggie. I won’t move over until my friend promises to take me on her trip.
Today we will learn how to use the suffix よ ( = yo )
それではレッスンを始めますよ！
= Soredewa ressun wo hajimemasu yo!
= OK, then let’s start the lesson!
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The function of the suffixよ ( = yo ) varies.
It makes the speech sound softer and sometimes it makes the speech sound demanding or accusing.
I will try to cover as many functions as possible.
When to use よ ( = yo )
★ When you tell someone something that they don’t know.
Let’s say, for example, that you see someone has dropped their ticket subway ticket but doesn’t realize it.
Ex. 切符を落としましたよ。
= Kippu wo otoshimashita yo.
= You dropped your ticket.
(落とす (= otosu) is a transitive verb.
You can also use the intransitive verb 落ちる (= ochiru):
切符が落ちましたよ。
= Kippu ga ochimashita yo.
= Your ticket fell.
If you see someone using an umbrella even though it has stopped raining, you can say:
Ex. もう雨は止んでいますよ。
= Mou ame wa yande imasu yo.
= It stopped raining already you know.
To a person who didn’t come to the party
Ex. 昨日のコンパは楽しかったよ。くればよかったのに。
= Kinou no konpa wa tanoshikatta yo. Kureba yokatta noni.
= The mixer party yesterday was a lot of fun. You should have come, you know.
You notice someone’s purse is open.
Ex. 「バッグが開いていますよ。」
= Baggu ga aite imasu yo.
= Your bag is open, you know.
Telling/writing to someone about the Japanese climate.
Ex. 日本は９月に入って涼しくなりましたよ。
= Nihon wa kugatsu ni haitte suzushiku narimashita yo.
= It has been cooler since September in Japan, you know.
★ Telling someone what you are going to do/ did to get the listener’s attention.
Ex. これ、買ったよ、見て。
= Kore, katta yo, Mite.
= Look what I bought. (I bought this today! Look! )
Ex. 食事ができましたよ。
= Shokuji ga dekimashita yo.
= The meal is ready!
Ex. お風呂、もう入ったよ。
= Ofuro, mou haitta yo.
= I already took a bath you know. (It is your turn now.)
Ex. 仕事、終わったよ。
= Shigoto, owatta yo!
= I’ve just finished my work.
Ex. 今、駅に着いたよ。
= Ima, eki ni tsuita yo.
= I just got to the station.
Ex. もうお腹がいっぱいで何も入りませんよ。
= Mou onaka ga ippai de nanimo hairimasen yo.
= I am too stuffed and I can’t eat anything anymore, you know.
Ex. もうこのドラマみたよ。
= Mou kono dorama mita yo.
= I have already seen this TV drama, you know.
Ex. 「元気？」
= Genki?
= How are you doing?
「うん、元気だよ。」
= Un, genki dayo.
= I’m good!
Ex. もう１０時だよ。
= Mou juuji dayo.
= It is already 10:00, you know.
Note: The difference between よ ( = yo ) and ね ( = ne ).
You can use ね (=ne) when you ask listener’s agreement or confirmation but you don’t use よ ( = yo) for a question.
You use them both, ね ( = ne ) or よ( = yo), when you express your opinion or feelings.
The subtle difference is
Ex. そうは思いませんね。
= Souwa omoimasen ne.
= I don’t think so.
Ex. そうは思いませんよ。
= Souwa omoimasen yo.
= I don’t think so.
They both mean ” I don’t think so.” but
ね (=ne) : Expressing your feelings/opinions to the listener.
よ( = yo) :Telling the listener your feelings/opinions.
*Sometimes you use both よ(-=yo) + ね(=ne) →よね ( = yone)
You use よね ( = yone) when you ask for agreement from a listener.
Ex. 昨日、言いましたよね。
= Kinou, ii mashita yone.
= I told you yesterday, right?
or when you are uncertain of something and make sure you are right.
Ex. マギーはマックスと付き合っていたよね。
= Maggie wa Max to tsukiatte ita yone.
= Maggie was dating Max, right?
