Quick Japanese lesson

Quick and easy Japanese lesson
First we start off with the Japanese word for big or large.

Notice in the following that

questions start with D sounds
here proximity starts with K sound
there proximity starts with S sound
over there proximity starts with A sound

Donna ni okii desu – How Big
Konna ni okii desu - About this big
Sonna ni okii desu – About that big
Anna ni okii desu – about that big (over there).


Dore gurai? About how much do you think?
Kore gurai! About this much!
Sore gurai ! About that much!
Are gurai! About (over there) that much

Dochi? –which one?
Kochi – this one
Sochi –that one
Achi – that one (over there)

Doko? – Where?
Koko – here
Soko – there
Muko – over there

Dokora – where abouts?
Kokora – around here
Sokora –around there



Learn these useful words that all begin with mai or every

Mainichi –Every Day
Mainen - Every year
Maishu^ - Every week
Maitoshi – Every year
Maitsuki – Every Month
Maiban – every night

Mai – Every

毎- まい

毎日 - まいにち - mainichi

毎晩 - まいばん - maiban

毎週 - まいしゅう - maishuu

毎月 - まいつき - maitsuki

毎年 - まいとし - maitoshi (same as mainen)

毎年 - まいねん - mainen (two readings for the word toshi or year)

As always,
Ganbatte Ne!
Do Your Best!
Makurasuki