Convey a message with 伝える
Learn how to use Japanese 伝える to convey messages, news and feelings, with polite forms and three explained exercises.
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Explain in Japanese: 説明する
Learn how to explain a reason, plan or procedure with 説明する, including particles, polite forms and practice with explained answers.
Read and practiseDeciding with 決める
Learn how to use 決める to settle a date, choose an option or decide to act, with examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseJapanese 決まる: when something is decided
Learn how 決まる describes decisions and settled plans, contrast it with 決める, and practise its common forms in context.
Read and practiseAnswering questions with 答える
Learn how 答える marks a question, quotes an answer, and changes form, with natural examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseReplying with 返事する
Learn how to reply to people and messages in Japanese, conjugate 返事する, and practise its particles with explained answers.
Read and practiseJapanese 違う: saying things differ
Learn how 違う expresses differences and mistakes, compare things with と, and practise its polite forms in context.
Read and practiseComparing with 比べる
Learn how to compare prices, pictures and plans with 比べる, including useful particles, verb forms and explained practice.
Read and practiseCooking with 料理する
Learn how to use 料理する for cooking, change its polite forms, and describe ingredients and actions with natural examples.
Read and practiseWear and put on: 着る
Learn how 着る describes putting on upper-body clothes, how to say someone is wearing them, and how to form polite sentences.
Read and practiseJapanese 履く: shoes and trousers
Learn how to use 履く for shoes, trousers and skirts, practise its forms, and distinguish putting clothes on from wearing them.
Read and practiseJapanese verbs: wearing a hat with かぶる
Learn how to use かぶる for hats and helmets, distinguish putting on from wearing, and practise its forms with explained answers.
Read and practiseTaking off clothing with 脱ぐ
Learn how to use 脱ぐ for removing shoes and clothing, form its polite and て forms, and practise with clear examples.
Read and practiseJapanese かかる: time and cost
Learn how かかる expresses time and expense in Japanese, with natural examples, verb forms and three exercises with explained answers.
Read and practiseJapanese かける: hang or make a call
Learn how Japanese かける means hanging an object or making a phone call, with natural examples and practice.
Read and practiseJapanese 住む: where you live
Learn how to say where you live with 住む, choose に, and use its polite and て forms in examples and exercises.
Read and practiseJapanese 続く: when something continues
Learn how 続く describes lasting events and extending roads, with polite forms, natural examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseContinue an activity with 続ける
Learn how 続ける expresses continuing an activity or action, with natural Japanese examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseReturning objects with 返す
Learn how to return a borrowed object in Japanese with 返す, its polite forms, particles and three exercises.
Read and practiseJapanese やめる: stop and quit
Learn how やめる expresses stopping, quitting and cancellation in Japanese, with natural examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseJapanese 変わる: things change
Learn how 変わる describes a change, how to name its result with に, and how to form polite and て forms.
Read and practiseJapanese verbs: becoming with なる
Learn how なる expresses a change of state, with adjective and noun patterns, natural examples and explained practice.
Read and practiseJapanese 育てる: raise and grow
Learn how 育てる describes raising children, growing plants and developing skills, with forms and practical exercises.
Read and practiseJapanese verbs: growing up with 育つ
Learn how 育つ describes growing up and plant growth, with polite forms, natural examples and exercises with explained answers.
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