★When you give an offer/suggestion but want your sentence to sound softer.
Ex. 忙しかったら手伝いますよ。
= Isogashikattara tetsudaimasu yo.
= If you are busy, I will help you, you know.
Ex. 疲れたら今度は、僕が運転するよ。
= Tsukaretara kondo wa boku ga unten suru yo.
= If you get tired, I will drive next time.
Ex. 帰ったらメールいれるよ。
= Kaettara meiru ireru yo.
= I will text you when I get home.
Ex. わからないことがあったらいつでも聞いてよ。
= Wakaranai koto ga attara itsudemo kitte yo.
= If there is something you don’t understand, you can ask me anytime you know.
Note: Compared to ね (=ne), the suffix よ ( = yo ) sounds slightly stronger
わからないことがあったらいつでも聞いてね。
= Wakaranai koto ga attara itsudemo kitte ne.
= If there is something you don’t understand, you can ask me anytime, OK?
★When you make your point/ when you talk back to someone
Ex. もうその話は聞きたくないよ。
= Mou sono hanashi wa kikitaku nai yo.
= I don’t want to hear about that anymore.
Ex. がんばればきっと日本語が上手になるよ。
= Ganbareba kitto nihongo ga jouzu ni naru yo.
= If you try hard, I bet your Japanese will improve.
Ex. そんなこと無理だよ。
= Sonna koto muri dayo.
= That’s impossible, you know.
Ex. Maggie:「最近、太っちゃって…」
= Saikin, futocchatte…
= I have gained weight lately.
😅「そんなことないですよ。」
= Sonna koto nai desu yo.
= That is not true.
From Maggie: This is the safest answer no matter how fat I am.
😃「マギー先生は、いつも若くてきれいですよ。」
= Maggie Sensei wa, itsumo wakakute kirei desu yo.
= You are always young and beautiful, Maggie sensei.
Ex. 明日まで１００も漢字を覚えるなんて無理だよ。
= Ashita made hyaku mo kanji wo oboeru nante muri dayo.
= There is no way to learn 100 kanji by tomorrow.
Ex. 「貸した本どこにあるの？」
= Kashita hon doko ni aruno?
= Where is the book I lent you?
「先週、もう返したよ。」
= Senshuu, mou kaeshita yo.
= I already returned it to you last week.
★Asking someone a favor / Telling someone what to do or what not to do in a way that sounds demanding.
!to right! Common patterns:
*verb て ( = te) +（下さい ( = kudasai ) ) + よ ( = yo )
*verb てはいけない (te wa ikenai ) ／だめ ( = dame ) + だ／です ( = da/desu ) よ ( = yo )
Ex. ねえ、ちょっと手伝ってよ。
= Nee, chotto tetsudatte yo.
= Hey, give me a hand, will you!
Note:
The nuance difference: with よ( = yo ) and without よ ( = yo )
*ちょっと、手伝って。
= Chotto, tetsudatte.
*ちょっと手伝ってよ。
= Chotto tetsudatte yo.
By adding よ ( = yo) at the end, you show your stronger feeling (in this case, complains or frustration. )
Ex. ねえ、新しい指輪、買ってよ！
= Nee, atarashii yubiwa, katte yo!
= Hey, buy me a new ring!
Note: It sounds more demanding than 買って ( = katte)
Ex. そんなことをしたらいけませんよ。
= Sonna koto wo shitara ikemasen yo.
= You shouldn’t do that, you know.
Note: In this case, it depends on the intonation but if you say that softly, this よ ( = yo ) will make it sound more gentle than just saying:
Ex. そんなことをしたらいけません。
= Sonna koto wo shitara ikemasen
But if you say it in a strong way, it sounds like you are accusing the listener more.
Ex. やめてくださいよ！
= Yamete kudasai yo!
= Cut it out now!
Casual form:
やめてよ ( = yamete yo) sounds feminine. Man would say やめろよ ( = yamero yo).
Ex. 勘弁してよ。
= Kanben shite yo.
= Give me a break!
