Lesson 18: Building Basic Sentences in Japanese (Part 4)

How to Say What You’re Doing Today

Instructors: Emi and Maiko

みなさん、こんにちは。(minasan, konnichiwa.) Hello, everyone!

Welcome to your next Japanese mini lesson. Let’s get started!

This week we’re going to practice how to tell someone what you’re going to do today.

Here are some examples:

• 朝ごはんを食べます。 Asa gohan o tabemasu. → I will eat breakfast / I eat breakfast.

• コーヒーを飲みます。 Kōhī o nomimasu. → I will drink coffee / I drink coffee.

• 渋谷に行きます。 Shibuya ni ikimasu. → I will go to Shibuya / I go to Shibuya.

• 買い物をします。 Kaimono o shimasu. → I will go shopping / I shop.

• ホテルに帰ります。 Hoteru ni kaerimasu. → I will return to the hotel / I return to the hotel.

• テレビを見ます。 Terebi o mimasu. → I will watch TV / I watch TV.

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