Going to a Destination - Japanese Lesson 4

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In this lesson you will learn how to express going to a destination.

Vocabulary:

Ikimasu = to go
Ikimasen = (negative) to go
Ikimashita = (past) to go
Ikimasen deshita = (past negative) to go
depato = department store
shigoto = work
pati = party
eki = station
kyou = today
kino = yesterday
ashita = tomorrow
asatte = day after tomorrow
ototoi = day before yesterday
hai = yes
iie = no

Sentence structure:

place + ni + Ikimasu (or other tense of the verb)

To create a question sentence in Japanese, use the word "Ka" at the end of the sentence:

ka = ?

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[kendra21234]

does ikimashita mean i went?

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@kendra21234 Yes.

[kendra21234]

can someone tell me please what ikimasen means

please

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@kendra21234 "ikimasen" means "not going to", eg. "Eki ni ikimasen" is "not going to the station".

[MiguelParkerQ]

What does she say at 5:55

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@MiguelParkerQ She says "ii desu ne" which roughly translates to "sounds good" or "that's good"

[dskvgzqifhu]

I LIKE HER i have now learned everything of lesson 1,2,3,4 now im going to 5 :D

[camybon]

very good sensei

[DennisBalow]

Very good video. =)

It really help to improve the pronunciation.

[davidfof13]

i'm learning how the read, write and speak at the same time. These clips help me improve my speaking skills and as for the writing an reading, i'm learning from a book.

Keep up the good work JapanNYC

[miss4Peace]

@MiguelParkerQ

"blblb. yeeh next one!"

[hikari1608]

D: i didnt found lesson 3 D: ... i like this woman ! :D

[eeveefan121]

arigatou gosaimas!!! :)