Ex. 食べ終わったらお皿を洗って下さいよ。
= Tabeowattara osara wo aratte kudasai yo.
= When you finish eating, you should wash the dishes, OK?
Ex. まっすぐ家に帰るんだよ。(talking to a child )
= Massugu ie ni kaerun dayo.
= You must go home directly, OK?
Ex. 明日は、６時に起こしてよ。
= Ashita wa, rokuji ni okoshite yo.
= Wake me up at six tomorrow, OK?
明日は、６時に起こしてね。
= Ashita wa, rokuji ni okoshite ne.
= Wake me up at six tomorrow. OK?/ Will you?
sounds softer. ~よ (=yo) sounds more demanding.
★Expressing your opinion
Ex. Minkyはすごいよ！
= Minky wa sugoi yo!
= You are great, Minky!
Ex. そんなことないよ。Mistyの方がすごいよ！
= Sonna koto nai yo. Misty no hou ga sugoi yo.
= That’s not true. YOU are greater Misty!
Ex. これから日本語はもっ と楽しくなりますよ。
= Korekara nihongo wa motto tanoshiku narimasu yo.
= I bet learning Japanese will be more and more fun from now on.
Ex. マギーは幸せだよ。
= Maggie wa shiawase dayo.
= I think you are happy, Maggie.
Ex. 勝負は終わってみるまでわかりませんよ。
= Shoubu wa owatte miru made wakarimasen yo.
= We won’t know who will win until the game is over, you know.
★Asking someone to do something together.／encouraging someone to do something: Let’s ~
*~しょう( = shou )・しよう( = shiyou) ／( = o )う(= u ) + よ ( = yo )
Ex. 一緒に遊園地に行こうよ。
= Issho ni yuuenchi ni ikou yo.
= Let’s go to the amusement park together.
Ex. もっと日本語の勉強をしましょうよ。
= Motto nihongo no bekyou wo shimashou yo.
= Why don’t you study Japanese more?
Ex. もうこんな喧嘩はやめようよ。
= Mou konna kenka wa yameyou yo.
= Let’s not fight like this anymore.
Ex. 今度、飲みに行こうよ。
= Kondo, nomi ni ikou yo.
= Let’s go out for a drink next time.
Ex. ねえ、もっとがんばろうよ。
= Nee, motto ganbarou yo.
= Hey, why don’t you try a little harder? (or Let’s try harder.)
★Expressing your feeling in a cute way. (It may sound a bit girly or childish.)
(Variation: When you write, you sometimes stretch the sound ) よお/ よぉ( = yoo ), よう / よ～ ( = yoo )
Ex. 暑いよお...
= Atsui yoo…
= It’s hot!!
Ex. 子犬が欲しいよお。
= Koinu ga hoshii yoo.
= I wanna a puppy!!
Ex. この映画、怖いよお。
= Kono eiga, kowai yoo.
= This movie is scary!!
Ex. そんなことできないよお。
=Sonna koto dekinai yoo.
= I can’t do such a thing.
Ex. 日本語、難しいよ〜。
= Nihongo, muzukashii yoo.
= Japanese is sooo hard…
★Female usage
Note: Some women use this type of よ( = yo ) and you may hear this usage a lot in anime or TV-drama. It may sound too
dramatic if you use it in your daily life.
*noun / pronoun + よ ( = yo )
Ex. 私よ。
= Watashi yo.
= It’s me.
Ex. それは昔の話よ。
= Sore wa mukashi no hanashi yo.
= That’s an old story, you know.
Ex. 私が欲しかったドレスはこれよ。
= Watashi ga hoshikatta doresu wa kore yo.
= THIS is the dress that I’ve wanted.
Ex. 明日は一緒に買い物に行くって言ったのは誰よ！
= Ashita wa issho ni kaimono ni ikutte itta no wa dare yo.
= Who is the one who said “I will go shopping with you”?! (It was you! )
*verb plain form + わ(=wa) + よ ( = yo)
Ex. 今、やるわよ。
= Ima, yaru wayo.
= I said I will do that now.
Ex. 違うわよ。
= Chigau wayo.
= That’s not right.
*na-adjecitve
Ex. マギー、きれいよ。
= Maggie, Kirei yo.
= You look beautiful, Maggie.
Note: na-adjective + だ ( = da ) ・です (= desu ) + よ ( = yo ) is neutral.
* きれいだよ。
= Kirei dayo
* きれいですよ。
= Kirei desu yo.
Note: If you add よ ( = yo ) right after an i-adjective, it sounds neutral.
Ex. この番組、面白いよ。
= Kono bangumi, omoshiroi yo.
= Look! This TV program is funny.
★Male usage
*Imperative form +よ (=yo ) : Strong/blunt command or suggestion but it sounds softer than imperative form without よ (= yo)
Ex. しっかり勉強しろよ。
= Shikkari benkyou shiro yo.
= Study hard, OK?
Ex. 馬鹿なことを言うなよ。
= Bakana koto wo iuna yo.
= Don’t be ridiculous. / Don’t say that.
Ex. そのゲーム、俺に貸してくれよ。
= Sono geemu, ore ni kashite kure yo.
= Let me use the game. / Lend me the game, OK?
Ex. もっと彼女に優しくしてやれよ。
= Motto kanojo ni yasashiku shite yare yo.
= You should be nicer to her.
*Certain usage of noun + だ (= da ) +よ ( = yo )
Ex. これだよ！ずっと欲しかった時計は！
= Kore dayo! Zutto hoshikatta tokei wa.
= This is it! This is the watch I have been wanting so badly.
* ~んだよ (=n dayo) When you emphasize a reason why.
Ex. 今は忙しいんだよ。
= Ima wa isogashiin dayo.
= I am just busy right now you know.
Ex. だから買い物は嫌なんだよ。
= Dakara kaimono wa iyanan dayo.
= That is why I hate shopping.
Ex. いちいち、うるさいんだよ。
= Ichiichi, urusain dayo.
= Stop nagging me.
*Strong command (～せ) よ ( = seyo )
The following examples are a little bit old-fashioned or literary, and you might even hear them used in military settings.
Ex. これを見よ。
= Kore wo miyo!
= Look at this!
Ex. 注意せよ。
= Chuui seyo.
= Alert! / Be careful!
From the picture above:
「どいてよ！」
= Doite yo.
= Move!
「じゃあ、私も旅行に連れてってよ。」
= Jaa, watashi mo ryokou ni tsuretette yo.
= Then take me along for the trip too!
Note:
* どいて ( = doite) is from a verb どく ( = doku) move over
* じゃあ ( = jaa) then
* 連れてって (= tsuretette ) is a casual contraction of 連れて行って ( = tsurete itte ) take me.
*****
マギー先生より = Maggie sensei yori = From Maggie Sensei
Minky先生、ありがとう！
= Minky sensei arigatou!
= Thank you, Minky Sensei!
私でよければいつでも一緒に旅行に行きますよ！
= Watashi de yokereba itsudemo issho ni ryokou ni ikimasu yo.
= If don’t mind me (coming along), I can travel with you anytime!
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＠先生, 質問があります。お答えください!
質問は先生のE.g.のことです. 僕は三つE.g.が分からない.
Sensei can you please tell me can you give context in which these 3 examples can be used, and the difference if these examples are used without よ.
1. 日本は９月に入って涼しくなりましたよ。
2. 食事ができましたよ.
3. 仕事、終わったよ
ありがとう先生
Basically when you give some new information or the information that the listener doesn’t know, you use よ
So
1. to a person who live abroad. The speaker is telling that person that temperature has dropped in September in Japan.
2. to let your family members (or friends) that the dinner is ready.
3. to let your family who has been waiting for you at home or friend who expect you to meet after work that you finished working.
Dear Maggie Sensei,
I have been reading a lot of dialogues in Japanese to improve my level recently, and came across one where two colleagues are discussing their daily routines. It’s like, “what do you do during the lunch break?”/“what do you do in the evening?” and so on. Every response ends with よ, e.g. 晩ご飯をたべてテレビを見るよ, etc. I was a bit confused to see so many よ’s but there was a footnote explaining that it makes this conversation sound really natural. Is it indeed so?
Also, I read when we are talking about someone’s emotional state we should do it indirectly, e.g.(私は)幸せです but (彼女は)幸せそうです. However, in manga there was a wedding scene where guests were gossiping about the bride, like “Is she happy with him?” – “幸せ?” (without そう). And in your example I noticed “マギーは幸せですよ” without そう, too.
I would really appreciate your help with this somewhat daunting stuff.
Thank you for your hard work to make learning Japanese easy and fun!
Dear Rapunzel
晩ご飯をたべてテレビを見るよ
This よ has a function of
★ Telling someone what you are going to do/ did to get the listener’s attention.
And the footnote explanation is right. It is makes the conversation more natural.
Of course, you can just say テレビを見る・ テレビを見ます to tell the listener what you are going to do when you just want to express what you are going to do. It doesn’t matter if the listener is paying attention to you or not.
よ makes one’s speech a little more friendly. (particularly this case.)
Someoneは幸せですよ。・だよ is a kind of set phrase. Maybe “lucky” or “one happy person/dog” is a better translation.
I think you are happy. = I think you are very lucky, Maggie. / I think you are one happy dog, Maggie.
When you are define someone’s state of happiness, you just skip そう
You use そう when you assume someone’s happiness. She looks happy.
Maggie Sensei,
So if I happen to answer somebody’s questions about my typical daily routine, it would be more natural to add よ at the end of each response to make it sound more friendly? I mean,
e.g. 休憩時間はいつも何をするの? What do you usually do during the break?
弁当を食べて音楽を聴くよ。I have lunch and listen to music.
夜わ? What about the evenings?
晩ごはんを食べてテレビを見るよ。I have dinner and watch TV.
Could you give more examples of assuming assuming vs stating one’s emotional state, please? It would be really helpful because I have not a similar concept in my mother tongue.
Thank you very much!
That’s possible. But to make it sound more natural, you may want to avoid repeating the same suffix.
I will give you another very conversational dialogue pattern using たり tari / かな kana
Ex. お弁当を食べたり音楽を聴いたりかな。
Ex.夜は？
晩御飯を食べてからテレビを観るよ。
Dear Maggie Sensei,
Thank you for the pattern you gave me! Well, is it not very natural to repeat the same suffix?
e.g. 朝何をするの? … よ。
休憩時間は? … よ。
夜は? … よ。 I also wonder if repeating よ‘s doesn’t annoy the listener.
I haven’t grasped assuming vs defining somebody else’s emotional states yet -> 幸せ vs 幸せそう, 悲しい vs 悲しいそう. Could you explain this in a little more detail, please?
Hello Rapunzel,
Some people might just repeat the same suffix twice or so but it sounds(or looks) robotic and you are right the listener might get annoyed hearing the repetition of the same pattern. (You can say that with any suffix or sentence pattern.)
I may have to repeat the same explanation but
A ) Someoneは、幸せだね。 = You are in the state of happiness = “Someoneは幸せな人だね。” = You are one happy person.
B ) Someoneは、幸せそうだね。= You look happy. (Assuming this person is happy by the way this person behaves or situations)
Of course, you are talking about someone else is happy or not so you both assume someone’s condition but A) is your opinion based on what you have been observing that person. B) is just describing what you assume by how someone looks or behaves. Thus A) sounds much more assertive.
Hi.
Off topic, is ちゃ w/ small ” ゃ” regarded as 1 Japanese Syllable, I don’t mean the 1 word aspect, as for purposes of word counting, as with あ, い, う, そ, ひ etc? Do you understand?
Sry if you can’t see it, ” ちゃ” has a small ゃ, I only can’t resize it here.
Hi Wilton
For writing, you count Ex.きゃ as two letters き+ small や
For sound, you count it as one. きゃ=kya
As so many definitions, how do you know what the person means,
eg for definitions=
i. Asking a favor/ telling what to do demandingly.
ii. Give offer/ suggestion softly.
Disclaimer, I’m newbie Japanese learner so may’ve Japanese grammar mistakes below.
Situation: A’s disturbing B by saying following & B knows it.
A: Tsukareta.
ie I’m tired.
B: Nemu yo.
ie ????
Possibly demandingly asking a favor/ telling what to do/ suggesting softly?
Hi Malcolm,
A: 疲れた Tsukareta = I am tired.
B :
“Why don’t you sleep?”
(じゃあ）寝たら = (jaa) netara?
Please sleep!
(じゃあ）寝てよ = (jaa) nete yo.
Sleep!!
(じゃあ）寝ろよ = (jaa) nero yo ( Male speech/rough/strong)
じゃあ( jaa) means “then”
Just considering yo, accounting the situation if B says ” Nemu yo. ” , how know it which definition of yo?
You said “Nemu yo” so I was wondering what you meant because you don’t say “nemu yo”
If you meant “nete yo” (or male speech “nero yo”), it means “Go to bed!” and the speaker is telling the listener to go to sleep.
But if you say “nemui yo” That means “I am sleepy!” and the speaker is just expressing how sleepy he/she is and not telling the listener to do anything.
Sry I meant ” Just considering yo, accounting the situation if B says” Nemuru yo. , ” how know it which definition of yo? “
If B says “Neru-yo” (Not Nemuru yo = Nemuru is fall asleep), that means B is telling B that “I am going to bed.”
Maggie先生、今日のレッスンありがとうございました！
でも、 質問があります。。。
この例は正しいですか？
– ここに入ってはいけませんよ。
– それを食べてはだめですよ！
マギー先生、すごく助かりましたよ。
Roby
よかった！！ :)
hello! I have another question. It’s something that came up during my japanese class. My teacher couldn’t explain very well, so I have to ask to you. hahaha.
Anyways here the example:
まどが開けてあります. I asked my teacher if there was any difference between that and まどが開いてあります, and why or when to use that instead of まどが開けています.
Could you explain that?
@reid
OK,
*開く＝あく= intransitive verb The window opens
*開ける=あける= transitive verb Someone opens the window.
まどが開いてあります is grammatically wrong.
”開（あ）く→開（あ）いて” is an intransitive verb so it should be まどが開いています。(The window is open.) Describing the state of the window which is open.
Vてあります is used when someone intentionally leave something in certain state and you use it with transitive verb. 開ける（あける）
まどが開けてあります。= when you describe the state where you or someone left the window open (on purpose).
or
まどを開けています。= Someone leaves the window open/ someone opens window.
FYI I have a lesson on 開く. So please go check the lesson.
And ~てある
That’s a terrific explanation! I don’t even feel like it is complicated anymore. I will definitely study the lessons too. Thanks a lot!
@reid
You’re very welcome, reid! ♥
こんにちはマギー先生！
文章の最後に来る「〜わよ」と「〜わ」の違いは何ですか？
よく日本語に翻訳された英語書籍/記事で出てくる女性のセリフに「〜わ」が使われているようです。例えば翻訳されたエマ・ワトソンのインタビューとか。
そしてゲームには戦闘の始まりに「行くわよ！」って叫ぶ女性キャラもいます。
両方は 「〜よ」と同じような意味だと思っていたけど、違うのですか？
@Lava
こんにちは、Lava!
「わよ」と「わ」の違いですね。これもsituationによって使い方が異なります。
行くわ = just expressing “I am leaving now.”/”I am off!”
行くわよ= involving the listener. “Let’s go!”
説明にも書きましたが、「わ・わよ」はアニメの女の子のキャラやドラマや海外の映画や本の翻訳、吹き替えなどでは女性らしさを強調するために使いますが、実際にはそれほど使いません。
説明ありがとうございます！
そうでしたか、アニメやドラマなどに「わ・わよ」がよく出でくると気づいたけど、セレブが実際に言ったセリフにも出てきたので、なんでだろうと思っていました（＾＾；
@Lava
「わ・わよ」はかわいらしさを強調する言葉ですが、逆にちょっと年配の人が使うこともありますよ。
それから男女が使う「わ」のカジュアルな使い方の一つで”make your point”というものもあります。これは少し強く聞こえるので家族やよく知っている友達の間で使います。また関西地方などで使う「わ」もあります。
しらんわ！
ありがとう、先生、でも~…
:uparrow: これもう直さなかったよ。細心の注意をせよ。叱らせないでよ! :)
“もっと日本語の勉強を勉強しましょうよ。”
余計な”勉強”
“benkyou”
“Motto nihongo no bekyou wo shimashou yo.”
しかも
“Kippu wo otashimashita yo.”
“otoshimashita”
“yuuenchi”
“geimu”
“Issho ni yuuennchi ni ikou yo.”
“Sono geeimu…”
And could you explain the te-miru form in this sentence “Shoubu wa owatte miru made wakarimasen yo.” It’s not “to try to do”, but what is it?
大変ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ありません。 !ase!
@Zetsuboumanadeshi
Thank you again, my spelling angel!
I have to hire a cat to proofread my lesson. :)
Vてみる
When it is used with a volitional verb, it means “to try to do”.
You use it with a non-volitional verb + a conditional particle, such as みる＋と、みれ＋ば
one some action has finished/ done (→some condition is fulfilled , something happens/ the state will change. you will realize something/ you end up realize something
Thanks for the lesson! I never had any trouble understanding “yo” in context, but it is good to know it has a lot of different naunces. Great lesson, as usual.
@reid
Hi reid,
Thank you for the comment!
I am sure there are more usages of よ that I haven’t covered. :)
I am taking AP Japanese. These lessons are so helpful. Thank you 先生！
@StarDriver
Good to hear that, StarDriver. :)
Ex. わからないことがあったらいつでも
聞いてよ。
= Wakaranai koto ga attara itsudemo !koujichuu! [itte] yo.
わからないことがあったらいつでも
聞いてね。
= Wakaranai koto ga attara itsudemo !koujichuu! [itte] ne.
Ex. もっと日本語の !koujichuu! !koujichuu! [勉強を]勉強しましょうよ。
= Motto nihongo no bekyou shimashou yo.
@zoheb
Wow! You are so quick!!! I fixed them.
いつも本当にありがとう！！:)
マギー先生、Minkyに教えさせてくれてありがとうございます！ I noticed in a typo of Minky’s name in a few places – it is written as “Minty.” It’s kind of cute though, like a combination of “Minky” and “Misty”! MinkyとMistyは姉妹なのに、たぶんそれがあまり好きじゃないですよ。
(Although they are sisters, they probably wouldn’t like that!)
小さな間違いを見つけたと思います：Note: i-adjective + だ ( = da ) ・です (= desu ) + よ ( = yo ) is neutral.
Should that be “na-adjective”?
マギー先生、私は質問がありますよ。 この文は“バッグが開いていますよ”, “あく”を使っています。 “あく”と“ひらく”の違いは何ですか。いつどっちがどっちかを使いますか。(Maggie Sensei, I have a question. In this sentence, you use “aku”. What’s the difference between “aku” and hiraku”? When do you use one or the other?)
ありがとう! :grin:
@Palidor
Hello Palidor! Ohhh I’m sorry for the typos of the name. Hope Minky will forgive me.
And yes, it should be na-adjective. I fixed them.
ありがとう！！
バッグが開いています。You usually use あいています for a bag.
I have a lesson on this specific theme.
開く lesson.
And thank you again for introducing us two cute guest teachers. :)
大丈夫ですね。 Minkyは暢気ですよ。 :lol:
ああ、そうですね。 ありがとう！ サイトはとても大きいので、私はまだ全部読みません。
@Palidor
よかった〜！Minkyにあやまっておきます。長いレッスンなのでゆっくり読んで下さいね。
(せっかくだから少しだけ直しますね。
大丈夫ですね。→ 大丈夫です”よ” の方がいいです。)
Ah, okay. Thank you Maggie! I felt kind of weird using “よ” in two consecutive sentences, but I see why it’s more appropriate.